4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I think the issue is that to bring your Thai wife to the UK you 'may' have to show some history of finances in UK. You will need to show you have either had enough money untouched in a bank for the last 6 months (probably about £60K) or have had an income from a company for 6 months that would continue on arrival in uk. Or a combination of the two. 

 

You may well find yourself having to get yourself settled in the UK first before bringing her unless your employment can move to Uk or you have enough money in the bank.

 

Moving her to the UK with no money in the bank and no job will be off the cards in my opinion for 6 months at the least without the dosh or sponsorship

 

@capinas I mentioned on Monday there are financial requirements to be met, the quote from the previous poster is a misleading simplification.

You do have to prove that you have an income of at least £18,600, though there are other ways of meeting that requirement, I've attached the guidance for you to read through but feel free to ask how your personal circumstances might qualify.

appendix-fm-1-7-financial-requirement-v6.0-ext-2021.pdf

4 hours ago, capin said:

Makes sense, Thanks.

 

I was worried as I read this excerpt from https://www.visalogic.net and I am not ordinarily resident in the UK.

I've previously assured you that the fact you don't currently live in the UK wouldn't affect your wifes application, the Immigration Rules are very clear on that fact, as I also said on Monday, many UK Nationls living in Thailand have returned to the UK with their spouses.

This is the relevent section in the guidance I provided the link for previously, your  wife qualifies because you're a British Citizen the quote from your agent is misleading as you only have to meet one of the requirements.

Apply as a partner or spouse

Misleading post removed.

You’ve posted this question in the wrong forum, I’ll move it for you.

16 hours ago, nomad2019 said:

thanks for your reply but I am sorry I'm not in Bangkok to collect any documents or to make the application at VFS office I am in the UK my girlfriend has been in touch with an agent on the agent told my girlfriend that she can make the visa for her so I'm confused on this whole issue

thanks again

4 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

It's your girlfriend who has to submit the paperwork and her passport at VFS in Bangkok, not you.  It's her visa. You can help her complete the online application, but she needs to take the application and her passport to VFS, and get her biometrics taken.

brewsterbudgen is spot on, it's your girlfriends application and whilst you could assist with the online application, even to the extent of uploading her documentary evidence, if that is now working, it's her that has to attend the VAC to have her biometric details captured and hand her passport to VFS.

Likewise an agent can help her prepare her application, but it's she still needs to attend the VAC.

On 1/20/2021 at 2:46 PM, skorts said:

We are due to fly Chiang Mai to Hua Hin on Feb 12th return on Feb 19th. 
As yet, we have not been advised by Air Asia that the flight on 12th Feb has been cancelled. 
However, if you try to book that flight on 12th Feb, as theoldgit says, it is not available. The flight back to Chiang Mai on 19th Feb is available to book. 
I guess we will have to wait for formal confirmation that the flight on Feb 12th has been cancelled so we can request a refund. 

Did you hear anything from them, they are now showing no availabilty on either route until 5 March?

Air Asia are now showing no availabilty on this route, and the Hua Hin - Udon Thani route, until 5 March.

2 minutes ago, Blue Muton said:

There's still the income requirement to consider.

That's why I mentioned the various requirements, including financial.

23 minutes ago, capin said:

Her English is pretty good. Does it matter that I do not reside in the UK? (Thats really what I am worried about). 

No that fact you don't live in the UK doesn't matter at all, many UK people on this forum reside in Thailand and then decide to move to UK with their partners.

Under the current rules she'd need to apply for a Settlement Visa, and meet the requirements currently in place, finances, language skills, NHS Surcharge etc, they may well have changed by the time she's ready to apply, they might not but they might.

I'm not sure that there's much she can do at this moment in time, she will need to meet the requirements that are in place when she applies.

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

As I understand it all international travel is banned from the UK unless you have a legally permitted reason to do so, for example because of work, but even then not in every case, as with many rules from the UK the actual rules are pretty unclear.
It depends why you are actually intending to travel, if you're returning home, and can prove it, you should be ok, otherwise you might possibly encounter a problem.
Checks are supposed to be carried out by airline staff, UK Border Force and the Police at the point of departure, you may not be allowed to travel if it's deemed you acting outside of the law.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home#international-travel

You can only travel internationally – or within the UK – where you first have a legally permitted reason to leave home. In addition, you should consider the public health advice in the country you are visiting.

If you do need to travel overseas (and are legally permitted to do so, for example, because it is for work), even if you are returning to a place you’ve visited before, you should look at the rules in place at your destination and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) travel advice. 

Not sure if you've read this but it's the latest guidance published yesterday by HMG National Lockdown stay at home#international-travel

As you've implied the guidance is very sparse, you can travel abroad "if legally permitted to do so" but clarification of who that applies to, isn't readily available.

As you've said, I doubt very much if wishing to visit your wife, however compelling it is for you, would be regarded as a valid reason, your correspondence with UKBF seems to support this.

Even those that work overseas don't have an absolute right to travel.

I suspect you'd need to prove that you're already resident overseas, maybe a re-entry permit keeping an extension of stay valid, proof or residence with maybe copies of letters from HMG or a bank to you in Thailand.

Good luck 

2 hours ago, patman30 said:

room deposits can ALWAYS also be paid in cash.

In some cases maybe yes, but certainly not always, however if using a credit card you're not actually leaving a cash deposit, the hotel blocks an amount from your line of credit that would cover the final charges.
When you check out you can either pay by cash, debit or credit card, there's certainly no need to carry large wedges of cash around with you, but of course if that's what you prefer to do then of course that's one option.

41 minutes ago, rwill said:

When my family came to visit me I wanted to rent a van to travel around in.  They all wanted a credit card, .  I finally found one that accepted a $100,000 baht cash deposit.

So was that $100,000 in Baht or 100,000 Baht, a lot either way.

They announced on the 12th January that they were suspending flights until 31 January, with the flights from the 5th February onwards being still available to book from both Chiang Mai and Udon Thani to Hua Hin.

They quietly dropped the availability from the 5th until the 14th February , inclusive,  with flights still available from the 19th onwards.

Flights are sill only available to book up to and including 26 March, that's been their schedule sinced they announced the route.

I flew back from Udon in November, plenty of social distancing at the airport, but as soon as I was on the aircraft every seat was taken, the flight took 45 mins, I assume as there was little air traffic they were able to fly a more direct route.

You could walk into a branch of their bank, you've said you don't care about cameras, fill in a deposit slip with his account details and give them the cash, there is a line for your name and phone number, it doesn't need to be yours.

1 minute ago, organicman said:

My girl has been in Australia for more than 1 year where they are asking for a police certificate. How do we get one?

 

Here is the information on the email they sent me below:

 

Police certificates You must provide police certificate(s) from each country where you have lived for a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years as evidence that you satisfy the character requirements. These 12 months are calculated cumulatively and need not have been consecutive. The name on the police certificate(s) must match the name in your passport and must include any other names or aliases you are or have been known by. If the name on the police clearance certificate(s) received by us is different from your passport or does not list all other names you have been known by, you will be requested to obtain another police certificate(s). If you are unable to obtain a police certificate, it is in your best interest to demonstrate to us, with documentary evidence where possible, that you have made a genuine attempt to obtain the relevant certificate(s). If we are satisfied that you are unable to obtain a police - 4 - certificate(s) and have made a genuine attempt to do so, then a waiver of this requirement may be granted. If you do not provide the police certificate(s) and I am satisfied that it is reasonable for you to provide them, your application may be refused. Some countries may need you to obtain a letter from us confirming the request for a police certificate. More information including country-specific instructions on how to obtain a police certificate is available on our website immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-support/meeting-ourrequirements/character

You’re answering a question that was asked more than seven years ago, I’ll close the thread.

The Bangkok Bank in London is a commercial bank and doesn't operate personal accounts.

There have been a number of threads on this subject, some very recent.

This thread is still active Really need a UK Bank-account/

I'll close this thread, please continue your quest for an account in the long running thread.

I opened an account with Santander in the Isle of Man from Thailand, I believe that TransferWise have a multi currency account which allows Stering to be paid into it, but it doesn't currently issue debit cards on the account, where as Santander does, and will send here.

On 1/26/2021 at 2:16 PM, chrissimone said:

I went to TSL website and sent them an email, they replied ,but it seems like they only deal with visas for France. I stated that I live in USA, do they help with visas to US?

No you probably went to TLS, they are the Visa Application Centre who process visa applications for France, they are not an agency.

I don't think there's any point in contacting the UK Embassy here in Thailand, as they have no involvement with visa issues, they are all handled in the UK.

The UKBA do issue regular advice for those who may be affected by Covid related travel restrictions, this is the latest guidance, updated on 18 January  covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents

The guidance doesn't specifically mention those, like your wife, who are in danger of losing their ILR, maybe because there have been no travel restrictions travelling to the UK, and certainly not for those who live there, but there is limited guidance towards the end of the paper.

Your wife's fall back position would be to apply to enter as a returning resident, there are however some restrictions and it comes at a price. https://www.gov.uk/returning-resident-visa

As the OP has received meaningful advice, I’m going to close this thread.

Tony M, thanks, as always, for your input.

Working ok for me