Hi, I've posted on here previously about obtaining a HK Dependant VISA, unfortunately however due to my wife-to-be's sporadic employment we will put this plan on hold until she has a more solid foundation for us to apply.
Before this however we need to get married. My friend told me, who has ended up in the same position I need to be (get married, get HK dependant VISA), that when he got married in the UK they opted for the international marriage license which until he told me, I'd never even realised existed. However, I will be getting married in HK and even though initially plan to live in HK for possibly a number of years, will likely eventually go back to the UK, so I will need a marriage certificate that is valid in the UK. Does this same international marriage license apply or is it a different process when marrying in HK?
Also, it is more than likely we will get married in a registration office, and save a wedding until further down the line. Does anybody have any recommendations for registration offices in HK? I've been told doing such things in a solicitors office might be the way to go, however we don't want to get VISAs involved straight away due to financial eligibility, so is this still worthwhile? What sort of time period should be expected in between booking a registration, getting married, and then having everything finalised? Also, will I need to correspond with authorities in the UK at all or is all of that taken care of simply by providing the international marriage license when we eventually go back to the UK?
Sorry if I seem somewhat clueless, hoping somebody can point me to a launch pad so I can get my head around this!
Thanks