oncearugge

All information about obtaining a long stay(retirement) visa is available on the official Royal Thai Embassy to Belgium and Luxembourg website

http://www2.thaiembassy.be/consular-services/visa/

Commercial websites are a poor source of good information.

stevenl

You may not have noticed that since 1986 many Countries have enhanced their visa and passport requirements.

"Security" is multi-faceted and not limited to screening luggage at the airport.

Sorry, that does not answer the question.

What is the "answer" ?

According to you of course.

Yes

Are you saying that for expats living in Khon Kaen a TM30 form meets the requirements for obtaining a driving licence ?

Is this in anyway linked to you seeking "a highly specialised nurse"

Extensions of stay are easily obtained if supported by a Hospital letter and applied for PRIOR to overstaying.

Your "friend" will not now be able to secure an extension of stay.

Best follow Lite Beer's advise.

I believe our HR have all the receipts. She keeps everything.

I did go with that agency for my first Non-B Visa.

With only two weeks validity remaining of your permission to stay either you or your Boss needs to shake up "HR" and DEMAND the paperwork is rapidly collated.

Libya objects?

Libya needs its mind-set changing with a massive Naval Bombardment.

But it will only be your 2nd back to back.

@ubonjoe

I just contacted one of the visa run agency in Bangkok. I had informed them my situation.

They are telling me that I cannot apply for another Non-B Visa consecutively (even just the 2nd time) under the same company.

Can you kindly confirm this one?

Find and deal with another company.

There is no reason for another visa not to be issued provided ,of course, you have a complete set of the required documentation.

This has probably been answered many times before but reading the above leaves me confused. If you have a 1 year multiple entry B visa is it still valid after the job stops?

If one actually has a multi entry "Visa" issued at a Thai Embassy or Consulate then it remains valid and can be used until it expires.

The "confusion" arises as a result of people insisting on calling "Extensions of Stay" visas which they are not.

To stay for 5 months you should apply for a double entry tourist visa.

Each 60 day entry the visa provides can be extended by 30 days at an immigration office.

As said keep your business private.

However, I would not want a "teacher" , who frequents the underworld , teaching children of mine!

Did your employer require a full disclosure of any past convictions?

What a weird reply

is your name ''Fred Flintstone'' from the ''Phrestoric Days'' ???

Are there many "ladyboy" fanciers/daters employed as "teachers" in your country of origin?

Do these "teachers" flaunt their lifestyle choice as the OP seems to do?

"That strategy isn't so easy because I'm renting an apartment close to my school, so I'll be bumping into students and colleagues fairly regularly."

I went to School to be educated, not to pry into ''Teachers Private Lives''.. Thank God, i did not have a parent like you.. i would of topped myself years ago.

ever heard the expression ''Live and let Live''...

A fine concept if the "living" does not impact negatively on me or my family.

As said keep your business private.

However, I would not want a "teacher" , who frequents the underworld , teaching children of mine!

Did your employer require a full disclosure of any past convictions?

What a weird reply

is your name ''Fred Flintstone'' from the ''Phrestoric Days'' ???

Are there many "ladyboy" fanciers/daters employed as "teachers" in your country of origin?

Do these "teachers" flaunt their lifestyle choice as the OP seems to do?

"That strategy isn't so easy because I'm renting an apartment close to my school, so I'll be bumping into students and colleagues fairly regularly."

In which part of Thailand are you based?

Are you sure police, at the Police station, are handing out TM30 forms ?

Someone is showing a rather marked bias, and surprised he is living here.

"Someone" is merely expressing opinion!

Private lives should be kept Private.

As already observed by another "someone" failure to maintain "Personal Privacy" could result in negative outcomes.

As said keep your business private.

However, I would not want a "teacher" , who frequents the underworld , teaching children of mine!

Did your employer require a full disclosure of any past convictions?

"Underworld"?? What are you talking about?

You make this sound so totally negative, which the Thais are much more open minded about.

Yeah, seriously what are you talking about??? I'm not talking about going to ladyboy bars. I'm talking about dating normal ladyboys who have normal jobs.

"Normal" ladyboys?

Do they have ID which identifies them as "ladyboys"?

Most if not all of the nearby countries will require a 6 month passport validity before allowing entry.

Attempting travel will result in refusal either by the airline or by a country's immigration.

Your best plan would be to go to your Embassy ASAP and apply for an emergency travel document.

5555,exactly the same thing happened to me in Singapore,trying for an Indo visa.Knocked me back on 5 and a half months on my passport for a 1 month visa.Got an emergency passport from Oz consulate for 6 months,same day got my visa.Luckily Malayasia,Thailand,Nepal and Thailand again were not so pedantic,as my 6 month passport was finally a 1 month passport.Never questioned either,luck of the draw.This was 1986.

The World has moved on since 1986 and for various reasons, Countries, Airlines and Immigration officials are very "Security Aware"

What's less than 6 months on a valid passport got to do with security?Nothing but over officious.

All I can say is you have an "odd" attitude" toward security.

Best make sure, if you wish to travel, that you meet the "over officious " requirements..

As said keep your business private.

However, I would not want a "teacher" , who frequents the underworld , teaching children of mine!

Did your employer require a full disclosure of any past convictions?

"Underworld"?? What are you talking about?

You make this sound so totally negative, which the Thais are much more open minded about.

Many Thais would not wish to employ or be associated with this "teachers" friends.

Most if not all of the nearby countries will require a 6 month passport validity before allowing entry.

Attempting travel will result in refusal either by the airline or by a country's immigration.

Your best plan would be to go to your Embassy ASAP and apply for an emergency travel document.

5555,exactly the same thing happened to me in Singapore,trying for an Indo visa.Knocked me back on 5 and a half months on my passport for a 1 month visa.Got an emergency passport from Oz consulate for 6 months,same day got my visa.Luckily Malayasia,Thailand,Nepal and Thailand again were not so pedantic,as my 6 month passport was finally a 1 month passport.Never questioned either,luck of the draw.This was 1986.

The World has moved on since 1986 and for various reasons, Countries, Airlines and Immigration officials are very "Security Aware"

As said keep your business private.

However, I would not want a "teacher" , who frequents the underworld , teaching children of mine!

Did your employer require a full disclosure of any past convictions?

Adjustment to my last post.

I don't even know if the "combo method" is an option for O-A visa applications but I do know the full bank method showing 800K baht is and in that case it is typical to show that money in your home country rather than Thailand. Of course money outside Thailand won't be of use for a retirement extension application in Thailand (full 800K or combo).

I can't speak for every country but the combo method is definitely available from the London embassy.

As is the monthly "income" method!

No reason for not attempting to do the 90 day report on line.

You can do the report anytime within a window of 15 to 7 days before the report is due.

Your data will be in the data base as a result of your most recent entry.

OP. you Non B visa is still valid in as much as immigration doesn't know that your work permit has expired. And the immigration will not check that when you are traveling to Laos by land. Again the immigration will not ask for your work permit when your visa is still valid. So you can still use it without any problem. As someone said before, if you don't cancel the visa before going out for a tourist visa, it will be difficult to get it since your present Non B has not expired or is still valid. So it will be advisable to continue to use this visa until it expires and let your mum help herself to leave Thailand on November 02 or so. You can then go for the tourist visa towards the end of the expiration of your present visa.

The OP does not have a "VIsa" he has an "extension of stay" !

Much less "confusion" would arise if people would learn the difference!

You dont need 6 months validity in Thailand or Malaysia because no visa is needed to enter those countries so just go to malaysia for a while and then come back to thailand that will give you some breathing space by the ezy I got my us pasdport in 7 days in Chiangmai

Malaysia

"Passport required.

That's some great info. I will look into whether Hong Kong is an option for me.

And Too, thanks for the insights into Vietnam immigration policies. Sounds like getting into Vietnam over land would be rather risky for me at the moment. And compared to the American guy stuck in Laos I didn't even have it too bad I guess...

If I don't go for Hong Kong, I am tempted to just do the visa run and maybe a vacation in Thailand. But I think I remember to have read that with multiple entry tourist visa it is necessary to re-enter by air to get the full 60 days?

Can anyone confirm whether that is (still) the case?

Where would you go for the visa run?

Do not forget the nearby "visa run" countries require a 6 month passport validity and you would be prevented from entering.