gojdthai2016

Hi all I realize this topic has been covered before but I do wish to ask again as it doesn't seem so straight forward

i wil be turning 50 in April and wish to get a retirement visa

I have 80000 in the bank and also own a condo,by the way I'll be exiting thailand mid march returning end of march

so I am wondering whether I should try to get the visa by myself or should I just pay an agent to do it?

the plan is to enter thailand with a tourist visa and an exit from Thailand to Vientiane which I may use to attempt to get the non immigrant o

as i said i would prefer to try to do it myself but wonder if there will be hiccups like medical report or criminal record needed , while I have also heard that the original sa nook with blue book is needed

anyway any replies or experiences would be welcome

by the way i will try to get a tourist visa in osaka,,regards and thanks

yes i got a free visa in hanoi last week just needed proof of money and outgoing flight

ok cheers ubonjoe

pardon my ignorance ubonjoe but as a kangaroo will i get30 days and how about my philipine gfriend,,just wishing to know in case our tourist visas get knocked back,regards

that being at jomtien,,,,so in other words one can extend ones stay up to 45 days by entering over savannakets bridge,,imsuprised regards 

pardon my ignorance ubonjoe but as a kangaroo will i get30 days and how about my philipine gfriend,,just wishing to know in case our tourist visas get knocked back,regards

are u sure u can get 30 day at the border crssing the bridge i thought it was only 2 weeks ubonjoe

best to just go to savannaket easiest place i have used on many ocassions ,,keep going along with tvs hopefully until 50 thats what i have been doing

thanks to all the replies actually sorry forthis late mail i actually did not think anyone responded to my question asbefore i received sms notification of reply ,,but not thistime ,,but i do appreciate all advice 

On September 21, 2016 at 3:54 PM, calbts2 said:

I got one in April.

US Passport and here is what they wanted:

1. Application

2. 1450 Phil. Pesos

3. Air tickets into and out of Thailand

4. My recent bank statement (I used one of my US accounts with over $10,000 in it - I do not know if they require a certain minimum amount but obviously the more the better.)

 

Go in the morning and I think I got it back 2 business days later in afternoon.

Not a very crowded embassy - maybe 15 applicants when I was there and about all were Filipinos.

 

For tourist visas - Filipinos have to fill out an additional information sheet and I suspect it will be harder for them to get a tourist visa than a foreigner.

 

And yeah - unlike most countries on the planet - I got the impression at the airport that Philippines Immigration is more concerned with grilling and harassing their own departing citizens rather than concentrating on foreigners. I breezed right through while my Filipino girlfriend had to wait in a long line and got the 3rd degree.  One step below North Korea - completely asinine, treating supposedly free adults like children needing permission from their own government to leave their own country, not to mention the ridiculous travel tax they impose on them. Hopefully their new President will change that.

 

 

 

On September 21, 2016 at 3:54 PM, calbts2 said:

I got one in April.

US Passport and here is what they wanted:

1. Application

2. 1450 Phil. Pesos

3. Air tickets into and out of Thailand

4. My recent bank statement (I used one of my US accounts with over $10,000 in it - I do not know if they require a certain minimum amount but obviously the more the better.)

 

Go in the morning and I think I got it back 2 business days later in afternoon.

Not a very crowded embassy - maybe 15 applicants when I was there and about all were Filipinos.

 

For tourist visas - Filipinos have to fill out an additional information sheet and I suspect it will be harder for them to get a tourist visa than a foreigner.

 

And yeah - unlike most countries on the planet - I got the impression at the airport that Philippines Immigration is more concerned with grilling and harassing their own departing citizens rather than concentrating on foreigners. I breezed right through while my Filipino girlfriend had to wait in a long line and got the 3rd degree.  One step below North Korea - completely asinine, treating supposedly free adults like children needing permission from their own government to leave their own country, not to mention the ridiculous travel tax they impose on them. Hopefully their new President will change that.

 

 

 

anyone here have any recent info of obtaining a single entry tourist visa in manila,,i need one for myself and my phillipine girlfriend

i have rung the embassy there and they told me that they have toughened up the requirements ,,suprise suprise,,whilsttney also told me of the requirements,,

unfortunately i think i will need to try at the embassy ,,but if unsucessfull will just come in on a 30 day visa exempt with my girlfriend with the intention of staying for 30 days before departing to a friendlier place in savannaket to get the tvs

any recent experiences would be welcome,,regards member

you can jump the queue if you like which might result in a fight but whats the point you still have togo the next day and wait for your passport,,patience please

hey i looked into the requirements for a metv and decided to stick with tourists visas ihave many in my passport metv pain in the arse i thought ,havent actually heard of too many peopleusing metv ,,,stick with tv and jump on a bus every 3 months might be a better idea

thankyou for the quick replies,,,interesting though how my philpine gfriend even with a valid visa needs a return ticket back to manila thus needs an outgoing flight

hi all ill be flying from manila to bangkok and have a setv ,,,by phillipine airlines,,not sure of my next move might use a bus or fly out and extend,,is there any requirement for ongoing flights or does anyone have any recent experience,,usually i fly in without an ongoing ticket,,thankyou

paperwork for even me seemed very complex ubon so i just opted for a setv in melbourne,,now obtaining a metv for a phillipine gfriend could be next to impossible

sorry imeant vientianere refused but savannaket was then successfull

strangely though i had never been to cambodia seeking a visa for my philipina girlfriend but she was denied while i also triedand eventually got her one in penang though i think i might have paid extra,,but i certainly would not go back there looking for another one,but if agreed with n general that after knocking on the same door places like even savannaket have said no ,,thus i headed and have had sucess at savannaket

good question zeek ill be happy if anyone has an/the answer?????

single if you can get it is good for 60 plus 30

by the way my filipina gfriend could not even get a single entry in cambodia,,so dont try cambodia even for a single,,best place ive found is savannaket

hey alex marrying an aussie bush pig,,thankfully is one mistake that i didnt make,,mind you marrying a thai girl who only thinks about somtam everyday doesnt smell thatgood either

how about pork ribs,,cheap and easy to do ,,buy the ribs for about 150 baht a kilo,,then just cook them anisssann way

why not just run on tourist visas for a while it will give you some extra time to think of other plans easy to get inneighbouring countries no brainer if i was you

thanks for the info 666 i have about 10 tourist visas in my passport a couple of triples a few doubles and a few and a bit singles ,,but i have never gone to hcmc for a tourist visa anyway hope they like me have funds and flights so thinking it will be ok cheers

thanks for the advice sam actually plan to fly back to suwanapun using jetstar