Has anyone any experience of marrying a foreign bride? I am a British male living in Northern Ireland, hoping to marry my South African girlfriend in the next year or so. I hope to (eventually) bring her to live here permanently in Britain. What are the main legal considerations, legal delays, etc and also (heaven forbid) what problems arise if after a short period of time the marriage does not work?.. would she get half my assets/etc just like a standard marriage/divorce like here in the UK? I simply don't want to get myself into a minefield of legal problems should things not work out as we expect. Also would it be better/easier getting married there or here, or do we have to marry in both countries? Also any other considerations that I have not mentioned would be very useful to hear. Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.
2006-10-25 21:32:40 · 6 answers · asked by AtWittsEnd 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Talk to Immigration. She will most likely need to become a permanent resident before she can live in any other country than her own. She may be able to get visitor status while the paper work is being worked on. Also, if you are worried about your assets, sign a prenup.
Not to be rude or offensive, but have you met her before, or is she marrying you to get citizenship somewhere else? You know, like a mail order bride.
Talk to a legal aid counselor. They will be able to tell you more. Definitely speak with Immigration though. If you try to have her live there without paperwork, there is a good chance that she would be deported, never to return.
2006-10-25 23:06:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a South African girl soon to marry a British guy.... I may know a little that can help you. If she is not already in the UK it is going to be a little difficult, it would probably be easier to just do it in SA. However, if you want to get married here she has to first get the proper visa before she can come over. There are several options so she / you would have to look into that to see which visa best suits your situation. If you want to marry here in the UK - before she can marry here you both will have to fill in a form asking permission to marry (check the government web-site as I can't remember what the form is called). She can register the marriage in SA. It is a little tricky but not impossible. After that it will be up to the two of you what happens but once you are married she will be entitled to half of everything unless you put legal measures in place before you marry.
2006-10-25 21:45:11 · answer #2 · answered by Sahara H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get married in SA, the weathers muchhhhhhhh better and its way prettier and cheaper too. tell her to contact the home affairs dep in sa and u should also check for info at the british embassy maybe. There are many legal requirements but dont think divorce would be a problem once she aquires citerzenship in ur country. as long as the paperwork is done marrying in one place will ber okay- i think- but u may have to register in both. I think there best thing for u to do is to contact the departments that specify in these kind of things.
2006-10-25 21:46:09 · answer #3 · answered by ar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First thing you'll need is a certificate of approval from the home office. This same between 20-70 working days. Then you apply for a wedding license.
Other than that - as far as I know, it's the same as marrying a British woman.
Use Yahoo Messenger if you want to discuss this.
2006-10-25 21:37:59 · answer #4 · answered by Felidae 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm 0.5 Irish and am quite questioning of shifting to eire. nevertheless finding love is barely area of the reason. i'm going to prolly flow to there next year first just to make particular. yet from what my relatives that lives there tells me it quite is a effective place to stay and raise a relatives. no longer something incorrect with marrying a foriegn lady. My pal did, she became right here on a school visa and that they only fell in love. And no she did no longer do it for citizenship, she had the formerly they have been given married, went by each and all the propper routes.
2016-10-16 10:26:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes she is entitled to what you have because she will be your wife!!
Unless you get a pre-written agreement signed by both parties and your solicitor to what will happen if you decide to split up.
Are you having doubts?
2006-10-25 21:40:15 · answer #6 · answered by Lisa P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋