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5 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

Where is 100 cases a day mentioned in the post ??

In the penultimate paragraph of the report.

Probably means 100+

K Bank online (and the application) OK in Sri Lanka.

7 hours ago, NanLaew said:

I can't imagine a flight change being more costly than a future visa rejection and a possible ban.

Yep. Dead right.

The relative cost/inconvenience is far outweighed by potential future issues.

1 hour ago, NanLaew said:

So that's two 6-month, maximum-permitted stays and then a third 6-month stay that includes overstaying.

 

I reckon it should be OK as long as the overstay is clearly mentioned in the next visit visa application plus the reason for that overstay. Note that claiming the visa was issued with the wrong date probably won't be considered as valid excuse. Then it is simply a matter of the person processing the next application to consider that they don't see any issues with that visa history or the overstay and approving the next visa.

 

Then there's all the above versus a simple date change on a plane ticket.

Take your point entirely about the date change but I think in this case it is more complicated/costly.

47 minutes ago, theoldgit said:

You’re friend’s girlfriend needs to keep in mind that Border Force Officers sometimes ask for sight of a return ticket, especially when a passenger might appear to be using consecutive visas to stay in the UK for extended periods, they are instructed to do so.
Having a return ticket after the expiry date of the visa will be an issue.

Regular six month holidays in the UK will eventually cause her a problem, either at the application stage or at the Border. 

That is interesting.

I know many Thais who visit the UK for 6 months at a time on a 'family visit' basis (still a standard visitor). The typical case is where the UK husband needs to continue to work (to retirement) but wants his wife to spend time with him in the UK - and use his holiday entitlement to spend with her in Thailand. Settlement isn't favoured whether they meet the financial requirements or not.

Just hypothesising now - and maybe someone has personal experience of this - what if the applicant ran with the overstay ?

What are the practical implications for subsequent UK visa applications?

8 minutes ago, theoldgit said:

What date did she put in her application as intending to arrive in the UK?

 

The visas used to be dated the date they were issued, then they started dating the visa for the proposed date of travel.

 

In her application did she state that her proposed trip was for six months, if so what did she give as her ties to Thailand, it's a heck of a long visit?

 

She could ask for her vingette to be reissued if her application stated she intended staying the full six months, if not she's in danger of opening up a can of worms.

Application stated 17 April and that she would stay up to 6 months (as on 2 previous occasions).

UKVI (or presumably the embassy) erroneously put 10th April.

Would a request for reissue be made to the embassy? I guess the embassy would be easier to speak to on the phone.

A friend's girlfriend has just received her visitor visa but the enter date is one week earlier than her actual travel date.

That is obviously not an issue for arrival but, it does impact on her return flight date - which is booked and is 187 days after the visa start date..

Is anyone familiar with having to get a visa date changed?

For discussion, does anyone have a view on the applicant "overstaying" by one week to avoid any perceived hassle in getting the visa changed - or paying to change the return flight date.

On 2/29/2020 at 8:55 PM, dayo202 said:

which hire company did you use at Heathrow ? 

It was 3 years ago, not 100% sure but I think it was Easirent.

Departures this morning. Straight through security, 5 minutes at immigration.

Use Booking.com with a cancellable option if you are concerned the possibility of the trip not going ahead.

You could do your visa now if you are only planning the one holiday this year. 

Why do you think a Settlement application would fail ? 

1 hour ago, theoldgit said:

Given that both the Australian and UK Visa Application Centres VFS are contracted to operate them by the respective Governments, and one Centre appears to be well run and the other one not so, we could be forgiven for thinking that one contract is monitored more robustly than the other.

Fair point, although VfS are only used by Australian Immigration to collect biometrics; there is no other involvement with the application. Everything is uploaded on Immiaccount - the Immigration department's own system.

Stating the obvious, the UK process would be equally efficient if they adopted the Aussie uploading system.

On 2/1/2020 at 6:29 AM, digbeth said:

At least for Australia, you can lodge an application for online visa and upload directly with Australian Immigration, VFS is only involved in collecting biometrics.

 

To be fair, the US visa service that is not run by VFS is no better in online web  design, not supporting such thngs like / character in address that many in the rest of the world use

The same is effectively true for UK Visas if you upload yourself. The applicant just takes in passport, copy passport ID and Checklist - then provides biometrics.

Little different to Australia except that the Oz system is superior.

5 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

They were still really good getting my friends Honda Wave from Phuket to Maha Sarakham though.

Digressing, but I sent mine on the bus from Buriram to Pattaya.

I have found Piromrat (green decor) opposite Pattaya City hospital to be consistently good. 200 Baht for an hour including 50 Baht tip. Clean and well run.

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

His remaining teeth don't look that healthy either.

"I came here for a detox to relax"

 

Can't help feeling Pattaya was the wrong destination for a guy in detox.

 ....... I didn't go anywhere near the bars, honest ..........

I think he meant “Retox” not detox...

37 minutes ago, RedPill said:

I have more the feeling the more money the Belgium guy has to sponsor that complete trip, including savings and assets in Belgium ... and the less she has ... not even a fixed job ... the more chances she would want to stay. 

 

I'e been through this before ... the question comes back to something like: If you have no job ... how can you go for a month holiday and why come back leaving that great sponsorship?

 

And if you have a job in Thailand to come back to, how do you get one month or 3 off for a holiday?

Most people in the West get max 2-3 weeks at a time.

 

It's that catch 22 ... unless she has her own assets and fixed income and she can explain why she get's 3 month off for a holiday.

 

Plus don't tell them that you met each other somewhere in a bar on holiday, if that has been the case ????

 

 

 

My missus has not earned a Penny in 13 years but she is financially secure and has had 14 visas.

In this case the applicant has no need to work because she is supported by her boyfriend  -  who has also provided the usual 'Pledge" from his local town hall.

Where they met is irrelevant....... ECO's are not stupid..... if the criteria is met then a visa should be approved.

1 minute ago, RJRS1301 said:

Which paralel universe?

 

Clearly not the one in which you exist.

11 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Are you suggesting the army are good for the people and the nation? That would be quite a novel concept. 

I would suggest that it is more stable (and less corrupt) than some previous alternatives.................