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✎ EN Certificate of approval SUSPENSION!! -What to do??
    

Discussion in 'Immigration UK' started by 0, Apr 18, 2006.

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    i am a canadian, living in the uk with my british fiance on a 6 month vistors leave to remain. want to marry, but CoA was refused (AFTER we paid... thieves) because of false info given by the home office (i was on a 6 month vistors since june 05, rep at home office said all i needed was to land in canada, fly back into uk and my visa would be renewed. i did, in dec 05 to return just 6 days later. except he conveniently forgot to tell me that i would get hassled by immigration who thought i was blagging and stamped a 'warning' on my passport, i now cannot leave the country to return - i'll likely get deported)

    we have recently read in newspapers that the High Court has ruled that a mandatory certificate of approval is against human rights, and the law has been suspended. now, is this our window of opportunity to get married at a registery office before the home office appeals?

    any information would be a massive help, as my visa expires in middle of june.

    many thanks
     
    #1 0, Apr 18, 2006
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    Is it true that there is no longer a need of COA( certificate of approval) to get married in UK ??
     
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    Any updates on CoA?

    Have there been on updates on what is happening with certificates of approval since the High Court ruling in April?

    I am a US citizen have been living in the UK for about two years, first as a student and now with FLR with Fresh Talent in Scotland, and just got engaged to a UK citizen. I called the Home Office last week to ask what I would need to do to get married and they told me that I would need to apply for the CoA still.

    Also, they told me that once I got the CoA I only had 3 months to give notice to marry and be actually married (we are getting married in a Catholic church). Is that true? I called the Registration office and they said we only had to give notice to marry within that 3 months, and then be married 3 within 3 months of getting that.

    Is it just me or does the Home Office have no idea what is going on?
     
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