Jajazazajaja

Don’t need any “something fishy here” replies, before anyone starts 

My missus never picked her diploma, she graduated from Thacharin commercial school In 2007 and the school closed down its commercial arm a few years later. We contacted the school who said they destroyed all records (helpful) 

how can we get her diploma? Do schools have to send their records to MoE?
 

as to why she never collected it, who bloody knows?
Yes, she really did graduate. 

Still nothing?

5 hours ago, NanLaew said:

My experience in late 2018 on arrival at Suvarnabhumi is the same as @Shannoblic's. I was advised that I could only use the passport that had my Retirement Extension and not the other 'blank' one for a 30-day visa exempt entry. Per @Dusty Dog's experience, the Immigration Supervisor also chided me about two passports and told me I have to cancel one.

 

For clarity, passports are now linked in the Immigration database. The passport officer who bailed me up was busy reciting my travel history to his supervisor including the fact that I had previously had Marriage Extensions, all this from the screen in front of him. Before this event, I was in and out of Thailand several times a year, using either passport without let or hindrance since before 1980.

 

British citizens can legally hold two passports but is illegal to shuffle them when entering Thailand. The Thai authorities cannot force you to cancel one of your passports. It's just their way of saying they are more clever than you think while being ignorant of our law that says we can legally have two passports.

 

Depends what you mean by shuffling them, I’ve had business visas on one passport for 15 years, but have used my other passport to enter Thailand on a 30 day waiver about 70 times in that time when the passport with the B visa was back in the Russian embassy in the U.K. or whatever 

15 hours ago, Dusty Dog said:

When I worked in Bangkok I had 2 UK passports and was told by Immigration that this was not acceptable in Thailand and this was confirmed by UK Embassy. One passport had to be cancelled. 

Absolute utter and complete Nonsense, I’ve been living here for 15 years coming and going twice a month with dual passports. It was only commentated on once when a friendly IO casually asked me if I had 2 passports, I said I had and she just said oh

its none of Thailand business how many passports you have 

23 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

" For the time being, foreign nationals categorized below are denied permission to enter Japan as ones who fall under the Article 5, paragraph (1), item (xiv) of Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, unless special exceptional circumstances are found.

(1) Foreigners who have stayed in any of the following countries/regions within 14 days prior to the application for landing:

Note that foreigners (from the countries and regions where the entry bans do not apply) are not denied to enter Japan when they arrive in Japan via any of the following 159 countries or regions, which are subject to denial of permission to entry, for refueling or transit purpose. Those who entered those countries or regions will, however, be subject to the entry ban.

Asia

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam"

 

From the Japanese embassy website which links to the MoFA website

https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/fna/page4e_001053.html

 

Even for those judged to fall under the "special exceptional circumstances" provision, there is a mandatory 14 day quarantine on arrival

 

Thanks Sheryl 

2 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

You can only use one passport while in the country and it has to be the passport you used for entry.

If you left the country using your current passport your current extension would become invalid on the day you leave. Then you could enter using the other passport with a new visa in it.

Thanks Joe

yes I know, I have a re entry permit for my extension of stay by the way so could re enter with it.
my concern is having 2 visas at the same time 

so I don’t need to cancel this if i also get a B in my other passport

cheers 

Thanks Joe

my question is more is it allowed to have 2 different Visas at once, or do I have to cancel my existing one?

The Japanese immigration site just confuses me. Will I be able to fly directly there with a negative Covid test and an invitation letter from the company I’m visiting?

Hello all,

I am a UK national with 2 passports (due to traveling a lot I am allowed to have 2)

in one passport I have a 12 month extension of stay based on volunteering, can I also apply for and get a Non B visa in my other passport At the same time (I have no problems getting a B Visa from back home)

thanks 

I think you are confusing yourself

at the moment no volunteer visa holders are permitted to enter Thailand, that has nothing to do with re entry permits, this the Visa that isn’t letting you back in at the moment.

as soon as volunteer visas are allowed back you can come back using your re entry permit 

This guy is completely out of his mind. 

 

ok, Orton, time for bed now.

10 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

But such an, as you admit, fraudulently obtained extension is not going to be covered by plausible deniability if you go back to your own immigration office they will want to know what your address was in the other province and why you did not fill out a TM28. There are not grounds for deniability anyway, other than they were paid to do it. Once you start on the visa road you are stuck with it, or you will have a lot of questions to answer if you want to go legal again,

If you want to “go legal” again?

what on earth are you talking about?

Orton has to be on a wind up here?

Corruption, in Thailand?

You’ll be discovering steam, next 

2 minutes ago, steven100 said:

stupid .... if you don't have enough to pay an agent ... you shouldn't be in Thailand.

Bit harsh calling someone stupid 

1 minute ago, ThailandRyan said:

If someone does not have a valid visa, or an extension of said visa and has been on amnesty without getting the embassy letter or such as needed, then waiting until the day after the amnesty ends puts you on overstay, and only a miracle will allow you to obtain a visa without leaving the country first, and or possibly paying the heavy overstay fine levied.

if someone isn’t on a valid visa they need to be finding an agent who can process a medical extension.

that shouldn’t be too hard

5 minutes ago, ninjabkk said:

before go to the visa agent can I wait until 21th Sep next week that the final day government will announce amnesty or not. ..?  

Risky....

I had the same thought but caved in the end and forked out for a Visa. It’s not worth the risk to me 

3 minutes ago, ninjabkk said:

did you get a visa only 2 days waiting ... ?  Wed to Fri 

Extension of current Non B if I were you I’d get on this on Monday. 

3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Look at what I responded to and the words I used.  He asked about getting the volunteer visa after Amnesty ends.  So give it a rest

spoke to an agent in Pattaya about this and he said (without a great deal of conviction) that it still should be possible after amnesty ends. But will cost you

6 minutes ago, 2530Ubon said:

I agree that he's wrong, but did you apply for an extension, or did you apply for a non imm visa + extension? two very different things with different time frames.

already on Non Im so it’s just an extension with Re entry permit.

5 hours ago, steven100 said:

You should have acted a lot earlier than this.  Agents need time to facilitate processing with their IO.

Depends on what Visa you are on, i applied on Wednesday for a 1 year extension and my passport was back with me this morning With the new stamp and entry permit.