A long time ago, my wife and I concluded that as long as you ignore the media and 'common wisdom' and give the real people in any country a chance, you *always* walk away impressed with how nice people are. And we've had this confirmed time and time again through our travels.
Bob Haas Thanks for the comment. We've not paid for a visa service, I'm just thinking 'mock interviews'. We've always done all our visa stuff ourselves. What did your wife do different the second time around? Perhaps we can learn from your experience. DM if preferred.
I mean, yes. They do ask about purpose. But I'm aware ties to Thailand is the main thing. She owns a house and an additional plot of land we'll retire to. Her life is here, including husband (20y resident), aisling parents, future plans and friends visiting the month after. But being a housewife, no job. I guess we'll just hope this will suffice.
That is very interesting. I had not heard that. Would you be willing to share some of the questions they were asking? Obviously she knows me well (also ten years together), but probably not in the areas that they would be asking her about.
Tai Reno Why not the whole interview in English and fall back to Thai when needed? She says she sees a lot of reviews that suggest visa officers 'are difficult to understand sometimes' and 'they do not understand responses in Thai sometimes'. She feels comfortable asking for clarifications herself, if she is not certain she understands a question (one of the reasons our marriage works!). Thoughts? Thanks for sharing your comment by the way.
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