Marriage visitor visa refusal [closed]

I have been living in Egypt with my partner (married in Egyptian court, not at the Embassy) for the past 6 years. We applied to come to the UK on a marriage visitor visa. Our intentions were to get married, visit my family (I am English) and both return to Egypt after 3 months.

However we were refused as they thought it would be against all probability that we would leave, even after we had reason to return and provided evidence (my partner had a job, home and family to attend to) and in any case we preferred to live in Egypt. We did not have the right to appeal.

What further evidence can we supply to prove we would not intend to stay in the UK?

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I have been living in Egypt with my partner (married in Egyptian court, not at the Embassy) for the past 6 years. We applied to come to the UK on a marriage visitor visa. Our intentions were to get married, visit my family (I am English) and both return to Egypt after 3 months.

As you are already legally married in Egypt, you don't qualify for a marriage visitor visa - which is for a partner who needs to travel to the UK for the purpose of getting married.

Your marriage in Egypt is legally valid in the UK.

If you and your partner would like to visit the UK, I would recommend:

Getting your marriage certificate certified by the appropriate authorities, then translated (if not already in English) and have the translation certified as well.
If you are a UK citizen you only need to apply for a regular visitor visa for your spouse. This should be a lot simpler process.

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Can spouse visa be rejected?

Lack of evidence to prove a genuine and committed relationship is the most common reason for the refusal of partner visas. Applicants and their partner/spouse sponsor need to provide evidence in the following four aspects, namely, financial, social, nature of household and nature of commitment to one another.

What happens if my UK spouse visa is refused?

If your UK visa application has been refused by the Home Office or UKVI, it may be possible to challenge the refusal. You may have been given a right of administrative review, a full right of appeal or no right of appeal at all.

Can I apply for UK visa after refusal?

You can make a fresh application addressing the grounds of refusal with the submission of new evidence and fee. There is no time limit for making a fresh application. So, you can reapply any time after your UK visa refusal.

What reasons can you be turned down for a tourist visa?

An applicant's current and/or past actions, such as drug or criminal activities, as examples, may make the applicant ineligible for a visa. If denied a visa, in most cases the applicant is notified of the section of law which applies.

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