Never Been Abroad

[narak86]

Hi me and my thai fiance are getting married next year, then applying for a uk settlement visa, i am visiting in november, and was thinking of taking her to vietnam or malaysia, as i thought it might aid the application that she has a stamp on her passport. However, she'd prefer to go to chiang mai, which personally i would, anyone got any ideas? thanks in advance

[tombkk]

Why would a stamp from Vietnam or Malaysia help the UK settlement visa application, I wonder. I don't think it would have any impact whatsoever.

Your fiance having never been abroad and then you two planning to settle in the UK, might cause problems of culture-shock, though. Please do consider this and take her for a visit before the final decision is made.

[narak86]

Why would a stamp from Vietnam or Malaysia help the UK settlement visa application, I wonder. I don't think it would have any impact whatsoever.

Your fiance having never been abroad and then you two planning to settle in the UK, might cause problems of culture-shock, though. Please do consider this and take her for a visit before the final decision is made.

ok i'll go to chiang mai, and i think she'll be ok, yes am also wary of this but we have plan and think she'll be ok, if she don't like i'll be happy to live in poverty in the LOS the things we do for love, and real love at that there's no 20/30 year age gap between us

[all4one]

Usually hassle taking them to other Asian countries anyway mate - foods not good, its not spicy enough, it's too spicy, why they keep talking to me in Vietnamese, not same Thailand, locals are rude, why they not smile - the list is endless........ :-)

[tombkk]

Usually hassle taking them to other Asian countries anyway mate - foods not good, its not spicy enough, it's too spicy, why they keep talking to me in Vietnamese, not same Thailand, locals are rude, why they not smile - the list is endless........ :-)

This would all be right because: Thai food is the best food in the world. Thai people are the friendliest in the world.

I cannot imagine why any Thai person would want to live in Europe, hence my suggestion to take her for a spin first.

[bifftastic]

You've probably made your plans already, but I agree, a visit would be best at first, maybe she'll love it, but it will definitely be a BIG culture shock! You would do well not to underestimate the effect that might have, in my opinion.

She might not want to tell you that she doesn't like it, I mean would you tell her if you didn't like her country?

As for a stamp in her passport helping with your visa, it would only help if it was from a country that required her to get a visa first. It would show that she had previously returned to Thailand according to the terms of that visa, a trip to Cambodia would not do that.

[theoldgit]

There is absolutly no point in travelling out of Thailand just to get a stamp in your fiancé's passport, it will make no difference to her application whatsoever.

Had been applying for a visit visa, and thus wanting to build up evidence of a likelihood to return then it might help.

[kunash]

There is absolutly no point in travelling out of Thailand just to get a stamp in your fiancé's passport, it will make no difference to her application whatsoever.

Had been applying for a visit visa, and thus wanting to build up evidence of a likelihood to return then it might help.

agree, if you want a stamp in her passport, that can help a future settlement application in a small way, better to get a uk tourist visa stamp. if the visit visa is approved the people at VFS / embassy will acknowledge your relationship is genuine. i would not take her just now though, i hear it is bloody cold in england. she wont like it!!

[theoldgit]

agree, if you want a stamp in her passport, that can help a future settlement application in a small way, better to get a uk tourist visa stamp. if the visit visa is approved the people at VFS / embassy will acknowledge your relationship is genuine.

No, you are missing the point.

Some people who want to apply for a tourist visa for a western country travel to Asian countries to build up a record of returning home after a trip, with expectation that this might go some way to convince an ECO that an applicant will comply with the terms of a tourist visa.

I doubt very much that having previously visited the UK as a tourist will assist in getting a settlement visa as this requires a totally different level of evidence.

[DavidARoss]

Usually hassle taking them to other Asian countries anyway mate - foods not good, its not spicy enough, it's too spicy, why they keep talking to me in Vietnamese, not same Thailand, locals are rude, why they not smile - the list is endless........ :-)

This would all be right because: Thai food is the best food in the world. Thai people are the friendliest in the world.

I cannot imagine why any Thai person would want to live in Europe, hence my suggestion to take her for a spin first.

Personally I think Thai food sucks as it's too spicy and not much flavor and pretty bland.

[luvU2much500THB]

Please not take any thai lady abroad in 98% it will cause problems. Cold weather, no thai food, no understand TV, no thai soaps. BUAAAAAAA CHIWIT!

Only way to make she happy in your country: keep sending money to her family and never ever stop sending it and the more money the better,

[mikecwm]

real love at that there's no 20/30 year age gap between us

Have you any idea how arrogant this makes you sound?

I sincerely hope you manage to grow up before you get married.

[7by7]

No more off topic comments on Thai food etc., please.

Narak86,

as theoldgit says, whether she has previoulsy traveled outside of Thailand or not will have no effect on a settlement application. There is no need to show an intention to return to Thailand as she will be applying to settle in the UK.

You may find Settlement; Fiancé(e)s and Maintenance and accommodation helpful.

[MrFrank]

Usually hassle taking them to other Asian countries anyway mate - foods not good, its not spicy enough, it's too spicy, why they keep talking to me in Vietnamese, not same Thailand, locals are rude, why they not smile - the list is endless........ :-)

I wish someone had warned me about this a few years ago before I took my TGF abroad for the first time. I foolishly thought that an initial trip to a nearby South-East Asian country would be an easy way for her to get used to the fact that travel involves trying new things, while still finding enough familiar things for it to not be too challenging. Ha!! Everything that was not 100% identical to the equivalent in Thailand made her impatient and increasingly grumpy. For example, she wanted to take comfort in some Chinese food but became angry with the chopsticks (we were in Penang - the chopsticks are more slippery, apparently) and gave up trying to eat in a huff. I tried to mitigate the situation by moving us to Langkawi (Penang is rather hard work; Langkawi much nicer) but it was still all rather difficult for her.

On our return to LOS she spent hours on the phone telling her friends how bizarrely crazy everything was.

If I had known how difficult it would be I probably would still have done it (because I think it produced the desired effect, in that it broadened her horizons), but I might have approached it differently.

[7by7]

I repeat, for the last time; no more off topic comments.

This topic is about whether it is necessary or advisable for a UK settlement visa applicant to have previously traveled outside of Thailand; nothing else.

Restrict your comments to that, please.