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3 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Just forget it.

And leaving just after midnight 13th will likely not raise an overstay procedure/stamp.

You leave before Songkran, miss all the fun (joke!).

I will not be in a position of overstay. My visa is still valid until 2023. It's only the 1 day (or 30 minutes) of not having done the 90 days report. 

Looks like I'll be fine.

Thanks everybody.

1 hour ago, AsiaCheese said:

Despite the fact that your flight is shortly after midnight on 13th, and you go through passport control on 12th, it's the flight departure date/time that counts. I've been in that situation a few times, and was told by immigration to still do the 90-days report... It's correct that nobody checks 90-days when you leave the country. Still...

 

Thanks for that info. 

Hi,

My 90 day report date is on the 12th of April.

I fly out of Thailand on the 13th of April.

Should I do a 90 day report before leaving (this will be my first report, so online is not an option)?

I have read about a 3 week window for these reports, but I don't know if I can just fly out on the 91st day without doing a report.

Another element in my case, is that I fly out at 00:30 on the 13th, so (if the fight is not delayed) I will pass immigration on the 12th. My report date.

Thank for your answers.

Update:

The non-O for my wife as a dependent was refused in November. So she got her own Non-O (retirement) using the 800K method.

Yesterday we went for our extension of stay (CW). We tried again to get the wife as a dependent. Refused, because she has a non-O based on retirement.

Thanks to an advice from Tod Banks (Thai visa advice), we will try again on our second extension next year. Apparently, it is possible, but just not on the first extension.

Will keep you informed.

I'm preparing my documents to go for an extension of stay based on a Non-O visa (retirement/obtained in country).

When I went for my non-O at Chaeng Wattana, I asked them for a copy of the papers that I had to fill in.

So, there is the main TM7, but also 3 additional forms to fill in:

- an STM.2, which is an acknowledgement of the conditions of the extension;

- an acknowledgement of the penalties for an overstay;

- and a "statement". The statement basically states that Mr./Mrs. XXXX has come to immigration to testify that Mr./Mrs. XXXX is allowed to stay in TH until (date) and that I guarator that Mr./Mrs. XXXX is still living at (place) and wishes to apply for an extension. And finally "Therefore I have guaranteed him/her for considering the application in allowing Mr./Mrs. XXXX to stay temporary in the Kingdom"

This statement only makes sense for married couples or people with other family members, who are dependent on the "guarantor". Agreed?

As it happens I am here with my wife and I'll try to get her dependent on me for the extension.

So I will fill in  this statement to guarantee my wife's application.

I suppose she still has to fill out an TM7 and the first 2 additional forms?

But not this statement?

Hi,

I am planning a road trip along the Eastern Coast, but I am wondering how Covid is affecting the tourist scene.

What is the tourist situation in Ko Samet or Ko Chang? Or the Rayong coast? I suppose most hotels and restaurants are open.  Do restaurants serve alcohol?

Thanks!

    Thanks Ubonjoe.

Hi,

I entered Thailand on a visa exempt on the 5th of November.

I got an in country Non O visa at CW on the 17th of November (admitted until 14th of Feb) and I will be going to CW in two weeks to apply for an extension of stay (1 year).

Before which date do I have to do the 90 day reporting?

Thanks!

I also tried to fill in the COE code (the code on the upper left hand corner of the COE) manually in the Moh Chana app, but that got rejected.

I have no idea how to get the app running without having a Thailand Pass number.

@ Lite Beer 

Ah, but we entered on a visa exempt and are planning to get a Non-O here in BKK.

I don't fully understand your answer.

I understand you're saying that we both have to apply for a non-O (retirement).

But, do you mean that, after having both obtained both a Non-O based on retirement, my wife can switch to the dependent status when we apply for a yearly extension? This would be the same as we did when we did the extensions based on our previous Non-OA visas.

Or do you mean that, even after having obtained the non-O's,  it is not possible (anymore) for my wife to get an extension of stay as my dependent? Which would mean we both have to keep fulfilling the financial requirements.

Thanks for your help Ubonjoe.

Hi,

My (non Thai) wife and I entered Thailand on a visa exempt. We were planning to go to immigration (BKK) to apply for 2 Non-O visas.

Six years ago, we both started with non-OA visas, upon which we both got yearly extensions of stay. For these extensions of stay, I fulfilled the financial requirements and my wife got her extensions as "dependent".

My question: do we have to start with 2 Non-O's? Or can my wife immediately apply for a dependent visa (and not having to keep the 800,000 in her account)?

According to the instructions for obtaining an in country non-O, the proof that the 800,000 came from abroad has to be from the same date as the application.

How strict is Bangkok immigration on this point? My wife just got her FET today and was planning to go to immigration next week...

If she has to go for a new FET, is there an International Trade Center from Kasikorn at Chaeng Wattana?

I come from one of the 42 countries. And yes, I submitted a AQ hotel for only one night when I applied for my COE.

Thanks for the answers. As Shuya also says, I'm fairly certain it's just the standard formulation for the (old) COE. And I will only have to do 1 night of quarantine.

Had a bit of a shock though.????

On 7/30/2017 at 12:42 PM, ubonjoe said:

The online reporting had been until the past week or so. I think it was down while your were within 15 to 7 days before the report date window.

Chaeng Wattana is not the only place where you can do your report. You can do it at one the following locations.

 

It is still possible to do the 90 day reporting at soi suanplu isn't it?

I just came back from the DLT at Bangchak.

Just a few recommendations for Europeans.

If you have a driving license from Europe - even the latest credit card size model - you will have to get an English translation of your license.

Pretty ridiculous, because like 95% of everything written on the driving license is either a name, a number (dates) or a pictogram. Only some standard words like "name", "surname", "date of birth" etc. could be in French, Italian, Dutch or whatever. Also, there are about 700.000.000 Europeans, so you would think that after seeing a few thousands of European model driving licenses, they would accept that  we all use the same model. No need to translate "naam" in "name"...

Anyway, I thought I could overcome this obstacle by presenting them - together with my (European model) national driving license - a valid International Driving License. Everything in English, everybody happy. Nope. My valid international driving license was a license following an international convention of 1968.

"Aha, but Thailand only recognized a 1949 international convention."  "Yes but you can see this one is in English and exactly the same as my European."  "Yes but I cannot accept."

So, you'll have to ask your embassy to give you a list of approved translators. Have your national license translated in English (NOT in Thai) by one of their approved translators, and get your embassy to stamp and sign the translation (no formal legalization; normally free of charge).

As for the certificate of residence, you can get this at immigration or at your embassy. If you get it at your embassy and you still have your domicile in your home country, they can only legalize an affidavit (like a legally binding declaration by which you declare living at a certain address). Ask them to put the legalization formula on the front of the document. If it is a kind of "sticker" they attach to the backside of the document (like in my case), you could be sent back to your embassy because there is no signature or embassy stamp on the frontside.

More info about the procedure at Bangchak: http://www.adventurefamilylife.com/expat-guide-thai-drivers-license/

I went to Immigration at Chaeng Wattana last week for a one year extention of stay based on a non-immigrant OA visa.

My wife and I only had a copy of the rental agreement of our condo (6 months) and copies of the proof that we payed the rent for the last 3 months. Nothing from the owner/juristic person. Everything in English.

No problem.

Update:

Got my 'retirement visa' last week. The Belgian embassy did not ask for any proof of the rental income. Nor did the immigration officer at Chaeng Wattana.

Also, the only proof of residence I brought was my 6 months condo lease and proof of rental payment from the last 3 months. No other TMxx form, declaration or copy of identity card from the owner.

Thank for your advice.

We got our "retirement visa" yesterday.

The immigration officer in Bangkok only glanced at the marriage certificate, so no Thai translation was needed.

This is new information for me.

Actually, I was asked by the person behind the counter (consular service, MFA Bangkok) if I needed a translation of the document that I handed over for legalization. When I explained the document would be used for immigration purposes, she didn't persue the translation matter any further.

Maybe a Thai translation is not necessary if the document is for Bangkok Immigration (as opposed to a local village administration)?

Some more details on the legalization procedure.

So after after getting the document legalized by the ministry of foreign affairs in my home country, and by the Thai embassy/consulate in my home country, we had the final legalization done in Thailand. This is done by the Thai ministry of foreign affairs, consular division, at Chaeng Wattana Road in Bangkok.

http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/services/16265-Naturalization-Legalization.html

You'll need a copy of your passport (main and visa pages) and the passport itself. The cost is 200 baht for the document and another 40 baht (or was it 60?) to get it send to you by EMS. We went on friday morning and got it in the mail on saterday evening!

Next week we'll go for the extension of stay based on an income statement for me and a 'dependant' status for my non-Thai wife (so no further requirements needed).

Any experiences on this?

6 minutes ago, ardokano said:

No need so many words

 

 

where is  "even better than changing cash at Superrich" ?

And +1%

 so for 20k as OP ask its be 199 GBP or near  8500 Bt

 do not think its cheapest way  take money to thailand.

Again OP travels to Thailand, then it has the ability to get cash without any additional cost.

You should never compare rates on weekends. Banks don't work on Sundays.  Try again on monday.

As for the 1%: read my posting. You can lower the commission to 0% if you want.

Amazing that nobody here knows about Xendpay.

https://secure.xendpay.com/costs

The exchange rate is way better then those of the banks. Most of the time the rate is even better than changing cash at Superrich or Vasu.

The commission is 1%, but you can pay as little as you want. You can even lower the commission to 0%.

Transfer takes about 1 week.