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| If you entered the UK on a tourist visa (assuming you had that right), then could they seriously insist that you leave the country (and your husband) in order to complete a process to allow you to come back to join him? Seems pretty insane to me! | |
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yep - it's done all the time. Insane, but it's the reality. I guess it's to crack down on what we in the US call "marrying for a green card" - coming as a tourist, finding someone to marry you so you can get a residence permit, and keeping a "sham" marriage until you qualify for permanent residence.