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  1. BrandonJT
    The only ones who don't require the 400,000 are a foreign female married to a Thai male. Everyone else requires the 400,000. This includes foreign male married to Thai female. Foreign male married to Thai male. Foreign female married to Thai female. This was confirmed to me by Thai Visa Centre. It's very possible that not every immigration office in Thailand has the policies in place to process same-sex marriage visas/extensions.
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    Your mistake was going through normal immigration. Those officers have no idea about LTR. They've never seen it and were not trained on it. Do yourself a favor and go through Fast Track next time, and deal with officers that actually know what an LTR is.
  3. BrandonJT
    Extension date and 90-day report date have nothing to do with each other. SOME immigration offices, and even some officers in some immigration offices, will do a new 90-day report for you as part of your extension. But other offices will not, and a 90-day report filed for example 40 days before your extension will still be due 50 days after your extension, as they are not related.
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    Not sure that you can update the passport information when your new passport arrives, but you can certainly update it at the check-in desk.
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    Actually, it saves 2 trips to immigration. The first one to apply, and the 2nd to go back after the "under consideration" period to get the visa.
  6. BrandonJT
    One problem, the limit is now 500k for the other banks and not 50k. But they've also completely eliminated the ability to transfer to multiple smaller banks.
  7. BrandonJT
    DTV does not give a work permit. If the person got a non-O they could do what everyone did long before the DTV existing. Work remotely and not advertise the fact. They don't care as long as you're not serving Thai clients or working for a Thai company.
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    If they don't have the money then they don't get the visa, it's not complicated. If they are a freelancer they can write themselves a contractor, since they are self-employed. And there is no upper age limit. Maybe at some embassies, but anyone over 50 qualifies for non-O visa.
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    You could do a mini-van border bounce with an agency. Leave around 4AM and return before dinner. Around 4000 baht I believe and they'll make sure you don't have any problems getting out and back in.
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    There is no newer order, but as always, each immigration office interprets the rules as they see fit. So some still require it. There is no different form. The system has a check-in and check-out date for all TM30s. But the check-out date field is not required.
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    There is a non-required field on the new TM30 system for check-out date.
  12. BrandonJT
    It's a crap shoot. But you'll need your receipt regardless. They might make you get their form, they might accept what you have. Probably depends on the officer.
  13. BrandonJT
    The private sector is not required to offer all of those extra holidays. Only 13 days per year are mandated by law. My friends who work for transnational companies don't receive every Thai government holiday, only the official bank holidays.
  14. BrandonJT
    It does not make the past disappear. If an officer checks and sees it was missed, they can still fine you. That being said, just because you didn't get a confirmation back doesn't mean your mailed submission was not processed.
  15. BrandonJT
    There are MANY reports of people having issues returning to Thailand after spending 60 day plus a 30 day extension. The 30-day extensions seems to be what is triggering them, as they believe 90 days is more than enough time as a tourist. Anything more than that is abusing visa exempt entries and is not typical tourist activity.
  16. BrandonJT
    Most agents don't want anything to do with marriage visas. Local offices don't have the authority to issue marriage extensions and must send the applications to the regional headquarters, which is why it takes time for these extensions.
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    Receipt
  18. BrandonJT
    How would the evisa system know if you have permanent residence or not? Permanent residents can apply, but others cannot. Therefore it's an option because some people might qualify.
  19. BrandonJT
    The e-visa website does not filter what options are available to you based on your passport. The rules about METV only being available from your home country or where you have permanent residence are still in force. You're going to be wasting the application fee if you apply for a METV outside of your home country.
  20. BrandonJT
    No immigration office in Thailand will accept an online report after the due date. The 7 day grace period must always be done in person.
  21. BrandonJT
    It's also against US Federal law to offer bribes anywhere in the world. But I don't see Americans concerned with using agents or paying off police for speeding tickets in Thailand, which would be illegal. There's a reason they stopped accepting documents on the honor system.
  22. BrandonJT
    It would literally be impossible for embassy staff to provide certification of income for Americans. They have no way to verify that, and every potential way is easily forged and faked. There's a reason it was stopped. They simply don't have access to even government based income, let alone pensions and 401k etc.
  23. BrandonJT
    There has been a disclaimer about ED visa for many years already for Elite. Stating that any visa sponsored by an institution not endorsed by the Department of Education could be disqualifying.
  24. BrandonJT
    Probably pushed it too late and will go on overstay.
  25. BrandonJT
    What's your point? If a foreign woman comes to Thailand and marries a Thai man, most of this same applies. There is no financial requirement as the husband is expected to provide for their wife, and they can apply for citizenship after a couple of years. How many Thai men are going to your country after marrying women from there?

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