O Visa

[andyadam]

Can you get an O visa without being married? My fiance is at university, I support her 100% and have done for the past 18 months, would I be classed as "supporting a Thai national"?

[kenkannif]

Can you get an O visa without being married? My fiance is at university, I support her 100% and have done for the past 18 months, would I be classed as "supporting a Thai national"?

Depends where you apply, so where will you be applying?

[andyadam]

Probably Birmingham, UK. They seem to be better than London.

[lopburi3]

No on the support question as you need a legal marriage to use that provision (which is really an extension of stay).

You might find a Consulate willing to give you an O visa for normal 'family visit' reasons. Easier done in a western country and at smaller Consulates as a rule.

[LivinLOS]

I hear anecdotal evidence that Hull in the UK is especially generous with Non Imm - O's... I know of a few people on one year O's issued from there...

How that applies to unmarried people under 50 (and I am guessing without 800k) is a mystery to me.. One told me he just had to show proof of his rental agreement in Thailand and asked for a one year visa ?!?!

[kenkannif]

Brum might, but as others have mentioned Hull are your best bet! Avoid London!

[jackr]

Brum might, but as others have mentioned Hull are your best bet! Avoid London!

I second that, waste a time in the 'Big Smoke!'

[palm]

My UK GF and I got a one year IMM-O visa in under 10 mins from the Hull Consulate this week.

I'm not married.

I was not asked for any documentation such as income or flights, other than a letter from someone saying they'd pay for me to be repatriated back to the UK if I became a street-bum.

I'm not sure if being well dressed and very polite helped, but it seems that the Hull consulate experience could not have been better. I just called them and arranged an appt for the next day.

[loong]

Yes hull is very good, many people say so.

go to

http://www.thaiconsul-uk.com/Bvisas.htm

You only need a letter from a friend to say they will accept responsibility if you get in stuuk

[snapper1]

get her pregnant, then when she has the sprog u can get a non o

or if ur old u can get an non o

[andyadam]

Thanks all for your information, Snapper, I'll run that one past the G/F!!

[astral]

get her pregnant, then when she has the sprog u can get a non o

or if ur old u can get an non o

Or tie the knot.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Snapper and Astral are asking for a lot of sacrifice here Andy. Come now, repent later.

[andyadam]

The sacrifice isn't the problem, we would tie the knot but her family have asked us to wait until she graduates next year, maybe a chat with the family will sort it, or keep the non bfor a while.