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Marriage Visitor Visa

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Under the UK Immigration Rules, an individual who wishes to come to the UK in order to get married may do so, by applying for a Marriage Visitor / Fiancé Visa.

Our Immigration Solicitor will advise you on the legal requirements you need to meet in order to apply for a Marriage Visitor Visa. Our Immigration Solicitor will also advise you on the documentary evidence to be submitted in your Marriage Visitor Visa Application. In so doing, our Immigration Solicitor will assist you in completing a Marriage Visitor Visa Application Form.

What is a Marriage Visitor Visa?

A Marriage Visitor Visa applies where individual wishes to enter the UK in order to be married or to register a civil partnership to their significant other.

Our Immigration Solicitor will advise that you seek the help of a UK Immigration Solicitor in order to process your application.

Who can apply for a Marriage Visitor Visa?

Our Immigration Solicitor will advise you on the eligibility criteria to apply for a Marriage Visitor Visa. You are eligible to apply for a Marriage Visitor Visa if you are:

  • Over the age of 18.
  • In a genuine relationship.
  • Able to support yourself, without working or help from public funds.
  • Not in a marriage already.

Please note that this visa is pure to come to the UK and get married before leaving the UK, it DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO SWITCH  TO SETTLEMENT INCOUNTRY i.e. if you want you to come and get married then apply for Spouse/Settlement Visa you should apply for Fiancee Visa from abroad.

Further Requirements for a Marriage Visitor Visa:

Our Immigration Solicitor will advise you if you need to meet any further requirement for your Marriage Visitor Visa application:

  • Must intend to leave the UK within 6 months of entering.
  • Must not intend to live in the UK after your marriage.
  • Must hold valid UK Entry Clearance for a Marriage Visitor Visa.
  • Must give proof of your future plans for the relationship.

How can our UK Immigration Solicitor help you?

Our immigration solicitor will be able to provide you with details regarding the maintenance and accommodation requirements needed as you should not have to rely on public funds. This also applies to meeting the cost of your outward journey from the UK. Our immigration solicitor will be able to guide you in providing the relevant documentation for this Marriage Visitor visa Application from Any part of the world and can c with you coordinate this for you via Skype, Facetime or Wsup video conference.

AA (Nigeria) v. Secretary of State (2017) – Extending the Surinder Singh Requirements – “Genuine and Effective” Residence

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Background

Since 2012, the UK government has put strict conditions, such as financial requirements, on spouses of British Nationals who wish to move to the UK. However, Surinder Singh (see previous blog posts here and here) has effectively opened up an alternative route for those British Nationals and their spouses who do not meet the strict requirements for a Spouse Visa but are willing to relocate to live in another EEA country, with the option of coming back to the UK in the future.

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MM (lebanon) & Others 2017 – New Rules Extending 10 years Route to cover a Spouse Abroad

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Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC290, 20 July 2017

After a long winded court battle that finally ended in the high court of Britain (see the article …here and here...), the outcry and sacrifices of thousands of families have finally yielded some results. Yesterday, through a new  ‘Statement of Change in Immigration Rules,’ published on the GOV.UK website on the 20th of July 2017, the government laid bare the new changes which have been made in order to comply with the Supreme Court judgment in MM (Lebanon) & Others, which was handed down on the 22nd of February 2017 (see Article Here). Continue Reading →

Home Office Visa and Nationality Fee Increase from 6th April 2017

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For those people who have been following UK immigration, this should not come as a surprise but the government has just this week announced it will carry on with its annual tradition of increasing application fee – Well! this year they don’t intend to disappoint and the new fees which were announced, or rather published on their website, on Monday the 3rd April 2017 will kick in on 6th April 2017. Continue Reading →

A Glimmer of Hope on the Income Threshold Requirement – MM (Lebanon) v SSHD 2017

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R (on the application of MM (Lebanon)) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] UKSC 10

The long winded battle to challenge the Home Office’s UK Immigration Rules with regards to income requirements for settlement visas, initiated in June 2012, has finally found its final destination – the Supreme Court – in February 2017. The long awaited judgment is somewhat disappointing but does give a glimmer of hope in certain circumstances. Continue Reading →