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Can my Thai girlfriend live in the UK?

By Jessica Burns

How can my Thai girlfriend live permanently in the UK? If you live in the UK, your Thai girlfriend can come to visit you in the UK on a visitors Visa. This will enable her to stay in the UK for up to 6 months in any given 12 month period. If they are your partner they will be allowed to stay for a longer duration.

Can my girlfriend live with me in UK?

The Unmarried Partner visa (also known as the UK defacto visa) allows the unmarried partner to enter or remain in the UK on the basis that they are in a relationship with a person who is present and ‘settled in the UK’.

How do I prove my UK relationship visa?

How to prove your relationship is ‘genuine and subsisting’ for a UK spouse visa?

  1. ​Tenancy or rental or mortgage/ownership agreements.
  2. Joint bank statements/joint financial statements.
  3. Utility bills or local taxation evidence.
  4. Life insurance and named beneficiaries in policies.

Can my Thai girlfriend work in the UK?

If your Thai girlfriend has a UK Tourist Visa she will NOT be allowed to work in the UK under any circumstances. This visa is designed to allow foreign nationals entry into the UK as a tourist to visit family, friends or to experience the UK.

How do I prove someone is cohabiting UK?

What evidence do I need to prove cohabitation? Joint leases or a letter from your landlord stating that you live at the address, joint utility bills, individual utility bills and letters addressed to you both at the same address are all valid proof of cohabitation.

Can I marry an asylum seeker UK?

Asylum seekers in the UK can get married or enter into a civil partnership, but it is important to do everything possible to not fall foul of the UK’s Government’s hostile environment policies and rules.

Can my girlfriend claim half my house UK?

Whether you’ve been living together for 1 year, 10 years or even 50 years, if you’re not married, you have no automatic legal right over your partner’s assets. They weren’t married, so Amy has no right to claim a share of the property, despite the contributions she has made.