thankyou for that kind reply. I am Paul's mother and I went to the wedding in Thailand...she is a lovely girl and they are good together...he just wants her to meet the rest of the family. Too many sceptical people on here. Its the constant changes from the agent that is confusing. I spoke to an embassy official who told me he needs to be earning 18k a year...which he does. So not sure why the agent can't just get on with it. They are in love...its easy to see.