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As Air Asia explained to me. Check in staff are not qualified to translate a name in Thai to English. There may be staff who can confidently correctly translate the name, and other staff who cannot. They are quite within their rights to request a form of ID that matches your booking form. There are times I've found it accepted, and other times they've insisted on my Passport. Only when travelling do I carry my Passport, just in case.

It sounds as though you're being given the run around. Are you applying at your local District Amphoe, or the Provincial Amphoe? These days it's fairly standard to request an Embassy certified copy of your Passport data page, officially translated into Thai, then legalised by the Consular section of the MFA before they will process your application. I applied for my first Tabien Baan before these required shenanigans, the only requirement being a Thai translation of my passport data page, which I did myself. From entering the Amphoe it took 40 minutes to issue the Tabien Baan and that was only because the girl entering the registration on the database twice copied the information incorrectly, so the first two books had typo errors. A further 10 minutes to merely move to another desk, where they took a passport type photo and thumbprint, then printed the ID card. Less than an hour, in and out. 20 BHT fee for the protective plastic cover for the ID card.

That's because when you book internal flights, the site requires details in English language. The pink ID card is in Thai only, and it's not the job of airline check in staff to translate that name into English. Thai ID cards on the other hand are printed in both Thai and English.

It would be helpful if you gave more details of your friend's situation, age, nationality, long term plan, financial position, or advise him to join the forum and ask his own questions.

I registered and submitted my last TM30, uploading copies of my Passport data page, yellow book address page and pink Thai ID card.

No issues. You could also apply for a further 30 day, and 60 day extension as before.

Sent a PM.

In case you hadn't noticed, this topic is posted in Visa to other Countries. This is not a question about bring a dependant to Thailand, but getting a visa for a dependant to live in the UK.

You should of course first enquire at your local Amphoe of their requirements. All Amphoes to the best of my knowledge, now request a 'certified' Embassy copy of your Passport data page, which then has to be translated to Thai before being legalised by the Consular section of the MFA. Some have been known to request the same of a birth certificate in order to enter parents names in the Yellow book. These made up requirements of being married or owning a home, only display an incompetent officially who doesn't know how to process the request. There is no such requirement in the Civilian Registration Act, and is more common at district Amphoes.

It's an option he had but didn't take last year. Unmarried, so assuming he didn't meet the criteria for a 1-year extension, either insufficient proof of financials, not legalised as the Father, and/or the child lives with the Mother, so she is the dependant, not him.

Jack, read his previous posts. He's not new to this and already has the answers, having obtained a Non Imm O SE based on Thai child last year. He's ideally looking for the Non Imm O ME without financials IMHO. Likewise, he obviously cannot or has been refused an extension because he doesn't meet the criteria.

Finally!

When did I or the OP mention applying for a Non O visa ? And if they intend to apply for an extension based on Thai spouse, they should be interested in the type of visa they initially require.

Wrong, except for Savannahket. He's enquiring about 'switching' from one financial method to another, which you'd only ask if already using one method. Otherwise, you'd enquire about all the financial methods if it was your first extension. You simply read and understand the question differently to others.

Non Immigrant O extension marriage to Thai. Then he'd be enquiring about an extension based on employment. Once again, someone asks a simple question about apples, and you question whether he meant oranges. Just take the opening OP at face value.

The OP is enquiring about the financial requirements for an extension of stay based on Thai spouse having held a Non O visa. He's asking can he use the 40K income method rather than the 400k in a Thai bank account, which I'm guessing he previously used, so no it wouldn't be his first extension application, nor is he on a Non B. I have already posted the 3 options available for proof of income for an extension based on Thai spouse from Immigration orders. You must provide evidence of income of father, mother or husband who is an alien which shows that throughout a year, an average income is not less than 40,000 baht monthly. 1) A personal income tax form together with the payment slip, or, 2) Evidence showing pension - a letter of certification on deposit in the bank in Thailand and bank statement showing money transfer from overseas every month for the past 12 months. 3) Income certification, certified by the embassy or consular. Whichever of the above 3 options requires proof covering 1 year.

Nothing to do with a B visa. Read the topic title.

I'm saying it's safer and wiser to keep hold of the funds until such time you meet the income requirements.

To keep the funds in the bank until such time you have evidence of 12 months income.

Continued. Or, 3) Income certification certified by the embassy or consular.

Applying for an extension based on Thai spouse and an application for a work permit are totally separate issues. To meet the financial requirements, you must provide evidence of income of father, mother or husband who is an alien which shows that throughout a year, an average income is not less than 40,000 baht monthly. 1) A personal income tax form together with the payment slip, or, 2) Evidence showing pension - a letter of certification on deposit in the bank in Thailand and bank statement showing money transfer from overseas every month for the past 12 months.

You can cook it until crisp, but if it wasn't first defrosted, it will still be undercooked in the centre.

Hey Bob, I somewhat sympathise with your experience, but expecting a Thai establishment to cook foreign food to your liking is rare. Burgers and sausages in particular are taken straight from the freezer and cooked without defrosting first. The result is as you experienced, cooked on the outside, raw in the middle. Usually if you order French fries together, it's common the fries to be served first and the burger 10 minutes later when you've eaten the fries. Or as you experienced, they cooked the fries then waited for the burger before serving together ........ cold fries. Even some of the best 'Thai' restaurants, do not understand the concept that foreigners like their meals served hot and together. Thais don't complain, they often eat food cold by choice.

Not qualified on what basis. Are you legally married and living with your wife? Did your wife attend with you? Were your documents in order? Under section 2.4 of Order 327/2557 you can apply for a 30-day extension for tourism purposes. Under section 2.24 you can apply for a 60-day extension to visit a Thai spouse.

If you were applying for a Non O, then entering was a new entry.