steve187

take the motorcycle test here, not that difficult to do

Using the same page and starting from LHR to BKK on 6th rtn 16th April I get 637GBP.

From ZRH to BKK same dates as London I get prices in the 45000baht region, cheapest around that time is 753CHF about 25000baht, so it is a case of just looking and moving dates,

Remember it starts tomorrow for non members of Skyward

lastminute are showing lhr to bkk same dates at £595 with emirates, i had looked earlier £478 for lhr to bkk out 28th april return 29th june

I was looking at booking a ticket from gatwick airport to Lincoln, the price was £24.50 but was routing me through London bridge, with a tube to kings cross, i managed to route via st pancras thereby loosing the tube trip still £24.50. so i looked at individual fares gatwick to st pancras £10.00, then kings cross to Lincoln £10.50 by booking separate fares a saving of £4.00

Good luck with your business venture, your type face is a little hard /uncomfortable to read

A double entry tourist visa extended for 30 days on both entries, would give you 180 days here. if you wanted to leave thailand for travel it would be ideal to time the holiday to line up with your second tourist visa entry, or a re-entry permit could be obtained from immigration to leave the current entry alive, make sure all tourist visa entries are made during use by date on the visa itself. As already posted the other option would be an education visa. At present there would be no option of a non immigrant visa for you.

take no notice of post 3, the keyboard types without being engaged to brain first.

Yes twice cooked potatoes are the only way to have a perfect chip, which when added to thick beer battered fish is the perfect meal, the fish of choice is haddock or cod, but can be plaice, skate or rock salmon (eel) all cooked in lard. served with a wally ( gerkin) or a large pickled onion, plenty of salt and vinegar, malt or later non brewed condiment vinegar, and maybe even a buttered roll ( to make the chip butty) if you come from further north of Cambridgeshire also served with mushy peas, and more recently served all over the UK with a Chinese curry sauce.

My favorite sauce to put on top if eaten at home was "daddies" sauce not available over here.

But if an even better meal is required and you come from the east end of London, "pie and mash" was available everywhere, along with stewed eels and mash, or jellied eels and thick chunks of bread.

Now my mouth is watering i will have to have a full English.

All the best for the whole family, what a nice story to here close to a holiday period and so close the anniversary of that dreadful event.

When you say my current visa expires in two weeks, do you mean your permission to stay expires in two weeks?. tell us a little more about your visa, and your travel plans, maybe someone can suggest something to help.

is there only a half page left or is there a few empty spaces here and there as well?

the more facts given, the more help can be offered.

Would a Thai passport holder not have the arrival half of the immigration form still in their passport on return to Thailand, the same as UK passport holder have the departure half of the form in their passport whilst in Thailand.

My wife uses Thai passport to enter/leave Thailand, UK passport to enter/leave UK, showing both to satisfy proof of permission to land at the other end. and i join her in the Thai immigration queue.

Old germany is still there i have used it a few times lately for the lunch time buffet, mondays is good, with roast and mashed potatoes, and different casseroles and steak, german tues, bbq wednesdays , international thurs, Spanish & Italian fri, i can not remember sat, open 11.30 to 2ish, gets busy with mataput workers after 12.30

peterquixote

MFA information re non immigrant o visa married to Thai here - http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2482.php?id=2489

section 3 last bullet point "other activities (Category "O") as follows:

to stay with the family"

you can collect tickets once booked from mainline rail stations listed. heathrow is not included, gatwick is.

I use mytrainticket.co.uk

Other than the LITUK test, you also need paper proof of having lived together for the 2 years, spread over the 2 years, bills, council tax, bank account etc. etc.

all the best with the application when its due

Yes shop is still there, as stated on the road at the side of 'off shore bar'

Can not save but can fill in and print here - http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/@over50/documents/digitalasset/dg_180391.pdf

Can fill in and claim as non UK resident here - http://www.dwp.gov.uk/eservice/

Main pension page here - http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/www.direct.gov.uk/en/Pensionsandretirementplanning/StatePension/DG_183111

can claim 3/4 months before due date.

Do not forget to fill in form and claim for increased personal allowance, info here - http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/www.direct.gov.uk/en/Pensionsandretirementplanning/StatePension/DG_183111

The increased tax allowance can be claimed for the whole tax year in which you reach 65. so 65 in march, tax increase backdated to April the previous year.

A friend of mine had just parked his vehicle a few feet from where the accident pushed the two vehicles into the steak restaurant, opposite the old aircraft at u-tapoe airport. The New crv was heading to ban chang from kilosip at a speed when it swerved to avoid a motorcycle pulling out of the side road next to the fried banana stall, it lost control and pushed the two parked vehicles into the steak house.It didn't stop my friend from eating his noodles, but he only gets take away now.

cockney here

I think that you are going to have more problems than you anticipate, and it will be a uphill battle, this statement is based on a friends battle to do the same which ended in failure.

Why oh why have you left it so long to try and get the children to the uk, there was a thread a short while ago by a person in similar circumstances. and as i posted there, I am not connected with any agents, and i would not normally advise the use of them in most circumstances, but in your case i would advise using a good agent with a good track record for cases in the same circumstances as yourselves.

She can drive in the UK on any foreign license for one year, providing you have insurance etc. An IDP is not needed.

She can also drive on a UK provisional license without L plates or supervisor for a year. After the year is up however, she would either have to pass the UK test (if she hadn't done it during the year), or drive with L plates and supervisor until she passes. The Thai license is not exchangeable for a UK one.

spot on link here - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/DrivingInGbOnAForeignLicence/DG_4022561

the other week i bought a 2tb external from jib for 3700 baht

Are the passports in the same name?

does anyone have a recent update if a generic version is available in thailand

Hi i have a 7 month + policy with Columbus direct, as stated they have a three month uk residency period, i am 56 and declared high blood pressure, and high cholesterol, the premium was £289 but I used quidco and received £50.00 cash back which made the insurance £1.00 per day'ish. I have had reason to claim for a hospital stay, and found them to be very helpful, they settled the hospital bill 73,000baht on my discharge, with only a few days notice. they did require a copy of my itinerary, i send a copy of my emirates booking which included a return ticket.

Hull took 3 weeks to return mine before was 2 days, they said they where very busy and returned them just before they where needed instead of next day, I thought this a bit weird tbh but I did get it

must be something new, i have in the past received by return post, but i normally go in person as i only live an hours drive, and try to fit it in with some other business in the area.

I have read through the thread, and i think I have got to grips with what is happening, my wife was refused her first settlement visa, and it was upsetting, i thought about the appeal route, but decided it was not likely to succeed, and was very long winded. On the second application for which she had an interview she was successful.

My thoughts on the subject and please forgive me if they have already been raised and discarded, but the thread is quite long, with some equally long posts.

1/Can you apply for any other form of EU passport?,

2/Could you not have your son live with you in the UK, work the bare minimum of hours allowed, and claim working tax credit, that along with your wages, child benefit, and any other benefits that you are perfectly entitled to claim , would amount to a fair income. could a job offer for your wife be obtained, and then after a few months extra added to the months since your last application, would that be enough proof of income to allow a successful application.

I only make the suggestions as they appear to have not been offered before, I am not saying that they are going to work, or are in fact possible, I also do not want to start a debate on them that takes the thread off topic.

All the best for you and your family.