The minefield that is UK immigration....

[Simi]

My wife is American and we went through all of this.
The main thing seemed to be having a job and showing that you make enough money to look after you and your wife - basically showing them that you wouldn't be claiming benefits (as new immigrants have no recourse to public funds until their final leave to remain visa).
She had to fly back to America and stay with her parents to be able to apply for the fiancee visa, adding another £600+ onto the cost. Crazy money, this visa lark.
She actually just did the test and sent off for the final visa - at a total cost of £820 (it used to be free!)
It's a long and expensive process but worth it for love!

 

[Dark_Angel]

My wife is American and we went through all of this.
The main thing seemed to be having a job and showing that you make enough money to look after you and your wife - basically showing them that you wouldn't be claiming benefits (as new immigrants have no recourse to public funds until their final leave to remain visa).
She had to fly back to America and stay with her parents to be able to apply for the fiancee visa, adding another £600+ onto the cost. Crazy money, this visa lark.
She actually just did the test and sent off for the final visa - at a total cost of £820 (it used to be free!)
It's a long and expensive process but worth it for love!

AWwwwwwww

 

[Jimbeam3678]

Tai was deliberate. (drawing comparision if you need it spelling out) 8 Months, now you're marrried and trying to get her in the UK, that was my point exactly.

From some reason I did assume you were much younger, never mind.

If you are going to try and insult me at least read my OP correctly , we are NOT married hence applying for a fiancée visa which will enable us to live in UK for 6 months whilst we plan the wedding , she could just come into the uk on a tourist visa , but been the honest guy I am we're trying to do it correctly, and it not helped by people with an attitude like yours. I asked for help and/or advice not opinions on foreign people coming into the UK to marry a UK person.

If you have any helpful advice then please post , if not can you kindly not post and trash my thread

 

[dowie]

doesn't seem like that much effort tbh.... maybe a few hours over a short period of time to get this stuff together, send off some documentation.

they essentially want you to prove that you're going to be able to provide for her, you'll have accommodation and that it isn't a sham marriage - I'm glad to know that UK immigration does carry out at least some basic checks to ensure that a marriage like this is genuine.

I'd be more annoyed if they just said crack on, bring her over

I would also be rather cautious about such a marriage, I've dated girls for several months without necessarily wanting to even call them my 'girlfriend' I certainly wouldn't want to marry someone from this country after having only been with them for such a short period of time. The fact that she's from a foreign/poor country and you're from the UK should perhaps make you question how much of her willingness to get married is down to you and how much is down to the fact you are a British citizen. Not trying to be too pessimistic as obviously these marriages do happen between people who genuinely love each other but I'd wager most don't. How successful were you with women before, did you have many other serious relationships previously etc...

 

[Jimbeam3678]

My wife is American and we went through all of this.
The main thing seemed to be having a job and showing that you make enough money to look after you and your wife - basically showing them that you wouldn't be claiming benefits (as new immigrants have no recourse to public funds until their final leave to remain visa).
She had to fly back to America and stay with her parents to be able to apply for the fiancee visa, adding another £600+ onto the cost. Crazy money, this visa lark.
She actually just did the test and sent off for the final visa - at a total cost of £820 (it used to be free!)
It's a long and expensive process but worth it for love!

the job thing is my main worry , however I should/will have 6KGBP and hopefully a firm job offer for when I get home. So going by goverment guidelines I need pay for rent (free)+ food for basic grocery's 50 GBP + basic state (handouts becasue you can live on right ) 106GBP *26 weeks.

So 156*26= 4056 GBP. So long as I can prove all this things should be ok......

God why are things so stressful

 

[[TW]Fox]

If you have any helpful advice then please post , if not can you kindly not post and trash my thread

He's not trashing your thread he is making a hugely valid point. Every guy who gets done by this sort of thing thinks exactly what you think at this moment in time

 

[Jimbeam3678]

He's not trashing your thread he is making a hugely valid point. Every guy who gets done by this sort of thing thinks exactly what you think at this moment in time

I wondered when you'd enter this thread, still doesn't change the fact , i'm asking for ADVICE ON A VISA not on a relationship thanks. I've been round the block a few times with girls to last me a lifetime.

As was said in my previous thread i'm all to aware of the "TAI" jokes and I've cracked plenty of them myself.

But what are you saying fox / ( |-| |2 ][ $ don't marry or fall in love with her because she's Asian? Thought we'd left that era a few decades ago .....?

 

[Jimbeam3678]

doesn't seem like that much effort tbh.... maybe a few hours over a short period of time to get this stuff together, send off some documentation.

they essentially want you to prove that you're going to be able to provide for her, you'll have accommodation and that it isn't a sham marriage - I'm glad to know that UK immigration does carry out at least some basic checks to ensure that a marriage like this is genuine.

I'd be more annoyed if they just said crack on, bring her over

I would also be rather cautious about such a marriage, I've dated girls for several months without necessarily wanting to even call them my 'girlfriend' I certainly wouldn't want to marry someone from this country after having only been with them for such a short period of time. The fact that she's from a foreign/poor country and you're from the UK should perhaps make you question how much of her willingness to get married is down to you and how much is down to the fact you are a British citizen. Not trying to be too pessimistic as obviously these marriages do happen between people who genuinely love each other but I'd wager most don't. How successful were you with women before, did you have many other serious relationships previously etc...

I totally understand about the checks etc etc , but some of the requests are outrageous. A few hours , i've been studying the law, definition of proof , forums for the last 3- 4 days none stop. I was planning on this trip to back to Darwin to be holiday no such luck!!

As for how sucessful I am with women , i've spent more time with girlfriends then without. Hard to say that without sounding like a cocky git

You do realize Taiwan is a very rich country and she has/did before travelling have a well paid job translating and teaching English.

I do understand the comments however I think been 32 and not a ugly git its a genuine relationship. I'm 32 she's 30.

I could understand it ,if I was 65 and she a 18 year old stunner

Oh and for curious people amongst you here's the "tai bride" in Sydney at Xmas this year

 

[rypt]

Taiwanese mail-order bride?

 

[( |-| |2 ][ $]

I wondered when you'd enter this thread, still doesn't change the fact , i'm asking for ADVICE ON A VISA not on a relationship thanks. I've been round the block a few times with girls to last me a lifetime.

As was said in my previous thread i'm all to aware of the "TAI" jokes and I've cracked plenty of them myself.

But what are you saying fox / ( |-| |2 ][ $ don't marry or fall in love with her because she's Asian? Thought we'd left that era a few decades ago .....?

More be careful than don't. I can see how my comment might not have been welcome but I still think it was worth pointing out the idea just to be sure you had thought about it.

 

[antran]

Myself and my wife were married in this manner.
We applied for a tourist visa initially, so we lived here together for 6 months, afetr I had lived in foreign fields with her for much longer. Then we applied for a fiancee visa, which gives you the right to marry in the UK. We had a civil ceremony here, and following that applied for the 2 year leave to remain visa. Once that was achieved we actually had our 'wedding' ceremony in Bali, no legal stuff, just a Catholic religious Wedding, as the legal matters had already been taken care of.

We are now approaching the end of the 2 year visa, and will need to apply for permanent leave to remain, and after that there should be no more visa processes, unless one eventually wished to gain citizenship. As part of the final visa she has had to do the ESOL tests and the equivalent in the Life in the UK test. It is a reasonably complex process, and to be quite frank I have absolutely no idea how so many derp derps achieve this process whilst not understanding the language or culture. I don't see how it is possible, so they must slip through the system a different way.

Each stage of the process was relatively expensive also, tourist visa was a mere £70, fiancee visa was around £700 when we applied (but some fees have been revised down) the 2 year leave to remain visa was a futher £800, and then Indefinite leave to remain will cost us £1095 later this year.

It's getting expensive, I applied for my Indefinite Leave in october which costed me £900 and it took them 3 months process it.

 

[dowie]

You do realize Taiwan is a very rich country and she has/did before travelling have a well paid job translating and teaching English.

I do understand the comments however I think been 32 and not a ugly git its a genuine relationship. I'm 32 she's 30.

It really isn't, OK its not in Africa but tis perhaps more on a par with say somewhere like Poland than the UK.

Fair enough though, if you're both of a similar age/education etc..tis very different to some old guy going over to get someone 15 years younger who barely speaks English etc...

Though I don't think the immigration checks are too harsh, I know an American girl who's marrying a Polish (soon to become British) guy as they both want to stay together/stay in the UK as her visa is running out soon..... tis reasonable for the UK to check the relationship is genuine etc...

 

[Jimbeam3678]

It really isn't, OK its not in Africa but tis perhaps more on a par with say somewhere like Poland than the UK.
.

Do you know what country owes them a few billion.............Give you a clue there having a general election soon......

I'm not saying I know it all , but its surprising how rich and wealthy Taiwan is when you start reading and talking to Taiwanese people and have a interest in such countries.

I'd be the first to admit I didn't/don't really have that much of idea that area of the world........