BIG SPUDS Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 GF was refused again! The reason was he didnt think i have enough money to support her. I have £2000 savings in my account how much more do i need. So p$ssed off i cant explain. GF thinks that if i go over again as quick as possible get married in thailand this will improve our chances? what do you all think? Should i reapply straight after that? i just dont know what to do for the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleypanda Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Something is wrong here..... The British Embassy will be closed to members of the public on Friday 25 March 2005 – Good Friday Monday 28 March 2005 – Easter http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk/servlet/F...d=1065714374339 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG SPUDS Posted March 28, 2005 Author Share Posted March 28, 2005 i think it must be just for pre arranged interviews, she has the refusal letter to send to me so she has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkmadness Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 I was just thinking about whether it was open today or not, as it's a bank holiday. Call me paranoid but check it out Big Spuds. Also, though not following all your postins I see you have worked hard to get all the requirements right and still being refused, could you not take this up with a higher authority than the British Embassy staff in Thailand, perhaps your local MP could help push things along? Anyway, just a thought from what I read on another website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU22 Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 It does seem strange that she has had her interview on a day that the embassy is closed! BS, you say The reason was he didnt think i have enough money to support her.I have £2000 savings in my account how much more do i need. Is this all? What about your income? Normally the amount of savings a sponser has is only relevent if the sponsers net income is very low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG SPUDS Posted March 28, 2005 Author Share Posted March 28, 2005 income is 18k per year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkmadness Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Why don't you give the embassy a quick call and ask them the problem directly, take matters a bit more into your own hands. Also, am I right in thinking your the same poster who thought their gf got refused for an interview last time and she didn't go? It might be worth checking with them to see if they did have interviews today. Have to agree it seems unusual that they would make exceptions for interviews on their bank holiday day off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamb Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 British Embassy in Bangkok is definitely closed today - I spoke to the Consular section last Thursday afternoon and they specifically reminded me that they would be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday. They reopen again tomorrow morning. I drove past it today and it also looked fairly closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU22 Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 (edited) income is 18k per yearThen, assuming you provided proof of this, I cannot understand why they would refuse her on financial grounds. Unless your outgoings are £17999pa!BS, I'm sorry, but something is beginning to smell fishy here. Ask her to send you the exact wording of the refusal notice. Edited March 28, 2005 by GU22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG SPUDS Posted March 28, 2005 Author Share Posted March 28, 2005 Spoke to GF about embassy, she said when she got there she thought it was closed too. Once inside she said there was only about 10 girls in there and they were all for pre arranged interviews. she said the embassy was closed for everything else. She said she will fax me the refusal letter now if i dont believe her, but i cant get to a fax until wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU22 Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Spoke to GF about embassy, she said when she got there she thought it was closed too. Once inside she said there was only about 10 girls in there and they were all for pre arranged interviews. she said the embassy was closed for everything else. She said she will fax me the refusal letter now if i dont believe her, but i cant get to a fax until wednesday. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I suppose it is possible that they opened up just for 10 interviews. BS, tell her you that you do believe her, but you want the refusal notice so you can sort out what to do next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scouser Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 BS, I would suggest, as other posters have done, that the embassy was closed today. When it's closed it's closed: they don't open for pre-arranged interviews as they wouldn't arrange them for a known day off. I'm sorry, mate, but it does sound as if your g/f just doesn't want to come to the UK. I may be wrong but ask to see the refusal notice and contact the embassy with the reference number which will be quoted on it. If you find that this relates to another person or is non-existent then you've got your answer. Scouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG SPUDS Posted March 28, 2005 Author Share Posted March 28, 2005 yeah have done shes faxing it to me wednesday, i have sent a email to my MP and will be appealing. GF says he said if we get married in thailand there should be no problem next time. This does not change my finances!?!. I'm getting f***ed off all this embassy crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scouser Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 (edited) BS, If you contact your MP and then find out your g/f didn't, in fact, go to the embassy you're going to look a prize w**ker! Scouse. Edited March 28, 2005 by the scouser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scouser Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 GF says he said if we get married in thailand there should be no problem next time. This does not change my finances!?!. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Exactly! An application on the basis of marriage also requires you to show that you can support her. So if they've refused a visa on the basis of lack of finances they're not going to then say that if you are married your g/f will get the visa. In my own personal experience, also, a visa officer would/should never give an indication of the likely success of an application. I hope I'm wrong but I think she's stringing you along, mate. Scouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimdog Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Hi Big Spuds Sorry to hear about your problems. Regarding your idea as to coming over to marry your girlfriend and then re-applying. I am not sure if it has changed, but the British Embassy used to have what they called a cooling off period between getting married and accepting applications for a visa. From what I remember it was 3 months. Maybe Scouser can verify or not. Hope everything works out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU22 Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 (edited) I concur with Scouser, the financial requirements for a spouse visa are exactly the same as for a fiance visa. If they've refused one, they will not grant the other unless there has been some significant change in circumstances. BS, patience. Do nothing until you have the fax of the refusal notice. As far as I'm aware there is no 'cooling off period.' Certainly wasn't in my case as my wife's visa was issued shortly after our marriage. However, you do have to satisfy the ECO that the marriage and relationship are both genuine. Edited March 28, 2005 by GU22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scouser Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 the British Embassy used to have what they called a cooling off period between getting married and accepting applications for a visa.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> There's no official cooling off period but the longer you've been married the more chance an application on that basis has of succeeding. Scouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG SPUDS Posted March 28, 2005 Author Share Posted March 28, 2005 every one is getting me paranoid now. From what it sounds like is that the GF is on the bus back to pattaya, she is getting close to tears that i dont believe she has gone, after i have told her what every one has said about the embassy being closed. She wants to send me the refusal letter today so she can prove she has been, but i cant get to a fax. All she ever talks about is coming to the UK so i know she wants to come. confused!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU22 Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Take a deep breath, wait until you get the fax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scouser Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Get her to go to an internet cafe in Pattaya and scan the refusal notice and e-mail it to you. Without wishing to be a cynic, could she be close to tears because of all the days she chose to pretend to go to the embassy it was a bank holiday? And one which most people in Thailand would not have any knowledge of, it being a Christian celebration. Scouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG SPUDS Posted March 28, 2005 Author Share Posted March 28, 2005 i did mention the fact it was a bank holiday when she told me her interview date she said she knew nothing about this day being a holiday and said that that was the day she was told to go. She did say the embassy was closed for everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU22 Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 (edited) All she ever talks about is coming to the UK so i know she wants to come. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And maybe all she ever talks about to her American boyfriend is how much she wants to live in the States!BS, are you sending her money? Sorry to be blunt, mate, but we all know that after the tearful farewell in the departure lounge, some girls go straight to arrivals to meet the next mug! All conjecture on my part, of course. BS, you need to see the refusal notice before taking any further action! Edited March 28, 2005 by GU22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG SPUDS Posted March 28, 2005 Author Share Posted March 28, 2005 im not even going to start turning this post into an "is she loyal/faithful/blah blah" thread. sorry been there before. I know my Gf and she is not like that i am 100% sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro01 Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 All she ever talks about is coming to the UK so i know she wants to come. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And maybe all she ever talks about to her American boyfriend is how much she wants to live in the States!BS, are you sending her money? Sorry to be blunt, mate, but we all know that after the tearful farewell in the departure lounge, some girls go straight to arrivals to meet the next mug! All conjecture on my part, of course. BS, you need to see the refusal notice before taking any further action! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Course she's crying - one of her monthly streams of income is about to be cut off. BS - sorry to say this but women can turn on the tears at will. Tears mean nothing. BRITISH EMBASSY BANGKOK – PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2005 The Embassy will be closed on the following public holidays in 2005: Monday 3 January New Year’s Day (in lieu of Sat 1 Jan) Friday 25 March Good Friday Monday 28 March Easter Wednesday Thursday Friday 13 April 14 April 15 April Songkran Festival Songkran Festival Songkran Festival Monday 23 May Wisakhabucha Day (in lieu of Sun 22 May) Friday 22 July Buddhist Lent Day Friday 12 August HM Queen’s Birthday Monday 24 October Chulalongkorn Day (in lieu of Sun 23 Oct) Monday 5 December HM King’s Birthday Monday 26 December Christmas Day Tuesday 27 December Boxing Day Wednesday 28 December Christmas Privilege Holiday Call the embassy on +66 2 305 8333 and you'll hear their 'closed for easter' message. Unlikely they'd open up for a few girls interviews UNLESS they have some massive backlog. Can't we get an embassy rep on here... Pedro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG SPUDS Posted March 28, 2005 Author Share Posted March 28, 2005 i totally understand what everyone is saying and i have doubts too. But WHY would she say she has the refusal letter and wants to send it to me today!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scouser Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 BS, I can say with 99.9% certainty that no interviews will have been conducted at the British embassy today. OK, you can hold on to the belief that there's 0.1% of a chance that she was interviewed but, more likely, she's deliberately misleading you and you then have to wonder why.......... Scouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scouser Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 BS, Try phoning the embassy now and ask if any visa interviews were conducted today. Scouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Moog Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 (edited) cooling off period between getting married and accepting applications for a visa. From what I remember it was 3 months Its not a 'cooling off period' - (that makes it sound like Consumer Credit regulations for Hire Purchase or a Time Share) The 3 months is simply the waiting time to get the settlement interview after you ask for the appointment. Obviously you have to be married at that time of application. Moog ps A girl from Pattaya going to Embassy with no prior immigration record and a series of refusals has slim chance of success. The only way IMHO you'll succeed is if you are alongside. (Or after marriage). Good luck Edited March 28, 2005 by The_Moog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro01 Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 BS,Try phoning the embassy now and ask if any visa interviews were conducted today. Scouse. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I already called the embassy - no-one home. Just a message saying they were off for easter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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