Thanks everyone @wiggsy Yeah it is so close however opportunity presented itself now and 1 month ago I could still have walked away but have now signed a year contract on my apartment and furnished it so that's that. @Jambo that is very clear, thanks. It is a pain but in the long term (after these 1 ...

Hi Thanks for the replies. Before we came over there was always the possibility of the company sponsoring me so did my homework before coming over. I found some posts saying that if you come over for work (for a UK company) it doesn't count towards the 450 days (cant find them now unfortunately). I ...

Hi. I am a non-EU married to a Spanish citizen and we have been living in the UK form Oct 2008 to Nov 2012. I took a 4 month sabbatical from work to travel in Australia but since being here my UK company has offered me a job here in Australia. I am aware of the "450 days outside UK" rule but we will ...

Hi Yes he can come on his 3 month visitor visa and you dont have to marry within that time (dont think that would be possible) but just have to submit all your paperwork indicating that you do want to get married. We got married in "registro civil" which is basically infront of the judge but I do ...

I have applied for my Identity card and that takes a while but according to most posts I am "legal" already just because it is documented that Im married. I myself is actually trying to find out exactly what I can do once I received my identity card as me and my wife are trying to move to London but ...

Hi. I am south african and just got married to my spanish partner. Seemed to be the only way to do it. I just came as a visitor (3 months) and then overstayed until I got married. Hope this helps