Tod Daniels

Back when they announced the change from 30 to 60 day Visa exempt from 57 countries to over 90, and the rollout of the destination Thailand visa, along with the Ed plus Visa they did say they were going to lower the requirements for OA insurance from 3.5 million baht down to 400,000 again but I have not heard anything about it since then. I was with an elderly friend two weeks ago to renew his OA extension for the 7th year and he was required to show 100K USD insurance (which he had)

I probably know over 50 people who have switched from an O or OA visa extensions to the LTR wealthy pensioner. Not a single person has been unhappy with the switch, for the 50Kfee, you get a 10-year visa, with the 5-year permits to stay stamp, and a 5-year multiple reentry permit. the LTR Visa is a great fit if you qualify, the insurance requirements are half that of an OA You apply online through the ltr/boi website here https://ltr.boi.go.th/ You don't have to wait for you to be back inside Thailand to begin the application process, right now I believe it's taking between 4 and 6 weeks for the approvals.

That statement is totally incorrect, and people from any embassy in Thailand that still offers the affidavit of income from abroad notary letter can use that method for proof of funds to meet the requirements for their extension. The problem is that the US, UK, and Australian embassies all stopped issuing that letter at the end of 2018 beginning of 2019 😮 So the only way people from those countries can meet proof of funds should they decide to use monthly income method is by international transfer of the required amount, each month, every month, for the previous 12 months before they apply for their next extension.

I think what has you confused is that just because you submit a 90 day report online, until it's approved it doesn't count for anything.. So if you file online, get the auto generated email saying you submitted and online 90 day report, but it's just pending and you run past your 7 days after the due date window to report in person, you will get fined the 2000 baht failure to file on time. This is how it is In person; you can apply from two weeks before until one week after the due date Online; you can apply from two weeks before until one week before the due date (this is a recent change since the last TM 47 online update By mail; (if your office allows it) you need to have the envelope postmarked two weeks before the due date. That's pretty much how it is now a days

The last reports is that both Chiang Khong & Chiang Saen require you to stay out of thailand one night to bounce at those borders.. It does appear that what ever border Samui Visa Run was using down in Malaysia finally will stop the "no bouncing out/back if you got a 30 day extension on the previous entry" nonsense. Looks like business as usual with bouncing down there now

I can confirm that you CAN get a Certificate of Residence from Chaengwattana on any entry stamp WITH a TM30 <- they use that address to mail the COR to you. There is no negotiation on needing it. You need one or you can't get a COR You have copies of the data page of your passport, your visa/entry stamp, your TM30, fill out the application form, pay 200 baht get a receipt and a Thai Post EMS tracking number They mail the certificate to you in about 5 days.. Just was with someone who applied this Monday from a visa exempt 60 day entry (actually a 30 day extension on that entry) and they got the certificate today actually 🙂

I have seen immigrations (here in bangkok) turn multiple people away who tried to apply for an in country Non-O visa from a visa exempt/tourist visa entry even though they had proof of 65k baht a month transfers for the previous 12 months. The officer told each one of those that transfers NOT on the correct visa type (Non-O) didn't count toward the 12 months of transfers required 😮 They were told to use banked money method to get their initial 90 day Non-O visa and then the year extension. They were also told they could apply for the second yearly extension using monthly income by transfer method I sure would check with your immigration office a LONG time before you're going to try this to make sure it will or won't work

Your post is kind of confusing.. So last time you applied and it was approved in a week, correct? This time you are trying to apply online within the new window of online applications from 2 weeks before the due date down to 1 week before the due date, correct? And at this time your application is still pending, correct? Whether you submitted a 90-day report online has nothing to do if you get the 2,000 baht failure to file a 90-day report within 7 days after it's due fine. If the report that you filed online is not approved and you run over 7 days after the due date you will pull a 2,000 baht fine. Submitting a 90-day report online is not the same as having it approved.

In theory, because it is the first time you were using banked money method for proof of financials it should be seasoned for just 2 months before you apply for the next extension. BUT We all know how theory can go out the window dealing with Thai immigrations. I would get the yearly transaction detail print out from your bank, which will show how long you had the funds in for, but I would try to apply for the extension with only showing 2 months of bank balance. Only bring out the year transaction detail report if they give you grief about the seasoning.

You don't say where you are in thailand 😕 In Bangkok they recently changed the certificate of residence process BEFORE you had to be on a visa/extension where you did 90 day reporting AND had a 90 day report slip with you because they used that address to mail the COR to you NOW you can get a COR on a free entry stamp / tourist visa etc as long as you have a TM30 <- they will send the COR to the address you're registered as staying at The way it works in bangkok is -Certificates of Residence are issued in section B. -You fill out the document, copy of the data page of your passport, your entry stamp/extension, your TM30. -You pay 200baht (get a receipt) and get a paper with the Thai Post EMS tracking number on it. -They'll mail the COR to you in about 5 days This is what the form looks like

Thank you for that info. 👍👍👍 I wish I could close this post now but alas people who write posts can't close them (at least not that I saw)

Looks a LOT like CLICK BAIT to me 😮

People are reporting that the main Hua Hin Immigration office has a sign stating there's a 500baht "labor fee" now on visas/extensions. Someone got their year extension were charged 2400baht. It was on their receipt too, so not a back hander Anyone down in Hua Hin (or any other office) seen this ?

At most offices you can apply for a new yearly extension when you have 30 days or less left on your current stamp Once you apply and get the 30 day under consideration stamp you CAN indeed leave the country IF you buy a re-entry permit (which will be valid only for that under consideration stamp period) It goes without saying BUT I'll say it anyway, that you need to be back in country on/before the date your under consideration stamp runs out so you can show up at the immigration office on that day to get the year extension inked in Also with more and more offices doing "home visits" for extensions nowadays let your immigration officer know when you apply you're going to be out of the country during the under consideration period, so that they can work around that if they need to do a home visit

the reports where people got year-long multi-entry Non-O visas based on marriage to a thai (even with 2 months of 400k in a bank account) are slim to none.. Savannakhet is the place to go OR HCMC (which is one of the only consulates that will still sell that year/multi-Non-O based on marriage with just 20K baht in the bank)

@Jetsam Savannakhet NEVER listed that they sold the Non-O visa based on marriage in multiple entry You make an appt online, go there, have 400K baht in a thai bank account for 2 months before you go apply, you need the marriage certificate(s), thai i/d of your wife, her house book listing, copies of your data page, visa to Lao, entry stamp to Lao, 2 passport photos and 5000baht Takes TWO business days not counting the day you apply for the visa

OFF TOPIC; I thought this was related to 'border bouncing' enough to put it in here Take it for what it's worth, that's from a border bounce/visa run company in Samui.

they went down to ONE NIGHT out of the country at Chiang Khong (and most likely Chiang Saen) and are handing people this at the thai border when they go to stamp out

No issue bouncing out/back at the Malay borders

Congrats on getting the visa Well done !! enjoy it 🙂

The only people I see that Visa being a benefit for are FIFO or people who work rotation and can't physically stay in the country long enough to get the 90-day Non-O burn that down to 30 days, apply for the year extension based on marriage to a thai, wait the under consideration period then go back and get the year extension inked in. For those people the issue is not about the proof funds it is about the time they can spend in country before they have to leave for their work. For many of them the year-long, multi-ent entry Non-O is a viable Visa for them. That is the demographic of people I'm seeing getting that visa at this time

Sadly, for you, convenience doesn't really factor into it. You want a year-multi Non-O you gotta meet the requirements and go where it's sold With that being said, you won't get a year long multi entry Non-O visa at Savannakhet without the funds banked for 2 months before you apply. If you haven't taken the one 60 day visit thai family extension yet do that to buy you time to season the funds. If you have already taken that, then bounce out&back to get a new free 60 day entry stamp. You need the funds seasoned 2 months or they'll just give you single entry Non-O I wouldn't even waste the time going to Vientiane reports of success there, even with 2 months seasoning are hard to find. My advice, if you want a year-multi Non-O, get your funds seasoned, make an appt, slog on over to Savannakhet and get one.

We're seeing the border bounce companies up in Chiang Mai change their pricing 😕 I said earlier these companies are really nothing but taxi services 😮 because they don't interact with the border officers or facilitate you getting out and in, just run you there and back .

and you gleaned this bit of misinformation how exactly ? 😕 😮

Now getting word from border bounce companies up there saying BOTH land borders in Chiang Rai province are requiring people stay out of thailand Chiang Saen says overnight and Chiang Khong says 2 nights out 😮 They are saying it's an order from the immigration dept Sorry to have posted sketchy info. If you're up in the Northwest of Thailand and need to bounce you should plan on being IN Lao a day or two. At this time NO other land borders are are affected...