COA form

Just a quick question on the COA form(permission to marry in the UK), the question asks when you have got married do you intened to progress to the FLR, yes or no? my step daughter still has plans to one day move back to the US so is unsure what to answer with, they will want to marry here in the UK but dont want to get their COA refused by sayin no as truthfully they havent decided where they want to live.

If she's here on another visa she is perfectly entitled to stay on that visa rather than switch to FLR(M), so she is allowed to say no and explain that she is on another visa and intends to stay on that. There is no obligation to switch to FLR(M) if you fill in a COA.

Just looking at the COA rules again it states;

(c) have settled status in the UK (i.e. are free of any restriction on the period for
which you may remain; this is normally signified by an indefinite leave to enter or
remain stamp or residence permit in your passport)
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then you will not require a certificate of approval for marriage or civil partnership
in order to be able to give to a registrar notice to marry or register your civil
partnership.


So if my step daughter is on a FLR visa now and at this stage is not sure if she will go for ILR or not, can she not just go and get married with out a COA?

Thanks

What exact visa is she on? If she does not have ILR, she cannot get married without a COA, as FLR is not settled status.

No, because she has restrictions on the period for which she may remain.  Basically, if her visa has an expiration date, then she needs a COA to marry.  What type of FLR does she have, exactly?