International Nesties
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Hi ladies!
I've heard great things about the people on this board. I'm currently engaged to be married - and the date is fast approaching. My fiance is a UK citizen, and I am a US citizen. I will be moving to the UK to live with him after we get married.
Has anyone done this? I know that once we are married and I have the official marriage certificate I can apply for the spousal visa.
But - I want to change my name once we are married. When/how do I go about doing this? Do I apply for the visa with my new married name? How long does the visa process take? When should I change my name on my passport?
Any insight on this would be very helpful. Thanks.
Re: Hi ladies!
You can enter the UK for six months on a tourist visa.
Others may be able to give further feedback here http://pandce.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=int, where many of the ladies from this board have migrated.
You don't want to enter the UK on a tourist visa. First, the 6 months is up to the discretion of the Immigration officer, and if you come in married to a Brit who lives in the UK you run a HUGE risk of being sent back. Second, you can't apply for your marriage visa from within the UK, so even if you got in on a 6 month visa you would have to fly back to the US and apply there (and you couldn't work in the UK or get benefits like the NHS), and spend the time apart. I would change your name and then apply, and just know you WILL have to spend time apart.
Check out visajourney.com
I would also suggest doing the name change first and then applying. Basically not to be harsh but truthful I'm gonna say get used to spending time apart, just hope that it isn't as long as I had to. Good luck and congrats though! I also am a US cit married to a UK and currently living in England.
Also, as far as entering on a 6 month visa...I did twice while already married, the first time I was able to stay the second not. It depends on who you get I guess. But again, Good luck!
If you are applying straight for a marriage visa this is all true. Are you getting married in the US or UK?
If you're getting married in the UK, you need a fiance visa first but then you can apply for your marriage visa whilst you are in the UK.
Or if you're getting married in the US, I think you can go to one of the consulates and apply in person after you have your marriage certificate?
It sounds like she is getting married in the US. And you can no longer go in person and get your visa, they stopped that a few years ago.