Help with Family Visa
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Re: Help with Family Visa
i know that it is valid for only 6 months but i have heard it can take until 6 months at the moment before you become a decision on your visa so how can i make a date for the wedding when i dont know how long it takes before a decision?! Thats why i wanted to book the date for the wedding after the decision not before. we have planned all already but to book for a appointment dont make sense in my eye or i see this wrong?
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Re: Help with Family Visa
i know that it is valid for only 6 months but i have heard it can take until 6 months at the moment before you become a decision on your visa so how can i make a date for the wedding when i dont know how long it takes before a decision?! Thats why i wanted to book the date for the wedding after the decision not before. we have planned all already but to book for a appointment dont make sense in my eye or i see this wrong?
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Re: Help with Family Visa
i know that it is valid for only 6 months but i have heard it can take until 6 months at the moment before you become a decision on your visa so how can i make a date for the wedding when i dont know how long it takes before a decision?! Thats why i wanted to book the date for the wedding after the decision not before. we have planned all already but to book for a appointment dont make sense in my eye or i see this wrong?
Just to explain the 38 days part as this will be the same for you (and you may not have known), you will need to be in the UK for at least 9 days before you can give 'Notice of marriage' and then there's at least 29 full days notice before being allowed to marry which could be up to 70 days if the home office do further investigation (I've been told by two different councils that this usually doesn't happen with Fiance visas due to the required information being the same as the visa requirements).
Last edited by DerekB1972; Jan 10th 2023 at 8:59 am.