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So to confirm, you're stating that you submitted your e-visa application to the Thai Embassy in Vientiane on Friday, and you received the Non O e-visa on the following day, Saturday.

For the Non O visa application to enter Thailand?

No Jack, that was for his Lao e-visa as per his posted receipt. His post and description of the whole process is ambiguous and misleading. Processing Time The processing time for visa applications through the e-Visa system will take approximately 10-15 working days (if all required documents are complete), from the date the visa fee is paid. https://vientiane.thaiembassy.org/en/page/applying-for-a-visa?menu=63bcd64c12bee0714f516833

As per your header, I think the important question is how long did it take to receive confirmation of your Non O application being approved at Vientiane. 1 day, one week, as your post is ambiguously written. According to the Vientiane website: Processing Time The processing time for visa applications through the e-Visa system will take approximately 10-15 working days (if all required documents are complete), from the date the visa fee is paid.

Apogees, but from your initial post I was under the impression you were detailing your experience and timeline of applying for the Non O visa at Vientiane. However, it appears from your posted images, you were in fact detailing your experience applying for an e-visa to enter Lao. Your posted image of your receipt is for the Lao visa, not the Non O visa, which I find the header is completely misleading.

Whilst a Thai Embassy may accept you as proof of the Father being named on a Child's birth certificate for a Non O visa, for a 1-year extension based on Thai child from Immigration, they do not accept merely being named on a Child's birth certificate is proof of being the Father. It greatly depends on whether the child was born in wedlock or outside wedlock. Under Thai law it's evident who the Mother is as she gave birth, but anyone can be named as the Father. If the child is born in wedlock, then the law will automatically recognise you as the biological Father. That is not the case when the child is born outside of marriage. Follow the link posted by @DrJack54 for further explanations on this issue.

Thanks for your reply Tod, although I'd disagree this is a common requirement at Immigration offices around the Country and as other have testified to in this thread. So may I pose another question. The OP has received advice to apply for a 30-day extension, then a further 60 day extension to visit Thai spouse, which gives him the 2 months grace period of marriage. The 60-day extension requires proof of relation, i,e, Marriage and registration certificates. Are they likely to refuse on the same basis that they haven't been married two months, and if not, why not? Don't both request the same proof of relationship. The answer could determine which way the OP procedures and rather than waste time at CW, he could go straight to a local Thai Embassy to obtain the Non O, who would not question the length of his marriage and base it on the legitimacy of the marriage.

Where does OP state he 'stayed' with her for 15 years? You can commit to a relationship in the same way you do to marriage. How did having a marriage certificate work for you the first time around.

Never heard of this 'common occurrence' before. Over the years I've known a few enter VE, get married, then apply for the Non O at various Immigration offices without any such requirement being mentioned. This must be specific to CW. Isn't the purpose of the home visit to ensure the marriage is demure and defacto.

Ridiculous, no such official requirement to be married for a set period of time. https://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/issuing-and-changing-type-of-visa/ Item 6 on the list. Requirements for Non O based on Thai spouse. 6.1.3 Is a copy of your freedom to marry affidavit from your Embassy, translated and legalised by the MFA that you produced to the Amphoe in order to register your marriage.

Vientiane is in Lao! I'm calling BS on that. There is no way the entry clearance officer would have had already that info on his computer. Although you didn't print a copy, I'm assuming it was on your phone.

Yes, that is no longer the case for UK passports. You'll have wasted 10 months of a 10-year passport. Renew every 9 years unless you can move your extension renewal date.

Renewing a Passport is more expensive compared to the cost of an extension. When to renew a passport is an individual choice - too soon, and you've wasted part of its validity. In your situation, which I was some years ago, I opted to renew my extension for just 10 months, then renew the passport. More cost-effective to lose 2 months permission of stay, than 10 months validity of a passport. Each to their own.

Your visa expired a long time ago, but your permission of stay (a permit) remains valid.

It's a case of understanding how the systems work in Thailand and supplying sufficient documents to connect the dots. Every property has a Blue house book, but Thais can only register their names in one house book. It's common to rent a property from a Thai who is registered in a Blue house book where they actually reside and not in the house book of the property you rent. In this scenario, all you need is a copy of the owner's house book (in which they are not named, but you reside) and ID card + a copy of the Chanote, which will confirm the ID holder of owning the rented residence.

As previously stated, when considering renting, ensure the owner will supply copies of their House book and ID, otherwise don't rent as it will cause issues down the line.

You need a copy of the owners House book and ID card to file the address. The landladies documents will be for a different address - hers!

Incorrect assumption discussed many times on this forum. It's the responsibility of the Housemaster, owner or possessor of the premises to file the TM30 as defined by section 38 of the Immigration Act. Section 4 of the Act defines the Housemaster as any persons who is the chief possessor of a house, whether in the capacity of owner, tenant, or in any other capacity whatsoever. That's why the registration offers the option to register as a Thai, or in English as the 'foreigner'. You just need to upload the House book and ID card of the owner as proof of address.

It was an IOU for 20,000 BHT, but you failed to read it.

Not necessarily. The criteria to obtain a visa from a Thai Embassy, and the criteria to extend your permission of stay from that visa at Immigration, can differ. I could give examples, but would be going off-topic.

Well, you certainly didn't have the correct documents to satisfy Immigration. Obtaining the visa from a Thai Embassy is a different matter.

Because they know you couldn't extend your stay, so you're held to ransom for a border bounce. So happy I stuck with the 1-year extension, less hassle and more cost-effective.

Amazed you were granted a DTV in the first place.

You can download and complete these forms prior to a visit to Immigration. I've been completing these for a number of years, they are not new. Perhaps it's the fact that you use an agent, you were previously unaware of these forms.

STM2 form is the 'Acknowledgement of terms and conditions for permit of temporary stay in the Kingdom'. STM9 form is the 'Acknowledgement of penalties for visa overstay'. These are standard forms that I've been completing for years, nothing new, and can be downloaded from Immigration websites. STM11 ? The 'S' prefix denotes it's a form of 'statement', which you should read, acknowledge and sign.