6 Month tourist visa to UK for a Thai

[wineman]

I am in England and want my Thai fiance to come here for 6 months. Anyone know what application form to use, and how difficult or easy it is to get that visa?.

[Rimmer]

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[7by7]

Have a read of UK visit visa basics, then come back here to ask any further questions you may have.

[wineman]

Have a read of UK visit visa basics, then come back here to ask any further questions you may have.

Thank you 7by7. Am making my slow way through it. In the meantime can you please tell me is it possible for a UK 6 month visa to be renewed indefinitely? By that, I mean can someone who has had that visa get another one when back in LOS and continue to do that? I suspect the answer is no.

[RAZZELL]

Have a read of UK visit visa basics, then come back here to ask any further questions you may have.

Thank you 7by7. Am making my slow way through it. In the meantime can you please tell me is it possible for a UK 6 month visa to be renewed indefinitely? By that, I mean can someone who has had that visa get another one when back in LOS and continue to do that? I suspect the answer is no.

You suspect right

6 months in any 12 is the norm.

if you are trying to be together without getting married, unfortunately, there isn't really a way (apart from student visa to the UK or unmarried partner).

RAZZ

Edited July 8, 2014 by RAZZELL

[theoldgit]

Have a read of UK visit visa basics, then come back here to ask any further questions you may have.

Thank you 7by7. Am making my slow way through it. In the meantime can you please tell me is it possible for a UK 6 month visa to be renewed indefinitely? By that, I mean can someone who has had that visa get another one when back in LOS and continue to do that? I suspect the answer is no.

Applicants cannot normally spend six months in the UK in a twelve month period.

Whilst doing so isn't in breach of Immigration Laws it is a published convention, so back to back six month visas are unlikely to be given.

Applicants can apply for two, three and ten year visas, but can still only stay in the UK for six in every twelve months.

The ECO will assume, probably correctly, that you're hoping to use Visit Visas to circumnavigate the settlement route.

[wineman]

Have a read of UK visit visa basics, then come back here to ask any further questions you may have.

Thank you 7by7. Am making my slow way through it. In the meantime can you please tell me is it possible for a UK 6 month visa to be renewed indefinitely? By that, I mean can someone who has had that visa get another one when back in LOS and continue to do that? I suspect the answer is no.

Applicants cannot normally spend six months in the UK in a twelve month period.

Whilst doing so isn't in breach of Immigration Laws it is a published convention, so back to back six month visas are unlikely to be given.

Applicants can apply for two, three and ten year visas, but can still only stay in the UK for six in every twelve months.

The ECO will assume, probably correctly, that you're hoping to use Visit Visas to circumnavigate the settlement route.

Thanks all for your help. does a fiance (we have been living together in LOS for 7 years) qualify as an "unmarried partner"? Also, please, what is a "Settlement Visa"? Really, I am not trying to circumnavigate anything. Because for health reasons I cannot stay in LOS and am just trying to find a legal way she and I can be together in England.

[7by7]

A settlement visa is one which allows the holder to travel to the UK for the purpose of settling there.

If the two of you want to live together in the UK, this is what you need.

See UK settlement visa basics for more.

If you have been living together in a relationship akin to marriage, and can prove it, for at least the last two years then she would probably quaifiy as your unmarried partner and could apply for settlement as such.

You call your partner 'a fiance' and say that you have been living together for the last 7 years. Whilst I would not suggest marriage merely to get a visa, in your case maybe it is not such a bad idea?

[wineman]

Thanks again 7by7, Unfortunately for health reasons I cannot leave England. It's a long story, and I'm not going to bother you with details of my condition.

A settlement visa is one which allows the holder to travel to the UK for the purpose of settling there.

If the two of you want to live together in the UK, this is what you need.

See UK settlement visa basics for more.

If you have been living together in a relationship akin to marriage, and can prove it, for at least the last two years then she would probably quaifiy as your unmarried partner and could apply for settlement as such.

You call your partner 'a fiance' and say that you have been living together for the last 7 years. Whilst I would not suggest marriage merely to get a visa, in your case maybe it is not such a bad idea?

[7by7]

That would not stop her from applying for settlement as your fiance, in which case you would need to marry in the UK within 6 months, or, if you meet the requirements, as your unmarried partner.

If you are in receipt of certain benefits, Disability Living Allowance for example, you don't have to meet the financial requirement.

[wineman]

Thanks again. It seems to me the Settlement Visa is the way to go.

Thanks again 7by7, Unfortunately for health reasons I cannot leave England. It's a long story, and I'm not going to bother you with details of my condition.

A settlement visa is one which allows the holder to travel to the UK for the purpose of settling there.

If the two of you want to live together in the UK, this is what you need.

See UK settlement visa basics for more.

If you have been living together in a relationship akin to marriage, and can prove it, for at least the last two years then she would probably quaifiy as your unmarried partner and could apply for settlement as such.

You call your partner 'a fiance' and say that you have been living together for the last 7 years. Whilst I would not suggest marriage merely to get a visa, in your case maybe it is not such a bad idea?