Ooladolla

Hi, wondering if anyone can help me with the link to renew my wife’s thai driver’s licence online. She is overseas and her two year temporary driver’s licence is due while she’s away.

thanks,

Vic

We are applying to the Thai Embassy in Canberra Australia

Thanks Ubonjoe ????

Hi , I’m after some advice from anyone who has applied for the O Spouse visa from Australia.

Im looking to accompany my wife to Thailand for a three month visit.

We will predominantly stay in her home in the Surin area.
Looking at the requirements I have a couple of questions,

Will her home address satisfy the question of where we will stay.

This one:

“copy of the visa or work permit of a spouse or parent who is currently working in Thailand”. My wife and I are retired and live in Australia so I can’t fulfill this requirement.

Do I just ignore that part of the application?

The financial aspect, I assume I just show I have money in my bank her in Australia?

Thanks for any advice 

ice 

I believe the waiting times in the public hospital system are 3 months +

hence the private hospital 

Hi all, 

I’m looking for a recommendation regarding a reputable modern private hospital in the Surin area.

Wife needs a mammogram and ultrasound procedure.

thanks in advance 

Hello everyone,

I’v tried google but it has conflicting information. Can anyone help in the location of the government office in Bangkok to obtain a passport for a Thai national please ?

thanks in advance 

There is an wealth of information on a partners visa group page on Facebook which may find useful. Migration agents often answer questions and give direction. 

Ok, thanks everyone ????

Hi all, 

my wife needs to make a trip to Bangkok from Surin province next Monday. Can anyone tell me if the buses are still running as normal please,

thanks 

8 hours ago, Max69xl said:

Are you sending a bike or just boxes? It's a big difference. 

It will be boxed items 

4 hours ago, ChrisKC said:

green bus charged me B900 to send a bike and all my belongings in three quite large boxes from surat thani to chiang mai. i had to get the consignment to the bus station and collect from bus station but it did arrive the very next day.

Good idea. I’m in Krabi so it would have to go to Bangkok first then be transferred over to a bus to go to Surin. Not sure if that’s possible?

7 hours ago, uhuh said:

Post (not EMS) is cheaper.

Chances that she will actually get the things are higher with Kerry, especially if she has previously received things from Kerry, using the same address and phone number. 

Thanks, p.s. what is EMS ?

As a result of ending my lease, I have some bigger items I wish to send back to my wife’s village. A small flat screen tv, little sound system, some helmets and nick nacks etc. anyone know the cheapest way to send them ?

thanks 

On 11/6/2019 at 9:51 AM, zig said:

Last time when I suspended subscription True had the below policy:

True Online customers can request to suspend service twice a year (calendar) and the suspension duration should be less than 90 days, generally suspension period is 30, 60 or 90 days. It is free of charge for the suspension for hi speed Internet in the first month of that year and will be charged 150 Baht/ month from the 2nd month onwards to maintain customer status  (excluded VAT).

 

Thanks, I did manage to talk to someone who said the same. Max 3 months and it will cost 300 baht 

Perhaps if tourists were warned at airports that riding a motorcycle without a licence can carry a penalty of one year in jail they might think twice.

Hi All, 

has anyone had experience suspending their home internet when returning to their home country ?

i am returning home for 6 months and am thinking of suspending my internet account with Truemove during this time. Is it a simple matter of calling them to do this and same thing, when I return is it just a case of ringing them to reactivate the account ?

thanks for any advice 

22 hours ago, lampangguy said:

We applied online. It was 4 weeks from the time we applied online, to receiving a notice to go to Bangkok to do the Biometrics, making the appointment for a week later for the Biometrics, completing the Biometrics, getting the notice to send the passport in, sending it in, receiving it back with visa inserted. 

 

Ah ok thanks. I’ve applied for two tourists visas before and after doing the biometrics we just were told it was approved and the visa is in the form of an ‘e visa’ as in, no entry in my wife’s passport. This makes me ask, are they now requiring the passport to be sent in ?  We never had to before . I’m guessing the Australian Embassy is a little different that may explain it.

4 hours ago, lampangguy said:

It took 4 weeks from when we first submitted the documents to receive her passport back


Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app

Four weeks, Did you apply online or was it a paper application ?

Yes, biometrics and having to go to Bangkok is inconvenient. How long after applying for the visa was it granted if I may ask ?

Hi all, 

I’ve applied for a partner visa for my Thai wife back in July. Whilst we are waiting for a decision on the permanent visa we want to travel home to Australia early December to visit family.

Can any advise me how long the processing time for a tourist visa is at the moment and will my wife need to do the biometrics AGAIN considering we had that done back in July ?

thanks for any advice

On 10/6/2019 at 9:52 AM, DrJack54 said:

Just a suggestion. Why dont you get married in los then again in oz when your eventually there. Its just that I'm thinking you might need few more visits to los. BTW check out the other forum on Thaivisa "visas to other countries".  

Marriage in Thailand is recognised by Australia and as such you can’t marry again in Australia 

Question: For the purposes of this visa, can the money be in a joint account, that is , both husband and wife’s name ?

Thanks for your help. Thanks Ray and Millymoo, that’s sounds spot on. I rang the lady at Bangkok hospital, 4800 thb for Permanent VISA. Looking at the forms yes it’s all sent directly to immigration.

Still can’t work out what a HAS statement is.

i know they will want a Royal Thai Police Check done in Bangkok but from what I see they haven’t requested it yet. Bit of an inconvenience as I could have done it all at the same time as we have to fly etc. to Bangkok