My wife has a Schengen visa for 1 year with multiple entries, called multiple entry. She has already used her 1 day entry once. At passport control you were asked for her legalized invitation form, which you had to have legalized at the municipality.

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I have known my partner for a long time and she has been to the Netherlands several times for 2 or 3 weeks of holiday. She always requests a visa for the period she is in the Netherlands.

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I read on the Belgian website of the FPS IBZ that the financial condition for becoming a guarantor has changed. The minimum amount of 800 euros has increased to 2.048,53 euros! I suspect this will be a problem for many.

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I would like advice on the following matter: In March I will be traveling to Belgium for two weeks with my Thai legal wife. Our marriage has not yet been registered in Belgium. I am currently staying in Thailand with a non-O visa valid for one year.

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I guarantee accommodation and costs for my Thai wife's Schengen visa application. You are asked to state your income. What can I submit: 3 months' worth of bank statements or a registered annual income statement from the tax authorities? Bank statements state net monthly amounts and the tax authorities indicate gross annual income. My age is 79 so I have no pay slips.

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My Thai partner and I have been in a steady relationship for 5 years, I spend an average of 9 months a year in Thailand, my partner has a job and a fixed income at a large company. My partner also has a house in Thailand.

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Thailand's debt crisis has taken a worrying turn, with responsibility for unpaid debts tragically shifting onto guarantors. This has already led to several suicides. This article explores the harrowing stories, the obligations and rights of guarantors, and the consequences of this debt burden, with an emphasis on the deadly toll this financial burden takes.

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Are there Thai companies in the Netherlands that can fully guarantee my Thai girlfriend?

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Thai wife has no income. She wants a loan for house purchase. Can she get a loan from a Thai bank with a financial guarantee from her Belgian husband? The spouse is registered and residing in Thailand and whose income is deposited into Thai bank.

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Dear Rob/Editor, I have a question about the validity period of the guarantee for a Schengen visa. My Thai girlfriend wants to go to the VFS in Bangkok at the end of October to apply for a visa. She has to be in Bangkok then so it's nice to do it then; we live 700 km from bangkok, hence. We intend to go to the Netherlands for 2023 weeks in mid-April 3. My son in the Netherlands will…

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When completing the proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation forms, I am not sure what to fill in at question 1.7 Marital status?

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In the past 2 years I have submitted 4 visa applications to allow my girlfriend to come to the Netherlands for vacation. Three times a Visa Short Stay and 1 time the scheme for long-distance loved ones abroad.

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I recently received a substantial gift from my parents. Because of this donation I stopped working and therefore no longer have a monthly income.

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I am married and not yet divorced from my Thai wife, can I possibly invite a friend to come to Belgium, without my wife's permission! My wife and I have been living at different addresses for 9 months.

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I sent registered application forms for a Schengen visa to Thailand a month ago, but the papers have still not arrived. Sending it again next week, don't know how long it will take again.

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If you have proof of sufficient income (as a guarantor) when applying for a Schengen visa for a girlfriend, is an employer's statement no longer necessary? The site only states 3 pay slips and an employment contract, longer than 12 months. Nowhere is (more) mentioned about an employer's statement.

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I am in the process of applying for a Schengen visa for my Thai wife. This will be her 4th visit. She has an appointment at VFS Global on January 9. I now discover that the checklist for visa application/Visiting family or friends has changed slightly: question 5.3 bank statements of the last 3 months is missing. And indeed, in your last Schengen visa file I did not come across this subject anymore.

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