Hi guys,

First off I do apologise if this has been answered somewhere in one of the pinned topics, I will get to them this evening but in the meantime I just have a quick question regarding how long my wife would have to leave the UK after a 6 month visit visa before applying for a spouse visa.

Say we go back to the UK and she spends 6 months there on a visit visa with me while I work (earning the minimum income salary), how long would she have to be out of the UK before applying for a spouse visa?

I understand with visit visas the applicant can only spend 6 months out of 12 in the UK but in the scenario like above, is there a time frame she would have to be out of the UK?

Thanks a lot for any replies here, this forum is an excellent source of information and knowledgeable people

Cheers!

Providing she has all the supporting documents, she could submit her application the day she returns to Thailand, there's no qualifying period.

In fact she could lodge the application online from the UK, and submit the hard copy and evidence as soon as she's back.

I'm assuming she will have her English language and TB certificates?

Hi theoldgit,

Thanks for your helpful reply and information

She doesn't yet have her English language or TB certificates, no solid plans in place at the moment but I just wanted to find that out

The certificates must be held before the application, is that right? I will start to have a read through the pinned topics

Cheers again!

Matt

As long as you earn the 18600 and have proof of marriage and she can pass the test then your all good to go

Cheers for the reply happydude

She doesn't have her English language or TB certificates, no solid plans in place at the moment but I just wanted to find that out

The certificates must be held before the application, is that right? I will start to have a read through the pinned topics

Yes, they need to be submitted with the application.