Visitor Visa Uk

[mraitchison]

I have decided again to think about taking the gf to UK to meet my mum and dad -(they are getting on a bit now and I don't really want them to have to come out here)

The g.f has the following documents - everything is hers nothing has been given to her by me.

1. House deeds in her name - ownership documents

2. Apartmen deeds in her name - ownership documents

3. Lease for her hairdressers in her name

4. Land deeds for various bits of land around the country - all in her name

5. Bank book showing 500,000+ that has been in there for the last few years

6. Bank books showing various other amounts of money approx 100,000 or so.

7. Her passport as well - it is a year old now so not just a fresh one and has been used to visit laos and malaysia.

She can show her income from the hairdressers - but she is worried that her other business will make people look badly at her - she owns one or two karaokes in Issan and does very well from them - however should she show the documentation for these or just say that she owns other hairdressers?

My old dear will write her a letter inviting her over - explaining that my father is not really capable of travelling to Thailand and they would like to meet her.

I will include a copy of my Work Permit, Visa and contract to show that I am coming back.

She will also include a statement saying that she is going to purchase health insurance once a visa has been issued.

Anything else.

Is it going to help her showing that she can take care of herself?

Cheers

[dereklev]

I have decided again to think about taking the gf to UK to meet my mum and dad -(they are getting on a bit now and I don't really want them to have to come out here)

The g.f has the following documents - everything is hers nothing has been given to her by me.

1. House deeds in her name - ownership documents

2. Apartmen deeds in her name -  ownership documents

3. Lease for her hairdressers in her name

4. Land deeds for various bits of land around the country - all in her name

5. Bank book showing 500,000+ that has been in there for the last few years

6. Bank books showing various other amounts of money approx 100,000 or so.

7. Her passport as well - it is a year old now so not just a fresh one and has been used to visit laos and malaysia.

She can show her income from the hairdressers - but she is worried that her other business will make people look badly at  her - she owns one or two karaokes in Issan and does very well from them - however should she show the documentation for these or just say that she owns other hairdressers?

My old dear will write her a letter inviting her over - explaining that my father is not really capable of travelling to Thailand and they would like to meet her.

I will include a copy of my Work Permit, Visa and contract to show that I am coming back.

She will also include a statement saying that she is going to purchase health insurance once a visa has been issued.

Anything else.

Is it going to help her showing that she can take care of herself?

Cheers

Looks good....

But don't forget that you have to show that you have a relationship, so letters, emails, phone bills, photos etc. etc. to back that up should stand you in good stead! !

[mraitchison]

Stupid question but we need to show a relationship between us?

Is her financial stability not enough to get her over?

What about the karaoke business what should she do with that?

We live together in Thailand - not sure if either of our names are on the rent slips -but tat can be arranged - we don't really call each other very much as she just sits on the other side of the sofa normally.

there are a few bills i can show - and some photos but not much.

gonna have to get the old photoshop skills going I suppose.

Edited August 3, 2005 by mraitchison

[Captain Chaos]

Mr H, based on my own experience, I think you will need to demonstrate the relationship.

I've been living & working here for a multinational for a few years now. My GF & I are closely matched in age (both early - mid 30's). She and her sister own a small(ish) Thai massage place in eastern BKK.

I put together a folder with very similar contents to those you have described, and couriered it down to the embassy. GF was then asked to go down for a brief meeting (not a full interview as it turned out) where she was asked to show 3 photographs of us together in Thailand (we'd taken about 3 albums full as I recall ). The visa was granted and issued within 15 minutes. The folder was returned at the same time and I noticed that they had kept the copies of my passport / "B" visa, work permit etc but had not taken things such as her "tabien baan"

I can only surmise that, as my earning potential was still far greater than hers, the embassy were most interested / concerned to tie her to me as the "goose that lays the golden egg" so to speak. With all due respect to your GF, I guess the same factors may apply. It's that "reason to return " thing again.

From what you've described about your own circumstances and your GF's, they sound quite similar to my own. Hopefully therefore you ought to get a similar smooth ride.

Good luck!

[the scouser]

As the purpose of the visit is to see your parents, you will have to show that you and your g/f are in a relationship otherwise the question is begged, why does she want to see them? To this end you should provide any evidence you have that you live together, including photos, and letters sent to the 2 of you, either independently or jointly, at the same address. You should also provide a covering letter which details your relationship and status etc. in Thailand. This will make it apparent to the visa officer that you are returning to Thailand and, therefore, by association, so will your g/f.

The visa officers are not there to make moral judgements, so I would submit evidence of the karaoke bars and the income which is derived from them; the fact that they may be glorified knocking shops is neither here nor there.

Best of luck,

Scouse.

[mraitchison]

Our problem with any bills etc is that everything that is in my name comes to my house eveyrthing that is in her name goes to her apartment or her house.

Have some hotel receipts that we have jointly filled out over the last few year.

Should be able to sort this out I think will try for next week to go to the embassy

If its all good we just get issued there and then - is that correct?

Cheers

[paully]

^ Not likely to be issued 'there and then' unless the Embassy is particularly empty. More likely to be 'come back tomorrow afternoon to collect the passport with visa'. But, if there are any issues with the paperwork, etc, the consular officer will ask your GF to come back for an interview in a few weeks. Good luck.

[simon43]

As I recently found out, the embassy is looking for you to PROVE a relationship of at least 1 year. How you do this by producing photos is difficult to ascertain. In any case, after my Thai GF was asked to come for a further interview (in December), I emailed the embasssy visa manager and queried him on this requirement. He was adamant that proving that you had the money etc to support yourself/her in the UK was not enough. If you claimed to be BF/GF then he wanted this proven...

Personally, I think the British embassy in BKK stinks and we are both now seeking citizenship in Guatamala