Hi Everyone,
I contacted the marriages and civil parnerships authorities yesterday about registering
our intent to marry here in the UK and the problems of providing evidence of marriage
plans for Cyrene's visa.
This was the reply I received back from them, it might be of help or use to other members
that have not made any plans or bookings for their marriages yet.
Dear Mr Walker,
Thank you for your e-mail
In order for you to start pre-planning your wedding you will need to
provide evidence of a visa and on many occasions you will need to provide
evidence of pre-planning before you can get a visa which puts many couples
in a situation where they can not make any progress.
This office therefore can provide you with a letter which should be taken
to the relevant Embassy where you wish to obtain the fiancee visa and I
will send this to your address which you have kindly provided.
To answer your other query, you do not have to get married where you give
notice, as long as you and your partner give notice in a designated
register office you can marry anywhere that is legally recognised after
this without restrictions on your partners immigration control issue.
I trust this has answered your queries sufficiently. Please do not
hesitate to contact us again if you require further advice.
The letter will be sent this afternoon regarding pre-planning.
Kind regards,
Marriages and Civil Partnerships
General Register Office
