What are the steps for obtaining residency for my Thai girlfriend if we marry and move to the UK?

If I were you, i'd stay in Thailand.

Contact UK embassy Thailand..

Agree with Phillip, just ' Why?'

Some years back I married a UK citizen- I’m American- the process to get me situated there was truly a nightmare to the point he just moved to the US. We had to give up, it was just ridiculous, and I’m American, employed and with financial means and a US passport.

You will need o prove your income to be over a certain level.

Only date ladys from 7 11 .

if you get married. you show the marriage certificate to your embassy and she gets a visa . if it all looks legit. after that. anything can happen.

Don't do it.. they change once they meet other Thai girls who have been in UK longer and they want what they have and what their partners give them but don't realise it takes time to have those things.

Residency takes a long time and she will need to pass an English test now.

Her initial visa will be 6 months.. if she gets one.

U will need all info , emails , messenger chats , money sent to her via banking or WU. Also photos of U both , U with family.

But most of all , a reason to return.. a baby , or business here.

And she will need money in her bank.

It's more on her return , rather then on Ur financial status , although obv that counts.

Ask in a group dedicated to UK visa rules, to get precise and updated knowlegde, not in a group specialised in Thai visa rules

Put aside at least $30,000 baht for her monthly expenses if not she will find someone else n u become irrelevant

Good luck 👍

I found that if they have ties to Thailand then it's possible. Such as property in their name, a business or land then it's easier. Best is a finace visa to see if she like the UK. Unlikely but it is possible but be prepared that her family will always be priority before you and any money they make will be returned there

Yes, yes and do your research as the rules change all the time...

My wife got citizenship in Nov after being here since Dec 2018... It's quite a long, costly process with language exams to pass, life in the UK exam and a total of 4 visas including an initial tourist for us... Good luck

why the hell would you want to return to the shitty uk, best thing i ever did was moving here to Thailand for much better life

Why on earth do you want to go back to the UK most of the population are trying leave.

I heard marriage brings out the worst in people.

If you think you might do this in the future, start documenting your relationship now. Make sure you have plenty of pictures of the two of you together and document when you see each other, or communicate with each other.

I've done this in New Zealand. It was quite easy and inexpensive. They like to get lots of lung x-rays. The whole path to Permanent Residency was only 3 years and the path to divorce 3 and a half.

If married, don't need loads of photos for visitor visa. My wife has a record from Malaysia. 2 applications, 2 visas granted, no issues. Simple one pager of invitation. Thai people like the idea of the uk, but the reality is a let down. My wife came over for 6 weeks last year in September/October. That made her mind up. Too cold and terrible food. A spouse visa is expensive. For the first 2.5 years, it's costing you £1500 in home office fees, not refundable, and £3000 in NHS fees. Plus you need a decent salary. Plus she has to go an English test in Thailand, and a medical examen, so another £500. After 2.5 years, rinse and repear. After 5 years, she can apply for indefinite leave to remain, the first step to a UK passport. But that's moot, because the current government is proposing to change that from 5 to 10 years. And by then, you will need a salary of £5000 per annum. She can get a job in the UK, but unless it's in the NHS or care home, she has to pay £1000 a year for the NHS on top of NI and tax. If you marry in Thailand, that's automatically recognised in the UK. It's advisable to get the certificate translated, but not essential. I suspect getting a UK marriage certificate recognised in Thailand is a faff. We're are content with visitor visas now. The UK has become too hostile.

I think u need to be earning 40k+ from this year

Yes

Be prepared to pay a lot of money to the uk government , have loads of evidence etc etc she be on what they call the 5 year route only after then she can apply for permanent residence or what they call leave to remain or there is the other side of the coin take her as far as France then put her on a dingy job done 😂

Is she a lot younger than you, is she looking for a rich, fat man with a weak heart... just ask yourself a few questions first...

My friend is married to a Thai girl she is at the uk citizenship stage after five years total cost £20.000 pounds not Thai baht so beware it is costly

Pay thai bf sin sod

You will have to find out what are the requirements of getting a residency for a foreigner in your home country....I think the best bet is to get married and now you have to decide where to register your marriage is it better to do it in the UK or Thailand...

best thing to do is stick her in a dinghy in calais

You must prove shes 100% a woman.

She will need a Settlement visa. You will need to meet the financial requirements, provide acceptable accommodation for her and prove the relationship is genuine. She will need to pass a UKVI English test at minimum A1 level and have a TB certificate. It's a fairly lengthy and expensive process, and that's just for the initial visa. For Leave to Remain and finally UK citizenship there a more tests and more costs.

What’s the age difference between the both of you? If it’s more than 50 then no. 😂

Ton of photos, show at she have strong ties to return to Thailand, call logs and some chat logs

I think she will to be in the UK for 3 years before applying. Used to be like that if I recall correctly.

Yes you can.

go onto gov.uk website and read up on it lots of restrictions, think they just raised the minimum money you need to be earning as well think its 29,000 pounds a year that was due to be raised to nearly 40,000 but think they put that on back burner

You probably have to get her Thai boyfriend to agree first. 😂😂

What do you mean with prove the relationship? You said you Will marry her before go back to UK.

You need to prove you have the financial means to support her.

I follow but i am from the netherlands

Yes and yes

only if she owns 25 buffalo