Pattaya57

OP how did you get a triple entry tourist e-visa from Australia when Australia don't do e-visa and tourist visa are single entry 60 day only? (You referenced Canberra office)

OP had a tourist visa from Australia which can only be a single entry 60 day stay visa What was your date of entry to Thailand as you then should have left within the 60 days allowed by the tourist visa (or got the allowed 30 day extension). As you said IO indicated you were on overstay I assume you stayed longer than the 60 days allowed by your visa

I just bought a couple of these for 300 baht each at Amorn Electronics in basement of Tukcom. They had other types but as I have LG air-con this was perfect

You said you planned to cross the border and come right back, so I assume you did not have any luggage with you. Wouldn't taking no luggage be a clear sign to immigration what your plan was so no need to ask?

Here's the guidance published on the Jomtien site for Non-imm O. As you've discovered it doesn't mean much though and I would take everything I can. Note that as a non-thai his name will not be in the blue house book whereas a copy of his Condo Chanote (Deed) will have his name (to prove "house registration")

If it's just the power button you could try Amorn electronics in basement of Tukcom. Pretty sure they can fix anything. They did a great job on my non-working entertainment system (took 3 days as had to order part from Bangkok)

First of all the temporary 45 day visa exempt entry ceased on 31 March and it is back to 30 days. Secondly, was your flight on 17 May. If so 15 June is a correct 30 day stamp as arrival and departure day are counted in the 30 days

You can apply any day on or before your 1 June stamp. I usually go the week before my stamp date

The TM7 extension for visa exempt will give you 30 days from current 1 June stamp (so July 1st)

There is a simple explanation. With a blue pen signature it is easy to see the form is an original, whereas a signature in black pen is easy to mistake as a photocopy. My work had the exact same rule so it's not just a Thailand IO thing

So are you suggesting we should have joined other Pattaya groups months and months ago in order to know about this earlier ???? I've only seen a couple of random posts advising this in last 2-3 weeks on Asean Now (one of them was mine) so hardly known for a good long time. I first saw it on Pattaya Expats Club page who posted a warning about it on 17 April, too late for me of course as I'd already arrived on visa exempt.

I had an appointment booked at Vientiane on 23rd to get a tourist visa. Came down to personal choice deciding I couldn't be bothered travelling all the way to Nong Khai and back and dealing with a Thai embassy in a country I've never been to Point is I shouldn't have to leave the country to get a tourist visa if Jomtien just followed the regulations that the rest of Thailand follow As for posting here, at least people planning the visa exempt entry to non-imm O conversion will know to get a tourist visa instead if they're coming to Pattaya

A TM-30 requires you to state the entire time of stay. One night in a hotel or guesthouse doesn't meet that requirement for non-imm O 90 day stay

Surely that requires me to rent a condo in Bangkok whereas I have owned a Condo in Pattaya for 15 years requiring no rent?

Thanks but I'm 57, way too young to get a pension and I would never qualify for pension anyway

I met her, never was there a more accurate description ????

And yet no-one reported it as breaching rules to get pay off Main point of thread, get it on Pattaua News

Nah, you failed to add in the pissed off factor. I have a Thai bank account, was waiting for good exchange Rate when I heard of new rule of 2 months seasoning for non-O. By that that time I missed the window of 60 day seasoning. Never want to go to Jomtien immigration again so O-A visa is perfect

Pacific Cross I quoted seems to be the favourite of many Expats I know. They are very happy with claims process and the price seems very good

The published rules state 800k in bank with proof from foreign source. Jomtien insistence on 800k for 2 months is purely driving agent involvement so immigration get their cut. In fact agents buying into it as they demanded I have 800k in bank for 3 months to apply or pay full amount of 25k to get non-imm O visa (ridiculous 23k if I did have 800k for 3 months) By what lawful regulation do you think Jomtien is applying this rule?

So pretty much covid work around rules now not available

Why would it change? O-A used to be 400k inpatient/40k outpatient. It just changed to 3 million baht cover as I quoted so not likely to change again. As for the O-A itself it's multi entry and gives 12 months stay every re-entry so gives almost 2 years if you re-enter just before 12 month expiry (as long as you keep insurance valid) As I said previously, best visa after my Jomtien hell, never need to visit immigration for 2 years, which means I don't even have to do a TM30 after the first time ????

Is AJ a member on here? Is any Pattaya News reporters a member? Would love to ask them to comment (thinking defamation laws may prevent Pattaya News article)

TM7 is for the initial or following requests for an extension of stay. My post never mentioned extension of stay and was for an application of Non-Imm O visa (TM7 not used, I used TM87 for transfer to non-imm O from visa exempt)

Sorry to interrupt but what is a life certificate?