General information, not a personal recommendation
Use these guides to understand published UK immigration requirements and questions to check. Confirm the current rule on GOV.UK and obtain regulated advice for your own circumstances.
Plain-English starting point
What the published framework generally means
A person planning to settle after marriage should not treat the Marriage Visitor route as a shortcut to the partner route.
Build the facts
Check these points now
- Whether the couple plans to live in the UK after marriage
- Where the applicant will apply
- Work needs before and after the ceremony
- Financial, English and relationship requirements
Avoid assumptions
Watch for these risks
- Using the wrong visitor category
- Assuming switching is permitted
- Booking the ceremony without checking immigration timing
- Confusing marriage permission with settlement permission
Official starting points
Read the current source
Personal circumstances?
Verify a regulated professional →Know when a guide is no longer enough
Eligibility assessments, evidence reviews, application preparation and representation should be handled by a suitably regulated professional.