gypsy1982
16 Aug 2012
USA, Canada / American marrying Pole, then moving to the UK. Has anyone done this before? [13]
And how long does that usually take? Weeks? Months?
And how long does that usually take? Weeks? Months?
gypsy1982
16 Aug 2012
USA, Canada / American marrying Pole, then moving to the UK. Has anyone done this before? [13]
Thanks for all the information, everyone. I'm writing under my actual username now, so sorry for the confusion. Was the last poster asking if my fiance was white? Um...yes, he's Polish. I've been up and down the website for the UK Visa Bureau, which has some information, but it's like pulling teeth trying to get ahold of anyone in person. I suppose what I'm asking is, will I be unable to travel to the UK with my (future, and will be by the time of our move) husband because I don't have a EEA Family Permit? My plan is now to come in as a tourist, then take care of the paperwork while I'm getting us settled into an apartment or something, and maybe leave the country after the permit is issued in order to RE-enter on the permit. I think in any other country this might be an option, but I know that the UK borderguard is notoriously hardnosed about this kind of thing. Considering I live with my fiance now, and we're getting rid of the apartment when we move, if he leaves and I can't go with him, I'm kind of in trouble.
Again, thanks for the suggestions.
Sorry, I know I mentioned this before, but....we'll be getting married IN Poland BEFORE we leave. So, we'll have a marriage license (if the civil office can get off it's hind end and get us the contract by the end of the year....). We'll be husband and wife when entering the country. I just won't have an EEA Family Permit. How have other people dealt with this. Any ideas?
Thanks for all the information, everyone. I'm writing under my actual username now, so sorry for the confusion. Was the last poster asking if my fiance was white? Um...yes, he's Polish. I've been up and down the website for the UK Visa Bureau, which has some information, but it's like pulling teeth trying to get ahold of anyone in person. I suppose what I'm asking is, will I be unable to travel to the UK with my (future, and will be by the time of our move) husband because I don't have a EEA Family Permit? My plan is now to come in as a tourist, then take care of the paperwork while I'm getting us settled into an apartment or something, and maybe leave the country after the permit is issued in order to RE-enter on the permit. I think in any other country this might be an option, but I know that the UK borderguard is notoriously hardnosed about this kind of thing. Considering I live with my fiance now, and we're getting rid of the apartment when we move, if he leaves and I can't go with him, I'm kind of in trouble.
Again, thanks for the suggestions.
Sorry, I know I mentioned this before, but....we'll be getting married IN Poland BEFORE we leave. So, we'll have a marriage license (if the civil office can get off it's hind end and get us the contract by the end of the year....). We'll be husband and wife when entering the country. I just won't have an EEA Family Permit. How have other people dealt with this. Any ideas?