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16 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

 

I would bet that his firearm is 3 inches or less. 

I agree with the 3" gun, but the weapon in his hand appears to have a 5" to 6" barrel.

I recently returned from six months in Thailand. I started with a 90 day based on marriage, then extended that for 60 days at my local immigration office. As that 60 days was nearing completion, the wife and I spent the day in Laos and I returned with another 30 day extension. That was as long as we were planning to stay, so we didn't apply for a tourist visa in Savannakhet.

On 9/19/2023 at 1:21 PM, youreavinalaff said:

You won't be going to Mukdahan for an extension. They won't issue one.

 

You are going to the Mukdahan-Savanbakhet border to enter Laos and, on return, get a 30 day visa exempt entry.

 

When is your next planned visit? Whilst crossing the border in to Savanbskhet, do long as you don't mind staying over for one night, you could go to the Thai consulate and apply for a 1 year, multiple entry visa, based on marriage to a Thai.

 

Why is your wife, of dual citizenship, being given " a 1 year at the time"? Why is she not travelling on her Thai passport?

My wife does not have a Thai passport.  She was given a 1 year at the local immigration office since she did not have to show funds in the bank. We only planned on being here for 6 months, therefore I did not want to transfer the funds required to facilitate a 1 year.  We are covered under Tricare for Life in the US and 6 months is about all the time we plan to be away from our doctors

I have never before received nor applied for a 30 day extension. My previous 9 entries to Thailand were based on Non O marriage and had a 1 year approval from the Thai Embassy before arrival. We always stayed 9 months, or less and never had a 30 day extension at the border. I did have a 60 day extension to my 90 day Non O at the local immigration office this time around. The wife, based on dual citizenship, was given a 1 year at that time. It's looking like I'll will be going to Mukdahan for an extension. Thanks

We have not been on any border runs this year. Arrived on April 28 on 90 day marriage, then did a 60 day extension. We only want to go into Laos at the nearest location that will fulfill the requirement to renew of permission to stay for 30 more days. We are US citizens.  Thanks

27 minutes ago, Martyjustice said:

Depends . If you mean Chog Mek , Pakse is a hour inland past border. 
If you are from one of the countries that get 30 day entry without visa. 
Then about $50 to get into Laos visa fee. Then you should be able to bounce back into Thailand, if you have made any other boarder run this year. 
Your original text does leave off some information. 

I need 30 more days in Thailand before my flight next month. I have a driver to take me to the border, but he wants to take me to the border Pakse instead of Mukdahan. If I remember correctly, you only get 14 days at Pakse. However, I cannot find that information at this time. I am on a 90 day based on marriage with a 60 day extension already. Can I get a 30 day visa free at Pakse. Thanks

7 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Unless you also filed a TM47 while doing the extension of stay (several offices do this) the original entry is still your 90 day mark.

 

Also important for those of Thai nationality to know if they enter on foreign passport they can easily obtain one year extensions of stay as people often ask about that.

Thanks for the reply. I signed so many forms when doing the extension that I don't know about the TM47. I will download the forms and we will stop by immigration next week to make sure. 

I  posted a couple of months ago that my local immigration office did not appear to be willing to grant to my wife and I a 60 day Non O extension. We went in last week to the same office to ask for the extensions for me and my Thai born wife. Things could not have gone better. They asked for our passports, our orginal visa approval letters, 1 photo for each of us, my wife's Thai ID, our marriage license, and my wife's Blue Book. One officer started working on my extension and another on my wife's. In about 10-15 minutes we had to sign all the paperwork they created. We received my 60 day stamp and my wife got a 1 year extension, paid our 1900 baht each and left with a smile. My question now is: Does the date we were granted the 60 day extension start a new 90 day reporting period, or do we count from the original arrival date? I know this is a little long, but I wanted to correct my original post which may not have shown the local immigration office in a favorable light. They could not have been more professional and friendly.

Thanks again.

I think we have decided to go to Suvannaket and get a tourist visa and then extend it for 30 days. That will give us the time we were intending to stay in Thailand. I have another question about the Visa Application form for Suvannakhet and that refers to question 5. They want a Name, Address and Telephone No. of a Guarantor in Laos. I'm not sure what to enter for this question. I don't know anyone in Laos. What is normally entered for this question? I feel really awkward asking the questions since I have been a member of this forum and read the news letter almost daily for years. I have been to Thailand 9 times since my retirement. One for 30 days on arrival, one non-o retirement, and 7 non-o's based on marriage. I have never had a problem applying for a receiving these visa's before, but it seems much has changed since covid started. Thanks.Visa_Application_Form.pdf

5 hours ago, NanLaew said:

That's scaremongering. Some immigration officers may gurn but despite Thai people being legally required to claim only one nationality when they turn 21, I have never heard of anyone being arrested or charged with having dual nationality.

 

Since the US passport was the ONLY thing the OP's wife had, how could she not make the local immigration officer aware as to what she needs to do to stay longer? Otherwise there was no point in asking. The immigration officer's advice to get a Thai passport is his way of gurning whereas in reality, the OP's wife has every right to seek the same extensions as her husband.

 

The OP's wife's entry to Thailand on a US passport is now on the immigration database. Basic biometrics checks (name, date of birth, place of birth) will indicate she has a US passport and entered on it. Regardless of nationality, the rule of thumb is to enter and leave Thailand on the same passport. Even if she did slip out and back 'unnoticed' at a land border, re-entering on the new Thai passport, what's to stop the more diligent immigration officer catching this trick when it's time to head back to the US and charging lots and lots for overstay because technically, she has broken those rules? If the OP's wife gets a new Thai passport and there is still a need for it to be used to enable a longer stay in Thailand, then a short round-trip (possibly same-day) flight to Phnom Penh, Ho Chi Minh City or Kuala Lumpur where the re-entry to Thailand can legally be done on the new Thai passport. Then she could stay as long as she likes and only the OP needs to pursue his visa/extension.

 

Good luck.

Thank you. Appreciate your comments.

4 minutes ago, transam said:

Go to Sav on a Wednesday, but if you do encounter queues, you can pay to get in a bit quicker, it is NOT advertised, just ask Thai blokes that are loitering with eye contact....

WE can do that and appreciate the tip referring to a faster service. Thanks

6 minutes ago, transam said:

Go to Sav on a Wednesday, but if you do encounter queues, you can pay to get in a bit quicker, it is NOT advertised, just ask Thai blokes that are loitering with eye contact....

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Yes. 

Thanks for the "Yes". That will work, but due to our ages (both 79 this year) it will be difficult for the wife if we have to remain out in the heat for a long period. At least, though possibly difficult, it gives us some more time here.

1 hour ago, BritTim said:

Which immigration office are you trying to use?

If your wife has a Thai id card, that should be sufficient. You do not need a Thai passport either to be considered Thai nor to be considered married. More likely, the problem is that your marriage is not registered in Thailand.

Did your wife show her US passport to the official? If so, that was a big mistake. Some officials, for totally illogical reasons, are upset with Thai women who acquire other nationalities.

 

When does your current permission to stay end? You mention a 'visa' valid until July 25th. Do you mean that this is the 'admitted until' date stamped in your passport when you arrived in Thailand? If so, I am confused as to why you currently need a 60-day extension.

 

Your wife will not usually be able to switch from her US passport to her Thai passport with a border bounce by land. A change of passports is not permitted during a land crossing.

Since she will have a brand new unused Thai passport, she would probably be able to both leave and return on the Thai passport (concealing the fact that she entered on the US passport). However, this would mean that her visit on the US passport would never be terminated. The Thai authorities might be upset if they ever become aware of the facts, and this would be a risky approach if your local immigration office are already aware that she arrived on a US passport.

 

Normally, to switch passports, you need to leave Thailand by air (perhaps, to somewhere like Vientiane). You can then return by land if you prefer. Even then, it is occasionally problematic as immigration can start asking a lot of questions about how you can have an unused Thai passport issued in Thailand and yet be using it for entry into Thailand. It is tempting to think about trying to use the automatic machines at the airport to leave on the Thai passport while at the same time trying to get stamped out on the US passport. That, if successful, will ensure no further problems.

 

This is not a unique problem and needs better solutions.

We are in Amnat Charoen. Yes, our permission to stay is 25 July. The wife did check into Amnat immigration with her US passport.  No, our marriage in the US is not registed locally. We attempted it a few years back and they wanted a marriage certificate certified by the

Department of State. I got that on our return to the US, but never returned to get registered. I guess the next question is, "If we are here on a 90 day Non O, can we go to Suvannakhet which is near to us, and get a tourist visit?

My wife and I recently arrived in Thailand on a 90 day visa based on marriage. Our visa's are valid until 25 July. My wife has Thai citizenship with lifetime Thai ID card. However, she does not have a Thai passport and has not had one since hers was stolen during a home robbery around 1978. The passport had expired in 1975. She is planning to apply for a passport this coming Tuesday. We are both traveling on US passports as US citizens. We had intended to arrive in Thailand on the 90 day visa, get a 60 day extension, then go to Suvvanakhet for me to get a 30 day entry and to use her Thai passport for reentry. Upon arrival at our home , checking in with local immigration, and asking how to get a 60 day extensions, she was told to get a Thai passport and I was given a sheet showing the requirements for a retirement visa. He did not speak any Engligh to me, so I don't know if I missed something in the translation by my wife. My question is: Do I need to go to Bangkok to obtain a 60 day extension? If so, where do I need to go in Bangkok and what documents do I need to take with me? We plan to return to the US prior to being in Thailand for 180 days, but may have to return earlier if my plans were in error. Even though I have the funds to apply for the retirement visa, I do not want to move them here. Thanks

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

No-Doz tablets and Dr. Pepper helped me drive the 18 hour straight drive from outside of Portland Oregon to Indio, CA. During my college years.

I think to only active ingredient in No-Doz was 200 mg of caffeine.

1 hour ago, mrfill said:

It's called Suvarnabhumi, meaning Land of Gold - now that IS pretentious.

The name Suvarnabhumi was chosen by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and means 'the golden land', specifically referring to continental Indochina.

My wife was out of Thailand and in the US for almost 40 years before returning to Thailand. She no longer had her old Thai ID, or passport both of which had been stolen with her purse several years prior. She did have some school attendance records and her mothers Thai ID that she had kept after her mothers death, plus the police report of the theft. We were in xxxxxxxxxxx and were told she needed to go to Roi Et where she had attended school and they could help. We went there and were told to go to the school and find records/teachers, etc., who could help. She found one retired teacher who remember her and got a statement from him. We then went and had it authenticated. We were then sent to Bangkok to find her records which were located after much digging in the deceased file. She had been put in that file due to the time she was absent. We then took her old paperwork and went back to xxxxxxxxxxxx to get her ID. Still not possible. So, we had to bring in 2 persons as witnesses who remembered her. She had an older sister in the area and an old lady from Ubon who remembered training her in her hair salon. So we returned another day with the witnesses and the Puyai Ban. We were still there from opening until sometime after lunch. It seemed all was going to be unsuccessful until the wife made a donation to their whatever fund. I'm not saying that helped, but 30 minutes later she had her ID. She then wanted to get her passport, but was met with the same story of how difficult that would be. She was not happy about that, so she said forget about it. I don't know the procedure for getting a Thai passport, but that could have been true. She still travels on her US passport even though I've tried to convince her to at least try again to get a passport. My wife was born during WWII, so finding her records may have been more difficult than it may be for this lady.

7 hours ago, wombat said:

And so it begins...

She didn't drop any influential people in the kybo.

My crystal ball says 5 to 7 years on appeals possibly out on bail in 4.

She's in the federal prison system in the US. Unless her sentence is overturned, she will serve a minimum of 85% of her sentence. She can earn a 15% (54 days per year) reduction of her sentence through other programs. At my age, I doubt I will be around to see her released.

10 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Toenails of a really big dinosaur.......?

I though they looked more like camel toes.????

When I did this they would not accept our US marriage license with the notarized seal and judges signature. We were told to get the license certified by the Secretary of State. I first sent my document to the US Secretary of State. They sent it back and said I needed this done in my home state. We then had it certified in our state and received a cover letter with their seal that was supposedly acceptable in Thailand. When we took the documents in to complete the process, they started stalling and finally my wife said let's go, I know what they're doing and I'm not donating (again). I'm not sure if this is the case in all locations, but that was what we were told to do. I just googled "get documents certified by secretary of state (your state here)" and received the info I needed.

I have received 3 vacs in the USA. I can go to the health department of my state and get a printed copy of all the vacs received in this state. I just go online and download a document I fill out and fax/mail back to them. They then mail me a copy showing all vacs in this state. If you received them at a military installation, you may have to go through them to get a print out.

6 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Time to give him a longer stretch.

No more stretching. ???????????? This power was terminated in England, Scotland, and Wales by the Criminal Justice Act of 1948, although corporal punishment for mutiny, incitement to mutiny, and gross personal violence to an officer of a prison when committed by a male person was permitted in England and Wales until 1967.