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There are no embarcation controls when leaving the UK, which means there are no Immigration checks on departure, though the carrier will need to see her Thai passport to show that she has an absolute right to enter Thailand, without needing a return ticket, though no doubt she’ll have one.

On arrival in Thailand she should present her Thai passport.

On her return to the UK she should check in using her UK passport, this shows her carrier that she’s not subject to Immigration Controls in the UK.

When passing Thai Immigration Controls she should present her Thai Passport, as there will be no entry stamp in her UK Passport.

I’m assuming her UK and Thai passports have the same name.

10 hours ago, ipeterrobinson17 said:

she also dreams of seeing snow, but other than the mountains of Scotland there's little chance of seeing any in December.

My wife was pretty keen on seeing snow when we visited London in December a few years back, despite the fact we’d been skiing in South Korea, l advised her that it was highly unlikely that we’d get any snow at that time of the year in the Centre of London, my advice was blown out of the window when we were walking in a heavy blizzard in Covent Garden a couple of hours after landing at Heathrow.

9 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

 

You are touching on something important there.

 

 

Don't ask US where you should take her, get her to do some research into where SHE would l;ike to go and what she would like to see.

 

For our first trip I organised everything based on what I thought she would enjoy; I wasn't wrong but for future UK visits (and Europe) I told my missus to come up with a list of places to see - and the reasons why. I wanted her invested in the planning aspect of the trips.

 

My missus wanted to see snow so we went to the Highlands in late March. Easyjet flights to Inverness are cheap. 

 

Pack dry Mama noodles and chilli. Avoid over-priced UK Thai restaurants that sell dumped down versions of Thai food but find someone that your wife can speak Thai to at least once a week. Avoid the local Thai mafia.

At last some meaningful advice, my wife certainly had a good idea of what’s she’s wanted to take in on our various trips to the UK, including the Seven Sisters which she’d seen on a photo years earlier, l think you might be pleasantly surprised, and certainly better than some mischievous posters on here.

We did nearly come a cropper though, when a visit to friends fell through I asked her for an alternative side trip, thinking she might go for Paris or Amsterdam, her response of Ireland surprised me though. When I asked her “why Ireland” she mentioned the Blue Lagoon, we subsequently enjoyed our trip to Iceland very much, plenty of snow there.

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https://www.mytello.com/en_TH/rates

Rates from Thailand to the UK per minute , 0.4 ฿ to a landline and 1.7 ฿ to a mobile

On 11/19/2022 at 9:07 PM, Pmbkk said:

 

1 - I doubt Immigration/airline  would allow him to go to Thailand without a passport covering his trip. Could be an expensive mistake.

2 -Sweden I believe is part of Schengen so he'd also have to prove he's only been in the UK for 90 days in the last 180 ?

 

1 - There are no Immigration embarcation checks leaving the UK, so the fact he's leaving using a different passport than the one he arrived probably wouldn't be picked when he leaves, though his Swedish Passport must be valid for the duration of his time in the UK.
The carrier would be more interested in ensuring that he has a valid passport to allow entry into Thailand, his Thai passport should be sufficient for that.

2 - Yes, Sweden is a Schengen Member State, the UK is neither in the Schengen Area or the EU, and neither is the OP's friend travelling to Sweden, so I'm not sure why his time in the UK is really relevant.

He could of course apply to renew his Swedish Passport in the UK, though it's not easy to get an appointment.  https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/about-abroad-for-swedish-citizens/united-kingdom/service-to-swedish-citizens/passport-abroad/#

5 hours ago, poppysdad said:

If I can have them paid into Wise I can transfer into my Bangkok Bank account as soon as they are paid into my Wise account minimising any risk of a Wise problem

Have you considered this option?

How to receive payments from a UK-based state/private pension provider or company.

https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Personal/Other-Services/Transfers/Transferring-Into-Thailand/Transfer-money-from-UK-to-Thailand-via-London-Branch

You can make multiple entries throughout the validity of a Standard Visit Visa, and whilst there is no requirement to declare subsequent visits during the initial application, other than the first planned visit, and it shouldn’t cause any problems in the future, the Border Force Officer may well asking some in depth questions is the number of return visits is too frequent.

2 hours ago, Deserted said:

All I can say is that the police told me that tripping is not allowed on 6 month visa

Which police force told you that?

32 minutes ago, TorquayFan said:

Freezing the level that triggers 40% tax rate would be a 'stealth' rise and might be likely across the board. (IMO that's a mighty good pension - wish I had one!)

Of course it's something Sunak put in place when when he was Chancellor, and yes you're right it's a stealth rise, I think Hunt will increase the length of the freeze meaning that many more will be dragged into the higher rate over the years, maybe even you.

1 hour ago, Lemsta69 said:

this website says that only Indians and Chinese are eligible for Visa On Arrival.

That's because US Nationals, and numerous other nationalities, don't require a visa on arrival or in advance. 

On 11/6/2022 at 9:28 AM, The Fugitive said:

Much the same as in U.K. where a County Court Judgement expires after 6 years. If you don't need credit (or wouldn't get it anyway) you can safely ignore them. I do! 

Not strictly correct, once a creditor has a county court judgment (CCJ) for a debt, the Limitation Act does not put any time limits on how long they have to enforce that judgment, however if your CCJ is more than six years old, and the creditor wants to use enforcement action, they must first get permission of the court.

You might be confusing it with the fact that a CCJ doesn't show on a credit file after six years.
Debts that haven't been subject to a CCJ cannot be enforced after six years as the become Statued Barred, they also do not show on a credit file.

2 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

That surprises me, having traveled through much of Thailand on my motorbike, there is always Makro and an occasion Tops in some places. Apart from Bangkok and Pattaya I have never seen a Villa or  Foodland.

Maybe on your travels pop into Hua Hin, and if you find a Foodland please let me know.

1 hour ago, possum1931 said:

I am very surprised to hear that there is sometimes no Foodland in the same vicinity as a Villa Market. But then I do not live in Bangkok and am mainly only around the lower Sukhumvit area when I do go there.

I do not live in Bangok either, where I live there are two Villas, a Lotus's, Big C, Tops, Makro and a Gourmet Market, but no Foodland.

1 hour ago, possum1931 said:

Villa are more expensive than everybody, better using Foodland.

If there was one anywhere near me I might well visit Foodland.

1 hour ago, Gottfrid said:

It´s just that you are all wrong. There is something called a quality factor, that will disagree with calling it the same product.

 

I guess as always, you will get what you pay for. And if that factor does not bother you, then you can eat whatever.

I have to say that the lamb I’ve purchased from Makro, when they have it, has always been top quality, and I’ve brought a fair bit over the years.

Villa market normally stock lamb, but I've found that they're more expensive than Makro.

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This is in the wrong forum, I’ll move to the forum for Thai immigration.

I’ll moved this post to the correct forum.

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10 hours ago, Elkski said:

The question is .  Do they  really send out a new passport in 5 working days? 

My wife renewed hers recently in the Passport Office in MBK in Bangkok, she pitched up without an appointment on a Thursday afternoon, as we were in Bangkok for the weekend.

We arrived back to our home in Hua Hin on Sunday afternoon and her passport had already been delivered via EMS.

There’s no need to transfer her visa to the new passport, she carries both passports and presents the expired passport containing the current visa at check-in on departure and on arrival at the UK Border.

if she wishes, the visa can be transferred, it costs £154 and not necessary, I’m not sure of the procedure.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transferring-a-visa-to-a-new-passport-ecb17/transferring-a-visa-ecb17

Your question is the forum for visas to countries other than Thailand and is not visa related, I’ll move it to General, though you might be better researching the Thai Customs Website.