What are the financial requirements for bringing a partner from Thailand to the UK on a visa?

@Tim ********

what??

@Henry ********

but pensioners don’t have anything like the same income Henry ? They’re usually retired people .

@Chris ********

Same rules for pensioners.

@Andy *********

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣omg

@Kim ***************

Don't think I am. Voters only care about numbers. Government goes for low hanging fruit. The politics around refugees is a nonsense. Illegal refugees are not helped by the government because they are in the black economy. You spout a load of nonsense about the government helping illegal migrants because they are corrupt. No illegal migrant is fed by the government, housed by the government, clothed or given money. Normally people have to be found guilty of an offence through evidence, but instead as a migrant, you have to prove innocence. Perverse law indeed. The government policies you attack are because voters are anti refugee. They are not coming to the UK because it's great (the uk is a terrible country) but because life is so terrible for them back home, largely because of what the British and others have done. You probably don't realize the treaty with Rwanda entitles Rwanda to send to the UK uncapped numbers of asylum seekers. Lunatic policy, but it works when you think migrants are the root of all evil. It's what you voted for.

@Andy *********

I think you're totally missing the point 🙄

@Kim ***************

To reduce immigration by cracking down on "illegal migrants" costs money; ultimately, for the UK, you will have to militarise the coastline, put border guards on beach patrol duties, questioning bathers, handing out leaflets asking them to report kids in inflatable dinghies on the beach.....Building housing faciities, work camps. Then you find there is less spent on the army, NHS, police, potholes, dole. But, you can achieve the same reduction, more or less, by essentially making 90% of overseas marriages illegal, and it will not only cost the government nothing, but also be a handy revenue stream by charging people fairly outrageous sums to fill in a form and access the NHS even if they are paying taxes like everyone else. So British man is on £29k a year. Now he's got to find £1846, non-refundable, for the visa fee. £1000 extra if you want a fast decision because you are dying or something, also non-refundable. Then 2.5 years of NHS surcharge up front at about £1000 a year, about the same as a typical Bupa package. Holiday visa fee is about £115, and the Home Office ought to be a rigorous with those applications as any other. Yet, now the paperwork is more than 10x as much?????? But this is the policy you've voted for, so not sure why you are complaining. And the illegals you moan about are often turning up dead in the back of a Northern Irish biscuit lorry, if you remember the young Vietnamese people. Fact is, >80% of those arriving on boats are genuine refugees, who were told that the British, when we ruled their countries, were kind, charitable, fair and decent people, who welcomed 200,000 Belgians who arrived in 24 hours in WW1, admitted thousands of Kinder children without question in WW2, welcomed Ugandan asians threatened with genocide in the 1970s. Unfortunately, they were told a lie, as in the 21st century, the British are now mean minded.

@Billy *****************

aslong as you got the relevant paperwork everything gets made with paul 👍🏻 no 1 in Thailand 😁

@Billy *****************

Nice one 👏 Good luck with the rest of the process.

@Billy *****************

Does she have the English test Pass yet?

Or pay hard earned state pension to retirees in Thailand. Next elections vote for whoever will remove migrants. Yesterdays paper says UK gov offering migrants £3000 each to be removed ! State funds could be better spent on elderly folks, veterans etc

Its the same up here in and around Manchester

You dare not do anything for fear of upsetting their poor useless souls

And I toned that down so as not to upset a narrow minded Fbook as well

@Bill *************

Well said, that’s my opinion also. Way too many Muslims, Hindu, Africans, Pakistanis here now, all bleeding the country dry with aid payments

We urgently need a revolution in the UK, remove these useless fat cat politicians and our well outdated unwanted royal family as well

Get this country back to basics where fair play for white UK citizens of long standing residence is recognised

@Bill *************

Same issue in the USA

@Shaun *******

nothing come through pal. E mail

@Michael ******

I've sent u a message in messenger 👍

@Shaun *******

details would be appreciated please👍

@Henry ********

ho right so sorry I didn't release that 🤔

@John *******

Not for a Settlement Visa.

@Billy *****************

lol, OK, so we're not too far off. I read this only third hand from a thai visa group, maybe last night.

@David ******

increasing to £34K in April, and then allegedly £38K by year end..

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@Andy ******

if you wanted to take the gf to the uk for a couple of weeks, a tourist visa is what you need. I understand the required salary is going up from 18k to 28k.

The usual evidence, phone chats, photos, evidence that’s she’ll return, such as land, kids, a job.

They basically need to see you can support her and she’ll return to thailand.

Hi Gary. So if i wanted to take my GF back to the UK to visit the family, do those rules still apply if we were only there for a couple of weeks? Sorry if it sounds like a dumb question, this is all new for me.

@Billy *****************

the way I see it it’s £18,000 salary or if you’re not working then it’s £62,000 savings not both

@Billy *****************

it’s usually one or the other, Billy. Who is telling you this, home office or an agent? I know it’s due to double of the yearly earnings side but, it shouldn’t have yet. The whole process is a bit of a racket. Using an agent will help your cause. In the space of 3 months, I had 2 refusals, doing it myself and then a pass, using the agent. But I used all the same information on all 3 attempts. The decision makers are outsourced to India… The agents know what those Qunts are looking for 🤷‍♂️ Someone on here should be able to recommend a good agent for the location you are… I take it Pattaya. I heard there was a good agent on soi 6… not joking 🤣🤣🤣

@Billy *****************

good luck mate. I’d applied for the tourist visa, no issues, but as we know, it’s only £18k needed to to meet the criteria. The visa you’re applying for different.

I’m sure more experienced lads can give better advice.

@Al ******

One or the other. Savings can be used to top up the salary too.

@Henry ********

one or the other criteria or both are required?

@Michael *******

I know it's due to go up but haven't heard anything yet about the money in the bank method increasing.

@Henry ********

thanks

@Michael *******

Those are the current financial requirements- £18,900 for salary or £62,500 for savings. The increase hasn't been applied yet.

@Chomchanok *********

which UK visa group is this please?

Your wife/partner may need to join the UK visa group then she can post any questions on there. I have done all visas including the UK passport myself (obviously with my husband's support) we just followed the instructions/information on the Home Office website.