Siam Legal International

UK Fiancee Visa

Rudyard Kipling once wrote, "Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet." But nothing can be further from the truth you say because you, the man from the west, found the woman of your dreams in the Far East. The tricky part however, is taking her back to the west with you..

If you are a U.K. citizen with a Thai fiancee, one important thing to keep in mind when it comes to immigration matters, the process of obtaining a U.K. Fiancee visa for her will be much simpler if you first marry before applying. As the spouse of a UK citizen she will not have to make another application to remain in the U.K. as a spouse. In addition, a change of status to a spouse visa is no longer possible for most visitors. The Fiancee visa for Thai should be made outside the U.K. (in other words, Thailand). It will allow your fiancee in the U.K. for a period of 6 months within which you must marry her. She cannot work under this visa but once you are married or registered a civil partnership, then she becomes eligible to apply for a two year visa extension which, if approved, will allow her to work.

In applying for a UK Fiance Visa Thailand, there are two important things that you as a sponsor, must be able to prove. First is that you and your partner are really in a sincere, serious and legitimate relationship with each other. This means that you have known each other for at least 6 months (the longer the better). To be able to establish this you would need to have tangible proof of your genuine relationship such as photos, telephone bills, letter or emails, boarding passes to Thailand among others. You will also have to write a letter that includes details of your love story which must include details on how it began and developed into what it is right now. This will serve as the literature to back up all the pieces of evidence about your relationship that you will be presenting. In terms of official documents, you have to submit any of the following (depending on your marital status): freedom to marry certificate, divorce certificate, or spousal death certificate.

The other matter you must establish is that you will not depend on public funds to support your wife's stay in the U.K. In other words, you have to prove that you are capable of handling the financial responsibilities involved in bringing in and taking care of your alien spouse. The documents you need to prove this include an employment letter, at least 3 payslips, bank statements from the last 6 months, House Title deed or Mortgage Agreement and photographs of your house. Aside from these, you need to submit a letter stating your desire to sponsor her stay in the country. It would help your cause to mention that you have the intention to marry her when she gets to the U.K., take care of her financially and morally, and paying for her airfare ticket and travel insurance once she is granted a visa.

Obtaining a UK Fiancee Thailand Visa is a painstaking process that involves the preparation and submission of the proper legal documents as well as proving to U.K. immigration that your visa petition is worth granting. It would be best if you enlist the services of an experienced UK visa professional to guide you and your fiancee through the entire visa application process. In your case the "twain" did meet, and thank goodness there are visa and immigration experts to take care of the rest.