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If the UK 'general' visit visa was issued for 6 months, would it be acceptable to bring my partner to the UK on an 'open return' ticket?

We plan on looking at a visit visa first, then afterwards, concentrate on making settlement visa - as I believe this may look more favourably with the VOS when the time comes. This also gives her the opportunity to see the UK beforehand.

So for those who have brought their partners to the UK on a general visit visa before, were you asked to provide a confirmed date of return once at the UK border, or was the open return ticket accepted?  Also, when booking their flight, was it cheaper to book directly with British Airways, for example, or use a Thai travel agency when booking the flights?

Many thanks

G'day,

To date, I have lived in a number of places across Thailand; Koh tao in the south; Bangkok; and most recently up in Chiang Mai. All have there advantages and disadvantages and I have enjoyed them all.

Now, there is a small village located 30km outside of Chaiyaphum which houses the wife's family. She has a fair chunk on land in that village and recently I have been thinking of relocating there for her benefit, rather than mine. A new job next year will see work abroad 9 months of the year and being closer to her family during this time makes sense. However, having never spent more than a few nights there at a time, I worry that life in rustic Issan isn't for me. Even though it would only be for a few months per year, there will come a time when, say into my 60s, that the move to that small village might become more of a permanent one for me.

For those of you who have perhaps made the move from a large town/city to a small rural village, how do you find it now? What considerations should one contemplate before deciding to move to such an 'isolated' part of Thailand? Of course, being at the age I am now, I wouldn't want to leave Chiang Mai, its a great city with lots going on and good services. But, as I said, I will be working abroad for many years and by the time I am ready to settle, dotage would of caught up with me and I would be happy for the peace and quiet.

Can anybody advise how to go about selling a house, if the property, (land and house) is registered within a Thai company?

Would it be as simple as transferring the names of the shareholders and M.D to the new owners, thus giving them control of the company and ultimately that of the chanott title?

If this is indeed the case, has anybody had any experience of transferring their company to new owners? Also, would this only apply to foreigners or would Thais also be required to do this if they wanted to buy the property?

Thanks...

Hi,

Could someone please advise me on the PGCE-I course that Nottingham and Sunderland Universities run?

Is it worth the £3k and do you 'learn' much from it?

Any teachers out there with this, or heard of any, who have gained this post-grad qualification?

Would you say that this would be well suited to those who plan on staying in Asia and help them advance in their chosen TEFL careers?

Or is this course a complete waste of time?

Is there a minimum amount that one needs to earn in order to satisfy the UK immigration when applying for a spouse visa to the UK?

For example, I am a part-time student who is working 3 nights per week. Needless to say, my salary isn't the the highest every month. I wanted to ask, as the requirements simply state that, "we are able to support ourselves without support from public funds" that earning under 1k per month,would be deemed acceptable?

She has a job lined up as soon as she arrives after she acquires her NI number. Also, I don't plan on studying forever, so, would the immigration officials take this into consideration or simply base our situation on what I earn now and not, say, in 18 months time?

Moreover, we would be staying at my parents as soon as she arrives. So, coupled with the part-time income and this proposed living arangement, would our spouse visa stand a chance of being accepted - provided all other requirements were met, or does the low income and living arrangements with my parents present a problem for our application?

Thanks