Tod Daniels

How about you LOOK on the eVisa PDF they sent you when you got the visa issued and read the valid until or must enter before date? That visa is good for unlimited entries for the validity (a year from the date of issue) and each entry gets you stamped in for a whole new year (or as long as your mandatory insurance is valid for up to a year) If it was valid FROM Nov 2023, you have until Nov 2024 to enter the country and get a NEW year entry stamp. You will need to carry a new year of the mandatory 100K USD health insurance to get another year entry stamp but shouldn't have any issue showing up before the VISA itself expires and getting stamped in

Neither thai consulate in Lao (Vientiane or Savannakhet) will issue year long multi-entry Non-O based on thai child, with or without the proof of funds, it is NOT a visa they offer and have never offered it. Most people were just pulling single entry Non-O for 90 days, taking the in country 60 day extension based on visit thai family from immigrations for 1900baht and then going to get a new 90 day single entry Non-O. I know people who did that for years and years. Even though it is not listed on the consulates websites, both Vientiane and Savannakhet WILL issue year-long, multi-entry Non-O visas based on marriage to a thai with proof of 400K baht in a thai bank account in your name for 2 months before you apply.

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS: Unless I'm mistaken this is the FIRST Destination Thailand Visa issued by Vientiane Thai Consulate. . This one was for being employed abroad but wanting to live here (work-cation/remote worker category) they said they supplied exactly what was listed on the website and were not asked for any additional documents Congratulations to the applicant..

were you on any type of Non-Immigrant visa (O, ED, etc)? That border and a few others charge people more to bounce out/back from those visa types than people on tourist or visa exempt entries

Sure looks like people aren't flocking to Savannakhet like they used to Look at all the days showing open for booking

The work permit has nothing to do with it. If he has a non-b Visa or extension and he leaves the country without a re-entry permit when he comes back to Thailand he loses the previous stamp he had before and will be stamped in free for 60 days. Even going to those casinos in no man's land Cambodia stamps you out of Thailand and into Cambodia. Leave Thailand without a re-entry entry permit and you cancel what you were allowed to be here on.

nope, never had someone ask for it at the 90 day report desk at C/W in section A

When you apply for the year extension from the initial 90 day Non-B that you will get from a thai consulate, you will get a 30 day under consideration stamp AND if you need to leave during that time you need a re-entry permit BUT remember that permit will ONLY be valid until the under consideration stamp runs out. <- meaning you need to be back IN country on or before that date to get the year extension inked in

Just curious why you blanked out the officers badge/stamp number (that's what is on the stamp border you yellowed out) and the day you entered 😕 Never saw someone do that before 😉

^^^ That above email from the Thai Consulate in HCMC is a perfect reason that people need to go to the consulate they're going to apply for the DTV at and READ the requirements carefully. As you can see this consulate requires you show a balance of 500K baht for the previous 6 months (or that's how I read that) where as some consulates only require you have 500K baht IN the account when you apply The Thai consulates around the world are free to set their own requirements for this visa. SO do you home work, don't think because xxx consulate requires yyy to get the visa that zzz consulate will be the same 🙂 Also just so you know the consulates set the pricing for the visa too 😮 DTV COST USA - 400 USD Australia - 600AUD United Kingdom - 300GBP HCMC/Hanoi - 340USD Vientiane/Savannakhet - 10k baht New Zealand - 2,000 NZD Ottawa/Vancouver - 650CAD Kuala Lumpur/Penang/Kota Bharu - 1,600 Ringgit

I think you have some of your wires crossed. Either that or I'm mis-remembering what you posted You needed to go to the immigration office and CANCEL your current extension BEFORE you left the country (just stamping out on it doesn't cancel an extension) You should have taken that paperwork from your old employer to the immigration office, cancelled the Non-B extension of stay (you weren't on any visa). The immigration office would have cancelled it effective the date on the paperwork, THEN you could have left the country without an "open extension" in your passport I guess you bounced out and back to Cambodia and came back into thailand, right? If you did that on the 26th of July you would have gotten stamped in on a FREE entry stamp of 60 days (have you looked at the stamp in your passport?) There is no 30 day visa on arrival for thailand and after the 15th of July everyone entering thailand on free entry stamps gets 60 days not 30 How about you look at the entry stamp you got when you re-entered thailand to see how many days you were really stamped in for? Now as far as you going to another country and getting a new Non-B visa, you shouldn't have any issue getting the visa from a nearby thai consulate (watch the processing times and whether you need a booked online appt to get in the gate). You also won't have any issue getting IN to thailand on that new Non-B Visa at all, you'll get stamped in for 90 days However when you go for the year extension, and they see you didn't cancel that extension from the previous employer, you can/will have issues and get fined for not following the real rules about how it's supposed to be done. Also in order for you to apply for the Non-B visa the employer gives you a paper from the Ministry of Labour that states they applied for a work permit for you. THEN you come in, get the work permit issued, wait until you have 30 days or less left on your new 90 day Non-B visa entry stamp and apply for the year extension. You are correct, getting a re-entry permit will keep your stamp "alive" <- although it will NOT add more time to your current stamp it will let you exit/re-enter and get the same expiration date. As far as the work permit, that's between you and your employer.

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗶 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗖𝗠𝗖 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗧𝗩 (𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽) Dear Sir/Madam, - With regard to your inquiries, - Required Documents 1.1 A passport with a minimum validity of 6 months 1.2 A completed visa application form 1.3 A recent 4 x 6 cm photograph of applicant, affixed to the visa application 1.4 A financial statement for the past 6 months demonstrating a minimum balance of 500,000 THB 1.5 Documentation supporting the purpose of the visit 1.5.1 Workcation: Documents supporting the remote working status, which can be one of the following: (1) an employment contract from an employer outside Thailand; (2) an employment certificate from an employer outside Thailand; (3) in case of self-employment, a professional portfolio demonstrating the status of a digital nomad, remote worker, foreign talent or freelancer. 1.5.2 Activities: Proof of invitation or confirmation for the activity, or a letter of appointment from a hospital or medical center 1.5.3 Spouse and Dependent Children (under 20): (1) proof of relationship to the main DTV applicant/holder; (2) a copy of the main DTV applicant/holder’s passport, including the personal data page and DTV page (if applicable); (3) a copy of the marriage certificate (for spouse); (4) a copy of the birth certificate (for children); (5) a copy of the adoption certificate (for adopted children). 2. Processing Time: two working day 3. New Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) processing Fee: 340 USD (Visa Fees are accepted in US Dollars only and in cash ONLY) - Kindly note that all documents must be in English or Thai. If not, they must be translated. - The Royal Thai Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh reserves the rights to request additional documents, interviews, or to disapprove as deemed necessary. - For appointment booking, please visit: https://hochiminh.thaiembassy.org/.../publ.../appointment... (The Royal Thai Consulate-General does not accept walk-ins.) - For application to apply visa, please visit: https://hochiminh.thaiembassy.org/.../publ.../appointment... Best regards, Consular Section, Royal Thai Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City 77 Tran Quoc Thao Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City hochiminh.thaiembassy.org

I think you're confused or mixed up a bit IF you have a year-long, multi-entry VISA (that you got from a thai consulate) <- where you bounce out and back in every 3 months to get a new 90 day stamp, you can bounce out/back just before the visa expires and get a final 90 day entry stamp like always. You can get 15 months out of a visa valid for a year The only EXTENSION <- inside the country you can get on a 90 day entry stamp from a Non-O visa is either a year based on marriage to a thai by showing the 400K baht in a thai bank account in your name only for 2 months, OR a 60 day one time (visit thai family) extension. IF you do indeed have a year-long, multi-entry Non-O visa from a thai consulate you bounce out and back every 3 months to get new 90 day stamps for the validity of the visa

I saw that over the last week 😮 appts were not getting booked up as fast at all

Doing a 90 report in person isn't the same as the two online systems (TM 30 and TM 47) cross checking passport and addresses

Yep, anyone can do the report for you, just has to be done at the immigration office

The 8th is the last day you can file a 90 day report without having the 2000baht late filing penalty If you can get an appt for that day remember you do not go to Section A (the 90 day report room) to file a 90 day report with an appt pre-booked, you go to Section B (there is a special desk for 90 day reporting for people who have appts and people who have elite visa

docinbangkok any update? Did you go out and ask them who called, or have someone (like a thai) call the number back and as what it was about?

I have not personally seen or heard of immigrations denying 60 day visit thai family extensions because the foreign father doesn't have legal parental rights. Usually birth certificate, mother's thai house book listing, thai i/d, child's house book listing should work. Now year extensions are a totally different kettle of fish

Totally 100% correct 😮 😕 Since they did the last update to the TM47 online system you have to file the first report after you return from abroad in person before you can then use the online system for subsequent 90 day reports AND Now that the TM47 and the TM30 systems cross check passport/addresses you need to file a new TM30 when you come in from abroad as well Plus one last bit of bad news the "window to apply online" is from 2 weeks before down until 1 week before the due date (outside that window you get denied)

View this quiz 1 August - Entry/Visa/Extension Quiz A few questions on entry/visa/extensions, provided by @Tod Daniels, which is described as having as a level of difficulty of, “easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy” Submitter Tod Daniels Type One Right Answer Time 5 minutes Total Questions 6 Category Thailand Submitted 08/01/2024  

Totally correct, I know of no denial of entries at those borders that I mentioned although I do know that they sporadically do enforce the must stay in Cambodia overnight rule, but as you mentioned there is a way to pay and not stay 😉

If you buy an e Visa online before you go you only get the entry exit stamp to cambodia, if you buy the visa on arrival at the border you get a sticker and it takes a full page of your passport

I apologize for giving you bad information early on, I thought it was a pretty straightforward thing that can be done at all land borders all the time. Evidently it is not as easy as I remembered.