UK Fiancee Visa

UK Fiancee Visa

First, you can apply for the UK Fiancee Visa for your Thai fiancée or Thai girlfriend from Thailand. Also, the UK visa for your Thai girlfriend starts with this fiancee visa. For example, note the requirements for a fiancé visa for the UK, explained below.

Understand these visa requirements as well as the procedure for applying for the visa. Finally, find out how long it takes to obtain a UK fiancé visa from Thailand. This is the UK visa for your Thai girlfriend.

Also, as a British citizen, you can officially take your Thai girlfriend to the UK and get married. To do this, you will need the British fiancée visa from Thailand. Once she enters the UK, certain adjustments will need to be made to the visa. However, she could stay in the UK with you permanently after you marry. Also note that the UK visa from Thailand also has many other articles.

Similarly, you will find that you would need to arrange your wedding in the UK. Equally important, she has 6 (six) months to do all this before the visa expires. This is the most common UK visa for your Thai girlfriend. See below how long it takes to get a fiancée visa for the UK. This is the fiance visa for the UK.

UK Fiancee Visa

3 Things to Know

Firstly, your marriage in the UK should have taken place within this 3 month period. This for her to be eligible for adjustment of status. This will eventually allow your current wife permanent residence in the UK. See the UK visa page for more options for a UK visa for a Thai national or a UK visa for your Thai girlfriend.

Secondly, you would normally need to make the basic arrangements for your wedding while you are in Thailand. In the meantime, many expats who have returned to the UK. Have simply held a small ceremony with friends and family. Then they still registered their marriage in the UK.

Thirdly, not everyone has a big wedding, and most just do not want to these days because of the cost and inconvenience. In truth, people just want to get on with their lives. The best option for you and her would be to use the UK visa for Thai girlfriend. Let us be clear about this: It is simple enough to understand and also does not take as long as the UK spouse visa, which is also explained. Immediately see the requirements for a UK fiancé visa explained below. See further for the Thailand visa for the UK for more details on your options. 

Fiancee Visa Requirements for the UK

Firstly when you apply for a UK fiancee visa from Thailand certain UK visa requirements will need to be met. Equally important, this is both from your Thai girlfriend as well as from you as the sponsor of the visa. Of course you will note that if she had overstayed a UK visa before or was deported from the UK for a visa violation. In this case its going to be very difficult to apply for the visa even when all the requirements have been met. Of course this is not as uncommon as what you think. 

  • You are both free to get married

In brief, this is the first requirement for this visa. Your Thai girlfriend will have to prove that she is single.  Also in any case the UK Home Office will also check your status to see if you are married. In fact both you and your Thai girlfriend have to be single. You can see this from the fiancee visa requirements for the UK below.

  • Also you can provide substantial evidence of a genuine relationship

In fact, one of the requirements for the fiancee visa for the UK is that you have a real relationship. Also in effect you will need to provide emails, photos and other proof that you are a couple. Npw in the first place, this is very important as the bases of a genuine relationship is going to rest of what the immigration officer thinks. Equally important this will become more apparent during the visa interview.

  • You as the visa applicant should have no criminal record

On the other hand, obtaining a criminal record clearance in Thailand for her takes time. To clarify the Thai police clearance certificate usually takes about 3 (three) weeks to complete. In this situation, if she has a criminal record . In that case you need to take legal advice as certain crimes done when she was young might not be taken into consideration. 

  • Also you as the visa applicant should be in good health free of TB

Also in summary, there is an entire process for this medical record check. For example they will check for any illnesses such as TB or other chronic illnesses. For instance they will also want a record of her vaccine shots and proof of these. In any case as stated there is an entire process for the medical records alone as there is a procedure for this. 

  • How long does it take to get a fiancé visa UK?

This is going to depend on if there are any errors in the application. Also the collection of all the documents for the visa will also take time. Many of the documents needed might be in the hometown of your thai girlfriend. These all cause delays. 

  • You as the visa sponsor should have accommodation in the UK

For this purpose you will need to show that you have a place to live in the United Kingdom. Important to realize that they are not going to grant her the visa if you do not have a flat or house where you permanently live. For that reason you will need to show ownership or a rental agreement for the house or flat. 

  • As well as you as the visa sponsor should be financially stable

In general, if you do not have an income as the British sponsor they will not allow the visa as well. For that reason you are going to need to show that you have an income and prove this to the Embassy when the visa gets processes. At any rate this is normally tax records or your payslips which shows that you are employed. Above all gather these beforehand as it will be needed. As has been noted they will not allow the visa if you are on welfare. 

Fiancé visa UK required documents

At any rate if you have any questions about the UK Fiancee visa process then speak to us. Be this online or call our UK toll-free number for a chat about your options in Thailand. At the same time if you do decide to get married in Thailand then you can also speak to us about registering your marriage and applying for a UK Spouse visa once registered. See the fiancee visa requirements here.

Even though the process can become complicated when you attempt to do this yourself. For that reason every error causes delays and frustrations and you are best served by our immigration lawyer in Bangkok. Equally important your Thai girlfriend will also need to gather not only medical records, police clearance certificate, letters, photos that all should be on your UK visa checklist. In conclusion there is also your rental agreement or home ownership papers. This as well as your proof of income in the UK. 

In general keep everything smooth and dont let documents expire before they have been used because of delays from errors. In the same way we have seen many of these where the process had to be started again.

 

UK Fiancee Visa Process

The British fiancee should provide all needed documents from your end as the UK visa sponsor. This should include all needed documents from your Thai fiancé’s as these will have to be submitted to the VFS or UK Visa Application Center in Bangkok – a UK government-appointed agency that sorts out UK visa applications. VFS will in turn forward the application to the UK embassy for evaluation.

The very success of your British fiancée visa application in Thailand depends on your effort in collecting the needed documents. If you are not confident about fully understanding the process and requirements involved, it’s best to call us and speak to us for assistance.

Nobody wants a visa denial while in Bangkok. You will note that the fiancee visa is a 6 month visa for the UK which is issued by the British Embassy in Bangkok.This shows your intention to get married when back in the United Kingdom. You will need to meet the requirements of the UK fiancee visa in Thailand.

Without doubt you can sponsor your girlfriend. You will need to show the financial ability for you to be a sponsor. Depending on the type of visa there will be other documents needed. A fiancee visa for the UK requires that there is a medical, criminal and financial requirements test.

The UK visitors visa is easier. As for the time needed. The time vary greatly for the UK fiancee visa from Thailand. On average the fiancee visa for the UK can take 6-8 weeks to process. Note, to process. You will need to have all the correct documents in order to start the process and ensure that it is completed on time.

UK Fiancé Package

To ensure a trouble-free fiancée visa application in Thailand we are delighted to assist you and your fiancee with the application through our comprehensive package as follows:

 

  • Consultation
  • Comprehensive list of the required documents from the applicant and from the sponsor
  • Assistance with collecting all the needed documents
  • As well as assistance with obtaining a police report for the fiancée from Thai police
  • Assistance with a medical check-up for the fiancée
  • Professional Preparation of the visa application papers and supporting documents
  • Interview training
  • Submission of the visa application to the VFS
  • Update on the developments and results of the visa application

 

UK Fiancee Package

G.A.M. Legal Alliance has a team of foreign immigration staff specializing in UK Visas such as Family Visit Visa, Student visa, Fiancee Visa or Spouse Visa. Please contact us today to avail our free consultation service. Also without a doubt the marriage which has been registered in Thailand at the Amphurs Office or District Office then the marriage is considered legal in Thailand as well as in the UK. You will need to obtain a certified English version of the Thai marriage certificate to use in the UK.

The fiancee visa for UK from Thailand is important when taking your Thai girlfriend back to the UK. The fiancee visa for UK is what is needed when returning to the United Kingdom with her. Always take legal advice when it comes to the fiancee visa for the UK. Note the UK fiance visa processing time in Thailand.

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