Refused 'O' type visa

[harrry]

Where was that at? Was it here at immigration?

If your husband had an extension you would not need to show money to get an extension as his dependent.

I don't understand what you mean. We applied for a multi entry non-resident O (over 50) at Hull. We had to apply individually. This is different from a retirement visa as we're here for 6 months a year and don't want a Thai bank account which I understand is necessary for the Retirement visa.

One of you should put the money into an english bank, a the difference between the pension income and 800000 as that is what is required. Process an OA visa for one of you and eithher your wife should enter on a tourist visand convert her visa too an O visa in thailand as a wife can piggy back on athe husbands oa visa..

Your money can remain in the UK. Enter on the OA visa ( that will be good for one year and if you re-enter within the validity (one year) you will get a further year. That way you do not have to bring in any money to Thailand. The police clearance and medical are not particularly onerous requiremeents in the UK.

Immigration will not do a dependent extension for a OA visa entry. They have no authority to do it. His wife would get a multiple entry O visa and have to make border runs.

In that case maybe he has enough for both of them independelty ovtain the visa in the UK. Funds do not need to be seasoned there.

[ubonjoe]

I would check with the UK embassy here about getting an income letter. I have read that they accept bank statements

[flyingdoc]

I just wish that more announcement had been made of the increase in land visas to 30 days for members of G7 countries. The first I heard of it was through posts here on TVF, which eases visa runs considerably, where applicable.