Hi there,
I am a dual citizen of the UK and Australia living in spain, I have residency here (nie, not a house).
I grew up in Australia so do not have residency in the UK, but I'm never going back to Australia so I don't care if I have to give up that passport or something.
Basically, I want to propose to my gf, but the issue is her visa.
She is from Tunisia, which is near sicily, on the african continent.
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It is a third world country. She is actually quite rich... because it is a tourist destination down there and her father is a successful businessman. Her father doesn't really want her to leave "home", she badly wants to live in Barcelona with me.
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I want to figure out if marrying her will solve the visa issue, and if so what hurdles are there.
Also, I assume it will take time to get her to share my passport correct? So I guess she needs a work visa until then if she wants to stay in barcelona?
Thing is, do I need residency in the UK to marry her and share citizenship?
Do I need to marry in the UK or something, or get forms at a UK embassy or something to do the marriage?
The marriage wont be a big affair due to, her father and such, so mostly I have to set it up... so I'm just wondering about all these ins and outs and would appreciate any help.
I am a dual citizen of the UK and Australia living in spain, I have residency here (nie, not a house).
I grew up in Australia so do not have residency in the UK, but I'm never going back to Australia so I don't care if I have to give up that passport or something.
Basically, I want to propose to my gf, but the issue is her visa.
She is from Tunisia, which is near sicily, on the african continent.
note/
It is a third world country. She is actually quite rich... because it is a tourist destination down there and her father is a successful businessman. Her father doesn't really want her to leave "home", she badly wants to live in Barcelona with me.
note/
I want to figure out if marrying her will solve the visa issue, and if so what hurdles are there.
Also, I assume it will take time to get her to share my passport correct? So I guess she needs a work visa until then if she wants to stay in barcelona?
Thing is, do I need residency in the UK to marry her and share citizenship?
Do I need to marry in the UK or something, or get forms at a UK embassy or something to do the marriage?
The marriage wont be a big affair due to, her father and such, so mostly I have to set it up... so I'm just wondering about all these ins and outs and would appreciate any help.