Hi Everyone
I am planning to marry my long-term partner in the new year 2018.
I am a British citizen residing near London with my partner who is an Albanian citizen in the UK illegally.
Everything I have read tells me we should go to Albania and get married and apply for a spouse visa from there ...BUT..... He went to a solicitor earlier in the week, unfortunately I was unable to attend with him due to work commitments. He told my fiance that we should marry here then he should return to Albania ...?!
Needless to say I am now very confused as this seems to go against everything I have read ... Is he (the solicitor) just trying to extract a large some of money from my partner and complicating something that could be much simpler...?
Can anyone offer their experiences/knowledge on this ?
Many Thanks
LP