UK Marriage

www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/family-visas

You will find your answers by clicking on the above link. Going direct to the source of relevant information is far better than asking on a forum based in a foreign country, something your boyfriend might like to think about if he is so keen to get you into the UK.
Something doesn't quite add up here said the cynic in me. If you "talk all the time" then boyfriend needs to do his homework and explain to you what happens next after your "best option" marriage.

And no, you do not automatically get British citizenship by marrying a British citizen. Join the queue in 3 years time with your application in hand.
www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-citizen/if-your-spouse-is-a-british-citizen

Post number 2 has links to all you need.

Good luck

I live in the UK and have a fairly good understanding of the system. And, to be honest, unless your boyfriend is rich, there is almost zero chance of you getting a visa to live here, even if you are married. The income level he would have to prove he was earning is high - something like ?75,000 a year - and you also have to show that you have lived together as man and wife for something like 4 years before you apply. What may be easier is if he moves to another EU country and then exercises his European right to live with his dependant partner (you don't need to be married). He would have to be settled in the other country and have a job. You may well find that the only real way you can stay together is to live in DR. You will get a lot of feedback from Americans on this forum, and it is MUCH easier for a US citizen to get their spouse into the US. Be warned, it honestly is all but impossible to do this in the UK at the moment. And likely to get worse if we do leave Europe.

It was that the wife or husband can have spousal residence to live in the UK.I think this still pertains.

Citizenship is a longer process.

It is still possible to get spousal residency, but the tests which are applied are based on the income of the UK spouse (and the threshold is extremely high). Basically immigration is such a hot issue in the UK, even more so than in the US, and they make it almost impossible for anyone from outside the European Union to enter. Things may get a little easier if the UK leaves Europe.

Im British and married a Dominican Citizen 4 and a half years ago. The other posts are correct - Until you reach 4 years married there is pretty much no point in trying. When I first moved here we were unsure whether to stay here or go to the UK... The embassy made our mind up for us... Basically they told me not to waste my time (and a lot of money) unless you have been married four years. Just got my 5 month old daughter a British passport however! woop- so she gets the choice!

I think what is mentioned above is a bit extreme, you can enter UK to join your spouse with a temporary visa, getting residency takes a bit longer and citizenship a bit longer after that.

Here is the extract from the link that was given above:

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Joining your partner
You must prove that you and your partner are 18 or over and in a genuine relationship.

You must be one of the following:

married or civil partners
living together in a relationship for 2 years
engaged to be married or to become civil partners
You must prove that any previous relationships you or your partner had are permanently broken down.

You must also meet the financial requirement of:

?18,600 per year if you’re applying only for yourself
?22,400 per year for you and one child
?2,400 per year for each additional child
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By the way, the part about proving your previous relationship is broken down would be hard, after all the chulos always hang around...!? lol

Also for an 18 your old Dominican you write English better than most Brits I know.... !!!? (you will be welcomed to the UK if you can speak just as well !)

Good luck... (even though 1st post an all that).

Most of the British people I know apply for the visa as soon as they get married. As long as your husband prove the income requirement above ie the ?18,600 per year and does not rely on public funds and you pass an english exam which takes place here around 4 times a year, then the chances of a visa being granted are very high. The process is done mainly on line and decisions made in around 12 weeks. You can also look at the Facebook pages for UK Dominican Spouses and all of the visa information and process is there too.

Matilda

So my 'wife' (you'll understand the use of inverted commas a bit further down) are just finishing this process.
I am a Brit and she is Serbian (NOT part of the EU).

Here's what we did (WITHOUT getting married!):

- We originally met in 2004 when she was in the UK on a temporary visitor/tourist visa.
- She went back to Serbia when her visa expired 6 month later.
- It took her another 2 years before she was allowed to come back to UK in 2007 on another temporary visitor/tourist visa.
- She overstayed her visa this time so that we could live together for 2 years and apply for an UNmarried Partner visa (which is basically exactly the same as a married one, but not a lot of people know about this option!)
- She then went back home to Serbia to the rest of the paperwork there while I had to do some in the UK including show my income, etc. as mentioned above by others. It was not easy and there were several push-backs and delays, but in the end (nearly a year later) she was given her UNmarried Partner visa and allowed back into the UK.
- This visa was valid for 2 and a bit years and allowed her to live and work in the UK which she did from 2009 until now.
- After 2 years, she applied for her Indefinite Leave to Remain (IDL) visa which she got. This now meant that she could come and go from the UK (and the rest of the EU) pretty much as if she was a UK citizen.
- And now, 5 years after receiving her IDL, she is finally applying for her British Passport which she is due to get in a couple of months.

The above is a VERY abridged version of events and it required lots of paperwork, costs (money, time, emotions, stress, etc.) and effort. We used a local (London) specialist agent to help with everything. There were a number of exams, tests and various other hoops we had to jump through to get it all done, so please do not think it is quick or easy.
That said, if you are genuinely in love and want to be with your partner then it is all worth it in the end.

Hope that helps at least a little bit and do feel free to PM me should you have any specific questions.
I'll be more than happy to help if I can.

Very best wishes and good luck on getting to be with your partner in the UK. I hope it works out for you.

Rob