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3 hours ago, Neeranam said:

The only person who can cancel a visa extension is an Immigration Officer. 

You will not be charged as overstay if anyone checks your passport. 

In theory then, if the person got mixed up in something with the police or immigration, they would be found out as an overstayer.

However, if everything is quiet and normal, when they fly out in March or around then, no trouble should occur at the airport?

3 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Do you know this from experience?

 

I left a job just after starting and kept the almost 1 year visa and had no problems with the visa. Only problem I had was when I got a new WP, had to go to the Din Daeng police station and pay 1500 baht fine.  

That's interesting.

So you quit the initial job that sponsored your Non Imm B. Then left, got a new job and were able to get a new WP, while still technically on the extension from the original job?

When that visa ran out, did you leave and come back, or extend again with the second company?

Asking for a friend.

Here's their situation

Work Permit expires in December. Company will be ceasing trading due to Covid, so no chance of a renewal.

However, in their passport is a stamp which says that they are allowed to stay in Thailand until March 2021. This is an 'Extension of Stay', I believe, not the period of visa.

I've heard that your exit date is tied to work permit. But Immigration gave the March 2021 stamp, knowing that the work permit expires in December.

Is my friend going to have to fly out in December? Are there any other extension possibilities available? Or will they be fine to stay until March, but unable to switch or change visas in the period between work permit expiry and visa extension end date?

27 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Under the amnesty 90 day reports are not required until after the 26th.

Not sure how immigration will handle them after the 26th. Probably best to it do now or shortly after the 26th.

Thank you

I'll chuck one in the post this week

Currently on an extension of a Non Imm B, since October last year.

I had a 90 day report due in May, during the height of lockdown.

I thought that the amnesty included 90 day reporting up to Sept 26th, but I've seen on Thaiger that I should have completed the report in August.

I'm not able to do an online report as it would be my first one.

Would I be better to try to deal with it in person in the next week or so? Try a report by post?

Or just wait 2 more weeks until I have to go in anyway for my extension?

Thanks guys

I guess my own one was quicker as a NonImmB for teachers.

Also as my company employ a lot of foreigners, I guess their paperwork is more familiar at CW

Hello

Not for me but my gf. Working for Japanese fitness company.

She got non-imm-b and work permit. Non-imm-b expires this month.

Company arranges everything through a Thai agency, as the boss only understands Japanese.

GF went to CW for the full extension on Thurs. Agent kept passport after initial immigration doc handover and said he would give it back tomorrow, one more step...

Today passport comes back with just a one month extension. Agent says 'no problem, will sort the full one year extension at the end of April'

It all seems a bit weird to me. I didn't think NonImmB could extend by one month.

And...everyone should be in and out of CW within a day (my experience was 2 desks, one doc handover, then one stamp) not waiting around to collect passport the following day.

Could the visa agent just be slowing everything down to bill for more work/hours? (If so, we aren't bothered, her company covers all that)

Atm, agency haven't requested extra docs or details from gf, so haven't made clear why it was only +30 days and not +9 months.

Any ideas?

Been in and out of LOS several times this year, including trips, studies and sorting out Non-Imm B visa.

Here's a quick report on requirements and the vibe at the 3 embassies above.

HCMC

-Very quiet, a handful of people applying for visas

-Requirements for SETV are fairly strict, and officers demand to see everything on paper (a couple were turned away after showing flight evidence on their phones)

-Of the three mentioned above, they have the longest list of requirements; Bank statements, booked hotel/condo for duration of stay (60 days), flights in, flights out

-In terms of the accommodation, the officer was quick to check names and dates, but there's no requirements regarding proof of payment. An email printout ought to be sufficient

-There's a tiny print shop around the corner, if you require extra copies, embassy staff can guide you there

Penang

-Used Jim's agency here to make application. The fee Jim takes is easily cheaper than a taxi to and from the embassy, and saves a day of queuing and messing around at what I hear is a busy, crowded place. 

-Requirements are less strict than HCMC, a flight out and a hotel booking for at least 2 weeks is fine

Hanoi

-Best of the bunch in terms of quietness and professionalism, on the day of visitation I think there were only 3/4 people there

-Documents required are; Bank statement, flights in and out. The flight out should technically be within 60 days rather than 90. The IO called us up on that, although with a friendly aside we were able to convince her that it would be OK, due to the 30 day extension in Thailand

-When receiving the visa, my partner was on her 3rd back to back SETV, the IO informed us that this would be the last SETV she could get from Hanoi office. So, not a good place to do back-to-backs. 

-I did Non-Imm-B here, very straightforward and a good way to get around Chaeng Wattana's demand for apostilled degree certificates. Perfectly acceptable to apply with the original cert and a copy, but without any stamps etc.

-On next day pick up, the collection time was 4pm. 

- Tiny print shop around the corner, only does photocopies, head to the Mercure Hotel, just opposite embassy building who have access to a PC and printing in their lobby

-The embassy moved fairly recently, so head for the building marked on Google Maps, Maps ME etc near the Mercure Hotel/Hanoi Train Station

Hello all

Just began my residency in Bangkok. Currently on a Non-Imm B, awaiting extension with work permit.

I arrived in country in mid-Sept, which I assume means I have to file my first 90 day report around mid-December. 

One thing that confused me slightly, is I read somewhere that a first extension is in lieu of a 90 day report. Does that mean when I get my residency extended to 12 months, that session at Immigration counts as a 90 day report? 

Also, considering whether to file 90 days reports online, by post or in person? Obviously online ought to be the easiest, but I see constant complaints about the system not working. By post sounds a good option, compared to spending all day at the nightmare CW centre. 

Does anyone have up to date info on postal/online reporting and TM30? My colleagues recently sent in a 90 day report and there was no requirement to submit TM30 docs, but I have no idea if they will be lenient like this for a new resident.

Thanks for assistance

Hi guys

Recently been hit with the demand to get a legalised copy of my degree certificate. 

Due to this taking potentially a month, if not longer, a trip outside Thailand is unavoidable.

The legalised degree is part of the Non-Imm B visa procedure. So I've been considering whether Thai embassies abroad have the same requirements or just want to see a copy or the original of a degree cert?

As I have to go out of the country anyway, it'd save a fair whack of cash to just get the Non-Imm B elsewhere. I'd obviously rather put my money towards flights, hotels and a nice trip outside the country than to lawyer, government and courier fees. 

I've had a look on a few local embassy websites. Hanoi, for example, simply lists 'Proof of Education' as a required document, which is obviously a bit vague. 

Anyway, these things are in a constant flux. If anyone has up to date information from any of the neighbouring countries Thai Embassies that'd be a really big help

Edit: Forgot to mention, this is for a private school teaching position. I think Non-Imm B procedure and requirements can be different depending on job positon

Thanks

Currently going through the process for a first Thai Work Permit.

My office have informed me, although don't seem 100% sure, that I need my degree to be authorized (their words) which I take to mean notarized or apostilled.

The first big roadblock to that is, I'm an Irish citizen. My degree is from a UK institution. The Irish Embassy can't notarise a foreign document, only one which was created in the ROI. The UK embassy just don't provide this service whatsoever.

Going through the UK service via post seems to be a massively convoluted, expensive and time consuming process. I have no idea if Thai Immigration/Labour will accept it even, or if they demand proof from Irish authorities. Feedback on the UK process is that documents can get lost, and it'll lead to me having to make a border bounce due to the time constraints.

I've seen a few other posts in the archive on here. Some mentioned that the notarization is only a requirement for British nationals? Others mentioned that it's a luck of the draw scenario, depending on the immigration officer and the day. Some have suggested going to a neighbouring consulate, where notarised copies are not a requirement. Finally, is it possible to provide sealed academic transcripts? My University Alumni page has a secure online method of doing this, or I can get a copy sent over with reasonable ease. 

If anyone has some fresh info on this. Including the costs and time of the postal process, I'd be really happy to hear from you. Thanks

I hold dual nationality, for two EU countries (possibly soon to be one)

I've rarely used this for any particular advantage, although it's quite handy to prevent one passport getting overfilled with stamps, and occasionally a country offers a cheaper visa for one nation than the other.

I usually switch between the passports at the airport, when needed.

Is it possible to switch passports at a land border? E.g Walk through Thai exit immigration, show UK passport, stamp out - then at Cambodian immigration entry, produce the other passport and enter on this? 

The main reason I ask, is I'm rapidly running out of pages on one of my passports and would like to spare a couple if I can. My future travel plans all involve land crossings.

Also, if I enter a country on one passport, is it still possible to obtain a tourist visa (for another country) in another?

E.g. I enter Malaysia on UK passport, I need to visit Vietnam/Thai/Indian embassy to get tourist visa stamp, do I need to show UK passport which includes Malaysia entry stamp? Or can I give Vietnamese/Thai/Indian embassy my other passport to use for later tourist entry?

Thanks

Reporting in.

Handed in application today. Two guys in the queue in front were insisting on showing stuff from their phone screen, the consulate will absolutely only accept printed copies.

They were careful to check my name and the dates on all my documents, and also had a long look through my passport stamps (I don't have any SETVs in there, but there are lots of Thai stamps from transit visits I've made over the last 3/4 years.

For accommodation proof I managed to get my friend to draft up a contract with an address, dates and my name on it - which were the main things the official was looking for. They were careful to check everything, so my advice, get your paperwork done for HCMC!

Just arrived in HCMC and heading to the consulate tomorrow to complete a visa application, so I can stay in Thailand for 2 and 1/2 months.

Have heard mixed reports about the consulate and it's requirements.

I don't have any problems showing bank statement/flights etc - but really unsure what to do about accommodation for half of my stay. I have an ad hoc arrangement at the moment to stay in a friends condo, but I have no way of providing proof of this beyond informal messages

Will they definitely ask for accommodation proof? Any advice on what I can show if they do?

Thanks