PeeJay1959

A "joint' press conference ???? ???? 

5 hours ago, trevoromgh said:

No mention on the list of requirements for a 'fitness to fly certificate' so is that a thing of the past now?

That's only if you can't get a vaccination certificate 

This seems more detailed

https://youtu.be/xjnV5kZpASI

Anybody who goes to nightclubs passive vapes, glycol is the ingredient in smoke machines 

Nigerian man and Thai women. Totally honest combination lol

5 hours ago, possum1931 said:

The motorcyclists will be happy now they have a new Highway.

4 hours ago, scorpio1945 said:

Right! Moped =motorized petal (bike). I also have wondered why scooters are sometimes called mopeds.

In the UK it refers to a motorcycle of less than 50cc. Originally by law they had to be equipped with pedals, but this got dropped many years ago. The current ones there look very similar to the scooters in Thailand. The only reason they are popular in the UK is you can ride them at 16. where as a bigger bike or car is 17

No need if you are sponsoring.

My Wife applied for a settlement visa earlier this year and it was processed, including delivery to Isaan, in 10 working days, No problem requesting a specific date.

Yes it is OK to use it, as long as you apply before November, in which case he will need A2.

I assume this is for a list visa? I've always put everything in pounds, just be sure that income is greater than expenditure, and, if possible have wage slips/bank statements to prove income.

Bad luck re the settlement visa. So far as I am aware yes, she can apply for a family visitor visa.

Where did you see that the A1 English test requirement was being changed to A2?

There was an earlier thread about this recently, l've only get limited internet access access at the moment so can't look it up. Off the top of my head I think it's at the FLR stage, not the initial application.

Correct OG, only at the FLR stage is A2 required.

My wife took her settlement visa application to VFS in BKK today. The staff there said she needs her IHS number. It was 4am UK time, I was fast asleep and my phone was downstairs. They told her I could email it too them but didn't give her an address. I have tried using the UKVI contact address but am going round in circles with the. Also some how I just noticed on the application form I have put down the wrong date of exit for a visitor visa she was on 3.5 years ago, somehow it says December 2015, I am sure I entered it correctly, how can I change that now the application is submitted?

Pete and Tia

Good luck with it, they are extremely picky at the moment.

In a word, yes and probably more than it is worth. If you had lots of high value items you could use a shipping company and they would negotiate customs for you and minimise the duty. Thai customs are jobsworths and as corrupt as any other public service in Thailand. I just got stung. I sent the papers for my wife's visa application and stupidly put a value of £25 to cover the cost of replacement documents in case they got lost, net result, wifey gets a 600b customs bill before DHL would release the package

Currently any pass which has previously been used in a successful visa or leave to remain application can be used again in any subsequent one, provided it is the required grade of course; even if the pass certificate has expired or the provider is no longer on the approved list.

I say 'currently' because, of course, the government could change this in the future, so check before applying.

Yes I am sure they will close that one up soon, anything to make life more difficult:bah:

Yes in the UK Trinity are the only ones. Check their website for approved centres.

IELTS A1 life skills at an approved SELT centre for the initial visa, then A2 2.5 years later, then finally 2.5 years after that B1.

You don't need SU07/12, just appendix 2, that has to be printed off and filled in by hand.

Personally I think it is reasonable, my wife struggled to get her A1 in the new IELTS test, having previously passed with BULATS, this has put an enormous delay in her getting a visa. She lives in a very small village in Issan and there are no English speakers there so her chances to practice, apart from our weekly Skype chats, are non-existent. It took 9 months of 1 on 1 tuition to get her to pass. I hope that 30 months here will get her to A2, the .gov website doesn't say what happens if she were to fail..... Surely once here she can't be deported?

It is the same 30 days. If you need more time you can apply to make it later, but it will cost another £100.

Pete and Tia

I hear some are as little as 2-3 weeks at the moment.

Pete and Tia

Can't see why you would need a transit visa. The UK visitor visa is multi-entry,

I was speaking with an agent the other day about a visa for my girlfriend for the UK, she told me things had really 'tightened up' and it was becoming very difficult to obtain one ?

My problem is whilst I own a property in the UK it's rented out, I am 64 and have retired, I have more than sufficient funds in the bank? My Thai lady, 38 doesn't work, own a property etc so I didn't even bother to take it any further, I was looking at a Visitors Visa.

My wife had a visitor visa rejected last year, having previously had one approved. Their reasons were all trivial and would have easily applied to the first one. So yes there does seem to be a tightening up going on, even though there is no official change, the must have been instructed to be more picky!!!