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3 minutes ago, rockyysdt said:

Hi.

 

Hoping for some assistance.

 

On the Canberra website, for a single entry visa they are asking for proof of booking of place where the traveler will be staying.

We have bookings for the first 3 nights, but the whole idea of tourism is to explore.

 

Is this a deal breaker or will they issue the visa without proof of booking for the entire trip?

 

PS: 30 non visa entry is insufficient as trip is for 6 weeks.

 

thanks

 

 

 

30 day entry and a 30 day extension would do you

1st car at 17 in 1972,  Austin A40 farina i would guess a 1960 model 

1964 B reg BRG Austin mini 850cc (myself & 2 friends had the exact same colour car at the same time)

1968 F reg Ford cortina mk2 1600GT

1971 J reg triumph 1500 FWD

1974 Ford Granada my 1st Auto, its now 1977 i'm 22 & i'm driving Routemaster buses through central London route number 30

5 hours ago, Crazy Noobie said:

Thank you for your comments and thoughts. Yes, I will explain why in more detail why I use an agent. I am 73 years old (100% disabled Veteran) and I have a hard time getting around. Because of my health issues, it is more convenient to use an agent. When it is time for my extension, a rep. from the agent's office comes to my house and picks up my passport and bankbook. They go to my bank and start the process and then go back and pick up all of the bank documents. Then they turn it all over to immigration. When it's time for me, they come by pick me up and take me to the back door of the immigration building. I go through the a side door sit down in front of an immigration officer, they take my picture and within 2-3 minutes they give me my passport. Then the agency rep takes me back to the car that is waiting and they take me back home. Bingo, that's it. It cost me a total of 5,900 baht to the agent. I know there are a lot of "agent haters" out there, so hate me if you want. A few years back when I was able, I didn't use an agent and did everything myself. But old age has caught up with me and using an agent benefits me a lot now. Peace out...

in your circumstances i can see the benefit of using an agent,

5 hours ago, thailand49 said:

Thanks that is exactly what I needed.  Based on your instructions reason I couldn't find it yesterday I started from the bottom of Sukhumvit (3), headed up to 7 to Rayong, On the right I look no luck cut for time I make a u-turn at the International school and head back down. 

From instruction it is on the other side of Hwy7.

The shop dropped off all my paint yesterday for the future I rather find a local shop brick and mortar thanks again. 

its a big shop, nuts bolts, sheet metal guttering etc, in an outside non aircon section on the left as looking at it , tools, paint household stuff etc, in the right hand side which has aircon, worth spending some time in there as has a good selection of stuff, when leaving there is a u turn a short distance away.

On 8/8/2023 at 5:55 PM, thailand49 said:

36, is that the old road one had to take prior Hwy7 being built? 

Basically from Sukhumvit north bottom heading to Siraicha right loop leads up to the DLT and the International school?

Is that correct if so heading up or heading down? 

 

Thanks 

take the 36 road heading towards rayong/ trat, go past the roadworks at the 331 junction, keep driving and you come over the brow of a hill, maybe 10km, and then a petrol station with a macdonalds, hardware house is immediately prior to that, paint cans are on the far left of the aircon section of the shop. good hunting

2 hours ago, FARANG KIWI said:

Even better news!

The 30 + 60 can then be extended by an addition 30 days ( 30 + 60 + 30 = 120 Days in country ) 

 

This is offered and provided at every Immigration Office ????

 

I do this as often as I require.....   

 

Means that you only have to leave Thailand 3 times per year Max....

one of those 3 would have to be by air

hardware house on the 36 road do a 2k range of motorcycle paint colours, also do a clear coat

you need to obtain a non immigrant 'O' visa first in order to apply for a yearly extension,

so its 30 day visa exempt entry stamp, ( a 30 day extension on this entry is possible) then with 14 day still remaining on your 30 day permission to stay stamp, obtain at local immigration office (2000thb) a non 'O' visa giving you a 90 day permission to stay stamp, then in the last 30 days of that permission stamp apply for a yearly extension

as others have posted you need to have 12 x 65,000thb showing as received from abroad, so this method is good for the 2nd year in Thailand.

you would need 800,00thb in a bank account in your name only to obtain your 1st yearly extension, you could obtain a one off 60 day visit Thai wife extension to give you more time to raise the 800,000thb.

as others have posted you could obtain multi entry non 'O' married to a Thai visa  from savannakhet to cover your 1st year, then use the monthly income route for the 2nd years 'retirement' yearly extension.

3 hours ago, Gandtee said:

Rayong Pattaya? Pattaya is in Chonburi.????

location moved from pattaya chon buri to rayong,

1 hour ago, EVENKEEL said:

We travel in different circles. High season at Kacha gaeden side for 2 adults one kid was 3500 baht/nt

 

It's nice to have a good buffet breakfast and Kacha does a pretty good job. Open beach side seating, nice

we stayed at kacha over the 6 day weekend, 2 nights 30/31  hillside building 1,650thb per night, but no lift and lots of stairs, food, rooms and service very good, beach side for the 1st and 2nd were 1,300 thb per night,

18 minutes ago, Coota said:

I'm in the market for a second car and I want a pickup. How does one buy a repossessed car? I assume the Banks auction them but where?

car auctions

6 minutes ago, stoner said:

sounds like the perfect time to go to the island. :)

and its overcast but no rain a yet,

I think you have done well to stay here 7 months on visa exempt entries + extensions, you don't mention your age or marital status, but you really need to sort out a long term visa, at a minimum a tourist visa, coupled with a good reason if questioned by IO,

6 hours ago, Eff1n2ret said:

Is that for a marriage extension? For a retirement one I think they require the full 12 months, which is what I submitted back in February. The OP discovered this week that they now want a bank statement as well, but it's not clear whether the same is required for marriage. When was your last renewal?

i was replying to a post about marriage extensions

8 hours ago, OJAS said:

 

Are you seriously saying that immigration offices (and in particular Rayong in this instance) don't require any supporting financial proof in the form of certified passbook copies and/or bank statements in the case of marriage extension applications? Even allowing for the fact that this is Thailand I find this incredibly hard to believe!

 

But there again maybe we are at cross-purposes here??

rayong require a bank letter and copies of last 2 months of  passbook, undated on day of application

On 7/13/2023 at 8:58 PM, WalsallRobbo said:

Thanks Dr Jack. I think I will get the visa beforehand as it seems simpler than having to go to the immigration office and ask for an extension.

Thanks for your advice though.

ask for advice and then ignore the answers from long time members. seems like a plan,

the best/easier way for what you want to do is a visa exempt 30 day entry with a 30 day extension, done lots of times by lots of people, a tourist visa on line application is not straight forward.

On 6/29/2023 at 2:28 PM, paulbrow said:

FWIW, I know this is a bit different and is a Thai Ampur requirement, but I'm currently trying to register our marriage (I'm American, she's Thai, and we were married in Abu Dhabi) at our Ampur, but they require our original certificate to be certified and translated into Thai, as well as passports and other things. Sounds easy, but UAE Embassy will not certify the original certificate, although properly registered in UAE at the time, unless the MoFA in Abu Dhabi certifies it as real, then and only then will the embassy certify it and only after that will the legal translators translate it. We probably will get remarried in Thailand just to make it legal here....

Sorry for the diversion.

you will need a divorce to marry again

On 4/29/2023 at 11:45 AM, The Fugitive said:

Thanks for the advice! The other family members do have (and always use) their own mail order 'accounts'. This parcel was addressed to my Mrs and had her mobile telephone number printed upon the address label.

my wife had a COD delivery come to the house, her name but a different telephone number, paid for it as we were leaving the house, on return a pair of shoes not ordered, shoes fit but a scam, not ordered, today had a parcel deliver guy ring on her telephone number, but not ordered and a different address, so  maybe another scam for a different address

16 hours ago, it is what it is said:

 

because succession to the British throne is determined under common law, and not by the people.

could have been done, its called abdication, they have done it in resent history, Charles is outdated and last years model, and have horse face as a queen, William would be a better choice for the younger generation

7 hours ago, MiclB said:

Maestro,

  My apology for sloppy post and my scanner is out of commission.

It was A O1 multi to stay, with spouse, 1 year, booked in Savnnakeht.   And, I  would just purchase another Multi visa.

 

as you got it in savannakhet i assume its a married to Thai multi entry non immigrant O visa, which gives a 90 day permission to stay stamp on each entry during the visa's validity, not sure what a o1 multi is 

13 hours ago, CharlieKo said:

I think that is your problem, applying for a Non O based on Marriage when the last time you had such a visa was three years ago. Don't you think they would be suspicious of that three year gap? As far as they would be concerned you have to start all over, whence the questioning and scrutiny of documents and Home visit etc.

 

Hardly new rules for  Non O visa application.

its an application for a yearly extension, not a visa

i think the op posted clearly in his op, he had a married to Thai yearly extension for a few years, but for some reason had to leave and re-enter Thailand to start the yearly extension process afresh, 

the point of the thread was to warn others that the married yearly extension applications are all being looked at with a magnifying glass, due to the old boss of his immigration office leaving with a cloud over his head