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	Create New Topic   My Posts   My forum buddies   Invite friends   Private messages Russian brides > Main Forum > Getting UK Visa Author Post chris333 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/9/2004 4:29:53 PM   I have met the woman of my dreams and we are both very much in love. The problem is we want to get married but I don't know how to go about the process of getting visas for her. Can you help? gladiatorUK Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/10/2004 6:45:15 AM   Chris the first place you need to go is to the British embassy website in Kiev,you will find just about everything you need to know from there. Be aware that all forms of communication between you and your lady will help a lot in getting the visa you need...eg records of telephone bills,letters,e-mails,just about anything that supports your relationship. The embassy website is located at www.britemb-ukraine.net I have personally just been through all this procedure and my lady is here with me in the UK now so most things are still quite fresh in mind,hope that helps a little Chris. TimH Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/13/2004 8:10:26 PM   found it easier to marry my wife there (Uzbekistan for reference and my wife wanted married there too so that all her friends and family could attend ) in May last year, then we went for her interview 2 days after the wedding and with heaps of letters from her to me (they are really only interested that she regards the relationship as real and has made great effort to write to you, if in 6 months she has only written you 20 or 30 times you haven't a hope in hell on the first app` of convincing them its for real. In 6 months we had over 300 letters just from my girl to me, I didn't even bother to print the 400+ I wrote her, and they didn't even ask for them !!) We did all the groundwork for the interview prior to our wedding and made the appointment for 2 days after we were to be married, but did not submit the actual application until the day after our wedding, because it was a spouse application and couldnt be submitted as such until we were actually married of course. The interview was booked 10 weeks in advance (the waiting time for interviews there when we asked) for the day after we put the papers in, you can book an interview date many weeks in advance if you know you will be married on a certain day then its possible like we did to tie it all up and get it all done immediately after your wedding while you are both there, rather than you come back and wait 10 weeks for her inetrview and go back or sit here biting your nails on the day !!! I was permitted to attend my wifes interview, but I must point out that this is Extremely unusual, I only achieved it by having talked to the UK Ambassadors number 2 when we had some problems with planning the wedding and getting afidavits sorted out. The local staff who work in the agency are very lazy and gave answers like "I think so" or "I'm sure you can" rather than actually bothering to find out the facts, when this blew up in their faces I had to go over their heads, after a few telephone conversations I was able to gain the agreement from the lady consul to attend with my wife in the actual interview room, but as I say, don't think it is a right, it is not and you will be quite rudely asked to wait outside, I was on the day but the interviewer soon changed her tune after asking the lady consul and being told I had been given permission by her !! Sometimes you just have to go to the top to get what you want :o)) If you can finesse your way in as I managed to do, but I was very very lucky, then it will be a great help to your lady as she will be less nervous knowing you are there by her side, but, I have talked to many many couples who have been through the process and not one of the men was allowed in the interview room ( I call it a room, but in honesty it was little bigger than a disabled toilet where we were and there was 2" of bullet proof glas between us and the interviewer !!) I will add here that although I was permitted to attend I was not allowed to help my wife in Any way, and only permitted to speak when spoken to, also my wife would have been refused had she looked at me in hesitation before answering any of the questions, it wasn't a breeze by any imagination. The basis of the interview is to convince them that she loves you, she Knows You and I mean knows a lot about you, to establish this they will ask questions like how many children you have if you have any, have you been married before you married her, what do you do for work, how long have you been doing it, are your parents still living, does she know where she will live with you, is it a house, flat or whatever, in a town, village or city, lots and lots of personal questions about you that she should, if its real know the answers to. All they want to know is that it is an established (preferable at least 6 months) genuine relationship, prove that and you are home and dry. We were very sorted at this point and my wife answered everything positively and correctly so much so that we picked up her visa that very afternoon and flew home a week later after having a brief holiday there with her family and friends. As Glad says, keep phone bills, receipts for parcels you have sent, absolutely anything and everything she has sent to you, either by mail or by email, and print copies of all emails she has sent to you. They wont actually read them all !! You should have seen the interviewers face when I plonked 300 + A4 letters in front of her :o) And as I said we provided None of mine to my wife, they didn't even ask for them. You will need proof that you have a home to live in, either rent book and receipts for same, or a letter from your bank/ building society stating that you own the house (subjet to mortgage of course) and I would recommend your last 3 months bank statements also if you are employed a letter from your employer proving it, I am self employed so it was actually easier in that I just took my last 6 months bank statements which showed my banked income and that satisfied them. They want to know that you can support her for at least one year if she doesnt or cannot work, there is no recourse to public funds, ie dole or SS that she can claim and they make that very very clear on her visa in her passport when they grant it, but she can work, oh and pay tax of course !! But then this is rip off Britain !! Of course if you are by this time married you will have your marriage certificate, after having a copy made which must be translated into English you must then have this English copy legalized for the Embassy at the relevant official office, hopefully your wife or her friends will know where to go for this legalization !! get all this right and you could be home with her the day after she is interviewed, get it wrong and it could take you 6 months to get her here or even longer. I wish you all the very best Chris, and like Glad, if you have any questions then don't hesitate Yellowhelmet Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 4/25/2004 7:20:19 AM   Hi Chris, I am in the same boat as you, I met and have visited my woman 3 times now, I have known her 1 year, and asked her to marry me, she excepted. Now I here there is lots of papers to collect e-mails and telephone bills. I talk or am in contact with her day via the internet or text or telephone calls. I called the British Immagration Directorate, they were very little help. All we are looking for is a Visitor Visa for her to visit before she come to live here for good. Any way good luck as I think we need it. Steve IceChaos Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 4/25/2004 12:00:18 PM   http://www.passportsandvisas.com/index.asp?affiliate=opassportmisc i have nothing to do with the above site just found it on the net but they have very useful info that wont cost you anything. once again i am not pimping their site. ice Man Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 4/25/2004 2:26:34 PM   Thanks for the tip on that web site ICE. Ultra Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 4/26/2004 4:21:38 AM   Hi Yellowhelmet, You right – you really need a great luck to be able to obtain a travel visa as it is difficult to do for single/divorced woman. Also as far as I know that if you obtain a Fiancee Visa and she comes to U.K. you are not necessarily have to marry her at once. She can stay in U.K. at least for 3 months, only with no permission to work. And if you decide to marry you can do it and she will be able to stay permanently. You can check this link as well: http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c =Page&cid=1018721067257 Good luck! TimH Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 4/27/2004 7:24:17 PM   If you book a recognised tour with a hotel and flights included for your lady, she shouldn't have huge difficulty in getting a visa to come to the UK for that holiday, But, if she has ever tried before and failed to get one, or they think she is likely to abscond once here she will not be permitted to come. During her stay I believe she can stay at your home, though you will still have to pay for the hotel charges of course. This info relates only to the UK, and also, if your intended has a current Chemgan visa ( EU visa for non EU Nationals) which has not yet expired, she will Not get a visa to come to the UK until after her Chemgan runs out, stupid rule I know, but I don't make them, I just pass on what I know from talking to my friends in the FSU :o)) Yes, the fiance visa entitles her to stay for 90 days, by which time she must marry you or leave, and she will not be permitted to work until she has married you and had her wife visa issued . Mrs. zoo Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 11/13/2007 3:07:27 AM   hello guys hope you can help me. i get married to british citizen. we,ve known each other for a year now we met on the net and he visit me in my country three times already, we have one child,and we are plannig to get vistors visa for me. but we dont know how. do you think the embassy would give us visa if we bring our child with them? Rag'n'Bull Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 11/13/2007 6:47:29 AM   Mrs Zoo, The UK authorities will frown upon you, a couple with a small child, they won't believe you, they will believe that it is your intent to remain in UK and not return to your home country at the end of the visa. You will not be able to marry in UK on a visitors visa, they have tightened the rules whereas you must have an appropriate visa to marry, the marriage offices will not marry you otherwise, but the authorities live in their black and white world and will believe your intentions are not honorable. You'd be better off applying for a settlement (fiancee) visa. Martin FSUfemale Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 11/13/2007 10:38:25 AM   "we have one child,and we are plannig to get vistors visa for me... if we bring our child with them? " It sounds like you both got a common child ...Is it correct? ben2006 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 11/13/2007 10:42:49 AM   i think if they prove its a common child and the child is not travelling the chances are better. But its not clear is Mrs Zoo is married, what passport she has, how old she is etc etc. Just taking a kid when applying for a visa doesn't count for much, its better to bring a birth certificate with both parents names on it. Mrs. zoo Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 11/14/2007 7:26:07 AM   thank you everyone for your reply.. my husband i got married in my country. the child i am saying is our child. we both doesnt have kids with other man or woman. ofcourse our child has his own birth certificate. with his daddy's signiture. we dont have plan to get married in uk. we just want to be together longer. so you guys saying that we better get a fiancee visa? but we cant bring our son?what's the best thing we could do? ben2006 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 11/14/2007 10:55:47 AM   Mrs Zoo, You can't apply for a finance visa if you are married. But what do you want to do? visit with your child for a few months and return home or stay in the UK. The problem with applying for a visit visa is that the embassey may not beleive you will return back to your country esp if your from what they consider a high risk country. If your child is not travelling then theres one reason for you to return. If you apply for a settlement visa then you have to meet certain requirements ie accommodation, income etc etc. ben2006 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 11/14/2007 10:55:47 AM   Mrs Zoo, You can't apply for a finance visa if you are married. But what do you want to do? visit with your child for a few months and return home or stay in the UK. The problem with applying for a visit visa is that the embassey may not beleive you will return back to your country esp if your from what they consider a high risk country. If your child is not travelling then theres one reason for you to return. If you apply for a settlement visa then you have to meet certain requirements ie accommodation, income etc etc. Rag'n'Bull Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 11/14/2007 10:56:51 AM   Mrs Zoo, If you have married in FSU then you may as well marry in UK also. Particularly if you are married then a visitor visa will 99% be refused and once you have been refused a visa your name will be blacklisted for future visa applications. I don't know where in FSU you are but ask your husband to 'Google' search the local UK consulate, from that he'll get their email address, and email them for advice, they're normally quite sensible. The point is that a married couple on a visitor visa, excuse me for sounding temporarily American, 'yeah right, heard that before'. Go for the settlement visa and no problem taking your child with you. Rag'n'Bull Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 11/14/2007 11:16:12 AM   Ben, Firstly a fiance is a bloke, finance is something totally different, fiancee is a fem! For UK there is no such thing as a fiance/fiancee visa, it is a settlement visa thus makes little if any difference if they are engaged, married or merely shagging :) Rag'n'Bull Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 11/14/2007 12:47:04 PM   Ben, If she (they) apply for a settlement visa it is he, not she, that will need to meet the accommodation, income requirements! ben2006 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 11/14/2007 1:58:11 PM   Martin, true and in the UK it doesn't matter if she is a he also! Good old gay rights. Why do you say he needs to meet the income and accommodation requirements? She could own property herself and have money in the bank to support both. ben2006 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 11/14/2007 2:03:15 PM   "If she (they) apply for a settlement visa" No she applies not "they". She needs to prove he meets the requirements if she can't herself. 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