If an englishman marries an american woman in america can she move to england automatically?

Question

I am english and would like to marry my girlfriend who is american. If we got married in america can she come back with me and live and work in england because she is married to an english citizen. Does she need a visa if she is already married to an english citizen? Can i visit her in america and get married while visiting?

Answer 1

Yes, she can go back with you to England and work.
She does not need a Visa.
You can get married in the US.

Answer 2

Let me start with an American who is not married to an Englishman. She can come to England without a visa at any time for six months. To stay on beyond six months requires the permission of the authorities--granted in some cases, but not in others, depending on individual circumstances, for anyone living in England for a year can get NHS treatment, which is sometimes expensive. Generally, permanent-stay visas become available only to Americans doing very high-level jobs.
Turning to your situation. You can come to America at any time as a visitor and marry your friend. She can go back with you and apply for permanent residence or citizenship in England, which should be granted her in due course: she may have to wait a year for it, for, alas, there are some marriages of "convenience," arranged solely with immigration in mind. You and she should have no problems. I recommend that she write or telephone the British Consulate in New York or one nearer to her to get all the details. There will be paperwork but nothing more difficult. As an American citizen, she need not give up her citizenship to become a British citizen, for the United States and Britain allow dual citizenship. But in that case she needs to work something out with the tax people in both countries, which in my experience can be a tedious process. Whether she can begin working in England immediately or has to wait for six months or a year before doing so, I do not know but a British Consulate in America can tell her.

Answer 3

I am english living and married to an american. 1] England 2] Americans good and bad English good and bad 3] Both have stunning landscapes, England wins with the history of the county 4] Again both have good points, we live in the USA right now, but returning to the UK or another country is never out of the question to be honest.

Answer 4

of course we are the land of the free come ,,,marry be happy take her home with you but i think the 3 months apply

Answer 5

American need visas if they intend to work or stay longer than 3 months. If you are married she can apply for a British Dependant's Visa, and after 3 years of living in the UK she can apply for Britihs Citizenship. But it is always best to check with her local British embassy/consulate.

Spouses or civil partners of persons present and settled in the United Kingdom or being admitted on the same occasion for settlement



Requirements for leave to enter the United Kingdom with a view to settlement as the spouse or civil partner of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom or being admitted on the same occasion for settlement



281. The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter the United Kingdom with a view to settlement as the spouse or civil partner of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom or who is on the same occasion being admitted for settlement are that:

(i) (a) the applicant is married to or the civil partner of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom or who is on the same occasion being admitted for settlement; or

(b) the applicant is married or the civil partner of to a person who has a right of abode in the United Kingdom or indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom and is on the same occasion seeking admission to the United Kingdom for the purposes of settlement and the parties were married or formed a civil partnership at least 4 years ago, since which time they have been living together outside the United Kingdom; and

(ii) the parties to the marriage have met; and



(iii) each of the parties intends to live permanently with the other as his or her spouse and the marriage is subsisting; and



(iv) there will be adequate accommodation for the parties and any dependants without recourse to public funds in accommodation which they own or occupy exclusively; and



(v) the parties will be able to maintain themselves and any dependants adequately without recourse to public funds; and



(vi) the applicant holds a valid United Kingdom entry clearance for entry in this capacity.

For the purposes of this paragraph and paragraphs 282-289 a member of HM Forces serving overseas, or a permanent member of HM Diplomatic Service or a comparable UK-based staff member of the British Council on a tour of duty abroad, or a staff member of the Department for International Development who is a British Citizen or is settled in the United Kingdom, is to be regarded as present and settled in the United Kingdom.



Leave to enter as the spouse or civil partner of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom or being admitted for settlement on the same occasion



282. A person seeking leave to enter the United Kingdom as the spouse or civil partner of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom or who is on the same occasion being admitted for settlement may, in the case of a person within paragraph 281(I)(a), be admitted for an initial period not exceeding 2 years or, in the case of a person within paragraph 281(I)(b), indefinite leave to enter may be granted provided a valid United Kingdom entry clearance for entry in the appropriate capacity is produced to the Immigration Officer on arrival.



Refusal of leave to enter as the spouse or civil partner of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom or being admitted on the same occasion for settlement



283. Leave to enter the United Kingdom as the spouse or civil partner of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom or who is on the same occasion being admitted for settlement is to be refused if a valid United Kingdom entry clearance for entry in this capacity is not produced to the Immigration Officer on arrival.