Likelihood of getting visa to UK

[Topdeck]

I have read the visa requirements for getting my wife a UK visitors visa and I am a bit concerned about the financial aspect.

They want 4 months bank statements and mine only show 3 weeks earning which did amount to several thousand pounds, during that period as I am self employed and was here the rest of the time.

My question to the forum informed is, how stringent is this and can I submit 12 months worth of statements to show what I earn when I am in the UK along with a note informing them that I can earn adiquit to support a trip for 6 months.

[theoldgit]

Entry Clearance Officers have more discretion with visitor visa applications than they do fro settlement.

Your wife will need to satisfy the ECO that the visit is genuine, affordable and that, on the balance of probability, she will return to Thailand at the conclusion of her visit.

If you have bank statements showing deposits into you account they may well suffice, but you really need to give us the overall picture, were do you live, what are her ties to Thailand, how long does she want to visit for, then someone can advise.

[Topdeck]

Ok thanks for that info. My wife came with me 6 years ago and we returned after a 6 month stay. Since we have married had a child and live with her two and our one in Isaan, in a house we have been slowly building over the last six years. He family is dependant upon us and we take care together so returning is important to both. We are visiting and staying with my elderly mother so she can get to know her grandson

[7by7]

You, or rather your wife, needs to satisfy the ECO, on the balance of probabilities, of three things.

1) She is a genuine visitor with a genuine reason to visit.

Travelling with you to visit your elderly mother covers that.

2) All the costs of the visit will be covered by her, you, a third party or any combination of these.

Whoever is contributing to the costs should provide evidence of their ability to do so. Three months bank statements at minimum, 6 months better, so they can get a clear picture of the finances available. .

Your and her slips or other evidence of earnings if working can also help; with a brief explanation of any gaps in earnings.

If a third party is contributing then only their bank statements are needed, but they should write a brief letter to say why they are contributing to the costs of the trip.

3) She will be adequately accommodated during her stay.

I assume you will be staying with your mother; so she should write a brief letter inviting you all to stay and briefly describing the property to show there is room for you all (just you, your wife and child, or your step children as well?).

4) She will leave the UK when or before her visa expires.

Children and elderly relatives in Thailand will not be seen as a reason to return; many Thais leave Thailand to work abroad and send money home for the support of their children and other relatives.

Does she own the property and the house on it which you are building or any other property?

Does she work?

How about your immigration status in Thailand? I am confused by this as your OP suggests that you live and work in the UK and visit her regularly, while your second post suggests that you live in Thailand with her and the children; which is it?

If you live in Thailand, what visa do you have? If you are a legal Thai resident then this indicates that you will be returning to Thailand and so she will be as well.

[chris1174]

I am trying to get a visit visa for my Thai girlfriend, but reading this it looks like I have got no chance.

She has no land or no property. She started work two weeks ago. She has two children but they live with the outlaws. She does have a healthy bank account. I was going to apply in August that will be are 3rd meet. Am I wasting my time on trying or not

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[wooloomooloo]

I am trying to get a visit visa for my Thai girlfriend, but reading this it looks like I have got no chance.

She has no land or no property. She started work two weeks ago. She has two children but they live with the outlaws. She does have a healthy bank account. I was going to apply in August that will be are 3rd meet. Am I wasting my time on trying or not

Here's my opinion and always has been.

Visit visas are of a reasonable cost so nothing to get too excited about if your girlfriend's application is turned down. Just have to take the disappointment on the chin.

And, as long as the application isn't corrupted with misrepresentation then your girlfriend is well within her rights to reapply in the hope of satisfying the reasons for refusal from the previous application.

It doesn't have to be like that, though.

As long as your girlfriend can evidence a genuine relationship, reason to return, sufficient funding to cover the cost of the trip and no past immigration cobwebs lurking in the background then you're both well on your way.

In the first instance, do your research. The majority of visit visa refusals that I witness here are based on insufficient evidence.

I'm no immigration specialist but quite good at form filling and showing the application in its best light. I've assisted in many an uncomplicated visit and settlement application and all have been successful. Ordinarily, they're very easy to attain.

[7by7]

I am trying to get a visit visa for my Thai girlfriend, but reading this it looks like I have got no chance.

She has no land or no property. She started work two weeks ago. She has two children but they live with the outlaws. She does have a healthy bank account. I was going to apply in August that will be are 3rd meet. Am I wasting my time on trying or not

Of course she has a chance.

Many people in a similar situation to girlfriend have obtained a UK visit visa.

Have a read of UK visit visa basics (some of the links there are now out of date and most of the categories of visit visa have now been combined into one, but the essentials are still the same).

See also Standard Visitor Visa

[chris1174]

Hi 7by7

I have looked through. We have proof that we have spent time together. We video call each other everyday, by line or tango. Not sure how I can produce this for supporting evidence though. Any ideas please

Thank you

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[7by7]

I'm not IT savvy enough to know whether or not you can print out call records from the methods you mention; but if you can, do so.

If that's not possible, explain in your sponsor's letter that this is how you communicate while apart. The ECOs do live in the modern age and appreciate that many couples talk to each other over the internet and so actual records of these calls are not always possible to produce.

However you communicate, phone, email, Skype, Tango, Line etc., it is just that you do regularly communicate with each other that you show; what you say to each other is none of their business!