Need Info About Emergency Visa For My Friends Thai Gf And 3Yr Old Son To Uk

[belfastish]

My friend lives in australia on a uk passport but lives in thailand every 2weeks(works in mining)

He got news that his mum will pass away within the next few days so he got a flight home yesterday from thailand,he wants his gf and kid to get a emergency visa for uk on tuesday and fly tuesday night(monday bank holiday)

I dont think she has proof of many assets but she studied in australia and she went to the uk before with my friend,she can get a letter from the kids school and a letter from the hospital my friend mum is staying, anything else she might need?

Will this be straight forward?as im in thailand on holiday myself i will go with her to the embassy or imigration etc but dont know anything about where to go,where to start!!

Thanks for any info

[Shot]

I am very sorry to hear about your friends mum. Contact the embassy ASAP. I don't think any of this is going to be straight forward.

Does the kid have a passport?

Good luck

edit: passport ??

Edited August 12, 2012 by Shot

[belfastish]

Yes the kid has a uk passport and has also been to the uk once!! Hope its not too messy he doesnt want any more stress,just wants his mum to see his son one last time

[marstons]

Embassey is only route, easiest would have been for him to take son with him i would have thought with UK passport. Embassey will probably closed Monday so chances slim to get visa and get seat on plane all in 1 day.

[beano2274]

There are really no special arrangements for something like this (I went through it last year), you just have to apply as normal but make sure that VFS note that it is for an emergency, when she applies, there is no other way around it.

Also no airlines here offer compassionate flights, again I tried last year, in the end had to book with Etihad for 40,000 per person.

Sorry for your friends bad news.

She will have to apply online, she will need the normal documentation, including stuff from other people, if you go to the Embassy you will be wasting your time. Your friend might be better going alone with his son, then his GF following later for the funeral when the arrangements have been made. I was lucky my stepfather had also been given months to live, he died in June, but we knew a month before that he had been given months to live so we applied then, got the visa on the 8th jun he passed away on the 17th June, I stupidly flew with my wife to England thinking everything would be done quickly but funeral arrangements can take upto 2 weeks.

Edited August 12, 2012 by beano2274

[beano2274]

I would suggest you tell your friend to go slowly, as the sight of a dying person is not a nice sight for a kid, best she passes and the child and mother go to the Funeral, it also gives her the time to apply for a visa.

[marstons]

There are really no special arrangements for something like this (I went through it last year), you just have to apply as normal but make sure that VFS note that it is for an emergency, when she applies, there is no other way around it.

Also no airlines here offer compassionate flights, again I tried last year, in the end had to book with Etihad for 40,000 per person.

Sorry for your friends bad news.

She will have to apply online, she will need the normal documentation, including stuff from other people, if you go to the Embassy you will be wasting your time. Your friend might be better going alone with his son, then his GF following later for the funeral when the arrangements have been made. I was lucky my stepfather had also been given months to live, he died in June, but we knew a month before that he had been given months to live so we applied then, got the visa on the 8th jun he passed away on the 17th June, I stupidly flew with my wife to England thinking everything would be done quickly but funeral arrangements can take upto 2 weeks.

OP stated father gone already, tough one now.

[7by7]

As Beano says, there is no such thing as an emergency visa for the UK.

Your friend's girlfriend will have to apply for a visit visa in the usual way (see here).

The latest published (June) processing time for a visit visa is around 10 working days; but she can include a letter from her boyfriend explaining the circumstances and asking that her application be processed quickly, jump the queue if you will, due to the compassionate circumstances.

[VisasPlus]

You say she has been to UK before. If it was in the last 5 years she can apply for the Priority Service. It cost 3,000 THB, and the decision will be made within 3 working days.

I'm not sure how the new Priority Service works alongside the " compassionate" route mentioned by 7x7. Would the Embassy say, in cases such as this ( eligible for the Priority Service) that the applicant should use that route rather than applying for a speedy service on compassionate grounds ?

Edited August 13, 2012 by VisasPlus

[marstons]

http://www.vfs-uk-th...nalservice.html

As Beano says, there is no such thing as an emergency visa for the UK.

Your friend's girlfriend will have to apply for a visit visa in the usual way (see here).

The latest published (June) processing time for a visit visa is around 10 working days; but she can include a letter from her boyfriend explaining the circumstances and asking that her application be processed quickly, jump the queue if you will, due to the compassionate circumstances.

http://www.vfs-uk-th...nalservice.html can be 3 working days if criteria met.

Edited August 13, 2012 by marstons

[beano2274]

http://www.vfs-uk-th...nalservice.html

As Beano says, there is no such thing as an emergency visa for the UK.

Your friend's girlfriend will have to apply for a visit visa in the usual way (see here).

The latest published (June) processing time for a visit visa is around 10 working days; but she can include a letter from her boyfriend explaining the circumstances and asking that her application be processed quickly, jump the queue if you will, due to the compassionate circumstances.

http://www.vfs-uk-th...nalservice.html can be 3 working days if criteria met.

That is if you use the priority service which was mentioned above. (3 days), Normal applications in 10 days.