Uk Vv For Girlfriend

[1983wez]

Hello all,

just wanted some feedback/past experience on people obtaining visit visas.

I want my girlfriend to visit for 4 weeks over xmas and new year. I am 25 she is 24. In november we would have been together one year. I plan to take my supporting docs out in november when i go to see her again (5th time in one year) I tick all the boxes for income and accomodation. Lots of photo's of the past visits including meeting her family, receipts etc. Phone records so proof of relationship.

But i am really struggling for reason to return. She now has no job. And she doesn't have land or assets.

Has anyone been granted a visit visa in the same situation and if so how do you put the case forward to the ECO? only i hear reason for return is one of the main reasons for refusal.

PLEASE HELP!!!

Thanks in advance

[7by7]

Many couples in your position have been successful when the Thai partner has no concrete reason to return.

The ECO has to feel that the applicant is a genuine visitor, with a genuine reason for visiting the UK and will leave the UK when, or before, the visa expires. If the applicant has a job or similar to return to, then this is their reason to return.

However, if the ECO is satisfied on the first two points, then the reason to return becomes less important. The reasoning being that a genuine visitor will return. In your situation, if the ECO believes that you are a genuine couple who may be planning a future together then you would not want to risk any future settlement application by overstaying a visit.

You should write a sponsor's letter briefly detailing the history of your relationship, the reason for a visit at this time and what your future plans are together. Include in your evidence folder records of all contact between you, phone and e-mail records for example, and a certified copy of your passport to show how often you have visited her in Thailand.

[kennkate]

No job or assets in Thailand = Reason to return to Thailand is questionable.

Two years back my wife was refused a visit visa for the same reasons.

I think you are most likely to get refused.

It is geting harder & harder now to get to the UK.

The government are under pressure to curb Imigration.

I know she would not be emigrating to the Uk, But with no reason to return I am afraid it will throw up the Red flag.

If you do go for it the Fee is not refundable. Save the money and see how things develop with your relationship.

Good Luck

[true blue]

No job or assets in Thailand = Reason to return to Thailand is questionable.

Two years back my wife was refused a visit visa for the same reasons.

I think you are most likely to get refused.

It is geting harder & harder now to get to the UK.

The government are under pressure to curb Imigration.

I know she would not be emigrating to the Uk, But with no reason to return I am afraid it will throw up the Red flag.

If you do go for it the Fee is not refundable. Save the money and see how things develop with your relationship.

Good Luck

i same same had all the boxes ticked on my side,a few but not many on her side,outright rerefusal,had answer within 72 hours as well.

[ThaiVisaExpress]

Its strength of relationship can be a deciding factor also.

[Thongkorn]

Maybe you can write how she loves Thailand and has close family connection, and that you are bringing her to the UK to meet your family to see if she likes the climate and culture,So you can take your relationship to the next stage, Like marriage, OK you do not have to get married , I put a letter in to that affect and i got a holiday visa first time,

[Mercury]

I'm going through this visa thing although with a much longer relationship and a child but people seem to put great emphasis on a job when we know low level jobs are ten a penny and employers will write anything you want them to write.

My investigations have thrown light outside my specific requirements and I see a great deal of logic in looking at the application without you involved. Would she be granted a visa on her merits alone ? Some would, a real job, savings over time, family etc.

Your GF is young. You don't state what her background is but most people haven't bought property and settled down with their own family by the age of 24 so that should not count against her. She'll be on her parent's Tabien Bahn (house book) and have her ID etc.

I think you can learn a lot by just printing off the visa forms and notes and going through them, filling them in. You'll soon see where there are pitfalls and you'll have to overcome those.

I'd use her loss of job as an excuse to visit the UK and turn the negative into a positive. It gives her time to see your country without giving up a job. The economy is poor and it is a good time to travel as airline deals are very good. Look for those positive things which make your sponsorship of her travel more economical and easier on your wallet. If you want, turn your recent visits to your advantage by saying you cannot travel again so soon for work reasons and want her to visit you instead. The amount you pay would be the same as paying for yourself to go to see her.

I think you've a lot of positives but work the problem, think about it, study the forms. I asked people and got some good answers and a quite a lot of rubbish. People who obviously didn't know were advising based on what they thought, not what the reality is. I worked the forms and it is not difficult to see exactly where they are focussing on.