Jared

I cant seem to find anything online about the English test that my wife needs to complete before we apply for this visa.
The UK border agency states that:
Before you apply

Before you apply, you must:

• prepare the supporting documents that you will need;
  
• be tested to show that you do not have tuberculosis (if you want to come to the UK for more than 6 months);
  
• take an English language test at an approved provider (if required for the class of visa you are applying for)
  
• be ready to submit your visa application, enrol your fingerprints and photograph (known as biometric information) at our visa application centre in Bangkok; and
  
• be able to pay the visa application fee. The visa application fees and guides page explains how much your visa application will cost.

I cant find anything on any of the websites showing a list of approved providers in Thailand. Ive been reading through loads of other topics in this section trying to find some more information and it looks like most people didnt need the English test certificate. Some topics went as far back as a few years, so is this a new requirement?


Has anyone else who has been living abroad with there Thai wife for over 4 years managed to get one of these certificates or know where the test centers are when applying for a settlement visa?

Thanks

Yeah im not sure if theyll accept her BA as most of it was taught in Thai. It does say they accept English taught degrees from Thailand.
Does anyone know where she can go and get this English test done, might just be easier to do it. Ive found a list online of places in the UK but nothing in Thailand.
Bkk area is fine so we can do it when she goes for the TB test, Nakhon Ratchasima would be better but I doubt theyve got a test center here.
Thanks

Good thinking, Thanks Rawhod.

Thanks guys, looking for a bit more information regarding this visa.
I'll be applying for the settlement visa.
Am I right in thinking that before we can do anything, even fill in the online application, my wife needs to go to Bangkok and get her TB certificate?
Also for the English language requirements, will her BA in Tourism and Hotel studies count? I've had a look at her transcript and there are several English modules. The remaining classes were taught in Thai. If this is not acceptable where can she go to do this test in Bangkok and does she need to do this before we can apply online?

Also regarding myself, I've been out of the country for 6 years living with my wife and kids in Thailand. I left shortly after graduating. I work freelance online and set up a Thai ltd company with 4 Thai staff etc to make things legal over here. That's in the process of being closed down so we can make the move back to the UK. I still have my clients and will continue to do this freelance work from the UK. Do you think this will be a problem when explaining how I will support my Thai wife back home?

Thanks

Thank you so much!