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6 hours ago, Rc2702 said:

 

Can I assume you do not need to prove legitimacy and the name on birth certificate is evidence enough for this 1 year non O via penang?

 

Yes it is, hopefully.

It might change one day for visa application, who knows ?

8 hours ago, 4evermaat said:

Q: is Jim doing any agent services  himself?  Or is everyone with Jim going to the consulate and presenting theur applications personally? 

I've got no idea. As for myself, I stayed in my hotel. Like the first time.

2 hours ago, RayHaas said:

Today my visa application for Non-O (Thai child, not married) was rejected based on the new rule starting Oct 15, even its only Oct 08.

Hello Ray,

Did you ask for a multiple entry ? And was it your first visa or not, in Ventiane ?

Could tell me why you did choose Vientiane, rather than Penang for instance ?

The money rule is still 400 000 THB, in Vientiane ?

And last question : is there any visa agent in Ventiane that could handle such visa request ? Is it advisable to use an agent or not ?

I am in the same situation than you : i will go end of october to take a new multiple non O (thai child, not married)... I used to go to Penang, but it's important to look at all alternatives.

And hopefully i read your message about the... original birth certificate new rule ! 

15 hours ago, BestB said:

Well then I am lying, this is why I made the post and updated the post.

 

Would number plates of taxi drivers that took us to consulate be sufficient enough proof for you?or you require CCTV footage from the consulate to confirm my experience ?

There could be another explanation.

Look at what mihastare wrote :

"PS: Jim's answer:

"depends on the passport. no need to go to consulate if documents ok"

Perhaps your documents for a visa B were not totally ok ?

Or perhaps visa B are now more complicated to obtain ?

The other 8 people with you were asking a B visa as well ?

1 hour ago, BestB said:

Yes I used him as he came highly recommended.

 

i think I explained in earlier posts about the service , there is no service besides taxi ride.

 

confirmed, sealed and delivered , agent does not come with you, you go alone from start to finish. You hand in your paperwork, you deal with any refusals or problems and you go back to pick up passport.

 

again, not you go with agent but you go alone, agent does not come

 

non b visa 

OK. Thanks for the report. I'm baffled !

Like Ubonjoe wrote, it's not supposed to be like that...

Perhaps there was a problem with Jim ?

Someone else could confirm ?

Anyway. As I wrote earlier : I need to go back to Penang first week of October, to make another O visa.

I will try to contact Jim before. I will take for security the contact given by danielbehcy ("stardust café").

And in any case, I will write a full report for TV, like I did last year.

1 hour ago, BestB said:

Using the highly recommended Jim 

So you  eventually decided to choose him, despite his "manners" ?

?

And how it went ? Are you satisfied with his services ?

Furthermore, could you elaborate about those "new rules" ? Do you confirm that the visa holder has to go to the consulate, with the agent, in order to pick up his passport ?

Last but not least, what type of visa did you ask for ?

thanks.

On 8/11/2018 at 9:43 AM, BestB said:

so anyone with recommendation or experience with Durai? Or anyone else ? I just give up on Jim and his manner , by the way Saturday he is also closed 

What is more important ? Manners ? Or to get your visa ? ?

Indeed, he doesn't seem  very "talkative" on Internet... But we all have the same questions, over and over again, do we ?

I went to see Jim last year (for a O visa, family, 1 year, multiple), after a first trip to Penang consulate on my own (i got then a 3 month single, which was a kind of failure).

My point is : he did the job. That's all I can say.

And I will definitely to go to see him again in october, for a new visa.

On 28/03/2017 at 4:28 AM, ubonjoe said:

There have been reports of Penang only issuing a single entry non-o visa for the first application. When you apply next time they should do the multiple entry visa.

You can extend the 90 day entry from the visa for 60 days to visit your child.

If you need to travel during the 90 days or the 60 day extension you could get a re-entry permit.

You would have to apply for a METV at the embassy in Paris.

OK, so I guess my title is wrong. I should have said : "work in progress" instead of "failure".

;-)

So, I'm going to follow your advice : i will return to Penang, end of june, to apply for a new O visa, 1 year, multiple entries.

I might this time use an agent.

I will of course post an update on the forum.

Thanks.

Me : 47 years old, french, a thai child born in 2016, 10 visa exemptions (30 days) trips since end 2015 to see the mother and my son.

Other info : since 2010... I had a total of 35 visa exemptions trips. But those trips where most of the time short (1 or 2 weeks, a few times a full month).

Last few trips, arriving at Suva, immigration officers started to ask me questions : "what do you do ? How long will you stay" and then in march : "show me you return ticket" (first time).

I was in premium lane.

Anyway. I thought : I can't continue like that, time to find a plan... B ! Or O. ;-)

I don't want to get married, and at 50 years old, I will apply for retirement visa.

So I was very happy when I read on TV that it was possible to ask a O visa 1 year multiple entries at Penang consulate as father of a thai child.

I went there... . With all the papers (house book, mother's ID, birth certificate, bank book [with more than 400 000 THB] etc.)

Failure : the guy told me : "3 month single entry... you can try to extend it 1 year in Thailand... 300 RMB...."

I tried to argue (very gently: "oh i thought it was possible 1 year... do you want to see the original of birth certificate ? etc...".  Didn't work.

Anyway. At this point, i'm looking for advice. What would be the best strategy now for me ?

-try to extend the visa in Thailand.. but being not married, it's virtually impossible isn't it?

-go back to Penang to reapply for a O, this time 1 year ? And if yes, when ?

-return to 30 days visa exemptions regime, praying each time I will arrive at Suva (and securing 20 000 THB in cash, and copy of return ticket) ?

-apply for O visa 1 year in a another consulate ?

-or... try the METV solution (6 months, tourist) ? If yes, from where ? Paris ? Another embassies / consulate ?

Thanks for your help