brewsterbudgen

I agree, especially after 14 years of dreadful Tory rule and the disastrous Brexit, but legalising cannabis won't reverse the decline!

I would put my long-term residence, but I'm sure it won't make any difference either way.

Someone will need to complete the application form for him if he's under 16. I suspect using an agent will be helpful. A copy of his British parent's death certificate may be required.

Fortunately there won't be a General Election until 2029, so plenty of time for Labour to regroup and Reform to be found out. Farage doesn't have a hope of ever being PM.

I agree. I completed TDACs for myself and my son on 29 April (one application) and we arrived on 1 May. The application took longer than it should as I couldn't find the country code for the UK (it's GBR). We live in Thailand, so gave Thailand as our country of residence and our Thai address. I didn't complete the departure information. We landed at 12.15 on 1 May and Passport Control was chaotic. There were staff trying to check that passengers had a completed TDAC before joining the queues but many just rushed by. The queues (lines) were long and we didn't get to an Officer for about 20 minutes. A passenger before us was turned away for not having a TDAC and had to find his way back through the chaos to complete one at the kiosks before passport control. It seemed easier and quicker to have a paper printout of the TDAC as Officers seemed to be taking ages to look at phones they were passed. Other than that it was straightforward.

You can complete it within 3 days of arrival or at the airport. I arrived on 1 May and completed the TDAC on 29 April. It was mostly straightforward, although took a while to find GBR for UK on the drop down menu.

Seems clear. I'll be a guinea pig as arriving from the UK on 1 May.

For the child's first passport, the originals are checked by VFS (Bangkok or Chiang Mai) and then returned, including any passports. Obviously for your wife's visa, they take her passport.

The previous governments have a lot to answer for. Have faith that Labour can at least put some things right, like the NHS, by the time of the next election. 🙏

What utter nonsense.

When I transferred my son's Extension to his new passport (Chaengwattana), they needed a photocopy of his original O visa issued in London in 2016 (2 passports ago!) and my entry to Thailand stamp from 2019. Luckily I had brought everything with me.

Might be better in the Pattaya forum, as Songkran has finished in most places.

Worth reading the facts from Lucy Connolly's sentencing. https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/R-v-Lucy-Connolly.pdf

Nobody likes change. Thatcher changed things, Blair changed things and 14 years of Tory rule changed things. Brexit changed things dramatically! It's too early to tell whether Starmer will actually deliver any changes, good or bad.

I suspect there was more before that. Had he been in the bar concerned and been asked to leave? The girls that joined in once he was on the ground, looked they were gaining revenge!

Ok then, it makes everyone involved look bad. Soi 6 is not all of Thailand and those who work there are not most Thais.

Moved here in 2005 to teach English. Still here and have burnt all my bridges back home, so will be staying.

Won't be everyone's cup of tea, but for any dads out there this is a very moving and sometimes difficult watch. Superb performances from the two leads and amazing use of music.

How can you judge something you haven't watched? Did you enjoy the first two seasons?

Do you think so? I think it makes tourists look bad, rather than any Thai people.

Indeed. That's why it's so popular and appeals to many foreigners. We're all kids at heart! (It does go on for too long in Pattaya though).

Vindication for J K Rowling 👏

I think the A2 test the OP is referring to is the UKVI test for people wanting leave to remain in the UK. It is only Speaking and Listening. https://www.englishexamcentre.com/approved-selt-tests/a2-selt

Why would The Guardian be outraged? https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/16/critics-of-trans-rights-win-uk-supreme-court-case-over-definition-of-woman

To whom are you making your formal complaint?