PST

19 minutes ago, Peter Denis said:

When you are treated like dirt by your local IO, and don't want to deal with them anymore, there are 2 options when you like to stay in Thailand:

1 - Apply for the Elite-Visa and do your 90-day reports on-line;

2 - Apply for the 1-year Non Imm O - retirement or marriage Visa in a neighboring country (which will provide you with 15 months IO-hassle free long-stay in Thailand).

 

Multi entry NON O's are only available at 2 places now as far as i am aware, everywhere else are only giving single entry 3 months.

1 minute ago, elviajero said:

“IMO if you have the option under your normal visa conditions to extend either by 60 days due to not being able to do a borders run, “

so anyone who is due to do a 90 day border run, but can't, can extend for 60 days based on visiting thai spouse or child. Correct or not?

1 minute ago, elviajero said:

You did. And did not make it clear the qualification for the extension.

nope, incorrect, but thanks

For UK Nationals.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/notarial-and-documentary-services-guide-for-thailand?fbclid=IwAR1-BfFk_c0qZafYCy7OZ_NQbEXtG4hx7In3iNwEuMhLSwXOMgoXO2x7vHc#covid-19-visa-extension-letter

6 minutes ago, superatoz said:

is it possible to apply for an extension with non imm O visa ? marriaage visa . 

 

2 hours ago i went to the IO , they said i cant ,and i need to apply a new visa. 

You can apply for a 60 day extension of any 90 day entry from a NON O visa based on visiting your Thai wife or child. This has nothing to do with COVID.

22 minutes ago, elviajero said:

The 60 day extension is a — one time per entry — extension available for any visa type to visit a Thai spouse or child. Nothing to do with border runs.

never said it was, but on this occasion a 60 day extension could be used if you cant do a border run on a NON O

3 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

No it can't. 

Can only be extended by 60 days for purpose of visiting Thai wife, not retirement.

My mistake, yes, thats correct

1 hour ago, john thom said:

to bring ti thai io for 30 day extension of your visa, because of all border closings, and not being to do border runs

Why dont you just extend your current 90 day permission to stay by 60 days when or just before it expires. Any entry of a 90 day permission to stay can be extended by 60 DAYS

3 minutes ago, bangkokboy888 said:

@ubonjoe thanks to the original poster for starting this thread. 
 

im inside CW through the lines about twenty persons away from being served. 
 

I have the letter in hand from original poster and the letter in hand from PST. All thanks to this community. 
 

let’s see what happens when I get served will update then should be in next hour 

good luck, i have no idea whether the letter i posted will be accepted or not, i just posted it as i thought it may help.

PST

6 minutes ago, RocketDog said:

OK. I didn't know that rule. Same for SE? 

I currently have a non OA with no re-entry permit, and planned to let it expire and then apply for non O using tourist visa. 

I was going to wait until OA has less than 30 days remaining, then do single day out/in border crossing and return visa exempt to buy time for non O application process. 

 

I don't want to return to USA right now thru 4 international airports, etc. But if I can't cross land borders I'm out of luck. 

 

Are you saying I could get a 60 day extension of my OA Permission to Stay which expires May 22?

 

If true that would allow me to wait until July 22 to do a border run or a return to USA after (hopefully) the virus scare has diminished. 

 

Thanks for the suggestion PST. 

A SE you can still apply for a 60 day extension when or just before your 90 day SE entry expires. The only issue i see with what you have suggested, is the availability of doing a border cross to enter with a VE as no one knows when certain borders will re-open. Currently also, ALL Nationalities are required to produce a health cert, and insurance covering COVID to be able to enter Thailand.

The second part of your post seems more viable

1 minute ago, justin case said:

let me guess... immigration will NEED an original PRINTED letter, no e-mail print-out

 

and off course, with your name, passport number, because a generic letter for all citizens, naaahhhhhhhh

well its the best i could do trying to help others. I dont see anything coming from you apart from negative comments.

2 minutes ago, bangkokboy888 said:

this is amazing. can you link us to the original thread that posted the letter? ????

it was from Facebook, i will try and find it. Im sure one of the Admins will spot it and make a post accordingly

3 minutes ago, justin case said:

are you kidding me ... to what country, at what risk and need that no-virus LAB TEST + 100k USD insurance and still can end up 14 days in quarantine...

Not if you dont leave Thailand. Read what i wrote

3 minutes ago, richiejom said:

That photo above looks horrifying, a death sentence in fact...... I have a half face gas mask p100 filter for mand my wife planning to go there early next month to apply for marriage extension.... could they argue against me wearing it in there?  Would Autin approve?

 

Ive got til May 11th left on current visa, in a conundrum now what to do

IMO if you have the option under your normal visa conditions to extend either by 60 days due to not being able to do a borders run, they do that, or extend for a year. Those options are available anyway regardless of the situation with COVID

2 minutes ago, RocketDog said:

Ah.. Therein lies the rub. Very predictable. 

A previous post regarding getting extensions in Phuket stated the embassy letter must specifically state that applicant must be unable to return to home country. 

 

So even if you could obtain (and pay for) said appointment it seems unlikely that they would produce such a letter as long as flights to USA are available albeit with a possible 2 week free stay in a government hotel (read military base quarantine). 

 

For folks with non O visas this is an unworkable restriction that will prove useless. 

 

It's up to the IO to now simply grant 30 day extensions for ALL visas via an online site. 

Surely if a NON O ME holder has a visa which is still valid, and they cant leave to a border to do a run to get another 90 days, then they simply extend by 60 days as per normal circumstances?

27 minutes ago, bestie said:

Thank you PST, I'm an NON ED Visa and it expires end of May. Some of my friends has a NON B visa who are in the same situation. I guess we can only hope to make a border run in this time again. Because the German embassy will not give us the letter. They make it clear. But we will see what happens in this time.

 

Do you know if I can try to get a 30day extension at the immigration office rightnow?,

Or do I have to wait until my visa expires, Because I have 60 days left.?

 

Thank you

there would be no need to get a 30 day extension now if you can get a 60 day extension the day before your visa expires.

NON ED im not sure if its the same as NON O regarding extensions

Theres a difference too between your visa expiring, and your current permission to stay ending

Thats my take on it, maybe Ubon Joe or another admin may be able to clarify

20 minutes ago, gav2013 said:

What about guys with non o Visas ie marriage that are going to expire. We have wives children what do we do?

you can get a 30 day extension of any 90 day entry, so get it before your visa expires,,,,after the 60 days expires, providing you have the financial requirements, you can then extend for a year based on marriage. The financials required however have to be ina Thai bank 2 or 3 months prior to the application

2 minutes ago, bestie said:

why tourists can extent 30 days without the letter and a non immigrant visa holder need the embassy letter. Or I'm wrong? I don't get it.

 

 

The way i see it, a NON O holder would only need a letter if they had exhausted all their extension options which they could get under normal circumstances, (60 day extension after any 90 day period to stay, or 1 year extension), and their visa had expired.

Just now, elviajero said:

You can get a 60 day or 1 year extension. Or apply for a 30 day extension if you can prove you cant travel or get a letter from your embassy.

Also not a bad time to get the 60 day extension, then apply for 1 year straight after.

4 minutes ago, Paulbuick1 said:

What about people who have OA or M visa based on marriage who do border runs every 90 days would they need to get a letter as most land borders are now closed. Does this just apply to tourist visas?

Anyone on a Multi Entry NON O can apply for a 60 day extension based on visiting their wife or child at the end of any 90 day entry. That's nothing to do with COVID-19. 

18 minutes ago, Carlosm said:

i programmed my sat-nav and drove to the border. another 90 days.

Which Border and when just out of interest?, as the vast majority are closed, or you need a visa to enter which would not be possible if you drove straight there.

2 hours ago, Tanoshi said:

For the very first extension only proof of 2 x foreign transfers of 65K required, although the odd IO still request 3 months proof.

For subsequent extensions a full year is required.

And for first extension based on marriage, 40k transfers for 3 months?

Thanks, i've read that a few days back. Where would i go in Thailand to obtain the health certificate?

Just now, 007 RED said:

Or, where are you going to get medical insurance which covers Covid-19 up to US$ 100,000.... especially if you are in one of the neighbouring countries doing a boarder run ??????

Plenty of options for insurance as has already been posted on here. So back to my original question, where would i get the health certificate from?