Tony M

If the calculation remains the same, then the cash savings requirement (currently 62.500 GBP) would be 88,500 GBP for a single dependant, higher if there are non-British children applying too.

If that is so, PM the refusal notice (delete personal details). Or forward it to an OISC registered visa agency, such as Thai Visa Express. The UKVI are issuing many "unlawful" decisions at the moment.

I think the OP is asking about a UK visa application, not a British passport application. But I might be wrong.

Yes, you can. Also, if you go to the "manage appointment" section on the VFS website (link is on the confirmation email they sent) , I think you can also pay there before you go to the appointment. This is the link you need to login to the VFS site : https://visa.vfsglobal.com/tha/en/gbr/login

No, that wasn't Thai Visa Express. It is another, non-regsistered, visa agency. The owner passed away last year, and his staff are trying to continue. My original suggestion still stands.

It really doesn't matter where your agent is based. It doesn't have to be Bangkok. IMHO the best visa agnecy for UK visas is Thai Visa Express, based in Pattaya. They are registered with the OISC in UK, and have offices in UK and Thailand. Their website details their fees (unlike many other visa agencies). Contact them on

Here's a possibly interesting snippet : According to the Office for National Statistics, in 2022, 60% of UK civil servants earned less than 38,000 GBP per year. I would guess that a large number of those civil servants work in the area of immigration. How "annoying" to learn that you, yourself, possibly don't earn enough to bring a foreign spouse to the UK to join you

Maybe because if he found them to be counterfeit, he wouldn't have to risk being arrested for trying to exchange counterfeit notes ?

Use a VPN, and connect to Thailand ?

Lots of counterfeit 500 Euro notes in circulation. Hope he checked them before trying to exchange them. https://www.bundesbank.de/en/press/press-releases/more-counterfeit-200-and-500-banknotes-in-circulation-760640

I think that is a different "Riviera" to the one the OP is about, although both are on 2nd Road. The Riviera Ocean Drive (not the condo building in the video) is recently completed. It is, I believe, a condo, not a hotel. But you are likley to find it full of Chinese tour groups, being used as a hotel, on short stays once the Chinese are back in numbers. Just like many of the large condo buildings in Jomtien seem to be now.

Yes, I understand that, but if nobody asks the Embassy to get involved, then they won't. If you wait for them to be pro-active, then you'll wait a long time.

You will no doubt be aware of the concerns of many ex-pats, Brits included, over the proposals of the new current Thai government. Probably, like many of us, you are as confused as we are. However, are you aware of any definite proposals, specifically the taxation of funds transferred fron the UK to Thailand for any purpose e,g. house/condo purchase, car purchase, etc. The concerns are that the proposals seem to indicate that any funds transferred into Thailand will be treated as "income', and will be asessed as income, and therefore become taxable. I am, of course, aware of the double taxation agreements, but the feeling is that this DTA applies only to pensions. Is that correct ? I have income in the UK from property rental. That income is declared on my annual self-assessment form and is taxed. However, it looks as though the Thai government may now want to tax it again as "income" from overseas, even though it is already assessed for tax in the UK. Can you clarify ? Can you also say if the Embassy will be approaching the Thai government for more clarification on this proposal to tax all income from Thai "tax residents" (which includes those of us on annual extensions of stay, although we are not normally considered to be anything other than "visitors" by the Thai government). Can you also clarify that, if we are assessed for tax on all remittances to Thailand, whether it is pensions, savings or whatever, then a similar reciprocal arrangement will be put in place for remittances from Thailand into UK, despite the DTA in place and despite the purpose of those remittances ?

But my UK property rental income is declared in my annual tax self-asessment. So is it covered by the DTA, or will I have to pay tax twice on that income ?

Not a criticism, but I have no idea what you have just said. But the UK doesn't tax personal savings that are remitted to the UK, or funds to purcahse a house, etc do they ? Isn't that one of the "suggestions" in this proposal ? ?

Well, let's hope that the UK Govt, and all other Govts, start reciprical arrangements for Thai funds, salaries, incomes and personal savings going into the UK and other countries. What's good for the goose.........................

Further to an earlier email on this subject, the price increases have now been published. The fee increases are from 4 October 2023. The full table of increases is attached, along with a couple of screenshots for the most popular visa types. Fees_Table_-_4_Oct_23_.ods

I have succeeded. I used Opera Browser (I have ni idea if that makes a difference). To infill Province, District and Sub-District, I typed -, eg, CHONBURI, and then Google translated it to Thai. Deleted the English word Chonburi, and pasted in the Thai translation of Chonburi. That gave me a sub-menu of Chonburi in Tahi and English. Clicked on that, and it infilled. All info has now been accepted

I have the same problem infilling Province, District and Sub-District. They will not complete, and I cannot submit the edited Profile. Any ideas ?

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Do I still have to pay 200 baht to go and have a look ? It's very unfair if Thais can go to look free.

Whilst they are investigating, maybe Pattaya City Officilas could check the "Win" drivers too. I thought the law is that motorcycle taxis must have yellow registration plates (just like all other"taxis", pasenger minivans, etc) and the drivers must display thier photo and copy of their licence on the back of their orange vests. At the moment it looks like anyone can put on an orange vest and pretend to be a registered motorcycle taxidriver.

I think, maybe, they missed a clue to the name of the "unnamed" villa, written in big letters on the wall ?

It seems to be, just, as you say, a reminder that you can submit further documents. I suspect, however, that you will get a decision well within the 2 weeks.

The cash savings must be in either your name, her name or a joint account of you both. Cash savings can be gifted to you by a family member, but it must still be in one of the above accounts for at least 6 months.