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by Thairish » Thu Mar 22, 2018 8:42 pm
Been through this a few times for my gf from thailand, we are now married and living together in Ireland.
You'll need to supply as much information as possible to:
a) prove relationship is genuine, so entry/exit stamps of your passport. Photo's together, skype/facebook records, invoices for hotels/flights together
b) you can support her whilst she's in Ireland, so bank statement, P60, wage slips, proof of address (mortgage/rent contract)
c) that she has good reason to return to Thailand, letter from employer, wage slips, house book for house/land she owns, even proof of ownership of car/motorbike can help. Evidence that shes supporting family etc. Thai ID Card.
Re her being married, did she legalise the marraige at the Amphur? If so her ID card will say she's married and you'll have to explain that she's seperated and trying to get a divorce. A lot of the time in Thailand marraiges aren't actually legalised at the Amphur its just a village ceremony in which case theres no marraige cert and technically she's not married.
Stay away from any of the agencies offering Visa services, they charge a fortune and can't influence the outcome one bit. Once she has all the documents together and you've completed the online form she'll need to go to the Embassy in Bangkok and submit the application along with her passport. Can't be posted.
Embassy staff in Bangkok can't refuse visa's but if they aren't happy to approve they can refer it to INIS in Dublin. In which case it takes longer and can be refused.
Hope it all works out