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still waiting for winter to set in so i can wear them.

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Hi everybody,

This is completely serious and would like some constructive feedback, please.....

I have a Burmese girlfriend (not Karen) she speaks very good Thai (so maybe can get Thai citizienship?) would like to get opinions on if she could just get a tourist visa to England (1 month max.)

Any genuine opinions would be appreciated

Cheers

Does she have a Burmese passport ? I know nothing of the girls background, but if she meets the tourist visa requirements then she can get a visa in her Burmese passport.

If she does not have a Burmese passport, then she should get one.

If, for whatever reason she cant get a Burmese passport or is "stateless", then just being able to speak Thai wont be cause for a grant of Thai citizenship and the issuance of an ID card leading to getting a Thai passport. And if she is in actual fact in this situation, then I very much doubt her background would satisfy the requirements for granting of a tourist visa.

There are a few presumptions in my answer.Maybe you'd like to provide a more detailed description of the girls's background/situation so I could give a more accurate appraisal of the situation.

Heres a question. If my wife has a spouse visa for Oz. Will she need a seperate visa for NZ to visit for a holiday? Off topic sorry.

She would need at least Aussie Permanent Residency to have the visa requirement waived.

From the NZL Immigration site :

You do not need a visa or permit to visit New Zealand if you are :

an Australian citizen or resident who holds a current

permanent resident return visa (temporary or provisional

resident return visa holders may need a visa to enter New

Zealand)

I just realised that I didn't fully answer you Visa/Permit question.

You should apply for a Visa.

In box A23 tick

"I am applying for a Visitor’s Visa to travel to New Zealand"

Also choose "multiple entry" as it gives you more flexibility ie: you might get cold and decide to pop up to Fiji for a week

Furthermore, I see you are from the UK in your profile. To apply under the partner scheme, the partner must be a NZL citizen or permanent resident, as well as meeting other partner criteria that the NZIS will rigourously asess ie: is it a genuine partnership.

As an alternative to the partner category , if the applicant meets the requirements for a tourist visa on her own merits ie:is educated, has a job,a house,other assests in Thailand, various reasons to return etc... it would be simpler/quicker for her to apply independently.

Hi guys im just about to send off all the docs for the application but have a couple of points im not sure about. We are applying on a partnership basis but my question is do i fill in the partner details section of her application form and sign the declaration as her partner - even though im obviously not actually included in the application? Also, as we are applying on the basis of a partnership should I include a passport size pic of myself? And finally - am I right in understanding that if she stays in NZ less than 6mths then no TB screening xray is required despite the fact that Thailand isnt on the list of low incidence TB countries?

Oh - and this may well make me sound very dim witted - but is it the visa or the permit we require???

Any feedback will be massively appreciated!!

About visas and permits

A visa is a document that will allow you to board the craft and travel to New Zealand.New Zealand now has "Advance Passenger Screening " , which means the NZIS screens you at checkin time, so for example, if you have the wrong visa or your travel docs dont match the name on your visa and passport etc.... you can be prevented from boarding the airplane in Bangkok.

A permit is a document that will be stamped into your passport upon clearance through a New Zealand border post.This permit will specify how long you can stay in NZL.If your permit runs out, then you are overstaying.You must never let your permit run out. The Visa document will state what you can and can not do while in NZL on a valid permit.

Think of a visa as a "right to travel" document and a permit as a 'right to stay" document.

...do i fill in the partner details section of her application form and sign the declaration as her partner

YES

...should I include a passport size pic of myself?

YES. And in box C12 tick "NO"

...am I right in understanding that if she stays in NZ less than 6mths then no TB screening xray is required

You are wrong.

If in the five years prior to your application, you have spent (lived in and/or visited) a combined total of three months or more in any countries, areas or territories NOT listed you must submit a Temporary Entry X-ray Certificate(NZIS 1096).

Thailand is not listed.Refer to NZIS 1121.