BIGJIMMY

We brought a Fiesta under the government scheme just over 2 years ago, we got back the 100,000 baht, now we wish to sell the car as we're relocating and assume we'll have to pay it back as your not supposed

to sell the car for 5 years, anyone done this already??

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Jimmy

Has anyone recently had any dealings with sending a container back to the UK from Thailand, a 20ft one with your stuff, wither packed and shipped for you or just door to port etc??

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Jimmy

I can't get a straight answer back from the UKVI people, they reply with a link to check and that webpage isn't found. I booked the IELTS General Training exam for the wife on the 30th March - the exam was on April 18th, the results Mrs E got would be an A1 in talking and listening etc but as of the 6th April there is now a specific Life Skills test to obtain the A1 BUT surely the exam results we have are also still valid, when I booked the exam it did say it was for settlement visa's etc.

I don't want to submit the visa and get a knock back because of this.

Anyone?

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It was done on the 18th, we haven't got a UKVI number, just the results, think I'd best send them a mail and check!!!

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The Mrs did the General Training IELTS exam - it says on the page that it's valid for settlement visa's.

Thanks, didn't mean that to sound as harsh as it does ha ha, I meant that we get her to do that one as to be honest I didn't know there was another one!!!!

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Well she took this one and I believe passed.

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We're actually doing that now on my Mac, I'll have to teach the Mrs how to do it on the iPad when I'm away.

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My wife sat the IELTS exam in Bangkok, and got 3.0 on listening and 4.0 in speaking, lower scores in the reading and writing, looking at their website it says that 4.0 is a B1 but A1 isn't on there but I assume 3.0 must be A1 as its below the chart, if that makes sense, anyway I assume she's met the required level of A1 for a settlement visa, on the paperwork that we received today it says the CEFR level is below B1, so A1???

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Okay thanks, that's annoying as the little fella watches stuff on it, so we'd have to buy a newer model then??

It's gone, the YouTube app on our Apple TV has disappeared, anyone know what's occurring?

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Thanks, thats fine, we'll just crack on with the settlement here.

Ta peeps.

Having just read through it and it seems that it wouldn't work for us, it specifically mentions being in the UK as a visitor which is what the Mrs would be and also i'm not settled in the UK, i've officially been an expat for 12 years so it seems settlement here is the right and only way we can go.

Jimmy

I obviously look hard enough - just found this:

https://www.gov.uk/remain-in-uk-family

Looks promising.

I've been looking on all the sites but can't find any info on it so just to confirm....

Mrs E has a 5 year visit visa, we're moving back to the UK this year, she's already done the English test and passed, speaking to a mate the other day he's adamant that we could go on the VV then apply in Milton Keynes to change it to a settlement with all the necessary documents etc??

Anyone?

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Jimmy

Will this figure have to be paid every 3 years then??? We're just going through a settlement visa and this NHS fee is still a learning point for me??

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Thanks peeps.

I'm after double cardboard packing boxes of the flat packed kind, anyone know where I can get them from in Pattaya or the surrounding area?

Thanks in advance.

Jimmy

Great thanks!!

We're in the process of getting a UK settlement for the Mrs, she's off to Bangers in a few weeks to do the English test and i'm just sorting out the TB test, we have a little boy who has dual citizenship and thus doesn't need a UK visa - i'm assuming (only as I can't see it anywhere) that he doesn't need any TB test etc, he's just over 2 years old??

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Jimmy

Thanks, these 2 seem to be mainly cars, any specific bike auctions?

Have been asked by a friend to find out where this/these take place, have heard people talk about them before, finance companies, the police etc auctioning off motorbikes and cars in the capital, can anyone shed any light please?

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Jimmy

I didn't see that one!!!

Thats answered, thanks.

I always try and find the answer myself but i'm going round in circles here, just got to The Vantage website to sort out the English test for the UK settlement visa and it says that as of the 5th April it's no longer able to issue the certificate and the last test with them is on the 2nd April and it's full so.......

Where can Mrs E now sit the English requirement for a UK Settlement visa??

Thanks folks.

Jimmy

Thanks folks, I'm trying to talk the Mrs out of taking them back to be honest, is there any other consideration i.e a Thai cat in the UK, heat or lack of it etc, not sure the breed of the buggers but they certainly haven't got thick coats of hair!!