billyburi

I am planning to go to Savannakhet for a 1 year Non O ME based on Marriage to my Thai wife. I tried to book a room for a few nights using Expedia. Everything is booked. I usually stay at Pilgrims Inn. Any daily room recommendations close to Thai Consulate? Please let me know.

Thanks

All the comments sum up how special UJ was....I will miss your support and kindness.

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Hello everyone ,

I am getting ready to visit a buddy in Pattaya . My 30 day tourist extension is up on the 31st of March. Am I allowed to go to immigration on Friday the 24th to get my additional 60 day based on marriage, or do I need to wait until Monday March 27th to get that sorted? I would like to go Friday , and then head to Pattaya on Sunday if that's possible.

Have a great day!

Billyburi

Chong Chom crossing

Hello everyone. Im gonna do an in and out tomorrow AM at the Surin/Cambodia border. Is one photo enough, or do I need at least 2 photos? Anything else I will need as well , Please share. Have a great day.

LEO BEER seems to hit the spot. fairly priced , and it tends to get me buzzed at around 3 or 4 , 490 ml cans. I prefer cans vs bottled beer in LOS  as with sun and heat exposure any bottled beer in Thailand tends to get skunked too easily. Place the cans in the freezer for about 20 minutes. Case closed.

I had 2 different flat screens I had purchased brand new at different electronic shops in Pattaya 10 years back. Both were Samsung brand. A little after one year both of those TV’s went blue screen on me. Right after 1 year warranty both times. I will never buy a Samsung flat screen again. I would venture to guess the heat and humidity have a negative effect on all electronics in this part of the world. 

I wanted to be safe and ask if immigration is open Thursday or not, as my neighbor says it's a National Holiday and everyone is off. My stamp expires tomorrow. Please let me know. Thanks. 

9 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

You will be a ovestay for everyday after the 19th if you cannot do it on Monday. It will cost you 500 baht a day.

Immigration would still do the extension if you get it next week since they will be able to see the problem by looking at your passports.

Thanks Ubon Joe. If I had it to do all over again I would've dropped it off in person and demanded to pick it up in person, as I received an email yesterday that it would be sent out the next business day. Now the latest email says it wont be sent out till Monday. Very disappointed.

On 10/2/2019 at 10:24 AM, billyburi said:

Yes. You are correct. I meant October 19th. I'm glad to know I have until The 21st , so I can move my stamps over to new passport and get a 60 day extension based on marriage all during the same visit. Have a great day!

Hi Ubon Joe. What happens if I still don't have my new passport by Monday? Is there a window for me to still get a 60 day extension based on Marriage after the stamps are moved from old to new passport? What happens if I can't go to immigration until Thursday as I believe it's a National Holiday on Wednesday. I will be on overstay as of 22nd ? As my stamp is up tomorrow October 19th.

48 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Typo? Perhaps October 19th is what you intended to write.

I think you will have your passport by then.

You actually have until the 21st to do a extension application without paying a overstay fine  since the 19th is a Saturday.

Yes. You are correct. I meant October 19th. I'm glad to know I have until The 21st , so I can move my stamps over to new passport and get a 60 day extension based on marriage all during the same visit. Have a great day!

On 9/6/2019 at 5:10 PM, Bruce404 said:

     This may not be relevant to the original poster (OP) whose permission to remain legally in Thailand might be expiring soon. 

 

     But at this morning's (6 September 2019) "Town Hall" hosted by the U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai for American residents in northern Thailand, one topic discussed was that expatriate adult Americans in Thailand need not physically travel to the Embassy or Consulate to apply for a replacement passport.  

     

     Our diplomats said that using the Thai Post express-mail service (EMS) was highly reliable for mailing in the application and one's current expiring passport, and receiving back the new one at one's mailing address in Thailand by the same EMS delivery.  One attendee verified that his was submitted and the new passport returned within a week or so, even shorter than the two-to-three weeks estimated by the US Mission's webpage on the topic:

 

https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/passports/adult-passport-renew/ 

 

There was no discussion on what xerox copies to keep on hand while the old passport is not in possession. (I would suggest color copies of one's picture page, and at least any pages with one's current visa, permission-to-stay stamp, and current TM.6 slip and number.  Plus a copy of one's application if one needs to convince an official why one's passport is unavailable.)

 

Also, with the new banking regulations (mentioned elsewhere on ThaiVisa today) requiring in-person transactions by foreigners to require showing one's passport to the teller or clerk, one had better plan not to need such while the old and new passport are unavailable.  

 

    PS. As the State Department will no longer glue in additional passport pages as they once did, it's a good idea to conserve pages.  For example, when at Immigration offices or ports of entry, I will mention that I do not have very many empty pages left, and point out places on half-used pages and request the officer kindly to stamp there. 

    Indeed, I did that the other day at Chiang Mai Immigration for both a 1-year extension of permission to stay and re-entry permit.   Both officers were kind enough carefully to stamp in the vacant spots I requested.  Indeed, the tall re-entry permit was stamped horizontally (his idea) to allow more clearance from the prior stamps on the page.

 

 

 

 

I mailed my new passport application with all the other requirements to the United States Embassy Bangkok on Monday A.M. I used the Thai EMS postal service. I checked the tracking of the package and it was received yesterday. Just hoping I receive my new passport before September 19th , as on that date my 30 day stamp expires. Thanks.

I will request a specific 2x2 inch photo at the photo shop and hope they can deliver the specific size required.  Thank you Gentlemen.

On 9/6/2019 at 5:10 PM, Bruce404 said:

     This may not be relevant to the original poster (OP) whose permission to remain legally in Thailand might be expiring soon. 

 

     But at this morning's (6 September 2019) "Town Hall" hosted by the U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai for American residents in northern Thailand, one topic discussed was that expatriate adult Americans in Thailand need not physically travel to the Embassy or Consulate to apply for a replacement passport.  

     

     Our diplomats said that using the Thai Post express-mail service (EMS) was highly reliable for mailing in the application and one's current expiring passport, and receiving back the new one at one's mailing address in Thailand by the same EMS delivery.  One attendee verified that his was submitted and the new passport returned within a week or so, even shorter than the two-to-three weeks estimated by the US Mission's webpage on the topic:

 

https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/passports/adult-passport-renew/ 

 

There was no discussion on what xerox copies to keep on hand while the old passport is not in possession. (I would suggest color copies of one's picture page, and at least any pages with one's current visa, permission-to-stay stamp, and current TM.6 slip and number.  Plus a copy of one's application if one needs to convince an official why one's passport is unavailable.)

 

Also, with the new banking regulations (mentioned elsewhere on ThaiVisa today) requiring in-person transactions by foreigners to require showing one's passport to the teller or clerk, one had better plan not to need such while the old and new passport are unavailable.  

 

    PS. As the State Department will no longer glue in additional passport pages as they once did, it's a good idea to conserve pages.  For example, when at Immigration offices or ports of entry, I will mention that I do not have very many empty pages left, and point out places on half-used pages and request the officer kindly to stamp there. 

    Indeed, I did that the other day at Chiang Mai Immigration for both a 1-year extension of permission to stay and re-entry permit.   Both officers were kind enough carefully to stamp in the vacant spots I requested.  Indeed, the tall re-entry permit was stamped horizontally (his idea) to allow more clearance from the prior stamps on the page.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for your input. I went to a local Kodak shop in Buriram and asked for a set of photos that are the exact same size as the passport I brought along with me. Once I got home I went online to begin the process of mailing in all the information with the old passport, the application, and of course two of my passport photos. I am now concerned as these photos do not measure the same as what the embassy website recommends the size be that are submitted. I'm just wondering if that is gonna be a problem.  As if it is,  I will  just  head down to Bangkok and do it in person, as there is a photo machine in the Embassy that will spit out the correctly required size photos . 

Unfortunately my only  blank pages are pages 49, 50, 51. Which are for endorsements , not for visas. Although I did check by just googling a little while ago and read that they will use them if their are no other space available. That sometimes they will stamp on top of an old stamp if need be....

Thanks for your response Gentlemen. I dont know how to directly reply to any one response to my situation , I apologize for that. I don't believe doing it by mail at this current date would be a good idea , as my stamp is up on the 22nd. So I am almost out of time. I believe back in the day our new passports were made inside Thailand , so it took very little time to arrive in the post. I ordered my new passport in Pattaya almost 9 years ago when the Embassy team came down for a visit at The Dusit Hotel. I received that passport 5 days later in my mailbox. The good ole days....

I dont want to take up any more of your time but since I have all of these extra spaces for stamps in my earlier pages is it possible if I bring a proof of Embassy letter with me on the 22nd for passport app reservation,  to the Surin border , that there is a chance the Cambodian side would use one of those last 3 pages for the big 30 day visa which would then get me in just under the wire with all the exta space for in and outs. Otherwise Poi pet is about 4 hrs. bus ride from Surin. I would opt to just stay over a night if that is all that is required using the E visa, and then re enter Thailand the next day. Have a great day. Thanks again.

I want to be clear about the pages I found with some existing space from pages 20, 22, and 28, . Those pages have in and outs 3 times(3 rows of 2 stamps each). Each of those pages have enough space at bottom for 2 more stamps. I hope that is allowed.

I would like to consider every option you have mentioned. If I were to go to one of those 2 borders with the E visa can I go anytime between now and the 22nd when my extension expires . Also will those borders allow me to re enter Thailand the same day I exit Thailand? I would probably go directly to Bangkok once I am back in Thailand, and apply for new passport in person. It takes about 2/3 weeks to receive in mail once Ihave applied. I would prefer to cross in Surin as it is much closer. Thanks.

How about if I were to get an e Visa online for Cambodia? I have never tried. And yes there is a space here and there in the earlier pages of the passport. But on the fourth to last page there is one space for a departure stamp. Then three last pages. Page 22 has room for an entry and exit, as well as page 28, room for an entry, and exit. Otherwise there is pages 49, 50, and 51 completely empty.

Hi Ubon Joe. Yes, the last three pages do say endorsements . I'm guessing you are going to tell me that is problem. Hopefully not.

I am planning on using the last three pages only to go to Surin/Cambodian border to do a quick in and out return Thailand same day , so I have an additional 30 days to then go to U.S Embassy and order a brand new passport. Is it Ok to use those last three pages for the Surin/Cambodia trip , or you are saying they can't be used ?

Thank you for your reply. Much appreciated. As far as the U.S Embassy , they do not have the add pages service any longer. When pages run down you now must request a new passport. Have a great day!

I have been living in Thailand for over 13 years,  and married to a Thai for over ten years as well. My multiple entry Non O visa based on marriage , expired on August 30th. I had gone to Local immigration for a 60 day extension based on marriage which will expire on September 22nd. I had planned on getting a new passport since I only have enough room for an exit stamp at border, which will then leave me with exactly three pages left in my passport. I did not make trip to Bangkok as my chronic back injury became so bad recently that I can barely walk. Is it possible to do a border in and out at the Surin border(with the limited pages left) , and still be allowed to re enter?  If yes, I will  then go to Bangkok U.S Embassy to request new passport. I am planning on going to Savannakhet to get a new 1 year multiple entry non O if this scenario is possible. Thanks.