Marriage visit visa to UK
May 15th 2005, 6:01 am
#16
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Re: Marriage visit visa to UK
Originally Posted by chukka
you obviously took my post as being completely serious.Why not let immigrants pay there own way,via a job,why let them wait,pointless
The 'system' is an accumulation of historical issues that no one seems to have considered from a total perspective.
An interim solution is to provide all POE with the temp EAD stamp, or just include it in the Visa.
And as far as AP and EAD is concerned just pre print it on the AOS NoA.
No cost, no hassle, no issues - easy.
So no chance.
May 15th 2005, 6:11 am
#17
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Re: Marriage visit visa to UK
Folinskyinla wrote:
> > Here is the background: BF & I have had a long distance
relationship
> > for 3.5 years, we have visited several times. Our plan is to marry
and
> > live in the US. I can't relocate to the UK because I have a child
and
> > ex-husband here.
> >
> > So, to begin planning the timeline, I've been researching visa
> > processing times. The visa requirement to marry in the UK is fairly
> > new. Does anyone know how long approval takes and how long the visa
is
> > valid? And I'm unclear on the fee. I am really hoping that a
marriage
> > visit visa, not being a settlement visa, is not £260.
> >
> > Any information is appreciated.
> Hi:
> I don't intend to be rude, but "planning the timeline" when it comes
to
> immigration [other than "premium processing" non-immigrant visas --
> which are not relevant here] is an oxymoron. Trying to plan ahead
other
> than in the most general of terms is the path to madness.
Good point. I DO mean in the most general terms. I'm glad that I can
deal with it that way.
> > Here is the background: BF & I have had a long distance
relationship
> > for 3.5 years, we have visited several times. Our plan is to marry
and
> > live in the US. I can't relocate to the UK because I have a child
and
> > ex-husband here.
> >
> > So, to begin planning the timeline, I've been researching visa
> > processing times. The visa requirement to marry in the UK is fairly
> > new. Does anyone know how long approval takes and how long the visa
is
> > valid? And I'm unclear on the fee. I am really hoping that a
marriage
> > visit visa, not being a settlement visa, is not £260.
> >
> > Any information is appreciated.
> Hi:
> I don't intend to be rude, but "planning the timeline" when it comes
to
> immigration [other than "premium processing" non-immigrant visas --
> which are not relevant here] is an oxymoron. Trying to plan ahead
other
> than in the most general of terms is the path to madness.
Good point. I DO mean in the most general terms. I'm glad that I can
deal with it that way.
May 15th 2005, 8:05 am
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Re: Marriage visit visa to UK
Originally Posted by Boiler
No cost, no hassle, no issues - easy.
So no chance.
May 15th 2005, 9:16 am
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Re: Marriage visit visa to UK
Originally Posted by Bob
also no money....they must make a fair bit of pocket money with all these filing fees
Q: Is a visa req'd to marry in the UK if two US citizens are wanting to get married there, or does it apply only to foreigners wanting to marry UK citizens?
May 15th 2005, 9:49 am
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Re: Marriage visit visa to UK
Originally Posted by sunflwrgrl13
Q: Is a visa req'd to marry in the UK if two US citizens are wanting to get married there, or does it apply only to foreigners wanting to marry UK citizens?
May 16th 2005, 4:56 am
#21
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Re: Marriage visit visa to UK
Originally Posted by Lynne
Here is the background: BF & I have had a long distance relationship
for 3.5 years, we have visited several times. Our plan is to marry and
live in the US. I can't relocate to the UK because I have a child and
ex-husband here.
What I want to do is actually *get married* in the UK. Civil ceremony,
no church wedding. Then I return to the US and begin the visa process
to bring him here. We can deal with the separation, we've already been
doing it for quite a while. I know that it would be easier to just get
a fiance visa for him, but I live in Alabama, most of my friends and
family live other places, and it's just not a very special place to get
married for me. Ultimately, I don't care, because our life together is
far more important than where we get married. But this is how I *want*
to do it.
So, to begin planning the timeline, I've been researching visa
processing times. The visa requirement to marry in the UK is fairly
new. Does anyone know how long approval takes and how long the visa is
valid? And I'm unclear on the fee. I am really hoping that a marriage
visit visa, not being a settlement visa, is not £260.
Any information is appreciated.
for 3.5 years, we have visited several times. Our plan is to marry and
live in the US. I can't relocate to the UK because I have a child and
ex-husband here.
What I want to do is actually *get married* in the UK. Civil ceremony,
no church wedding. Then I return to the US and begin the visa process
to bring him here. We can deal with the separation, we've already been
doing it for quite a while. I know that it would be easier to just get
a fiance visa for him, but I live in Alabama, most of my friends and
family live other places, and it's just not a very special place to get
married for me. Ultimately, I don't care, because our life together is
far more important than where we get married. But this is how I *want*
to do it.
So, to begin planning the timeline, I've been researching visa
processing times. The visa requirement to marry in the UK is fairly
new. Does anyone know how long approval takes and how long the visa is
valid? And I'm unclear on the fee. I am really hoping that a marriage
visit visa, not being a settlement visa, is not £260.
Any information is appreciated.
Basically, it took no longer to approve than a regular visitors visa and didn't cost any extra, from what I recall. Because you are not intending to stay in the UK afterwards, it's an easy process.
Are you aware of the fact that you have to be resident in the UK for a certain number of days (it was either 7 or 5) during the year before you marry, in order to register your intent to marry?
