Meghan Markle has to pay £1,000 visa bill to come and live in Britain and will not be allowed to work during her engagement
MEGHAN Markle faces a £1,000 visa bill to come and live in Britain.
The Suits actress will have to apply for a family visa and must meet the minimum income requirement of £18,600 a year - as well as not being allowed to work during her engagement.
Home Office officials were tight-lipped over whether the fee would be waived.
Asked on Monday, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “You can direct that question to the Home Office”.
A Home Office spokeswoman later said they did not comment on “individual cases”.
But according to official guidelines, visas cost £993 and take up to 12 weeks, or £1,583 for a speedier premium service.
It’s not known whether Ms Markle is in Britain on a visitor’s visa.
She has been living in Canada where she was filming Suits.
The Canadian Premier Justin Trudeau sent his congratulations and best wishes to the couple.
But there was no congratulatory tweet from the US President Donald Trump.
Meghan Markle once declared she’d moved to Canada from LA if Donald Trump became President – which leaves Government officials in a quandary over whether he’d get an invite to a Royal Wedding.
He is due to pay the UK a visit in Spring next year but the actress has previously branded the tycoon “misogynistic” and “divisive” in a TV interview.
The price of any security may play a part in any decision.
The Obamas were reportedly not invited to William and Kate’s big day because of the added security costs.