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I recently came back from a successful visa run to KL. Very easy. 

Took a flight from Phuket on Tuesday night, checked into a hotel near the Thai embassy - Lanson Place, not the cheapest  there (approx. 1500 thb / night) but very much recommended and walking distance from Petronas Towers/ city center.

 Was at the embassy the next morning at 8:30 with a set of required documents and money for the fee (all listed on the embassy's website). There were already 5 people in line. The gates opened at 9:00 and i was out of there before 10 with visa application filed. 

A day and a half of exploring the city later (it was my first time in KL and I enjoyed this city beak from village living in Phuket a lot) i popped into the embassy at 2:45 (the gate opens at 2:30) and collected my visa - the passport was handed to me with a smile.

Back home the same day.

Total cos was approx. 10k THB (flight, hotel, visa fee) excluding food and city transport. Now will get a Work Permit and one year extension. 

Thank you for your replies. 

Is Ranong crossing still valid option for the 30 days on arrival all stamp? I remember that there was a time when they were supposed to stop issuing those there.

Hello, 

I decided not to extend the contract with the company I currently work for, which means that by the end of this month I'll be loosing my work permit and my one year extension of stay.

What to do next to be able to stay here till I find a new job? I'm Polish, 35, no Thai wife. Live in Phuket with 2 kids.

Tourist visa? On arrival stamp? Sth else?What's the best place in the region to obtain one or the other?

Thank you in advance

What's the worst consequence of ignoring a 90 days report?

Who if one was not to report for a year, two, ever? How and when would one hit in trouble and what kind of trouble?

Of course as a law abiding citizen I'm asking purely theoretically, out of scientific curiosity. 

Thank you!

Thank you,

I understand that holders of multiple entry non b visas need to leave the country every 90 days to extend their stay. If thats not an option for an Indian will she be able to get a single entry non b followed by a one year extension of stay based on work permit, assuming that the company provides all necessary documents?

Hello. Is it possible to convert a tourist visa to non b visa when in Thailand?

Someone I know was offered employment in Thailand, she's in her home country of India now. The company's lawyer asked her to come to Thailand on a tourist visa which they will then convert to a non b.

Just want to make sure if that's possible and will she be able to later get a one year extension of stay based on employment to avoid border runs.

I've just receibed a single entry non b visa in Vientiane, based on a work permit application and company papers from Phuket.

I arrived to Laos a couple of days before applying for my non b visa at the Consulate in Vientiane. That's why I reached Vientiane on a bus from Luang Prabang, in the middle of the night. From the bus station I got a tuk tuk to the consulate, by asking to be taken to the Lao Singapore College, a sort of local landmark, next doors to the consuate. I reached the front gate at aroud 4am, the consulate opens at 8:00 so I found an empty tuk tuk nearby and took a nap on the passengers seat.

The line started forming at aroud 7, by 8 it was about 50-100 ppl long, much less then I was warned it would be. Once the gates opened, everybody orderly proceeded to the consulate widows, I got my papers checked and received a slip with number 001 and was asked to come and collect the passport the next day. The 2000 for the single entry visa would also be collected the day after. 15 minutes in and out. (plus 4h waiting outside )

The next day I shows up at the Consulate at aroud 12:00, the official opening time is 13:30 but the gates were open by 12:30. Inside a messy line started forming in front of the window where visas were to be collected, the atmosphere was that of eager anticipation, a bit tense , with some people wanting to queue according the the application numbers and some on the first come first served basis. It's the first option that is the practice - even though the queue numbers displays weren't working, the officer refused to serve some people with higher number and processed my application Nr 001 first. I paid 2000 baht and got my visa.

Some things I noticed:

There are signs announcing "no visa agencies" all over the place yet the place is swarming with visa agents.

You can get your application filled in for l00 baht outside the consulate, 50 baht inside, or you can do it for free yourself.

The official list of fees on the consulate's wall states that multiple entry non b visas are only available for residents of Laos.

There is a baguettes and coffee/drunks right outside the consulate. There also coffee stand inside the consulate.

I used exactly the same set of company documents I had used 3 weeks earlier in Kolkata to apply for a non b and had my application refused (received my passport with visa but stamped "void".) No such issues in Vientiane.

There is a lot of cafés and restaurants around the consulate (many of them Korean). There are also some guesthouses - I staid a 5 minutes walk away in an ok place with bathroom, aircon and fridge for 500 Baht.

I didn't feel like exploring Vientiane. Only went to cinema in what seems to be a new shopping mall - the least crowded mall I've seen in Asia so far.

The place is swarming with tuk tuk and taxi drivers. They wanted 100.000 kip or 400 baht for a ride the the train station. I bargained it down to 70.000 and made my way back to bkk by train.

Hope this helps someone. Cheers.

PS. Typed this on my phone so sorry for typos if any.

I did have one, took it to Kolkata along with other required documents but got the Voided visa and in the meantime the letter expired (it's only valid for a month) so now my lawyer has to apply for a new one at the labour office all over again.

By the way, as forum ppl predicted - no problem getting the 30 days on arrival stamp with the Void visa in my passport.

Hello,

I'm thinking of applying for a non b visa based on employment in Laos. I will be visiting Luang Prabang later this month and thought to use this opportunity get my visa - where should I go - Vientiane or Savannakhet? Vientiane is closer, is it a good place for a Single Entry Non B Visa application with the aim of getting a one year extension of stay later on?

Maybe its worth mentioning that I'm applying for a visa based on papers from a new company that had recently applied for my WP. I had a lawyer collect all the required documents and applied for a Non B in Kolkata but received the visa with a VOID stamp on it (posted about it before but for some reason the post was deleted). I don't know what was wrong with my previous application and haven't heard any explanation from the consulate in Kolkata (yet?). That's why I'm looking to go to a place which creates the least possible hassle with visas.

http://www.khonphilippine.com/2016/03/discussing-new-overstay-rules-with.html

Here, officers of Immigration in Phitsanulok confirm, no bans or fines for under 15s.

Pol. Capt. Upinya Boonruangnam : "A child under 15 years old won't be fined of overstaying and won't be barred from re-entering. A child from 15 - 18 years old will be fined from overstaying but will not be barred from re-entering."

Someone above mentioned Chonburi and Chang Mai immigration warned people of bans for overstaying children. I heard the same is being said at Phuket immigration. More confusion.

I think I'll have the ministerial order 1/2558 printed out and will carry it with me when taking a trip aboard with my daughter in April.

Hi,

I live in Thailand and have a 3 year old daughter, born here but with a foreign passport.

I've never gotten her a visa as kids don't pay overstay fines, travelled in and out of country with her numerous times, never had any trouble with the immigration despite many months of overstay on her on arrival stamp each time.

Do the "overstya crackdown" affect her in any way. In fact I came by information that the age of overstay without fines has been risen to 18. On the other hand I was warned that she might be banned for her long overstay. What's closer to truth?

I don't recommend KL as a place to get any visa. They are unpredictable in their requirements.

Thank you, that's exactly what I needed to know, I was thinking of going to KL instead of Penang as the flights are much cheaper but I think I'll pass.

You could go to Penang and get a single entry tourist visa.

Going back to tourist visa. Is Penang the only option or can I get it in KL (or elsewhere)? How long am I allowed to stay on a single tourist visa?

I assume you child's mother is on an extension of stay based upon working.

That is correct

Your child is eligible for an extension as her dependent with no financial proof based upon her extension.

Ok, so what do I need to get first? An extension of stay for my daughter based on her mothers extension, as her dependent? Does she need to get a visa (what kind) for that or what is the procedure?

And then, once she get's an extension as her mother's dependent, I can get a single entry Non-O based on that, without financial proof?

Thank you, very helpful

If she was on an extension you could get the single entry non-o with no financial proof needed. She should at least be on an extension as her mothers dependent.

For my daughter to become her mother's dependent, the mother would have to show 500k thb in the bank right? Also, not sure if it matters, but as mentioned before, I'm not married to the mother.

You could go to Penang and get a single entry tourist visa.

What are the requirements and will I get it if I already have a double entry tourist visa with a 30 day extension on each stay?

Does your child have and extension of stay based upon attending school? You could get a single entry non-o visa if she is on one.

I don't think she has one, she's on a on arrival stamp and a long overstay (if I got her the proper visa and extension of stay do I still need to show 500k thb in thai bank?)

You going to school yourself and getting an Ed Visa.

What are the costs/ procedures for obtaining one?

Hello. I've lived in Thailand for about 5 years now, I have a non-Thai girlfriend (we're not married) who works and had a Non-B visa, I have a 3 years old daughter who has a non-thai passport and is enrolled in a local school.

90% of my time here I had a Non-B Visas from various jobs. However about 6 months ago I lost my job and had to apply for a tourist visa, which I did, in Kolkata where I received a double entry tourist visa. Yesterday I applied for the final 30 days extension on my second entry which means I have tl leave Thailand by Jan 14, 2016.

What options do I have? Initially I thought about a guardian visa for my daughter but I don't have the required 300.000 (or 500.000, not sure which is it) baht in my bank account. Though also about a dependent visa on my girlfriends non B but to get that we'd have to be married and that turned out to be very complicated to set up (both our countries required long lists of documents that we couldn't produce, definitely wan't be able to make it happen by Jan 14. )

In my current passport (I changed it quite recently) I have just one Double Entry tourist Visa with 30 days extensions on both entires.

I live in Phuket so the closest embassy would be KL / Penang / Singapore. I'm Polsh, 33 years old.

What are my options?

I need the proof of address to get married to my girlfriend. She is Indian and her embassy requires this document to issue her the document she need to get married to me.

We want to get married so that I can stay in TH as her dependant (she has a non or the other way round once I get a job. We also have a daughter whom we'd like to make a dependant visa aswell.

After 4 years in TH I was suddenly left jobless and without non B visa. I'm currently on my second on arrival 30 day entry stamp and I'm planning to lave and get a tourist visa soon to figuyre out what to do next.

Soooo, I want to get married to get a proper visa but I need a proper visa to get married... ?

Hello,

Will I be able to get a proof of address from immigration while staying here on a on-arrival stamp form the airport? I live in Thailand but found myself in between jobs, hence no proper visa for a (hopefully) short while. I actually need the proof of address to legazlie my relationship in Thailand and get a proper visa.

Any by the way, is it possible to extend a 30 days on arrival stamp? And if I do, will I have trouble getting another one or a touriust visa later on?

thanks

I will.

As of now i have a number of options:

- I will go to local immigration and try to convince them to squeeze in the re-entry stamp somewhere in my passport. I was told that if I make it sound urgent enough, they might show some flexibility.

- I will apply for a temporary passport at my embassy. This is something different than a ETD and works like normal passport, just has no biometric data. It can be made within one day at my embassy at additional cost. I will then try to get a reentry in this document Suvarnabhumi airport.

- There is still hope that I will get my new passport before I leave.

If I'm lucky, one of these will work out and I wan't lose mu visa and will be able to apply for an extension of stay based on a WP once I'm back in Thailand. Though this would be only 3 day before my current visa expires....

Great!

This brings me back to the question - will I be able to get a re-entry permit or a new non b visa in a emergency travel document?

Thank you

The problem is that, like I mentioned before, I have no space left in my passport so I won't be able to get a new non b during my trip outside of Thailand. This is why I wanted to return to Thailand for a couple of days on a on arrival entry stamp, collect my new passport from the embassy and go for a visa run to get a non b based on my wp. Will they automatically cancel my wp because of this few days on a wrong visa in the country?

Regarding the validity of WP when visa is cancelled/lost/expired - I found information in this topic claiming that it remains valid.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/306016-12-month-visa-cancelled-forgot-to-get-re-entry-permit/

Can anyone confirm? Will my wp we valid if I lose my visa (not yet an extention of stay but a 3 months non b visa) due to lack of a reentry permit when I leave Thailand?