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by tei123 » Sun Jul 28, 2013 6:57 am
I was an overstayer but was able to marry at my parish,my little advice will be start going to church on sundays with your partner but dont inform the vicar ur intentions of getting married give it abt 6months....make urself known at church dont just go and and go back home be Very friendly try having a chat ...
Give or take after the 6month mark you can then inform your vicar,If u aré a non EU person like me he will let Uno u would need to apply for a common lineces,he will help u with that but would've to come to ur house to make sure you aré leaving together and in his parish.If he is ok with that he would invite u both to his office and apply for it for you...If he ask you ur passport you can give home the copy u have and all correspondence from HO and say to him u r in the process of renewing it but make sure ur wife to be has any form of id...If u ve a drivers id it might be Very easy for u...i believe he will put all down in writing to apply for ur lineces for you and will take copies of all of them.
You would ve to go and meet the church registrar he is the one who would grant ur common lineces for u....do not go alone.make sure you go with your partner in that way he knows it not sham...all the church want is to join 2 people in holy matrimony not sham weddings.
The church registrar would would give ur vicar the go ahead if he is happy and.believe there aint any dordgy intentions.with the church process is Quite expensive u looking at £1000 for everything. Unlike the register office...
Good luck and feel free to ask any questions
