Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
Being one of those who opted for the spousal route, I'm quite prepared to admit I am not 100 per cent au fait with the PRECISE requirements for the fiance(e) alternative. In the light of Darren's reply, I decided, this morning, to do a bit more research and logged-on to the following website:

http://www.migrationexpert.co/uk/Vis...sa_fiancee.asp ... where there is a section which clearly states that "applicants for a fiancee visa will require to provide EVIDENCE of their intention to marry".
Not an official source of information though...

From an official source of information.... http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/ecg/settlement/fiancees

"SET1.18 What evidence is required of marriage arrangements?

The ECO needs to be satisfied that it is intended that a marriage in the UK will take place.

The law relating to marriage in England and Wales does not allow for any arrangements to be made with a Registrar until the foreign national has arrived in the UK. Of itself, a booking at a Register Office or church is not proof that a marriage will take place.

The ECO can reasonably expect the couple to have made some tentative plans for the wedding. Any evidence that may be available that wedding arrangements are in hand may help in this respect."

It does not state that you have to provide provisional bookings. The fact that many of us (including Bluebirdjones and myself) got fiancee visas easily without provisional bookings proves this. Our tentative 'plans' when we applied were that we going to get married in the UK in May.