@Michael *******

that’s not applicable for the U.K.

@Lennart *********

same for me, with German passports

@Michael *******

you’re in the right place. Plenty of us have been through your experience. In Chiang Mai, where I went through it, I did not need a lawyer. I went with birth certificate, passport, baby and mum to the local court, to declare me as the father.

@Flo *****

it’s not just down to the bank, it’s also down to the bank branch. You can walk into a bangkok bank in one road and be denied and in the next road they will open your account.

What’s her name?

@Ryan *****

that’s also a requirement for “visitor” visa, to be a sponsor.

@Barry ******

agents have the experience to know if an application is going to get approved. It has nothing do do with how many applications are rejected on average or daily or any circumstance. You go for an agent with recommendations. And your agent will advise you on if your application will pass or fail.

@Barry ******

It’s rare an agent will submit an application they know will fail. Some agents also offer a guaranteed second try, if you get a refusal. If you’re going to use an agent, make sure you pick one that has good reviews and a proven track record. You can get plenty of recommendations for agents on posts from these groups.

2 options. Either do it yourself through gov. U.K. website or, pay 20-30,000 baht for an agent to do it. I tried to do myself twice and got 2 rejections for my partner. Then used an agent, submitting all the same documentation and got approved. Did all 3 applications within the space of 2 months, so no change in circumstances. There are two main things that needs to be proved. Most importantly, she has a valid reason to return to Thailand. If she owns property (Thais often do) or cars or has a regular job or has dependents (children or elderly), show evidence of this. Next thing you have to prove is finances. Either £62,500 in savings or, income of at least £9,300, over the last 6 months. Don’t go and deposit a large chunk in her account just before the application, to make it look like she has funds, they don’t like that. Show plenty of evidence of conversations between the both of you, screen shots of messages or call etc. Show copies of flight tickets and pictures of you both together. It seems fairly straight forward and you should be able to complete yourself, I thought so. But it does seem to be a bit of a racket and using agents seems to guarantee an approval. After you’ve got the first approval, it seems to get easier after that. I did application myself and got second visit, no issues. All the best and good luck 👍

@Amanda ********

they have a branch in London but you cannot open an account there.