Want to get married in UK to a Jamaican

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Your question is a little vague, but let me assume it boils down to "what do I need to do to get married to my Jamaican fiance in the UK?"

To be married in the UK your fiance needs a Marriage Visa. A normal tourist visa will not do it - your marriage would be illegal if you tried. Getting a Marriage Visa is harder than a tourist visa - he essentially has to show even more firmly than a tourist visa that he won't want to stay in the UK after the marriage. You can Google the requirements. I'm not expert enough to say if he would get a Marriage Visa or not.

One thing I should suggest, which you don't have to act on, is that it would be easier for the two of you to go to a registry office in Jamaica (or whatever the Jamaican equivalent is) and get legally married, and then come back to the UK and have a 'real' but not legally binding wedding. You can do the whole thing with vows, bridesmaids, white dresses, champagne and lots of family, just without the legal part, which will already have been done. This can be done on a Standard Visitor Visa, as long as you make it completely clear that you are already married. As someone married to a British citizen he should find it even easier to visit. This might also be a fallback option if your finance fails to get a Marriage Visa.

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