Quote Originally Posted by mavid View Post
If the only reason for a couple not being free to marry/enter a civil partnership is that one of them is awaiting a divorce/dissolution of a civil partnership, entry clearance should not be refused for this reason alone (though ECOs would normally expect to see some evidence that divorce/dissolution proceedings are well under way)
It could though be refused because the ECO believes the couple will not be free to marry within 6 months and hence the marriage will not take place.