Hi All,
I was wondering if anyone can help as we are both stressed out a bit over upcoming visa requirements !
I am a UK citizen and have come to Malaysia to get married here and then take my new wife back to the UK with me.
I met my fiancé in the UK and she has been working in a highly paid profession there for years and was educated to a high level at a London Uni.
Her work visa has now ran out and once we are married next month we will apply for a permanent one.
She has well over £62K in savings but we have both been unemployed for about a year. I am pretty sure this means we fulfil the financial requirements as its been in UK account for over 6months etc?
Does it matter if I as the sponsor don't have a job yet ?
We have only been together for a year but have managed to get a written statement from her ex landlord to say that I stayed with her for a few months in her flat. Is this useful and does it matter if its dated from a month ago?
When I apply I will say we are going to stay with my parents in Scotland until we settle and get jobs. Is this a good idea or does anyone have better suggestions (This is what we plan to do).
Finally, given our status, does anyone have any idea how long the whole process will take (3weeks? :fingerscrossed:a Year?) and if anyone has any tips it would be greatly appreciated ! There may be other documents etc that we should start preparing before the wedding?
cheers
I was wondering if anyone can help as we are both stressed out a bit over upcoming visa requirements !
I am a UK citizen and have come to Malaysia to get married here and then take my new wife back to the UK with me.
I met my fiancé in the UK and she has been working in a highly paid profession there for years and was educated to a high level at a London Uni.
Her work visa has now ran out and once we are married next month we will apply for a permanent one.
She has well over £62K in savings but we have both been unemployed for about a year. I am pretty sure this means we fulfil the financial requirements as its been in UK account for over 6months etc?
Does it matter if I as the sponsor don't have a job yet ?
We have only been together for a year but have managed to get a written statement from her ex landlord to say that I stayed with her for a few months in her flat. Is this useful and does it matter if its dated from a month ago?
When I apply I will say we are going to stay with my parents in Scotland until we settle and get jobs. Is this a good idea or does anyone have better suggestions (This is what we plan to do).
Finally, given our status, does anyone have any idea how long the whole process will take (3weeks? :fingerscrossed:a Year?) and if anyone has any tips it would be greatly appreciated ! There may be other documents etc that we should start preparing before the wedding?
cheers