First Visit Visa Uk

[baannambua]

I have been a visitor on this site fo a long time and I do read alot of the other posts so sorry if this is a repeated quesion I have done a search but couldn't find specific answers.

I have Known my girlfriend 6 years now but it hasn't all been smooth sailing, like I say, i've known her for 6 years but we have had a long break up inbetween. We split for a year or so but still kept in contact, she moved on with an italian man, I met a western woman but since that we have split from our other relationships and got back together. It hasn't been easy but we are comforable with each other at this stage.

My question is regarding money, when they ask at the embassy who has taken care of her money troubles in the past, do I tell the truth and say we split and she had an italian man sending her money to her thai account? Or can I say I was sending her money via her bank? Or can they pinpoint through her bank details where the money has been sent from? Basically I have never sent money to her thai account since I met her, I gave her my UK bank card a long time ago when we first met, it's cheaper for me, the money is transfered quicker and I could always check the balance as I wanted. When I go to the embassy and they want proof that I have been financially taking care of my girlfriend can I just show them 6 months worth of bank statements from this account?? It shows exactly how much money has gone through the account and in what location. (Mostly Ubon Ratchathani)

Sorry if this is a little confusing, i've been on the net a long time today reading and trying to digest it all.

Any help appreciated.

[mariner29]

This may help, non disclosure of a material fact is not a good idea at all, it may lead to a 10 year ban.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyan...ionrules/part9/

[Maestro]

...My question is regarding money, when they ask at the embassy who has taken care of her money troubles in the past, do I tell the truth and say we split and she had an italian man sending her money to her thai account? Or can I say I was sending her money via her bank? ...

Why would the official at the British consulate ask you any questions? It is your girlfriend who applies for the visitors visa, not you.

Why should evidence of your past financial support of her make it easier for her to get her visa application approved? Quite the contrary, I think. If she is so poor she has less reason to return to Thailand after entering the UK and a good reason to remain in the UK and stay close to her source of money.

As you may already have found out the link you have been given in the post above mine is useless as it does not relate to your question, ie your Thai friend’s visa application. This is the link you need and as you can see, past financial support by a UK resident is not a requirement for the visa application:

Link: http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/infs/inf2visitors#Q1

How do I qualify to travel to the UK as a visitor?

You must be able to show that:

– you want to visit the UK for no more than six months

– you intend to leave the UK at the end of your visit, and

– you have enough money to support yourself and live in the UK without working or needing any help from public funds.

If you want to help your friend get her visa you should guide her in putting together the necessary documentation that will satisfy the visa officer that she meets the above requirements.

If anything, it is your financial support during her visit in the UK that may be helpful with her application, not evidence of money you gave her over the past six years.

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Maestro

[RAZZELL]

If anything, it is your financial support during her visit in the UK that may be helpful with her application, not evidence of money you gave her over the past six years.

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Maestro

True. But it does help to prove that you have an "ongoing and subsisting" relationship.

Good luck with the application

RAZZ

[Maestro]

...an "ongoing and subsisting" relationship.

I could imagine that a visa officer would want to see this with an application for a fiancée visa or settlement visa. A tourist would have to show compelling reasons for wanting and/or having to return to Thailand and a young person without well-paid employment in Thailand may find it not easy to satisfy the officer on this crucial point. Strong family ties can help.

Just the same, best wishes to the OP’s friend for her visa application.

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Maestro

[baannambua]

HI and thanksfor the replies.

It might not have anything to do with her coming to the UK I just thought if the embassy workers were to ask my gf who has supported her during our relationship etc what is the best answer. But we have other ways of showing my financial support,house,mini-mart etc. It's just all money/bank statments are through my UK account, but all transactions made through ATM machines in thailand.

I thought that the embassy asked about these sorts of questions. I know the main point is who will support her while in UK, I just thought they wanted to know pretty much everything about the whole relationship. It's just I won't have much to proof because I never sent money to her account. Only once or twice when had problems with my UK account.

Thanks for the responses

[Boo]

does she not have or has she never had a job?

[baannambua]

We did used to own a beauty salon in the south a few years back but we don't have any of the documents left from that, only some photos. She did also run a mini-mart in her isaan village which was converted from her mothers house into a shop. She does have documents for the mini-mart though,alcohol/tabaco lisence,stock reciepts etc.

Since she is now living in bangkok the shop has closed, and untrusting of the family to run it (for good reason)She also has a house in her name in the same village as the shop and 1 acre of land next to the house. I'm hoping these are enough reasons to return to thailand in the eyes of the embassy.

Thanks again for responses.

[Maestro]

...I know the main point is who will support her while in UK...

...She also has a house in her name in the same village as the shop and 1 acre of land next to the house. I'm hoping these are enough reasons to return to thailand in the eyes of the embassy...

I believe the main point is her return to Thailand, and her ownership of real estate in Thailand is useful for this.

Evidence of sufficient financial means for her trip and her stay in the UK is also very important. This can be from her money or from yours, or a combination of both.

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Maestro

[sumrit]

...an "ongoing and subsisting" relationship.

I could imagine that a visa officer would want to see this with an application for a fiancée visa or settlement visa. A tourist would have to show compelling reasons for wanting and/or having to return to Thailand and a young person without well-paid employment in Thailand may find it not easy to satisfy the officer on this crucial point. Strong family ties can help.

Just the same, best wishes to the OP’s friend for her visa application.

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Maestro

When I wanted to take my g/f (now my wife) to the UK on a visit visa she didn't have a job or own property, etc so we used the fact that we had lived together for over two years in Thailand (with documentation to support this) and that my living in, and therefore, returning to Thailand as her reason to return. She had three visas in this way before we got married, all without the need for an interview.

Also a friend of mine (who traveled between the UK and Thailand about six or seven times per year) wanted to take his long time g/f to the UK for a holiday. Although she lived in the house he owned in Thailand they didn't provide any proof of their relationship because somebody told them it wasn't nessassary, just her name on his tabien baan would be suficient he was told. Her visa was refused because, although the embassy accepted that they had known each other for a long time they couldn't know if they were in a relationship. This was the ONLY reason for refusal given. I helped him with a new application, done immediately, appologising for the previous lack of information, and explaining it was down to bad advise. They provided all the proof they had of their relationship together and she received her visa within three days, again without the need for an interview.

So although a reason for return and finance for the trip is paramount I think showing proof of an ongoing relationship is equally important. And tell the truth, they have heard all the lies you can think of and more.

[rubik101]

Get all the evidence you can of a relationship; e-mails, photos, any evidence, no matter how old, that you have known each other for several years.

[mariner29]

The land documents are an excellent piece of evidence as is property in Thailand ensure you submit these with the application.