stuarty

Mine says valid for 10 years. Length of stay 5 years. So I take that to mean there will be a review of your status/qualifications after 5 years. No mention of when I must make initial entry to Thailand, but I'm going in December.

If In Winepro buy Macpherson Shiraz ( about 600 baht) and thank me later

I think you are right. I applied for visa at London embassy. It’s clear you must pay the visa fee upfront in that case before they will proceed

Pending payment means you have to pay now or they will not process

I got the visas for me and mrs stuarty yesterday from the London embassy it took 7 working days. They were said ( in the status online) to be emailed and I did get an email with my visa but wife did not. However when I went back into her online account I saw that it was there ( so watch for that if you are waiting for an email) for downloading so we just did that and printed both out. The length of stay is 5 years so we will see what happens at immigration at Phuket airport in December My wife’s passport will expire next year. Can any visa like this in an expired passport be transferred to a new passport by Thai immigration upon request? Or will she need to carry both passports for 4 years?

Do they have them in Pattaya?

The removed ones were actioned because the authorities were finally pressured to clear them pursuant to supreme court decisions, despite the previous fat mayor letting it drag on for years.. The heat is not on yet for the others remaining further along.

My kids will travel alone to Phuket soon from UK though Bangkok. Their bags cannot be checked through to Phuket and so they will need to collect bags and then check in for the domestic flight (still at Suvarnabhumi Airport). Is this an easy enough process? Would they pass through immigration in BKK and then proceed to domestic area with bags or what? Anything to watch out for? Grateful for advice.

The $100000 can be in any currency in any country afaik. Mine was approved on this basis without any $ element. It is $100k or equivalent.

Pending is more advanced than processing if all is normal on the site

Hilton Garden Inn or Cassia -both Bangtao and walk to beach and local restuarants.

Where in Phuket will this be?

Really? When you complete the online form for spouse, it asks for $100,000. from my wife's dependent application online form: Health insurance policy covering entire course of stay in Thailand, with coverage for hospitalization treatment of no less than 50,000 USD and the remaining period of no less than 10 months OR evidence showing valid social security benefits which insures hospitalization and treatment in Thailand OR financial evidence showing a deposit of no less than 100,000 USD in a bank account which has been held for no less than 12 months at the time of application

I have my approval, and have now submitted separate application for my wife. While slightly more simple, I am surprised that - apart from having to pay separate full visa fee (50,000B) - she also has to show $100,000 personal bank deposit for 12 months in lieu of medical insurance. I would have thought that if I have approved her online in their BoI system as a dependent spouse, our (my) personal funds, which I have already shown, would have also covered for her, but apparently not. She needs to show separate bank deposit for last 12 months. No problem for us as she has that bank deposit (WP!) and can show it, but it seems unduly onerous. What if one is applying also for dependent children (less than 18 years old). Do they also each have to show having $100,000 for 12 months? That would be ridiculous imho.

I received my BoI letter today with approval letter (i.e. no further documents needed to be submitted). The letter said the approval is valid for 10 years to October 2032. There is no mention in the letter of having to apply for LTR visa (in my case evisa at London Consulate) within a certain time from receipt of the letter. Does anyone know the position on this? Also there is no mention of my spouse in the approval letter, only me, even although full details for her were provided in my application. Anyone got the same, and/or know how the wife would make her application for the visa?

In my case I applied on 1 September and approved today In early September they required me to upload some further bank statements. That was the only slight complication

Is it only 4 demolished (Paul's, Tony's, Beach2 etc) and the 7 0r 8 further north are still there. And all the bars on the beach south of Saii hotel?

If you can change the currency option to pay in another currency (if you have it) then it will be cheaper than paying in pounds.

BoI confirmed to me it’s B50,000 per person for the visa so for a family of 4 from UK it’s £6000!

It is not clear to me whether a spouse and dependent (s) who are also “eligible for the same visa” have to PAY for their visa once the applicant is approved. Anyone know?

Has anyone got the visa yet?

Also I think he has some digestive issues going on there

Has anyone received full approval of LTR visa yet?

But you only made one application? I would ask them. And also request an update for your application

Not had that one