Tod Daniels

13 hours ago, Liquorice said:

Who waives the seasoning?

ALL offices that issue visas for people when agents "grease the wheel" and bank the money for you for a hour, WAIVE the seasoning requirements
That's because at the end of the police order on extensions it says "OR as deemed appropriate by the issuing officer" <- meaning even if you don't meet the requirements IF the issuing officer deems it appropriate you can get the visa/extension

2 hours ago, Danielsiam said:

Even being on the re-entry permit of a Non-O visa can the IO deny my entry just because I spent alot of the times before in Thailand/ or because the remaining days is too short and make it to suspect for the eyes of the IO ?

nope you'll get stamped in for how ever many days you have left on your current stamp (the one tied to the re-entry)

2 hours ago, Danielsiam said:

Can it happen the IO propose me to void my Re-Entry permit and give me the visa exemption of 30 days

Nope they don't do that, if you have a valid re-entry you can come back in on it and get as many days as is left on your stamp

yep you need to go update the bank book the day you apply for the Non-O visa in Section C-1 at Chaengwattana, AND if you're getting the Non-O visa based on retirement the code ON the transfer of the funds in the bank book has to indicate that it was an international transfer. As DrJack54 said for Non-O based on marriage no proof of funds origin),

also you need to get the bank letter as well, (stating your account number, the date, your name and the balance on the date they issued the letter <-9that letter can be up to 7 days old)  

looks like this (this is a poster at Bangkok Bank but the bank letters all pretty much look the same) 

Dunno how you'd show the requirements of an updated bank book if you have a eSavings Account 😕 Maybe have the bank PRINT out a transaction history for you

Can't help you with the requirements at HCMC for 90 Day non-o based on support of a Thai child, is there are no confirmed reports of people using either consulate in Vietnam for non-o based on Thai child

BUT

It certainly not impossible to get an appointment at Savannakhet. You just have to get your act together, wake up at midnight when the next day (2 weeks out) becomes available and make a booking.

I logged in just now and there are plenty of appointments available for Friday the 26th.

Keep in mind they recently went to three working day processing counting the day you apply.

So if for example you had an appointment on Thursday you wouldn't get your passport back till the following Monday and if you had an appointment on Friday you wouldn't get your passport back until the following Tuesday

Same paperwork copies as for the year extension, except no Bank letter, no updated Bank book, no photos, and yes your wife has to go because she's the reason you're getting the extension

9 minutes ago, koolkarl said:

They only gave her 28 days, not 30.  She last left Thailand last Dec. 25.  Thought if one travels by air, they can enter any number of times.

Hmm, I'd say she or you is counting wrong it should actually be 29 days because the day you stamp in counts as day one no matter what time you stamp in
if she stamped in July 10th I'd say she should be stamped in until Aug 8th
Can you post an image of the stamp.
AND
that 60 day free entry for 90+ countries didn't start, 

"some nationalities" are routinely questioned about, proof of funds, proof of onward travel, proof of lodging, etc, strange to be questioned for 2 hours though if she doesn't have an extensive entry/stay history to thailand    

The real questions @JammG are; 
Did you get the extension issued in Bangkok out at Chaengwattana, or was this one of those "hand your passport to an agent and have it come back with an extension from a province you don't live in" sort of dealys 😮
AND
Did you keep the 800k baht in the bank for 3 months after you got the extension granted, then never let the balance go below 400K baht the rest of the year before you brought it back to 800K baht 2 months before you apply for the next extension?

I the above question about the funds because to get a year extension at Chaengwattana based on banked money method you have to get a year detail transaction report print out from your bank. This is a print out broken down by months that show EVERY transaction on the account over the year. <- That's what they look at to make sure you followed the seasoning of the banked money method for the extension you're on now. 


 

1 hour ago, tkramer said:

I will renew my 'B' visa next month for my 'Thai Wife' classification.

also what does that actually mean?

Does it mean you work here on a Non-B visa/extension
OR
does it mean you actually have a visa/extension based on marriage to a thai (which lets you legally work here) and are using employment inside the country to meet the proof of funds for the marriage extension?

1 hour ago, tkramer said:

I will renew my 'B' visa next month for my 'Thai Wife' classification.

 

I have several times gone to the Thai Immigration website looking to book my appointment in advance. And I can not seem to find the appropriate 'page'. I know it's probably right under my nose...

 

Does anybody have the 'link'...?

 

Thanking you in advance

 

Cheers
 

wanna mention which of the 80 immigration offices you are thinking of using?

43 minutes ago, motdaeng said:

i would feel embarrassed using these low-quality thai immigration forms; their design and readability are

at a kindergarten level. also, why are they in both thai and english, when only foreigners have to fill them out?

you did notice that I said this right
I only posted low rez JPG'z I'd ripped off the PDF's as examples and not for people to download and use them

49 minutes ago, Robert Paulson said:

It was all wrong. It was concerning making a run to cambodian borders. I had to just chance it and hope people were wrong. And they were

Lemme guess you were one of those "I'm gonna save money and bounce myself at Aranyaprathet/PoiPet" people 😮 😛😉

51 minutes ago, Robert Paulson said:

I personally believe a bunch of solid posters got run out of this place so the quality of the info is lacking.

I think given the fact that people might be in different areas here in the glorious ""Land 'O Thaiz" the information might be skewed based on location
BUT
As a rule there are some pretty sharp people on here that consistently give good answers

I mean face it, I'm the smartest foreigner in all of thailand when it comes to entry/visa/extension (if I do say so myself, which I just did 😛 ) so for me to say there are sharp people on here who give good advice means it's definitely true 😉 



 

29 minutes ago, mokwit said:

CW does house visit in this period apparently for retirement extension.

They do it for the initial non-O for retirement now out there

I don't believe they do it for the year extension based on retirement (because they know you just had one done when you got the in country Non-O)

1 hour ago, bamnutsak said:

Someone has made relatively clean PDF versions of "the four docs" before

Thanx for that (y)

I only posted JPG'z I'd ripped off the PDF's as examples not for people to download and use them
and
I finally found the last one without the pages skewed 😛

They hand them to you in the document check area at Chaengwattana and you can fill them out while you're waiting for your queue to come up 

I mostly did this post to show that almost ALL offices have forms specific to that office to dispute the info on the other post 😉 

9 hours ago, docinbangkok said:

would somebody kindly tell me what documents are needed from CW immigration for changing a Visa exempt  to 

non -Immig O  ? 

I think your best bet is to slog on out to the immigration office and get the current hand out from section C-1 <- the section that issues Non-Imm visas at that office

9 hours ago, docinbangkok said:

can i receive the non -immigrant O visa the same day of the application  ?

Nope you cannot, you need a minimum of 15 days left on your current stamp, you apply, you pay the 2k baht, you get a receipt that tells you to come back in 14 days and when you return to that section on that date they will put the Non-O visa into your passport, stamp it used, and give you a new 90 day stamp 

9 hours ago, docinbangkok said:

is a rental agreement needed ? how many months ?

rental agreement, TM30, land lord thai i/d, house book copy and last I'd heard out there they wanted a minimum 6 month lease. <- they might do it with 3 but unlikely, because they want to know you'll be here for the whole process (getting the Non-O and then getting the retirement extension)

On 7/8/2024 at 6:57 PM, narkeddiver said:

Hi,

 

my extension based on marriage is due to expire on 31/10/2024.

 

Normally when I do my extension based on marriage I am given an “Under Consideration” stamp that says to return on 29th or 30th of November.

 

Could I get a re-entry permit whilst under consideration and leave the country on 14/11/2024 and return on 21/11/2024?

 

Thanks in advance 

Once they give you the 30 day under consideration stamp LET THEM KNOW you have to leave the country  (in case they want to schedule a home visit) and then immediately by a single re-entry permit.

That re-entry permit is only good for that 30 day under consideration stamp, but it lets you leave/come back and get stamped in for that date. 
 

You'll be fine 👍

15 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

I will be helping him with his eVisa application again in a few months time, so just checking to see if it is same-same but different from last year.

Totally re-vamped and streamlined eVisa process for single entry tourist visas. Way WAY WAY better than when the system rolled out

They still do the "show us you can use this consulate" thing and anything with his name and UK address on it will work

You shouldn't have much issue at all applying for them,
 

9 minutes ago, Greenwich Boy said:

Will be flying from Vietnam to CNX visa exempt

should be fine, at this time there are no confirmed denial of entries from CNX since the country re-opened after covid. AND people with sketchy entry/stay histories fly thru there as it's a soft touch airport 

Let's try to follow the KISS adage (Keep It Super Simple)

You're allowed TWO visa exempt entries by land in a calendar year (Jan 1 - Dec 31), period, end of story

You can burn thru them how ever you want to 😉 Once they're gone they're gone and you wait until the following year rolls over to get 2 more free land entries  

16 minutes ago, Greenwich Boy said:

Yes, my entry from Vietnam to Thailand will be end Jan. Sorry if I wasn't clear

well get as much time as you can out of the visa then  (I know it's pricy, in the US it's 200USD) 
AND
You be real careful comin' back in to thailand visa exempt after being here a bunch of time on an METV especially if you're flying in to DMK or BKK

Safe travels
 

21 hours ago, Robert Paulson said:

It’s impossible to get good info on here now. All the senior posters are gone. I want to border run to myanmar but it’s impossible to get info here. I guess I’ll search elsewhere, maybe you should too

Well, with that attitude it's no wonder you get marginal results : 😛

As visarunner correctly stated the ONLY border with Burma that's open is the one you get to thru Ranong Pier going to Kawthaung by boat

All the rest of the borders with burma are closed to foreigners

1 hour ago, Greenwich Boy said:

What is the date I can re enter for the last time?

The METV is a visa valid for entry for 6 months from the date it's issued. SO to max out your time on it, you get it as close to when you're comin' here as you can, because it starts burning its validity down from the second they emailed you the PDF file 🙂

That visa allows unlimited entries of 60 days each during the validity

So if your METV says "valid until" and has a date of the 3rd of Jan 2025 as long as you enter on that date you'd still get stamped in for 60 days (and could take the 30 day extension on that entry for 1900baht too)