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    Nationality decides your fate!

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    Permission to enter and remain in Thailand is at the decision and discretion of the Royal Thai Government's Immigration Department.
     
    They, Immigration, then pass the buck onto the Embassy of your citizenship with reference to you obtaining the required Letter for a Visa Extension. Obviously this only applies to certain people here in Thailand.
     
    Every Immigration Department in Thailand seems to have issued a visa extension if you were able to obtain the Embassy letter, not heard otherwise, as this is what they requested.
     
    Your nationality therefore decides your fate in this matter.
     
    If you are a US citizen you apply online in minutes and obtain the letter almost immediately, definitely same day. Go get your visa extension. You are not required to give reasons for wanting to stay.
     
    If you are a UK citizen you have to write to them and wait on average 5 days for a response. Irrespective of your reasons to stay you receive a rejection letter if,
     
    "you have not provided evidence that you are applying for a long-term visa or that you live in a country where the borders are closed or the FCDO Travel Advice advises against travel". 
     
    Given that commercial flights to UK are available and there are no restrictions on your return back to UK". 
     
    Why does the UK Embassy get to play God.
     
    You would think they would not hesitate to issue you a letter considering the current and grave Covid 19 statistics in the UK.
     
    Legally what Act, Law or Statuate are they following that allows them to refuse the issuance of the required letter and your wish to remain elsewhere during an unprecedented global pandemic.
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    Any rejections with embassy letter?

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    Rejection is with the embassy, not immigration. I reference the UK Embassy. 

    Whatever reason you give, it's the luck of the draw with the UK Embassy. 

    No consistency as a colleague and I submitted identical letters. He got his letter, I was declined. See below. 

     

     

    "The British Embassy is unable to issue you with a letter to extend your visa in Thailand after 26th September. This is because you have not provided evidence that you are applying for a long-term visa or that you live in a country where the borders are closed or the FCDO Travel Advice advises against travel.

    I am sorry this is not the response you would have hoped for but I hope you can understand we are limited in the circumstances in which we can issue these letters.

    If you do not normally live in Thailand and do not have a long-term residence visa, but wish to stay in Thailand beyond the 26th September we strongly urge you confirm your visa status by that date. Given that commercial flights to UK are available and there are no restrictions on your return back to UK, if you can’t arrange for your long term stay in Thailand by e.g. getting work etc, you should make a plan to return home before your current Thai visa expires". 

     

    Kind Regards,

     

    TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, AMERICANS CAN APPLY ONLINE ON THE US EMBASSY WEBSITE AND RECEIVE THEIR LETTER WITHIN 10 MINUTES, AN AUTOMATED RESPONSE. 

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    Anybody got a uk embassy letter this month?

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    Whatever reason you give, it's the luck of the draw with the UK Embassy. 

    No consistency as a colleague and I submitted identical letters. He got his letter, I was declined. See below. 

    Yet America's can apply online via the US Embassy website and receive their letter within a 10 minute response time. 

     

    "The British Embassy is unable to issue you with a letter to extend your visa in Thailand after 26th September. This is because you have not provided evidence that you are applying for a long-term visa or that you live in a country where the borders are closed or the FCDO Travel Advice advises against travel.

    I am sorry this is not the response you would have hoped for but I hope you can understand we are limited in the circumstances in which we can issue these letters.

    If you do not normally live in Thailand and do not have a long-term residence visa, but wish to stay in Thailand beyond the 26th September we strongly urge you confirm your visa status by that date. Given that commercial flights to UK are available and there are no restrictions on your return back to UK, if you can’t arrange for your long term stay in Thailand by e.g. getting work etc, you should make a plan to return home before your current Thai visa expires". 

     

    Kind Regards,

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    Options quickly running out on extension.

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    Whatever reason you give, it's the luck of the draw with the UK Embassy. 

    No consistency as a colleague and I submitted identical letters. He got his letter, I was declined. See below. 

    Yet America's can apply online via the US Embassy website and receive their letter within a 10 minute response time. 

    "The British Embassy is unable to issue you with a letter to extend your visa in Thailand after 26th September. This is because you have not provided evidence that you are applying for a long-term visa or that you live in a country where the borders are closed or the FCDO Travel Advice advises against travel.

    I am sorry this is not the response you would have hoped for but I hope you can understand we are limited in the circumstances in which we can issue these letters.

    If you do not normally live in Thailand and do not have a long-term residence visa, but wish to stay in Thailand beyond the 26th September we strongly urge you confirm your visa status by that date. Given that commercial flights to UK are available and there are no restrictions on your return back to UK, if you can’t arrange for your long term stay in Thailand by e.g. getting work etc, you should make a plan to return home before your current Thai visa expires". 

     

    Kind Regards,

    Still waiting for uk embassy letter

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    Posts knock Thai Immigration, British Embassy? 

    Posts claim to have received support letters from the UK Embassy. If so, it's in complete contradiction to their website. 

    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/notarial-and-documentary-services-guide-for-thailand

    "The British Embassy can issue a letter to support applications to extend existing visas for British Nationals who are unable to travel to their country of residence due to border closures or if the FCDO advises against travel to that country. 

    UK Border not closed nor an FCDO advisery against travel to the UK. 

    Embassy will not be issuing a visa extension letter to British Nationals here on short-term visas who can travel to their country of residence".

    WHAT IS FACTUAL? 

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