My boyfriend's a UK citizen?

[sheridan93]

We've been together for 3 years now. We didn't meet in the UK though, we both live in the Middle East and we met here. Both of us are adults now and will be heading to the same area in the UK for university. We've talked about living together and stuff. I was just thinking the other day about our future together after we had a little talk about it. We've only been together for 3 years and it's definitely too soon to decide on getting married, but we've definitely discussed it. :p

Anyways my concern here is how we'd go about it if we did get married. I actually know nothing about immigration laws so I'm hoping this question will help with that. I know a bit about the Home Office that has to decide whether I get to stay in the UK or not and whether our marriage is legit. Would the fact that we didn't meet in the UK work for or against us? Also, my parents know nothing about us. My friends do and his family knows about me. The reason my parents don't know is because they'd kill me if they found out. My mum's quite religious and my dad's just really overprotective because I'm his little girl..pretty much just as strict as any religious person would be, except he's far from it. I know I'd have to prove we've been together for a long time and are serious, but would that require my parents' involvement? And would the process have to be done from my home country? They'd probably shoot me there for marrying a non-Muslim. :(

I'd like to point out that this question is just a scenario I was picturing in my head. We aren't getting married any time soon but I just wanted to think about what would happen if we ever did. So yeah, please don't kill me. :p

[madison86]

You and your boyfriend would do well if both of you came here to university ,and say in one year you wanted to get married , there would be nothing at all to stop you if you and your boyfriend are over eighteen ,and with you marring a british citizen you would be able to stay in the uk and you would not need your parents permission .