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3 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

Immigration will see his whole history. The consulate or embassy will only see the current passport.

Not doubting the OP or his mate, but there is ALWAYS a backstory to threads like this that are never made clear.

He posted his entire history.

What isn't clear to you exactly?

4 hours ago, lkv said:

It's not for someone to spend 6-9 months in Thailand "continuously" (minus one day every 90 days, with all entries extended), that's why it allows a permission of up to 60 days per entry, and not 6 months per entry.

Go back a couple of pages and read the guys history who got rejected. He was travelling a lot on his last METV.

1 hour ago, yogi100 said:

Well said.

 

Bang on the nail, pun unintentional.

 

I'm due to go to Pattaya in the next few weeks for 2 - 3 months on my NON-IMM, O category, Multiple Entry Visa and I'm worried about being allowed admittance.

 

It would not be so bad if you could find out in advance. I'll be paying around £600 for the flight and the visa set me back £125 on 28/3/19 (they're £150 now).

 

I applied in person at the London Embassy, paid cash but there was no hint nor mention of these possible set backs regarding being permitted to enter.

Let's not forget that in order to even be granted an METV you must show 6 months worth of bank statements to prove you can cover you stay... 

6 hours ago, Martyp said:

To work in Thailand you need a work permit. You cannot (officially) work inside Thailand as a digital nomad.

Yes, if you wish to visit Thailand you must give up your business and let it go bust just like every other country you visit on holiday.

3 minutes ago, SpanishExpat said:

Just curious..did he arrive in Economy or Business/First through the Premium Lane? Moreover..he had no contact person/gf to call?

Economy. He doesn't have a girlfriend, no.

I was asked for bank statements when applying in Hanoi. Just showed my PayPal on my phone which they accepted.

On 10/4/2019 at 9:02 AM, Crazy Noobie said:

When I went there last month, to apply for my 4th Education Visa, I also heard the rumors about having my bank statement handy. As they might ask for it. But no one could tell me how many months I needed. As everyone had a different number. I brought two months worth of bank statements, each showing that over 20,000 baht came into my account each of those months. When I applied on the first day, sure enough she asked for my bank statement. So I gave it to her. Next day I received my approved Education Visa.

How did you get 4 ed visas? I thought they had limited it now to one?

16 minutes ago, Percy Penguin said:

Way beyond a joke at this point...

 

Do you know how long he's spent in Thailand within the last 12 months?

 

I'm starting to wonder if an SETV is actually safer because it doesn't signal 'if you let me in now I'll be back again pretty soon'.

Spent 8-9 months in total but was in and out visiting other countries during that time.

4 hours ago, cerox said:

He should dress like a tourist and not like a business person. This is to all people who think it is "cool" to wear a suit when passing Immigration but it is more suspicious.

 

Most likely he was denied because it is his second METV, you come to Thailand too much ????

He does dress like a tourist. 

30 minutes ago, SteveK said:

You can go and get your non-O as soon as you have registered your marriage at the amphur office and have the marriage certificate. You will then extend that by getting the extension of stay based on marriage which is one year at a time.

Thanks, this was the answer I was looking for.

42 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

You want to apply for a non immigrant O visa (multi or single entry?) from a Thai Consulate in another country?  Or are you asking converting to a non immigrant O visa entry at immigration and extending on a yearly basis?  There is no wait time if you meet the requirements (financials for conversion and extension and for visas as some locations).  

Want to convert a tourist visa to a marriage visa.

I've been with my Thai gf for over 3 years now and plan on tieing the knot.

When I do, I will want to apply for a marriage visa.

Does anyone know whether or not I will need to wait a certain period of time before I do this?

6 hours ago, watcharacters said:

 

 

To  answer your question directly, it's so early in the game that I'd just walk away and not fight the grief you're likely to face for the time you rent at this location.    Hopefully you haven't fully unpacked yet.

 

I'm OK for a fight but this one I think would be torturous in the long run.

 

Good luck but  I'd definitely hightail it.

 

 

I would like to but I have signed a 3-month contract. Again, they'd probably try and keep the deposit if I left before the end of that. 

I live in an apartment block. I deal with management not a landlord directly.

I know what their doing is 100% illegal as I've read the law.

My real question is what do I do about it? What recourse do I have? If I don't pay it they'll just put up a fight and withhold my deposit (also illegally)

58 minutes ago, chickenrunCM said:

a additional fee to your electric consumption is illegal! 

Common area costs are extra and charged to the condo owner and calculated in relation to the qm of the condo. 

tell them to go to the condo owner as you have all costs what you have to pay in your rental contract. 

electric for common area is the monthy condo fee and was never taken from the electric bill.

It also says absolutely nothing about this in my contract!

I get that they're going to try and make up their costs one way or another but the reason I am pissed about it is that they waited until 3/4 days after I moved in and then just told me "oh you have to pay us this" it's not written anywhere, it isn't in my contract, so essentially what their doing is just making up charges and telling tenants to pay them.

On top of that they lied to me about the rate (did not tell me about their communal fee) prior to moving in.

25 minutes ago, Delight said:

 I am struggling to work out wether you are a co -owner or  a tenant .

Please advise!

Tenant. Just renting. I have spoken to my neighbour and they are trying this on with all the tenants so I'm sure I'm not the only one who has an issue with it.

I moved into a large condo building a week or so ago in Chiang Mai.

Upon moving in, I signed a contract declaring that my electricity rate is 5 baht per unit, in line with government rates and the new laws.

Only after moving everything into the condo, the management approached me as I was leaving the building to tell me "there is a new fee that you have to pay!"

A "communal area fee" the cost of which equates to 3 baht per unit of electricity I use.

I don't know what communal area they're talking about and the manager even openly said it's because of the new law, we can't add this on to the electric bill anymore...

Again, my contract says 5 baht per unit. I was told this 3 days after moving in.

Where do I stand with this additional and unexpected expense?

Should I just not pay it?

If not paying it causes problems should I seek advice from a Thai solicitor? How much would that cost?

They are holding a small one month deposit of 6500 baht so I'd imagine they'd try to take it out of that and getting it back when I move could be challenging. 

Thanks in advance and I appreciate any advice.

Hi everyone, 

I have a friend visiting me in Thailand. He arrived on a 30-day stamp from the UK.

We will be traveling to Laos in a couple of days, I have a multi-entry so will be able to re-enter Thailand. 

My friend is flying home in 2 weeks, only here on a 3 week holiday.

Will he be able to get a second entry stamp coming into Thailand from the Laos border (crossing by land)? He has proof of departing flight etc. 

When he re-enters Thailand he'll only be here for about 9-10 days before flying home.

Appreciate the feedback.

Thanks!