My wife is Chinese Thai , from southern Thailand , paid a dowry but was given back to us at the end of the night , all money in envelopes from guests too , I wasn’t expecting the dowry back & gave my in-laws 2ooK back as a thank you , my wife has a degree from university which she got a government loan to put herself through Uni , we don’t give her parents money but between her & her 2 sisters we pay the household bills.
18.5 k minimum income just now but rising to 38K at some point come spring , also now you have to pay international health surcharge when getting spouse visa so that’s another 2K on top of visa fee 🙄 (get to to Calais and onto a boat , she’ll get a nice house & benefits without jumping through hoops & spending a fortune if only we could eh )
Brian Ramsden Issan lawyers for you , all English speaking , paying for an unfinished house in Thailand though , there may be trouble ahead , is the builder a relative of the wife?