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I believe you are not allowed to work on a fiancee visa(willing to be corrected on this), you say she stated she was coming to the uk for 2 weeks on her application, how long has she been here?, For a registery wedding you will both have to have an interview at the office, if they believe that the wedding is taking place to get round visa rules, they will report this to the border agency, I would say stick to the rules makes life easier, if you are going to get married, either she applies for fianacee visa in Thailand or you marry in Thailand

i should add if coming to uk on fiancee visa, then once in the UK and married you then apply for spouse visa from within Uk, she can then work with that, but the cost of both visa comes to around £1600,

Yes you can marry on a visitor visa, though i am not sure when she returns to to Thailand, if she applies fo a settlement visa, you will need to satisfy the ECO, that she did not break visa conditions

(i know things happen on a spur but a holiday visa is just that). if wanting to marry in UK, a fianace visa would be the way to go, but she would have to return to Thailand to apply. There was a very recent case in UK where the border ageny raided a wedding, where an American woman who was getting married to a uk resident, had her passport seized (she was here on a visit visa), though in that case i believe the wedding was organised before she came.(so she broke the condidtions of her visa)

Maybe it might be awkward for HER to take an old man to meet her friend(maybe she told him she had a handsome man, joking), The gay friend always brings a smile to my face.,

But my guess is as you have only been seeing each other a few months she would be hesitent to tell her friends (has she told her family about you), until she is sure that things will work out, it is funny how insecure some of these educated ladies are.

OK thank you for replying to my message a great help so just turn up baggage drop T3 with passports and credit card and everything comes up on their computer regarding online booking

That is very helpful,thanks again for your quick response

Maxc

I do not know about T3, i was refering to T2 which is where Thai and Eva are based, sorry about any confusion, even if you are going out of T3 on a different airline, you do not need a printed copy of e ticket everything is on the reservation system

Yes depends which airline Thai and eva are T2, check lhr website id not sure which airline

You do not need to print anything, just book ticket with your name as shown in your passport, You check yourself in at T2 at Heathow , scan your passport, machine issues you baggage tags, then just go to baggage ,drop (well you do for thai and eva),

forgot to add, if booking online the baggage drop will want to see the credit card you booked with

I know it's not Bangkok but alcazar in Pattaya has to be the best, not that far and all agencys have tours there, but 'The Dancers' idea would be more entertaining, jeep us posted

Do They Check that Kids or Woman is in the U.K.. ? Im told Not, they just go on kids passports presented to them., no visual. Reason im asking is on behalf of an Elderly Brit {79} we look too,and is fed up being ignored by his Nation, on his lo pension in favour of scamers. By Euro Standards it disgustingly lo, i must add.

Why is his wife and family not looking afrer him?, Thats what families are for, It is not as easy as people believe, he would have to get a settlement visa for them for a start, and be in the uk, and even then she would not be entitled to anything.

When is he coming? koh lipe was great,

...but I love watching people clean my cars, cut my grass, paint my house, cook for me and fix broken stuff.

Gives me more time to do...well, nothing really.

Well nothing is free(even for handsome man), the bill will be presented in some form or another,at some unkown point, we could be witness to a new scam, do you have life insurance?

Just kidding enjoy your life, i'm just jealous

You sound as happy as a pig in mud, enjoy it

Why not find a lady in his own country? Why would a Thai woman with any options be interested in him(that is ouside the bar scene or a menial job somewhere)

Can't stand the stuff, but it's ok to sprinkle over my fish and chip.

Most travel holiday insurance is based on around 30-45 days per trip, anything over that starts to add up, saga are a good company, don't be tempted just with the cheapest quote.

There is no problem with this.

Well done to all who helped this guy, it took quite a while for me to believe the story, hopefully he can start to rebuild his life.

one thing i was told on my first visit to Thailand 30 years ago, . 'only you are responsible for your safety in Thailand'

Observations can be deceptive, tensions are always beneath the surface(mainly poor folk scratching a living), when it blows, it is big time, the petty jealousy is there alright, as a poster has observed, girl with foreign backer, watch her back. Don't let the smiles fool you.

What you a describing happens over most of the world amongst the poor/illiterate peasant populations, you see it all over africa/south america/asia, women doing the daily grind while the men drink/gamble/sleep., and most of these women would not hesitate, to sell themselves for sex, why do you think these hard working women head to the bars of Pattaya. No decent Thai women would be there, let alone set up house with a foreign bar bum/ Don't delude yourself, it's for the money.(not that they will say that).

Gold bought outside the EU, is subject to vat at 20%, good news there is no limit how much you can bring if declared, a bit of jewlery i doubt would they would be bothered with if wearing it, but ingots different league.

For a visit visa wife or not they are going to be looking for reasons for her return to Thailand.The ECO would have taken your finances into consideration, but it is her application

Start gathering the evidence now, it is her application so she will need to show sufficent reason to return to Thailand, job/family/land/property etc etc, document all you conversions, you don't need to show the content, but show it is an ongoing relationship. remember there is no automatic entry for her if you do get married

If you enjoy poor quality food go for it,

There is no real effective market in Tailand for bullion coins, if you must sell then expecta hefty discount, better off saving them and selling in the west.

Bananas, (eat them)