Marriage in the UK and go back to our country
My fiancé and I are planning to visit the UK and get married. We both are Indian citizens. I live in India and he is in the US on an H1B visa. Can we marry in the UK and go back to our home after that?
Best Answer
Yes, you can, but it's a little cumbersome.
First, to visit the UK to get married, you will need a marriage visitor visa.
The procedure for the marriage is different depending on the legal jurisdiction, whether Northern Ireland, Scotland, or England and Wales.
In the last case, you must stay in the country for at least one week before you can give notice, and then you must wait four weeks before getting married. However, the four weeks can be extended to ten weeks. So you need to be able to afford to travel to the UK twice, or to stay there for three months.
It's probably easier to do it in the US.
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