A Marriage Visitor visa is a short-term visa for foreign nationals who intend to come to the UK purely for the reasons of getting married or registering a civil partnership and must leave the UK at the end of their trip. You will not be able to get married or enter a civil partnership in the UK on a Standard Visitor visa.
You do not require a Marriage Visitor visa if you:
Our solicitors can assist you with your Marriage Visit visa application, help with advising on visa requirements, complete the application form, review necessary documents and other supporting evidence, and accompany the process until your visa is issued.
If your Marriage Visit visa has been refused, you do not normally have a right to appeal the decision. Depending on your particular circumstances, our solicitors can help you with reapplying for a new visa or challenging the decision by making an application for Judicial Review or Administrative Review on your behalf.
As a Marriage Visit visa holder, you can:
You cannot do the following:
You can apply for a Marriage Visitor visa if you are 18 or over, in a genuine relationship, free to give notice of marriage, to marry or enter into a civil partnership in the UK within 6 months of your arrival.
You shall not live in the UK for extended periods through frequent or successive visits, or make the UK your main home. You must leave the UK at the end of your trip.
You must have a valid passport or travel document that has a blank page on both sides for your visa. You shall also provide the following information in your application:
You will also be required to provide:
If you’ve been married before, you will need to show proof that you are free to marry or enter into a civil partnership again, for example:
You may need to provide additional documents depending on your circumstances.
You will need to provide a certified translation of any documents that are not in English or Welsh.
You can apply up to 3 months before your intended travel. You will be required to submit an online application and book an appointment at the visa application centre to prove your identity and provide documents. At your appointment, you will need to:
You can apply up to 3 months before your intended travel. You should get a decision on your visa within 3 weeks once you attend your appointment at the visa application centre as per the current visa processing times. The actual time varies depending on the complexity of your case and whether your application is straightforward.
You may be able to get your visa faster, using priority service (within 5 working days) or super-priority service (next working day) if these services are available in the country you are applying from.
Marriage Visitor visa allows you to stay in the UK for up to 6 months and you must leave the UK at the end of your visit.
If your Marriage Visitor visa application has been refused you do not normally have a right to appeal the decision. Depending on your particular circumstances, you might be able to challenge the UK Visas and Immigration’s decision or to make a new visa application.
If you decide to reapply, you shall address in the new visa application all reasons for your refusal, providing all missing information and relevant supporting evidence. If you choose to challenge the decision maker’s refusal of your visa, you may be able to make an application for Judicial Review to challenge the lawfulness of the decision, or for Administrative Review if a mistake was made by the decision maker when issuing your visa refusal.
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