Visa confusion
Nov 13th 2018, 10:20 pm
#17
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Re: Visa confusion
I'm genuinely interested in why you find it preferable to sign one piece of paper, and not another. (Civil partnerships came along long after I left the UK.) Would you mind describing why the partnership is beneficial? Thanks!
Nov 14th 2018, 5:29 pm
#18
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Re: Visa confusion
Indeed that does seem odd. AIUI UK civil partnerships are effectively marriage in all but name, brought in originally to allow gay couples the benefit of marriage when actual same-sex marriage wasn't quite at the point of general acceptance. I know the UK government has decided to allow heterosexual couples to get civil partnerships so that there is no discrimination in either direction, but they could just as well deemed existing civil partnerships to be marriages and abolished new civil partnerships instead.
Nov 14th 2018, 10:30 pm
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Re: Visa confusion
Indeed that does seem odd. AIUI UK civil partnerships are effectively marriage in all but name, brought in originally to allow gay couples the benefit of marriage when actual same-sex marriage wasn't quite at the point of general acceptance. I know the UK government has decided to allow heterosexual couples to get civil partnerships so that there is no discrimination in either direction, but they could just as well deemed existing civil partnerships to be marriages and abolished new civil partnerships instead.
I’m interested to know what is the difference between whipping into the registry office and having a lawyer (I presume that’s how it works) draw up a contract. If the relationship comes to grief, both have to be dissolved.
Nov 15th 2018, 5:23 am
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Re: Visa confusion
What civil partnerships in the UK? No lawyers or contracts involved I believe. AIUI you go through a registry office ceremony that’s akin to the civil marriage one. It’s marriage in all but name.
Nov 15th 2018, 1:47 pm
#21
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Re: Visa confusion
I see. I figured that if it wasn't a "ceremony" it must be another form of legal contract of some kind -- I mean, something must be signed somewhere? And therefore to dissolve the partnership, it would presumably involve more paperwork? I'm just interested to figure out why a couple would see one as preferable to the other.
Nov 16th 2018, 12:26 pm
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Re: Visa confusion
I see. I figured that if it wasn't a "ceremony" it must be another form of legal contract of some kind -- I mean, something must be signed somewhere? And therefore to dissolve the partnership, it would presumably involve more paperwork? I'm just interested to figure out why a couple would see one as preferable to the other.
