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Hey all. Recently I left my employment here for a contract in Vietnam, which fell through at the last minute due to ridiculous red tape. Anyhow, I had to quickly get a one-year Thai visa again and the fastest was the Retirement visa. I am married to a Thai, we own our property and in the past just had Non-O Marriage visas. I am now setting up a company here for my consulting gigs and will need to shift from Retirement to eventually a Non-B for the work permit within the next 2-3 months.

I am quite familiar with all the visa options so I don’t need advice on the special visas but I do wonder how best to begin the process of transferring out of Retirement and into a visa for work (Non-B). I am told that I must leave the country and return on another visa. I am considering the following options:

1. Go to KL or Singapore and return with the 30 day Non-B for my company. Then register for the WP and the one year Non-B. Travelling is an issue these days and the length of time to process in Singapore and KL has extended to up to 5 working days whereas in the past it was 2-3 days max. This just adds more cost to the trip.

2. Transfer over from Retirement to Marriage visa without leaving the country. Later obtain the work visa via the Non-O Marriage to Non-B. This option requires a two step approach and added administration, time and costs but avoids the flights and accommodations. 

Just some background, I live and will work in Samut Prakan Province so I will not be dealing with Bangkok Immigration, only the SP Immigration office which I have dealt with for many years (nice folks there).

Anyone with the right experience and understanding that can give me some alternative ideas (not the expensive 5-year visas, not interested) in this process? Thanks ! 

I’m guessing that someone made the phone call to the hotline to report him. 

Also, bring along a glue stick and a small stapler. Beats having to run to a table to glue photos and staple documents. Use a BLUE ballpoint pen when signing. Seems to help.

For what its worth, this was my list from last year at Samut Prakarn and I was approved on the first visit (no run arounds - I was shocked). This is for renewal of Marriage Visa only. Wife must attend with you. If you want respect, don’t show up in shorts and flip flops. Long trousers, dress shirt recomended. Dress well and act respectfully.
 

1. Form T.M. 7 - must be filled out in front of officer. Or in ink, not pre-printed and filled in typed
2. Original passport of the applicant plus signed photocopies x 2 (all stamped pages plus photo page).
3. Copies of 90 day reporting evidence
4. (Three) photographs of 4x6 cm. in size.
5. Original and copy of Marriage Certificate (both sides) between the applicant and Thai spouse. (KorRor.2, KorRor.3, KorRor.22, Certification of confirmation the applicant is single before marriage), updated at the Amphur office
6. Photocopy of I.D. card of Thai spouse, signed.
7. Photocopy of Household registration in Bangkok (hers and yours, if you have a yellow book).
8. 5-6 photographs of a.) All family members b.) Residence (exterior and interior) c.) Routine in Bangkok. Hard copy photos pasted onto A4, not printed from computer. Take photos in front of the front door with address number shown. I live in a condo so I also show photos of us standing in front of the condo building sign. Glue them to A4 pieces of paper.
9. Map residence of the applicant in Bangkok. Hand drawn, roads written in Thai, not a Google map.
10. Letter from the Thai Bank which confirms that the money is not less than 400,000 baht in your bank account. Get from the bank on the morning of the immigration trip.  Must be same date as visa application date.  
11. Original and photocopy of the applicant’s bank book which shows the balance is not less than 400,000 baht and must not dip below 400K over a period of 2 months (3 months is better, just to be sure).
12. Must go to the ATM on the morning of visa application and withdraw a sum of money and then update the bank book.
13. Receipt for TM 30 registering foreigners’s address. Obtain this within 24 hours of arriving back in Bangkok (if returning from a trip for instance). I didnt do this last year so I have no idea what will happen this year. Probably just accept the fine.
14. Acknowledgement of terms and conditions for permit or temporary stay: sor tor mor 2  (แบบฟอร์ม สตม.2) Hand written.
15. Acknowledgement of penalties for a Visa overstay. Hand written. (if any)
16. Questionnaire for married couple. IO provide it for you on the day of application. I always keep a copy from the year before and fill in the same details. Just to be sure.
17. You will be issued a one month visa and a IO will visit your home within that month to check.
18. You and your wife take photos together at the Immigration office on their computer.

I would expect trouble if its in someone else name, even wife.

so...the plan is to herd Chinese onto the monorail now is it? The only ones benefitting from this charade are the ones signing the deals.

No surprises there

The cynic in me can’t help wondering if advertising spend has a positive effect on a particular airlines ranking. 

There was a previous 4.4 earlier in the night too. 

Looks like someone dobbed him in

“As the title states, I haven't even been in Thailand for 3 years. Entered at Suvarnabhumi, got 1 month extension, plus 2 overland border crossings with 1 month extensions each. So it's actually my first time applying for an actual visa in years. “

I’m confused. You’ve e been doing this for years? If so, this is probably why they have tagged you. 

On 8/24/2019 at 10:23 AM, bert bloggs said:

Hi ,my last post on this subject ,will it be a problem ,i think its been asked before ,thanks

I keep my 400K in for 3 months, just in case.

On 8/24/2019 at 10:23 AM, bert bloggs said:

Hi ,my last post on this subject ,will it be a problem ,i think its been asked before ,thanks

For renewal at Samut Prakarn, this is my list (100% on the first trip last year)

1. []Form T.M. 7 - must be filled out in front of officer. Or in ink, not printed
2. []Original passport of the applicant plus signed photocopies x 2 (all stamped pages plus photo page).
3. [](Three) photographs of 4x6 cm. in size.
4. []Original and copy of Marriage Certificate (both sides) between the applicant and Thai spouse. (KorRor.2, KorRor.3, KorRor.22, Certification of confirmation the applicant is single before marriage), updated at the Amphur office
5. []Photocopy of I.D. card of Thai spouse, signed.
6. []Photocopy of Household registration in Bangkok.
7. []5-6 photographs of a.) All family members b.) Residence (exterior and interior) c.) Routine in Bangkok. Hard copy photos pasted onto A4, not printed from computer.
8. []Map residence of the applicant in Bangkok.
9. []Letter from the Thai Bank which confirmation that the money is not less than 400,000 baht in his bank account. Get from the bank on the morning of the immigration trip.  Must be same date. 
10. []Original and photocopy of the applicant’s bank book which shows the balance is not less than 400,000 baht and must not dip below 400K over a period of 2 months (3 months is better). Must go to the ATM on the morning of visa application and withdraw a sum of money and then update the bank book.
11. []Receipt for TM 30 registering foreigners’s address. Obtain this within 24 hours of arriving back in Bangkok (if returning from a trip for instance). 
12. []Acknowledgement of terms and conditions for permit or temporary stay: sor tor mor 2  (แบบฟอร์ม สตม.2) Hand written
13. []Acknowledgement of penalties for a Visa overstay. Hand written.
14. []Questionnaire for married couple. They provide on the day. May not have to do it next year since official filled it in.
15. []Single entry first then one month later the multiple. Pay 1000 today after doing photos with neti. May need to get queue ticket.
16. []Then wife and I take photo.

No SCBA for the poor fire fighters (in that pic) but the guy in the black polo gets a set and is trying to make sense on the radio.

On 11/20/2018 at 2:21 PM, marrmrrs said:

Cheers.. I have just ordered the new Amazon 4k stick... Seems like the best option for me... Thanks for the advice...Cheers.

Be aware that some channels will get blocked due to location (outside of US/UK). The Amazon service won’t work properly if it detects you are not in the desired markets so you may need a virtual private network to fool the device into thinking you are in the UK (hardware VPN is best. A router configured with VPN. I bought from StrongVPN.com).

12 hours ago, mercman24 said:

learn some Hindu while your at  it, for when the *quality* Indians arrive????

They won't go there. No prostitutes willing to accept a six for the price of one deal. 

3 hours ago, Oxx said:

Has anyone had any recent success using online registration for Bangkok? I submitted my application six weeks ago and have had zero response.

Nope