Post giving incorrect "advice" and along with a  "measured" response removed.

On 7/27/2022 at 3:09 PM, Requiem said:

She has a job in Thailand, but not a well paying one.

 

Our relationship can be easily proven + I send her money every month for more than a year.

She really needs to show that she has strong ties to her home country, Thailand.

You sending her funds every month will do little to achieve that, the decision maker could assume, rightly or wrongly, that she would stay with her benefactor in the EU rather that return to Thailand and her not well paying job.

17 hours ago, BritManToo said:

No waiting time for in person bookings. 

Providing you can get an appointment

https://www.passportappointment.service.gov.uk/messages/AppointmentsAvailability.html

Sorry, there are no available appointments

Due to high demand, there aren't any appointments available at the moment.

Extra appointments are added each day, so check again later for availability.

There is a service available that will constantly check for available appointments

Urgent passport appointments - Clicking refresh all day?

https://www.check-uk-passport-appointments.co.uk/

We check for FastTrack and Online Premium appointments every minute. You get instant text alerts the moment appointments are available. From £8 for 7 days. Guaranteed Satisfaction. Instant Text Alerts 24/7. Online Premium Alerts. 24/7 Customer Service.

21 hours ago, Searat7 said:

Then this should be listed as a requirement so there is no confusion

That would make it too easy for the applicants.

5 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

Can I do the invitation letter or should I get my son to do one from the UK?

Not sure what you actually mean by that?
 

You can do a short covering letter outlining the reason for the visit, and details of the finances, if you and your partner are in a subsisting relationship here in Thailand detail that as her reason to return.

If you are staying with your son, then a brief note outlining would be helpful.

12 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

Of course we have all this information but would prefer to hand it all in with a nice neat file to Trendy buildings, as opposed to uploading. I don't like that method and that's it.

 

Is there a way of making an appointment and handing the documents in to Trendy buildings as opposed to uploading documents?

Yes the applicant can take your supporting evidence to the Visa Application Centre and pay a small fee for VFS to upload them If you decided not to self-upload your documents onto the UK platform.

Not sure that a nice neat file is going to make a lot of difference, VFS say they will help with preparing, sorting and arranging your supporting documents and documents will be arranged using the required barcode separators. 

Whatever they decide the applicant still needs to visit the Application Centre to have their biometric details cuptured.

https://visa.vfsglobal.com/tha/en/gbr/premium-services

3 hours ago, SidJames said:

Is there a way of getting a refund that anyone can advise on?

https://www.gov.uk/cancel-visa

https://visa.vfsglobal.com/jam/en/gbr/request-a-refund

16 minutes ago, thonglorjimmy said:

I think this may have been asked before, on my demise my wife is eligible for a widows pension of 50% of my Civil Service Pension, my State Pension will die with me.

I had assumed that even though she doesn't have a UK Passport, and it's unlikely that we'll ever return to the UK, she would still be entitled to the Personal Allowance to set against her widows pension, but I'm not sure and the HMRC will not give me a straight answer, but simply refer me to their website.
The tax saving by receiving the PA is around £2,500, so worth finding out.
Any ideas where I can get a definitive answer?
Thanks   

This seems to imply that she wouldn't be entitled to the Personal Allowance, though may be able to claim the tax on the PA annually, unless she qualifies under the double taxation rules - I'm really not sure though

Personal Allowance

23 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

That is unknown at this time.

I will be trying to use one next month for my extension.

It's certainly intention to present a statement emailed to me by Bangkok Bank next year.

But I'll also purchase a statement from Bangkok, via my local branch, to present in the case that the IO I deal with on the day isn't prepared to embrace the Governments digitel iniative. 

A visa agent for what service, applying for a visa for overseas or for within Thailand?

4 hours ago, kinyara said:

Could I ask what you included for your address proof, did your agent suggest what were acceptable options ? 

 

I don't really have anything that fits the official guidelines per the Table A notes.  I get a monthly summarised invoice for utilites from my condo office, I've got an annual valuation booklet from a UK pension provider and I guess I could get an addressed bank statement from Krungsri at a cost.

l would have thought that most applicants living in Thailand would be able to comply with the Table A requirements by supplying “one document as evidence of name and address and/or residency within the last year” using the residency proof, maybe “Visa or residence permit (or colour photocopy)” or “Immigration documents”.

5 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Using Wise the 50k limit doesn't apply to Kasikorn, Krungsri and SCB, the same name doesn't seem important 

From the Wise website

 

Please note that you’ll be able to send 50,000 THB or above per transfer only to the following banks starting from 7 January 2022 due to regulatory changes:

• Bangkok Bank Public Company

• Kasikorn Bank

• Siam Commercial Bank

You can still send money to recipient accounts that use other banks, but you’ll only be allowed to send them up to 49,999 THB per transfer. There’s no limit on how many transfers you can create.

https://wise.com/help/articles/2932335/guide-to-thb-transfers

29 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

I tried but could only get the last 6 months. And if not stamped by the Bank, are they acceptable to the dear IO.

You can now get up to 12 months if you apply via their App, it's a new service and I did a succesfully did a trial run yesterday, the statement was delivered in about 30 mins via email.

Of course, as we both wondered, it really depends what the IO's take would be, most certainly don't like to make things straightforward.  

12 hours ago, KannikaP said:

UK Pension to UK bank to Wise to Bangkok Bank. What can be simpler?

Simple yes, but only if you still have a UK bank account.

2 hours ago, Trudy said:

Can I ask which was the correct forum?

As @DrJack54has informed you, your post has been moved to the section  for Thai Visas, and this is where you’ve just posted in.

You originally posted in the section for visas to countries outside of Thailand.

3 hours ago, transam said:

Unless it has changed, that link at the end says take your stuff to trendy House....????

No it hasn’t changed @Jumbo1968was mistaken, I suspect he didn’t follow the link.

On 7/15/2022 at 11:51 AM, bolt said:

i recently made an online application using UK passport website

application was submitted June 18th

i got DHL message saying New passport  is expected delivery July 18th

i paid 115 GBP + cost of mailing old passport to UK office 

 

I won't be using any agents ever again or going to BKK 

 

the website say 11 weeks but it seems quicker, my case is slightly tricky because i hold 2 UK passports 

Application history

Status	Date
Passport printed	3:25am on 13 July 2022
Application approved	2:13pm on 12 July 2022
Documents received	7:58am on 4 July 2022
Application received	3:57am on 18 June 2022
Application submitted	3:56am on 18 June 2022

All well and good if you live in a country that allows online renewals for UK passports, Thailand isn’t one of those countries.

You don’t appear to be posting from Thailand.

Thanks for the Update @TonyM

29 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

I still would think my personal pension providers would not pay into Nationwide International because they will only pay my pensions into a UK bank.

Both my pension providers, State and Civil Service, used to deposit my pension into Nationwide International until they closed their doors in, l think, 2017.

Both now pay into my account with Santander International.

No doubt most pension providers have their own rules, but there must be many expats in their fold who no longer have UK based accounts. Wise hasn’t been around for that long and it may not suit all.