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I have applied for extension of "o" based on marriage.
I have been advised we will be getting a visit from Immigration where we will need 2 neighbours to say they know me.
Is there anything else I will likely need or have to do?
thanks
Don
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ok, thanks for the advice
Much appreciated
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Just now, Woof999 said:
English, blue pen.
so dont type it on the PC?
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I have downloaded the forms on this siye to help with my extension (thankyou)
Just one question.. does the form need to be completed in Thai or can I type English?
If Thai, would my name be typed in English
I hold and Australian Passport
thanks
Don
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I am presently on Non Imm "O" with intension to get extension to stay based on marriage
My current 90 days expites on 10th feb 2023.
Having checked templates here, I think I need to complete a TM 7 together with a Bank letter plus pictures of me and wife and daughter in and around house. Plus a map to house.
I reported to Chaiyaphum Immigration a few days after arrival to register at our house address.
I have read that I should apply for extension anywhere from 30 days before current expiry with the latest being 14 days prior. ie on or abour 27th jan.
I have a slight issue. I have the 400k baht in my new account, however, due to some issues getting the money released in Aust and getting it sent to my new account in Chaiyaphum, the balance didnt get to 400k until 7th december which means the 60 days doesnt occur until either 4th or 5th Feb depending how they count the days.
My question I guess is this...do I need to wait until after the 60 days (ie 5th Feb) to apply or can I apply in the final week of Jan and the 60days expires during the processing of the application.
Thanks for any advice you are able to offer
cheers
Don
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Thankyou very much
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Im in Chaiyaphum. My current supply of Zestril runs out next week. Yesterday went to the largest suppliers her in Chaiyaphum and "no have". My wifes friend is a doctor she checked it out for her and apparently none available here in Chaiyaphum.
My question... is the supply issue sorted in Pattaya? or are people just finding the odd Pharmacy with a box or 2?
I will go out later today and seek an alternative as a stop gap. Thank you for the suggestions in this thread.
Thanks.
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thanks for the help guys, much appreciated
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Hi
thanks for previous help
I have one final question in relation to Invitation letter from Spouse.
I havent been able to find a sample letter.
What details are required? I have previously done Invitation Letter to bring my wife to Australia on Tourist Visa (which were quite detailed)
Am I correct in thinking something simple, along the lines of
- length of time known
- time married
- want husband to come live with me in Thailand
- address where we will be living
- statement that husband provided financial support
Plus of course her Thai ID Card
Anything else I need to add?
Thanks for everyones help
cheers
wondra
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Thanks for that Joe, much appreciated.
Just a thought.. in relation to (5) Letter on Invitation...would it be better to just have her sign a letter in English?
cheers
wondra
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At present I am living in Brisbane Australia. I am married to a Thai lady since April 2018. She and her daughter live in Chaiyaphum. We have a house in Chaiyaphum (in wifes name) with a mortgage which I pay.
I plan to move to Thailand in November (ticket purchased)
My questions are related to Visa requirments:
- Is the correct visa for me a type "O" which I apply for from Thai Embassy in Canberra
- My intention is to convert to a 12 month Visa based on marriage in Thailand, so is a 90 day visa sufficient? I have a bank account in Thailand but not in Chaiyaphum. I will need to open same when I get to Chaiyaphum and then transfer funds to cover the B400k rule (which I believe needs to be seeded for 2 months)..is this correct?
- When I apply for Visa in Australia do I need Insurance with a type "O" visa? My plan is to get Health Insurance in Thailand once Im settled
- When applying for Visa in Australia, I have my marriage Certificate (we were married in Bangkok at Government office) together with a certfied translation made back in 2018. Will it be necessary to get a new translation or will existing documentation be sufficent?
- Invitation Letter from my wife, I assume this will need to be in Thai but do I need this translated to English?
- I have purchased a one way ticket to Thailand (basically because I have no idea when I will be returning to Australia. If I have a Visa will I have problems with only a one way ticket? I can always purchase a cheap Air Asia ticket to show I am leaving at some future date if necessary.
If you feel there are other things I need to know, feel free to let me know anything I have missed.
Thank you for your assistance
cheers
wondra
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On 2/1/2020 at 5:45 PM, BEVUP said:
What about medical
In my letter of Invitation, I made statement to the effect that upon Visa approval I will arrange Travel Insurance.
Made the same statement last time. You cannot be expected to buy the Insurance prior to approval.
Just a heads up on that, make sure you are using a Thai based (fine if it international) company...you caanot use an aussie company for domestic travel. Those prices are for aussie citizens and are based on us (citizens) being covered for public hospitals via Medicare
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Hi Guys
Thanks for previous advice
Just thought I would do a quick update to let you know how my process went....
Now the IMHO there are 2 problems to overcome in the Visa application process....government bureaucracy and the biggie my Thai's wife ability to put off what she can do today until maybe next week or the week after 55555
After a couple of false starts...like "ohhh I not know my passport expire next month", "I do everything after holiday (new year)" etc etc I was finally able to sit down and sort through what we had to show Immigration.
I had to set up a new Immi account...just couldnt get into the ones I used last time (2 separate Immi accounts, one for wife, one for daughter)...(Note to self .. record details of password and security questions in safe place that you are likely to remember some time in future)
I commenced Monday 20th Jan vowing I wasnt going to get angry, swear etc when I became frustrated with the process (or asking the missus to clarify points)... fat chance...
Just after lunch time I pressed the submit button on both applications.
Now I was silly enough to think we would bet an approval subject to Biometrics (well why would I want to waste more money if it isnt getting approved...wrong! the govt doesn't give a #### how much money I waste) 555
So straight after pressing send, the missus gets 2 emails one to say submitted, the other saying Biometrics must be done within 14 days. Ok, better get onto this.
For anyone who hasnt done the Biometrics in the past, you are given a reference letter from immigration (in thier email) to be taken with you for Biometrics collection. You go to VFS Global website and making a booking online.
To my great surprise we were able to book for the Wednesday at 0900...considering this was Monday afternoon, the appointment date certainly exceeded my exceptions.
The biggest problem I see with the Biometrics is simply that is only done in BKK or Chaing mai. Inconvenient but it is what it is.
the girls traveled by bus on Tuesday afternoon to BKK and I booked them into the Grand Swiss Hotel. It was only a few hundred metres from the building they need to be the next morning. By all reports the room was great but bed was too soft (trust me she prefers to sleep on the floor, so anything short of a concrete block in too soft) including breakfast I paid about 2500B...by BKK standards not too bad. i know there are cheaper places but i was looking for proximity to VFS Global. I checked with her at 1000, an hour after the appointment and she was finished and back at bus terminal waiting to go home to Chaiyaphum. So I imagine the process is pretty quick and easy.
The surprises didnt end there, got home, checked the Immi account to make sure there was nothing else I needed to do. Well to say I was shocked was an understatement. the Visa application has been approved Wed afternoon the 22nd (if you remember I only lodged it Monday lunchtime) and the cherry on the top...we got 3 year multiple entry visitor visas (max 3 months at a time)
I did all the work online myself (no agent). I followed the same process as last time (about 4 years ago) where I followed the helpful advices on this forum. I set Immi accounts up myself for both wife and daughter and loaded everything myself...i could access it because I had the password (I saw someone asking about this earlier)
So as a small repayment for the wonderful free advice I have received here, I offer my experiences in the hope someone may find them helpful
cheers
wondra
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10 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:
Usually a 2nd, 3rd, 4th visa application goes through with no dramas, Your wife already has a history of not being a flight risk. The fact that you are now married would probably go in her favour as it is a legitimate long term relationship etc.
My now wife did a tourist visa when she was my GF and then another tourist visa later as my wife.
You are not applying or disclosing anything to the Australian government about being married. although Gov departments are linked etc, they are not going to be passing on to centerlink a marrige mentioned in a visa application.
thanks for that Peter, much appreciated
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Just have a question I wondering if anyone can offer me an opinion.
I have previously had my then gf and her daughter visit me in Australia in 2018 on a Tourist Visa. I did it all myself. A bit cumbersome but got it approved.
We got married (Thai Registry office) 2018 in Bkk. We have a house in Chaiyaphum.
The wife and daughter (not adopted by me) want to come back to Australia for a visit in a few months time.
I am only planning on a Tourist Visa and have no intention of them living here now or ever as I want to retire to thailand.
My question, in the Visa Application...should I disclose we are married? I just dont want someone one looking at the application thinking they wont be going back and prolonging the approval process. Im also concerned that if I apply for a pension in the future, what effect the government knowing about the marriage may have on possible pension.
Thoughts?
cheers
wondra
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thanks for all the comments, much appreciated
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thanks Steve, much appreciated
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Normally I book a hotel or condo for 30days in Pattaya and I give a copy of my Passport and someone else takes care of the paperwork.
I am married to a Thai lady. We have a house in Chaiyaphum. I have been there but at those times I have had the rented room in pattaya where (in theory at least) Immigration can find me.
This trip I will only stay a couple of nights in Pattaya, then the rest of the time in Chaiyaphum at the house (house is in wife's name). I will only be in Thailand for 29 days, so will just get a stamp on Arrival (Im an Australian citizen) rather than a Visa.
Do I (or my wife) need to complete any paperwork? I imagine if there is paperwork we will need to lodge it at Immigration. What other things will I need to produce.
Thanks for your help
cheers
wondra
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If you are still trying to locate fruit trees, let me know and I will put you in touch with my wife. She has a plant nursery in Chaiyaphum.
cheers
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Thanks for that...appreciated
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I have a Nuvi 50 purchased in Australia.
I have played around with downloading ESRI Thailand maps but dont seem to be able to follow the instructions well enough to get them to work.
Im thinking I should be able to get the maps loaded at Tukcom in Pattaya
Does anyone have any experience of having them loaded at Tukcom ?
Any ideas on which stall holders may be able to offer this to me?
Thanks
wondra
Marriage extension...Immigration Home Visit
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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Thanks everyone
Yes hardly spoke to me.
Got the IDs and House books (copies of neighbours) and got them to sign paper (gee the Thais love paper)
Didnt come in the house we sat outside in the sun (????)
Took some pics of us sitting around and at the gate
Everyone was speaking in thai so I just laughed when they did and resisted the urge to look at my phone
The fuel money tip (yes that was my fallback position) I told the wifey later about that and she said we not do that..probably has better ways of utilizing money Im handing out 5555
Once again
thank you
cheers
Don