Bushtuckaman

I'm in a similar boat Clarky, a rudderless one with a dodgy engine!

My Thai wife submitted all the usual nonsense in BKK on 26th October and we are still awaiting the visa.  She has had 2 holding emails, 1 last week the other the week before that.  She said the application center (Trendy building BBK) was busy when she went there.  It's a total shamble!

Many thanks for the extensive replies guys, very helpful indeed and much appreciated.

So, I've spoken to the local Thai consulate here in Cardiff and a very helpful gent informed me that due to Covid all visa applications have to go through the London embassy (evisa) until they were directed otherwise. ie no visas from local consulates currently.

Additionally, due to Covid I will need a 'Certificate of Entry' document, a negative covid test certificate (72 hours prior to travel) and $100k of health insurance cover.  Then when/if I get there, 14 days quarantine in a government quarantine facuility, at my own expense.  I'm gonna have to have another crack at her tourist visa to enter the UK again (her visa refused twice already) ;-(((

So a couple of follow up questions if I may.

1. On the evisa application I'm being asked to provide "Financial evidence e.g. bank statements, proof of earnings....".  Is there a certain threshold I need to meet in terms of cash in the bank (UK or Thai bank) or certain UK income level I need to be able to prove?  The guidance notes very helpfully don't say what the requirements are, if any?

2.  On the evisa application I'm being asked to provide "Confirmation of legal residence in the UK or Ireland".  I'm not registered on a council tax bill or have my name on utility bill in the UK as i reside at my mother house for the few months of the year I'm in the UK. Would a copy of my passport suffice for this evidence?

3. Several poster's mention that in future I could get a 1 year multi entry non-o visa from Savannakhet or Ho Chi Minh City.  Is this some special case work-around/secret visa loophole that means only these 2 locations are issuing this golden 1 year visa?

Cheers

John

Hello all,

I was hoping for a little advice here if possible chaps.

I'm a UK citizen, age 43 who about 4 months ago got married to a Thai lady in Prachau Khiri Khan.  I'm currently stuck in the UK while the wife is stuck in Hua Hin (great honeymoon).  Over the last few years I've been traveling into Thailand initially on Visa exempt method and getting the 30 day extentions with a few visa runs thrown in for good measure.  More recently I was getting 60 day tourist Visa as the Immigration officers at airport had warned me not to come without a tourist visa in future.

On the last trip into Don Mueng in January 2020, armed with my latest 60 day tourist visa from the Bali embassy I was pulled aside,dragged over the coals and nearly refused entry due to my constant use of Tourist visas' while I was effective 'living in Thailand'.  This is what I have been doing of course, spending several months at a time in Thailand and returning to the UK twice a year for a few months each time to work.  Luckily I had my Thai fiancee with me and she manages to talk the officer into letting me in, as we had planned to get married and get a marriage visa in future.

So going forward I was wondering what you thought the best route for me to gain entry again with a view to staying there until October. I need to be in the UK. from November to December for work each year and also back in UK in April for a few months each year. The rest of the time I planned to live in Thailand with the Mrs if possible, along with a few holidays around the neighbouring asian countries along the way.

We currently rent a house together in Hua Hin.  I have less than the 400k baht talked about in my Thai bank account (currently about 60k Baht balance) I have been transfering 40k baht per month to either my or the Mrs' bank account for the last few months though. Do I need to find 400k Baht from somewhere asap?

So am i correct in assuming a Non O marriage visa is what I need and can I apply for a 1 year multi entry one initially or does it have to be the 90 day single entry first that I then extend?

I have Thai consulate in my home town here of Cardiff, UK.  Do you think I could get it there or is it a London Embassy job?  Or online only?

Any advice of the best route forward welcome

Cheers

I just found this site but cannot find any threads on palm oil in the search facility! Are there any that someone could direct me to please?

Cheers

John

So I went along to Chaeng Wattana (building B, enterance 2) this morning at 9 am and finished in under 2 hours! I planned to arrive earlier but the bkk traffic got me!

All went smoothly. 1900 baht lighter for 30 days extension, no overstay stamps or charges were incurred! I did not get arrested ;-)

Cheers again for all the helpful posts folks!

Ok, thanks for the advice people! I intend to go tmrw and get the extension!

Which is the best place to go in bkk to get this sorted or are there multiple, I'm currently in Bang Kapi area!?

Immigration office at Chang Watthana 

Or

Chamchuri Square Building

 are these both options?

Thanks for the replies gents! So are there no negative consequences of overstaying a few days with regards to getting visa in the future?

Hello all, I was looking for a bit of advice please!?

Last month I did a visa run to mae Sai to extend my tourist exemption visa another 30 days and that expires on the 22nd April (tomorrow). I plan to leave the country for home in the next few days but the flights tomorrow and the following day are hellishly expensive. I'm current on my way to bangkok.

So I have 3 options as I see it.

1. Go to the Bkk immigration office tomorrow (April 22nd) and extend another 30 days (1900 baht) and fly back on the 24th/25th at significantly lower flight cost

2. Overstay my visa 2-3 days, and rock up to the airport and suck up the 500 baht per day overstay fine. Hoping I don't get picked up by the police in the next few days

3. Fly home at great expense tomorrow 22nd April (uneconomic and damaging to my social plans for the weekend :-) )

Both options 1 & 2 are cheaper than flying home on the 22nd April (tomorrow)

So my question is this! What option do the great and the good here suggest is the best option? Secondly are there any longterm negative implications of 2-3 days of overstay stamp on my passport, when considering that I plan to return to Thailand in 2 months time and spend 7-9 months per year here, on and off going forward!? 

Thanks for reading this far ;-)

Cheers

John