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We intend taking our Thai nephew, 12 years old, on a months trip to the UK in March/April.
What is the procedure regarding applying for his visa, and even with a visa, is there a likelihood of a couple with a child that isnt theirs encountering problems with immigration either on exit here in Thailand, or on entry to the UK.
Will a visa be given easily, or will this end up a bureaucratic and logistic nightmare involving frustration for the adults and dashed hopes for the lad?
bumpety bump.
Are you asking what his chances are or do you want the full SP?
For the relevant rules simply go on the UK.GOV site for the UKVI and find the paragraph relating to visitors etc.
To get an idea of what information you will have to submit simply click on Forms and find the relevant one.
To find out the actual process click on the VFS Thailand website which gives the necessary. Essentially, you log on the Visa application site, register and then complete the form online which can only be committed after you have paid the fee by credit card. You will then move onto the VFS appointment site to book a date to submit a hard copy of the application form, accompanying documents, passport and to give the biodata stuff they need to accept the application viz. fingerprints.
Once submitted through the VFS, which passes the application onto the UKVI section at the British embassy, you twiddle your thumbs for about three weeks, maybe less depending, when you will be notified that a decision has been made and the passport is returned to VFS for either your collection or delivery by EMS if you have paid for the service. You can monitor progress online.
Broadly speaking, the application is dependent on you and your wife who I assume will be accompanying the child both there and back. You should draft a letter to accompany the application for the attention of the entry clearance officer which sets out the purpose of the visit, your family connection, a detailed explanation of his circumstances, a broad description of your financial status, your own family circs, both here in Thailand and the UK, and details of your marriage etc. In detailing all of this you should refer to enclosed documents as they relate to the points you have made and summarise how each of the requirements of the rules has been met in submitting the application.
Should be a cinch given your bona fides. The only concerns likely to prey on the ECO's mind in considering the application is whether or not the visit is genuine, and that he will leave the UK at the conclusion of his stay, or is the application a ploy for the lad to gain entry for settlement clandestinely.
Enjoy! The online stuff can be hell with glitches that can reduce grown men to whimpering wrecks.
I forgot to mention that you should of course provide written confirmation from the lad's parents that he has their permission to leave Thailand accompanied by you and evidence that he is related as claimed. Obviously, that will entail copies of parents' tabien baan, identity cards, the lad's birth certificate. If father is estranged from mother then presumably there may be some custody order or other but if the father keeps in touch then his written permission will also be needed. I think the parents' permission notarised by some lawyer may be a good thing.
Shouldn't think you would have a problem on arrival in the UK but be prepared to have the parents' permission to travel handy.
thanks for that.
it looks like a nightmare, and given that i want to book the tickets next week i dont think it could be done in time.
we wanted him to travel with us to the uk, and his mother will join us in the uk after 2 weeks and then travel back with him.
i have a phone number of an agent who might be able to expedite things a little quicker, or i could take the easy option and tell his mum to sort it all out.
Always best to do the ticket thing when the visa is in the bag.
We wanted to bring our young cousin to the UK and could easily have afforded to cover all costs. The idiots in charge of visas implied that we wanted to take a prostitute to the UK because she did not have lots of money in her bank account and was not working in Thailand. She was awaiting entry to her university course Ramkhamhaeng and she had a few months before her course started.
The visa was duly refused. They are a bunch of bastards !
Always best to get a professional to do difficult applications - the " she is just going for a few months before uni" ploy isn't new.
wonder what they will accuse us of for trying to take a 12 y.o. boy?
it would be much better if he came and returned with his mum, but she wants him to come earlier with us.
thats why there will now be a rush to sort things out before the tickets are booked, and that delay will mean much more expensive tickets.
why do the thai always leave things to the last minute?
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Originally Posted by Seekingasylum
I am a fucking professional !
Apply for the tourist visa with parents permission (officially translated at Chang Wattana), enclose usual mountain of paperwork.
Should be pretty straight forward, you can start the process now on line...
https://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/home/welcome
HOW TO APPLY
Follow these steps to apply for a visa to the UK.
Step 1
Visit the UK government website for visas and immigration and apply for a visa online.
Step 2
To complete the application process, you must book and attend an appointment at the visa application centre in Thailand. All UK visa applicants are required to book an appointment prior to submission. Walk in applicants will no longer be accommodated.
You can find more information on the ‘book an appointment’ page.
Step 3
On the day of your appointment, plan to arrive 15 minutes early at the visa application centre. Bring your appointment letter and application pack, your passport and a second valid form of identification.
When you arrive at the visa application centre you will collect a token. Wait until your token is called to make your application.
Please hold on to your receipt as you will need this later to collect your documents.
Important note: You will not be able to submit further documents once your application has been submitted at the visa application centre. The documents that you submitted at the time you made your application will be the only documents that are considered.
Step 4
Enrol your fingerprints and photograph (known as biometric information collection) at the visa application centre. This includes a digital finger scan (all 10 digits) and a digital photograph. The finger scan procedure uses an electronic scanner. No ink, liquid or chemical. You should ensure that your fingertips are free from any forms of decoration (for example, henna), cuts, abrasions or other markings as these may affect your ability to provide acceptable finger scans. Your digital photograph must be taken with full face and without sunglasses or tinted spectacles, or head covering unless it is worn for religious or medical reasons. Your face should be clearly visible with no hair across the eyes. We cannot process your visa if you do not submit your biometric information.
Step 5
Choose whether you would prefer to collect your documents in person at the visa application centre or have them delivered to you by post.
A lawyer specialising in immigration work?Quote:
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Originally Posted by Seekingasylum
I am a fucking professional !
thanks to all who have given advice and links.
i will pass on the relevant info to my sister in law who will decide how to proceed from here.