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17th May 2014 #1
Divorce
Not sure what Section to put this in so please mods feel free to move to the relevant section.
So, a friend of mine got married in the Philippines and his wife is now in the UK with full UK Citizenship
However, as can happen, things haven't worked out between them so they have agreed to separate and divorce - which raises a couple of questions:
1. Can they legally divorce in the UK?
2. Would the Philippines accept a divorce from the UK or would they also need an annullment there?
3. Since the Philippines don't do divorce, would he be able to marry again to another pinay once the divorce in the UK has been finalised (in the Philippines or UK)?
Thanks in advance
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17th May 2014 #2
To answer your questions:
1. Yes
2. Yes (they don't need to have an annulment, your friend's wife is already British and this won't cause any problems for both of them)
3. Yes-=rayna.keith=-
...When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible...
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18th May 2014 #3
I can confirm that, I married in the Philippines and divorced her here in the UK with a few problems as she ignored the solicitors and court letters, but it went through without her agreement in the end.
I would have sooner saved our marriage, but she just used me to fund her coming to the UK.
She is, as far as I know, still here illegally.
Mick.
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18th May 2014 #4
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To go off topic a bit...
Under the 5 year rule---what would happen if a new marriage failed in that time---does the wife/partner have to go back?---and---what about if the husband-sponsor dies in that time?
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18th May 2014 #5
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18th May 2014 #6
If the wife now has British Citizenship, would the 5-year rule still apply tho?
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18th May 2014 #7
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The rules changed dramatically in July 2012--before that it was only 2 years--and no earnings rules.
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18th May 2014 #9
Thanks all - I will pass the info on
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Many do play the system. It's such a shame there are no stats for failed non European/British marriages when the magical 3 years clicked in.
The pen pushers wont get involved, they've all got their roles to play whilst counting down to their pensions I wrote such a letter when my first filipina wife took to her toes, sending a copy to her employer. She then promptly married another!
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