I am an asylum seeker. Can I get married?
I came from zimbabwe in 2003. I left my wife and my kids in Zimbabwe. I have been in Uk since then and my wife has since died in Zimbabwe in 2006 because of the collapse of health system. I have met another Zimbabwean lady who is a failed asylum seeker like me and she is working illegal because she has been denied support like me. We want to get married now. Do we need to tell our solicitors or notify the Home Office about our intentions to marry. Since i am not working. will the goverment offer me money to get married? I believe getting married is a human right. But my partner she is afraid of getting married because she has been told a lot of lies that she can be deported if she gets married as a failed asylum seeker

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Anonymous — Fri, 01/08/2010 - 14:33I suggest that you refer to the UK Border Agency (UKBA) website regarding your status as a failed asylum seeker: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/asylum/ The UKBA website also gives advice on getting married in the UK. As neither you or your partner is a British citizen you would need to obtain a certificate of approval: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/while-in-uk/marriageandcivilpartnership/ There is no legal right to marriage in the UK and therefore the government will not offer you support in order for you to get married. Furthermore, marriage is not used as a reason for deportation. I do, however, suggest that you obtain legal advice on both your status as a failed asylum seeker and your wish to get married. Legal assistance and advice to asylum seekers is provided through private solicitors or through specialised agencies: Refugee and Migrant Justice (http://www.refugee-legal-centre.org.uk/) and the Immigration Advisory Service (http://www.iasuk.org/home.aspx) - who can provide their services free of charge under the Legal Aid scheme. For information about other law firms in your area who are able to provide asylum and immigration advice under the Legal Aid scheme, then please call Community Legal Service Direct on 0845 345 4 345 or view their website (http://www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk/index.jsp). I hope that this is of some assistance to you.