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Marriage Visit Visa

Our leading immigration lawyers are winningly adept with marriage visitor visa applications. We can help you if you want to enter into a marriage or civil partnership in the UK. The UK Marriage Visitor visa, also referred to as Marriage Visit visa, permits foreign nationals to come to the UK to get married, enter a civil partnership or to notify of the intention to do so.

Marriage Visitor visas are valid for up to 6 months. You cannot stay or settle in the UK once the visa has expired.

You must apply for a Marriage Visitor visa if:

You want to get married or register a civil partnership in the UK
You want to give notice of a marriage or civil partnership in UK
You’re not planning to stay or settle in the UK after your marriage or civil partnership
You meet the other eligibility requirements

The earliest you can apply is 3 months before you travel. You should get a decision on your visa within 3 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.

A Marriage Visitor visa is not necessary for you to get married or enter a civil partnership in the UK if:

- You have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme
- You have applied to the EU Settlement Scheme, and are awaiting a decision
- You’re an Irish citizen

A Marriage Visitor visa allows you to:

Marry or enter into a civil partnership in the UK within 6 months of your arrival

You must do this at a licensed venue

Pass through the UK in transit on your way to another country

It does NOT allow you to:

Access public funds, such as benefits
Bring in family members or dependants with your Marriage Visitor visa. If you wish to bring family members with you to the UK, they must apply for their own visa separately
Live in the UK for extended periods through frequent visits
Extend your visa or switch to another visa
Work – except for permitted activities related to your work or business overseas, such as attending meetings
Study

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for a Marriage Visitor visa, you must prove that:

You’re 18 or over
You’re free to give notice of marriage, to marry or enter into a civil partnership in the UK within 6 months of your arrival
You’re in a genuine relationship
You’re visiting the UK for less than 6 months
You’ll leave the UK at the end of your visit
You’ll not live in the UK for extended periods through frequent or successive visits, or make the UK your main home
You’re able to support yourself during your trip (or have funding from someone else to support you)
You’re able to pay for your return or onward journey (or have funding from someone else to pay for the journey)
You have proof of any other activities you want to do in the UK, as allowed by the Visitor Rules.

You will not be eligible for a Marriage Visitor visa if you qualify for British citizenship.

Zenith lawyers are here to facilitate your concerns, alleviate your doubts and competently guide you through the process to apply for a Marriage Visitor visa.

Marriage Visit Visa