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My Laos evisa definitely asked for a printout as you can see and I know Cambodia needs 2 printouts though they were just tourist visas. The Thai evisa just says that airlines may ask for a printout.

So it is an electronic/paper visa. Australia has had e visas for at least 10 years. Everything is on computer and with automated gates. I think even tourists do not need to deal with people. It kind of makes it more complicated with print outs. In the past you left your passport and form at the embassy then collected it and went straight to the border. Now you need to drive around town looking for a print shop. Typical of Cambodia and Laos but you would hope not for Thailand. Where I live it is a 5 km motorbike ride to a print shop.

Ok. I would have printed but did not get it organised before I left Laos. I did queue at the printing station but as I said, somebody told me not to bother.b

I know both Cambodia(2 copies) and Laos(1 copy) request printed copies of their evisa but I could find no request for it on the Thai evisa site or on the visa approval letter. It is meant to be an electronic visa so the idea of needing a print out is strange. I know many people are held up at Cambodian borders to do printing as they assume an evisa is what it is called-an evisa and not an evisa in paper form. The Cambodians actually keep one copy and the second is stapled to your passport for exit which seems quite unnecessary. There was a printer near immigration but it was quite busy with Laos people printing paperwork and a Thai girl there said don't bother and just go to the desk.

Sorry. This was meant to be a reply to @Rob Browder's post

Hi. I made the report about the non o at Vientiane. I have the phone number of the agent if anyone wants to pm me.

Yes. 1 day. Tod Daniels on Facebook Thai visa said he had heard of people getting their visa on the way back from making payment. I had 400,000 b in a Thai bank but had only recently deposited it. I had a bank letter and a statement but you could only upload one document so I chose the statement.

I know Vientiane is in Laos but I meant I have used evisa for entry to Cambodia and Laos and both require paper copies. I went to the desk and showed him the visa on the phone but he was not interested in the phone and would not take it. He just said "Passport". I had done a DTAC and had put the visa number on that as required so it does make some sense that once the IO inputs the passport number he would have access to the visa number etc. I did leave Laos 3 days after the visa was granted.

I was saying you do not need to print a hard copy of the Thai evisa( unlike Cambodia, and Laos). The IO just has it on his computer. I entered Thailand using the non o (90 day entry). Yes. Received the visa the next day(26 hours later). Surprisingly on a Saturday.

I went to Vientiane to get a new non -o married to a Thai, visa last week. I flew into Udon Thani and then caught a van to the Friendship Bridge. The IO started asking questions and looking through my passport- how long in Thailand, how long in Laos- but then saw my last non-o(expired) and seemed happy that I was married to a Thai. I think he initially thought I was doing a visa run. I did the evisa which took a few tries till I worked out how to do it correctly. There did not seem an obvious part where it said to upload my passport photo but maybe that was my fault. On Friday morning I caught a tuk tuk to the embassy from the riverside for 100,000 kip (around 175 b) but was probably ripped off because the journey back was only 50,000. The touts immediately jumped me when I arrived. I think they were trying to tell me I needed an appointment. The guy at the desk was selling somebody a same day visa return service for 5000 baht. I didn't wait around and went inside and queued for about 5 minutes and then paid with no questions asked. I talked to the visa agent on the way out and he gave me his card. He said I should pay him and he would get me the visa immediately but I said I was in no hurry. He was really friendly but tried to tell me it might take 10 to 15 days to arrive. Since it was Friday I expected to wait at least till Tuesday but said if I did not get it on Tuesday I might come and see him. The visa arrived in my email at about 2.30 pm on Saturday. I forgot to print it out but the IO at the Friendship Bridge did not care and just took my passport with no paper copy needed.

Yeah. A bit strange.

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I went today. Went early and it was actually pretty quiet. Went mainly by win bikes and there seems an unwritten law to not splash them -I doubt they care about the passengers but the drivers are out all day. It was after 1pm when I left and not actually that crazy but mainly stayed away from the beach.

Thanks. I guess not going then. Will wait a few days

I want to go to the bank at Central by baht bus from Naklua. Can anyone tell me how crazy it is out there(more than usual, I mean).

Thanks @DrJack54 @Rob Browder @Liquorice I was thinking that once the ME expired I could not apply for the new Non O but realize now that is dumb. Have just come off 6 months of work so thinking can be difficult. At least I have several options. Am really grateful for you guys taking the time.

Thanks. Since the ME visa expires on the 21st April I do not think I can use it to get the extension. I thought to apply for the extension I must have a valid non o visa. I am working months of the year so the retirement visa is not an option. Yes. I do not want to speak bad of anyone but the extension desk at Jomtien is a nightmare. I don't want to go there. The last 60 day extension at Trat was very friendly. She even gave my wife her phone number and,a list of papers needed to get the Non o and extension. It is just a long journey from Pattaya so I avoid it in low season. Thanks for your advice

Thank you for the advice. There are other considerations which I did not mention - I am happy to go on a holiday for a few days, I am staying in Pattaya but want to deal with Trat office so I avoid a trip in a van then taxi from Pattaya to Laem Ngop, and I prefer to deal with Thai immigration as little as possible. Regardless the main motivation is getting access to my money within 3 months, rather than waiting till I get back from Australia then 3 months afterwards from the date I arrive back. Again thank you for taking the time.

Thank you. If I take option 2 and get the Non-O from HCMC as soon as possible then re enter Thailand and get the 90 day stamp on entry I can exit Thailand on a re-entry permit and re enter within the first 60 days of the stay. If I then apply for the extension it will hopefully be approved within 30 days and I can access my money again. I understand the Non o and application for extension will take a minimum 3 months. I am just hoping to get the process started ASAP instead of waiting till I return from Australia. I understand the re-entry permit does not affect the length of the visa. I can not see how not being in Thailand while I wait for the last 30 days of the visa to come up, will affect the process of applying for the 1 year extension as soon as I return to Thailand, unless somebody knows otherwise. Thank you again for your help.

Thanks. The dates are pretty flexible. I was just trying to explain how it would save my money being in the bank for a longer time hopefully. Even if I don't return till the 21st July, I can apply for the extension immediately I arrive back and hopefully have it approved by 21st August.

Thank you for the reply. I understand what you are saying but I am trying to avoid having my 400,000 tied up for too long. If I get the 90 day Non O as soon as possible(1st Of May when my current stay expires) then 60 days after the visa is granted(1st July) I can apply for the extension and 30 days later (1st August) have my 400,000 available. If I wait till I arrive back from Australia (1st July) I will need to wait two months to apply for the extension (1st September) then 30 days for approval(1st October). This is on the understanding that the extension can only be applied for in the last 30 days of a 3 month visa. I know 400,000 is probably not a lot to some but I have a small business and having it tied up till October is difficult. I did avoid answering about what immigration office I use because I did not want to complicate things too much but I live 6 months in Pattaya (low season) and 6 months in Trat (High season). My work permit and tm30 is in Trat. I would apply for the extension there but getting the visa out of the country would avoid one trip from Pattaya to Trat. I have also dealt with Jomtien immigration in the past and, unless things have changed, visiting the woman who does the 60 day extension to visit your wife is something that should be avoided.

Sorry. I thought I was following your advice. Go to a neighboring country and get a 90 day non o visa at the embassy and then apply for the extension in the last 30 days of the visa.

Am really grateful to @DrJack54 and @Liquorice for advice. I think my best plan is to leave Thailand before my permission to stay ends on 1st May. By then my visa will have expired (21 April). If I put the 400,000 into my account now I can go to a neighboring country and apply for a non o visa, married to a Thai. If I leave Thailand for Australia on 21 May I can get a reentry permit and then return in time to apply for the 1 year permission to stay. By the time I return my 400,000 will be seasoned and I should be in the required last 30 days of the 90 days of the visa and able to apply for the 1 year extension. After the consideration period my 400,000 will be free to use. I think this is the easiest way without having my money tied up too long. I was hoping just 1 last question. Which neighboring embassy do you think is the friendliest to apply for a non o - Kuala Lumpur, HCMC, Hanoi, Vientiane, Savannakhet or any other suggestions? I did look through the forum but couldn't find much about this. Thanks.

Thanks Liquorice. Just trying to work out what to do😁