FlyingThai

4 hours ago, beachtime said:

ok thanks.

it looks like there are a lot of new volunteer visa applicants.

Is there a risk of them not being approved or have they all been granted?

My assumption is that the 65k THB  fee include a sufficient amount of tea money that ensures issuance of the visa.

Would this be multiple entry though assuming you'd have or want to leave the country sometimes once travel resumes?

14 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

That is all there is, its in the system. You can take a screenshot if you like but immigration can see the entry. If you stay at the hilton hotel, the same thing happens, do you bother getting a screenshot at the hilton ?

You make a good point because I was asked by Thailand Elite that at the time I do my visa switch from Tourist Visa to TE Sticker I provide the TM.30 and should I go through with it I'd be staying at a Marriott in BKK. Wonder if they can actually provide any document I'll be able to use?

4 hours ago, Seik said:

Yes but are these flights even reliable? Most people aren't too keen on spending half their savings on one cancelled flight after the other.

Yes these schedules (AF, BR, KL LH, QR) are reliable and have been operating on a proper rotation.

I guess the main issue for many was also that they had TG tickets and TG refused to endorse them over to their Star Alliance partners. So now you have plenty of people sitting around in BKK/TH who have valid TG tickets but the Thai Airways bankruptcy caught up with them.

You can bet that it was indeed the government who told TG to run several commercial flights to Europe and Australia so to clear the amount of people staying behind and taking away their excuse of the cancelled TG tickets. FWIW TG does allow existing tickets to rebook to these flights to LHR/FRA (I checked with them last week).

2 hours ago, Peeba boy said:

Also anybody have any idea when airport in BKK will reopen for commercial flights 

The airport IS open for commercial flights. I guess you're asking when Immigration will allow general re-entry of foreigners and Thai nationals without pre-clearance. The answer to that is "nobody knows" and I wouldn't bet that any non-pre-clearance tourism will be possible in 2020.

You apply for them separately. You can apply for the re-entry permit as soon as you have the extension and it could be done in the same trip to immigration.

I don't know what the problem was when (or where) you applied before but as I said it should not be a problem it you have the correct documents.

If you got a new multiple entry visa you have to factor in a long trip to get it because you will not get one anywhere nearby. Plus of course the trips out of the country every 90 days.

I think there was some problem that they did not want to grant the multiple entry which is a deal breaker for me as i need to leave at least once a month. At that time I could have said I'm doing everything on a regular tourist visa as I'm never here for more than 4 weeks anyway but I'm not a fan of staying in a country longterm without proper documentation.

The application process for the new visa would actually be done by mail and in germany we are allowed to hold multiple passports (I have three right now) so that's not an issue. We shall see!

Thanks again for the info, I will take the economics and effort into account!

If you get an extension of stay at immigration you would need a re-entry permit if you want to travel. A single entry costs 1000 baht and a multiple is 3800 baht. Both would be valid for the length of you extension.

With the proper documents from the university it should not any problem to get the extension of stay.

Thanks for the info!

These need to be obtained separately?

So that's 1900 for the initial extension application plus 3,800 for the Multiple entry? That would be the same as a new visa outright plus the PITA of having to deal with them.

Hi everyone! Great input on this thread so far! I wonder if anyone can give me some additional fill on a case.

I'm studying at Thammasat University and have a 12 Month Multiple Entry which I got at the Embassy in Berlin. Easy process.

It will expire (last entry) at the end of July and I'm on the brink of deciding to extend it here locally or just get a clean new Visa in Berlin again (which was 130 EUR plus Agency/shipping fees).

Q: Would an extension for another year come with the same Multiple Entry function or do I have to obtain that separately? That is really the key part for me because I travel quiet frequently for both work and pleasure. Generally I hate dealing with this office here, I was there once before to extend my first 3 Months ED Visa (which was suggested to me by the consulate in Vancouver) and it was a disaster after which I got a clean sheet one in Germany.

Before speculation comes up, this is a legitimate and degree earning course costing me almost half a million THB over the 2.5 years period so no funny business.

On a side note for you guys: If you are eligible to apply for a Visa at the Embassy in Berlin, Germany it is possible to obtain a 12 Months ED Visa there. Not sure how that goes when you attend a language school but for 'real' Universities it's not a problem. In theory all EU citizen are free to roam around in all EU countries but if applying for Visa or other formalities you are often required to show a local residence registration. Didn't apply to me as I had a local german passport but maybe for some fellow europeans this could be useful!

Cheers!