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Given your situation and travel itineraries, a METV is the way forward. It's valid for 6 months, multiple 60 day entries. If you enter just before the 'enter before' date of the visa, you'll be granted a further stay of 60 days. Possible to stay for almost 9 months with a 30 day extension. I take it you plan to marry in Thailand in the not too distant future? At that point in time you should consider the Non Imm O visa based on Thai spouse, extend the permission of stay for 1 year and obtain a multi re-entry permit (3,800 BHT). Come and go as you please within that 12 month period. Requires 400K THB deposited in a Thai bank account in your sole name, for 2 months prior to applying for the 1 year extension of stay based on Thai spouse.

Probably not worth his while, rather than 'cannot'. Wish I had 20BHT for every time I've been told 'cannot', only to then 'do it'.

I don't have to Google it. A re-entry permit protects any permission of stay already granted. I have a friend visits Thailand regularly 3 times a year VE, sometimes extended. From July, he now gets 60 days on entry. He regularly likes to take a 5-10 day break in Vietnam when he's here. Been using re-entry permits for years to facility his Vietnam trips and avoid further VE entries.

These protect any permission of stay already granted. Example; You enter VE 1st October, granted permission of stay for 60 days until 29th Nov. Depart Thailand for a 5 day trip to Japan 10th Oct. Single re-entry permit at the airport, 1,200 BHT. Return from Japan 16th Oct, stamped in again until 29th Nov. Depart for a 10 day trip to Vietnam 28th Oct. Single re-entry permit at the airport, 1,200 BHT. Return from Vietnam 8th Nov, stamped in again until 29th Nov. One VE entry on file. Same for a 30 day extension of stay.

Then METV is definitely your best option.

A re-enter permit protects any permission of stay already granted, regardless of holding a valid visa or not. From the OP's post he could probably have only one VE entry on file with 3 entries via a re-entry permit. His visits are short, but regular. How long before that activity raises suspicion?

You'd need to be present in the UK to apply.

Did you never consider re-enter permits? VE now grants permission of stay for 60 days. An extension would grant a further 30 days.

Not sure Immigration would have the same view as the labour department. Your current permission of stay is based on employment. Cancel the WP, and technically you can no longer work, which invalidates the permission of stay based on employment. Ideally, both should be cancelled together on the same future date. In Country, the Non O is only available if you entered VE or a Tourist visa. Your Non B is specific for business employment, not retirement or Thai spouse. You need to change the reason for your extension from employment to Thai spouse. Simply ask your Immigration office if you can change the reason for your extension to Thai spouse from a Non B, or do you need to obtain a Non O visa first. To apply for the Non O at Savannahket based on Thai spouse, you will require proof of 400K THB funds in a Thai bank for 2 months (in your sole name) prior to the date of submitting the application. On entry to Thailand, you will be permitted to stay for 90 days. To apply for the 1 year extension based on Thai spouse, proof of 400K THB funds in a Thai bank for 2 months (in your sole name) prior to the date of submitting the application. You can apply for the 1 year extension within the last 30 days of the 90 days granted on entry. That gives you 60 days to get your documents in order. Usually Amphoes require a certified Embassy copy of your passport, translated into Thai, then legalised by the Consular section of the MFA. If they are requesting an Embassy certified copy of your Birth certificate, then this will also require translating and legalising by the MFA. Are you a UK national by any chance?

Why not just use a UK bank statement - kill two birds with one stone. Proof of funds and UK address.

I suspect they'll request a copy of the visa of the Country you're applying from, Lao, Vietnam, Cambodia etc.

How do you come to that conclusion. VE and multi entry visas will still have to cross borders. e-visa is useless until you cross a border to enter Thailand to activate the permission of stay.

In June, the MFA announced plans for all Thai Embassies to switch to the e-visa system by the end of December. Let's wait and see.

Savannahket and Yangon are by appointment, not walk up. Surely you meant the below are still 'walk up'. Indonesia - Jakarta Taiwan - Taipei Philippines - Manila

That's incorrect. You previously posted an info graph of the old 90 day reporting system, which is mistakenly displayed on Bangkok Immigrations website. That info graph is dated 27th Sept 2013, when it was two weeks before the due date until one week before the due date. https://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/tm47online-manual/ The last change to reporting was 20th March 2020, when you could report within 15 days up until the due date. This is still applicable to this day.

Doesn't want to put 400K in a Thai bank where he'll only get 2% interest, when he can invest it elsewhere for 5/6/7/%. Well, that's the usual excuse! 😂

There are more, you just haven't found them. 😉

It's not a change, it's a mistake. That's the old info graph for 90 online reporting. Look at the date > 27th Sept 2013.

Same problem. After submitting in person after re-entering the Country, I was able to submit my next report successfully. However, I then noticed, and it was my error and I always use the drop-down boxes where applicable, but on the first line of the address I mistakenly put 5 Moo 95, when the actual address is 95 Moo 5, yet it was approved 🤪 I should note after that last approved report, the email notifications of an impending report have ceased. Next due report April 2024, I corrected the address, but it was rejected - the details submitted did not match those on the system. I resubmitted using the same incorrect address that was previously approved - again rejected for the same reason. Submitting in person, the IO stated all the details matched the system (how observant they are is anyone's guess) but as I'd been out of the Country the previous year I should be entering the last entry date, and not the date I first originally entered Thailand. That goes against what I have previously been told, to always use the original date of entry if my permission of stay is continuous. Only to use the most recent entry date if it's a new entry (no re-entry permit). I digress, my next report due date is today. I've made several attempts to submit online using a combination of the correct and incorrect first line of my address and the original and last entry dates over the last few days, to no avail, now receiving the message - report to your local Immigration office. It's screwed up somewhere, and I'm not sure if they are diligent enough to even look how to fix it. Therefore, I will visit in person on Tuesday, but will update and submit a new TM30 in the process. If as, they should update all details with the new TM30, then fingers crossed for next time.

That's the difference. Last year, a friend and I were both out of the Country and returning within a few days of each other and would both miss our due report dates. Our 90-day reports were also due within a couple of days of each other and we tried an experiment. Another friend submitted his 90 day report on the due date (even though he was out of Country) and it was approved. He continued as normal thereafter. I on the other hand, I did not submit on the due date, being out of the Country. On return counted +89 days and submitted within the window, only to have it rejected. Submitting in person, the IO checked my previous reports and was about to fine me for missing my previous report when I told him the reason for that was because I was out of the Country. From what he explained, the 90 day report system is automatic and if you miss a report, the system will still look for the next report date. Effectively counting +89 days after returning, you are out of sync with the date the system expects the next report. Therefore, you must submit in person, so an IO can manually reset the due date in the system. BS or not, I'm not sure. I was under the impression they can always check if you were out of Country, maybe they just can't be bothered checking.

As usual, meaning, you were out of Country between a due report, or you were out of Country when a report was due.

If you've been out of Country, you'll almost certainly have to submit that first 90 day report in person.

What visa type. To visit or to stay.

The topic is about the Non Immigrant o visa. My reference was purely in relation to Non Imm visas, such as the O-A and O-X in reply to another member. The TE, LTR and DTV are not Non Imm type visas which you raised and had no relevance to the topic.

You're certainly confused, read the topic header. Correcting your misguided information isn't back peddling. Since when was the TE, LTR or DTV associated with 'marriage'? Psst - still waiting for that link to the compulsory Insurance for the DTV 🤔