Tony M

Well, I dutifully logged into the immigration Line wonder - app on the "due date" for my Extension of stay (married to a Thai citizen), as instructed by the officers at Jomtien immigration. Although the Line app told me that my documents were still under review, I went to the Jomtien office yesterday, as that is the one-month date to return to the office. Of course, the granted extension was with the office, back from Bangkok as usual. So, it looks like another piece of useless time and money wasting from the immigration tech team. I'm pretty sure that I could design an app that doesn't work, for immigration, if they pay well.

Got it !!!!! Many thanks !

I don't see it. When I open on Line, it opens with the first pic, And when I click on menu, it adds the emojis !!!

I have Chonburi Immigration as a "friend, but cannot get any other info. Where is this page found ?

How did you get that "page" on Line ? I can't find it.

I went to Jomtien immigration office 5 days ago, also for a marriage extension, and I was not asked/told to go for fingerprints anywhere. Did you, by any chance, get the URL for the Line account ?

More often than not, UKVI are concerned about the possibility of elderly visitors having NHS treatment in the UK (and possibly not paying for it) as elderly people are possibly more likely to need treatment. Much like some visitors to Thailand, if people can get away with not paying for medical treatment, then they possibly will. Regarding the application, elderly visitors, just like younger visitors, need to show reasons for them to return to Thailand. If she has family, property or land, savings, etc it will help. How is she financially supported now ?

Many thanks ! But doesn't seem to work.

Jomtien (Chonburi)

I undetstand that there is now a Line contact URL for Immigration, where you can check certain services. Does anyone have the URL or QR ? TIA

The visa has a start date and an end date. It is valid for travel within those two dates, but the holder must leave the UK on or before the expiry date of the visa. So, if the holder doesn't travel to the UK for 5 months after the start date of the visa, then he can only stay one month. That said, it is possible to extend the stay if the holder has been in the UK for less than 6 months on the date of expiry. If, for instance, the holder travels 5 months after the visa issue date, and wants to stay for more than the one month remaining on the visa validity, he can apply to do so ( in the UK, but only up to a maximum of 180 days stay in total). The cost is around 1,000 GBP for the extension application.

It's possible that she might be able to get a visit visa, so that they could be together while he is working for 6 months. But she would have to face the reality that she will probably need to return to Thailand to submit a spouse visa application. Without knowing any of the background, the odds of getting a visit visa are unknown.

They cannot act as the financial sponsor. That is your responsibility. They can act as sponsors for accommodation in the UK.

Still too many unknowns and variables. At it's most basic, the requirement is to have an income, from salaried employment, of at least 18,600 GBP a year. That annual income can be calculated on an "annualisation" of the 6 months income prior to the date of application. And you must be employed at the date of application. After that basic qualification, it can get complicated. In theory, you could qualify on just one month's income, if you earned 18,600 GBP in the month prior to the date of application. None of this helps you, though. If you go back to UK, and get a salaried job, then you are probably looking at 6 months minimum employment at a minumum 1500 GBP a month basic salary level. Re your gilrfriend's house. It cannot, as it stands, be used towards meeting the income requirement, but could possibly be used as cash savings if she is willing to sell it. You can PM me about that, if you wish. Re your previous self-employment, The tax year ending April 2022 is not, now, the most recent tax year. The last full tax year is now 2022/2023. Had you applied a couple of weeks ago, you might have been able to meet the requirements. But, again, that would depend on whether you were a sole trader or a company director. The above is very basic, as it can be complicated. I hope I haven't confused you too much.

Ignore the totally unhelpful advice from KannikaP above. You haven't really given anywhere near enough information for anyone to be able to offer help. You can either post more detailed information of your financial position, or PM me for assistance.

April 1st is a good day to start though.

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The Kor Ror 2 must be within 7 days of the application ? I thought it was a month or something like that ?

So, if Poland and Slovakia donate planes to Ukraine, but the planes remain in, and fly out, of Poland and Slovakia, and if the Russians attempt to destroy the planes on the ground, does that mean that Russia will go ahead and actually attack Nato countries ? Or do the "donated" planes have to be based in Ukraine for any reason ?

No judgement here, but I just saw a post on FB. The OP paid 7,420 THB for his wagyu tomahawk steak, and a total bill of a few THB under 16,000 THB, for two, I think, people, in Pattaya. I think that is expensive, but some obvioulsy do not. It's a restaurant that I have eaten in, a few years ago, but cannot afford to do so any more at those prices.

I had a similar problem with a UK fund company. I was fed up with having to obtain certified copies for every company that wanted me to confirm my identity. I argued for weeks, by email, and the company eventually froze my account, and refused to tell me how much the balance was in the account. I then contacted the FCA, who said that the complaint was not one of the type of complaints that they could take forward. They referred me to the financial-ombudsman org in UK. I contacted them, and they were very helpful, although they said that I had little chance of winning. My complaint was,essentially, that the money-laundering legislation did not insist that I provide certified copies of any document, but only that the company had to be satisfied about my identity. My argument was that, in view of the fact that the company had been corresponding with me by post and by email for 20 years, they should already be satsified about my identity. I informed the company that, if they still had doubts about my identity, I would provide certified copies at their expense. To my suprise, and the finacial ombudsman's office's surpise, the company agreed and paid for the certified copies on production of a paid receipt.

The answer to your prayers. You might be able to use this service. The quoted fee (a mere 20,000 THB) doesn't include the "travel cost" for the VFS staff to pop in to see your in-laws. https://visa.vfsglobal.com/tha/en/gbr/on-demand-mobile-visa

Try this company. Good reputation. https://www.facebook.com/pneung.neung

Apologies, you are correct. It looks like no visa ever ! See FritsSikkink's post above. It looks like the visa ban is permanent. THis all changed a couple of years ago, it seems. I'm out of touch !!!!!

You will need to know when she got out of prison. Any visa application must be refused unless 10 years have passed since the end of the sentence. Unless there is an exceptional reason why a visa should be issued. Here is the guidance on criminality Criminality.pdf