jrobinson909

Thanks for the responses guys

Hi everyone, so I need to do a border run to get another 30 day stamp and I have access to a car. I was wondering if it would be worth driving myself to the border rather than pay an agency for the organised trip from On Nut? Would I stand to save any money after paying for fuel etc?

Thanks!

1 hour ago, fondue zoo said:

I know this is an old thread, but can anyone confirm that there are still shops that can do passport photos at Chaengwattana Immigration?

Also, any information as to processing time and or cost?

Yes I was there last week. Quick and cheap.

Thanks for the help everyone, seems like it will be a bureaucratic nightmare; I'm considering trying to get an education visa instead as it may be easier. 

However, it can't hurt to try WPA's suggestion of trying to liaise with the London embassy initially. I will post the results!

Thanks for all the responses everyone. As mentioned, I am currently staying in Bangkok, so dealing with the embassy in London personally is not a possibility. My parents are able to scan and email documents to me, but when I applied at Chaeng Wattana. I also only have a UK birth certificate and not a Thai one.

I'm not sure why the documents I took when I applied weren't sufficient. They seemed to suggest that they would be accepted if I took them to the province my mum lived in before she moved to England, which is Samut Sakhon. Does anyone who has had experience doing this before know exactly which documents would suffice as proof?

5 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

You can get a one year extension at immigration. You will need to proof your mother is Thai.

Do you have a Thai birth certificate. If not your UK birth certificate and proof she is Thai would be accepted.

Hi ubonjoe, thanks for responding. I have a printed copy of my English birth certificate. I took this to the Chaeng Wattana immigration office along with a printed copy of my mum's Thai passport, but I was told that this wasn't enough. From what I could gather, it seems that I need to have some documents translated and verified somewhere ????

Do you know exactly which documents I need as proof that she is Thai?

Hi all, I'm currently staying in Bangkok and hold a UK passport. My mother holds both a Thai and English passport and lives in England with my English father. I understand I'm able to get a year-long visa being the daughter of a Thai national. Can anyone who's done this explain if this is correct and what I need to do do get this?

Thanks for your help!