GeoffXX

This discussion is very confusing As stated on the Hull Consulate (not Embassy) a retired person over 50 needs to show a bank statement with pension and or 18,000GBP in a UK bank (not Thai bank) or if over 65 (a UK pensioner) there is no such financial requirement just proof of pension Visiting friends is no longer an option (has been last 2 years) and visiting family while under 50 may have had the rules change - don't know because never looked at it If people are going to post here making claims please give more details of your age etc and why you are being refused a visa and on what basis you applied for a visa, then we may have a better understanding of what you are talking about As for applications by post, the poster above stated the Thai Embassy will no longer accept postal applications - Hull is not an embassy it is The Royal Thai Consulate of Hull - confusing at best