I have had my wife with in the uk on 2 visits now in the uk both times on a holiday visa she is going back to Thailand ins few days but next time I want her to stay permantly in the uk but don't know how to go about it we have a 8 month old son who was born in Thai but is living with me now in uk he has a uk passport please help us with all the info needed so this family can be all together o yes and how long will it take to get her the correct visa sorted many thnx a soon to be lonely dad

There are numerous threads about applying for Settlement Visas, start here then have a read through some of the other threads, then come back if you have any specific questions.

Visa processing times vary according to how busy the entry clearance section is; i.e. the number of applications they're dealing with.

The latest published processing times can be found by clicking here, at the time of posting these are the figures for visas issued in August 2012.

The official advice is to allow three months for a settlement application to be processed, but at quiet times it is usually a lot quicker.

Edited October 10, 201213 yr by 7by7

You will require a settlement visa :

1. Are you employed/self employed ?
   
2. Do you earn £1800 gross before tax ?
   

Feel free to contact me for a free 30 minute assessment everyone's circumstances are different.