Thai Student Vistors Visa '08

[makescents]

I'm currently on JSA with the hope of going to college this September.

I've started saving now so my Thai girlfriend can visit me next year.

She will have about 3 months off from Uni which starts around March.

I've read this magic £3000 number which I've been told is sufficient. I think I can get this maybe more before this time.

Other details which I think will affect the application

• Living with my parents who will write a giving permission for her to stay in my house.
  
• We've been together for 18 months. 2 years when I apply for the visa.
  
• Her mother has had visas before, never been rejected (will this effect the application?)
  
• I will be studying and not working when she arrives.
  

I just want it to go smooth. Stick to the rules so that in the future it will be easier.

Both studying we hardly ever get to see each other.

I can get a counselor to write a reference, would this boost the application at all or just be seen as a interference?

Any advice is welcome.

Got a feeling people are just going to say it isn't possible.

MC

[jimmym40]

Not near enough info here.

Where are your from? GF going to study with you? How old is she? Have a job? Have land ownership in Thailand? Study only or maybe marriage? Many, many questions need to be answered.

[makescents]

Not near enough info here.

Where are your from? GF going to study with you? How old is she? Have a job? Have land ownership in Thailand? Study only or maybe marriage? Many, many questions need to be answered.

I am from Birkenhead, England.

No she won't study here.

She'll be 19 when the application starts.

No job full time study.

No land, no car, no assets.

Marriage isn't on the cards for this trip. Studying is a consideration if courses run in the period she visits.

Any more questions I'll do my best to answer them.

MC

[jimmym40]

I won't say impossible, but near impossible.

At least what the US Embassy people look at and ask the question, "will this person return to Thailand and not overstay". Don't know what the UK people look at, but probably something similar. Probably some Brits can answer this.

With the info you provided back, it doesn't sound good. With her being so young, it is a very negative.

Other questions come to mind. What about her family, mom and dad. Is she living with them? Does she already have a passport? Has she travelled out the the country prior. How long have you known her? How/where did you meet her?

How old are you?

Don't know your specific agenda. But if you have marriage in mind, you should start documenting all contacts with her, thru emails, visits, etc. With solid back up proof, sometime in the future, you may be able to get her a finance visa to come to UK. I believe then you'll be able to obtain 90 days. In that time, you must get married or have her return to Thailand. At least that the procedure for the US finance visa.

Don't know if I helped much. But no one else has replied so thought I would share what I know and believe.

[the scouser]

For a visit visa your girlfriend has to demonstrate that she will be visiting the UK for six months or less, that the trip can be paid for, that there is sufficient accommodation for her in the UK, and that she intends to leave at the end of her stay.

It is not a requirement that the sponsor be in employment and providing that you have sufficient money to cover the cost of the trip, there is no reason why she shouldn't stand a fighting chance. There is no fixed amount which is deemed necessary, but you will need to show that you either have income from another source, or you will have enough savings left over with which to support yourself once she's returned to Thailand; i.e. that you're not going to blow the lot on her visit.

Your girlfriend will need to demonstrate that she has to return to her studies and also provide evidence of your relationship to date. That her mother has previously had visas and complied with their conditions may be relevant depending upon the circumstances, and, certainly, if her parents come from an affluent background, they may well wish to provide evidence of their financial standing to back up their daughter's application.

Scouse.

[Mahout Angrit]

If you follow what Scouse has said and your g/f is enrolled and paid for on the following year Uni course (with receipts), your parents invite her and prove they own or rent their house and that there is sufficient space for her to stay, you stick to the 3 month (or less) Uni holiday period as a visit. State how you met and how your friendship has developed (as she is so young) then she stands a good chance.

[makescents]

If you follow what Scouse has said and your g/f is enrolled and paid for on the following year Uni course (with receipts), your parents invite her and prove they own or rent their house and that there is sufficient space for her to stay, you stick to the 3 month (or less) Uni holiday period as a visit. State how you met and how your friendship has developed (as she is so young) then she stands a good chance.

jimmym40

Scouse

Mahout Angrit

Thanks for the advice

[iainiain101]

My gf got a UK VV visa at 19. Just make sure you follow the advice from Scouse and it should be ok.

Iain