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12 hours ago, lordgrinz said:
Did you get the Apostille legalized at a Thai Embassy in the US? Plus, I think the Gold seal is the state Apostille, you would still need to get it authenticated by the US Secretary of state(which when they are done is a bonded/riveted together multi-paged document), I believe the Secretary of State was John Kerry in 2015. Then bring that back here to the MFA and have them certify the US Thai Embassy signature?
My full Apostille/Authenticated Marriage documents have an original notarized (embossed seal) marriage certificate, a letter from the Secretary of the Commonwealth (Massachusetts) with his Gold Seal applied verifying the signature of the Notary, then it has the top off-white/Manila letter from the US State Department (embossed seal) with the US Secretary of States signature certifying the Massachusetts seal, then a red and blue stamped seal from the Thai Embassy in Washington DC with Signature on the Top riveted page from the US State department. The backside of that top page has the MFA stamp certifying the signature of the Thai Embassy in Washington DC. So three pages riveted together with multiple certifications by people attesting to all of the signatures and seals.
You are correct lordgrunz , my apostille is from my home state . I never had it certified by US Secretary of State . First time I ever heard of such a requirement . Difficult to acquire now from Thailand Im sure . The reality is , the officer wouldn’t even look at the state apostille and license. Just zero negotiations . You must have thai license or certificate from Thai Embassy, with Thai seal , nothing else will be accepted. Thanks for your help and advise .
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38 minutes ago, Dan O said:
Why didn't you ask to speak to the head imm officer? Problem would have easily been solved.
If you think going over this woman's head would have resulted in the supervisor reversing her decision, that my documents are not legit ?
Well hope you maintain that cheery optimism , Ive never seen a Thai happy about losing face , ever .
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Yes lordgrinz we were married in US in 2015, wife retained her name .
moved to Thailand in 2017
My marriage license from US does have the gold leaf apostille attached to it (expensive and time consuming to get) ,made no difference to officer . The letter from US embassy, expensive trip and time consuming also . Irrelevant to this woman. I have no answer for being treated like this . The wife had to do the arguing, and she nearly had a nervous breakdown! Later outside she was adamant that she had enough, never go back in that office again. I’ve already started greencard process for the wife , we both had enough.
So long Thailand 👋🏾
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3 hours ago, VocalNeal said:
Married to a Thai why not simply get a marriage visa.🤔I Unless i suppose you stay away for more than a year at a time.
My Non O was based on marriage from Savanna. , 90 days all you get now if money not in Thai bank.
I expect even this to end soon . For many years I went and got a 1 year non o marriage visa , no money to show .
all coming too an end , I think.
Pay the large broker fees or border bounce every 3 months ,for now
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Some more difficult hurdles at my local office (Mukdahan)
went in yesterday 27th for a 2 month extension to visit wife , REJECTED
i was on a 90 day non O from savannakhet, trying to extend it
the ridiculous reasoning left me it dumbfounded and i just walked out
they wanted to see marriage license, said ok have that
then thai translation, certified said ok have that .
US embassy letter (sworn affidavit) ok , here you go ,have that.
she turns to my wife and says , no im not accepting these , they could be fake !wife says they’re what we have provided for 8 years now , NO!
Agent then pulls out a thai marriage certificate, with big thai seal , and says if it doesn’t look like this im not accepting it .
wife says just give a tourist visa then , NO ! He not eligible for that .
had to border run to Laos , just get 30 day exempt stamp , try figure this <deleted> out .time to go home , looking better all the time
be prepared my friends, not getting easier
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5 hours ago, Red Phoenix said:Yes that's correct, but I refrained from mentioning it because for me it is not clear what specific evidence of the equivalent of +400K on a foreign bank-account would be accepted when applying for the 1-year ME Non Imm O Visa at the Thai consulate in Savannakhet.
With a Thai bank-account you can bring your recently updated Bank Passbook with you (and you could also bring the Bank-Account statement printed on Bank-letterhead paper showing that you are the owner of the Account and the balance it shows at moment of issuance).
But what evidence would be accepted when you have a foreign bank-account with the equivalent of +400K?
Reports on this matter of people having used a foreign bank-account for the 1-year ME Non Imm O Visa application would be helpful.
I just returned from Savan , last Wednesday
applied for non O multi, marriage, rejected!
she asked for bank statement from Thailand bank
handed me back my statement from U.S bank , and point blank said money must be in Thai bank . You get 90 days only, come back tomorrow , no discussion
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On 11/15/2023 at 6:29 AM, Kul1 said:Thanks Tim
I’ll give Savannakhet a try.
I’ll post the outcome in a few weeks
Cheers
well for those of you looking for the info
just back yesterday from Savan, applied for a non O multi , REJECTED
I gave her all marriage docs plus my copy of bank account in a U.S with equivalent of 3million bht
she asked me where your statement from Thai bank , I replied no Thai bank account
she replied 90 days only , your done , come back tomorrow after 2
pleasant as a porcupine , snarl like pitbull .
more n more fun all the time 55555
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16 hours ago, BritTim said:
Savannakhet does issue Non O visas based on retirement with funds in an overseas bank account, but I do not think an IRA account would qualify. You could ask them. At best, this would mean border bounces every 90 days, but that would likely not be a major issue if you live in Mukdahan.
Thanks Tim
I’ll give Savannakhet a try.
I’ll post the outcome in a few weeks
Cheers
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Yes Hamus , offices everywhere
but without 400k or 800k in thai bank no visa for you or me
that why agent have a lucrative business
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thanks for info Guys
my visa will expire 1 Dec, any opinions about getting a retirement visa instead ? I can show funds in America (IRA) , would be easier and cheaper than agent I use in Pattaya ,. Plus i now have to show up in person for immigration photo , new rule (13 hrs on a bus sucks ! ) i live in mukdahan
any thoughts ? Thanks 🙏
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Wow , good tip , great story!
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Thnx Frits , ya that’s what I did this past year, because not enough money
Fills up your visa book pretty quick , sucks
but Laos does have great duty free !
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Thanks Tanoshi , I’m learning
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Thnx everyone , looks like I’ll be heading to Savannaket !
fun , fun
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Will the u.s. embassy in bkk help with translation and verification?
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Thanks for replying first off .
yes I’m trying to get another non-immigrant O , based on marriage, the same I received in u.s. d.c.
and no I never registered our marriage, I went yesterday to local government office here , they said we don’t read English
i asked if I get it translated, could you register the marriage? Said no , that also might be a fake.Go to your embassy and have it translated and verified.
Any way to get this done without fly to bkk?
thnx
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Anybody out there deal with this one?
im am American living here in Thailand going on a year next week.
Went to immigration in Mukdahan for renewal of my non “o” visa , for another year
I was given a big run around over my marriage license might be fake.
tried to explain to them we married in u.s. , moved here and all my info had be approved before. Told me go try bkk ? <deleted> ?
Thanks for any info
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I’ll follow your advise thanks 🙏 , get the required docs upon my arrival in US .
not much I can do now , just wait for wifes green card approval.
until then I’ll have to border bounce every 3 months to Savann
no big deal , just fills up passport quickly.