@James ********

He seemed to appreciate my response. As for you stating the obvious thank you for taking the time

@Nga *************

VFS will not drop it - they make money. As for Govt there has to be a requirement for it. The testing requirements need to be kept but applied sensibly.

Tax as it stands is for Thai Tax Residents ie over 180 days incountry in calendar year. It is ONLY for fund reimbursed into Thailand. These are then assessed if liable to tax. If you have already paid tax on these funds elsewhere are are subject to a Double Taxation Agreement this will likely to be minimal. Unless you are bringing hundreds of thousands of USD in each year AND are tax resident I would not lose any sleep

@Nga *************

It was work visa - he was doing an internal company transfer. As though a large global company would transfer one of its senior staff to the UK without the language!! 🙂 As for the test it is definitely VFS pushing their own test. It was a company transfer not an ED visa. I know a little about ED Visas - my Diplomat friend I mentioned above championed Chevening scholarships when he was an Ambassador not far from here. He is very proud of increasing the number obtaining the scholarship while he was Ambassador.

Anonymous participant It might never happen and nobody can predict the future. However, we saw something not so dissimilar with the questioning of some with ED Visa. The MFA issues the DTV. Immigration deal with entries and extensions.

Pay slips are not required. Get the employment contract and apply that way. The reason I personally would go that route is ... what happens if immigration ask for ongoing soft power course to extend or enter in the future? For Workaytion you can just produce your contract.

@Eirik ************

As a non-American I have never really looked into it but I hear it has advantages for US citizens

@Leo *****

Try TikTok Services. They have a great reputation.

@Stephan **********

Yes - you are correct but I did not want to assume anything. People in this group pick post5s up on the slightest assumption. It is like writing my post-grad thesis again - I feel I need to put citations for everything :-)

@John ******

I know what VFS is like. My best friend is a senior Diplomat. I cannot repeat his opinions:-) They also made another pal pay for one of their English tests for a certain visa. He was taught in English and his undergraduate and MSc taught in English. He worked for a British Pharma wherecthe company language was English. It was pay for their test or fly back to India to get Uni transcripts. They should never have had their contract renewed with the UK but they pretty much have a monopoly these days with many countries. The barriers to change are high.