Why would that be?

 

I am not an expert by any means, but I've been where you are.

Unless there is some reason your marriage is unlawful in the UK, you would apply as a spouse. As for your husband coming here on the visa waiver, technically, he's supposed to apply for a visa. A lot of the time they will let spouses into the country if there is no intent to immigrate. However, I am assuming he is not working (if he's taking 3 months to live here). This might cause them to examine his entry into the country more than they would normally. My husband always carries a letter from his employer. He's had to show it once or twice.

How are you going to support yourselves in the UK? This will be a big part of your application. If your husband is not working, you will need savings and/or a very strong case that at least one of you will be able to find work once you are in the UK. You are also going to need a place to live.

Advice? Do what you need to do and get it over with as quickly as possible. If your husband has to work 2 jobs to make the case that you won't need public funds, then he should do it. My husband and I are very lucky our relationship lasted through this long process. In the end, we succeeded because he ended up taking a totally different route than he had been trying for employment. It doesn't have to be a long process. Just get everything in order and send it in.

Until then, save all phone records, trip tickets, cards, letters, emails, IMs. When you send your stuff in with your application, think in terms of categories for your case: Identity (birth certificiates, passport, certified copy of husband's passport, one passport sized photo); Proof of marriage: (marriage cert, any divorce papers or death certificates of previous spouses, wedding pictures, wedding announcement, pictures of you together, records of correspondence (the phone records, IMs, etc.), letter of support from husband, letters from friends and family; financial and living: Job offers, bank statements, CVs, letters from employers, pay stubs, deed/lease, letter from landlord.

It's a lot less complicated than US immigration (IMO) and a lot faster. Don't get overwhelmed. Good luck.

 

That could be a problem with the license itself, not the marriage. Unfortunately the US do not recognise that there are other countries of significance, and so they completely "forget" to mentioned the country (the USA) on their official documents. It probably just mentions the state within the US.

You need to write to the foreign office of the state that issued the license, and ask for a "Foreign Authentication". This will make your license valid for the rest of the world.