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So which one is it?Does she work in the UK or she is a student????

 

H i there

You have 3 options.
1. She goes back to US apply for fiance visa,within 6 months you get married and she applies for settlement visa.She will not be able to work while on fiance visa.
2.She goes back to US , you go with her and marry over there.She then have to apply for settlement visa.Would take few months , but she could work from the moment she sets foot in the UK,once visa is granted.
3.You can marry in the 3rd contry,if that is easier for you,but again she would have to go back to US , apply for settlement visa.

I am afraid but the way things are at the moment she can not marry you in the UK.
What sort of qualification she has?Maybe she can qualify by other means!?
SO,

"In order to qualify as a husband/wife you must show that:

you are legally married to each other
your husband or wife is living and settled in the UK, or is being admitted for settlement at the same time as you
you both intend to live together permanently as husband and wife
you have met each other
together you can support yourselves and any dependants without help from public funds
you have adequate accommodation, owned or occupied exclusively by you, where you and your dependants can live without help from public funds
your husband or wife is not under 18
You will be allowed to stay in the UK and to work for two years at first. Near the end of this time, if you are still married and still intend to live together, you may apply to stay in the UK permanently.

If you and your spouse have been living outside the UK for four years or more, you will be allowed to enter the UK a for an indefinite period.

To qualify as the fiancé or fiancée you must show that:

you plan to marry within a reasonable time (usually six months)
you plan to live together permanently after you are married
you have met each other
there is somewhere for you and any dependants to live until you get married without help from public funds
you and any dependants can be supported without working or having recourse to public funds."

Regards

Triple H

 

The simple way out is to get married outside the UK first.

I gather that the UK marriage registrars are supposed to report non-european nationals planning to marry european nationals before the marriage happens. Presumably immigration then turn up and deport you.

Once married, just apply for a european residence permit in the UK. Your new wife doesn't need a visa to come to the UK for up to 90 days (or perhaps 6 months) therefore she can apply for this permit after she gets to the UK.

Lots more info at:

http://europa.eu.int/youreurope/nav/en/ ... ls/en.html

You deal with the european section in Croydon for this. Big plus points are that 1) it's free 2) it's non-discretionary (ie they can't turn you down) and 3) once the application is in, you can work & live in the UK straight away.


Arnold

 

Have you actually try this???Are you UK passport holder?

 

Yes. I have a UK passport.


Arnold