Still cant work out why you bothered from what you say you boyfriend could not care less.
Still cant work out why you bothered from what you say you boyfriend could not care less.
...just for info, when we applied for his UK Visa's I enclosed copy of my Thai Bank Account and on=line bank transfers i had sent to him over the last 3 years.....never been easier. in fact the last one was applied for on Tuesday and we collected it Wed at 15.00 :happy7:
Can I ask a few questions? Why does a UK and Thai couple have to go to Vietnam to create a Civil Partnership when the UK guy and his bf seem to have the right to do that in the UK? Are there some sort of barriers to CP in the UK between you two? Does your CP have any legal effect in Thailand?
I don't think that they would need to go back to Vietnam to get a divorce. Courts in the UK are frequently used by foreigners to obtain divorces (usually initiated in the UK by wives because British courts tend to award more generous financial settlements on them), even when the original marriage was contracted abroad.
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In the absence of a reply, I'll take a shot at this. Getting a visa for the UK is hard enough even with a civil partnership and even more difficult without. A civil partnership in Vietnam is recognised in UK and should ease the way to entry permission. As I understand it, civil partnerships are not recognised in Thailand but...........Originally Posted by UncleSam
Billyhouston has it spot on as far as a general explantion is concerned.
However, it seems (from what the OP has said) that the BF in this case has had no problems getting a UK Visa (3 already) - so yes, it does rather beg the question of why not just do the CP in the UK where there is no language or logistical problems, and where there can not be even a hint of a problem over recognition. :dontknow:
Unless of course the OP is not resident in the UK and Vietnam is in fact more convenient.
The civil partnership registration is actually carried out by the British Embassy in Vietnam, under British law (which removes any issues of recognition):
http://ukinvietnam.fco.gov.uk/en/help-f ... rtnerships
Although it is legal under British law for any embassy to carry out civil partnerships, they generally don't do so in countries which object to it. I believe Thailand expressed an objection on "cultural" grounds, so Vietnam is the nearest embassy where it can be done.
Registering a civil partnership in the UK requires a specific type of visa:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... pply-visa/
Knowing how the UKBA work, I guess they don't make it easy to get this.
Excellent syncronicity!
The September issue of OUT in Thailand Magazine features an in depth report of how to obtain a CP in Vietnam!
Also, online (current issue) at www.out-in-thailand.com
Enjoy!
Best wishes,
James.
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Upon reading the informative article, I note that "It is not permissible in Thailand if your partner is Thai or in Vietnam if he is Vietnamese." Am I correct to infer that it is permissible in Thailand if your partner is not Thai?
Absolutely correct!
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