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Hi, Can anyone tell me if it’s possible for my wife to renew her Thai driving license whilst in the UK or would she have to do it in Thailand ? She’s just moved here and can legally drive on it for 12 months before needing to pass a UK test but unfortunately her license runs out in December of this year. Thanks

Hi all, submitted all the documents for my wife’s uk settlement visa application a few weeks ago but we’ve been struggling to get an appointment for her biometrics . Finally got one today for March 18th. Can anyone tell me the average waiting time for a decision once the biometrics are done or is that just like asking the length of a piece of string ? thanks

To wait a couple of weeks would indeed make it a historical statement but I’d still have to make a withdrawal to trigger it. I too have several accounts that I can print statements for free of charge but unfortunately they don’t pay as high an interest rate as the one my savings are in hence the terms and conditions that state that any month where a withdrawal is made will not accrue any interest.

Thanks but yes , I’m sure I’ve explored all options. It’s not downloading the statements that’s the issue (I can print or save historical statements) it’s the fact that if I want to trigger an up to date one then I have to make a withdrawal/lose a months interest. The only other option is to take a screen print but doing so doesn’t show my name on the printout (sorry, I probably didn’t make that clear in my o.p.)

I’m using a savings account , the only way to trigger a statement is to make a withdrawal but any time you make a withdrawal you don’t get interest for that month which in this case would amount to around £190. I think I’ll just have to suck it up.

Hi all, My wife will be applying for a UK spouse visa soon. We’re going down the route of using proof of savings of £62,500 which needs to be in my bank for 6 months before she can apply. My question is do the bank statements I supply need to be the original statements supplied by the bank or will an online print off suffice ? The issue is that the online print off only shows my account number and not my name. Does anyone have experience of this ? I know it’s easy to to order a statement but it costs me a months interest to do so ! (£190) Thanks

Thanks , I’ll do that 👍

Thanks , I’ll do that if I can’t figure it out 👍

Nothing like that as far as I know. I was only in Thailand for 8 months and had no dealings with hmrc in that time other than the freedom to marry certification. I’ve been back over the application 3 times now and there’s nothing in the there that would lead them to believe Im not in the UK. In fact there are several answers that show that I AM in the uk! Seriously confused 🤪

Thanks , I did consider that possibility but have been back over the application and can’t see anything that would lead to that conclusion. I’ll check again though.

Hi all, I’m currently helping my Thai wife apply for a spouse visa to join me in the uk permanently . One of the questions asks if I have a “confirmed offer of employment in the UK starting within 3 months of my return”. I don’t understand how to answer this as I’m already in the UK (I returned from Thailand 6 months ago) and have been working since August. I tried to put in the date that I started work but it requires a date in the future. Has anyone else had this issue and if so how did you answer or work around it ? Thanks

Hi all, maybe a daft question but I just want to check - can my wife apply for a uk settlement visa whilst she still has an in-date 6 months visitors visa or would she have to wait until the end date of the visitors visa ? Thanks.

Hi all, I have just returned to the UK after 9 months in Thailand , my Thai wife intends to apply for a spouse visa to follow me in six months as soon as we can meet the financial requirements through having the £62,500 cash savings in a bank under my control for 6 months as per the gov uk website (as neither of us has been in employment during the last 12 months) . My question is does anyone know if the account the money is held in could be a joint account held between myself and a family member that is lending me the money or does it need to be in my name only ? Thankyou.

Hi all, I plan to marry my tgf in the near future , I was previously married to a Thai although we are now divorced , we were married and divorced in Thailand. I have been looking at the gov.uk website to find info on how to get the “freedom to marry” confirmation from the UK embassy and it states that if you have been married previously you must provide a copy of the “decree absolute” issued in the uk. Obviously I don’t have one of those as I got divorced in Thailand. Can anyone tell me if my Thai divorce certificate (I have a copy in english) will suffice ? Thankyou.

I used the same method I have used on previous successful applications. I haven’t sent any new documents since the application was submitted therefore the fact that my visa has now been issued would imply that the original documents were sufficient.