Marriage Visitor Visa

If my partner who is a US citizen flies to the UK on a marriage visitor visa so we can get married(I know he'll have to go home after) will he be able to apply for the next visa to be able to stay permanently in the UK at a later date?

Visas are so complicated and confusing   

If my partner who is a US citizen flies to the UK on a marriage visitor visa so we can get married(I know he'll have to go home after) will he be able to apply for the next visa to be able to stay permanently in the UK at a later date?

Visas are so complicated and confusing   

Yes!

Or, if you must marry in the UK and want him not to have to leave afterwards, it would be the finance visa. Settlement marriage.

Another option would be to marry in the US and apply directly for the spouse visa. This is easier than going the fiancé route.

Thankyou!

We wanted to apply for the fiance visa but we don't meet the requirements yet so we are hoping if we can married and visit we'll be able to meet the requirements later. (i've only been at my job for 2 months and I'm in the process of moving out of my parents house)

If my partner who is a US citizen flies to the UK on a marriage visitor visa so we can get married(I know he'll have to go home after) will he be able to apply for the next visa to be able to stay permanently in the UK at a later date?

Visas are so complicated and confusing   

Are you in England or Scotland? We did a marriage visitor visa and found that getting married in Scotland was actually easier because you could give notice by mail. It meant not having to fly in, wait for the 7 days, give notice and wait nearly another month before being able to get married. Just make sure your US partner is prepared to show significant ties to the US and funds for the trip on the visitor application

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Thankyou!

We wanted to apply for the fiance visa but we don't meet the requirements yet so we are hoping if we can married and visit we'll be able to meet the requirements later. (i've only been at my job for 2 months and I'm in the process of moving out of my parents house)

We definitely suggest getting married in the US if you can, it's cheaper (fewer visas) and EASIER!

If you haven't looked into the timescale for getting married here in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you definitely want to. There's a required in person interview attended by you both to give Notice of Marriage after he's been here for 7 days. That's followed by a notice period of 28-72 days. After that you can get married. As previously mentioned it's different for Scotland.

VS the US where you can get married the same day (in Vegas) or within a few days anywhere else in the country. Yeah, I wish we had gotten married first and skipped the Fiance Visa.

We definitely suggest getting married in the US if you can, it's cheaper (fewer visas) and EASIER!

If you haven't looked into the timescale for getting married here in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you definitely want to. There's a required in person interview attended by you both to give Notice of Marriage after he's been here for 7 days. That's followed by a notice period of 28-72 days. After that you can get married. As previously mentioned it's different for Scotland.

VS the US where you can get married the same day (in Vegas) or within a few days anywhere else in the country. Yeah, I wish we had gotten married first and skipped the Fiance Visa.

I think they wanted to be married in the UK because they don't meet the requirements for the settlement visas yet. The marriage visitor visa is at least valid for 6 months, so if they can prove financially they can cover that length of a trip they'll have a shorter separation while meeting the settlement requirements. I'm glad we went the route we did, in our case it was because me as the USC had a lot to wrap up at home but wanted to ensure his family could be there for the wedding. But I agree the US would've been cheaper and easier

One thing to consider is that once married, for the USC your tax status in the US becomes married filing separately, and you lose the ability to claim some deductions like the student loan interest. Make sure you investigate any tax implications before being married as I wish I had known more. The new tax laws just enacted may impact that too, but I'm not an accountant and will likely be paying one from now on!

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I think they wanted to be married in the UK because they don't meet the requirements for the settlement visas yet. The marriage visitor visa is at least valid for 6 months, so if they can prove financially they can cover that length of a trip they'll have a shorter separation while meeting the settlement requirements. I'm glad we went the route we did, in our case it was because me as the USC had a lot to wrap up at home but wanted to ensure his family could be there for the wedding. But I agree the US would've been cheaper and easier

One thing to consider is that once married, for the USC your tax status in the US becomes married filing separately, and you lose the ability to claim some deductions like the student loan interest. Make sure you investigate any tax implications before being married as I wish I had known more. The new tax laws just enacted may impact that too, but I'm not an accountant and will likely be paying one from now on!

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That may be Margo, but what if they can't afford for him to take a sabbatical from work for the entire time period, getting married in the US will be easier AND cheaper. You can get cheap flights to the US and it's all in all easier to get married there. They could wait to do the actual ceremony until it's closer to when they can apply and have most things ready to go and then apply as soon as they have the marriage certificate and all of the other paperwork needed.

It really just depends on their circumstances and wants and needs. We couldn't afford for me to take a sabbatical from work, and if they are just starting out, it could be the same for them. I had to save for a year to build up a cushion for us to survive my fiance visa.