I am bringing my Thai GF back to the UK we married in?
Khmer style and will sign the papers when I go in april, does anybody know if this will secure a fiance visa without having to pay the 40,000 baht £800 to an agency,
yes I know its not legal yet which is why I stated that they will be signed in april
there are plenty of people who have done it through an agency,
thanks for your input hannah, very negative, she has more than me to lose by signing the papers for sure and its taken me a while to talk her around to signing them
if its not valid then how could it make it more difficult
Ok Khun Bob, what visa should I go for then, if not Fiance/marriage visa
there is one thing I can guarantee you, it is the UK embassy you have to apply to and deal with (even if it happens to be Thai staff working there), all the paper work is going to be in english, if you do not understand it why would a local thai person agent or not understand it better than you, forget the agent DO IT YOURSELF get all the required forms and information read it all read it again (you need a different set of forms for each of you) and start filling in all the answers for both yourself and your wife, start collecting everything you need, get it all together along with your money that is to be paid for the application, check the check list make sure you have everything and go and submit the application with your wife/girlfriend. your local marriage ceremony only makes you married in the eyes of the local thai’s this part is not recognisedd in the UK, to make it legal in the UK and else where again DO IT YOURSELF in bangkok, it is not hard but you do need about 4-5 business days in bangkok, get all the information in english (yes really) from the UK embassy in Bangkok, follow all the directions, get your statement to say you are single and legally allowed to marry get it translated into thai and certified at the thai foreign office, then have all your paperwork with you and both of you head to the local district office, your wife will even have to pop out in the middle of it all to have a pregnancy test around the corner at the local doctor (it’s a thai thing I believe so you know exactly what situation you are getting into with no hidden surprises) not long after this point you will be legally married in the eyes of the UK and Thailand, after this get everything translated into english go to the thai forigen office at chang wattanna (again) and get it all legally certified …(get 2 copies certified), (alternatively you submit your application for your wife to go to the UK with the intention that you will be legally getting married soon after arrival)
all this is not hard, the main part is reading and understanding english do not take short cuts or think you will be ok with certain paperwork missing you won’t! I met a guy in the embassy that told me it was his 3 trip and 3rd visit trying to get everything right which rather surprised me as it could not of been any more clearly written in english, I on the other hand had everything done in ten minutes and approved which surprised him even more.(yeah I know nobody likes a smart arse)
you DO NOT need an agent, you DO NOT need a lawyer, you DO NEED TO BE ABLE TO READ, UNDERSTAND AND WRITE IN ENGLISH !
to give answers on all the paper work like name, address, when and where you met your girlfriend etc, people you can give as a reference in the uk etc these are all answers only you know so why would you pay someone else to write it for you!
TOP TIP – get all the forms have a look and read them and you will understand what I mean
Nothing secures a visa application until the visa is granted, you have to put the hard work into it at every point which is mainly time, in the interview process it is going to be your girlfriend that has to go for the interview not any agent you may have, but make yourself availiable!
My wife and I applied for Australia but I know the UK and Australia are very similair, don’t compare the USA or anywhere else for that matter. before we put our application in we went in to see a visa officer I had my list of questions relating to anything I was unsure of and I politely was not going to leave there until I had all my answers, be organised have everything ready and more for when they ask for it do your homework and think ahead. you’ll be fine mate, good luck.
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