Spousal visa application - Dual national - Irish on Marriage Certificate

[bonnie2803]

Hi everyone, thanks in advance for your help and advice.

I'm a British/Irish citizen living in London and in February 2019 will be marrying my long-term but also long-distance partner in her home country of Brazil. We meet all the criteria for the spousal dependency visa but have a concern over the marriage certificate.

I was last in Brazil in October to start the paperwork necessary to have a civil ceremony marriage in Brazil and due to human error and lack of sufficient time, filed a piece of paperwork with my Irish passport. As a result, all following paperwork has stated my nationality as Irish. We have tried at multiple stages of the process to show my British citizenship but to no avail, so when we get married next year the marriage certificate will state my nationality as Irish. To restart this process would take us months and cost a fortune.

What are your thoughts/ experiences on applying for the UK Spousal Visa with this certificate, but with plenty of supporting evidence to show that I am also British. Has anyone been through a similar experience?


Thanks again!

[CR001]

It is not an issue at all.

My marriage cert for example stated my ex husband as South African and no mention of his British citizenship at all and it was accepted with a copy of his British passport for a spouse visa.

As long as the official marriage cert is legal where it is issued, there is no problem at all as you will be applying for the spouse visa with your British passport and could include the Irish copy if you wish to.

[seagul]

Hi everyone, thanks in advance for your help and advice.

I'm a British/Irish citizen living in London and in February 2019 will be marrying my long-term but also long-distance partner in her home country of Brazil. We meet all the criteria for the spousal dependency visa but have a concern over the marriage certificate.

I was last in Brazil in October to start the paperwork necessary to have a civil ceremony marriage in Brazil and due to human error and lack of sufficient time, filed a piece of paperwork with my Irish passport. As a result, all following paperwork has stated my nationality as Irish. We have tried at multiple stages of the process to show my British citizenship but to no avail, so when we get married next year the marriage certificate will state my nationality as Irish. To restart this process would take us months and cost a fortune.

What are your thoughts/ experiences on applying for the UK Spousal Visa with this certificate, but with plenty of supporting evidence to show that I am also British. Has anyone been through a similar experience?


Thanks again!

It would be accepted but you should also truly state your all nationalities.