If you would like to marry your British spouse in the UK then you must enter the
UK with permission to marry. The Fiancé/Fiancée visa allows you
to enter the UK for 6 months for the express purpose of marriage to a person who
is present and settled in the United Kingdom. This visa holds no rights to work
or access to public funds within the United Kingdom. Once you are married you are
then entitled to apply for a marriage visa onshore in the UK without having to return
to your home country.
Requirements
- You plan to marry within a reasonable time (usually 6 months)
- You both plan to live together permanently after you are married as husband and
wife
- You have met each other
- You can support and accommodate yourself without working or will be supported by
your fiancé with settled status without him/her receiving help from public funds
- You must be 16 years of age or over and your partner with the settled status must
be 18 years of age or over
Visa Conditions
- Fiancée visas are issued for a period of six months and are awarded solely
for the purpose of travelling to Britain in order to get married. Employment is
strictly prohibited during this time
- Only after marriage may the applicant apply to stay in the country beyond the 6
month period, at which time a two year permission of stay may be issued in the shape
of a spousal visa. Once this visa has been granted, the prohibition on employment
will then be lifted
- After this 2 year period, a person can apply for indefinite
leave to remain (ILR), often known as permanent residency in the UK, provided
the couple are still living together in a subsisting relationship
