manofhull

The money does have to come from abroad, though.

Scouse.

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Yes it does. Yes it does. Why else are you welcome in LOS?

Stick to your limited knowledge of UK immigration rlues Scouser.

Hi,

On Sept 1st, I received a Non Immigrit O (support Thai wife) visa from the embassy in Nong Khai.

Last week I turned in the paperwork for my first extension to the immigration officer in Mai Sai. He took all my paperwork, stamped my passport with:

MAESAI IMMIGRATION OFFICE

APPLICATION OF STAY IS UNDER CONDIDERATION OF

THE IMMAGRATION BUREAU. APPLICANT MUST CONTACT

THIS OFFICE AGAIN IN PERSON ON 26 DEC, 2005

He then signed his name and stamped the date of this new stamp, 17 Nov, 2005.

My question is, Does the 17 Nov stamp count as my 90 day reporting or do I still have to fill out a TM47 before 29 Nov (90 Days).

Thanks for your help.

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I doubt if any one with even half a brain could understand your post

Yes.

If you have the necessary supporting diocumentation Colombo will issue a Multi B.

If you speak with Thai MFA they will confirm

I suspect you are a little older than 29. The consul would have assumed Andy was looking for employment (as confirmed by his post) and refused the visa. If he was 59, then no problem.

I/m not that much older than 29 and well under 50.

What you are trying to say is the Thai Consul at Hull have constructed a website that quite clearly states said visa is available and gone to the trouble of giving an example of how the letter of guarantee should be worded (and making it available to download) so that they can then turn round and say sorry we don't do that class of visa?

Sorry but i don't buy it..........there have been posters on here who have been granted said visa within only the last few weeks or so.

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YES. HULL encourage genuine applicants who meet the criteria.

Andy did not. Do you argue he did?

did you> i THINK YOU DID BUT ARE TRYING TO ARGUE YOUR EWAY OUT OF A HOLE.

Andy

He  didnt.............and  yes  he's  going  for  a  Tourist  Visa.  

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He would have been refused if he had. Take my word.

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Sorry but if you read the "application form completion notes" from the Thai Consulate in Hull's website you/ll see i/m right it quite clearly states that an O is available for visiting family and friends and if you scroll down it qualifies it by asking for a letter of guarantor.

http://www.thaiconsul-uk.com/pdfs/Ad%20%20...ion%20Notes.pdf

I also know from personal experience he would of been granted it.

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Thaiflyer. You may well have been granted an O visa by Hull, as have many. That was then: this is now.

I suspect you are a little older than 29. The consul would have assumed Andy was looking for employment (as confirmed by his post) and refused the visa. If he was 59, then no problem.

As I said take my word for it.

Manofhull.......the  other  poster  you  are  referring  to, i've  just  spoke  to  him  on  the  phone  and  the  reason  he  was  rejected  was  that  he  chose  to  apply  to  a  different  Consulate  than  the  one  i  advised  him  to

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In his previous thread titled "O visa...." you gave no advice.

The reason he was rejected is he did not meet the consulates requirements for an O visa. Simple really.

He  didnt.............and  yes  he's  going  for  a  Tourist  Visa. 

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He would have been refused if he had. Take my word.

Interesting that you have posted this on same day as a Post from someone in UK also concerned at being refused an O visa. It demonstrates that what you read here about the ease with which consulates issue O visas should be taken with a big pinch of salt.

You did yourself a disservice by saying studying culture. No-one in your previous thread suggested you give that as a reason. You were doomed to failure.

Seeker 108 wrote:

"I see no problem getting either the non imm O or non imm B from any of several of the Honorary consulates in the USA. I have talked to 4 of them and they all made it clear that it was a rubber stamp process as long as you meet the simple requirements."

A little misleading but factually correct. You meet the requirements you get the visa. You did not meet the requirements. Whether the requirements are always simple is arguable but to consular saff they probably are.

You know a lot. The Hon Consul retains 100 per cent of the visa fees. BTW the place in London is the Royal Thai Embassy.

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Thankyou for your compliment.

The place in London is the Consular Section of the Royal Thai Embassy. Seperate entrance.

The Consul does not put visa fees into his pocket book as you allege nor does he retain 100% of visa fees. Although the Hull consul is titled "Honorary" he is in fact salaried. Neither he nor his staff are on piece work. So whether he issues 5 or 500 visas in any day neither he nor they profit other than they now enjoy a long overdue modern working environment.

Thai consulates in the UK are intended to be self financing as are British consulates. UK consuls are generally more relaxed over visa issuance because British citizens are statistically more likely to abide by conditions aplicable to their visa than most other nationalities.

The Consul is aware that Hull has an ill deserved reputation for being overly lax. In fact they reject more applications than other consulates.

The consul is aware of this site and although a lot of the advice it contains is inaccurate, a lot is misleading or plain wrong. He holds a disdainful view.

My comments are not written with the authority of the Consul. His attitude is one of disdain for you and sadness that readers of this forum may put trust in your frequently wrong advice.

and contempt .