Dependent wife with no marriage certificate: UK visa
I'm applying for a visit visa to the UK for my wife and me, my wife is dependent on me so we will apply for 1 set of salary documents that is mine as I pay for everything in our household.
The problem is we don't have a marriage certificate since our marriage was solemnised 30 years ago in a religious ceremony in a small village and never had officially registered it since there was no legal rule to get a certificate back then in India.
My wife and I have each other's names on our Indian passports in the spouse's name. I talked to a lawyer and he said he can get an affidavit done for us but will this work? also, do I need to provide a letter in my wife's application saying I'm her husband and I will take care of all expenses and she can take money from my account?
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Is marriage certificate mandatory for UK dependent visa?
Providing your marriage certificate is mandatory, but it is not enough evidence on its own to prove that a relationship is genuine and subsisting. Despite the Home Office stating this, they do not provide further guidance on additional evidence needed for a successful application.Is marriage certificate mandatory for dependent visa?
Children under 18 will have to prove that they are not leading an independent life and rely on the primary applicant for support. Documents that prove the relationship are required such as marriage certificate in case of spouse and birth certificate in case of children.Can I get married in the UK without a marriage visa?
If you do not have a marriage visitor visa or family visaYou can still give notice of your intention to get married or form a civil partnership but the immigration authorities at the Home Office will be told.Can I claim my unmarried partner as a dependent UK?
Who can come to the UK as a dependant? Unmarried partners must provide evidence of having lived with their partner for at least 2 years. Children must not be living an independent life.Dependant visa refused, not enough evidence of marriage. #visarefusal #UKvisa #studentdependant
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