My wife was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol in Oct 2014. She was fined 4,000bht and banned from driving for 6 months. On top of this she got a 2 month jail sentence suspended for 2 years. This is considered a traffic offence in Thailand but I'm not sure about the UK immigration authorities.

My question is, is it worth her applying for a spouse/settlement visa before the end of he suspended sentence which expires in October this Year?

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She is required to declare all convictions, including traffic offences, in part 6 of the application and she should do so even after her suspended sentence is over.

Not doing so could have serious consequences; up to a lifetime ban from the UK in any capacity.

I doubt that they carry out criminal record checks on all applicants; but they definitely do so for a selection.

However, I doubt very much that this offence would result in a refusal.

The question which would concern me is whether she is allowed out of Thailand before her suspended sentence is over.

Thank you 7by7.

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Must be declared but should not prevent a visa being issued. It might have some impact on whether indefinite leave to remain and naturalisation is given much further down the line!

Longer prison sentences may make the applicant 'not conducive to the public good'. A 2 month prison sentence, suspended or not should not trigger this. Failure to disclose the conviction may well be much worse!