maikan

I finally got the answer from the Auckland Thai Consulate. I copy the list of required docs in case someone is looking for the info (no need of financial proof) :

The documents we require are as followed:

- Application form completed and signed

- Passport or travel document valid for at least 6 months from expected date of arrival, or 18 months if you are going to be in Thailand for 12 months.

- Passport sized photo

- Copy of air ticket or confirmed travel itinerary

- Copy of your marriage certificate

- Copy of your wife’s Thai passport

- Copy of your wife’s Thai ID card

This application process will take 3 to 4 working days.

Easy!

Hi,

I'm a French Canadian citizen living in Chiang Mai. I'm gonna travel to New Zealand next month and I would like to get a new Thai visa by the same occasion.

I'm married to a Thai and I would like to ask for the non-immigrant multiple-entry one-year O visa for the first time. The problem is... Thai embassy and consulate websites in New Zealand are anything but comprehensive... I know it's possible to get such a visa in Auckland (this is where it'd be the most convenient for me), but I don't know what the requirements are, which papers I need to provide.

I emailed the Auckland consulate but got no answer back (which seems to be their style).

Did anybody here asked for a Thai visa in New Zealand before?

I'm especially concerned about whether or not I need to provide a bank statement... If you ask for a spouse visa outside Thailand, do you usually need to show a Thai bank account statement with 400,000 bahts having been there for two months? Or do you only have to show that once you're in Thailand and you go to the immigration office?

Thanks for your help.

There is a Canadian consulate in Chiang Mai where you can apply for your passport.

Info: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/thailand-thailande/consular_services_consulaires/consul_thailand-thailande.aspx?lang=eng#ChiangMai

You do not need to go to immigration you will just show your both passports when departing the country and they will take care of stamps. You only need to go to immigration if you have an extension of stay.

Thanks for your answer.

I decided not to use the mail nor the Canadian Consulate in CM and to go directly to Bangkok to apply and to pick-up my passport. The processing time is now of 20 working days, i.e. up to 28 days! Since I'll be on a 30 days visa-exemption, adding the mailing time I'd be in overstay.

I had to go to Bangkok anyway, so it's ok, but I think the processing time at Canadian Embassy could be shorter (15 working days like before made better sense).

Good to know I can show to the border with my both passports, cause I may not even had the time to go to the Immigration office before...

Hi,

I resuscitate this post to ask a question about the renewing process of a Canadian Passport, if anyone can help.

I'll need to renew my passport soon, only two (non opposite) blank pages left, it's causing me problem already, since it's a requirement for getting a Thai visa in Delhi (where I'll go next month).

I live in Chiang Mai and I plan to send my application to Bangkok by mail. Question is : do I need to add any additional fee to my payment to get my new passport back by mail or courrier?

And, once I got my passports, how do I transfer the stamp from the old one to the new one? I guest the CM immigration office is the place to go, but I'd appreciate a confirmation of that. At the time I'll renew my passport, I'm gonna have a simple 30 days visa-exemption stamp.

Oh, and note that Canada DO NOT make any 48 pages passport anymore. All passports are 36 pages. Therefore I decided to get a 5 years passport only, since I don't think 36 pages will be enough for 10 years travelling...

5 years CA passport is now 5,700 THB.

10 years is 7,800 THB.

Pheng maak!

Maikan for sure it's not only about the interview, my package was complete and no interview required. It's hard to know why for some there is an longer delay. That being said, delay expected was 22 months and surprisingly it took 22 months if you go along this route, plan for it at least you won't be disapointed.

Hi sunnyday09,

Good to know, thx for the report. First time I ear of such a delay without any interview... I know there's a part of it which is arbitrary and unpredictable...

Thanks to people who answer this topic.

I got the information I was looking for now. The answer to the question is... there's no answer! It can take 7 months and it can take 24 months. It depends on the VO, but of course, it also depends on the situation, the relationship between spouse and sponsor, and the quality of the application (proofs etc.) sent to Singapour.

For those who are in a situation similar to mine and want more infos, I suggest you go check on this forum (for Canada immigration specifically) :

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/family-class-sponsorship-b5.0/

If you apply from the province of Quebec you gonna have to go through Immigration Quebec first, so you can add a few months over that. After you've done your part in Quebec they will issue you certificat de sélection Québec wich you gonna use in the Canadian portion of the process.

Where will you be residing? If its Quebec the rules may differ slightly from the rest of Canada.

Residing in QC does not introduce any additional delays! It simply cost $300 more - the cost of applying for CSQ (Certificat de selection du Qeubec). Once you receive your stage 1 (sponsor) approval letter (from CIC Mississauga), you apply for CSQ. It takes about 1 month to get it, and it goes it parallel with your main application, which is forwarded by CIC Mississauga to the visa office in charge of your application.

Once the CSQ is issued, immigration QC will forward it to the embassy in charge of your file. It happens even before the embassy starts looking at your file, hence no additional delays.

That's right. That's what I found doing researches. No additional delay for immigrating to Qc. Yes, this is where we're going to reside.

We ear a lot of things on things on forums, so I double check any info.

As for the "24 months", I made a lot of researches and asked a lot of people, and it's not always the case at all. Some people wait 9-12 months, some 15 months, some 24 months or even longer. Mainly, it depends if the applicant is called for an interview or not.

my husband applied through singapore and it took 3 months. the wait time said 6-8 months. this was 4 years ago mind you, before harper screwed up the country, so it may be longer now. it is much faster through singapore than inside canada, and she won't need a TRV which may be very difficult to get, depending on her financial situation.

Thanks for your quick answer.

If what you're saying is true, the actual processing time is totally different from what is presently announced on the CIC Internet site :

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm/fc-spouses.asp

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-fc.asp

Can anyone else valid that?

Hi,

I am a (French) Canadian citizen living presently in Thailand. I'm engaged to a Thai women. Our relationship is only six months old, but we're beginning to talk about moving to Canada together already, because we know that if we do so, it's going to be a long process. We would start the process in a few months, giving us some more time to test and consolidate our relationship before making a move.

I read a lot of posts on forums already, I'm familiar with the difficulties of an inland demand... It means my fiancée should ask for a TRV first, although a TRV normally means that the Thai Citizen plans to go back to Thailand at the end of visa validity... (Canada abolished fiancé visa many years ago.)

Problem is : the processing time for sponsorship of spouse application at the Canadian visa office in Singapour is now said to be... 24 months!!! Source : the CIC official site (can't put the link since I'm new here, but you'll find it easily).

24 months is a long time. I plan to move back to Canada next summer, can't think of living a long-distance relationship for two years.

On most forums (from past years), people were talking about a processing time of 9 to 12 months. What a change! Can anyone confirm that the processing time posted on CIC site reflects reality?

For an inland demand, processing times are said to be 6 months for step 1 and 8 months for step 2 (so 14 months total), but on very recent forums some people said it took them only 6 month for the whole process.

Thanks a lot if you can help confirm these informations.