I can give you details of a lady my wife used to arrange the security check in Thailand. You forward them your details and 5000 thb later you have police check.
Turn around was 1.5 weeks.

Hi, does anyone know what their additional service costs are ?. ie what we pay for premium before ?.

Hi, Thanks for the reply.
Do I answer the question as if we have children together ( adopted daughter ) ?.

Hi,
Could I have help on the following.
Section 4 Dependant children.

As well as children who are applying with you, you should also include details of any dependent
children not applying with...

Hi, does anyone know how many times you can change your appoinment day and centre trying to get the best one.
As at the start the only one on offer is Glasgow, which is a bit far.

Has anyone had...

Hi, now I`m confused.
I thought after the 4th dec 2018 , she would have achieved 31 months. The visa expires on the 25th Jan 2019.

Thanks for the reply, I just wanted a second opinion.

Hi, sorry to ask this question as has been asked many times.

I just need someone else to clarify , when to apply for my wife`s FLR ( M) visa.

My wife come to the UK on the 4th May 2016 - 30...

I would have loved to use our family name, but research about the issues with passports was the determining factor, keep her original surname.

Hi, yes I adopted my step daughter in the UK last year . At the adoption hearing we chose to keep her surname as shown in her Thai passport, so the issue applying for a UK passport would not be a...

Good luck with everything, we did not change the surname so it matched the Thai passport, applied for the British passport on line .
The passport arrived no problem. I think its very lucky if you...

Hi,
Adoption order was granted today, we are going to keep the old surname to stop any complications when appling for the British passport.
I`m just so happy the adoption went ok, with no problems.

Hi,
Are the passports in the same surname ?.

Hi,
It is fact if you want a British passport it has to match the surname on the Thai passport.

Hi Steady,
The problem is because my step daughter holds a Thai passport in the old surname, the passport office would not issue a British passport because of the clash of surnames, they do not...

Hi,
With stories I hear today I will have to stay with her old surname, to apply for a British Passport. Maybe later change name by deed poll. The pass port office does not seem to give way on this.

Hi Steady, I think you were lucky for them to issue a British passport for your niece while she holds a Thai passport in a different surname.
If the British Passport office does not make an...

Hi,
I`m currently in the process of adopting my step daughter who is living in England.
But I wish to give her my surname, which is very important to her. But after adoption / citizenship, I am...

Hi Mick, just a few more questions.
Can you advise if I need to send anymore paper work with the Adoption form A58 than the following list.
1. A certified copy of step daughters birth certificate...

Hi ,
Thank you for the link , all advice is most welcome.

Thanks Les.

Thank you Tobias, this site has been so helpful.

Hi, Thanks for the reply. I wish to go down the adoption route to give my step daughter a father she has never had. I want to give her the security this will bring. It would be good to seek other...

Hi, has anyone any experience adopting their stepchild ?.

I wish to start the process of adopting my step daughter who has been in England 1 year now.
I have started the ball rolling by...

I have a friend who is currently building a house in Thailand, and in the future wishes to retire there. Under the 1 year visa what does he need financially.
I worry about him putting all his money...

Thanks again Tom for the info. ( how do you know so much ? )
College has admitted they have made a mistake, and offered her a place, but for my wife she won`t go back now after the way she has been...