ThomasAJ

I just realized that the Grab app has Card storage facilities and I can pay using that.

I don't mean a cab here or there but am referring to the majority of cabs under one company brand. 
What about Grab Taxis?

7 hours ago, Caldera said:

Too bad that the OP didn't mention what kind of "visa" he extended, so we don't even know which counter deserves to be praised for that quick turnaround.

 

It has always been my impression that some areas of the CW immigration office are more of a zoo than others.

The OP here. The 30 day extension was for a 30 day Visa-on-arrival. It was the 'K' counters.

My TV runs out on 15th. (tomorrow) not 14th. (today).

25 minutes ago, ThomasAJ said:

My 30 day TV runs out on 15th. Oct. 2019 and today is 14th. Oct.

Thanks for replies. Much appreciated.

My 30 day TV runs out on 15th. Oct. 2019 and today is 14th. Oct.

I had planned to go to to immig. on 14th. but discovered over the weekend that it is a public holiday.

So if I do not get an extension what happens?

Do I have to leave on 15th or is there a grace period?

Since mid-Dec 2017 we have stayed about 5.5 months and want to come back for a 30 day visit on Oct 9th. 2018.

It has just occurred to me that there may be a 'total # of days' per 'whatever time period' limit.

Arrived mid-Dec 2017 and departed 1 Mar 2018. (2.5 mths)
Arrived end May 2018 and departed 23 Aug 2018. (3 mths)

Hello and thank you all.

I just came back from Samititvej Sukhumvit Hospital and yes they will take of everything.

The charge though is THB1600 for their part (non-inclusive of the THB1900 for immigration) as was quoted to me today.

Thanks again.

EDIT: I just went to https://www.samitivejhospitals.com/patients-outside-thailand/your-stay/extending-your-trip/ and yes indeed the charge on the page is THB500. Maybe page is out of date - highly likely - or there was a miscommunication.

Hello

We have previously extended the 60 day METV for an additional 30 days a few times so know what to do in a normal situation.
(To be clear: the prior extensions I refer to were done over a few years and NOT this trip.)

OK so my wife was taken to hospital last Wed Jul 12 and she will be in no condition to visit the immigration center next week to extend - that's if she gets discharged which is no certainty.

There must be a provision for medical emergencies?

Thanks

Tom

PS she is in Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital

Thank you ubonjoe

I am currently outside Thailand.

I have an METV (6 mths) that expires on May 22.

I have been in Thailand using the METV from Dec 13 to Mar 1 (I got a 30 day extension after the 60 days expired).

I want to go back to Thailand on June 13 for 30 days.

Will I be able to get a Visa-on-arrival?

I am asking as they may have some sort of rule like "you have already been here for x days or y times within 1 year so you cannot etc etc"

Thanks in advance

Tom

Thanks - that's what I thought.

I have extended my '60 day max.' rule in the past (1 year ago) at the immigration bureau.

Can this be done online nowadays?

So I started to fill out the TM7 pdf (which by BTW is not able to be found today, y'day was OK, when clicked on from http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/base.php?page=download ) and am totally confused by the following on page 2 after 'Address in Thailand'.

Can anyone shed some light on this please.

Will do as advised and if any issues I will report back.

Thank you both very much.

Sorry to ask but the Thai Immigration website is a ... and there are too many complicated threads here about METV nuances.

I have an METV till 11 Feb.

I am in BKK.

Do I simply go to the immigration ofice in Sathorn/Silom area, fill out a form, pay, and thank you very much?

Or do I need to bring along whatever, wait for ??? days....

Any advice welcome.

REPORTING BACK on getting my 6 Month Multiple Entry Visa in SYDNEY.

1. Experience was 100% great. Dropped off docs Mon morning and picked up Wed arvo. No queues.
2. Sydney does not require proof of 1st. and 2nd. flights in/out Thailand. Canberra does. See FORM A on both sites.
3. Working in Thailand.
   Background: The definition of 'work' in Thai law is very broad and includes sitting in front of your computer in Thailand and doing work on your work's server that is located in wherever while you are employed by a non-Thai company. No doubt this law was bought in before such technology. (search Thaivisa.com for many posts)
   Possible good news: Near the bottom of my visa under Remarks it says "Employment Prohibited".
   I take this to mean that as long as I am not employed by a Thai company then I can work as per Background above.
   Sure if they want to get nasty...but that will not ever happen unless one is doing something seriously stupid and/or illegal.
   

Sydney has always been 3 day a turnaround in person.

OK thanks and will keep you up to date.

I was hoping either Sydney or Canberra or elsewhere would be quicker due to accom. costs considerations.

I know the website says 3 days min. but really, it's such a cover-our-butts-generalization, and does not take into account seasonal variations that it is useless. So I'm hoping for some hands on experience.

("gee boss" says a staff member, "we get $225 for a 6 monther and also non-imm B, so let's get some temp staff to pump thru more business". "no no" says boss "I have a headache and besides what's in it for us, wink wink nudge nudge!". "ah I see" says staff member.)

Because of time constraints I need to personnaly fly interstate to either ACT or NSW to get my 6 month METV and not risk the 4-5 week turnaround time that is hightlighted in their websites.

So which one is currently issuing personnaly presented applications the quickest?

Any recent experience appreciated.

(I fly out 14 Dec 2015 and their website/s say 4-5 weeks for mailed apps. in bold and yellow background)

You should check if Australians are allowed 15 days visa exempt for Vietnam. I went 2 weeks ago with no visa, straight through immigration, they only asked for proof of my return flight.

Unfortunately we are not yet on the exempt list.

The "letter of approval referred to above is NOT a visa.....it merely gets you on the approval list and you still have to pay a "stamp fee" on arrival by waiting in a queue to pay the fee and get the real visa stamp..

Either way you will need a page free in your passport for the full page visa form.

I am trying to avoid queues at Ho Chi Minh upon arrival.

So are you saying I *cannot* get my passport stamped at the Vietnam embassy in Bangkok and so sail thru to my baggage no matter what I do?

(do you even need for Philippines?)

Thanks for the heads-up. I just visited their website in Australia and no visa needed for citizens of many many countries including Australia.

I will be in Bangkok for a while soon and want to travel to those 2 countries for a week or so at a time.

I have the option of sending my passport to their embassy in Australia by mail but prefer not to.

I have searched posts but of course things change rapidly and there are many old posts.

So is it practical to just walk in and get my passport stamped or are there all sorts of practical problems like long queues, language etc

Don't know about a button, but the quickest way to get attention is ring 1669.

This is the ambulance Emergency services and they have a good response time all over Thailand.

Hope you never need to ring them, but keep that number.

Thanks for the number.

But of course in an emergency time is of the utmost importance.

Given traffic congestion, even if the patient is near the BKK CBD...

I just cannot figure out who responds and where is one taken to?

By "who responds" I understand It's an ambulance but I have heard that the quality of staff/speed varies dramatically.

In a heart attack situation it's absolutely critical the ambo ER team know proper procedures etc etc

Further discussion please as this is at the 'heart' of the matter.

Thanks

Tom

You are aware of Bangkok traffic? In almost all cases getting a local taxi or your own driving would get you to medical facilities faster that waiting for an ambulance to arrive, even if they could even find your address without issues.

If not time sensitive you can call for ambulance service from hospital of your choice - but have never heard of any panic button systems.

Yes indeed and that is what scares me in particular as per this issue (eg heart attack).

So I was hoping that maybe if one pays enough $s to "be a member" that a chopper might be sent.

OK I do realize I am probably maybe dreaming...