Just about to post my proof of income letter to the British Embassy. Ive had a Thai wife visa for 5 yrs showing money in the bank, is it so that i have to change to a retirement visa , if this is the case any unforseen problems
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The discussion revolves around an individual's query about their need to switch from a Thai wife visa to a retirement visa after five years, alongside concerns regarding their proof of income submitted to the British Embassy. Key insights suggest that if the individual meets the income requirements (65,000 Baht+ for retirement or 40,000 Baht for marriage), they should not face issues during the transition. Additionally, contributors share experiences about dealing with income and currency fluctuations, as well as logistical challenges associated with visa processing.
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I started on a marriage visa and then switched to retirement, no problem at all, Brit embassy usually gets your documents back to you in 3-4 days, even though the website says up to 10 working days.
Im not too worried about the cheapest i would rather fly with a known one ive flown with before will check it out i dont mind useing my cards if its in pounds but the other qoutes were in bahts
Try Skyscanner.net it will give you every flight and the price for the dates you want...you are probably going to have to use your UK cards and bite the bullet though :-)
Me lucky streak just gone tits up . I had put a small holding deposit on a flight with Eva air adults 33,500 baht and children 27,000 baht. British Airways i found to day same dates 22,750 adults and 17,000 children i didnt want to use my English visa cards wile the pounds so shit . I dont have a Thai visa card but my wifes rich friend has , filled all the forms and it wouldent accept the expirery date phoned them and was told you cant book on a mobile phone gotta do on a computer. 25 clicks away my mates got 3 rubber tree farms and a computer a d a visa Thai visa card filled all the details and the flights have gone up 4,000 baht and still will not accept his card and hed loaded lol
I had to transfer funds today....wished I'd done it last Monday...I left it thinking yeahh it's going up...then fook me does down worse than it was last week :-(
Thanks thats fine , . I believe if your married you only need to show 40,000 baht a mth . Luckily im over the 65,000 baht anyway , 555 thats why i cant wait for the pound to recover i like that new ford pick up