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Schengen Visa
How We Help
Schengen Visa
to Visit a Partner
When a Thai citizen is travelling to Europe to spend time with a partner, the application needs to explain both the proposed visit and the relationship behind it. Lawyers for Expats Thailand prepares and manages Schengen visa applications for Thai citizens visiting their partner, bringing the relationship, invitation, travel plans, accommodation, finances and supporting evidence together into one coherent application.
How We Help
What we do when you apply
A Schengen partner-visit application is prepared around your relationship and travel plans, not a template. Here is what happens from the first call through to the decision.
1
Understand Your Relationship and Visit
We start by understanding your relationship, where your partner lives, the purpose and length of the proposed visit, where you will stay and how the trip will be funded.
2
Build the Supporting Evidence
We identify and organise the relationship, invitation, financial, accommodation, travel and Thai supporting evidence relevant to the application.
3
Prepare and Review the Application
We prepare the application and supporting documents so the relationship, reason for travel, itinerary and practical arrangements are explained consistently.
4
Manage It Through to Decision
We manage the application from submission through to the decision, assisting with the process and further-document requests where appropriate. The competent Schengen authority makes the decision, not Lawyers for Expats Thailand.
What We Do For Our Clients
The full scope of what we handle
A partner-visit application brings together the relationship, the invitation and the practical arrangements for the trip. Here is the actual scope of what our team handles.
Understanding Your Relationship and Visit
Visiting a partner is not simply a generic tourist application. We first establish who the applicant is visiting, where the partner lives, the nature and history of the relationship, the proposed travel dates, the length of the visit, accommodation, funding, and the applicant's circumstances in Thailand.
Q
Do we have to be married for me to visit my partner in Europe?
Not necessarily. A short-stay visit to a partner is not limited only to married couples. The relevant evidence depends on the relationship, the proposed visit and the requirements applied by the Schengen state handling the application.
Preparing Relationship Evidence
Where the relationship forms an important part of the purpose of travel, we help organise appropriate evidence explaining it. Depending on circumstances this may include evidence of contact between the couple, time spent together, previous visits, photographs, travel history, marriage or civil-status documents where relevant, and other genuine evidence showing the relationship.
Q
How much relationship evidence do we need?
There is no single document package appropriate to every couple. The evidence should be sufficient to explain the genuine relationship and the circumstances of the proposed visit without simply submitting unnecessary material.
Invitation and Accommodation Evidence
Private visits commonly involve evidence from the person being visited. Depending on the destination and circumstances this can involve invitation information, host identity, host address, accommodation, the duration and purpose of the stay, the relationship to the applicant, and destination-specific invitation or sponsorship forms where required — the precise mechanism varies by Schengen state, and we confirm what applies before preparing the application.
Funding and Financial Support
Either the Thai applicant, the partner, or a combination may be relevant to funding, depending on the circumstances and the applicable rules. We help organise the applicant's finances, partner or sponsor support where applicable, employment or business evidence, accommodation support, travel expenses, and evidence connecting the financial arrangements to the proposed visit.
Q
Can my partner pay for my trip?
A partner may be able to provide financial or accommodation support, depending on the circumstances and the requirements of the Schengen state handling the application. Where support is being provided, we make sure the nature of that support and the supporting evidence are presented clearly.
Thai Circumstances and the Temporary Nature of the Visit
A short-stay application should present the applicant's genuine circumstances in Thailand and their intention to comply with the permitted visit. Depending on the applicant this can include employment, business, family circumstances, finances, previous travel, ongoing responsibilities and other relevant ties and circumstances.
Preparing, Submitting and Managing the Application
Our work includes preparing the application, organising relationship evidence, invitation and host documentation, financial evidence, accommodation and itinerary, and supporting Thai documents, before preparing for submission. Applicants also go through a biometric stage where applicable. We manage the application through to the decision and help with additional-document requests where appropriate.
Q
Does having a European partner guarantee that my visa will be approved?
No. A relationship does not guarantee approval. The competent authority assesses the complete application and the individual circumstances. Our role is to prepare and present the application and supporting evidence as clearly and consistently as possible.
Our Commitment To You
What you can hold us to
Your Relationship Presented Properly
We explain the relationship clearly and proportionately as part of the genuine reason for the proposed visit.
Both Partners Included in the Preparation
Where appropriate, we work with both the Thai applicant and the partner in Europe to organise the evidence required from each side.
One Consistent Application
We make sure the relationship, invitation, accommodation, finances and travel plans tell the same coherent story.
Managed Through to Decision
We manage the application from preparation and submission through to the decision and remain involved as the application progresses.
Who You'll Work With
Real people, not a case number
Kanokpich Ukritdutsadee (Lawyer Pook)
Managing Director & Lead Barrister
Leads the preparation of Schengen partner-visit visa applications for Thai clients, personally responsible for ensuring the relationship and supporting evidence presented reflects the couple's genuine circumstances.
Brian Ramsden
General Manager of Foreign Affairs
Your first point of contact. Brian coordinates the initial assessment of your relationship and travel plans, liaises on invitation and host evidence, and stays as your liaison as the application moves toward submission and decision.
Related Resources
More on visas abroad for Thai citizens
For the other Schengen visa services we handle, or other destinations we assist Thai citizens travelling to, see the pages below.
Schengen Visas for Thai Citizens
→Tourist, partner, family, business and event visas, and visa refusals, for travel to Europe
Schengen Tourist Visa for Thai Citizens
→Application and evidence preparation for Thai citizens travelling to Europe for tourism
Visas Abroad for Thai Citizens
→Visa application support for Thai citizens travelling to the UK, Europe, Australia, the US and more
Lawyers for Expats Thailand, 2026. The content of this page is general legal information and does not constitute legal advice for any specific matter. Please contact us for advice on your individual circumstances.