Tourist Visa To Uk For Thai Wife

[Jimjim1968]

Hi,

My wife and I have been married for nearly 2 years, though because we are far from Bangkok and never go there, we do not have the marriage certificate. I am lead to believe we must go to Bangkok to obtain the marriage certificate.

We now have a 11 month old baby girl.

The three of us plan to go to UK next year in March for a 2 month holiday.

We are unsure what to do and how to get a tourist visa at the best price.

I would be most grateful for guidance on the best way forward. i.e. Should we get our marriage cert first before getting the toursit visa?

Kind regards,

J.

[TiggerFish]

You don't need to be married to apply for a tourist visa so you don't have to get a cert.

You also don't need to go to Bangkok to get a cert.

As there is often confusion with this I will ask. Did you get married with a village ceremony only ? or did you register your marriage with the local district office ? If you registered with the local district office you should have got a pair of certificates then.

As you have until March next year I would suggest that you research making the application yourself rather than using an agency. It's a lot cheaper that way, a fair amount of work is involved but all the information and plenty of help is available from articles in this forum.

[CharlieH]

You dont state if you are British or not ? assuming you are, apply for a family visa for your wife and that will be much easier to obtain.