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How to Apply for UK Spouse Settlement Visa in Thailand

Author: Paul Aslett
by Paul Aslett
Posted: Jun 18, 2015

If your wife is a Thai citizen and you want her to live with you in the UK, you need to get a spouse settlement visa for her in Thailand. A UK settlement visa will allow your wife and dependent children to live and settle with you in the UK. Applying for this visa is often complicated because of recent updates regarding the financial requirements of the UK sponsor. Moreover, you must demonstrate sole responsibility for any children involved, too.

Your wife must fulfil certain requirements when applying for UK settlement visa. She must meet A1 English language requirements for her any dependents to enter the UK for up to five years. After that, she can apply for permanent residency with indefinite leave to remain in the UK. Your spouse may work while staying in the UK, and she is also given access to the NHS. A UK settlement visa is multi-entry visa, so your spouse can travel anywhere in the EU.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old with basic proficiency in English (certified at A1 level of CEFR). A visa applicant must complete an X-ray TB test and get a TB-free certificate. Applicants must present enough accommodation arrangements in the UK settlement visa. It may take up to three months for the UK spouse settlement visa to be processed in Thailand. An A1 English test can take up to four weeks before a certificate can be awarded to the applicant. TB testing is a same-day service in Thailand, as long as there are no complications.

As for you, you need to meet the latest UK financial requirements that were introduced in 2012. There are several sub-categories under the UK immigration rules (Appendix FM), but at a minimum, you must earn £18600 gross before tax. This rule applies to anyone sponsoring a foreign spouse without any dependents entering the UK to live there.

A professional immigration consultant can help you apply for a UK spouse settlement visa in Thailand. Look for an immigration consulting company that is licensed in the UK to provide advice about such matters, and make sure that they are an OISC registered advisor. This way, you can be sure that you can be assisted by professionals with extensive background in immigration consultancy services. Professionals will ensure a cost-effective and quick application for a UK settlement visa for your Thai wife, with no hidden fees.

About the Company:Thai Visa Express is a premier consultancy offering core services of a visa application to the Thai citizen and to the overseas people. They have been around since 2005 in this business and help many clients for a visa to the UK and Australia from Thailand. Company work with an aim that every client has unique needs and goals when applying for an Australian or UK visa.

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Thai Visa Express is a premier consultancy offering core services of visa application to the Thai citizen and to the overseas people. They have been around since 2005 in this business & help many clients for a visa to the UK & Australia from Thailand

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