Mark79

1 hour ago, DrJoy said:

Correct.

 

You will do the same when youre back to Thailand.

Excellent, thanks for the replies Dr Jay, answered both my questions!

I will soon need to renew my UK passport and hearing it takes up to 11 weeks applying from Thailand at the moment. I travel for work a lot and currently in Europe so considering popping back to the UK and renewing my passport with the 1 week fast track they offer there.

My question is, what will happen to my current 1 year extension of stay based on marriage? I read that when you get a new passport whilst in Thailand you just pop down to immigration and they will transfer your extension across but unable to find any info about renewing the passport outside of Thailand. Will I just get a 30 day visa exempt stamp on arrival in Thailand and then immigration can transfer across my extension and re-entry permit from my old passport? Or will I need to get a new non O visa before I travel back to Thailand and start the extension process all over again?

I submitted my application for the quarantine free Thailand pass at around 00:30 on the 29th April Thai time. Only slight annoyance was still requiring documents to be in jpg format and not pdf, but the website worked fine.

11 hours later I had been accepted and emailed the Thailand Pass and QR code, no backlogs or drams.

My arrival date was down as 6th May and the pass states entry valid from 29th April until 13th May.

I submitted my application for the quarantine free Thailand pass at around 00:30 on the 29th April Thai time. Only annoyance was still requiring documents to be in jpg format and not pdf, but the website worked fine.

11 hours later I had been accepted and emailed the Thailand Pass and QR code, no backlogs or drams.

My arrival date was down as 6th May and the pass states entry valid from 29th April until 13th May.

I got married at Hua Hin Amphur Sept 2016. We needed 2x Thai witnesses present. We went all prepared on the Wednesday but were told we needed to make an appointment so had to come back on the Friday. All was done there and then on the Friday and certificates issued on the day. They issued a new ID card for my wife with the title Mrs and my 2nd name, they also issued me one of the Farrang ID cards whilst we were there. All was done very fast and we were in and out less an hour.  

13 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Immigration recently notified Thailand Elite that family members can no longer go through the fast track lane with members.

Discussed here in the pinned topic about Thailand Elite here.

 

Thanks for the link Joe, clarified my question. I had read that topic a while back but didn't see the recent posts addressing the exact question I had.

I have just been doing my 1yr Extension of stay based upon marriage and getting fed up with all the jumping through hoops! I am seriously considering the Thai Elite route next year.

With Thai Elite perks does anyone know what happens when traveling on holiday with a Thai wife? Can she still pass through immigration with you, ride on the golf buggy from the plane etc? 

Thanks for the replies, looks like I will need to get our documents translated to English before we go for the visa application.

Sounds good advice to include the medical insurance statement on my introduction letter too.

I had read the pinned topic and found the info very useful, not so clear cut about the reason to return so fingers crossed the ECO agrees we have a life together in Thailand. My wife does not work and I support everything financially.

My employment is offshore working 2 months at sea followed by 2 months holiday where I live in Thailand. Unfortunately I will just be arriving on a Visa Exempt entry this trip in December but will show history of my other visas and evidence that I have spent 6 months per year in Thailand for the last 12 years +. 

Cheers,

Mark

I plan to take my Thai wife on holiday to the UK in February for a few weeks and have filled in the online application and booked a visa appointment on the 28th December in BKK.

We have not had our Thai marriage certificates or her name change certificate translated or registered at the UK embassy, is this needed? She does have a new Thai passport as a Mrs and with my 2nd name.

For the reason to return to Thailand I was hoping it would be enough evidence to show that she has blue book and land chanote in her name and I have yellow book showing that we live together here in Thailand and I financially support everything. I have already booked return flights too.

I was going to get my Mum to write a letter saying we will be staying at her home in the UK along with some hotel bookings. I will write a letter from myself stating that I will cover all costs backed up with Bank Statements from UK and Offshore accounts, Thai bank Book, offshore payslips, and permanent employment contract from the ship where I work.    

I will also submit my passport (although no Thai visa at the moment), some photos together at home in Thailand and on a holiday to Hong Kong.

Any recent experiences or advice of what to submit as evidence would be much appreciated.

I Just got married at the Amphoe in Hua Hin last week. My wife is originally from Buriram but she already changed her ID to Hua Hin and house book when we bought a house here a few years back.

The Amphoe said she could choose to keep her second name or change to mine, same with the title of miss or mrs. We chose to change to mrs and use my second name for her. They issued a new ID card for her and changed her name in the blue house book there and then. They also issued me one of the farrang ID cards whilst we were there.

Just Driving Licenses, Passport and bank cards left to change.

22 minutes ago, trigpoint said:

I gave up applying for a marriage visa years ago when I got to 65, so good luck to you, its been very easy to get an o visa based on over 65 and on state pension from (up to now?) at Hull? Never had a single entry o visa, do you go to immigration and get a stamp for another 90 days? What do you think ubonjoe?

The single entry Non Imm O gives you a 90 day stamp, this can then be extended for 1 year at immigration office in Thailand if you meet the requirements. This can only be done in the last month of your 90 day stay though and I work at sea 8 weeks on / 8 weeks off. 

Looks like with recent instructions the Multi entry O visa based on retirement will no longer be issued at Hull or any other UK consulate either, only the Embassy in London will issue Multi Entry Non Imm Visas. 

14 minutes ago, trigpoint said:

mark 79, you won,t  have got a reply from Hull yet as they don,t know, even Mr Taylor, the consulate for 30 years can,t keep up with ever changing Thai immigration changes. I think we can read into this as they will continue to make visas as hard as possible for anything other than a tourist visa.

 

I Just had a reply from Glasgow Consulate who informed me that all consulates in the UK have been instructed by the embassy that they can no longer issue multi entry non immigrant visas, all multi entry non imm's have to be done at the Thai Embassy in London.

They will issue single entry non immigrant visas, but even this needs approval from the Embassy.

Certainly does seem to be getting harder! I have just got married and was looking forward to getting a non o visa instead of messing around with tourist visas! Looks like I will have to plan another visit to the UK allowing more time to acquire the visa with a trip to London, or possibly by post at London?

I have had a reply from Kaya at Glasgow Thai Consulate, but no reply from Hull yet.

Glasgow informed me that just recently they had instruction from the Embassy that no consulate in the UK can issue multi entry non immigrant visas. Singe entry Non Immigrant visas can be issued by the consulates but the applications must be approved by the Embassy, documents can be emailed in advance and the single entry visa issued on the day you visit the consulate.

Looks like I will have to get a single entry visa for now and make plans to visit London when time allows or Savannakhet.

1 hour ago, Upnotover said:

Having said that, they do appear to only be able to do a single entry O.

I had planned getting a "non imm o visa" based on marriage in December from Hull and noticed on their Extra Evidence For Non Immigrant Visas 2016 download they state that; 

"Only a single entry visa may be granted in these circumstances. Applicant will need to arrange Extension of Stay as necessary in Thailand."

I emailed Hull Consulate 2 days ago to see if documents can be emailed to them and then visa granted from Embassy in London but had no reply yet. 

7 hours ago, BritTim said:

 

For most consulates, you can email them scans of all the required documentation in advance for prior authorization, make an appointment, and the consulate can issue you the visa while you wait. Thus, if the 19th is a free day, maybe it would be feasible to get the visa in time.

That might work out perfect, I could email off all of my documents the week before, even send originals (excluding passport).

I emailed Hull Consulate yesterday to see if there was any possible way to obtain the visa in such a short time but had no reply yet. 

2 hours ago, The Fat Controller said:

I recently obtained the visa in question, in Glasgow.

It has to be approved by London, so it took 48 hours.

All that was needed were copies of the marriage certificate, wife's ID card and passport along with £125 fee in cash.

Thanks for the info, Glasgow is a lot more convenient for me than London. I take it you visited the consul in Person? 

Think I have left myself a bit short on time to obtain the multi entry non o as I will be in the UK on 17th December, the 19th Dec is the Monday and I have a ticket booked back to Thailand on the 20th. 

Thanks for the replies.

I see what Ubonjoe means, getting a single entry non o visa in a neighboring country  before I am due to leave Thailand (say Feb 2017 sometime), then getting a re-entry permit issued for my 90 day stamp, returning to Thailand after my 8 weeks at sea (April 17) and then getting the 1 year extension of stay based upon my 90 stamp issued in February with re-entry permit. This could actually work for me. Or just a multi entry non o from Savannakhet would work fine too. 

I shall still see if possible in the UK, but if not at least I have some other options.

It would be nice to get back into the system of 1yr Extensions, once the first one is done the following years should be easy....unless more rules change!

Hi All,

Has anyone successfully obtained a Multi Entry Non Immigrant O Visa based on marriage from the UK lately?

I have recently married a Thai national and plan on applying for a visa next time I am in the UK. I work at sea 8 weeks work followed by 8 weeks holiday, as I am only ever in country for 8 weeks at a time I don't think I will be able to obtain a 1 year extension of stay based upon marriage given that you can only apply in the last month of your 90 day entry. 

I had planned to drive to Hull Consulate to get the Multi entry visa in person but have just read that they only issue single entry now . I will only be in the UK between 18th and 20th December between leaving a ship in Europe and flying back to Thailand. Possibly London still issue multi entry?

Has anyone obtained a 1 year extension of stay with multi re-entry permit without being in the country for over 2 months?

Cheers,

Mark

"my 2nd TR visa entry which must be used by 31st March 2016."

Are you positive that was the use before date ? Because double entry tourist visas normally have a 3 month validity not 6 months.[/

It's actually a triple entry tourist visa that I have but was just onto my 2nd entry. I'm British but got it in Malta back in September. I did get a double entry visa from Malta once too and it was also 6 months validity.

Not sure if this is well known or of any interest to anyone but whilst flying into Swampy last night I asked if I could have a 30 day visa exempt stamp instead of using my 2nd TR visa entry which must be used by 31st March 2016. The IO apologised and said that she must use my visa for the entry, gave me a 60 day Stamp and scratched off another one of my TR visa entries. She was very polite and friendly about it but unfortunately said she must enter me with the valid visa.

When making the international payment there is a drop down box labelled "Currency your payment will be sent in" which needs to be switched to GBP. A warning will then pop saying this may increase cost and time etc.

I use Lloyds UK to BKK bank in Thailand quite often and it seems to work well and is in my account within 2 days max, for some reason it is faster than when I transfer from my Lloyds offshore to Thailand which often takes several days.

Thanks, would it be better to exchange at Heathrow airport

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No, they will give you a terrible rate exchanging Baht to Pounds in the UK, best bet is superrich.

There is a Yamaha shop on Rama IV, about half way between Phrakhanong and Klong Toei which is close to Sukhumvit, they have a few bits and pieces on the shelves.

One of my best friends in Thailand is a Maltese fellow who has gotten many Thai visas in Malta. I just asked him about this and he confirmed that he got his at the address given by ubonjoe above. He did, however, suggest a different phone number: +356 213 24261.

Thanks for that, sounds like I should be able to get a visa there before flying back to Thailand.

I shall report back how I get on in a couple of months time.