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On 11/2/2019 at 12:07 PM, elviajero said:

You don't need one. As long as you can show a min of 10K in the bank for at least 3 months or a bank statement showing a private pension.

 

http://www.thaiembassy.org/london/en/services/7742/84508-Non-Immigrant-visas.html

• Non-Immigrant Type O (Retirement (pensioner aged 50 or above with a state pension who wants to stay in Thailand for no longer than 90 days) - single entry only)
• Financial evidence e.g. A copy of pension statement if the applicant is a pensioner,
• or a copy of 1-month bank statement showing your income from pension,
• or 3-month bank statement of at least £10,000

I only have £5K in my "visa application" account as that's what I needed for the METV, and insufficient time to load it up.

I have emailed the London Visa office to request guidance on whether private pension income can be used if between aged 50 and state pension age.   Some of the consulate websites say this is an option and some exclude it.

On 11/2/2019 at 11:20 AM, La Migra said:

Direct answer, probably not.   Travel plans change.

Two issues, what if you tell them you are in transit and leaving the next day....and they only stamp you in until your flight out? Now you are in Laos, or wherever, with the same problem of entering Thailand. Plus, issue two, since still on that METV per your plan, you still might run up against the unwritten 180 day rule.

If you want to use your plan, and not get new type visa in UK, I recommend to have a flight out in 10 days or so, not immediate .... and execute your plan to change to Non O followed by retirement as quick as you can.

Yes, I'd have to get the 60 day stamp for things to go as planned, but if I got stamped in for a day I'd leave then come back overland where there appears to be no issues.

I understand changing to Non Imm O visa then extension requires 3 to 4 weeks so not easy to plan and would be a lot more than 10 days in the best case.

No UK State Pension.

3 minutes ago, LivinLOS said:

Just get a non imm O and your fine. Why would you be refused when holding a long stay visa. 

That's another option I'm looking at but looking for thoughts on the above nevertheless.

Since the start of 2019, I've had 24 days visa exempt, 60 days on a SETV and will have completed 80 days over two trips on a METV when I leave for the UK next week.  I will return in December when I plan to change to a Non O followed by retirement.  I'm nervous that I will be refused entry and have thought about booking a flight for the following day to Laos or Vietnam thinking if they see a 1 day stay marked on my TM6 I'm more likely to be admitted.

If this happens and I'm stamped in for 60 days and I change my mind about the onward travel the next day, are there likely to be any recriminations?

The "Register at" box should auto populate when you have made selections in the Province, District/Area and Sub District/Sub Area boxes.

7 minutes ago, acenase said:

Best thing to do is use ACH Debit. You get the funds into your bank account the next day.

Please explain how the OP would be able to use that process?

On 10/29/2019 at 12:50 AM, TamadeYao said:

So when the form is completed is copy of it sent to your email with the reference number.  

Or is just in their system.   

It indicated there was no need to print and a Reference Number would be provided.  I didn't submit the completed form so don't know for sure what the outcome would be.

On 10/29/2019 at 2:48 AM, ubonjoe said:

I think he was writing about using the TM6 app. I looked at the both websites and I see nothing about scanning the passport.

On 10/29/2019 at 3:04 AM, ubonjoe said:

Not the same. They are asking for a upload of the passport photo page. On the app you can scan the code on the passport photo page.

I was referring to the website being discussed, not the app.  The website says that you can attach passport data to help complete the form.  I had a scan on file so uploaded it and the data was imported from the scan to the form automatically.

Username, password or both?

7 hours ago, tifino said:

so long as the Airport's public wifi remains stable for long enough to get all the way though the Form! 

If you don't have mobile data then do it at home before you leave for the airport.

It seems to work OK. It pulled data from a passport scan and I could progress through to the last stage before actual submission.  I hope the airport staff are aware of it.

1 hour ago, Matzzon said:

That question is outdated. Of course there is a reason, and that is:

The OP is not 50 and/or not have the money to apply for a retirement visa
The OP is not married and can therefore not apply for a Non-O based on that.

The OP has no children to base a long stay visa on.
The OP has no work or business in Thailand for getting by on a Non-B visa.
 

Here there is always ED-visa, but as it is the unwritten rules are already broken and can not be fixed by turning to that kind of visa.

The question is valid as he/she does not meet the generally accepted description of a tourist and has not indicated if all/any of the other routes are possible or not.

5 hours ago, dzodun said:

So if I want to stay in Thailand for another four or five months, would it be better to go to Savannakhet and apply for a 2 month tourist visa, which would carry me over to next year, then do another visa exempt, followed by a 30 day extension for 1900 baht at Immigration. That would give me 4 months, taking me to early March of 2020?
Thanks for your help. ( I am from the U.S.).

You don't meet the generally accepted description of a tourist if you're staying here for 7 or 8 months.  Is there any reason you don't get an appropriate visa for your purposes?

25 minutes ago, Chelseafan said:

Really? Emirates handed me a FT when I travelled in August.

Yes, really.  Since July IIRC, and discussed on here at the time.

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1116550-no-more-fast-track-coupon/#comments

How are you uninstalling it?  Try one of these techniques if you haven't already.

https://magiskroot.net/uninstall-magisk-module-twrp/

Fast track cards are no longer issued.  Keep your boarding pass to show at fast track immigration.

Fast track passes were discontinued months ago.  Boarding pass for Business Class or above is now required.

The fact that there are two separate tickets may complicate matters a bit more, but without knowing the airlines it's impossible to advise their policies.

On 10/19/2019 at 10:08 AM, geoffbarnes11 said:

Hi Everyone,

I will be flying Heathrow to Bangkok, with the intention of asking for Visa Exempt, my return flight is 58 days later, I plan to get a 30 day extention at Jomtien, will the Airline and Immigration accept this or should I buy a Flight showing onward travel within 30 days? 

When the check in agent is checking the screen for entry requirements say to her/him to look at the bottom and it should say something along the lines of "a visa exempt entry may be extended in country". This should be enough to persuade them, although the advice given by theoldgit is safer.

3 hours ago, FredGallaher said:

I'm having a hard time believing you. This is about visa entries not trips to the can.

12 visa exempt entries in 4 years, which is how I read Tuvoc's post, is not particularly high.  I have a similar amount and until earlier this year I was just a regular holidaymaker making the most of my leave.

I has the same problem as the OP a few weeks ago, immediately after an update and mentioned it here:

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126521-online-tm6-form-anyone-used-it/#comments

One guy claimed he was past that stage but never said what he'd entered despite repeated asking.

The benefit of it over the regular form filling is that it's intended you use the camera on your phone to read your passport and import these details to both arrival and departure sides of the form, eliminating errors in these fields and duplication of effort.

7 hours ago, UncleMhee said:

Is anyone using the Chonburi Immigration app to do extensions yet?

Not me, but even if you do you still need to attend in person.  For each of the different application types, it gives TM7 as a requirement and says must be done in person.  Maybe entering the other data makes it available to Immigration on line for a smoother process, but that's all I can think it does.

18 minutes ago, BritTim said:

Of course, you could try telling immigration that you were planning only to transfer in Bangkok. If they believe you, denied entry is unlikely in the first place. What happens if you "change your mind" and fail to take the other flight, who knows?

You'd need to put "1 day" for the length of stay on your TM6, but that might be worth doing anyway.

The times are wrong for the additional flights on Tue/Thu/Sun.  UTH-BKK should be depart 21:20, arrive 22:30.

Total cost for the 10 baht flights is under 500 baht return.

Between Diana Estate and Chunky Monkey around a month to six weeks ago.  45 baht San Mig or Heineken.

17 minutes ago, TheAppletons said:

And yes, entering Thailand on an O-A visa after 31 October 2019 appears to require health insurance, proof of which will be demanded upon each entry, if the linked articles are accurate.

I think any check would be done at the visa application stage rather than on entry.  Or do you think both?