michael888

I believe I have to get a laos visa from penom penh befor crossing the border into laos from cambodia. does anyone know where the laos embassy is and how much tourist visas cost? thanks

hello ,,,stolen passport with jan. 10 as visa expiry date,,,,applied for new one (jan.5) will take approx 2 weeks. called Thai imm. and they said I have to wait till i get new passport before i go to them...I have a letter from US imm. and police report....,,Does this sound right, I cannot do anything with Thai immicgration until i get the new passport? Will I be able to negotiate something with them about the overstay fee?

An extension of stay can only be given in a passport, which you don't have....

When you have your new passport, you have to go to immigraiton with the letter from your embassy and the police report to get the entry details in your passport, so you can leave the country. At that time they will also look at the overstay problem.

If you still had a valid visa, that one is lost. Immigration will only transfer you entry details and permission to stay to your new passport, not the visa itself. So once you have settled things with immigration, you will have to get a new visa from abroad.

so i will only have details of my last enttry into Thailand? thanks

thank you for your replys,,,,,yes have a police report,,,,it really was stolen......so i can go after i get the new passport or should i go now ,,,with the letter from the embassy stating i have applied for a new pass. and police report? thanks

my passport was stolen and the last of 3 60 day entrys are up on jan 10. i went to us imm. and will recieve a pass. in approx. 2 weeks or less. what i was wondering is . what can i accomplish by going to thai imm. with the letter stating i have applied for a new pass. and police report , and copy of old pass. will i have to get a 30 day extension? can they issue that without the actual passport. is there another thai imm. contingency for such a thing. i dont want to pay overstay fees ,i think its 500bt per day....but on the other hand what kind of stamp will us imm. give me when i pick up my pass.....will it be easier for me to get a new tourist visa when i leave and come back? i was planning on doing that any way ...before this happened. my passport will be clean essentially... or will thai imm. put a record of my previous visa inmy pass.? also will thai imm. charge me something for losing my visa?,,, i f i go before my passport comes im pretty sure ill have to pay the 30 day extension. sorry i know its convoluded anda lot of info. im basically just trying to find out if i gain anything by not going to thai imm. ,,,like a better chance at a new multi entry tourist visa (probably from laos) thanks

hello,,,just wondering if Laos is still the best place to get a new 60 day 2 entry tourist visa. i had posted about a month ago and that seemed to be the consensus. i have a US passport and am currently in Thailand, on last of 3 entry visa which is up on Jan 10th. thank you for your help

hello, I have been scouring the internet for days trying to find out exactly what documents I need to get a b visa.( will be applying for this is a neighboring SEA country). I cant seem to get a definite answer. I know I need a letter of invitation from the company, and I think I also need a reciept showing I've filed a wp3 form for work permit. some posts are sayiing I also need various documents about the company. other posts say I just need those for the 1 year extension. thanks for your help

can I , as the employee, file for the permit.?..of course with all of the required paperwork. I believe i need a completed wp3 form and a letter of intent from the employer. thank you,,,some are saying i can do this ( the employee),,,,some say the employer----which is correct?

wondering if a wp3 form can be filed by mail. my perspective employer cannot travel to bangkok. thanx for your help

hello. I am inquiring about getting a work permit and 1 year work visa. I am currently in Thailand on a 60 day, 3 entry visa ( the third entry of which is up on Jan. 10). I have a Thai friend who owns a bungalow resort in Raynong, and is willing to say I work for her as manager of the resort. I actually will be down there maintaining the property for a while as it is a new property and she hasn't really got it up and running yet. Can anyone tell me how I would go about applying for a work permit and work visa, and how long that might take. Also, what forms I will need, what my friend will have to do to complete the process, and what kind of scrutiny the board of labor implements for obtaining a permit and visa. thank you.

thank you for your replies. Is Laos the best and or only place to acquire a new double entry tourist visa? and does anyone know if Thai immigration might give me a hassle for back to back visas of such length? thank you , Michael . Can you get extensions on every entry ?

hello,,,i'm currently in tThailand on the last 60 days of a triple entry 60 day tourist visa with an american passport. ( ive entered the country 3 times already). i'm good till Jan.10, I'm trying to figure out what to do after that. I am looking for a job teaching English but haven't found one with a contract yet, done some work sporadically at language schools. Want to stay longer and get a long term apartment. Can I get a new 60 day multiple entry visa( preferably),or 60 day single entry visa by leaving the country, say KL or Laos or Cambodia, how long would that take, how much, and where do you think is the best country to do this is . I know its a lot of information, thank you very much for your help.

thanks for all the advice...i thought the "enter before" date was just that, I must start using the visa before that date. if i make my last entry into thailand say hypothetically on the 10th of Nov. 2010, with a "enter before" date of 18th of Nov. 2010 will i still get 60 days or will i have to leave before the 18th?

does Thai immigration charge for even one day overstay and how much do they charge?, thank you.

hello , I have a three entry 60 day tourist visa from the U.S. and was told that if i took the 30 day extension instead of leaving the country and returning for an additional 60 days my 60 day visa would then be void. does anyone know if this is true. was going to not leave the country if possible. but will leave country to preserve validity of visa - its not that big of a deal to go and come back. is the 30 day extension to be used at the end of the visa? that is the advice I have been given,,,,thank you

Option 1 will cover up to almost six months using 30 day extensions of stay.

Option 2 will require school paperwork and will cost.

Option 3 will require school paperwork and may not be available for CELTA

use the first 30 day extension and then leave and come back, get a new 60 days, then get another 30 day extension. Is this the way its done to get the most time out of the visa? thanks

judging by the $175 fee, the denial must have been from the US embassy Thailand. I heard its very common in terms of the

rejection rate.

How else you think they pay for the deficit

i haven't experienced this . I was just wondering if it was commonplace or if anyone had an experience as such. Just considering options. Going to study in thailand then teach - trying to decide on the best visa to get. yes, thai consulate in US (LA), usually pretty generous actually. have acceptance letter from school but course is for 1+ month.

Just a reminder that free tourist visas will be availeble starting tomorrow.

LA and washington DC consulates in the US haven't updated their website to this fact, not that I expect information.

was wondering if anyone has ever experienced the denial of visa and withholding and non refund of visa fee. It states on the form tthat they dont have to refund the fee. that would REALLY suck for the $175 one year visa.

was wondering if this was possible if employment was found ,,,thanks

Going to Thailand mid July to take 1 month Celta course during august, then find English teaching job ,,,by November.

Optiion 1: can get free 60 day 2 entry tourist visa ( evidently on may 11 they will be free), leave country after 2 months and come back, have 2 more months- probably enough time to get job (which will supply me with visa and work permit).

Option 2: get $65 3 month 1 entry type ED visa , will most likely have to leave country to get 3 more months before finding employment and pay for re entry permit also - but will have a total of 6 months instead of 4 with the tourist visa.

Option 3 : get multiple entry 1 year type ED visa for $175. wont have to worry about leaving the country to "renew" but will have "wasted" time on it - and money when ( hopefully) i find employment and get new type of visa to secure work permit.

Yep i know , a bit confusing. Any advice or help greatly appreciated ....thanks

are Thai consulates issuing free tourist visas starting may 11th? seem to remember a previous post stating this......thanx

So what were the red shirts planning to do to the troops had they have been there?!

This is just going to far! Something needs to be done, and SOON

<deleted>!.........they need to just go home

has thai immigration extended the free 60 day tourist visa policy? i read something about this but the consulate's website still has the original information of the free visas till march 2010. thanx

Sad.... tragic..... Prayers for those who died