shadowsedge

Hi everybody, this looks like a good source of advice, so it'll be nice to talk to you all...I'll be looking for info regarding the age old story. Girlfriend in Texas, me in Nottingham. We've spent the last few months planning for me to move over to the US, which is plainly extremely difficult unless you are Simon Cowell or a protege of some kind. I on the other hand am merely a truck driver, and couldn't enter on a professional visa since I have no degree.
We plan to get married and live together with her two kids, however, we have now decided to settle in the UK. She has the advantage that her Mom is British having moved to the US 40 odd years ago as part of a nursing recruitment drive..and I have a daughter here in Wiltshire who I would rather be closer to.
I need to find out things like does she have dual citizenship..? Will that help? I've looked at family visitor visas in conjunction with plans to marrying and settling permanently but the Border Control website I find quite complex and hard to sift through, ...when we marry do her children have permission to stay? (they are under 18)...any advice on how to jump through hoops and do it right and make it as smooth as possible would be greatly appreciated.

SanDiegogirl

When was the girlfriend's mother born?
Where was girlfriend's mother born ?
When was your girlfriend born?
Was her mother married at the time of the daughter's birth?. If so, was she married to an American, a Brit or any other nationality?

Answers will help define if girlfriend has dual nationality

bakedbean

Hi shadowsedge and warm to the forum. Looks like SanDiegoGirl has some pointers for you. I see you've already found the USA forums and that's your best place for questions I would think.

Rosemary

Hello and a big welcome to BE.

Excellent information can be found in the BE Wiki, not forgetting the Living and Moving Abroad forum that will help you, another set of great help is the permanent threads at the TOP of each forum, they are very pertinent to that particular forum and makes sensible reading.

Moderators deal with any problems that arise such as inappropriate posts, spammers etc, you will find their names at the bottom right hand side of each forum's index in bold font.

Please contact me if I can give you any further help.

Rosemary

shadowsedge

Thanks SanDiegoGirl and everyone else who has sent a 'hello'..
the answers to your questions are my Girlfriends Mum was born on March 28th 1948 in Worthing Hospital UK. My girlfriend was born in the US on Nov 23rd 1975, her parents were married and her father is an American.
I'm gonna email the UK Border Agency to get them to check some details and requirements but it is a little like getting blood pout of a stone! lol..anyway, if my girlfriend does have dual citizenship it shouild make it easier for her to settle in the UK. I just have to find out about her 14 and 16 yr olds...