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Most UK Visa application fees are being increased from 9th April. Immigration and Nationality fees 9 April 2025

Yes, as clarified in the original post this is for visitors who do not require a visa.

Forget the London Eye, this viewpoint in the city is probably the highest in London and free. https://horizon22.co.uk/visit/ Maybe not for you BB, but others may find it interesting.

As the post is in respect of a visa for Thailand, I’ll move the post to the appropriate forum.

This forum is for visas and migration to other countries, as you were born in the UK and, l assume, a UK Passport holder, this forum isn’t the right place for your question as you wouldn’t be subject to Immigration Controls. I’ll move your post to the UK Forum where someone may be able to help, or at least point you in the right direction. Good luck

Retired UK Civil Servants can sign these forms as can some other retired expats, like bank managers, no stamping is necessary. Most expats know people who fit into these categories and who would be only too happy to assist.

I understand, from British friends living in Canada, that the Canadian Government also sought a similar agreement but were given short shrift by the last Conservative Government.

Yes, l’m fully aware of that, thank you.

But the Visa would show which Member State Issued to Visa, which is the important part. Of course this only applies for the first visit using the visa, subsequent entries can enter via any Member State as long of the length of stay and previous stays meet the length of stay requirements.

When your girlfriend applied for her visa she was no doubt aware that the rules are that she must apply via the consulate with juristiction for the Member State of her main destination, or if she was visiting an equal amount of time in two or more Member States then she should apply via the Consulate with juristiction for the Member State where she's spending the longest time, with evidence to support her application, so in her case she rightly applied via the Austrian Consulate. You have now changed your plans and want to enter via Paris, plans can and do change and in all liklihood she would have no problems either boarding her flight or entering via a different country to the one she supplied evidence to support her appliction for, but she could do. Some years ago my wife was refused a Schengen Visa because the French Visa Section had worked out that whilst we were entering via GDG we were spending a few hours longer in Italy than in France, so they regarded Italy as our main destination and refused her visa. I don't know if we were just unlucky, she might be ok but she could have a problem.

@Keith5588 only one person can travel per contactless card. ”You can pay for someone else's travel with your contactless card or device if they're travelling with you. You need to pay for your own travel with a different card or device”

You can use the State Pension as income to meet the income requirements, the benefit issue is the clause that says that beneficaries of some benefits are exempt from the minimum income requirements, the State Pension is not one of those benefits.

And to add to this, the UKVI go further by advising that copies of flight tickets shouldn’t be included with the supporting evidence.

I don't disagree with your point, however my quote is a direct lift from the guidance that details what benefits spouses can be in receipt of not to need to comply with the financial requirements, which was the point I was making.