Tony M

You can actually email them and, unlike many Thai businesses, they actually reply.

I have done it twice recently. Both trips were same as RAZELL above. I did notice (on Friday when I went to BKK) that you can now book the bus two days in advance. A couple of weeks back it was only one day in advance.

Here's a radical thought. Why don't you just check the bus website ? https://pattayabus.com/

Seems kind of simple to get things going. All entertainment spots, bars, pubs, go-gos, etc to be closed immediately and indefinitely, until they make an appointment and have been inspected by an independent inspector/organisation and can provide/post the evidence that they have been successfully inspected. So, at the start, everything that is open is open illegally, until inspected and certified. Probably be a lot of pressure from tourists and TAT, and even the genuine businesses themselves, to get places certified as "safe". The illegal/noisy ones shouldn't be hard to find.

Is that a casino I can see in the proposed plans ?

Something like this should be a simple application, but it's not. The UKVI have made it complicated. Firstly, you can, of course, apply for an extension of the visit visa, but it may or may not be granted. The "compassionate" UKVI take the view that a spouse or family member cannot remain in the UK to care for a sick realtive or spouse, but might be allowed to remain in order to arrange long-term care. Compassionate, indeed ! As theoldgit says above, the best route is probably to apply under the family life route. There is an element of "the right to family life" in such a human rights application. Basically, the argument is along the lines that, as a married couple, you have the right to family life together. And, as you cannot be expected to leave the UK, your wife should be allowed to remain with you in the UK. You would still be expected to meet the financial requirements of the immigration rules, but if you cannot do so, your wife would probably be put on a 10-year route to indefinite leave to remain, rather than the normal 5-year route. I would advise you to take professional advice, from a UK immigration advisor (expensive) or from the Citizens Advice Bureau (free). All advisors in the UK are either registered with the OISC or are lawyers. Non - professional advisors are illegal. There is one (maybe more) OISC registered immigration advisor in Thailand, based in Pattaya, and I can pass his details to you if you wish.

This received from UKVI/Home Office today. Six months processing time for UK settlement visas : We are writing to inform you that due to the humanitarian crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine, UKVI is prioritising Ukraine Visa Scheme applications. This means that customers applying for other routes will experience some delays in the processing of their application. We have therefore made the decision to temporarily amend our Marriage and Family service standard to 24 weeks, from our usual service standard for this route of 12 weeks. This means you should get a decision within 24 weeks (120 working days) from the date you attended the Visa Application Centre to give your biometrics, rather than 12 weeks. We are working to reduce the current processing time as quickly as possible and we apologise for any inconvenience caused. Where there are extremely compassionate or compelling circumstances (for example, a medical emergency), we may consider expediting specific cases. However, the bar for this is high and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. If your request is exceptionally urgent you can contact https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk for help. Please note that this is a chargeable service for overseas customers. For all other customers you will be contacted when a decision has been made and your passport is ready for collection at the Visa Application Centre.