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10 hours ago, ozfarang said:

Was that for a non-imm o based on marriage or for a tourist visa. When I was there a week ago a person, EU passport holder, had to show financial document (bank statement) for a tourist visa. No financials were required for my multi entry non-imm o based on marriage.

As it's the new year, maybe there are new rules that have come into force.

I asked him about marriage visa but maybe he didn't understand as I read that somebody get the visa on this morning without financial proof, this voice of rules changed in sawannakhet is coming out every year, so maybe is just bolox as usual, we will see (I get the visa there too so I'm interested ???? ) there are some users heading there soon they will give us a first hand report I guess.

I just called the agent in front of the consulate in Sawannakhet, he confirmed they started ask for financial proof since the 2nd of January.

just write "MULTI" next to non-immigrant, or don't write anything and ask to the guy in front of the consulate Mr Tony...

9 minutes ago, jackdd said:

TM30 is the number of the official immigration police form which has to be completed in order to comply with the Thai immigration act section 38

http://library.siam-legal.com/thai-law/thai-immigration-act-temporary-stay-in-the-kingdom-sections-34-39/

 

If for example you own a condo and you stay at your own condo you are obliged to report yourself, because you are the owner and an alien (yourself) stays at your place

It is not really "within that hours" for the hotels, still have 24hours to report. Most report the guests in the evening when they do not expect more check-in but nothing happen if they report the evening of the day after.

9 hours ago, Klaus77 said:

I had the key of my home in Italy because I live alone there and the key of motorbike too it's not difficult to understand and Klaus is my nick name .. Claudio the real name..is difficult to understand that????

I'm sorry for what happened amico, but if this was your attitude at the checkpoint at Krabi APT I'm not surprised you've been refused to enter, keep cool and answer the IO questions without getting angry or upset is the best way to get thru. I believe you didn't keep your cool and as result you've been turned away, I'm Italian too and I've seen the attitude of my countrymen put them in trouble several times, you don't have any right at a border checkpoint, you must answer quietly to the IO question and keep cool, and say thank you even if they are not so nice.

Now put your shit together and try to enter the border from SADAO or PEDANG BESAR, cash on hands, onward ticket, hotel reservation, nice smile and friendly attitude if you get questioned (assuming that your visa still valid and not expired of course). If you have a Thai GF as you said get her to come down to Malaysia and enter Thailand with you, this is another easy way to deal with the IOs at the border.

Buona Fortuna.

you should had gone to Satun; that in Krabi they are playing hard to get is quiet known within the local community, in the Facebook group of 'locals' was just a few days ago a post of a girl that was in your same situation and get refused.

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

He has a OA long stay visa that allows one year entries not 90 days like a standard multiple entry non immigrant visa does.

so I have to imagine this because is not mention anywhere that he got an OA...

2 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Only 90 day report

with Multi Entry you're not making any 90 days report you must bunch the border every 90 days and make a new TM30 every 90 days.

1 hour ago, justsignedin said:

Ok thanks for the update, was just curious because I'm sure they used to show price for multi as well.

price for the multiple entry was never showed in the website of the consulate... wasn't 3 years ago, wasn't 2 years ago wasn't last year and wasn't last June...

perfectly fair, they give you a service and you are supposed to pay for it, if you don't like it go to the ATM and pay 220THB fees to get your cash out or, even better, use the card to get a flight and leave.

1 minute ago, xylophone said:

Always had pensions paid into my Thai bank account BUT a letter from my Embassy was ALSO required

Now it's not required anymore, this is what the HEADLINE says and apparently you didn't go to the IO and ask yet... Maybe instead of stay here and arguing you should just go to the IO and check out what the chief says... Just saying...

2 minutes ago, Russell17au said:

and it was after they looked at my license and vehicle blue book that they asked for my passport.

They were expecting the purple note (1 per officer)...

non O multi based on marriage entered BKK airport on 24th September after 7 years without leaving the country, no question asked by IO, stamp - smile - done (all communication in fluent Thai)

4 hours ago, dick dasterdly said:

Somehow I knew you would...

 

But can we get back on topic re. Phuket Immigration's statement that says nothing other than the obvious....

 

800k in Thai bank for 3 months - no mention of the requirements for those using the income route.

I was never off topic... and one of the first things I said was that if the only solution is to put the money in the bank you put the money in the bank as the law requires you to do. Or you can have 2 options: one is leave the country, the second is to go and protest in front of the Thai parliament to have the law changed... There is not much way around it if you are so sure that your bank statement won't be enough to go down 'the income route' but I'm sure that for somebody it apparently worked.

3 minutes ago, natway09 said:

My belief is that if you wish to make Thailand your second home (or your first) but not prepared to put monies into a Thai Bank then you should live where you "trust the banks"

 

I totally agree...

26 minutes ago, stephenterry said:

No.

 

Go and troll someone else.

not trolling anybody, I just wonder why if "hundreds of retirees are honest and do have the required income proof" the affidavit letter is such a problem... You can just put your pension in a Thai bank and you don't need any affidavit...

12 minutes ago, xylophone said:

Which they won't accept now!

this is incorrect, if your pension is going directly in your bank account in Thailand the immigration can see that the money are coming from abroad, you don't need any letter from any embassy... Is actually more simple than asking for the affidavit... Real problem is that many pensioners are in Thailand without the requirements and were abusing the affidavit, from this the request of the immigration to have the emabssy check on the claims of the pensioners. Is quiet simple.

19 minutes ago, stephenterry said:

If the only option is the 800k deposit, then I could see a surge in using Visa agencies to circumnavigate the requirement - and that is really not the way forward, IMO as there are hundreds of retirees who are honest and do have the required income 'proof'.

so you're saying that there are some people that have abused of the income letter right??

8 hours ago, fforest1 said:

191 embassies who after a few months now have said nothing...

it never came to your mind that some embassies had never issued this kind of letter?

2 hours ago, marcusarelus said:

Or you could make a will.

Or you can just die the day after you transferred the money for keep a fart for too long... Just saying...

ex-pats complaining too much, this is how your top cop is paying you back, put the money in the bank and if you die we are going to keep it... Enjoy.