Does anyone know how we can get married in the Church of England..we have heard it's possibly the only way...
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A few people haven't really understood your question, but anyone can get married in CoE.
Because CoE is the official state religion, it also operates with some of the responsibilities of a governemtn department. It must marry anyone who approaches them and lives in the area. This also means that unless you have an established relationship with another church, you can't pick and choose which church is prettier for photos (many people try to do this), but that also means that your local church is not alowed to reject you if you aproach the vicar to marry you, even if they have never seen you before and you are a hare krishna jewish couple.
Every CoE church has a board outside, with details of the Vicar, the local bishop, and phone numbers. Go for a walk to your nearest one, phone up, see if it is your official local church, make an appointment, don't need to mention the overstayer part at this stage, no-one likes to feel used, even vicars.
But, do not think getting married and taking a wedding certificate to the home office is going to sort out all your visa woes.
get married to get married, but getting your partners visa is still going to be a nightmare of applications.
If you are a British citizen you can get married in your Parish Church.
Make an appointment to see the Vicar and book a date. You will have to have the "banns" read on three consecutive Sundays in the Church, which gives people a chance to object to the marriage.
You can also get married in the local Register Office. Go and see the Registrar and book a date. A notice is posted on their notice board which gives people chance to object. Your local council will tell you where the Registrar's office is (usually but not always at the council office).
Have you ever thought that he may be using this/you as an opportunity to get his desire - a place in the UK!
If he is really serious ask him to book flights home and then get married in his home country - will he do it???? Probably not!
surely it would be simpler to have a registry office wedding?
However, if you insist on a Church wedding, that may be difficult depending on the background of your partner.
Many years ago, a friends daughter married a divorced RC, the church wouldn't consider it, but a friendly priest/vicar was found eventually and they married in a Sally Army chapel, but it did not have the same atmosphere.
the CofE tend to be a bit more liberal than the catholics, so you may have more luck there in these modern times.
I am sorry this is not the definitive answer you would like, but suggest you see your local vicar for advice
I'm not 100% sure about church, but my husband was an asylum seeker and when we wanted to marry here i was told i needed to ask the home office for permission and pay over £100 with no refund if refused. we ended up going to turkey (his home country), marrying there and applying for spouse visa. normally takes around 3 months to process, during which time he will not be allowed to return to the UK with you. immigration rules change with the wind so i suggest you speak to a solicitor who specialises in immigration matters. i have friends who were overstayers and they have been deported. if your partner returns to his country voluntarily and you marry there, the home office should treat it as a new claim and not count his period of overstay against him.
A CoE wedding is a totally "normal" wedding - with all the same legal requirements as any other wedding service in the UK. Quite often there are some religious requirements too - for instance some churches will require you both to be baptised etc. There's no dispensation availabel for overstayers as far as I'm aware... I think you may have had some dodgy legal advice on this!
racists !!!! bigots !!!!! what ever happend to GOD
is he a pole by anychance lol
Your partner needs permission to get married in the UK from the Home Office.
COE marriages have different rules, but really you and your partner would have to be members of the COE and then find a vicar who would be willing to perform the marriage. It could be difficult.
Marraige would not automatically give your spouse residency in the UK, nor prevent deportation.
If one is a national of a country outside Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the EU or USA The Church has a responsibility to conduct marriages which will be recognized in the country the bride or groom comes from. This is done for the couple’s benefit not just for bureaucracy. Therefore, the Faculty Office strongly recommends that these marriages should be done by Common Licence rather than banns and some dioceses ask the person to obtain from the relevant embassy or consulate a letter saying their marriage will be recognised. There are now stricter rules applied by the Civil registry office to prevent ‘sham’ marriages.
Here is some more information on marrying in a CofE church.
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/lifeevents/...
I was married in a CofE church, my husband being American and of a different faith caused us no problems.
I had never been baptised but my husband had. Even though he was of a different faith, the CofE church didn't mind. As long as one of you are baptised.
Because my husband was not a resident in my local parish in England for a period of time, we had to go to the church Head Office in London to swear on a bible and fill in some paperwork.
All he needed was his birth certificate. They never asked us whether my husband had a visa or not.
We were not intending to live in the UK so a bit different from you.
Marrying in church is one thing but the problems regarding your situation will be whether you will be allowed to marry if he hasn't got the right visa's etc to stay in the country.
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