uk citizen wants to marry overseas? need HELP

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d_1982

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hello i need some info about uk marriage law.

UK citizen want to marry some one from overseas.

how long will it take for the wife to come to UK from overseas?

how long does the processing takes? months, years? time limit?

how long does it take months,years to gain permanent residency in UK or obtain a british passport?

can she visit to USA on UK green card? and how long can she stay in USA on green card?

please reply back some one who have solid info about this. thanks in adavance.:)
 
I cant directly answer your questions as I personally have no experience with attempting to bring my spouse over to the UK (Im a UK citizen who moved to the USA). However, within seconds of googling I managed to stumble across this thread which seems very useful.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=717337

As for the UK Greencard that you mention.....well we dont have greencards in the UK. In order to visit the US we need to have a passport and therefore be UK citizens. This gives us the opportunity to attempt to visit the US under the Visa Waiver Program for a maximum of 90days at a time (I put attempt to enter the US, not have a right to the enter the US as it is entirely up to the discretion of the officer at the point of enter as to whether or not you are admitted). However, there are a list of countries that are also part of the VWP:
Andorra Hungary New Zealand
Australia Iceland Norway
Austria Ireland Portugal
Belgium Italy Republic of Korea
Brunei Japan San Marino
Czech Republic Latvia Singapore
Denmark Liechtenstein Slovakia
Estonia Lithuania Slovenia
Finland Luxembourg Spain
France Monaco Sweden
Germany the Netherlands Switzerland
United Kingdom

If your wife is from one of these countries, then being a British citizen holds no advantage over holding a passport from one of these countries. If your wife is not from one of these countries and marrys you and lives in England, then she will need to obtain British citizenship before she can visit the US (or alternatively, apply for a B1/2 visa based on her birth passport).
 
Hello 1982, I will try to answer some of your questions

UK citizen want to marry some one from overseas. how long will it take for the wife to come to UK from overseas?

That depends on the type of visa you will be seeking and on her nationality. To get married in the UK she would have to be on a visa that allows her to do that (not a visitor's visa) such as a fiancee visa.

how long does the processing takes? months, years? time limit?
Again, depends on the situation,and more specifically, on your personal situation. By that I mean income, housing, savings, etc. The UK will want to make sure that your future wife will not be a burden on the system.

can she visit to USA on UK green card? and how long can she stay in USA on green card?

You are getting too far ahead. As mentioned by the Chupacabras, the UK does not have a "greencard", but its equivalent would be to become a resident of the UK which your wife would be able to do after being married to you (check the UK Home Office website for more information). However, even if she was a legal resident in the UK, she needs a passport. Since you would only be able to get a UK passport as a UK citizen, unless your trip to the US is in the far future (years' time), your wife would still need a valid passport from the country she is from.
 
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