mrskint

Hi all,

 

Just applied for this for my wife. I know the official decision making time is up to 6 months, does anyone have any experience with this as to what the real wait times are for a decision and if they really do extend to 6 months or is it earlier in reality?

 

Made the schoolboy error of applying for it without checking wait times (I thought I read it was a lot quicker). We are going on holiday in mid Oct after her current visa has expired, will they give her another permit or form of documentation to get back into the UK if we don’t get a decision before then?

 

Wishing I’d just stumped up the extra for super priority service now ????

Of course a pretty 30 yo girl is with a crusty 60 year old dude because he's hot....well he might be from the weather....?

 

No sounds more like  wife and mother of their children. The man has his role and the women has hers, works out quite nicely.

Sure, but there is a big difference between supporting your family and simply handing over money to your wife to send home or for her to keep etc.

My wife here has had plenty of <deleted> comments from other Thais here (likely mostly ex hookers who just expect some payment whatever the format of the relationship is, which is just bizarre) to her because I expect her to get a job and contribute to the family pot as in normal life whether in the UK or Thailand, which she fully expected to do.

Anyone who has a relationship based on giving money to them from the outset is likely doomed and should expect to be rinsed down the line.

Mine gives me £300 a month to contribute towards the bills as any wife should...

Now have the answer. Maternity pay is not considered 'public funds' so she will get it, that might help anyone else in the same spot as us.

https://www.maternityaction.org.uk/advice-2/mums-dads-scenarios/pregnant-and-benefits/common-maternity-pay-questions/

^ yeah aware of that thanks. I won't be taking more than a couple of weeks off, it's the longer term statutory payments for my wife I'm querying whether she will be entitled to or not....

Not yet, she can't apply for that until the current visa finishes which is about 2 years away....

Thank you I will call them [emoji4]

Hi All,

 

My wife if on her second FLR (M) visa which specifies no access to public funds.

 

We are expecting a child in a few months, whilst she will get paid money by her employer (for 6 weeks I think) I just wanted to check if she is likely to be entitled to statutory maternity pay which is paid by the government? The no access to public funds statement of the FLR (M) visa makes me think she might not be able to get it.

 

She has worked her for 3+ years in the uk and I'm obviously a uk citizen. Anyone been through a similar experience or able to advise?

She's even on my BUPA private work medical insurance which makes it even more nuts!!

Just looking through the FLR (M) form as it's due to be renewed in a few months, I see they are now asking £200 per year for this they have recently introduced.

My wife works and pays national insurance, so would she still have to pay this fee?

Barista at Starbucks?

Even if she was good on her for going out and going some work. Better that than having one that does nothing and expects to get money each month as 'part of the deal' of being your wife which seems commonplace among a certain group of Thais.

A couple of years ago my wife and I flew from Liverpool to Belfast International. We then hired a car and drove around the Republic. There are no border checks.

 

Another option in Europe is Gibraltar because it is a UK Overseas territory.

Good point, I'm assuming they check documents at the Gibraltar/Spain border?

Think I know the answer to this but I'll ask anyway.....

Other than Turkey, is there anywhere in Europe my wife with a Thai passport on a spouse FLR (M) visa can go without getting an additional visa?

I know schengen visa is required for most places, just checking if there is anywhere we could go without one.

Cheers in advance.

Yes so to clarify, she came in on the usual fiancée/marriage visa, we got the first FLR and we are nearing the end of that now and need to apply for the next one. She's only been in the uk about 2 and a half years so we are nowhere near ILR status yet.

Would be useful if someone could clarify when we could apply for the next FLR, the sooner the better as far as I'm concerned.

Thanks in advance

Hi guys,

My wife's FLR (M) visa finishes in March 2017 and I'd rather apply sooner rather than later for the next one because of circumstances that could possibly leave me without a job in the new year. I might be fine but I'd rather be safe than sorry and apply as soon as I can and dispense with that worry. So is there a set maximum period before expiry before we can reapply?

Thanks in advance

She has checked, it's 1-2 weeks and we are only there for 2 weeks. Also she has stuff planned the first few days making it hard to get the ball rolling immediately.

Doing it when she is back would be the easiest option hence why I'm asking.

The other option is do it before she goes, but the timeline is 1-2 months if doing it here, this would be the second choice.

Aye, if they actually had a phone that somebody answered rather than an automated service I would have had this answer ages ago...

To enter the UK on a Thai passport requires that the passport is valid for the whole length of the proposed stay.

https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control/before-you-leave-for-the-uk

They don't do passports with no expiry date as far as I'm aware?

Joking aside she isn't a tourist mate, can't think that applies to people on marriage visas given the length of her stay.

Timeline is too tight really mate

Thanks but I mean coming back to the uk after also on her Thai passport with 4 months left. I think the timeline is too tight for her to renew when she is there. If we renewed we would have to do it before we went, but there is a relatively long timeline on getting it done here in the uk.

Hi All,

Heading out later in the year to Thailand with the Mrs to see her family. I know in some situations they stipulate to have 6 months left in your passport to enter a country. She will have 4 months, does anyone think this will be a problem? Getting a new passport before will be a bit of a hassle with timelines etc.... She is here on the FLR(M) if that makes any difference.

Thanks

Hi guys,

Quick question, this won't be an issue just yet but need to start thinking about it now for down the road.

When my wife gets British citizenship we would like to have her passport in her English married surname to make things easier here.

Her Thai passport currently has her Thai maiden name as does all her Thai ID/driving licence etc.

So the question is does she need to start changing her Thai passport and other documents to her English married name to get the British passport in the English name also?

Obviously we have the wedding certificate, which is evidence of change of surname, is that enough to get the British passport in the English surname?

TY in advance

I have looked already mate, but it would be nice to hear from someone who has had personal experience with a place. Thanks