Yes — this is precisely what the UK Fiancé Visa is designed for. It allows a Canadian citizen engaged to a British citizen, or a person settled in the UK, to enter the country to get married, with the intention of then applying to remain as a spouse.

A Fiancé Visa is granted for six months, during which you must marry. You cannot work during this period. Once married, you can apply from within the UK for leave to remain as a spouse, which avoids the need to return to Canada to make a fresh entry clearance application.

Both the Fiancé Visa and the subsequent Spouse Visa require the British sponsor to meet the £29,000 gross annual income threshold (or rely on £88,500 in qualifying cash savings). The financial requirement applies at both stages, so it is important to ensure your sponsor’s income is well-documented from the outset.

Choosing the Fiancé Visa route over applying directly for a Spouse Visa — after marrying in Canada — has practical advantages if you want to marry in the UK and avoid the delay of a second overseas application. If a UK wedding is not planned, marrying in Canada and applying directly for a Spouse Visa is often the simpler path.

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To understand which route best fits your plans, please get in touch with Sterling Immigration Ltd.

								
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