20 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Eating the mince pies I just made ... covered in squirty cream.

 

We have a winner

As she will be applying for a Visit Visa, are you financing the proposed trip?

If you are then you will need to satisfy the decision maker that it is affordable and appropriate for you to do so. 

Whilst you will need to demonstrate that you have sufficient funds to finance her trip, the UKVI doesn't share evidence with the HMRC, but you will need to show the source of the income .

Dumping 300,000 Baht into her Thai bank account is a big no no, I'm surprised that an agent would recommend that she does so, a reputable agent certainly wouldn't, it also seems they have plucked a figure out of the sky.

The most important for her to do is to satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer that she has strong ties to Thailand and that she is likely to return at the conclusion of her short holiday.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-england-from-another-country-during-coronavirus-covid-19

This subject has nothing to do with visas or migration so let’s move it to the Home Country Forum.

You’ve posted in the visas for countries outside of Thailand forum, let’s move it to a more appropriate thread.

3 hours ago, Tony M said:

I still think the UKVI information is the correct one.  I don't see any way that VFS will allow booking of appointments 6 or 7 months ahead.  Nor will UKVI accept documentation for processing that could be that old (circumstances can change considerably in that amount of time).   Let's see what happens when someone tries to submit an application 240 days ahead. I don't see how it could work.

Yes I agree Tony, would the online system even allow an applicant to apply that far in advance, I wonder if the online application system would freeze the application as soon as a date too far ahead was entered.

2 hours ago, Tony M said:

Where exactly on the VFS website does it say this ?   I can't find it.  Can you provide a link ?

 

The UK GOV website still says this :

When to apply

The earliest you can apply is usually:

• 3 months before your planned travel date for visit visas
• 3 months before your employment start date for most work visas
• 6 months before your course start date for Student and Child Student visas

It’s currently taking longer to get a decision on Standard Visitor visas because of high demand.

The UKVI website for a Standard Visit Visa is more clear, though still contradicts the VFS advice

https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor/apply-standard-visitor-visa

Apply for a Standard Visitor visa

16 hours ago, welbeck said:

On arriving at Heathrow she had four and a half hours in Immigration where we couldn't find anything out

Did you subsequently ascertain the reason for delay at the UK Border, was she subjected to questioning by the UK Border Force officers, or was it the queue waiting to be processed?

8 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

There are no credit bureaus in Thailand for foreigners, and it is ridiculously difficult for a foreigner to get a loan anyway, so that does not seem like an issue. 

I get a credit report every year for my Thai credit card, a real card which was not issued against a deposit, and when I had a bank loan to purchase a car, that was also included in the annual report.

I'm retired and have never had a Work Permit in Thailand.

12 minutes ago, clarky23 said:

If it was me, I'd publish current queue time from biometrics to decision on a website and update daily.  At least people know where they stand then.   Currently I don't even know if we are able to get back for Christmas, sad as when we applied start of November we were dreaming of having month or so with the family before Christmas arrived.  Now we are stuck just waiting in the unknown.  

Whilst I fully agree that an indicative queue time, regularly updated, would be of benefit to those in your position, all the time the UKVI offer a queue jumping service for those who are prepared to fork out almost 10,000 Baht, it is difficult to manage a queue.

As far as I'm aware this option is stiil available, and whilst I think it's morally wrong, it might be appropriate in exception circumstances, though I'm of the view that fast tracking the event of an emergency should be free. 

5 hours ago, misterphil said:

Anybody living in Thailand and needs an income from overseas needs a Wise card. Anyone without one living here is mental. ????

Save that Wise Debit Cards are not readily available for those resident in Thailand.

30 minutes ago, marino28 said:

In my case I just want to send money Back to my account in Europe where they come from before. What I have to put as object? 

I’ve just picked one of the reasons at random, and it’s worked every time.

I’ve sent to the UK, Singapore and Malaysia.

I think that once when I sent to Singapore it asked for details of the recipient, so I picked another one and it went through.

On 11/28/2021 at 11:48 AM, OJAS said:

Yes, I also received a reply stating that no LC was outstanding in my case. Based on the biennial cycle which DWP appear to have adopted we can probably next expect to be pestered from August 2022

I've just got a similar response, they added "we are starting with Europe".

21 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

I tried paying for a set of glasses whilst in the UK for 350GBP with my Thai credit card, no chance!

Was that online when you were in the UK or in a store, I've certainly not had a problem using my Thai CC in the UK and, as you say, the debit cards also work fine, even accepting the six digit PIN.

2 hours ago, Steps said:

Me and my 6 year old daughter will be traveling to the UK. She wont need a PCR test right?

 

It would seem that she might need to follow the testing and quarantine rules that are applicable to travellers who are fully vaccinated.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-england-from-another-country-during-coronavirus-covid-19

Travelling with children

Children aged 4 and under do not have to take any COVID-19 travel tests.

Children of all ages do not have to take a COVID-19 test before travel to England.

Children aged 5 to 17 have to follow the testing and quarantine rules for people who qualify as fully vaccinated on arrival in England.

This means that they have to quarantine on arrival and take a PCR test on or before day 2.

Check the rules in this guidance for people who qualify as fully vaccinated for travel to England for more details.

You should also check the rules in the country you are travelling from as they may require children to take a test at the start of your journey to England.

There are different rules for children who have been in a red list country or territory in the 10 days before they arrive in England.

Off topic and misleading post removed, along with a response.

Travellers from Thailand, including those in transit, can access the Vaccinated Travel Lanes from 15th December

https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/sg/travel-info/vaccinated-travel-lanes/

1 hour ago, Kendo11 said:

We are supposed to fly to UK on Wednesday assuming my wifes visa arrives. To add to the compilcation her vaccination certificate while listing date s and type of vaccine in English inly cives her name in Thai. Am i right in thinking this wont be acceptable? 

It would seem so I'm afraid, it might be worth visiting the hospital, or vaccination centre, where the vaccine was administered and ask if they could issue one with an English spelling. She obviously wont have her passport but her ID should also have an English spelling.

The vaccine certificate must be issued by a national or state-level public health authority, be in English, French or Spanish, and include as a minimum:

18 minutes ago, kennw said:

Note that Singapore airline and Scoot VTL (Vaccine Travel Lane) designated flights do not accept the Thailand Covid 19 vaccine certificate. They advise travelers to chose their flights carefully.

Thailand is included in the VTL from December 16.

15 minutes ago, MRToMRT said:

Is that per day? per week? Thanks

It doesn't say on their T&C's, though I thought it was per day.

15 minutes ago, Jeff Olssson said:

I have also an account with K-bank. I can login to their online site at

https://online.kasikornbankgroup.com/K-Online/login.jsp?lang=en

as well but I do not have installed K+App so I wonder if one can also transfer money using their cyber banking site. A related question is if I can install K+App while I am outside Thailand.

I think you can use the online service but you need to register each account you're send cash to by completing a form and sending it to the bank for approval, with the app it's all done on the app.

I don't know if you can install the App from overseas, but you have to set up the account via the app on a phone whose number that Kasikorn have on file for you, so I suspect you can't, though I don't know for sure. 

On 11/23/2021 at 12:02 PM, OJAS said:

Have just sent IPC a secure message via https://secure.dwp.gov.uk/ipc/personal-details seeking clarification of the situation (and whether a fresh LC is currently en route to me).

 

Do let us know when and if they answer, hopefully we've been spared this year.

I can only speak for transfers to the UK via Kasikorn, using the the K+ App, I've done it a number of times without any issius, no visits to a branch, no documents and no work permit, I imagine other banks have something similar.

The limit is $49,999.

https://www.kasikornbank.com/en/international-business/global-money-transfer/pages/international-transferviakplus.aspx

As your question is about travel to Thailand, rather than from Thailand, I'll move your post to the correct forum.