theoldgit

No real problem with your girlfriend obtaining a settlement visa as I assume you can provide evidence that you’ve been living together in a relationship akin to marriage for the specified period, and can meet the financial and accommodation requirements, and she can pass an English test and show she’s clear of TB. Marriage is really up to you both, it wouldn’t harm her application if you were not married, or enhance it if you were. Her daughter would face more of a problem, it’s not impossible but can be more difficult, I’m sure people who’ve attempted this route will share their experiences.

As you're asking about Thailand, I'll move you're question to the appropriate forum.

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I think you’re right, though we didn’t have to when flew to AMS via CDG.

As the UK wasn’t part of Schengen and you had to enter the Schengen Area to retrieve your luggage, then yes, you would have needed, should have needed, to clear Immigration in Paris to retrieve your luggage and recheck them. The same could happen to the OP if his bags are not checked through, though then he shouldn’t need to clear Immigration in Amsterdam as he’s traveling within the Schengen Area.

No, you clear Immigration and customs when you enter the Schengen Area, ie not in transit, airside. Traveling from one member state to another there are no regular immigration or customs checks, that’s the whole idea of the Schengen Area.

Sorry I don’t know if he gets that code, he uses the 800k bank deposit route, so he’ll not be too bothered.

Whilst the HSBC have a branch on Rama IV domestic customers cannot open an account there or use any of the services. They closed all accounts there years ago. A friend of mine sends his funds from his HSBC branch in the UK to his account with Bank of Ayudhya, the Rama IV branch act as an intermediary bank, receive and pass the funds on, and charge a fee for their trouble, Bank of Ayudhya charge a fee to receive the cash.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anucha_Nakasai

As he intends to spend longer in the Netherlands than in France, he was right to obtain his visa from the Dutch authorities, even though is first arrival into the Schengen Area was at CDG. If he has a long stopover in Paris, that visa would allow him entry into the country, though it would be good if he had declared his actual travel plans when applying. Transitting airside is fine with his visa issued by the Dutch.

As you seem to asking about to Thailand, I’ll move your thread to the correct forum.

Non residents in the UK are already charged 150% of the actual cost of medical treatment if they use the NHS whilst visiting, if they don't pay they can be denied a visa or not allowed to enter if not a Visa National. Foreigners settling in the UK pay a NHS Surcharge for their first five years of resisdency, even if they're paying taxes in their own right. I'd be more than happy to pay an annual fee for access to the Thai health system, but it's highly unlikely to happen and if it did it wouldn't be capped at five years.

If you're referring to the Emirates policy that was included with their flights, they're dropping that offer with tickets sold after the 1 December. It was certainly good while it lasted. Edit: I note that the removal of the free insurance after November has already been mentioned a few times.

Yes that insurance is good, unfortunately it will no longer be offered with flights booked after 1 December.

I'm not sure which country you're asking about, as you've posted your question for those seeking advice about visas and migration from Thailand. I'm guessing you're asking about a Non O visa for Thailand, so I'll move your question to that forum. Do let me know if I've guessed wrong.

This is not visa related, so let's move this thread to the travel section.

Racisit troll post removed, along with a response of the same nature. A post correcting the slur was also removed.

There’s a long running thread in the Banking Forum regarding Wise, please comment there I’ll close this thread.

Have you looked through this? https://www.changiairport.com/en/airport-guide/Covid-19/FAQ.html?utm_source=changiairportedm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VTL_FAQ#VTL

There seem to be plenty of domestic tourists in Hua Hin at the moment, the car park by the old ferry terminal at Khao Takiab was packed on Saturday, with cars queueing up to get in, and leave, probably all wanting to leave Bangkok before the massive influx of tourists expected there this week, the main road through the town is certainly a lot busier now.. A lot of Thai families on the beach with sellers doing a roaring trade in mats, the Thai people certainly adapt to the current market.

I’ll move this to the banking section.

This is the latest guidance for travelling to the UK https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-england-from-another-country-during-coronavirus-covid-19 Travellers from Thailand have to produce a vaccination certificate, the "Yellow Vaccine Passport" isn't required, it isn't even mentioned, so I would doubt that it's better, this is the guidance: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/countries-with-approved-covid-19-vaccination-programmes-and-proof-of-vaccination

Andrea Bocelli has a concert scheduled in Orlando on 19 December and a furthr concert in Prague on 8th January, I'm sure he has pencilled in the NYE extravaganza here whilst enroute.

Further to my earlier post, I've received clarification from my Pension Provider, the Civil Service Pension Scheme. It depends what scheme you're on, my wife is lucky. Thank you for your email with regards to your Civil Service Widows Pension. An age difference reduction to widows pensions is only applied to member's who are in the Premium/Nuvos/Alpha sections of the pension scheme. The rules of these sections of the scheme state a reduction must be applied if the spouse is over 12 years younger than the member. However as you are in the classic section of the scheme no such ruling applies and a spouse is entitled to the full widows pension regardless of age difference.

Currently operating to and from Chiang Mai.