Wake Up

16 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

I wasn't there, so won't try to contradict your claim.

 

Did you have a copy of the rental agreement, a signed copy of the owners ID, and a copy of the housebook?

Not the house book but rental agreement and owner’s identification yes. 

1 hour ago, NoDisplayName said:

The owner is the owner.

You are the possessor.

Either can fill out and sign the TM-30.

 

The assistant is neither owner nor possessor.

They refused to allow me the possessor to fill out. TM 30. Refused in an unfriendly way. 

I have a Non O 90 day visa from CW. I took the exact documents today to get a one year extension.  
Head man said no because the owner’s assistant put her name as the owner on the TM30 and signed the TM 30. This TM 30 was filed almost one year.  Head guy insists the owner fill out a new TM 30 and he mist TM 30 document and not his  executive assistant. 

they would not let file a new TM 30 in my name. I called the owner’s assistant and she spoke with them and they said have the owner fill out a TM 30 for me and sign it himself and I have to come back to CW for an extension when that is done.
 

I really think they just want to work with agents. They don’t like people doing their own extensions. This was the same TM 30 I used for my 90 day Non O and for a residence certificate. . 
 

Sometimes the extension people at CW are nice. But the head man was really unfriendly today and really upset with the lady that pre checked my documents and me and the owner’s executive assistant.  I hope he does not act like this on a regular basis. TIT
 

23 hours ago, allane said:

I'm the OP. Sifting through all of this verbiage is not easy, especially when there are contradictions.

I think I can meet all the requirement, with the possibile exception of proving that my B 800,000 came from abroad.

Background:  I had been on Exxtensions of Stay - Retirement for 11 yrs., but recently was unable to renew due to a lost bankbook on a closed bank account.  Previously, I had no need to prove that my annual "top-up" of my bank account was done by funds transferred from abroad. I did these electronically, and have no printed statements from my Canadian bank. Because of the lost bankbook, I have no written proof from my Thai bank either.

What option(s) do I have, other than going to Immigration, pleading my case, and hoping for the best ?

I converted to a non O at Cw from visa exempt entry. I previously had extensions of stay before I came back to Thailand visa exempt.
 

CW did not require proof that my 800 K came from abroad.  Probably because my bank account has been open for over a year. You should not have a problem at CW. Take care 

Girlfriend and her friends went to Kao San Road last night. They loved it as they have not been able to celebrate for a few years and this celebration is important to them. Just people having fun that is traditional ????????

18 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Not if you have a uk passport and no going through immigration on departure either.

That is why I said tourist ????????????

2 hours ago, geisha said:

Suvarnabhumi is the absolute worst tourist country airport where delays for entering, and departing are concerned !

i have met many Thai travelers who are absolutely disgusted by the welcome queue they  get when arriving after a 12 to 18 hour journey. 
 What I really don’t  understand is the departure queues.  I have lately been warned it can take hours, with passengers running to get to their far off gates.  For gods sake, a look at passport , stamp out, should take a minute and problem travelers set aside . And the baggage check, leaving ? Cant they open more counters, they don’t look at the screens anyway, I’ve watched them many times. 

My vote for the worst tourist immigration service is Heathrow. Many officers but few doing any work. 

On 2/27/2023 at 12:29 PM, Wake Up said:

Been at least the last two years. I helped a friend get a 90 day non O at Cw in 2021 and they held his passport two weeks. I helped a friend get a 90 day non O six months ago and they held his passport two weeks. I did mine two weeks ago and they held my passport. Before 2021 I don’t know. 

I was wrong about this information and you do not leave your passport at CW for two weeks. My apologies to everyone ????

On 2/26/2023 at 3:35 PM, mokwit said:

This is recent? Hasn't always been the case?

I was wrong. Sorry for wrong information. ????

On 2/25/2023 at 2:58 PM, DrJack54 said:

You also stated....

She just needed 

Passport pages copied, real passport to view and keep for two weeks

 

 

CW held onto your passport for two weeks? 

Nup. 

You are 100 percent correct and I am wrong. Please accept my apology ????

On 2/26/2023 at 1:16 PM, Wake Up said:

You are one of the visa and extension experts on this forum.  Every person I know that applies for a non O visa at CW must leave their passport there for two weeks to get the visa. Not for extensions. But to get the actual non O 90 day visa you must leave your passport because it goes upstairs to get approval and it takes two weeks. 

On 2/26/2023 at 1:10 PM, Wake Up said:

CW keeps your passport for two weeks after you apply for a non O visa.  You go back to CW and get your passport with the visa in the passport. The lady said she sends the passport to her supervisor and come back to get your passport in two weeks. Normal for a CW non O visa. 

My apologies to DrJack and everyone. I am at CW and the immigration lady claimed she never kept my passport.  I know she did but I must now get a new usa passport. I am 100 percent sure it was the chief immigration lady at the C1-1 counter but nothing I can do but report my passport stolen. 

20 hours ago, mokwit said:

This is recent? Hasn't always been the case?

Been at least the last two years. I helped a friend get a 90 day non O at Cw in 2021 and they held his passport two weeks. I helped a friend get a 90 day non O six months ago and they held his passport two weeks. I did mine two weeks ago and they held my passport. Before 2021 I don’t know. 

22 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

You also stated....

She just needed 

Passport pages copied, real passport to view and keep for two weeks

 

 

CW held onto your passport for two weeks? 

Nup. 

You are one of the visa and extension experts on this forum.  Every person I know that applies for a non O visa at CW must leave their passport there for two weeks to get the visa. Not for extensions. But to get the actual non O 90 day visa you must leave your passport because it goes upstairs to get approval and it takes two weeks. 

21 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Never have left my passport at CW thru the process.  Arrived in the am, went to the desk with all needed paperwork and the extension of stay application, the IO reviewed it all, had me sit back outside the cubicle and awhile later I was called back in, signed some extra pages and then was given my passport back with the new extension inside. Never have I left my passport....something with your post is off.

If you applied for a non O visa you would have to leave your passport. If you apply for an extension of stay for one year you are correct. 

22 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

You also stated....

She just needed 

Passport pages copied, real passport to view and keep for two weeks

 

 

CW held onto your passport for two weeks? 

Nup. 

CW keeps your passport for two weeks after you apply for a non O visa.  You go back to CW and get your passport with the visa in the passport. The lady said she sends the passport to her supervisor and come back to get your passport in two weeks. Normal for a CW non O visa. 

19 hours ago, flexomike said:

visa exempt entry only requires the 800,000 in the bank on the day of application, extensions of existing visas have different rules

I agree.  I was not asked to prove the money came from overseas for my non O visa  is my point.  

5 hours ago, KannikaP said:

As far as I can gather, annual bank statements are necessary and NOT just the bank book. Hence the many posts complaining that for example, Bkk Bank takes a week to provide the 12 month statements. That's my point.

But if you got away with it, good luck, and regards to the IO who bypassed the rules.

At CW I just got a non o visa from a visa exempt entry . I did not need a bank statement. Just a letter from the bank. I also did not have to prove the 800 k came from overseas.  
 

I had 800 k in my fixed bank account since September 2022 in Bangkok Bank. At the C counter the immigration lady was polite and courteous. 
 

she just needed 

passport pages copied, real passport to view and keep for two weeks, TM 87 form, copy of Bank book and she needed to view the real bank book, letter from Bank verifying my updated Bank book, one photo, a copy of my condo lease and a copy of my TM30 my landlord filed when I moved in. 
 

in two weeks you go back to CW to get your passport with the non O visa. 

On 1/27/2023 at 12:58 PM, Caldera said:

At CW, there's a counter specifically to get entry stamps corrected, I think you should go there first and explain your situation. Chances are that it can be fixed.

FYI. That desk is now the K desk on the third floor of Lak Si.  They fixed my entry in 5 minutes.  

I went to Lak Si “K” desk.  In five minutes they gave me a correct visit exempt entry and did not charge me any money. Then I went to CW and applied for a 90 day non O visa. 
 

I return March 3 to CW to get my non O stamp.  
 

How soon can I apply for a one year extension of stay after I get my Non O stamp on March 3?  
 

many thanks 

5 minutes ago, steve187 said:

was the old re-entry permit single or multi entry

Single 

I have an OA extension of stay until March 21, 2023. I left Bangkok and returned without a valid reentry permit so I could get 45 days visa exempt and then get an O extension at CW. 
 

at Swampy the immigration officer used an old invalid used reentry  permit and stamped me in until March 21, 2023 and wrote that I had a reentry permit. 
 

I tried to explain to her the reentry permit was already used 3 months ago but she could not understand  what I was telling her in English. Nice immigration lady and I just said ok and walked away.  My Thai was not good enough and her English was not good enough to communicate properly. 
 

can I  go to CW and tell them and get a non O extension or will I have to leave Thailand again before March 21?