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.

 
 
 

 

 



Being located in Epsom in South East England we are only approximately 30 minutes by train from London Victoria, Waterloo or London Bridge stations and within a few minutes of the M25.

We welcome personal visitors although we appreciate that many people prefer the ease of dealing with us from the comfort of their homes via the internet and telephone.

 

We know that a settlement visa application is a life changing process for all parties involved and that people are concerned about the cost and the risk of being refused which is why we handle all applications with the greatest of care with our expert qualified advisers available to our clients seven days a week.

We are well aware of various visa forums on the internet but they are often not worth the risk of relying on as the average person cannot sort the wheat from the chaff and in such an important, life changing application, personalised advice from experienced professionals who will see your case through to completion is invaluable.

With over 30 years of experience of dealing with visa applicants and our legal registration in the UK we are confident that we offer a very specialist, genuine,  service at an affordable fee and we look forward to welcoming you as a client.

Please telephone or E-mail us to discuss your situation.

The British Embassy and UKVI obviously work in accordance with UK law and our professional qualifications to act on your behalf and represent you to the Embassy can be verified by visiting the websites of the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) at  http://www.oisc.gov.uk/ or The Immigration Law Practitioners Society at http://www.ilpa.org.uk 

 
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