visa

[monkey1167]

hi guys

i am married to a thai lady thai registered marrige been with her 2 years 7 months we are in thailand,we applied for general visitors visa to uk refusal april made 2nd app waiting to here now.these visas are a night mare.

if aproved this time, when we get to uk. if we get married there uk would this give her anymore rights as to settelment visa ilr. if we over stayed her visa would or could they deport her.we dont intend to live in uk as yet or for any lenght of time just trying to get round some of this bullshit

i no the gov are upset with registra offices for not notifing them of suspected sham marriges so they must have a problem once married in uk

many thanks for any input

Edited May 31, 2014 by monkey1167

[Thongkorn]

Why the first refusal.

Yes overstay may make problems in the future maybe a 10 year ban.

If you get married on a Visit Visa in the UK, it would not give you any more preferential treatment when applying for a settlement Visa.

Just apply for a Spouse Visa and go from there.

[7by7]

Marrying in the UK does not give her any more settlement rights than if you married in Thailand.

If she is in the UK as a visitor she must leave when, or before, her visa expires; otherwise she will be in the UK illegally; married to a British citizen or not.

If you marry in the UK whilst she is there as a visitor then she cannot convert her visit visa to settlement while in the UK; she would have to return to Thailand and apply for settlement there.

BUT

You say

i am married to a thai lady thai registered marriage

If you mean that you registered your Thai marriage at an ampur and so are legally married in Thailand, then you are also legally married in the UK (Foreign Marriages Act, 1899).

Therefore, not only do you not need to marry again in the UK, you can't; because you are already married.

However, if you only had a ceremonial marriage and have not registered it at an ampur then it is not a legal marriage in Thailand and so is not a legal marriage in the UK.