Moving to Thailand and starting an Online Dating agency!

Finally back at home in my London home, having just returned from a fun and relaxing three weeks in Thailand. So having kissed my lovely beautiful Thai bride I settled down to open the big pile of post that had accumulated. It didn’t take line before my mood had changed. I had two parking tickets totalling 260.00 plus a 550.00 invoice from Thames water. This was then followed by a very formal demand with 14 days to pay from the water board for 1600.00 to fix a leak in their pipe! Oh how I wanted to get straight back on that plane.

What followed was a series of un-related events that started to make me consider my future and in particular my living situation. Since moving Chanichar (my Thai wife) to England I could see that some of the fun had been sapped out of her, I could see the stress taking the toll on her. In England and London you live to work, you grab a quick lunch and then you normally eat at your desk – I often work 6 days a week, sometime even more. Then several things really upset me like the MP’s expenses row which wouldn’t have normally bothered me really annoyed me, If it was any of us claiming for mortgages we didn’t have we would be sacked and charged. That’s it I declared over glass of Pinot – we are moving to Pattaya and starting a Thai Bride dating site.

When my wife went to see her family in Nakhonphanom she was very surprised to find many friends appearing at her house with photos and profiles all asking for her help in finding a western husband. Chanichar was even more suppressed to find Thai women from the next village whom she had never meet also coming to her house and seeking her help. On one day she had 12 visitors!.

So because of these encounters she felt there could be a need for a modern bridal dating agency and www.beautifulthibride.com was conceived. My wife spend the next three months working with programmers and designers so that on coming to Thailand she could launch her site.

Well we arrived – and now the hard work of finding a house, an office for my wife, staff, internet , bank accounts, transferring money from the UK etc etc. Well I won’t bore you with all the details but I have listed below who i used and my thoughts – It has I must say been the most painless experience ever! Compared with doing the same in the UK and the bureaucracy you would face it has been a sheer pleasure.

So here we are -We have been here six seeks and I am completing my dive master course and looking for a dive school to invest in – my wife and her small team have launched the web site so if you are interested in a Thai Bride or Asian dating please take a look at her site and I will post the occasional blog of how we fare in the land of smiles. If you are thinking about making the move but are worried by all the red tape and paper work – don’t be – just do it

Want to find out more about Asian Dating, then visit my wifes Chanichars web site to find out about online dating where to find your Beautifull Thai Bride.

Taiwanese Dating Tips – How To Date Taiwanese Girls

No doubt those Taiwanese girls are cute and good. If you have tried but failed to impress a Taiwan girl, then you may be missing on something. You should know more about their culture and what they expect from you. Their culture is different from European and Americans.

And many of you that have tried dating them may find it difficult to get past the first date because you do not know how to talk to them. The cultures have blended due to globalization but still you need to know how to date a Taiwanese girl successfully.

Do not tell her again and again that how much you like her looks. Have a sense of humor and be naughty. Surprise her with your mischievousness but do not overdo anything. Try to make her feel comfortable to talk to you.

A Taiwanese girl will like you if you like other Asian girls. So try to have a lot of such friends and widen your social circle. You will be pleased with the results.

The family is very important to a Taiwanese girl due to stronger family bonds. They do have more respect for their family members. So ask her about her family members and she will love to tell you about them. Thus you will also start conversations with her.

Initially she may try to test you by asking you something to see whether you are just looking for it or not. You should try to be honest and refuse her for a few times. At the same time, you should be sincere to her and respect her feelings that she values a lot.

This is all you can do to impress a Taiwanese woman. She is from a different cultural background and so you have to treat her differently. You will definitely get success if you follow the above tips.

Find out more about taiwan girls and find taiwanese ladies.

How to Get a UK Visitor’s Visa for a Thai.

Applying for a UK visitor’s visa for a Thai friend to go to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland can be very stressful. I am also certain that it is more difficult for people from some countries than for others and Thailand falls into this latter category. This is because the staff are concerned about the applicant’s ability to support him/herself when they originate from a Third World country. This is UK government policy and you must not hold it against the British embassy staff – they are only carrying out orders! It is worth your while remembering this when you speak to the embassy staff about a UK visitor’s visa.

It is worth remembering that a bog-standard UK visitor’s visa as issued in Thailand is good for six months stay in Great Britain and multiple entries and exits. However, when applying for the visa in Bangkok, you will be asked the dates you want to go for. If you stipulate, say, the first three weeks in March, you will be asked to sign a note guaranteeing that you will return after that. The note is then pinned into your passport. You are required to sign this although the visitor’s visa is actually valid for six months.

Your UK visitor’s visa strenuously forbids you from claiming any money from the state, free help from the hospitals or doctors or working. It is not a work-permit! Many Thais are refused a UK visitor’s visa because they dither when asked why they want to visit the UK. You must be clear about why you want to go there. If it’s to visit a friend or lover, say so. It really is not a problem. But you must be prepared to prove your relationship. It must have lasted at least 6 months although this is not really ‘official government policy’.

So, how do we provide proof of a ‘continuous long-standing relationship’? well, it’s not that hard if it is true. Keep photos, mementos, hotel bills, bus tickets, ATM receipts, phone cards, letters and such like. Don’t exaggerate how long you have known each other besides the stamps in his passport there are other ways of becoming suspicious too. Do you know the names of any of his family? Do you know what he does for a living or where he lives? Is his father still alive? Get the picture? You must prove to a doubting Thomas that you are having a relationship (of over six months to be safe). They have seen many Thais try it on over the years.

Then you can proceed by obtaining the ‘Visa Application Form (VAF) from the British embassy in Wireless Road, Bangkok or from its website. The website is very helpful for advising what you should include with your visa application form, but it will often include the ‘evidence’ mentioned above, the passport, the fee, photos, and sponsor’s letter etc. In fact anything that helps you prove your case even a little bit.

So the sponsor is very important here. It is really up to your sponsor whether you get your first UK visitor’s visa at the first attempt. He has to guarantee that he will take care of you and provide you with somewhere to stay and the embassy staff will have to be convinced that he is up the job.

Your friendly sponsor will have to make you an offer of a holiday with accomodation in the UK. Then he will have to back up his claims with written proof. If he says he has money, he will need a letter from his employer or the bank. If he says he has a house, he will need a letter from his mortgage provider, a contract, deeds or a letter from the council. Marriage is not an issue, but some odd reasons given for refusal are:

“the applicant for a UK visitor’s visa has not been outside Thailand before ” a piece of cake, eh? Just fly down to Malaysia for a short vacation to break in her new passport.

“”the applicant for a UK visitor’s visa does not appear to have strong social or economic ties to Thailand”: they don’t trust you to return to Thailand. The solution is to get your boss and /or the puyai bahn (village elder) to write a letter saying that you are a responsible employee / family member.

Do not be tempted to hurry the application for a UK visitor’s visa. Ensure that you have a ‘valid reason’ for wanting to go to the UK and remember it; ensure that you can prove everything that you say. Pretend for the day of the interview for a UK visitor’s visa that you are a lawyer and provide solid, written proof.

Go over and over the details you have provided to the embassy until you really know them – as if for an exam. Your sponsor will not be with you, so get used to that. You will be asked some simple questions in English, but the main body of the interview can be in Thai, if you prefer.

Advice: if you want to stay in Britain for two weeks apply for four, because you don’t have flights yet and you may be delayed on your return. Also, if you kneed to cancel your visa, don’t fly back on a Friday, because the embasy is closed for the weekend.

Please do not be tempted to lie! The embassy staff are trained to weed out liars and they are good at their job. It will cost you your UK visitor’s visa if you are caught out. If you don’t know an answer, just say so.