UK Fiancee Visa

The only 99% surefire way to bring your Russian woman to the UK is with a fiancé visa. Any other type of visa is a great risk, as it most probably will be denied. The UK fiancee visa is valid for 6 months, during which your marriage must take place. Once you have married, your spouse applies for a marriage visa, which is valid for two years. At the end of this period, she can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) often known as UK permanent residency.

Application requirements:

1. You must be a British citizen or permanent resident.
2. You and your future spouse must be at least 21 years of age.
3. You and your future spouse must have met each other in person.
4. You and your future spouse must have sufficient means to live without access to public funds.
5. You must have suitable accommodation in the UK.
6. Your fiancée must provide a duly completed package of documents.

Your fiancée needs to apply in person at the British Embassy in her country of residence. Documents are a crucial part of success as they are the basis for consideration. Therefore, the set should be complete and the documents should meet the requirements of the British consulate department. If it is not possible for the officer to make a decision from the documents submitted, he will invite your lady for the interview.

The set of documents shall include (if it is impossible to provide original documents, you should provide their certified copies):

1. UK visa application form (download from the UK Embassy website) completed by your fiancée.
2. Your birth certificate.
3. Your passport or registration certificate.
4. Your and your fiancé's certificates of divorce, annulment or death of a spouse, if you were previously married.
5. Your sponsorship eligibility documents (bank statements, certificate of employment, earnings record, etc.).
6. Documents for accommodation where you are going to live with your spouse (mortgage documents, ownership certificate, rental agreement, etc.).
7. Evidence of your relationship (letters, telephone bills, photos, visas and passport stamps proving that you visited each other or spent holiday together, etc.).
8. Your letter of intention to marry.
9. Foreign passport of your fiancée.
10. Color photographs of your fiancée.
11. Birth certificate of your fiancée and her children, if they are accompanying her.
12. If your fiancee is going to enter the UK with a child under 18 she must provide a notarized child exit permit from the child's father.

Note that application requirements may change from time to time; therefore, you should consult the British Embassy prior to application. Additional information can be found at www.ukvisas.gov.uk or at the British Embassy website.