Thanyaburi Mac

Did my 90-Day report this morning.  Once I located the office, to the left as you enter, I sat down, older gal in the middle waved me up, took my passport and form, scanned, the yellow form popped out of the printer, done deal, perhaps three minutes, altho I wasted another five + at the "extension" counter.

Just for the hell of it, I allowed my Garmin with Thai map installed to lead me on a tour, just proves a point, don't depend 100% on the GPS to save your ass.  Went around the circle, back to the stop lite by the SW office, turned in, stopped at a clear spot, and got out my cell tel and Google Maps.  Yep, there it is, Immigration, just take the left immediately under the highway, where the blue Immigration sign is still folded over on itself.

Mac

As opposed to using your local PO?  Probably so, and I'd opt for your " main post centre near there."

I have a small local PO near our house but have noticed in the past that the larger PO sends a pickup to pick up the outgoing mail, so if I want something to go a tad faster, I head to the larger PO, or all the way down to the branch at Future Park.

Mac

Not direct, CNX-VTE, but you can fly via Luang Prabang, LPQ:

LPQ - CNX - LPQ)
Luang Prabang - Chiang Mai - Luang Prabang
QV635    Daily // EX MON    LPQ - CNX    13:10 PM    14:10 PM    AT7    0
QV636    Daily // EX MON    CNX - LPQ    15:00 PM    16:00 PM    AT7    0

(VTE - LPQ - VTE)
Vientiane - Luang Prabang - Vientiane
QV111    Daily    VTE - LPQ    8:55 AM    9:45 AM    AT7    0
QV101    Daily    VTE - LPQ    11:45 AM    12:30 PM    320    0
QV103    Daily    VTE - LPQ    16:30 PM    17:15 PM    320    0
QV112    Daily    LPQ - VTE    7:35 AM    8:25 AM    AT7    0
QV102    Daily    LPQ - VTE    13:30 PM    14:15 PM    320    0
QV104    Daily    LPQ - VTE    18:15 PM    19:00 PM    320    0

Need to check with an agent to see if it's a through ticket.  Used to be the same plane, but perhaps not so these days.

Mac

Also at Lazada:  https://www.lazada.co.th/sunflower-and-doogy/

So, Thai taxes, not your home country, where ever that might be.

Re taxes, what country?

1happykamper

Where do you live?  Thailand?  Perhaps on a retirement extension?  Longish time?  If so, might well be OK for a U.S. tourist visa for your wife.

Mac

If you get a Re-Entry Permit, single for baht 1,000, you can depart then return, but you still keep your original permit to stay date of 30 days since your initial arrival.

Moving to Visas & Such for Thailand forum.

Mac

Not a visa, but a one year EXTENSION of a Non-O visa if that's what you have.  Need to be 50 years old or more, and baht in the bank, baht 800,000 for three months, or be able to show an income of at least baht 65,000 per month, or a combination of both, the baht in the bank and monthly income.

Mac

Note, "Judge" Jeanie was hit with "excessive" speeding.  Makes one wonder what the ticket would have read for just plain ol' vanilla speading.

"ALBANY — Fox News host and TV judge Jeanine Pirro is heading to court herself after being ticketed for excessive speeding Sunday in upstate New York."

Mac

Correct, the Yellow  Tambien Ban comes first, then you can ask for the pink colored ID card.

Did not have to do a translation of the ID page of my passport when I did this.

Mac

Happened to me, U.S. passport lost-misplaced, made the police report, got a new passport.  Then, on the next couple of trips to Laos, via Nong Khai, the IOs just mentioned my lost passport.  Not a problem at all, just a passing comment.

Mac

And, if caught out, the fine is baht 2,000.

Mac

Big difference, the Thai Post's EMS service is listed on their www page, it's official, and does cost more for expedited service.

Mac

Not all that long ago, circa 1998, it was still possible to obtain a Thai multiple entry tourist visa from aa Thai consulate in another country, and not have to leave Thailand.  Just hand your baht over to the agent, he'd send your passport and application to a friendly consulate, such as Honolulu at the time, and in 2-3 weeks you'd get your passport back with the visa.  Just needed to be activated by departing, and re-entering on the new visa.

Then, always the "then," Immigration really cracked down, starting with the agents, some spent time in the crowbar hotel, fined, business closed down.  Many of those expats with the visas in their passports also had a tough time as Immigration started to look at the stamps, as to when they departed Thailand, and returned with the visa, and if the timing of the stamps didn't match up, oops!

Mac

That's two (2) runs out and in to Thailand via LAND borders.  The limitation doesn't apply to flying, so you could look for a cheapie roundtrip to Singapore or KL, which'd work fine.

Mac

Curious, why go to Immigration with a 10-day overstay?  What do you hope to accomplish there?

Why not an airport, pay your baht 5,000 or so fine, and a quickie round trip to Singapore, KL, or such?

Mac

That's a real surprise!  Is there any indication on the card that it was done by Immigration?

 FYI, I've been carrying the same card for several years, but did it at a local copy shop for baht 50.

Mac

FYI, I'm a Yank, and reckon if an interview U.S. Consular Officer knew she was pregnant when applying for a tourist visa to the U.S., it'd be rejected.

Leave the rest of your email to the Canadians.

Mac

Not her ID card, but the page from her blue book, the tambian ban, where she's registered, should be available.  If she's not changed her name, that is.

Go to your local amphur or thesaban ID card section and politely ask for a copy.  Best if you have her name written in Thai alphabet.  If only in English, the transliterations back and forth often make it difficult to search the database.

Mac

However, a small bottle is now 320ml rather than the earlier on 330ml, and just a few years ago for Singha, 350ml.

Mac

Here's an earlier thread on the subject:

Mac

In your stated circumstances, using a tourist visa for your wife to enter the U.S. then apply for a Green Card, aka Adjustment of Status, would not be proper, and would likely be rejected by U.S. immigration.  Note, I say "likely" as some folks do manage to slip through this gate.  Really depends on what is said at the CIS interview.

The important point is that use of a tourist visa is just that, for a short term stay for tourism.  Use to jump the more normal queue for an immigrant visa is improper use of a tourist visa.

Note, too, that since you appear to be resident in Thailand, you could file for your wife's immigrant visa at the local CIS office on Wireless Road.  File there, in a week or so, it's sent to the Consular Section at the embassy for processing.  Assuming that you meet all the criteria, financial, place to stay in the U.S., etc, the process can be completed in about three months.

Take a wander through www.visajourney.com    Do a search for:

--  Adjustment of Status

--  Consular Direct Filing

Here's one hit for the latter:  

--  https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/petition/file/filing-immigrant-petitions-outside-the-u-s.html

another one:

--  http://www.visajourney.com/content/dcf

Mac