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On 4/8/2023 at 7:51 PM, BritTim said:
The border closes at 10:00 pm, but it would be stupid, IMHO, to arrive at the Thai side any later than 9:00 pm. If you want to arrive in Nong Khai really late, just stay the night in Nong Khai and cross early in the morning (the border opens at 6:00 am).
Immigration on both the Lao and Thai sides at the Friendship Bridge in Nong Khai are hassle free. You would get the 30-day visa exempt entry without any problem (and no money in bank or onward flight ticket is necessary).
This is indeed accurate and I thank you for your straight forward, Non pious replies.
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On 4/9/2023 at 6:52 AM, Red Phoenix said:
#1 - I did make use of an on-line onward-flight ticket reservation service. I ordered that onward flight-ticket the day before departing to Thailand VisaExempt. When I entered my creditcard-details for the 12 US $ fee, I received within 5 minutes in my e-mail the ticket with the itinerary I had chosen. I used Onwardticket.com and the process to order is very easy and answers any questions you might have.
#2 - When you obtained a 90-day Non Imm O marriage Visa in Laos, you can apply for the 1-year extension of that Visa at your local Imm Office from 30 or 45 days prior to expiry (but when there are special circumstances - e.g. travel - some Imm Offices have done it earlier too). And it can be done up to last day of your Permit to stay, but better don't do that in case your application would be incomplete and you need to get hold of the missing documentation.
You don't lose any days from your Visa when applying for the 1-year extension, so basically just do it at a time convenient for you in the 4 weeks prior to expiry.
Thanks.
It worked out to be very easy.
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On 4/9/2023 at 8:23 AM, brianthainess said:
How's Laos ? or is it IDC ? today.
I'm in Thailand, old fella
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On 4/13/2023 at 4:25 AM, crouchpeter said:
Poor kids.
Indeed, a young father who unlike his antiquated cohorts can read that Thailand gives the most hours of education, for the worst results, globally. I have had experience with the supposedly highest of education tiers and all in between. By all means, put your children into that. I reserve the judgement to educate them to a higher standard and in more relevant topics, than on offer here.
But of course, that might be too broad a lexicon, for you to handle. We each have our own limits of ability.
My children, are luckily not your concern, I think they would welcome that.
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Last question,
when going to nong khai to Vientiane what time do you need to get there before offices shut to pass through the Laos side?
When coming back from Vientiane, lets say an appointment at the thai embassy isnt possible(for 90day non-o), can I just leave back to Thailand and get 30 days (have money in bank, have air ticket outbound) and then try sometime after songkran to get my non o in savannahkhet?
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8 hours ago, Salerno said:
Correct, although can't say I remember any reports of this ever happening at a land border. The issue with that rule is airlines may well refuse boarding (as they are responsible for removing you if refused entry). In those cases an option is to buy (or have it all setup on your phone to buy if challenged - "booking confirmation" is emailed within minutes) a throwaway/fake ticket for around US$12-15 from one of the many places that sell them such as:
etc.
It is a legitimate flight for all intents and purposes other than obviously you can't fly i.e. if someone checks on the system it will show as a genuine booking - which is likely the reason you don't hear about it at land crossings, I doubt they have the capability to check flight bookings like airlines have.
Have you used this yourself?
On a side note...
Does anyone know, if I get a 90 day single marriage visa from Laos can i extend that to a year anytime after I get back to thailand, as in 10 days later. I know theres a minimum but is there a max, if you see what i mean?
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3 minutes ago, OJAS said:
But he's not liking the answers he's been given for some mysterious reason...........????
Please feel free to point out where in my words I state such a thing?
My questions were genuine and your answers were well received (not so much the other guy).
Well, I cant even tell if Mae sai is open to foreign passports...
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10 minutes ago, OJAS said:
Well just carry on nitpicking, old chap. You can now go on to overstay after Friday as far as I am concerned.
This isnt nickpicking, these are retorts to other peoples odd questions and statements.
I dont understand why youre offended.
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5 hours ago, Salerno said:
Correct.
The royal thai embassy page states you need to have a flight exiting within 30 days, and if you dont have you might be refused.
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26 minutes ago, Salerno said:
15 days is old news, was raised to 30 years
So just to confirm specifics. If i go to the border in mae sai, go out and come back in, I will get 30 days?
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8 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:Read through your thread..
Don't get it.
You seem well aware of various requirements such as photos for kids at school for changing to support of Thai child etc.....
Then posts above from @OJAS you point out songkran holidays will cause issues.
So you didn't manage to season the funds but start a thread pointing out holes in some suggestions.
Clearly you are aware of your options. Deal with it.
Dont you live on this forum, doing that exact thing... as everyone else here can see and testify to?
Maybe take your own advice and wind your neck back in, or by all means continue as a hypocrite.
Who said I wasnt dealing with it?
Im making it clear on a public forum that there are holidays coming up, and as this is my thread the relevance to my topic and others.
I didnt season funds as i had many times before, because as i was about to, i was incapacitated by covid for 2 weeks. Unfortunate but no big deal.
Maybe rather than giving advice like youre Jesus and expecting adulation for it, you should step off your high horse and chill out.
I didnt point it out as a flaw, but a reality, like holidays and weekends for immigration services, pandemics and life.
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16 hours ago, OJAS said:
@Foreignheight6foot2 - it occurs to me that, if you were to lodge your application for a non-O conversion at least 8 days after you had been re-admitted into Thailand with a 30-day visa exemption, the 400k would have been seasoned for 2 months in any event. Just beware, though, that you would need to submit a non-O conversion application at least 15 days before your visa-exempt permission to stay expired.
Your forgetting thai ñew year and offices closed.
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17 hours ago, OJAS said:
It is looking increasingly likely to me in the light of your subsequent comments that the only practical option now open to you is to do a border run before Friday (7th), returning to Thailand with a 30-day visa exemption (reduced from 45 days since 1 April) which you will then need to convert to a single-entry 90-day non-O visa for marriage at your local immigration office. Official requirements are spelt out in the following link:-
As I understand 7.2, there won't be a 2-month seasoning requirement for your 400k in the bank in this instance - although you may well be required to prove its foreign origins. But, first and foremost, I would strongly advise you to discuss this whole approach with your local immigration office ASAP (ie tomorrow the 5th at the very absolute latest as the office will be closed on the 6th for Chakri Day).
Why before friday, not on it?
Thursday is a holiday.
I thought border runs were 15 days not 30, or do you mean border run, fly back to?
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15 hours ago, OJAS said:
He certainly needs to work to some pretty fine margins, I think. But he only has himself to blame for this state of affairs IMHO.
Considering you dont know my state of affairs, nor does it impinge on you, i wouldnt worry. Blame would be neccessary if it was a concern.
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Has anyone ever reapplied for an extension after it was refused?
Ie. Applied, refused, then given 7 days to leave, and then reapplied?
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42 minutes ago, OJAS said:
Agreed - as I have already stated up thread, Savannakhet would IMHO appear to be the OP's optimal destination of choice in view of his present financial situation.
OP - Google "site:aseannow.com savannakhet" to view a number of reports on here from those who have recently obtained non-O visas from the Savannakhet Consulate.
The only issue now is my extension runs out on the 7th.
I was going to go today to savannakhet.
Get it done tomo wed 5th
But its a thai holiday on the 6th.....
So one day and then chaos on the friday....
If theres only 2 people on a wednesday why cant they go back to same day fulfilment...
I tried vientienne online appointment apparent nothing this side of april....tit
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1 hour ago, brianthainess said:
30yrs old now, So only 15/16 yrs old in 2007. Wow the OP did start young.
Im in my 30s, not 30.
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10 hours ago, DJ54 said:
Huh…
I originally entered in 2007, responding to the question phrased in this way, But as i mentioned, most importantly, to what the posters question actually meant, my last entry was 2020.
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53 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:
That is correct.
However as usual some stupid offices will still insist on the two months.
Think that was mentioned in thread link I posted earlier.
Thinking CM would be fine.
The OP really needs to chat with his immigration office.
Sometimes "alternatives" are provided/suggested.
The only issue I forsee is school pictures, they are home schooled. That and I also read in the child support exrension, is namely for those partners of dead or divorced thai nationals, so as to care for a child.
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24 minutes ago, MrJ2U said:
Your funny.
Enjoy Thailand.
You too.
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52 minutes ago, MrJ2U said:Perhaps stop playing the morality ticket and get your visa done. Corruption is so ingrained here that your trying to make things done the right way will only cause you grief.
After that donate to some worthy cause if it makes you feel better.
Sorry, Im in my 30s, so please forgive me if I dont understand what a... morality ticket is.. or indeed, where I would purchase such an antiquated sounding item.
Corruption is ingrained in societies, (its the one point you got right). Its riddled Thailand like a disease, because people like you, tell yourselves, you are more important than everyone else, at the expense of everyone else.
I fortunately take responsibility for my life, even in error, and dont look to pass it off, into the realm of criminality for an "easier life."
Maybe its because theres so much of it left to live, Im not so desperate to sell my wife or my children down the sewage canals, created by those like you.
Perhaps if people didnt denigrate themselves, like you clearly do, institutions like immigration, wouldnt be the cestpit of detritus that it is.
Of course if you could read, as all others managed, you would notice that my prose state very dinstinctly, that for me, personally, its not something i want to promulgate. So I choose not to, and, answered as much, as a reply to another's comment, rather than some political activity you seemed to have framed it as.
I made no further judgement on others, but as you pushed me, I feel it now an imperative to disabuse you of your morally bankrupt piety.
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36 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:
Border bounce with a reentry permit would enable you to obtain a 60 day extension to visit wife as you are allowed one per entry to Thailand.
Very messy.
Chat with immigration.
They may accommodate you.
In this scenario, (please correct me if im wrong, if I understand you), I;
1)goto immigration apply for reentry permit. (Can do tomo 4th)
2)Leave to border (same day)
3)Enter back in. (Same day 4th)
4)Go to immigration apply for 60 day extension. 5th, 6th (7th last day of extension)
Are you suggesting immigration might not like it, thats why its messy, and so best to confirm if this is acceptable?
Regards.
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18 minutes ago, Sheryl said:Ok. So visa on arrival is not applcable. You would (if successful) on border bounce get a visa exempt entry.
Since COVID extensions stopped some time ago I assume when you say extensions since then, that at least the last of these was a one year extension? And that this is what ends April 7?
As suggested above discuss with immigration and see if can change to extendion on basis of children. Worst case is you have to leave and come in either visa exempt or on new visa and restart the process.
With your stay history might get some flak (extendive questionning) coming in visa exempt since obvious you live here and are not tourist. Might be better to get a new non-O visa in Laos then extend for 1 year based on that.
Thank you, its greatly appreciated.
Yes, ive done many covid 60 day, 1 marriage 60 day and 2x 1 year extensions. With this current extension ending on the 7th.
Im not worried specifically about the perceptions of immigration or the flak recieved, but it is noted.
I think Laos might be the best option.
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29 minutes ago, Sheryl said:OP please clarify:
1. Your nationality (only a few nationalities get visa in arrival. More get visa exempt entry. Very different things).
2. When did you originally enter Thailand and on what type of visa?
3. How many extensions have you done since then? And on what grounds, marriage or retirement? From your reference to "new extension" it sounds like you have been here on annual extensions of stay and from the reference to 400k sounds like these were on grounds of marriage to a Thai, is that correct? In which case what expires 7 April is not a visa but an extension of stay? Please verify, it makes a difference.
Also please clarify what you mean when you say you have used up your 60 day extendion. Is your current perrmission to stay, ending 7 April, the result if a prior 60 day extension?
Im british.
I originally entered Thailand in 2007, but if you mean the last time I entered thailand, it was at mae sai border in 2020 as I was on a non O multi. I then used covid extensions. After which, I used up my 60 day extension. Since then I have been on extensions and have not left Thailand.
All of this has been done under marriage, albeit I have 2 children. But they are home schooled, because of the general abuse by teachers and lack of quality education in Thailand.
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Non imm O 90 day extension from border visa exempt
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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After going to Vientianne (After 14 year hiatus) and surviving that molestation for 1 day, I decided to come back and enjoy Thai new year.
I am now going to apply for 90 day extension of visa exempt stamp of 30 days.
Using form TM87
In the guidelines it states in section 6.1.3 a copy of letter certifying marital status before registration of marriage(certifying applicant is single) in absense of such letter, a copy thereof obtained from District office where the marriage was registered.
Firstly, wtf?
Secondly has anyone experienced needing this, I don't understand how a letter can exist but also I was married in Bangkok but live in Chiangmai.
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