Orchid of Siam UK Visas For Thais
UK Visa For Thai Nationals Specialists & Immigration Appeals Help & Advocacy, Bangkok & Epsom Offices.
 
 

Our Epsom office will be closed on 25th and 26th December and 1st January 2025.

Bangkok will be closed 23rd December to 5th January 2025.
Please note that Bangkok office will be closed from 11-17th April 2024 for the Songkran oliday.
Today the UK Government announced that the new minimum salary required to sponsor a wife, husband or partner will increase to £29,000 on 11th April 2024.

The minimum salary for a skilled worker to get a visa will be £38,700 from 4th April 2024.
The UK Government is increasing the IHS as from 16/01/2024 to £3105 for a settlement visa for an adult and £2328 for a child under 18. These figures are approximate as they are not paid in £sterling and will depend on the prevailing exchange rate.

For further leave to remain in the UK this will be £2587.50 for an adult and £1940 for a child under 18.
We have been advised today that the Home Office are now taking about six months to process family and settlement applications after attendance at the application centre in Bangkok. This is due to the situation in Ukraine.
Within hours of Tony being interviewed twice by ITV Meridian for the news at 6 today the case in question has been immediately overturned by the Home Office and the visa issued. This was a case where the Home Office refused a settlement visa for a wife by applying the incorrect rule. Tony was asked for his comments on this case.

 
 
 

Our Visa Service Includes As Standard:

√ Professionally preparing the visa application

√ Completing the relevant immigration forms

√ Advising the sponsor and the applicant on the necessary documentary evidence required

√ Liaising with the British Embassy as necessary

√ All telephone calls and E-mails as required

√ All our disbursements

√ Submission and advice on preparation of sponsorship letters and supporting letters, for example parents offering accommodation

√ Advising on the relevant immigration law and Immigration Rules

√ Liaising with the applicant in the Thai language and explaining the visa process and procedures via our Bangkok office

√ Our UK and Bangkok offices liaise with each other on every case and with the UK sponsor and Thai applicant in the local languages so there are no misunderstandings.

√ Liaising with the UK based sponsor via our UK office

√ Translation of all documents that need to be translated into English from Thai for the application (Translations from any other language into English will incur an additional charge)

√ Taking the applicant to the visa application centre in Bangkok and arranging the appointment

√ Where necessary escorting the applicant to a TB test  in Bangkok and booking the appointment

√ Where necessary arranging for the applicant to sit the required English language test in Bangkok

√ Our in-house translators have completed the required Home Office/UKBA course and passed the examinations of the Chartered Institute of Linguists and are approved by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs and all UK Government departments

√ Visa applicants in Thailand and sponsors in the UK are given the out of hours contact telephone number of their dedicated case worker

√ Evening and weekend appointments are possible in both our Bangkok and UK offices

√ All visa applications checked by a qualified appeals tribunal advocate before submission

√ Fixed price service fee as displayed on our website

√ No hidden charges

 

 
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