Visa rules regarding travel back to the UK with wife I married abroad
I am planning to marry my Uruguayan fiancé in Santiago Chile and we are looking to head back to the UK (I am a British National) to visit my family early next year.
Would my wife be able to travel with me on a normal visitor visa, or would she need to apply for a spouse visa to enter the UK, even though we are not planning to stay there immediately?
I have read a plethora of information and so far I have found nothing to clarify the above. I have read that once we are married she would not be allowed to enter the UK until she got a spouse visa. Is this correct?
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Can I enter UK if married to UK citizen?
Also known as a UK marriage visa, a spouse visa allows married partners of UK citizens to immigrate to the UK because they are married to someone who is 'settled in the UK' - i.e. a person who is ordinarily resident in the UK and has no immigration restrictions on how long they can stay in the UK.How long can you be out of the UK on a spousal visa?
The Spouse Visa is granted for an initial period of 33 months if you have applied from outside the UK or 30 months if you have applied to switch to this visa from inside the UK. You can also apply for an extension of your Spouse Visa if you wish to stay in the UK after this time.Can I get married in the UK if I was married abroad?
In order for foreign marriages to be recognised as legal in the UK, the following conditions must be met: The marriage must be recognised as a legal marriage in the country in which it took place and the parties to the marriage must have complied with the procedures required in the country of marriage.Can I go to UK with my spouse?
Your partner can apply for a family visa to come and live with you if they're either: your husband, wife, civil partner, proposed civil partner or fianc\xe9(e) your partner who you've lived with for at least 2 years.UK Spouse Visa Process Explained - Marriage Visa UK
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