UK Visa Help

[jim1563]

Hi all what is needed for a family visit visa for the uk been married over 4 years and have a baby girl of 2 months.

Plan to return in June next year wife had a settlement visa which runs out in April 2010 we moved too Thailand oct 2008 and dont plan to live in the UK anymore could this be a problem?

[Eff1n2ret]

Take your pick from the following list, if you're staying with any of them you can apply for a family visit visa:-

"Under the Immigration Appeals (Family Visitor) Regulations 2003, a family visitor is defined as:

1. the applicant's spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece or first cousin (NB: "first cousin" means, in relation to a person, the son or daughter of his uncle or aunt);

2.the father, mother, brother or sister of the applicant's spouse;

3.the spouse of the applicant's son or daughter;

4.the applicant's stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister; or

5.a person with whom the applicant has lived as a member of an unmarried couple for at least two of the three years before the day on which his application for entry clearance was made."

As best I understand your plans you hope to travel soon, returning to Thailand in June, after your wife's spouse conditions have expired. There should be no problem applying for a visit visa, it's the proper thing to do if you have no plans to pursue settlement in the UK.

[7by7]

Basically you need to show that you and, especially she, will return to Thailand after the visit. The UKVAC website has a list of suggested supporting documents for the Spouse/Partner of British Citizen (Based in Thailand) going to the UK for a visit (family visit).

I imagine that everything should be pretty straightforward, but, to avoid questions, I would enclose a brief note to explain why she is not using her settlement visa as you have above.

PS, topic title edited to show you are asking about the UK.

[jim1563]

cheers guys for that will put in a covering letter have house in Thailand for reason of return

[jim1563]

Do I need to wait for her settlement visa to expire before applying for family visit?

[7by7]

No, but as I said above, to avoid questions, I would enclose a brief note to explain why she is not using her settlement visa as you have above.