gilkouk

It was on my 6th attempt that i managed to get to the payments page that said "wait on this page it might take a few minutes" after 30 mins i rang the embassy and the young lady talked me through back to the home page and to  log back in then to click on check application status and low and behold there was my application marked fee paid and the form with the barcode .

The very first time i tried to submit my application i had the usual problems with the photo sizes , but after a short and plesant phone call to the embassy they asked me to email the photos to them and they reduced them for me and sent them back .

I have found the Embassy staff very very helpful and my advice is if you cant find something your not sure of just  , "Ring the Embassy and ask "  0207 589 2944 or 02072255500 and use extentions 5505 or 5526 .  

My story  at aged 60 , 5years ago and after my 5th heart attack and with 8 stents helping my damaged heart i decided to travel to Asia while i still could just  manage just to get around on my own  .

Started in Bangkok and then went by train into Cambodia saw all the sights i could ,then into Vietnam to Saigon, Hue and Hanoi  then over to Halong Bay  and then back to Thailand and ended up in Ayutthaya , where at a small hotel i met my wife to be ,Thongsuk !!  although i spoke no Thai and she spoke no english ,something just happened and we were inseparable , two years later i married her .

My life is hard at the moment as being disabled i have very limited savings, my British  pension  and my disabled benefit .

i have to travel usually  3 times a year to stop for one or two months with the woman i love , because of my heart condition i am unable to get any type of travel or medical insurance, and cant ever see a time when i would ever be able to meet the visa requirements to be able to stop in the country and with the woman i love .

But would i change it ??  NEVER  i found more happiness in my life in the last 5 years and when i read comments of how hard it is doing visa runs , you should try what i face , with the rules from both the Thai and UK governments changing all the bloody time .

I was certainly no great catch for my wife of 49 years with no children but i support her the best i can, as most of my savings go on flights , and the hardest thing that i will have to face in the not to distant future is when i no longer will be able to travel ...what then ??.