Many time Thai ladies get married and move to the UK to live with their new husband. Over time they start a family and live a normal life together.
Thai lady travels to the UK and spends time with their family
Some of these Thai ladies will have a family member that wants to visit their sister, brother in law and nephews and nieces. The first UK tourist visa applied for is issued very easily and the Thai lady travels to the UK and spends time with their family. While in the UK they do not work or break any laws. Before the end of the visa they travel back to Thailand. The following year they again apply for a UK tourist visa and again spend time in the UK with their family and returning to Thailand without breaking any UK laws or rules.
Thai lady refused UK tourist visa because of routine
This is where the problem begins, very often on the third visa application, and even though they have returned to Thailand, not worked etc, the visa will be refused. The reason is that it will appear to the immigration office that the Thai applying to travel to spend time with their family in the UK is not arriving as a true tourist, but instead will be working, either for the family as a child minder or in the Black market.
Thai lady is abusing the UK tourist visa rules
Thai lady is abusing the UK tourist visa rules
From the UK immigration point of view, it appears that the Thai lady is abusing the UK tourist visa rules. After all how many people can really holiday in the UK for three months at a time without earning any money. Take into account that Thailand is a developed country with the average wage for a working class person of about 10,000 Bhat a month. The figures simple do not add up. The brother in law and sister may well be paying for her keep while in the UK, butsa because of routine
This is where the problem begins, very often on the third visa application, and even though they have returned to Thailand, not worked etc, the visa will be refused. The reason is that it will appear to the immigration office that the Thai applying to travel to spend time with their family in the UK is not arriving as a true tourist, but instead will be working, either for the family as a child minder or in the Black market.
Thai lady is abusing the UK tourist visa rules
Thai lady is abusing the UK tourist visa rules
From the UK immigration point of view, it appears that the Thai lady is abusing the UK tourist visa rules. After all how many people can really holiday in the UK for three months at a time without earning any money. Take into account that Thailand is a developed country with the average wage for a working class person of about 10,000 Bhat a month. The figures simple do not add up. The brother in law and sister may well be paying for her keep while in the UK, but the immigration will not accept this.
It appears that the Thai lady is abusing the UK tourist visa rules
Making a visa application under these circumstances is very difficult to get a positive result and very often the visa is refused.