toddmeister
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I thought you couldn't apply for FLR until 28 days before the current visa expiry date? Maybe that's why it won't allow you to book so far in advance?
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I think you'll need more than just photos. Does the rental agreement show both your names on the paperwork as cohabiting?
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I presumed he meant getting married in Thailand would avoid an additional FLR visa if they applied for a fiancé visa, not the 2nd FLR stage under the new rules
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Firstly does your job meet the minimum salary requirement of £18600? Also you'll have to show the salary going into your bank account for at least 6 months prior to application so it'll be a while before you can apply yet.
Getting married in Thailand will probably be the easiest option. The in married partner route will require you to prove that you have lived together "akin to married" for I think 2 years.
The tb test can only be done at the IOM in Bangkok and is valid for 6 months
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Answer to Q2 - no, it will have no implication at all. The visa has been granted already. She can enter the UK as and when she pleases with or without you. But she should be prepared to answer any questions asked of her at immigration when she arrives in the UK
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I guess putting him in a cage and burning him alive doesn't fall under the British judicial system?
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Karon is fine for couples but too quiet for single guys IMO, if if you do only want to have a few "quiet" drinks. On my first ever trip to LOS I was with my mates and we spent most nights having to commute up to Patong which is expensive if you're using Tuk tuks and don't want to risk killing yourself on s motorbike.
Paying is also well suited for access to some of the best beaches. Paradise beach is one of the best on the island and only s few minutes south of patong. Kamala & Leam Sing to the north as well as Karin, kata & kata noi if you want to go a little further south
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Certainly not more lenient when it comes to visas, the opposite if anything so you're best throwing everything you've got at it evidence wise. All done online these days then she books an appointment to submit supporting documents.
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There are plenty of "quiet" areas to stay in Patong and it doesn't have to be as mental as everyone seems to suggest it is. There are hundreds of guest houses to choose from for any budget. I'd suggest you stay in a guesthouse on Nanai Rd which is the main road at the back of Patong running parallel to the mountain. Lots of bars on Nanai if you want a "quiet" drink or if you want to head into Bangla u can get a motorbike taxi or could even walk it
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Trinity College do a B1 speaking and listening test for ILR and have test centres in London Birmingham & Manchester. I'm booking the Manchester test for my Mrs. It's £110 for a tem minute chat which is split into two parts. Apparently the applicant has to select a subject from list of options to talk about for the first part. Second part is a subject chosen by the examiner.
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I know a couple of people who broke up because the wife spent all day on the phone, computer or watching Thai soaps
Surely that says more about the state of their relationship than it does about the quality of Thai TV? Did they ever consider why their wives were spending all day doing that and not spending time with them?
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my fiancees Visa application will probably be submitted about 3 months after we are legally married in Thailand. At the moment she requires a new passport (old one lost). I was thinking if she got one before we get married, it would have to be changed to her married name after the legal wedding
That would be so much easier than having to get everything changed before the Visa application is submitted
If she has 3 months to sort it before you make the applciation, why not just wait to apply for a new passport in her married name?
It's not hard to change those things very quickly. 3 months is certainly enough to get it all done. She can change her name/ID card immediately if you are marrying at her local amphur where she is registered? That's what my wife did. She then applied for a new passport in our married name, which she received within a week as she lived outside of Bangkok. Even quicker if your wife is based in Bangkok.
The tb certificate will have to match the name on the passport used for the visa application, but not the English test. My wife did her English test before we were married, so her certifcates are in her maiden name. I clarified this in the application just to avoid any confusion. Her tb test was done after so they are in her married name, as is her ID card & new passport. We also changed her tabien baan to her married name. This was also done at the same time when she changed her name and ID card immediately after we married.
Personally, with 3 months before making the application, I would sort it all out to save having to do it later. That is of course if she is going to take your surname
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Do you know where the other approved centres in BK are apart from Vantage Siam? The BULATS testing looks unnecessarily complicated to me, eg with questions about arranging business meetings and conferences which also appear to have to be read in English on a computer!
There are only 3 tests from the approved list available in Thailand. There is not a specific speaking & listening only test available. So whichever test your wife goes for, there will be reading and writing involved. Not ideal, but no way around it. It may look daunting, but the BULATS is probably the most common & "easy" of the available tests. It's been a couple of years since my wife did hers, but she had no problems with the BULATS and she has "limited" education.
I believe the only tests available in Thailand now are:-
BULATS via Vantage Siam in Bangkok
Pearson also in Bangkok
TOEIC available in Bangkok and Chiang Mai
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Having access to a decent asian food store is probably the #1 most important thing. Sign up to www.mydootv.com it's only £21 for 90 days and she'll have more than enough Lakhorn to keep her busy. If she's anything like my Mrs she'll sleep until lunchtime anyway, so it's only half of the day that she'll have to occupy herself. Chatting to her mates on facebook will easily fill that time alone
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My feeling is that it depends what officer you get. Which such not be the case
You could maybe argue that with one refusal. But three refusal?? presumably by different ECO's?? As above you need to post the full refusal statement from the embassy
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Are you addressing the previous refusals in your sponsor letter on the subsequent applications? Did you spell it out in your letter that you have supplied all of the info "with reference to previous refusal reference......."
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It's up to the applicant to supply hard evidence to back-up everything they claim in the application. The embassy are not going to waste their time chasing information. For example, simply supplying contact details for an employer is not enough. They need hard evidence in the form of letters from the employer, things like that. Same with the accomodation, it's not enough to just tell them where you will be staying. If it's at the parents house then they need proof that it's ok to do so eg. a letter of invitation from them. If it was at a hotel they would expect to see hotel bookings.
As for the previous refusals. Did you clearly state in subsequent applications how those refusals had now been addressed? I mean blatantly spell out how you fixed the problem by supplying more info or what they had asked for? Or was it just new applications with no reference to the previous refusals?
Unfortunately, what you may think is relevant to an application for any visa, is irelevant to the embassy. You have to play by their rules and tick every box, cover every possible angle with hard evidence. If you can do that then there's no reason for any refusal.
It may seem harsh to genuine travellers like it's "just a holiday". But you have to look at it from a skeptical ECO's perspective. Look how many overstayer's come to the UK on visit visa's. That's the very reason why, if anything, visit visa's are the hardest to obtain
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This higher rate wasn't mentioned on any of the application forms, phone calls or enrolment letter
If its like our college its probably hidden in some small print somewhere. It wasn't obvious in the brochure we received under the course info but further on in the payment section it said something like "The fees indicated in this guide will differ for students who are classed as being from overseas"
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Would the refusal not make getting a tourist visa a lot harder? If you apply for a visit visa straight after the refusal the ECO may take the view that you're using it as a cheaper way to get a visa and then not return when the VV expires?? Obviously not the case, but a cynical ECO may look at it that way. I may be wrong but I thought the appeal only cost around £80, isn't that about the same as a visit visa these days??
Just something to consider
Good luck whatever way you decide to do
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We're in a similar situation. My wife will just miss out on applying for ILR before the new rules come in next year, but I still enquired about the ESOL course at our local college as a way of helping to bring her English up to the new B1 level. Our college were actually very helpful and are doing everything they can to help us avoid the "international student" fee's. My Mrs will have been in the UK 10 months when the course starts later this month. As she will only be a couple of months short of the one year in country requirement to avoid the higher fee's, they told me that one way around it would be to put my wife on a "personal developement" course which is free. They said she would still sit in on the ESOL class but would not be officially enrolled. After Christmas when the college go back my wife will have been here a year and so she could then officially join the remainder of the course and pay the standard fee which for our college is £300. They told me that they would call me this week to confirm whats happening.
PS. After reading others experiences of the ESOL courses I'm surprised at how varied the different college ESOL courses seem to be. For example the op states their course is only 70hrs for £240, another I've heard about is for 3 months @ £380. Our college course is a full college year of 33 weeks, 10.5hrs per week spread over 3 days per week @ £300. Its broken down into 3 phases, speaking & listening, reading then writing. That seems like a lot more study in comparison for roughly the same price. Do the colleges not all follow a similar study plan? How can one college charge the same for a 70hr course than another does for a full years study?
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We have been a little "unlucky" with this new B1 requirement. My Mrs has been here since November last year and will just miss out on applying for ILR before the new rule comes in next year. She will have to apply under the new B1 requirement. We know the ESOL will not be accepted for her ILR application when the time comes, but we have decided to still enrole on the course to bring her up to the B1 standard as other methods we've tried on our own have not been successful. The course my wife will do is a 33 week, 10.5hr a week course which should bring her standard up sufficiently enough to pass the new B1 test as well as help with the LITUK study materials.
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Our amphur marriage including UK Embassy affirmation, translation, MFA stamp & amphur fee was under 4000thb so roughly £80
English test 7000thb
TB test 2600thb
translation of Thai documents for visa 1000thb
Visa fee 40,500thb £810ish (when we did ours last year)
Again thats very basics but you're going to have to add cost of rings, gold etc (even for the most basic of weddings)
Its always more expensive to fly from Thai to UK than it is UK to Thailand
One possible reason why its so expensive is to act as a deterrent to non-genuine applicants, but also to help pay toward the cost to the tax payer for all of the "illegals" that come here
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She has travelled to the UK several times before and has never been asked to show her test certificate and X-Ray
Was it on a visit visa? If so she would not be required to show the tb cert because they are only required for anyone coming to the UK for longer than 6 months.
If she gets an appointment at the IOM in the morning then she will get the tb cert same day......thats if there are no issues or requirement for further xrays or sputum tests (my wifes first xray was rejected and she had to go for another but still got the certificate same day after the second xray).
My wife called the IOM a week before to book her appointment. Never heard of anyone having to wait for an appointment and certainly not two months
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She needs to show that she is clear of tb before the visa is issued. So unfortunately you will not be able to submit the application until she can get a certificate
Fish farming: What about koi?
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Anyone ever looked into Arowana or similar? Stumbled across a few videos whilst in lockdown and some of the prices for quality fish make even the most expensive Koi look like goldfish in comparison. But again it seems very little info out there on breeding/farming?