Expert: Victoria Williams - 6/9/2009

Question
Hi victoria,
i wanted your advice if you can im planning to get married at the end of the year to my fiance i have been over to Turkey twice to try and arrange the wedding and my family have also flew over to meet him and to arrange the wedding to. after we marry i intend for us to be a family and live in England together but i know it is quite difficult for a Turkish citizen to apply for a UK visa to live in England.
I wanted your advice if you can on pointing me in the right direction how i can apply and the necessary documentation i would need to make the process quicker and easier.

if you could help me that would be great

thank you

Rachel

Answer
Hi Rachel,

I assume you're getting married in Turkey in which case you'll probably need to visit the British consulate at some point. They are really the only people that can advise you but you might get some useful pointers from these websites;
http://ukinturkey.fco.gov.uk/en/visas/
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ukresidency/citizensofturkey/
http://www.ingilterevizesi.biz/?gclid=CJ3CpJSP_5oCFVATzAoddH9WoQ (Turkish)

There is no way that I know of to make the process quicker or easier - indeed the British Consulate is renowned for being difficult if it chooses to be. You have to follow the guidelines provided by the Consulate or Embassy carefully as failure to produce documents required may result in refusal and, once you've been refused, it's even more difficult to apply again.

I hope the links are useful.