I'm in a similar situation to you, but I opted for the EEA route, since I have dual British/French nationality, and the UK spousal visa seems much harder and more expensive to obtain. The best advice I can give is not to throw any paperwork out, in order to to have plenty of evidence that it is a long standing relationship and that you will be able to support yourselves financially. You really need to insist that he will not have recourse to public funds whilst over here - that's one of the main things they'e looking out for. Good luck with it all - it does seem like an ordeal sometimes, doesn't it?

 

This might be a bit late, and i hope you are already sorted out.

My wife and I had exactly the same situation. My wife is from Chicago and I from London.. we got married in the US. All you have to do is take your marriage certificate, along with proof of address in the Uk (from your husband) and a fee of (at the time $400), and then return later the same day for your visa. You get a 2 year probation visa and then go back to the embassy after 2 years for a permanent one.

Nice and simple!

 

I've heard that with the Family (Spouse) Visa you're not supposed to travel without the sponsor.

Can anyone (Alabama?) comment a little bit more about the EEA2 route? experience, tips...? also can the person applying do it outside the UK, or does he/she has to be already in the UK?

 

Hi,

I am American married to a UK citizen. We want to move to Spain in the coming months. He does not have his green card yet from the US and I was wondering if we could leave without having a problem getting back in (to the US). Also is there anyway I could get a working visa through my husband?

Any help would be great cheers

 

http://www.spainexpat.com/legal/visa-spain.php