BritTim

Definitely advisable if possible. I am not current on express passport applications in the UK. At one time, for a hefty price, even same day was possible. I think the minimum now might be seven days (in person at regional passport offices).

You can either acquire a new multiple entry visa, and continue doing 90-day border bounces; or you can apply for an extension of your permission to stay. The extension of your permission to stay can either be based on working; or can be based on Thai spouse. In the former case, apart from the work permit, you will also need a minimum salary from your Thai employment to qualify for the extension. For an extension based on Thai spouse, the requirements for the extension are different. The requirements for multiple entry Non O and multiple entry Non B visas are again different. A multiple entry Non B visa is usually difficult to get unless you are a director of the company. If you want to continue to use multiple entry visas, a fresh multiple entry Non O based on Thai spouse will probably be best.

Your permission to stay is not extended based on a work permit, though a work permit is one of the requirements for an extension of stay based on working. The work permit simply allows you legally to work. If you have a multiple entry visa, you have no absolute need for either extensions or re-entry permits (they are optional). If you have an extension, but also an unexpired Non O visa (based on Thai spouse) you have the option of either returning on the visa (fresh 90-day permission to stay) or buying a re-entry permit and returning on that (keeping the same expiry date for your permission to stay).

This is workable, use the IATA Travel Centre (https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/) to double check if your chosen airline has non standard requirements on things like passport validity, or any other problems with countries you are transferring through. One important note: while Thailand doss not impose a six month passport validity requirement (and most airlines should not either on direct flights from your home country to Thailand) most other countries do, and you should carefully check that all your planned journeys will be OK. All countries neighbouring Thailand have a six month rule, though people have successfully done border bounces to Laos by land with shortly to expire passports in spite of the official laws in Laos. To avoid problems, it is not wise to travel with a passport that will have less than six months validity at the end of your planned itinerary.

If you already have a wife (and possibly children) in Thailand, but for whatever reason have financial problems, abandoning your family and returning to home country is one option, possibly even the easiest, but not necessarily the most moral one. People who have an easy life often lack empathy for those in a difficult situation. Having experienced ups and downs in my own life, I am slow to judge others.

A multiple re-entry permit at Immigration costs 3,800 baht. You can buy single re-entry permits (good for one trip from Thailand and return) for 1,000 baht (extra space in passport if doing multiple overseas trips).

A nonsense post and replies to it have been removed

TM47 fillable PDF I do not have a fillable PDF form for the TM30.

I am sure that Jomtien's interpretation is not logical and not the intention of those who drafted the regulations. That said, of course, whatever rules the local immigration office decides to impose will apply. The original intention was never for your actions over the following 12 months to be part of your qualification for the previous year's extension. Should that be so, you would be on overstay as soon as you failed to satisfy the conditions of last year's extension. It is intended to determine whether you meet the requirements for the new extension, and you should be able to do this using either income or money in the bank. Stating that you must have an overlay year when you satisfy both is illogical.

A post suggesting illegal exit from Thailand and illegal entry into Laos (a most unwise process only guaranteed to make the situation worse) and replies to it have been removed.

This is open to interpretation. For a first extension the money must be in the bank for two months prior to the application. For subsequent applications based on money in the bank, there must be 800,000 baht in the bank for three months after the last extension was given and for two months before the new extension, with 400,000 baht in the bank for the rest of the year. The rules when changing between income and money in the bank are not clearly described. What I think is logical is either: (i) Income for the first part of the year; changing to money in the bank when the 400k/800k requirements are met; or (ii) 800k/400k/800k covering the full year. In any case, income/money in the bank for the entire duration of the previous extended stay is clearly the intended qualification for a further extension.

For those who have a questionable immigration history, Vientiane is the safest bet for tourist visa applications. Their requirements are stated clearly on the embassy website. If you satisfy them, and have fewer than three previous tourist visas issued specifically in Vientiane, visible in your current passport, your visa application will be granted.

If you will be traveling regularly, negating the need for re-entry permits can more than cover the extra cost of the multiple entry visa.

I am almost sure the answer would be no. The only proof of income that they might possible accept would be an income letter from your embassy, and even then I would be doubtful.

Just double checking: you are saying that Penang is issuing multiple entry Non O (marriage) visas with financial proof (unseasoned) right? I had been informed via a source that I considered reliable that Penang was no longer issuing the multiple entry Non O for any reason.

The missed report will not be a problem.

... such as your home address (on the visa application) and date of birth (on the passport data page attached to the application). There really is no choice, but an appallingly designed website with access to most of my personal details does make me nervous. There is a market for this kind of data on the dark web.

1. Bank statement from anywhere if in English or with English/Thai translation. 2. Not sure. Probably at least a recent month and the one immediately preceding it. 3. Probably must be an account where the funds are available immediately with, at most, loss of interest. 4. Single entry 2,000 baht; multiple entry 5,000 baht.

What Immigration require and the rules applied by individual consular officials at embassies/consulates are not always in concurrence with each other. Most embassies impose a requirement of six months validity at the time the visa is issued. Some embassies/consulates might apply different rules. Immigration, on entry, requires that you have a passport valid for the duration of your intended stay.

(Very busy right now. Have not read the complete thread) Leaving via either Bangkok airport, the chance of a ban is virtually 100%, no matter what excuses he tries to make. If he is seriously wealthy, there are fixers who can make problems like this go away. If he contacts an established agent, although they will not handle this themselves, they can probably make a referral. Expensive! The only case I ever heard of like this where someone avoided a ban was a number of years ago leaving via U-Tapao airport. There are not many departure options, and he may well get banned anyway, even leaving through that airport.

There is a big difference depending on whether the child is Thai or non Thai. You had an extension as a family member of a Thai. The OP is applying as the parent of a non Thai.

Income proof is most often accepted if it is either from employment in Thailand, or you can get a supporting letter from your embassy.

In addition to reasons given by Caldera, we should not assume that the systems used by Immigration are any better designed than the public facing websites we try to use. Frankly, if they can ask applicants to show proof rather than hope their system is working, I kind of sympathise.

Unless this is by means of an embassy letter, I would be extremely surprised if they would consider income (and maybe not even then). Savannakhet tends to try to be helpful, but trying to deal with income proof would be a nightmare. No harm asking, I suppose.

As long as the TM30 is from a property with a Bangkok address, you will probably be OK at Laksi. The current address is obviously what they expect though.