I am so sorry for being late, was so busy Patricia, and about my girlfriend from Spain and native one also i feel didnt clarify more like you said and what i mean by marriage is civil union because i heard the real marriage needs alot of time, paper work, reservation to to halls and etc...and will explain you more my situation im currently on my student visa and i have nearly 6 months to expire so want to start from scratch, also im wondering is there minimum months to stay in spain before start this application?