Getting married in the uk to a Filipino

hi all my fiance and i was getting married in the philippines but now we wish to live in the uk and marry my question is what documents will she need to marry in the uk and how hard is it to get a spouse visa

any advice would help a great deal thanks

The process is long-winded but fair. I found the Homo Office staff I dealth with very helpful.

Getting married in UK is sooo much simpler than in PI.

The rulezzz have changed too much for my experience to be relevent to an application to-day though. Sorry.

Honesty is the best policy was the advice I got from the first Homo Office (Border Agency) interviewer.

Very best of luck.

Tom

i read that if you receive dla (disability living allowance) the fee could be avoided am i reading this right as follows - Exemptions
You will be exempt from the new financial requirement if your sponsor receives a specified disability-related benefit or carer's allowance in the UK. You will need to show that your sponsor can maintain and accommodate you without access to public funds.

thx for the advice kuya and singers

and one more question do her documents need to be notarised ?

Yes.!
I read that (On the Border Agency website) as meaning one in receipt of DLA or others are exempt.

Tom

ok so my main issue will be the english entrance exam and how long is the CENOMAR valid for in the uk and would it have to be exchanged for an english version (cni) and would they both have to be notarised ?

Yes, but the exemption may end April 2013.

Here is some more information on the possible end to the income exemptions for thos on disability benefits...

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/news/soi-fam-mig.pdf

Ther relevant paragraph is...

"93.The basis for and operation of the new financial requirement will be reviewed in line
with the implementation of the Government’s welfare reforms. These include the introduction of Personal Independence Payment from April 2013 and the roll-out of
Universal Credit from October 2013. In particular, before April 2013 we will review the
treatment under the financial requirement of disabled people and carers, with a view to
ensuring that the operation of the financial requirement properly reflects the
Government’s welfare reforms. We will announce any changes in due course, but an
applicant – sponsored by a person in receipt of a disability-related benefit specified
above or Carer’s Allowance – who will be exempt from the new financial requirement
from 9 July 2012 cannot expect that they will necessarily remain exempt from April
2013."

The CENOMAR is NOT required by the register office and I don't think you need to convert the CENOMAR to a CNI in the UK either, as the Register Office do not require any CNI either.

The CENOMAR appears only to be necessary in order to apply for the Fiance Visa. You will need the Fiance Visa as supporting documentation for the Register Office notification of intention to marry. The Fiance Visa lasts six months but you need to get married within that six months and apply and obtain further leave to remain within that six month period.

That is my understanding but I have no personal experience yet.

i agree with Howerd. I simply cannot add anything more.

I came to the UK with a fiancee visa but i'm not sure if there were changes in the rules.. I gave the CENOMAR as part of the requirements to obtain a fiancee visa and showed the same to the registrar's office here but she just looked at it. i guess it's because i am already a fiancee visa holder so it is understood to mean that i can legally marry and that i am not currently married.

when i applied for the visa, i just followed and submitted the requirements. i'm not familiar with DLA as hubby is not receiving any benefits. i guess it all boils down to you being able to support your wife while in the UK regardless if your receiving benefits or not since she (your future wife) cannot claim any benefits while under fiancee and FLR visas (except for maternity benefits)... hope that helps

thx for letting me know howerd

thx for the advice florge

thx a lot kuya that really helps couldn't find the forms

what is the difference unmarried partner and civil partner / Proposed Civil Partner or Fiancé(e) hmm i thought florizel would class as my civil partner or Fiancé(e)