minium age for spouse visa will by 21 from 27/11/08

[marylen]

just to inform. i have a friend whose in doubt to apply for a spouse for some kind of age matter as shes only 18, had a baby and just been married recently but the couple been together since she was 16, so its been a long time till they able to come up into the last end.
She emailed the embassy to clarrify and to let them know about her situation which of course she couldn't afford to wait in 3yrs more until she reach 21. well.......all the confusions fade out when the supervisor of the embassy replied that it was okay for her to apply and shes qualified to do so though shes only 18 , that age raise is only for a fiancee whom plan to get married in uk and that shes not allow if the girl is at age 18-20. (embassy said). yeah with no doubt she applied and hand over her application last Nov.24 with no problem.

[joebloggs]

that age raise is only for a fiancee whom plan to get married in uk and that shes not allow if the girl is at age 18-20. (embassy said). yeah with no doubt she applied and hand over her application last Nov.24 with no problem.

no problem yet, probably her app has not been looked at yet

i think that's wrong..

immigration rules state ..

Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 1113 - November 2008 wrote:

6.33 In order to ensure, as far as possible, consistency in the way that that spouses, fiancé(e)s, civil partners, proposed civil partners, unmarried and same-gender partners are treated under the Immigration Rules, the raising of the age from 18 to 21 has been applied to civil partners, proposed civil partners, unmarried and same-gender partners as well as to spouses and fiancé(e)s.


as they applied on Nov 24th, im not even sure that will get them a visa, because it could be weeks b4 the apps even looked at..

but i hope she gets it, because like you said, who wants to wait for 3 years

thou i think these rules don't apply to Europeans in the uk, how the gov get away with it

[joebloggs]

sorry found the link ..

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/ecg/cha...20twenty%20one


The Immigration Rules do not allow any person to be granted an entry clearance as the spouse or civil partner of another if the applicant will be aged under 21 on the date of arrival in the United Kingdom. Any entry clearance application from a spouse/civil partner (i.e. a married person or a person in a civil partnership who would be under the age of 21 years when entering the UK) should, therefore, be refused. An applicant who is over the age of 21 but married to/in a civil partnership with a person who is under 21 should likewise be refused entry clearance.

In cases where the applicant is within a couple of months of his or her twenty first birthday, and the other party is 21 or over, you have discretion to issue entry clearance but it can only be valid from when the person under 21 has reached his/her twenty first birthday.


this doesn't sound good for your friend, but maybe they will allow it because of the date she applied, but from what it says above she will be refused.. because she will not be 21 when she arrives in the uk