Would marriage complicate visits to my fiance & I's countries?

[Steve's Girl 0]

Hi,

I've fallen in love with a fantastic guy from the UK over the internet, he's come to see me twice here in California, and I've seen him once in the UK. On his next visit out we were thinking of getting married. As we're not financially ready to sponsor the other to come to either country we have to make do with just short visits. Here is our question: would getting married before applying for visas make short visits to each other be suspicious to immigration officials? We really want to do everything by the book to have the best outcome possible.

Thanks! SG

[Marty J 0]

It's possible the POE officers could want to see evidence of his ties to his home country, such as a letter from his employer, or evidence of him still paying rent in the UK or some such.

It's also possible they won't ask for anything.

Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.

[Slightly Bonkers 0]

I'm going to make a sub-context comment, not completely answering your question. Because I have experience with this particular thing, but not your actual question.

Ok ####### disclaimer done.

Travelling once your married (or not married for that matter), means that you have to prove that you don't want to stay illegally whether in the US or in another country (EU). This is usually done through proof, employment letters, rent agreements, mortgages, kids etc.

My Guy was american and was given a very hard time every time he entered heathrow, and often when entering Dublin. He was grilled, asked what he was doing there, how long, blah blah blah. Unlike when I'd visit him, he never brought proof, but I would recommend always traveling both ways with proof of ties to home countries, even for the US citizen. Sometimes he was only given a 2 week leave to stay in Ireland or the UK, basically the date he was due to fly home plus a couple for delays.