Hi All

My wife has her visa:D This feeling has to be up there as one of the best I have ever had, tears of joy, hysterical laughter you name it...........

All the best to those on the waiting list and also to the ones with visa's already.

Many Many thanks to both Tiggerfish and Tigerjohn

I will be back in touch soon

Regards

A very happy Dubar!!!!!

great news dubar, get in there mate, all the very best.

Congratulations. At your time period, we've another 2 weeks plus. Bugger !

Congratulations Dubar!

Sure Chiang Mai, knowing my luck it'll go the full 120 days. I'll post an update as soon as I hear something.

Cheers.

I borrowed Naam's crystal ball this weekend and it seems that you will get your SMS on Tuesday and that Jason will get his on Thursday, for some reason I will not get mine until Friday - remember, you heard it here first!

I borrowed Naam's crystal ball this weekend and it seems that you will get your SMS on Tuesday and that Jason will get his on Thursday, for some reason I will not get mine until Friday - remember, you heard it here first!

What about me Friday?

I borrowed Naam's crystal ball this weekend and it seems that you will get your SMS on Tuesday and that Jason will get his on Thursday, for some reason I will not get mine until Friday - remember, you heard it here first!

What about me Friday?

I'm sorry, I'm not open to propositions.....

(numerically, the odds are in your favour I would say, good luck)

Congratulations Dubar!

Sure Chiang Mai, knowing my luck it'll go the full 120 days. I'll post an update as soon as I hear something.

Cheers.

I borrowed Naam's crystal ball this weekend and it seems that you will get your SMS on Tuesday and that Jason will get his on Thursday, for some reason I will not get mine until Friday - remember, you heard it here first!

I hope I was celebrating in that crystal ball ! Lol

I borrowed Naam's crystal ball this weekend and it seems that you will get your SMS on Tuesday and that Jason will get his on Thursday, for some reason I will not get mine until Friday - remember, you heard it here first!

What about me Friday?

I'm sorry, I'm not open to propositions.....

(numerically, the odds are in your favour I would say, good luck)

lol ! ... Why Tuesday, I'm 10 weeks Monday, I was worried about the bank holiday in the UK, but it not seem to apply? The endless waiting is stressful.

I borrowed Naam's crystal ball this weekend and it seems that you will get your SMS on Tuesday and that Jason will get his on Thursday, for some reason I will not get mine until Friday - remember, you heard it here first!

What about me Friday?

I'm sorry, I'm not open to propositions.....

(numerically, the odds are in your favour I would say, good luck)

lol ! ... Why Tuesday, I'm 10 weeks Monday, I was worried about the bank holiday in the UK, but it not seem to apply? The endless waiting is stressful.

The ball sees everything, don't question why, just accept.

You can see the stress levels rising with each passing hour here !

Instead of them sitting on the application (check yours for dust when returned), I'd happily pay more to get it to the front of the queue. When I work out what it has actually cost in supporting a second household for these intervening (and as yet unquantified months), even a significant premium would have been welcome !

You can see the stress levels rising with each passing hour here !

Instead of them sitting on the application (check yours for dust when returned), I'd happily pay more to get it to the front of the queue. When I work out what it has actually cost in supporting a second household for these intervening (and as yet unquantified months), even a significant premium would have been welcome !

Agree with you 100%. But unfortunately they're not commercial enough to see an opportunity and to gain from it.

Of course any commerical organisation would be doing it already and offering different levels of service, bit like the post office and air travel with different classes....

Hanging on tenterhooks here, still nothing.... I'm hoping Naam's crystal ball gets it right !

Up to date listing, seems we're in to the 10 week zone now.

Waiting times from applications that have completed.

26 Feb, 08 Apr, 5 weeks and 6 days, weaver93, successful

03 Mar, 22 Apr, 7 weeks and 1 day, kp86, successful

04 Mar, 26 Apr, 7 weeks and 4 days, rinbury, unknown

08 Mar, 04 May, 8 weeks and 1 day, lostforwords, successful

08 Mar, 05 May, 8 weeks and 2 days, harrydash, successful

10 Mar, 06 May, 8 weeks and 1 day, samuzza, successful

19 Mar, 12 May, 7 weeks and 5 days, , refused

26 Mar, 25 May, 8 weeks and 4 days, andyandythai, unknown

30 Mar, 27 May, 8 weeks and 2 days, HowardJohnson, successful

30 Mar, 03 Jun, 9 weeks and 2 days, , refused

30 Apr, 04 May, 0 weeks and 4 days, bwalker1973, successful

07 May, 29 Jun, 7 weeks and 4 days, craiggm16, successful

11 May, 02 Jul, 7 weeks and 3 days, Phil_nu_uk and nongbkk, both successful

24 May, 09 Jul, 6 weeks and 4 days, friend of catch245uk, unknown

25 May, 12 Jul, 6 weeks and 6 days, candledinner79, successful

25 May, 15 Jul, 7 weeks and 2 days, sanook2me, successful

26 May, 16 Jul, 7 weeks and 2 days, catch245UK, successful

31 May, 21 Jul, 7 weeks and 2 days, Matty1243, successful

01 Jun, 23 Jul, 7 weeks and 3 days, billymalky and esoteric, both successful

02 Jun, 02 Aug, 8 weeks and 5 days, Kaks and mikeee, both successful

08 Jun, 06 Aug, 8 weeks and 3 days, kevozman1, successful

09 Jun, 09 Aug, 8 weeks and 5 days, snakey, successful

11 Jun, 11 Aug, 8 weeks and 5 days, tigerjohn, successful

18 Jun, 25 Aug, 9 weeks and 5 days, Dubar, successful

Still waiting (31/08/10)

21 Jun, incy, has been waiting for 10 weeks and 1 days to date

24 Jun, jasonr3255 and chiang mai, have been waiting for 9 weeks and 5 days to date

25 Jun, stament, has been waiting for 9 weeks and 4 days to date

28 Jun, TiggerFish and Skeets, have been waiting for 9 weeks and 1 days to date

06 Jul, Mercury and lonnie41, have been waiting for 8 weeks and 0 days to date

23 Jul, yumster, has been waiting for 5 weeks and 4 days to date

30 Jul, liveforever, has been waiting 4 weeks and 4 days to date

03 Aug, silverdales, has been waiting 4 weeks and 0 days to date

17 Aug, sonicdragon, has been waiting 2 weeks and 0 days to date

Incy, tell me that you've been too busy celebrating and have forgotten to post.

Incy, tell me that you've been too busy celebrating and have forgotten to post.

Unfortunately not, we've not heard a thing. I was hoping to get hear something today.

I'll definately post as soon as I hear something.

Incy, tell me that you've been too busy celebrating and have forgotten to post.

Unfortunately not, we've not heard a thing. I was hoping to get hear something today.

I'll definately post as soon as I hear something.

My guess is that UK Bank Holidays are a feature of all of this, Monday being a holiday. Hang in there, it'll all come right soon.

Incy, tell me that you've been too busy celebrating and have forgotten to post.

Unfortunately not, we've not heard a thing. I was hoping to get hear something today.

I'll definately post as soon as I hear something.

My guess is that UK Bank Holidays are a feature of all of this, Monday being a holiday. Hang in there, it'll all come right soon.

I hope so, but thats not indicated on the embassy or VFS global websites.

hope you guys at the top of the list get some good news soon; seems the waiting times have increased over the weeks gone by; does anyone have any news of other peoples's waiting times who are not on our list?

cheers

also guys,

how many of you have had successful visitor visa's for your wife in the past before you went for the settlement?

cheers

If we have to wait much longer it will prove quicker to get a Thai passport for us !

also guys,

how many of you have had successful visitor visa's for your wife in the past before you went for the settlement?

cheers

my wife had visit visa last august before we were married,

also guys,

how many of you have had successful visitor visa's for your wife in the past before you went for the settlement?

cheers

my wife had visit visa last august before we were married,

did that make you feel any more confident while waiting for the settlement TJ? my wife came over for 6 months last year also, but we were already married.

cheers

This waiting is worrying me sick. My Fiancee is 19 weeks pregnant and we just to get on with our lives here. I've waited just over 5 weeks so far and a no would be a disaster. The longer we wait the more unsafe it is for her to fly.

Good luck to all those waiting.

This waiting is worrying me sick. My Fiancee is 19 weeks pregnant and we just to get on with our lives here. I've waited just over 5 weeks so far and a no would be a disaster. The longer we wait the more unsafe it is for her to fly.

Good luck to all those waiting.

yumster,

you would think that in a case like yours they would sort it out quicker, the waiting must be very hard on her.

i wish you luck.

also guys,

how many of you have had successful visitor visa's for your wife in the past before you went for the settlement?

cheers

We've been granted two six months visitor visa's previously.

A couple of questions:

1) Tiggerfiash has done an outstanding job with this thread, do you intend to keep it going after you get your visa or will the forum pick it up, it really is very useful in so many ways?

2) With all these Brits returning to Blighty this surely can't be the end of the story. What we need is to find out what happens in Part II, having moved to the UK with their respective loved one, how did it all work out, was it the right move, what was missed etc. Maybe a few good learning experiences to be had as a result and still very much Thai related.

A couple of questions:

1) Tiggerfiash has done an outstanding job with this thread, do you intend to keep it going after you get your visa or will the forum pick it up, it really is very useful in so many ways?

2) With all these Brits returning to Blighty this surely can't be the end of the story. What we need is to find out what happens in Part II, having moved to the UK with their respective loved one, how did it all work out, was it the right move, what was missed etc. Maybe a few good learning experiences to be had as a result and still very much Thai related.

I agree, this thread has been very useful, any thread on the learning experiences and how to make the transition as smooth as possible...

A couple of questions:

With all these Brits returning to Blighty this surely can't be the end of the story. What we need is to find out what happens in Part II, having moved to the UK with their respective loved one, how did it all work out, was it the right move, what was missed etc. Maybe a few good learning experiences to be had as a result and still very much Thai related.

Hi Chiang Mai, I agree but would need a separate thread - are you going to start one? Would be interesting and also to see if couples eventually went back to Thailand if UK didn't work out for them.

A couple of questions:

With all these Brits returning to Blighty this surely can't be the end of the story. What we need is to find out what happens in Part II, having moved to the UK with their respective loved one, how did it all work out, was it the right move, what was missed etc. Maybe a few good learning experiences to be had as a result and still very much Thai related.

Hi Chiang Mai, I agree but would need a separate thread - are you going to start one? Would be interesting and also to see if couples eventually went back to Thailand if UK didn't work out for them.

I'll be happy to kick it off, provided the Mods are OK with the idea and it doesn't get closed for being not related to Thailand? Mods/Admin?

also guys,

how many of you have had successful visitor visa's for your wife in the past before you went for the settlement?

cheers

my wife had visit visa last august before we were married,

did that make you feel any more confident while waiting for the settlement TJ? my wife came over for 6 months last year also, but we were already married.

cheers

yes it did make me feel more confident i suppose, even though there is always that bit of doubt in your mind, if you know you have good relationship and all the evidence you submit is all ok there is no reason for anyone to worry i believe,

A couple of questions:

With all these Brits returning to Blighty this surely can't be the end of the story. What we need is to find out what happens in Part II, having moved to the UK with their respective loved one, how did it all work out, was it the right move, what was missed etc. Maybe a few good learning experiences to be had as a result and still very much Thai related.

Hi Chiang Mai, I agree but would need a separate thread - are you going to start one? Would be interesting and also to see if couples eventually went back to Thailand if UK didn't work out for them.

I'll be happy to kick it off, provided the Mods are OK with the idea and it doesn't get closed for being not related to Thailand? Mods/Admin?

it should be ok with mods afterall it would be about migration to other countries?, so how about, uk settlement the aftermath???