eea family permit visa

[luckyman]

i have dual citizenship...i want bring my thai wife back to uk...i have irish passport...does any1 know anything about this pls

[Buenchico]

Your dual citizenship is irrelevant. The relevant immigration rules are here:
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/lawandpolicy/ immigrationrules/part8

You'll also require this form:
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/11406/se t(m).pdf
and these guidance notes:
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/11406/se t(m)guidmay.pdf

Chris

[luckyman]

thanks chris

[hugnie21]

Before you fill out the form above she needs to obtain the correct visa, as she will need to have the correct leave to enter before applying for further leave with that form. Your nationality may be relevant, are you dual British Irish you mean? Or Irish Thai?

[Dee Sa]

if you have an Irish passport, wouldnt it be easier to get your wife into Ireland with correct visa [ takes time] and then come over to the UK.

[luckyman]

i am from belfast so we can have uk and southern irish citizenship.........i intend to marry her in bangkok around mid dec...so she will be my wife .....i will register the marriage with uk embassy bangkok....i just dont know all the details and wot is the best thing to do...and also how much time i need to stay in bangkok....has anyone went for this eea family permit b4?

[hugnie21]

It is easier to get her leave to remain in the UK as the spouse of a British Citizen, than as the spouse of an EU Citizen. You need to apply for her to get a visa to come to the UK as a spouse of a person present and settled in the UK. She can come here on that and then after two years she can apply for further leave using the FLR(M) form that Buenchico mentioned. For the visa you will need the marraige certificate, evidence that the relationship is genuine and subsisting, and evidence that you can support your wife so that she would not have to rely on public funds. There may be more that you need, but the UKVisas website is quite helpful.

[carlmitchell]

With the greatest of respect Hughie21 your advice is complete rubbish.
Luckyman is an Irish Citizen and thus an EU citizen under law which gives him much better rights than any British Citizen. It matters not that he lives in the UK. Luckyman can live anywhere in Europe with his family where ever they originate from.
Secondly an EEA family permit is a "right " under EU Law, unlike a UK visa application which is often easily rejected, too many couples heartbreak!!
Thirdly, an EEA family permit is completely free unlike having to pay close to �900 application fee for a UK Spouse Visa and further �750 to get ILR 3 years later.

[carlmitchell]

Fourthly, An EEA family permit is nothing like as strict as a UK Spouse visa, and it is issued quickly without the exhaustive evidence that a UK Spouse visa application requires.
Fifth, A UK spouse visa would not allow benefits including GP/Housing/Income support etc. for at least 2 years: whereas an EEA family permit allows your wife to work full time immediately or claim benefits in the unlikely event that one or both of you fall ill or hit bad times.
Six, Affirmation to Marry at the British Embassy in Bangkok costs 3600 baht whereas the Affirmation to Marry at the Irish Consulate in Bangkok is 900 baht.
Seven, The EEA family permit allows visa free movement across Europe for your wife under the Schengen Agreement, whereas the UK Spouse visa does not, as the UK is not part of the Schengen Agreement. If she gets a UK Spouse visa she will need to get a Schengen Visa every 6 months to travel almost anywhere in Europe which is a real pain, especially if it is for a short trip.
Eight, Labour have just announced a language requirement for new entrants. This means that your Thai wife needs to speak, write and read english up to a good (GCSE) level before she applies. This is coming in within 100 days for UK spouses which again is not easy!! Under a EEA Family permit this is not required.
Anyone that says getting a UK spouse visa is easier doesn't know what they are talking about.
And last of all, try http://www.thailand-uk.com which is a site dedicated to Thai people living in the UK.
Good Luck to you and the Missus

[hugnie21]

If you say so Carl (It's Hugnie21 by the way).

I'd better resign from my job then!