Sjoerd

On 3/26/2024 at 2:06 PM, alanrchase said:

I live alone and have no rental agreement. Signed copy of house owners blue book and ID are required. TM30 has details of where the house owner currently lives. Nothing unusual about immigration requiring those documents.

Yes you are right. But when I came to apply I had all this documents. They refused extension on the fact that I live alone.  As the post tell, in the last they gave the extension and...not need the above mentioned documents.. They just kept the rental agreement.

On 3/26/2024 at 1:23 PM, 1happykamper said:

I've lived "in the rice fields" for 5 years... Alone. However... Thai people.. Thai ladies.. Think I'm weird living alone. 

 

TIT... it can be a very difficult culture to understand 

I think at least to understand the culture 20 years. In my shop at Holland also had many years Thai men worked. The problem is just the immigration office.

I thought longtime before if  post this topic but just wanted to make clear that Thailand is amazing. Even if ask before what you need, all can change quickly. And can change again.. Nothing is sure. Not about my personal situation,,,,

15 minutes ago, flyingtlger said:

TIT, Welcome to Thailand.....

Just come 29 years. Mostly lived at Huahin where I lived a happy otherside of Thai live...😊

1 week before I wanted to extend my visa, i have gone to Immigration at Kap Choeng to ask what I would exactly need. When the boss heard that I live alone in a small village she told cannot have 1 year extension because nobody quarantee that I live there and it is unusual/dangerous to live alone at a ricefield city where is nothing to do. After some discussion (example I told I had extensions 3x before) she ordered someone to write down the requirements. The extension could in her opinion only when the "home owner from which I have a rent contract" send a signed document from her ID, her living tabain bahn and the tabain bahn from the home I rent.

When I had all the documents including the other necessary ones I went back there with a well known business man from the next city. With 3 people they checked all the documents and after the boss started again cannot give the required extension because live alone!

 After long discussions in which the friend told that I really like to live quiet and all the people in cities around there like me she still not wanted. Finally I showed her the documents from my past wife and my 12 years old sun, marry, born and died, together with strong pictures my wife laying dead on the road under the concrete and pictures of my sun who lives 15 km away from me. After this she told me to be sorry and extended my visa. The 3 documents which they needed 1 week before, they not needed anymore and gave back.

What I not like is why it has to come to this point, for what reason.... I not see the necessary from the documents ex wife and sun.If really needed why not asked a week before.

My friend had to sign that I really lived there. If not trust they could come visit me. I know the boss is allowed to ask more information/documents but I not see the reason to refuse on a living alone reason because many farang live alone and get an extension.

But ok I have my extension....with re-entry. Hope next year it will be more easy....

22 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

 

So you currently have a non O based on retirement? 

You can obtain 60 day extension .

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1155570-visa-exempt-entry-can-be-extended-for-60-days-visit-family/

Yes, because my year extension was over renewing time when I was abroad. I applied for a 90 days non O based on retirement. I thought I could easily extend this visa with a month, until I saw your explanation in an other topic...

Is it possible to extend my current 90 days Non O  retirement visa based on my 12 years old Thai sun? If can, does he need to go with me to immigration or can I just show the birth certificate (his mother died longtime ago, also have marry/ death certificate). Second option is walk over the border chon chom (Cambodia)... Can i walk in and out as before in 1 hour? Get visa exemption and extend this after?

13 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

If you had a non O based on retirement you cannot obtain 30 extension.

However if married you can obtain a 60 day extension to visit wife.

Of course you can obtain a 12 month extension however that has financial requirements. 

Thank you for advice..Have a sun 12 years old, have all documents...married wife, birtcertificate, certificate of wife died..does he need to go with me in person?  Second 1 year extension can; money is over 10 years in a bank all the year. Or just walk over the border and come back on exemption? And can get after 30 days again..  This time need about 4-5 months to can stay

17 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

I'm sorry but I cannot work out what status you have in Thailand.

Assumed non O and asking about 12 month extension.

 

30 day extension is available for visa exempt and tourist visa entry. 

 

Dr Jack, is 30 day extension not available for a 3 month NON O visa based on retirement?

42 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Did you keep the receipts    

They "forget" to give....😂

1 hour ago, Alldar said:

Anyone knows what is the website for the E-learning? Is usually appointment needed at DLT or if I show up with all the documents they can renew the license right away? 

At Surin I not made an appointment but did the E-learning at home already. Because all offices act probably not same it would be better to ask at forehand in your office..

1 minute ago, SHA 2 BKK said:

My licence expires on my birthday.   Question- how long after your birthday can you go an renew?   So I can get the longer period of time on it? 
 

Any guidance appreciated. 

You get at least 5 years and then until your birthday. I let it expire 1 week, get 5 years and then 51 weeks to my birthday= 5 years and 51 weeks. Your DL can be expired until 1 year, but this not give axtra validity..  I suggest you let it also expire about 1 week. If I not explain clear tell me.

7 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

 

500baht is ridiculous, however guessing you received it on the spot. 

It's 200b at CW and takes 1-2 weeks.

Some offices it's free..

 

Yes, received it on the spot in Kap Choeng and told them that the DLT said only need 1...  I not wanted to make problems because I need them again...  By the way at DLT I paid all together 760 bath...

1 hour ago, eyeman said:

Don't think we got e-mail confirmation but do have a pdf saved saying "Informed" is that the same as completed in the logic of Thailand? It shows in green so I just presumed that task was boxed off...

The solution is found already. If opeen the main screen to the right down can search, Fill in what you want to find, example date and name of informed , enter and after scroll down and can see the inform status. In my case  down inform status it showed A green vink with informed. I made pictures from this

15 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

https://tm30.immigration.go.th/TM30/Foreigner/TM30EN/index.html

 

Register

Add an address

Notify Residences

 

Sounds like you're stuck on #3.

 

https://tm30.immigration.go.th/TM30/Foreigner/TM30EN/Notify-Residence.html

Thank you for help. I filled in all from the resident...after right down save and a message told if i want to inform this people. I did.  (as sad 2 times) but no notification somewhere.  When work to fill in, left up tell in blue   in progress all the time, even before send

After login the new TM 30 website add the foreigner and send, only see In Progress. WhenI tried a second time there was the notification duplicate data.  Is there normally an email or something coming to confirm yhe notification?

I have a sun from 12 years old in Thailand from mother died 10 years ago  There is no possibility in my opiniom to get a multiple entry visa. you only can choose from family more then 60 days and the only single entry

15 minutes ago, sandyf said:

There is another thread running on that issue.

Do you know where I can find that?

Are there more people who cannot apply for multiple entries Non O based on retirement or visit Thai family over 60 days? Just single entry can..

36 minutes ago, sandyf said:

You will  find it on the upper R/H side of page 4.

Other problem: cannot coose multiple entries anymore.. both with retirement or visit family more then 60 days 

35 minutes ago, steelydang said:

just been through it.
Accepted formats are jpeg, jpg, and pdf.
I used both jpegs and pdf's.
Seems fine so far

Thank you...The biodata page and a photo you sent in Jpeg?  I could not find somewhere that pdf is accepted..

8 hours ago, nglodnig said:

For safety I uploaded EVERYTHING as Jpeg even the originals were PDF

Probably better. In the manual only the biodata page and photo were mentioned to upload as Jpeg. The download form as travel plan is already in pdf.When convert a multiple page pdf document to Jpeg , in Jpeg they are separate pages. 

The embassy didn't answer my question about this; just sent a manual link...

Does someone know in which format the documents need to be uploaded. I saw in general visa condititions:

Apply for a new visa

- "Upload biodata page of passport and a photo taken within the last 6 months (JPG / JPEG format, size not exceeding 3 MB"

Just wonder if the other documents can be uploaded in pdf.

2 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

You will need to have stamps, visa info  transfered to new passport prior to applying for next extension.

You can do it on same visit.

 

TM30 shouldn't be required if returning to same residence as before

Thank you for the clear and helpful info; I will do it in this way.