mills25

cheers

Hi All,

Just a quick question..

Can anyone recommend a good Divorce Lawyer based in pattaya please?

Thanks

Hi ALL

Does anyone know any thai teachers in the East London or London area who's able to teach thai to a beginner.

I been learning spoken thai off and on for many years but cant seen to progress with it.

I've beeen studying from books and cd's even my thai wife, but not been so successful I

really think a good teacher can help me with this.

Cheers!

Hi All

I just like to wish everyone a merry Xmas and a happy New Year.

Last year was a good year for me due to the fact my wife was able to get her visa to the uk.

i like to thank many members on this board especially Scouse, with out you guys it may have not been possible.

To the guys going through the visa process now good luck and all the best in the future.

Mills,

Thanks Scouse!

Hi Mills,

Yes, your missus will need a visa, although if you play your cards right, she should get it for free. It might take a few weeks to apply and get the visa, so I'd get cracking now.

Visas for France.

Scouse.

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Hi All,

Just a quick question, my wife is here in the uk with me on a 2 year settlement visa.

We want to take a short trip to france over the christmas hoildays will she need another visa for this?

Cheers!

congratulations

Congrats and good luck for the future!

Cheers Scouse!

Hi Mills,

The Home Office can refuse the ILR if, for example, either your marriage broke up during the first 2 years, or your wife was in receipt of public funds. Where it is only the "settled" standard which is not reached, the Home Office will, generally, give more time.

Scouse.

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Hi Scouse,

Have i got this right if my spouse has been refuse for ILR (for what ever reason) the home office won't throw her out of the uk straight away they will give you an extension to her settemlent visa untill she does qualify.

Hi Blake7,

I think you're confusing the requirements for naturalisation as a British citizen with the rules for obtaining indefinite leave to remain (ILR).

You are right that a foreign spouse gets an initial 2 years after which ILR is sought. However, nowhere in the immigration rules governing the 2-year stay does it say that the holder must spend an allotted period of time in the UK. When applying for ILR, the length of time spent in the UK then does become relevant because the applicant has to demonstrate that they are settled in the UK and if they have spent a large proportion of the 2 years outside of the UK the Home Office may determine that they are not settled. However, there is no absolute definition of how long the person needs to have spent outside of the UK in order to be construed as being non-settled. It is largely dependent upon the reasons why they stayed outside of the country for so long.

If the person's visa were to expire whilst they were outside of the UK they would have to apply for another spouse visa at the relevant embassy. If they were in the UK, they can apply to the Home Office for ILR and, providing their marriage is subsisting, they may be granted it, or may be given an extension of their 2-year leave until such a time as they can show they are settled in the UK.

Scouse.

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CONGRATS SCOUSE!

Yes Agree with everything said about scouser! great help and support for me, my wife would not be here in the UK with out him.

TRULY A GOOD GUY!

Congrat's Scouse Great result last night.

Cheers! Samran,

Cheers! Scouse.

HI ALL

Just wondering what does the missus need to qualify for ILR?

We still have a little time because she just got here, but would like to know incase i have to start collecting information from now.

Cheers!

Sorry Scouse i'm happy to say "ill have to I O U that pint"

But I'm sure are paths will cross in the future!

So you won't be buying me that pint in Pattaya in June then? 

Well done, Mills. 

Scouse.

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Hi all,

Just like to say my wife has just been granted her settlement visa.

words cannot describe how i feel right now,

i like to thank everyone who has given me good advise and support,

and a special thank you! to the one and only SCOUSER, You have help me from the very start, YOU ARE THE MAN! i cant thank you enough!

Great News Spuds!!

All the best to you and your soon to be wife!

i hope i can have the same news tomorrow! fingers crossed.

Scouse

I may be in pattaya around that time, if the wife visa is refused first time round.

Love too buy you a drink also! i think i own you one!

hi clive

i didnt realize that eco's may need more than one interview . what are the possible reason for this?.

If it helps, my gf had initial interview where my bank statements were read, she had further interview 10 weeks later and the Officer advised her to bring up to date bank statements when she returns for the second interview.

The new bank statements were read by the Officer in the 2nd interview.

Regards

Clive Sorts

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hi all

What i think i do is send all the statements and only if there ask

my wife can present them.

thanks for the reply's guys

and cheers Scouse!

GOOD LUCK MATE!

ok every one i am slightly drunk and hoping to sleep through till my GF calls me tommorrow morning and tells me she has the visa!!

only 12 hours to go!!

every one fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

keep you informed!!

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uk embassy, bkk

hi all

Happy Easter!

Just couple of question today, i know it bests to update supporting evidence like bank statements,phone records, letters etc.

by the time of my wife's interview (may 13th)

my bank statements will be 3 months out of date,

do you guys think,

it will be ok to just submit the last one of the three statements?

the reason i ask this is because 2 of the 3 statements where produced while being in thailand, and because of being self-imployed this means i haven'ent earn any money for those months (no work no money) but of course spent a great deal. will this go against me if i hand these statements in too?

im back home now earning again so the lastest one statement should look ok.

thank you!

hi all

i'm getting married next week in thailand,

i know what documents i need and what steps i have to take , but im a little unclear of what documents my thai partner needs apart from her id card.

can anyone help with this?

thank you!

hi all

Can anybody help me with this?

My thai wife's mother wants to take my wife's son to austria, does anybody know the requirments to do this? and how?

My wife's mother now lives in austria with her husband, she wants to help us by taking care of my wifes 4yr old son, until she can settles in the uk with me, this will give us a chance to get appropriate accomadation for us all and to try get into a better financial situation before will try bring him to the uk.

we are not sure how long she will need to kept him and what type of visa he will need

my wife will be starting her application for a settlement visa next month. and of course not sure that we get it the first time round.

We need to make sure her son's going to be in good hands before my wife can go anywhere. my wife has her sister who can look after him in thailand but she much rather her mother, due to the fact that she has a closer relationship with him and also was the person too look after him when my wife had to work outside her city.

can anyone help?

thanks!