bobmitch

My US citizen girlfriend and I are planning to marry at some stage in
the near future.

At the moment, she is visiting me in the UK, and can be here for
another 4 months.

We plan on being in the USA for 4 weeks around June/July.

Can I travel under the visa-waiver, given that I have no immigration
intent (and will have documentation with me to prove this), and marry
her there?

Also, will the 3-4 week period of our stay give enough time for us to
apply for an appointment at the UK consulate in chicago, and get her
spouse visa to return with me?

Failing this, we may just go to the US and apply for a Fiance visa -
but the same question applies, will the 4 week period offer enough
time to get an appointment to apply in person, then get the visa?

We have no firm plans at the moment, but would appreciate any input -
specifically about the turnaround time at the UK consulate between
applying for an appointment date, and when the date is given. (We
are aware that doing it all by mail should take around 14 days on
average, but doing it in person should be same-day, as long as we can
get the appointment in good time.)

-Lansbury

On 9 Feb 2007 01:47:35 -0800, [email protected] wrote:

>Can I travel under the visa-waiver, given that I have no immigration
>intent (and will have documentation with me to prove this), and marry
>her there?
>

I entered under the VWS and married in the US as I was returning to the UK and
had documentation to prove this. As long as you have the means the show you
will leave within the 90 days there should be no problems.


>Also, will the 3-4 week period of our stay give enough time for us to
>apply for an appointment at the UK consulate in chicago, and get her
>spouse visa to return with me?

As long as all the documentation is correct some Consulates will issue the
visa the same day where the application is made in person. Postal applications
are about a week, my wife got hers in 5 days from the LA Consulate.
--
Lansbury
www.uk-air.net
FAQs for the alt.travel.uk.air newsgroup

bobmitch

On Feb 9, 7:30 pm, Lansbury <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 9 Feb 2007 01:47:35 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>
> >Can I travel under the visa-waiver, given that I have no immigration
> >intent (and will have documentation with me to prove this), and marry
> >her there?
>
> I entered under the VWS and married in the US as I was returning to the UK and
> had documentation to prove this. As long as you have the means the show you
> will leave within the 90 days there should be no problems.
>
> >Also, will the 3-4 week period of our stay give enough time for us to
> >apply for an appointment at the UK consulate in chicago, and get her
> >spouse visa to return with me?
>
> As long as all the documentation is correct some Consulates will issue the
> visa the same day where the application is made in person. Postal applications
> are about a week, my wife got hers in 5 days from the LA Consulate.
> --
> Lansburywww.uk-air.net
> FAQs for the alt.travel.uk.air newsgroup

Thanks for this information.

I think we`ll apply for the visa in person - we will only be a couple
of hours from chicago, and after checking out the online appointment
booking system, it seems it's *very* easy to get a quick appointment
at a time of your choosing.

Cheers,
mitch

Roland Hulme

My American wife got her visa to live in the UK with me processed the same day, at the UK Consulate in Manhattan.

Congratulations on getting married. I hope you'll both be very happy.