Affirmation To Marry? + Eea Family Permit

[smokie37]

hi guys, sorry if this is in the wrong place ,but i was not sure .

anyway to my first question ,affirmation to marry ,can this only be done in bkk (british emb) or can i do it at any like b.e in dublin?.

and second question,if i apply for this ,am i right in that this will only last for 90 days ,and if so what next? also if i go this road then return to thailand will this stop me for applying for a spouse visa to the uk.i am a dual citizen of the uk and ireland and have both passports .any feedback appreciated thanks

p.s almost forgot where can i get the application form for the eea .thanks

[lopburi3]

What do you mean "what next"? Are you planning to marry or not? You obtain this, if it is what I believe it is, to allow you to register your marriage in Thailand. You obtain from Embassy/translate into Thai/register with the MFA and then get married.

Will move this to visas for other countries as you seem to also be asking about entry into the UK or Ireland

[smokie37]

ok sorry first for putting post in wrong place,

this is a two part question on two different subjects,i have already had the ceremony and i need to register ,but as you seeen by my last post that i was going home later this month ,and as i am not in bkk i was asking if its possible for me to do the affirmation part in dublin, which is the closest british embassy to me when i am at home,,as this would cut the time i have to spend bkk when i return as i believe you have to wait a day for the b.e bkk to complete the affirmation,so therefore i could get the translation and the mfa approval all in one day.

as for the second part i was enquireing about the eea visa and if i go this route after the 90 days is up what do i do to extend this for the longer term or after the 90 days is up ,and we come back to thailand ,and i want to go the normal visa route to take my wife to the uk to live ,will having had the eea visa cause me problems in going the normal route?.

[the scouser]

It sounds like you're not formally married in Thailand. If you have just undergone a Buddhist ceremony, this is valid in neither Thai law nor UK law and you will be required to register the marriage with the amphur for it to be legitimate. Before you register with the amphur, you will need to obtain the affirmation of freedom to marry.

Once lawfully married, you can then apply for your wife's visa. If you hold both British and Irish passports, you can choose which nationality you wish to present yourself as being. If you present yourself as Irish, your wife's visa will be free, but she will not qualify for residency for five years. If you present yourself as British, the visa will cost £515.00 but your wife can qualify for residency after 2 years.

Scouse.

[smokie37]

It sounds like you're not formally married in Thailand. If you have just undergone a Buddhist ceremony, this is valid in neither Thai law nor UK law and you will be required to register the marriage with the amphur for it to be legitimate. Before you register with the amphur, you will need to obtain the affirmation of freedom to marry.

Once lawfully married, you can then apply for your wife's visa. If you hold both British and Irish passports, you can choose which nationality you wish to present yourself as being. If you present yourself as Irish, your wife's visa will be free, but she will not qualify for residency for five years. If you present yourself as British, the visa will cost £515.00 but your wife can qualify for residency after 2 years.

Scouse.

thankyou for your reply scouse,i know my marriage is not legal as yet ,my first query was can i get the affirmation done at any british embassy or just in bangkok.

and my second query is where do i get the form to apply for the eea ,i will be using my irish passport at the british embassy,

and after the 90 days on the eea is up and i decide my best option is to pay 515.00 using my british passport, will having had the eea on my irish passport ,affect my chances of obtaining a visa on my british one.

[the scouser]

You need to attend the amphur in person to register your marriage and you need the affirmation when you do this. Consequently, if you wish to obtain the affirmation at, for example, the British embassy in Dublin, you would then need to travel back to Thailand to register the marriage. I don't see why you would want to travel to Dublin to get the affirmation when you are already in Thailand and can go to the embassy in Bangkok.

If your wife were to enter on an EEA family permit, she could not then switch to a settlement visa. If she wished to do this, she would have to leave the UK, apply for a settlement visa and return, all of which begs the question of why she doesn't just apply for a settlement visa to begin with.

Scouse.

[lopburi3]

The Embassy in Bangkok will have the paperwork as required by Thai law. It includes brief bio data and believe names of two persons knowing you in home country are required as well as several other things - a short one page paper. Something obtained elsewhere may not meet the requirements and may be a problem to translate (they work from templates).