METV current requirements London

[Greenwich Boy]

I will be returning to the UK in June and having read reports here (can't find them) that the METV requirements have been relaxed a bit I might apply for one and complete the full set of tourist visas! If anyone has applied succesfully recently perhaps they could clarify some points from the embassy website.

1. Bank balance of £5k for six months. Do they need six separate bank statements or is money on application ok?

2. Confirmation letter from employer or pension statement. I neither work or take my pension. Will showing the bank statement above work or am I scuppered.

3. Travel records of the last 12 months. Will a word document simply stating where and when I have been be sufficient?

If the METV gets rejected am I likely to get a SETV and just have to swallow the cost difference?

Many thanks

[JayClay]

I believe the proof of funds is no longer required when applying for a METV.

 

For the confirmation letterd, if they are still asking for it then I'd just create a jpg saying "not needed for tourist visa"

 

For the travel history, when I applied (before they relaxed the requirements) they very specifically asked for copies of stamps in passport pages to support this requirement.

 

 

[Greenwich Boy]

3 minutes ago, JayClay said:

I believe the proof of funds is no longer required when applying for a METV.

 

For the confirmation letterd, if they are still asking for it then I'd just create a jpg saying "not needed for tourist visa"

 

For the travel history, when I applied (before they relaxed the requirements) they very specifically asked for copies of stamps in passport pages to support this requirement.

 

 

Perfect thank you

[UKresonant]

28 minutes ago, Greenwich Boy said:

I will be returning to the UK in June and having read reports here (can't find them) that the METV requirements have been relaxed a bit I might apply for one and complete the full set of tourist visas! If anyone has applied succesfully recently perhaps they could clarify some points from the embassy website.

1. Bank balance of £5k for six months. Do they need six separate bank statements or is money on application ok?

2. Confirmation letter from employer or pension statement. I neither work or take my pension. Will showing the bank statement above work or am I scuppered.

3. Travel records of the last 12 months. Will a word document simply stating where and when I have been be sufficient?

If the METV gets rejected am I likely to get a SETV and just have to swallow the cost difference?

Many thanks

For. Travel history we just scan the stamps in the passport and edit it as one JPG on the PC,. If it is just Thai that's fine but if no stamps on some destinations, list with stamp pics and convert to JPG for upload....

[Chalky0w]

I got an METV from London.

 

For 3) I can confirm travel history wasn’t part of application and I didn’t get any follow-up request for it. I think it was required previously.

 

Partial answers for 1) and 2)…

 

1) I don’t know if you need to show the £5k for full six months but doesn’t need to be 6 separate statements or for current account with ‘normal’ transactions. I provided a single bank statement from a savings account that only showed interest being added over the six months.

 

2) Letter is still requested in application but don’t know if you can upload another document instead. I have my own business so just wrote a note myself that I signed myself.

 

Also maybe worth mentioning that there was another thread recently where someone was told to get a non-o when they had a valid METV when flying into DMK. I’m hoping just isolated incident but who knows??

 

Good luck

[Toby1947]

16 hours ago, Greenwich Boy said:

I will be returning to the UK in June and having read reports here (can't find them) that the METV requirements have been relaxed a bit I might apply for one and complete the full set of tourist visas! If anyone has applied succesfully recently perhaps they could clarify some points from the embassy website.

1. Bank balance of £5k for six months. Do they need six separate bank statements or is money on application ok?

2. Confirmation letter from employer or pension statement. I neither work or take my pension. Will showing the bank statement above work or am I scuppered.

3. Travel records of the last 12 months. Will a word document simply stating where and when I have been be sufficient?

If the METV gets rejected am I likely to get a SETV and just have to swallow the cost difference?

Many thanks

No bank statements needed, No employment or pension statement needed. Prove of travel, photo of most recent stamp page required. Very simple nowadays 

[Alidiver]

I just made a dummy application.
I stated retired but they did not ask for proof
No Bank Statement asked.
All they wanted uploaded were:
Passport Biometric page,
Passport Photo,
Proof of accommodation,
Proof of flight.

[Purdey]

Really interesting topic. If only the OP had not used the acronym without explanation I might even find it useful... 🤔

[Chivas]

I suspect if you have utilised the Thai Embassy Evisa website successfully previously for the SETV a lot of the requirements may not be requested for the METV

 

 

[Chivas]

In reference to the above on the 2nd application I did half of the requests that were on the 1st application weren't requested on the 2nd

Finance was one of them

[JayClay]

14 hours ago, Chivas said:

In reference to the above on the 2nd application I did half of the requests that were on the 1st application weren't requested on the 2nd

Finance was one of them

 

All applications are separate as far as I'm aware; documents are not shared between applications.

 

The reason that you had to provide less documents on the second application is that the requirements have eased recently.

[Chivas]

9 hours ago, JayClay said:

 

All applications are separate as far as I'm aware; documents are not shared between applications.

 

The reason that you had to provide less documents on the second application is that the requirements have eased recently.

 

The 2nd application was already "pre filled" in many sections from information had to be from the previous application

Could be right about the documents though

Edited February 9 by Chivas

[freedomnow]

Just reviving this METV thread to see if a council tax bill will do for step 3.

 

This is from the LONDON-based Thai consulate site...

https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/page/tourist-multiple-entries-visa

 

Required Documents. 

Tourist (TR/Multiple entries).           

1. Biodata page of Passport or Travel Document
    
2. Photograph taken within the last six months
   - If the photograph does not reflect your current appearance you may be refused to enter the Kingdom of Thailand.
    
3. Document indicating current location
   - Applicant’s local utility bills (shows applicant’s name and address) e.g. electricity bill/ gas / mobile phone / rental agreement.
    
4. Travel booking confirmation
   - Flight details showing applicant’s name, departure date, all flights en route from UK/Ireland/UK territories to Thailand and onward ticket to another destination.
    
5. Proof of accommodation in Thailand, e.g. Accommodation bookings, invitation letters from family/friends in Thailand

So simple vs 2022 application time !!!

[Greenwich Boy]

10 hours ago, freedomnow said:

Just reviving this METV thread to see if a council tax bill will do for step 3.

 

This is from the LONDON-based Thai consulate site...

https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/page/tourist-multiple-entries-visa

 

Required Documents. 

Tourist (TR/Multiple entries).           

1. Biodata page of Passport or Travel Document
    
2. Photograph taken within the last six months
   - If the photograph does not reflect your current appearance you may be refused to enter the Kingdom of Thailand.
    
3. Document indicating current location
   - Applicant’s local utility bills (shows applicant’s name and address) e.g. electricity bill/ gas / mobile phone / rental agreement.
    
4. Travel booking confirmation
   - Flight details showing applicant’s name, departure date, all flights en route from UK/Ireland/UK territories to Thailand and onward ticket to another destination.
    
5. Proof of accommodation in Thailand, e.g. Accommodation bookings, invitation letters from family/friends in Thailand

So simple vs 2022 application time !!!

Pretty sure a Council Tax bill will be fine. If those are the only 5 requirements i.e no financials or employee letter I am definitely getting one for my trip later in the year.

[freedomnow]

7 hours ago, Greenwich Boy said:

Pretty sure a Council Tax bill will be fine. If those are the only 5 requirements i.e no financials or employee letter I am definitely getting one for my trip later in the year.

Yes, it seems to be 10x easier now vs likes of 2022. They must have had a trickle of money with the hoops people had to jump through.

 

It was beyond riculous to apply and then the steps wher you could not select 'Does not apply' to get to next page...having to upload Jpgs with 'Does not apply' typed on them.

 

Thai visa rule makers plus public sector web application site coders = perfect storm.

Edited June 6 by freedomnow