tibap

I have just had a www.border.gov.au evisitor visa granted the same day, and they process 95% of this type of visas for British and certain other countries passport holders for stays of up to 3 months, within 1-3 days.

You have to open an immiaccount on their website and there is no charge for this type of visa, however I don't think Thailand passport holders are included for this type of visa, but you can check on their website.

Best of luck.

Hi

Last year I transferred my pension pot into a SIPP in the UK with Hargreaves Lansdown and took 25% in tax free cash, the remaining I can take as a monthly income (subject to tax) or I can take the whole of the remaining fund at any time (subject to tax).

Hope this helps.

Thanks 7by7

She is 21 and previously finished college and had a job for about 6 months, so the CV route may be the way yo go. 

Cheers.

Thanks guy's for taking the time to reply. Yeah the problem is proving the need to return, which we will make sure she does to build up a good profile for future trips. However with no husband or children and only parents and brothers and sisters in Thailand its going to be difficult.

Hi

Long time since I posted on the forum although I read all the time.

My Wife, now a British Citizen and her sister (ILR) would like to bring their niece over to the UK for a visit.

Currently their niece is not working in Thailand and has only had a bank account with limited funds for a couple of months.

Question. Will this mean a refusal for a visa, or will the fact that both myself(now retired) my wife and her sister (who works full time) can sponsor her and pay for all expences, be acceptable to the UK Visa Department.

Thanks in advance for any feedback on this issue.

Tibap. 

I know for a fact that personnel from the Thai Embassy will be in Edinburgh Portobello on the 20th of July, don't know about any other venue.

The information was given verbally on the telephone by one of the UKBA operatives, maybe you need to call them at the Croydon Contact Centre and ask for the rules in writing. 0870 606 7766.

Best of Luck.

^{Having asked the question recently of the UKBA I was advised that you have to be in the country for a full 24 hours for it to be a qualifying day. So my understanding of the answer to your question is NO.}

Hi All

I am interested in this topic as my wife is in a similar situation, she came to the UK on a family visit visa on the 25th march 2010, and departed the UK on 22nd September 2010.

She returned to the UK on the 15th December 2010 having received ILR on the 10th December 2010, so providing we apply before the 22nd September she will be eligible for naturalisation under existing rules ?

Also as UK immigration do not stamp her passport on departure, I assume the arrival stamp back in Thailand will suffice.

Thanks in advance for any replies guy's.

Tibap

Hi

I have just been reading the rules for my wife applying for a British passport and they state that the spouse of a British Citizen can apply after 3 years settlement in the UK.

if you want to be 100% sure why not just call the UKBA enquiry line 0870 606 7766 and ask. I have always found them very helpful in the past when I am unsure of anything.

Tibap

Thanks again 7by7 this has been very helpful and added substance to what I had already prepared.

A happy new year to you and all at Thailand forums.

Thank you for your feedback 7by7 and having successfully submitted my wife's previous family visit and settlement visas I feel confident enough to tackle this one.

However the guidelines given with the (vaf4a and vaf4a appendix 1) forms are a bit vague on what paperwork should be submitted with the applications.

Currently I intend to submit all the financial information, proof of accommodation, records of financial support and telephone contact, my stepson's passport, birth certificate, and his late fathers death certificate.

I assume that I will have to also submit my and my wife's passport ? and do I also need to submit her birth certificate, or any other information such as photographs of previous visits to see her son etc ?

Thanks for any further advice.

Thanks for the offer Tigerjohn I don't know if the rules in 2011 were as stringent with regards the financial side as they are now, I will wait to see if there are any other views and maybe take you up on your offer.

PS. Did your wife have her own finances when she sponsored and how much financial information did the old rules require ?

Hi

My Thai wife has recently been granted ILR to stay in the UK and we are soon to be going to Thailand to apply for a visa to bring her 8 year old son to the UK.

My question is as follows. Who should be his sponsor on the application forms (vaf4a and vaf4a appendix 1)

My thinking is that I should be his sponsor given that his natural father is dead and that I own the property that he will be living in along with myself and his mother. Also his mother does not work at present and I provide the finances required to meet the current regulations (without recourse to public funds) and I also assume that I would need to sign the sponsorship undertaking form.

Thanking all responders in anticipation.

Tibap

OK Bigdave

I have just recently booked an appointmant for my wife in Glasgow for her ILR, and i was able to get the appointment on the 1st attempt, but you have to follow the rules, which are.

You cannot apply for ILR more than 28 days from the 2nd anniverary of the start date of her settlement visa, therefore if her 2 years were up on the 6th of December, the earliest you can apply would be the 8th of November.

With regards to the appointment, you can make an appointment up to a maximum of 6 weeks before the eligible date you are applying for, IE this means that if you were applying for an appointment for the 6th of December the 1st day you can apply for the appointmant would be the 25th of October, so any attempt to make an appointment before that will come up as no appointment available.

I was advised by the UK Border Agency Enquiry line that new appointments are available online daily and are updated and available from 7.30. am in the morning, i did this (just before 8am) and on my 1st attempt was able to make an appointment. (incidentally i have found them to be very helpful and informative any time i call them on 0870 606 7766 and select the option for general enquiries about applying for visas)

In conclusion, when you apply online for the appointment for 6th December on the 25th of October you can only apply for that date, if you try to make an appointment on the same day for the 7th December you will not get one as that would be more than 6 weeks ahead, therefore you have to then get online every day until you are successful.

Sorry if this expanation is a bit long winded, but it is a very complicated procedure, however it did work for me and hopefully it will for you too.

Best of luck. Tibap.

Points taken bangkockney, thanks again.

THANKS AGAIN 7BY7 YOUR ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL

Thanks for the quick response 7 by 7

I forgot to say the neice is 16 years old, and while my sister in law sends money every month to help support her (schooling etc)

she does live in the family home in Thailand with her parents and grandparents, and it may be difficult to prove she is totally relient on her aunt for support.

If the above option is not possible, what are the requirements for a student visa ?

Hi all

I am currently living in the UK with my wife who is on a settlement visa. Her sister (divorced) has been here for 10 years and is on a ILR visa, and lives in a two bedroom house with her daughter (also on a ILR visa)

She would like to bring her neice over to the UK on a settlement visa. My question is 1, is this possible and 2, how would you go about it. (someone has suggested that she would have to adopt her neice to make this possible)

Previously i have successfully submitted family visit and settlement visa applications on behalf of my wife, however i think this one would be a far more complicated, and would appreciate any advice.

Thanking any respondents in anticipation.

Tibap.

Hi guy's

i married thai lady at the end of january and decided to apply for a family visit visa (my wife has a sister in the uk) rather than go for the settlement visa this time, and she was granted a 6 month family visit visa.

my question is whether or not she can apply for a settlement visa while in the uk or will we have to return to thailand after 6 month and apply here.

thanks in anticipation of your replies.

Tibap

Fortunately for you, it's not anyone here's job to make decisions for you on where to go in your life. You have to think whether your Fiance needs a short visit here to get a feel for things, or whether you don't want to wait that long and are sure that she will be ok to come over to settle now. I can see that the previous experience with you old fiance leaving after you had gone the whole settlement visa route has made you a bit more wary of going for a settlement visa. As your wife to be already has a sister in the UK she must have an idea of the way things are here and what to expect. She starts with an idea of what life will be like here, it's up to you to make the decision as to whether to do the visit visa before a settlement visa.

thanks to all you guy's for your helpful replies, and i agree that i need to be up front about previous sponsorship, and have helped me confirm what i think and we apply for settlemet visa, so wish me luck and again appreciation for your replies thaivisa express, jack, 7by7,and charlie B.

Hello to all you marriage visa experts out there (including jack, i used your index as a guide to prepare settlement visa application, thanks) the questions i have is whether or not i should go for settllement visa initially (for which i have prepared all required information to prove i can accomodate and support my wife to be (26th january) in the UK without recourse to public funds, or whether we shoud go for a visitor/tourist visa as my wife to be has a sister living in the uk for 8 years, who has her own home and uk passport.

The background story is that i had a thai fiancee before who i went with for 18 months (she visited the uk dec 2008 for 3 months on a fiancee visa, but said it was too cold for her to stay and we did not marry) and we finished last november, when i started seeing her friend whom i have known since july 2009 and we are to get married as i said on the 26th.

thanks in anticipation of your replies and advice.

tibap.

Welcome Percy2. Watch out for Sunderland, he's known for winding up the Leeds fans a little bit, but he's really a top bloke.

Yes watch out for Sunderland. He saw me wearing a Newcastle Utd top and now he won't speak to me. Wonder why?

hi guy's seems to be a lack of scottish supporters on this thread, so i'll start by admitting i'm an aberdeen supporter, mind you we did win the old cup winers cup back in 83 (beat real madrid 2-1) and are the only scottish club with two european trohys , but sadly those days are gone .

anyway the real reason i sent this reply was that i;m in pattaya just now, and we play rangers on saturday 12.45 kick off and its on sky sports, does anyone know any pubs in pattaya that will show the game ?

thanks in anticipation

Probably got kids and did a runner to Thailand to avoid paying towards their up keep, now has a Thai wife and probably end up being deported with money that he will borrow from someone who will never get it back, what a looser...

Yep, and more likely than not the thai wife was the straw that broke the camels back...and probably worked out much more expensive in the short-term than both wife and kids at home.

you lot and yes all of you are so full of compassion its sad, as a new member of this forum i have watched and read and come to the conclusion that most of you have nothing better to do than slag anyone who falls out of line, yeah ok the guy did wrong and should be punished but give me a break, we are talking about 1500 baht, would you rather he had just commited suicide than go out for a drink with no money.

At least these drunken 'pommie bastards' take the pressure off us civilised Aussies.

sorry, but you say pommie bastards, but he could have been scottish, now you aussie galahs could then call us jocks, which is ok to say in OZ but of course you cant say abbo cause that would be discimination, oh sorry but is not pommie or jock discrimination.

having been to OZ 6 times in the last 20 years or so the only thing that could take the pressure off is for you aussies to try and remember that the great british isles is not just england, but also consists of scotland wales, and northern ireland.