Fred345

Of course most of them are illegal but they’ve all got ‘official’ paperwork saying they are legal thanks to payments made long ago.

@Jumbo1968

Some hotels offer a discount for second person, some offer a discount for a child. You just need to look around but, no, it won’t be cheap.

Also, if there’s going to be 3 of you for a fortnight you might want to look at adjoining rooms or similar anyway to have the space.

Remember, a significant part of the ASQ price goes to the hospital. Usually somewhere between 16000 and 25000 baht per person out of what you pay. The hotel provides everything else out of what’s left. 
 

If you want to get back to Thailand this year then there isn’t too much choice. Yes, there’s free State Quarantine for your wife and child but there could be a waiting list and reports vary from it being ok to being downright awful. It’s the luck of the draw where she’d end up.

1 hour ago, Jeffr2 said:

Seems to be the old Ocean One project. 

 

https://www.lucean-pattaya.com/

Yes, next door to View Talay Residence 3.

This new project was announced over a year ago - I remember reading about it in January 2020. I guess they’ve now got the Chinese to stump up the money to actually build it.

35 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

You mean a large establishment like Hemingways?

No, they’ll have a restaurant licence. It’s the smaller bars near there that I was wondering about.

In any case, it looks like the problem has been dealt with - at least for now. Bars can open again.

6 minutes ago, HashBrownHarry said:

Yes, i understand that, i'm not going to UK.

Then for Dubai itself you just need the test.

If you are flying on to elsewhere you’ll need to check that country’s requirements as well.

I was just wondering if it’s any more widespread than just the Complex, as was suggested to me, as I regularly use bars not far from there. 

’If’ a zoning issue is the excuse then it’s unlikely to be just the one small area.

The requirements will depend on where you are travelling to. If you are just going to Dubai then you need a test within 72 hours. You’ll need to check the requirements of the country you are going to if you transit in Dubai.

If it’s the U.K. then you won’t be flying as all passenger flights from Dubai to the U.K. are currently banned.

I hear that the bars in Jomtien Complex have been closed by the authorities for 2 days, and possibly other bars in Jomtien as well.

Apparently, the police have told them they don’t have the right licences and don’t qualify for one because it’s a ‘residential area’. I guess thicker envelopes are needed but does anyone know details?

1 hour ago, elviajero said:

Someone is responsible to report each foreigner staying in the building to immigration. 

No they are not.

Each condo is a separate residence. The owner of each condo is responsible for reporting a foreigner staying in their unit.

It is NOT for the Juristic Person to do this.

Where is this?

4 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

It depends upon the office where the application is done.

If asked at most offices a receipt for a hotel will be accepted.

Thanks. My understanding was that Jomtien routinely asked for it - meaning even copy of housebook/owner ID for people renting condos. I’ve never had a rental agreement for a short-term (under 3 months) condo stay.

On 10/15/2018 at 4:59 AM, ubonjoe said:

You would apply for the 30 day extension of the 60 day entry from your visa at a immigration office for a fee of 1900 baht.

You will need a completed TM7 form with a 4 X 6 cm photo attached. Copies of your passport photo page, visa, entry stamp and TM6 departure card.

Most immigration offices will accept the application during the last 2 week of the 60 day entry.

No ‘proof of address’ required? 

3 minutes ago, TonyClifton said:

Correct. You need a re-entry permit for when the last use date on the visa is passed.

Thanks. So I think I understand the O-A  - finally ?

Certainly has some advantages. I’d just need to plan trips accordingly.

I’d spent more time looking at the other option, as that’s what I’d always planned to do. That is SETV -> Non O -> Extension 

It just means making sure I’m there at least 3 months initially to sort it out.

Either way, once I’ve got my first Extension of Stay I’ll need to make sure I’m there the same time each year. 

2 minutes ago, overherebc said:

My feeling is if you go the OA route it might be easier for you.

The only thing would be your timing for the entry just before the enter/use by date at the end of the first year. That depends on your travel plans obviously.

Re-entry permits are easy at the airports, 1000 baht single, 3800 baht multi.

The advantage of doing it in Thailand is that I won’t have to deal with London, only Consulate for SETV, and it would save a little bit of paperwork this end.

The disadvantage is I’ll need to make sure I’m in Thailand long enough to do all I need to do.

25 minutes ago, overherebc said:

In both cases, OA and retirement extension you do reports to your local Imm' 90 day reports.

If on OA and you exit and enter in the first year you get a one year stamp.

Close to the end of the first year if you exit and come back you still get one year but in that second year you can't exit and re-enter without a re-entry permit otherwise it's finished.

If on a one year extension of stay you do 90 day reports but within that year you must have a re-entry permit. If you don't have the re-entry permit your extention has gone, you get a 30 day visa exempt entry and start again.

12 minutes ago, Fred345 said:

Thanks for replies so far. The 90 days came from someone who says they got the multiple O-A and insists he can only stay 90 days at a time.

 

So, if I get an O-A in UK, I’ll enter for the last time before the 12 months end, I get a stamp for 12 months from there. Now, I leave 2 months later. When do I get my Extension of Stay?

(it would be easy if I planned to just stay in Thailand but I’m likely to do 2 visits of 3 or 4 months each year)

So, it’s not really a multiple-entry O-A it’s just that the O-A allows you to come and go for 12 months BUT if you enter near the end of the year you then need to get a re-entry permit in order to leave and re-enter under the original visa?

So, I’m assuming I don’t need to get an Extension of Stay until towards the end of the second year (as long as I get a re-entry permit each time I leave).

Just now, KhunBENQ said:

That's plain nonsense or he can't read stamps.

90 days per stay is an ordinary Non O multiple.

 

I’m guessing he doesn’t know what type of visa he actually has.

14 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

If you prefer to go the extension route than you should apply for an ordinary Non O visa based on retirement and save the conversion from SETV.

I can get an SETV easily at the nearest Consulate but, in the UK, they are now only allowed to issue the O to people actually in receipt of a pension (I think state pension only).

I know about 90 day reports thanks. I also know about 2 months then 3 months for the cash. I’ll have the cash there well before anyway.

Thanks for replies so far. The 90 days came from someone who says they got the multiple O-A and insists he can only stay 90 days at a time.

So, if I get an O-A in UK, I’ll enter for the last time before the 12 months end, I get a stamp for 12 months from there. Now, I leave 2 months later. When do I get my Extension of Stay?

(it would be easy if I planned to just stay in Thailand but I’m likely to do 2 visits of 3 or 4 months each year)

Hi all.

First, apologies for what is I’m sure the umpteenth thread on this topic but after reading lots of threads, websites etc I’m still not clear!

I plan on spending a significant portion of each year in Thailand in the very near future. I’m over 50 and will meet the financial requirements in my Thai bank account.

I understand I’ll have 2 options.

The first option would be to get a multiple-entry ‘O-A’ in the UK.

My confusion is that some people have told me you only get 90 days per entry and then need to leave Thailand. Others say you get 12 months on each entry - so could enter just before expiry and get a further 12 months from there. Which is it, please? Or are there 2 different visas?

I know I’ll then need to get an Extension of Stay for 12 months each time. I do this about 30 days before my permission to stay ends. So, if the initial visa expires on one date but my entry stamp says a later date, then I have to wait until the later date? 

eg I first enter with my new visa on 1 January 2019. I leave Thailand on 1 March and re-enter a month later. This continues until I re-enter on 1 December. Do I need to get my Extension of Stay before January 1 or do I wait until the date on my last entry stamp? If I’m leaving again, can I get it early?

(I hope that makes some sense!)

Once I get an Extension of Stay that is 12 months at a time. Assuming I get a re-entry permit, I can come & go within the 12 months. I then need to make sure I’m in Thailand within about 30 days or so of the end of the Extension to get another. (Do I at least have this bit right?).

My second choice is to enter on a SETV then convert to a non-immigrant O in Thailand and then get an extension of stay based on retirement. In this case, I just need to be sure I’m there for long enough to get the O then get the Extension within 30 days of the expiry. Correct? 

I then just make sure I’m there to get a new Extension each year.

Thanks for any help - and your patience (especially with the first bit).