BigOm19

On 5/15/2018 at 12:44 PM, BigOm19 said:

 

Sorry, me again. Thank you for your previous replies, ubonjoe, lopburi3 and Mattd.

I haven't exited the country.

If I stay till the 21 October 2018 permit to stay and apply for an extension of temporary stay (without exiting and re-entering before 13 July 2018 expiry of "enter before" date on O-A visa) with all the required paperwork (proof of funds etc), will I get an extension of temporary stay till October 2019?

Thank you again in advance.

On 5/11/2018 at 7:12 AM, ubonjoe said:

If the enter before date on your OA visa is 19 July you do not need to do an extension of stay. Your visa cannot be extended. You will extend the most recent one year permit to stay to stay your visa allowed.

If you do another entry on or before the enter before date on your visa you will get a new one year entry.

After the enter before date (19 July?) you will need to get a re-entry permit to keep your last one year entry valid if you want to travel.l

Hi UbonJoe,

Thank you very much to you and lopburi3 for your responses.

My "enter before date" on my VISA is 13 July 2018. So, if I go the route of exiting Thailand before that date, 'all' I have to get is a multiple re-entry permit. 

Q1. Do I have to provide the same documentation (passport pages, proof of funds) as an extension of temporary stay when applying for the "multiple re-entry permit" at Chaeng Wattana?

(So, EFFECTIVELY, the multiple re-entry permit is LIKE an "extension of temporary stay" though I'm not calling it that since it isn't?)

Q2. Does this mean I can get a multiple re-entry permit every year INDEFINITELY based on this one visa?

 

Sorry to hop on this thread but I couldn't find an answer by typing keywords in the search box.

My O-A visa based on retirement (obtained at the embassy of my country) expires 19 July 2018. Under "number of entry" on the visa it is marked "M". 

My question is (are): Q1. Would going to Chaeng Wattana for an "extension of temporary stay" for the first time before 10 JUNE 2018 be too early (maybe early June 2018 or even May 2018) and/or Q2. How soon can I apply for an extension of temporary stay? As I will likely be leaving on a trip out of Thailand around 15 June and expect to be back in Thailand around end July. For which, from reading this thread, I know I would also require a "multiple re-entry permit".

I was out of the country once in October 2017 and got a "permission to stay" stamp in my passport until October 2018.

With thanks in advance for your advice. 

Yesterday afternoon at Songkran waterfight in Silom area: 

My daughter's waterproof bag was slashed and wallet with everything in it stolen - national ID, atm cards, cash. It appeared to have happened some time after paying for drinks at a 7-11. Or maybe during. She doesn't know.

She and a Thai-speaker friend made a police report in a temporary booth in Dusit Thani hotel. Arrived home early and badly shaken. Otherwise not physically hurt.

Spare me the moralisation please. Just a warning, it still happens.

 

Yesterday afternoon at Songkran waterfight in Silom area: My daughter's waterproof bag was slashed and wallet with everything in it stolen - national ID, atm cards, cash. It appeared to have happened some time after paying for drinks at a 7-11. Or maybe during. She doesn't know.

She and a Thai-speaker friend made a police report in a temporary booth in Dusit Thani hotel. Arrived home early and badly shaken.

Old bathtub leaking around the sides - old hardened grout needs to be chiselled off and re-siliconed. First part is beyond me.

Some English spoken would be great. HELP.

R/E counter is still AFTER passport control at Don Muang, yes?

That means I would have been stamped out of the country already?

On 3/6/2017 at 9:17 AM, BigOm19 said:

 

 

On 3/4/2017 at 2:07 PM, Evilbaz said:

 

All of these conditions have obvious physical manifestations.

A competent physical examination should be sufficient (I've had 3 OAs from Australia - no blood tests but require "a doctor from the country you are applying in")

I actually went back to Singapore for 2 nights but did not have time to apply for the O-A then.

Just to share my experience in Singapore: I only had time to see the GP at Faith Family Clinic in the nearest housing estate. He requested a blood test for 1st stage syphilis. If positive, there are tests for more advanced stages. TB requires an Xray in Singapore and I had to go to a government clinic in Chai Chee for that. In his medical opinion, only leprosy, elephantiasis and "drug addictions" on that list have obvious physical manifestations. 

On 3/4/2017 at 4:32 PM, chuang said:

Being a Singaporean all medicals, police cert, bank statement whatever stated on the application forms must be from Singapore.

Also be prepared to write a short dossier of yourself...good luck.

Hi chuang, what did you write on your "dossier" ("applicant's personal data" on the requirements page http://www.thaiembassy.sg/non-immigrant-visa-o-a-long-stay)?

Did you apply using the electronic application form? I thought I would upload some documents first in order to get a case number so I could get the last requirment (Certificate for Clearance which requires a letter from the embassy - I can't make a fingerprinting appointment without one) but they wouldn't 'take' even after compressing to well under 5MB.

 

Singaporean here in Thailand atm, not "trying to use Singaporian [sic] residency to short circuit the system". I know you're trying to help but you've got the wrong picture.

Lots of things are automated and done online in Singapore. Just that I've been away a few years and haven't kept up with tech developments. There's been some delays as waiting for things like a SingPass password reset plus 2FA token key. 

The only thing I can't seem to be able to get online is a letter from the Thai embassy as the Singapore Police will not issue a CoC without a Thai embassy visa application "case reference file". That's partly automated. Will give it another go. 

Thanks very much, Anthony Loh. Jiak lak, man. Wan this, wan that. Headache. So sian oreddy leh. Haizzz. Not applying on basis of work or marriage. Retirement visa just for a year or so. Not permanent.

On 3/4/2017 at 2:07 PM, Evilbaz said:

 

This is more complicated than I anticipated - it looks like I have to make at least 2 trips to Singapore.

In order to apply for a CoC certificate of clearance from Singapore Police, I need a letter with "a case reference" from the Thai embassy but no one is picking up phones or answering emails?

I have created a visa application account on the Thai embassy website but without all the required documents uploaded (including the CoC), I can't create an application with a "case reference"?!? So bizarre. What am I missing??

Help?!

On 3/4/2017 at 2:07 PM, Evilbaz said:

 

All of these conditions have obvious physical manifestations.

A competent physical examination should be sufficient (I've had 3 OAs from Australia - no blood tests but require "a doctor from the country you are applying in")

Evilbaz, thank you very much! 

Just bumping this post up in the hopes that any Singaporeans who may have applied for an O-A in Singapore recently will see it.

When did you apply and did the embassy accept a medical certificate from Thailand?

Been calling all week but no answer.

Thank you to the respondent who came answered the question about the criminal record.

Yes, Singaporean here.

Medical certificate PDF bottom of aforementioned page requires a doctor to you are "free from the following":

Leprosy

Tubercolosis

Elephantiasis

Drug addiction

Third step of syphilis

.... Most of which require a blood test? 

I'm currently in Thailand and will only be returning to Singapore for the purposes of applying for the retirement visa. I just tried the embassy in Singapore but there was no one picking up.

I refer to this page:

http://www.thaiembassy.sg/non-immigrant-visa-o-a-long-stay

Under "required documents":

5. Criminal record: I assume I can get this from my neighbourhood police station in Singapore?

6. Medical certificate: It says "issued from the country the application is submitted". Would they accept a medical certificate from Thailand? For the blood tests they require, it may take a week to longer to get the results. 

I would be grateful for any input from any Singaporeans who've applied for the O-A visa in Singapore recently. Btw how long did the application take? I have a home in Singapore but will be staying in a hotel.

Hi all, considering a run to HK next month for a SETV. Has anyone been asked for an exit air ticket out of Thailand recently?

Thanks, jimborders.

I hold a Singapore passport.

I'm currently in Thailand on an 'O' visa - parent accompanying a non-Thai minor studying in a private institution. I no longer qualify for that when she turns 20 soon. I just spent the afternoon reading the requirements for the METV on the Thai consulate websites across ASEAN, including Vientiane and Kuala Lumpur. They state you either have to be a citizen or resident of that country to apply.

I don't have to nor want to travel every 30 or 60 days so I fail to see what advantage the METV offers over the 60-day SETV extendable by 30 days that's open to ASEAN... unless that's changed as well? I'm not old enough to qualify for the 'retirement' visa.

We've been here on and off since August 2014 and have seen the immigration rules do a complete flip flop. It's getting less and less enticing to stay. Because my child is in a private institution we've had to make the trek out to Chaeng Wattana every 90 days for the extension of temporary stay, something that completely caught us off-guard and did not plan for or she would not have applied to study here.

The marriage visa is probably the only visa worth having. (said in a withering tone) Nothing personal, of course. Great if you meet the criteria.

Hi, BigOm19. You are welcome.

I see. So, the only option for you now would be the SETV? , since it can be extendable? Do you think the METV is extendable too? Did you try calling Thai embassy in Singapore to ask about this?

As I see from the Thai Embassy KL website: (http://www.thaiembassy.org/kualalumpur/th/services/962/18989-Required-Documents.html), there are a few things which I don't understand, they did not state how much minimum bank statement amount, they also did not mention how much Single/Multiple entry is valid for per entry.. etc. Then there is this Gratis, does that mean we apply for free (as told by the officer I met?), some said it is not free? confused.

Do you have the information about the SETV that's open to ASEAN as you mentioned? Can share a link?

Thanks

Welcome to the Land of Visa Uncertainties.

Not to add to the confusion as my information is still based on rules that were in place before the new METV:

Thailand has a bilateral agreement with Singapore and maybe it's the same with other ASEAN members. The 30-day visitor stamp that you get at airport immigration is NOT a tourist visa.

You have to apply ahead for a tourist visa at a Thai consulate which gives you 60 days. The consulate in KL gives it to you on the same day if you submit first thing in the morning. I saw this in September when I was there applying for an 'O'. This is extendable by 30 days within Thailand. I don't know about that now. After which you have to leave the country to apply for a new tourist visa. This is what is "gratis", NOT the METV which is THB5,000 or whatever in local currency. The latter is what they are cracking down on. It used to be possible to get tourist visas back to back. We did such a visa run in March 2014 to Cambodia on tourist visas, ie. two tourist visas in a row giving us six months before we applied for our 'O' visas.

This is from the Thai consulate website in SG:

http://www.thaiembassy.sg/visa-matters-/-consular/visa-requirements/tourist-visa

I can't remember what I gave the Thai consulate in SG with regards to the bank statement when applying for a tourist visa (it was a single entry tourist visa except it was just called a tourist visa since the METV did not exist for ASEAN)... it may have been a six-month statement to show I had a regular income.

Which ASEAN country are you from?

I tried to enquire about this METV from Thai embassy in Kuala Lumpur recently too , the officer told me that Malaysians no need to apply for METV as it is unlimited entry for Malaysians for our normal 30 day Visa-exempt passport, like some kind of agreement between our countries. He said unless we get a warning from immigration in Thailand airport/land border, only then we come back n apply it, but he said very unlikely because the land border itself have so many Malaysians crossing daily, just imagine the magnitude amount of Malaysians if we want to apply. Furthermore, he said that application for METV for Malaysians are simple n FOC, just a 4x6 photo, passporf n form. No need bank statements or other requirements, only for Malaysians citizens though. But Other foreigners who apply in Malaysia must fulfill the requirements strictly and pay.

I have a Thai girlfriend n i fly to Don Mueang almost every month, each stay of avg 22 days. But pretty soon I Will get a Non-O visa soon though, then do the 1 year extension based on marriage. But no problem of entry for me, more than 8 times per year.

My opinion is to do your METV at home country n ask if got any special requirements fulfill. If not, just follow their instructions, probably you need a marriage cert or a form of document to prove that you are not working there illegally i think.

Thanks, jimborders.

I hold a Singapore passport.

I'm currently in Thailand on an 'O' visa - parent accompanying a non-Thai minor studying in a private institution. I no longer qualify for that when she turns 20 soon. I just spent the afternoon reading the requirements for the METV on the Thai consulate websites across ASEAN, including Vientiane and Kuala Lumpur. They state you either have to be a citizen or resident of that country to apply.

I don't have to nor want to travel every 30 or 60 days so I fail to see what advantage the METV offers over the 60-day SETV extendable by 30 days that's open to ASEAN... unless that's changed as well? I'm not old enough to qualify for the 'retirement' visa.

We've been here on and off since August 2014 and have seen the immigration rules do a complete flip flop. It's getting less and less enticing to stay. Because my child is in a private institution we've had to make the trek out to Chaeng Wattana every 90 days for the extension of temporary stay, something that completely caught us off-guard and did not plan for or she would not have applied to study here.

The marriage visa is probably the only visa worth having. (said in a withering tone) Nothing personal, of course. Great if you meet the criteria.

Where did you get it? Was it your home country or other?

This is from the Thai embassy KL site:

http://www.thaiembassy.org/kualalumpur/contents/files/services-20150909-174011-210354.pdf

Your EU country is not listed there so I assume it's ok for you to apply there at this time of writing. You don't need me to tell you that you should check again before you book your ticket.

Yes, I had my child with me as she had to renew her ED visa as well. So I can't answer your question. Sorry. Could you please let me know your outcome though?

Hi Jason and everyone else who's reading,

Just to let you know we got our visas without any issues. We got to the embassy in KL on 10 September 2015 at about 8.40am, fourth in line, submitted our papers (medical certificate not required) but had to hang around till 11.40am to get our slips that say when we can pick them up. Picked up the next day at after 2.30pm visa collection time.

Please read visa requirements before you go as nationals of some countries have to apply in their own countries.

Much easier than applying in Singapore and location is very convenient for us. Will go again.

PS: I just wanted to add I'm enormously grateful to you and this forum which has always come through with very clear and helpful answers. It's so dependable in that way without the usual obfuscation of Thai life. Thanks again!

Jason, good to hear. Thanks so much. No problem on the 500k as have had that amount since May 2014 in Bangkok Bank. May I know your nationality please so I can gauge my chances? Please PM me.

My child and myself hold Singapore passports.

She has been on the 1-year ED visa issued by the Thai embassy in Singapore. Current extension of temporary stay expires 24 September. Goes to Raffles College which is still waiting for their full operating licence so it entitles its students to the full one-year visa.

I've been on the "parent accompanying a minor studying in a private institution" O visa.

Would you advise us getting our new visas in KL? (Need to be there because of my Mother who has been ill.)

Thank you in advance.

If you have an ASEAN driving licence you can in theory drive on your domestic licence. Getting a Thai driving licence is one of the easier tasks to accomplish in this country. The centre on Sukhumvit soi 62 should be able to rustle up an English speaker. Within 2-4 hours and after a few rudimentary tests (almost impossible to fail) and the payment of 550 baht you should walk out with your Thai licence. You get 1 year in the first instance then 5 years renewable. I went there for my 2nd 5 year licence earlier this year.

Thanks very much for the detailed answer, millwall_fan, especially on the 2nd question!!!