| The requirements for immigration to UK for the | | | | have been living together outside the UK for more |
| married couples are always been taken into | | | | than four years will be granted indefinite leave to |
| consideration following by the published UK | | | | remain or the permanent residence in the UK without |
| government rules for the given policy. A person | | | | following the rule for living in the UK for two years. |
| dreaming to marry in the UK has to prove their | | | | The UK citizen or permanent resident must have |
| nationality which is done before the process of | | | | actually met their non-UK spouse. This step has been |
| submitting the legal notice of intention to marry. It | | | | taken to avoid a situation that occurs sometimes in |
| depends upon the person's wish to consider very | | | | arranged marriages where the husband and wife |
| carefully whether it is better to marry first and then | | | | have never met before marriage. The person must |
| applying for entry since this will avoid the compulsion | | | | intend to permanently live together along with his |
| of signing a fiancée application and then | | | | spouse. The person must have to ensure that he |
| afterwards making a second application to remain as | | | | may possess sufficient funds to pay you and your |
| a spouse. However, it must be taken in notice that it | | | | spouse's living expenses and those of any |
| is no longer possible for maximum visitors to | | | | dependants without claiming any public funds. Public |
| transform status to a spouse visa. | | | | funds cover various benefits paid by the |
| Spouses of citizens from UK or permanent residents | | | | Government if he is currently looking for work, if he |
| will have to come to the UK under the jurisdiction of | | | | is on a low income and if he is are in various other |
| marriage visa category, and are able to work as soon | | | | situations. Couple accommodation, and any |
| as a visa is granted. A UK spouse visa allows a | | | | dependants, must be suitable and available. |
| person with settled status in Great Britain to bring | | | | Spouses seeking to come to the UK on the basis of |
| their spouse to join them in the Country. The | | | | marriage to a UK national must have to apply for an |
| applicant will be able to seek and take up | | | | individual entry clearance before entering the UK. If |
| employment in the United Kingdom as soon as the | | | | the person has visa which have a six months |
| document is granted without the need to arrange a | | | | validation or less in the UK, he will be unable to |
| UK work permit. United Kingdom marriage visas do | | | | change status to a spouse visa. Children of the |
| not place any restrictions upon the type of work | | | | marriage who are under 18 years old are allowed |
| that can be undertaken. These people need to meet | | | | entry to the UK as dependants, and can make their |
| the requirements for marriage Visa which are stated | | | | application at the same time as the main applicant. |
| as follows: | | | | After a total period of three years in the UK, if the |
| For a marriage visa application, candidate must be | | | | couples meet the residence requirements then they |
| having a minimum age of 21 years and the partner | | | | may apply for UK citizenship. |
| must be having settled status in the UK and must be | | | | The person have an entry clearance granted |
| 21 years of age or over. A marriage visa for a | | | | expressly for the purpose of marriage - Entry |
| probationary period of two years is been given to | | | | clearance is the assurance of granting permission to |
| those couple who have been together for less than a | | | | enter the UK by an Entry Clearance Officer in the |
| period of four years. If a couple is still married and is | | | | British Embassy/High Commission in the person's |
| living together by the end of two years in the UK, | | | | country. It will usually be shown as a visa in the |
| permanent residence is usually granted If a couple | | | | person's passport or travel document. |