Just though it would be helpful if we pooled any experiences good, bad or indifferent we may have had regarding obtaining a visa to bring a ladyboy or GG back to your home country for a visit. I recently managed to get a visa for Ireland and some guys have said to me since why not share how you did it with other members. So while my experience only involves getting a Thai national into Ireland I'd imagine the basics are similar for most western nations.
There are 2 routes to go in obtaining a visa.
1 Avail of the services of a visa company, here are many in Pattaya and I am sure elsewhere around Los where farangs gather.
2 Do it by yourself.
I decided to do it by myself and so have have no experience of the visa companies, perhaps someone who has can share their insights here. The Irish consulate gave me a sheet of requirement, one section being
Required Documents - Contact/Host in Ireland
A Letter of Invitation,
Copy of all Pages of my passport,
A bank statement,
Current utility bill where the visitor will be accommodated
and the other section
Required Documents - Applicant
Undertaking letter ie reason for visit, how long, undertaking that you will observe the conditions of the visa, if you are unemployed please state what you are doing.
Passport valid for 6 months
If you are employed a letter, stating how long you have been employed, your travel dates and the date you will return to work
A detailed statement of your bank account (covering previous 6 months)
House Registration Book ( all Thais have this, it's a document to show where they were born)
Provisional Flight booking
Evidence of insurance.
There were other family member requirements on the form but this did not apply to us in this application.
So just from a quick browse you can see potential problems if the girl is "unemployed" so to speak which fortunately for me was not the case. I'll give more details in the next post, so feel free to add any info you may have and ask questions if you wish me to elaborate on any of the requirements above.