Hi Bums
If you want to bring your Thai partners to UK then get in quick! ~~~ see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/10270797.stm
Although why anyone would want to come to this bankrupt, cold miserable place beats me!
TBWG
English rules tightened for immigrant partnersMinisters are bringing forward to the autumn measures requiring many immigrants marrying UK citizens to prove they have a command of English.
The measures, which Labour had planned to introduce in July 2011, will apply to partners coming to the UK from areas outside the EU, such as South Asia.
but what really should worry you is:
The measure applies to same-sex partners.