Thank you both for the advice. She would be seeking the decree absolute when she returns to Malaysia (as far as I understand from basic talks with Malaysian lawyers, the divorce can only be done in Malaysia), and as this is likely to take several months, I will be visiting there at times. We have ...

I am hoping someone here can give me some advice for my issue. The short version is that I (a UK born citizen) wish to get married to my girlfriend (a Chinese-descent Malaysian). Of course this would be simple enough if these were the only factors, but there are many other things to consider, hence ...