Credit Crunch - Visa's

[Neilreports]

Has anyone out there found because of the Credit Crunch the British Embassy is making it more difficult for Thais to get Visas to the UK????

[londonthai]

sure they are going to check more carefully financial position of the traveller and their UK host

[mark5335]

Has anyone out there found because of the Credit Crunch the British Embassy is making it more difficult for Thais to get Visas to the UK????

It's not just the Thais...a couple of Indian's at the office where I work applied for UK visas from the British Embassy in Bangkok this month. Both complained that it wasn't this tough in previous times.

Edited March 29, 2009 by mark5335

[Orac]

Immigration into the UK has always been an emotive issue and, due to the current financial climate, will almost certainly get worse. Didn't our dear leader Mr Brown recently jump on the tough on immigration bandwagon and declare british jobs for british people. As unemployment rises I wouldn't be surprised if more legal hurdles are put in place.