EEA route

[raynaputi]

If you want to live in the UK after your marriage or civil partnership ceremony, you cannot come here as a visitor. Our Partners and families section explains how you can apply to come to the UK.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/vi...g/marriage-cp/

Joe, it says in this link http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/visiting/marriage-cp/extend/ that it's possible to extend..

If you come to the UK as a visitor for marriage or civil partnership, you are allowed to remain here for a maximum of 6 months. When you enter the UK, we will stamp the duration of your permission to stay in your passport.

If we give you permission to enter for less than 6 months, and you later want to extend your stay to the maximum of 6 months in total, you must apply for an extension - see below.

If we allow you to extend your stay, you must continue to meet the requirements for visitors for marriage or civil partnership.

When your permission to stay expires, we expect you to return home. You cannot 'switch' into a different immigration category.

You must apply using application form FLR(O). You can complete and submit this application form online, or you can print out the form, complete it by hand and submit it by post, by courier or in person.

You should read the FLR(O) guidance notes before you complete the application form. You will need to pay a fee when you apply, and we will not refund your fee if we refuse your application or if you withdraw it.

[joebloggs]

Joe, it says in this link http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/visiting/marriage-cp/extend/ that it's possible to extend..

If we give you permission to enter for less than 6 months, and you later want to extend your stay to the maximum of 6 months in total, you must apply for an extension - see below.

[raynaputi]

If we give you permission to enter for less than 6 months, and you later want to extend your stay to the maximum of 6 months in total, you must apply for an extension - see below.

oh okay I get it now... I didn't think that UKBA gives visa for less than 6 months..

[joebloggs]

oh okay I get it now... I didn't think that UKBA gives visa for less than 6 months..

i think that's part of the problem we have now, if people come on a visit visa or marriage visitor visa, they state they are only coming for 2 wks or whatever ( and submit they have finances for 2wks to cover their trip) yet they get a visa valid for 6 months and the ECO made their decision to grant the visa based on the fact that they had enough fiances for 2 wks and not 6 months, so if they do stay longer what are they living on

also if you state your staying for 2wks and do stay 6 months you could be refused a visit visa next time you apply.