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Can my Thai girlfriend extend her 6-month visa in the UK or does she need to return to Thailand?

Brian *************
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My thia girlfriends 6 month visa runs out in 3 weeks is there anyway of extending it I live in the uk
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The general consensus is that your girlfriend cannot extend her 6-month tourist visa while in the UK. She needs to return to Thailand before her visa expires and can then apply for a new tourist visa or consider other options such as a long-term tourist visa or partner visa if you plan to marry.
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John ********
John ********
Sorry she needs to go back and apply for new visa not tourist marriage visa and you need to get married within the 6 months
Mark *********
Mark *********
what is a Thia?
Peter ***********
Peter ***********
Yes. Go out the country for few days then come back. You getcanother 6 month stay.
Graham ******
Graham ******
@Peter **********
not with a single entry visa
Aden ******
Aden ******
If you mean her tourist visa to the UK, no you cant extend it she has to return and reapply for another tourist visa
Scooter *****
Scooter *****
Why don’t you leave it until she has 3 days left on her visa then ask the question
Adam ********
Adam ********
No sorry.
Joel *******
Joel *******
Fly to Gibraltar and get married there
Stephen *******
Stephen *******
Just get married
Dave *********
Dave *********
Go to Argos and buy a dinghy, push her out in the English Channel and tell her to row back ashore. Make sure she has no ID or passport on her and tell her to tell the UK authorities that she is fleeing her country because she fears for her life. Dress her up as a young man as this seems to have a high success rate. She will be able to stay for a long time and even get paid to do so. Winner 👍🏼
Mike *******
Mike *******
Better off getting a 2 year tourist visa next time
Brian *********
Brian *********
Yeah go to France 🇫🇷 get a dinghy back again
Thehoodyguy *************
Thehoodyguy *************
If she returns to Thailand for a couple of months she can reapply with i higher chance of success if she had come on a fiancé visa you could have extended thru marrying her but not on a tourist visa
Giovanni *******
Giovanni *******
Return or married
Stephen ******
Stephen ******
Charles **********
Charles **********
Call Immigration and ask them
Simon **********
Simon **********
Now that's a good idea take her to France get on one of them small boats.. throw passport and everything into the sea. Then no visa will be needed and can stay here for ever without any issues
Simon **********
Simon **********
No have to go back and reapply in Thailand.
Thomas ******
Thomas ******
Yes get married 😂
Dmb *******
Dmb *******
Send her back to pattaya where you bought her from and get a new one
Dmb *******
Dmb *******
"OW" is not even a proper English word, more like geordie slang word, so why use something that isn't even in the dictionary???
Dmb *******
Dmb *******
"Ow" and "slighted" in this context
Michael ********
Michael ********
@Dmb ******
ow is sometimes used as an indication of surprise, I believe it may be colloquial so you may have missed that one, Slighted is used to indicate somebody who may have been treated without the respect the believe they deserved

And possibly trying to advise the original commenter not to fall for the one girl

Hope that clears things up for you bel
Dmb *******
Dmb *******
@Michael *******
jog on you inbred snowflake
Michael ********
Michael ********
@Dmb ******
like I said it's colloquial And no I'm not going to explain that because I'm off to bed now It's 23;25 and in knackered an am gunna get me head doon for the neet

See how it works mate

Good night Thanks for the discourse
Dmb *******
Dmb *******
@Michael *******
what a "bel" you knob jockey???
Michael ********
Michael ********
@Dmb ******
ow now that sounds like a slighted man
Dmb *******
Dmb *******
@Michael *******
what???? Speak English
Dmb *******
Dmb *******
@Michael *******
still waiting????
Michael ********
Michael ********
@Dmb ******
let me know which word or words your struggling with and I will send you an explanation
William **********
William **********
@Dmb ******
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Joseph *******
Joseph *******
you have 6 thai girlfriends? nice dude
Symon *********
Symon *********
What's a thia?
Lee *********
Lee *********
Sorry only if she’s an illegal immigrant
SJ *******
SJ *******
Mate do what most others do...do a swap
Michael ********
Michael ********
Unfortunately the usual reply will be yes but only from her home country

I tried with some time ago and got this answer But times have changed so good luck
Colin *********
Colin *********
@Michael *******
it's still the same, nothing changed.
Michael ********
Michael ********
@Colin ********
I got so sick of so much in England I'm now living in Thailand

Loving life in the slow lane
Michael ********
Michael ********
@Colin ********
That phanom Well close
Colin *********
Colin *********
@Michael *******
I'm near Buriram 🍻🍻
Edward ********
Edward ********
Thai
Paul ********
Paul ********
No best to go back with her and apply again in 6 months
Anthony ******************
Anthony ******************
Get married. Contact Anglo-Thai Legal
@https://www.faceboo********************
Neil ********
Neil ********
Don’t do it. Send her back on time otherwise future visa will be refused
Wendy ********
Wendy ********
Apply for partner visa
Colin *********
Colin *********
@Wendy *******
£5,000 for 2 years and 9 months, then do the process again with the same costs. Up to him.
Daniel **********
Daniel **********
No and make sure she leaves in correct date or may be not get again
John **********
John **********
Take her to a beach and tell the authorities she is an illegal immigrant from France , tell her to throw away her passport , she will be able to stay in the uk forever, most of Afghanistan and Syrians are using this tactic , it definitely works
Tom *****
Tom *****
@John *********
She will have a one-way plane ticket to Rwanda
John **********
John **********
@Tom ****
there is no Rawanda plan, labour dismantled it to help with their social engineering experiments
Gekke ********
Gekke ********
Get married
Steven ******
Steven ******
Im pretty sure that has to be applied for in advance.
Robin *******
Robin *******
The tourist visa is designed for a holiday like a couple of weeks, you have maxed it out. She will need to return to Thailand on the return ticket she will have needed to show the home office in order to get the tourist visa,

Once in Thailand you can apply for another visa
Stephen ********
Stephen ********
@Robin ******
its not a tourist visa, it's a visitor visa, but correct, it's maxxed out
Andy **********
Andy **********
What's a thia girlfriend?
Sam *******
Sam *******
@Andy *********
she come from thialand
Nicolas *********
Nicolas *********
@Andy *********
They escort you to the ATM and have many sick Buffalo.
Tim *********
Tim *********
@Andy *********
it's a topy, obviously
James **********
James **********
Why would you want to stay in the uk 🇬🇧 5555 Thailand is so much a better country now
Matt **********
Matt **********
Just go to Thailand with her if you think you will miss her. Thailand is way better anyways.
Paul ***********
Paul ***********
Buy her a dinghy and have a week end in France 😉
Kevan **********
Kevan **********
If she came to the UK at the start of her 1 year visit visa, I presume August she still has 6 months remaining on that visa so she can technically fly to another country and then re enter the Uk for another
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months. If her 1 year visit visa ends in 3 weeks she must return and reapply
Stephen ********
Stephen ********
@Kevan *********
is there a 1 year visitor visa? I am under the impression there's a 6 month, 2, 5 and 10 year visitor visas
Kevan **********
Kevan **********
@Stephen *******
the Uk visit visas has an expiry date of one year from being issued. You can enter the country as many times as you like but can only stay a maximum of 6 months in any one visit.

The visit visa can also be issued for 2,5,10 years. You have the option to choose. But the same process as the 1 year visa you can only stay a maximum of 6 months each time you enter the Uk
Stephen ********
Stephen ********
@Kevan *********
unless it has changed, the standard visitor visa is valid for 6 months starting from the date you state on the application as to when you intend to travel to the UK. That was what it was around 3 years ago when I successfully applied for my partner's first visa
Damien ***********
Damien ***********
That’s crazy… so is it not true that you can be a stowaway and get government benefits in the UK? Visas are unnecessarily difficult, best of luck
Colin ***************
Colin ***************
Where does she live. 5 5 5
Mike *********
Mike *********
Your biggest problem is that you started out by playing an honest game. Now you’re stuck with it. Should have ferried her across the Channel in a dinghy. Just cost me £4 k.for a first extended spouse visa for 2.5 years. Going to cost a lot more in the future too. Best idea is to start off cheating and carry on. That seems to be the approved way??!? Weird
Ste *******
Ste *******
@Mike ********
Its about £10,000 in total including British passport at the end of it.
Mike *********
Mike *********
@Ste ******
Yes and that’s at today’s pricing. It’ll be more as time goes by. There’s no reward for being honest here I’m afraid. Cheers
Ste *******
Ste *******
@Mike ********
Its crazy, but for the right lady, worth it
คริส ************
คริส ************
Just go back and make another one
Guy ******
Guy ******
Ai result
Jarosław *******************
Jarosław *******************
study, job, marriage - in my country it works as well for exceptional unpredictable situation
Peter *********
Peter *********
Isn’t it strange , a UK citizen with family tree going back to 1066 has to jump through hoops of fire to get her residence in the UK . Years ago when I was bringing my partner to the UK I found it strange that a European citizen resident in the UK could get his wife residence the day she arrived in the UK but me a UK citizen had to jump through the hoops for 3 years. I don’t even want to mention the “Boat people”

…. Oh I did ;(
Lisa ********************
Lisa ********************
@Peter ********
European citizen coming on a dingy? Doesn't happen.
Peter *********
Peter *********
@Lisa *******************
where did I say eu citizens did come on boats ?
David ***********
David ***********
@Peter ********
yes same happened to me and my wife cost a fortune as well. I paid £7000 for a immigration lawyer to take it through the court's and the day before court someone hand delivered a letter saying there decision was overturned.
Dave ********
Dave ********
She has to go back to Thailand and reapply again.

Or get a multiple year tourist visa. 2, 5 or 10 year.

On a tourist visa she can only stay 6 months in the UK, back to Thailand for 6 months and then back again.
Neil *********
Neil *********
@Dave *******
my gf just went back today (after 6 mths) we have just applied for a 2 year tourist visa. Your comment suggests, a wait of 6 months before able to return, is this the case?
Neil *********
Neil *********
Ive had a look online and chatgbt, it appears theres no official rule on this, ill save this orig post of course and if this does appear to be the case ill comment and share the case
Dave ********
Dave ********
@Neil ********
That is correct, 6 months in Thailand 6 months in UK.
Stephen ********
Stephen ********
@Dave *******
that's incorrect, there is no requirement to be outside of the UK for 6 months. My partner had a 2 year visa and the majority of those were spent in the UK with a max of 3 months out of the uk
Andy **********
Andy **********
No she has to go back to thailand , & start the u.k. visa process again. I think she can do a 1 ,2 ,5 or 10 year holiday visa to visit the u.k.

This is what my thai wife has to do.
Robert **********
Robert **********
Thia?
Eugene **********
Eugene **********
@Robert *********
you know what the f he means a hole
Iain ******
Iain ******
@Robert *********
don't be a 🔔🔚
Jik ***************
Jik ***************
You can’t extend it in the UK she has to come back to Thailand to do it unfortunately.
Jik ***************
Jik ***************
Go to this group
Peter *********
Peter *********
For a permanent residence ferry from dover to France then dinghy back all free for her then guaranteed 👍
Paul *********
Paul *********
Amos **********
Amos **********
@Peter ********
if I ever go back to England I will do this then I will be treated better by the government bunch of tossers
James *******
James *******
@Amos *********
They should definitely rejoin the EU to secure the borders further.
Lee *********
Lee *********
Peter *********
Peter *********
@Amos *********
100 💯 correct mate 👍
Luke ********
Luke ********
@Thomas ********
big difference between legal migrants and illegal migrants and I’m pretty sure the Thai government don’t put us top of there list above their nationals
Andy ********
Andy ********
@Peter ********
,
@Amos *********
I encourage you both to try this approach and report back how reality differs from the rhetoric.
Thomas *********
Thomas *********
@Peter ********
Couple of migrants badmouthing migrants. None of you sound like absolute simpletons, honest!
Darren ******
Darren ******
You would have known this when the visa was granted
Iain ******
Iain ******
Graham ******
Graham ******
@Iain *****
do facts bore you?
Iain ******
Iain ******
@Graham *****
unhelpful/rude comments are very boring in this group.
Cissi *********
Cissi *********
Cissi *********
Cissi *********
So the answer is no.
Shaun *********
Shaun *********
No, she has to return to Thailand before the expiry date. Tourist visa is for 6 months only
Ste *******
Ste *******
No she has to go back within the 6 Month. Don't miss the last date or she may get blacklisted and really struggle to get further visas.
Roy ********
Roy ********
I don't think there is a way to extend tourist visa.

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