FYI: New UK marriage/immigration rule
Nov 6th 2008, 7:59 am
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FYI: New UK marriage/immigration rule
From the Telegraph.uk article:
Under the same guidence on immigration rules, the minimum age at which foreigners can come to Britain to get married has also been raised in a new bid to tackle forced marriages.
From the end of this month, both the intended bride and groom will have to be 21 – up from 18 – before a marriage visa can be granted.
Immigration Minister Phil Woolas said the Government had a "firm conviction that no-one should be pressurised into sponsoring a marriage visa". To avoid breaching equality laws, the age for civil partnerships will also be raised to 21.
Shadow Home Secretary Dominic Grieve welcomed raising the age limit. But he added: "The government is still failing to address the crucial issue in this area. Will they now adopt our policy of having an annual limit on non-EU immigration?"
thank you Ray, for the link!
Under the same guidence on immigration rules, the minimum age at which foreigners can come to Britain to get married has also been raised in a new bid to tackle forced marriages.
From the end of this month, both the intended bride and groom will have to be 21 – up from 18 – before a marriage visa can be granted.
Immigration Minister Phil Woolas said the Government had a "firm conviction that no-one should be pressurised into sponsoring a marriage visa". To avoid breaching equality laws, the age for civil partnerships will also be raised to 21.
Shadow Home Secretary Dominic Grieve welcomed raising the age limit. But he added: "The government is still failing to address the crucial issue in this area. Will they now adopt our policy of having an annual limit on non-EU immigration?"
thank you Ray, for the link!
