Tony M

I would be interested to know also. We have a similar problem, mainly with Russians but with individual condos now being purchased by Chinese.

Pleased to hear it ! Enjoy your holiday.

Well, you quoted it in your post, so you can take the criticism as you didn't say that it is wrong.

That is a fairly simplistic view of the requirements, and seems to imply that only employment income can be used in an initial application (I know that you did say that various sources of income and funding can be used). Other sources can be cash savings (for both applicant and sponsor), pension income, property rental income. Saying "Otherwise, only the sponsor’s employment income can be considered for the initial visa application" is not quite true.

Here's a useless "fact" (from ChatGPT) for you. Maybe up to 50% of Home Office employees would not be able to meet the 29,000 GBP a year financial requirement: Based on the Home Office's annual report for the 2022-2023 financial year, the median salary was £35,372. This suggests that approximately half of the employees earned below this amount. Additionally, the 25th percentile salary was £27,014, indicating that about 25% of employees earned £27,014 or less. While exact figures aren't provided, it's reasonable to infer that a significant portion of Home Office employees—likely between 25% and 50%—had a maximum annual salary of £29,000 or less during that period.

They are almost identical. As I said earlier, one is marriage in Thailand and the other is marriage in UK. And the cost is almost the same. The cost of a "fiancee" visa is slightly higher as you have an extension of stay to apply for in the UK after marriage.

What do you mean by "best option" ? If you mean the difference between a "fiancee" visa or a spouse visa, then the only difference really is whether you marry in Thailand or in the UK.

Wasn't slavery abolished ?

But what is the point of an immigration arrival card ? Surely the information/data is entered into the immigration database when the immigration officer scans your passport and enters the required data, including permitted length of stay, into the database. What happens to the written information card ? Up to 40 million paper cards per year ? I'm sure the immigration database is shareable with other departments, if required by them.

So, I might be taxed in Thailand, but not in UK on those two incomes ? And I might receive a useless tax credit ?

My income in the UK is not taxed (small frozen pension and small rental income) as it is below my personal tax allowance. But it will be taxed in Thailand if I remit it ? A tax credit in UK is no use to me if I don't pay tax in UK ?

Please explain the figures. I have assessed my income at 697,000 thb, and it shows tax due as 7,000 thb.

Yes, you should. Get it translated and submit with the visa application. Include the father's contact details in his letter in case they want to contact him to check.

It looks okay, but if the mother has custody (legal or from the Amphur) you should include that with the application (with translation). She should have something as she probably needed it to obtain her daughter's passport.

Well, good luck.

Now I'm confused. A letter saying that she is traveling with her mother and step-father ? But she is traveling with you, her grandfather ?

The letter on its own is not likely to be enough. It depends, of course, on what the letter says. In addition, if the letter was just to obtain a travel document (a passport) then you will need to evidence the relationship between you and the child if you are taking her out of the country. A statement to the ECO saying that she is your granddaughter will not be enough. It might seem a bit over the top, but Entry Clearance Officers have to consider such things as child trafficking. Without evidence of the relationship, reasons for travel, etc, the visa will possibly be refused.

Believe it or not, there is a law that might possibly apply. If you are prepared to engage a lawyer and spend money, you maybe want to try it ? The law is a Civil law : Wrongful Act in the Civil and Commercial law of Thailand, any act that will damage the rights of another, unless it is done in the exercise of another equal or superior right. Wrongful acts is not limited to illegal acts, but includes acts that are immoral, anti social, or libel to result in a civil suit. TITLE V WRONGFUL ACTS CHAPTER I LIABILITY FOR WRONGFUL ACTS table of contents Section 420. A person who, willfully or negligently, unlawfully injures the life, body, health, liberty, property or any right of another person, is said to commit a wrongful act and is bound to make compensation therefore Good luck. Maybe try a "class action" with other affected condo residents ?

That paragraph seems to apply to parents and/or guardians. Are you the child's guardian(s) ? This link might be more appropriate : https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor/if-youre-under-18 Other considerations in the applicant should/could include the length of the visit, is the visit during the child's school term, who does the child live with in Thailand, where are the child's parents, does the child live with either of her parents, etc, etc. Yes, any documents need to be translated to English (or Welsh).

In UK I have partially installed Pvc wall panels in the bathroom. I see that the panels are now available in Thailand, although with limited suppliers. Is anyone aware of any companies in, or near, Pattaya that are experienced in fitting these panels ? Any recommendations ?

With respect, I cannot agree with you. Register the divorce with which UK authority ? As I said in an earlier response, the OP has not explained what his "divorce paper" is. Depending on whether it was a court registered divorce or a District Office divorce, then it will be legal and only needs translating into English by a certified translator. I do not see, nor have I experienced, in 15 years of assisting in UK visa applications, any application that was a "non-starter" because a divorce was not registered with the UK authorities.

No, it doesn't. The time spent in UK is calculated on a "rolling" 12 months. So, if someone enters the UK on the 1st January for 30 days, then the total time in UK, between Jan 1st and Dec 31st will be the calculation of time spent in the UK in 12 months. If that person doesn't re-enter UK until November, then that will be the start of the next rolling 12 months, and the time spent in UK from November until the next October will be the 12 month calculation. I know that might be confusing, but it is the total time spent in UK in any rolling 12 month period that the Border Force officer will be looking at.

Its about time this thread was locked. It serves no useful purpose. The OP does nothing more than we have seen in the US election hate postings (by both sides). Lock the post, and ban the author. He is, currently, a dreadful troll..

Hopefully this idiot will ban everyone, and end up talking to himself.

That's all you have to offer ? You really don't have any idea what you are posting about. Who mentioned ratings (what ratings ?) and deletions (deletions of what ?) ? The agent is well known in Pattaya, and also on this forum (previously having been a sponsor of the forum). If you have any evidence that he is not a qualified, successful, UK government approved visa advisor, then let's have it. Otherwise, you are just wasting oxygen.