Thought I'd report back in case anyone is interested

We're both here, I have a job offer from a family member, we submitted without selling our house yet so not much in the bank, but plenty of support offered from family. We're staying at my Mum's place until we get sorted which means 5 of us including the little one in a 3 bed house. Husband has no job to go to as yet and is leaving an RM job of a couple of resorts down here. So it can be done without the sponsor yet being in the UK. It helps we have lived together for 7 years, married for 5 and he has been over to the UK three times.

All of the original documents are still in the mail from the UK because of the PAD seige, not sure if they would have been on that if they didn't think that that would cause problems.

Put the settlement application in on 27th, picked up the visa on Friday, but I believe it was ready on Thursday which is when we got the SMS notification. Husband came up to submit himself then we all came for the big news. Pleased we got it

Thanks for the help that you've offered along the way WOOHOO! Off we go

Great news

I am sure your husband's work experience and home ownership helped alot, shows he's a responsible (as well as a very nice!) guy

Well done to both of you & god luck to your new start in the UK, hope to meet up sometime soon

Thanks! It feels great to know that that hurdle is over. Looks like Boo and I and the hubbies and the kids will be meeting up back home before long

Gonna be weird keeping up with Thailand through TV from the UK...!

Aww, and thanks SBK! I think he's very nice too Are you two going to be over any time soon? Maybe we can have lunch?