Meghan appears in another official royal engagement (with Harry, Wills and Kate) but does her UK Fiancée visa allow to work?
This is based on ITV.com article: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend first official engagement together
We are making an educated guess that Meghan is likely to be in possession of a UK Fiancée visa at the moment, as it would be the most logical step for her to marry a British citizen. A Fiancée visa allows to come to the UK and marry her (and ours) special one within 6 months.
Does this visa allow working in the UK? No, it does not. We were concerned about Meghan’s status first but then remembered that she has been “working” in the charitable capacity, ie unpaid and not as an employee for a company, so it is OK.
On the serious note, in our practice, our clients often ask whether to choose a Fiancée visa or a Spouse visa. We have a detailed page on our website Spouse v Fiancée: http://www.1st4immigration.com/spouse-v-fiancee.php
There are advantages and disadvantages of each route, they are explained in great detail on the link above. In addition, there are more factors to consider than just the UK visa application process. For example, avoiding a Fiancée visa (and its high fee and onerous requirements) may sound attractive but to apply straight for a Spouse visa you need to get married first. Have you considered the marriage process in the chosen country? How bureaucratic is it? For example, many countries require a document, such as certificate of no impediment from the British citizen (that they are not already marked), an Apostille on the UK birth certificate and certified translations from English to Spanish or Russian etc.
If your fiancé(e) will need a Schengen visa while living in the UK (Filipino, Russian, Indian, South African etc), how difficult will it be to secure it with a non-UK marriage certificate? For this purpose, a UK marriage certificate would be by far easier, so a UK Fiancée visa would be more beneficial. You can read about it on our Schengen visa pages, such as this one: http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schengen-visa-france.php
Sometimes we are asked about a visa called Marriage Visitor, which is different from a Fiancée visa. The latter is, confusingly, often called “Marriage visa”. Marriage visitor visa is a type of the Visitor visa rules, so it allows to come to the U, to get married within 6 months and to leave the UK. It is not a visa to come with the view of settlement. You’d have to return to your country and apply for a Spouse visa from there.
To read more about Fiance/Fiancée Visa please visit our website: http://www.1st4immigration.com/fiancee-visas.php
For individual advice or to make a real Spouse visa application (and to be treated like a Royal!) please contact us: info@1st4immigration.com. We respond emails on the same working day!
1st 4Immigration Ltd, authorised by the OISC, ref 200800152. We operate at the highest Level 3 of expertise. Office address: 68 King William Street, City of London, London, EC4M 7DZ.
We are making an educated guess that Meghan is likely to be in possession of a UK Fiancée visa at the moment, as it would be the most logical step for her to marry a British citizen. A Fiancée visa allows to come to the UK and marry her (and ours) special one within 6 months.
Does this visa allow working in the UK? No, it does not. We were concerned about Meghan’s status first but then remembered that she has been “working” in the charitable capacity, ie unpaid and not as an employee for a company, so it is OK.
On the serious note, in our practice, our clients often ask whether to choose a Fiancée visa or a Spouse visa. We have a detailed page on our website Spouse v Fiancée: http://www.1st4immigration.com/spouse-v-fiancee.php
There are advantages and disadvantages of each route, they are explained in great detail on the link above. In addition, there are more factors to consider than just the UK visa application process. For example, avoiding a Fiancée visa (and its high fee and onerous requirements) may sound attractive but to apply straight for a Spouse visa you need to get married first. Have you considered the marriage process in the chosen country? How bureaucratic is it? For example, many countries require a document, such as certificate of no impediment from the British citizen (that they are not already marked), an Apostille on the UK birth certificate and certified translations from English to Spanish or Russian etc.
If your fiancé(e) will need a Schengen visa while living in the UK (Filipino, Russian, Indian, South African etc), how difficult will it be to secure it with a non-UK marriage certificate? For this purpose, a UK marriage certificate would be by far easier, so a UK Fiancée visa would be more beneficial. You can read about it on our Schengen visa pages, such as this one: http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schengen-visa-france.php
Sometimes we are asked about a visa called Marriage Visitor, which is different from a Fiancée visa. The latter is, confusingly, often called “Marriage visa”. Marriage visitor visa is a type of the Visitor visa rules, so it allows to come to the U, to get married within 6 months and to leave the UK. It is not a visa to come with the view of settlement. You’d have to return to your country and apply for a Spouse visa from there.
To read more about Fiance/Fiancée Visa please visit our website: http://www.1st4immigration.com/fiancee-visas.php
For individual advice or to make a real Spouse visa application (and to be treated like a Royal!) please contact us: info@1st4immigration.com. We respond emails on the same working day!
1st 4Immigration Ltd, authorised by the OISC, ref 200800152. We operate at the highest Level 3 of expertise. Office address: 68 King William Street, City of London, London, EC4M 7DZ.
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