Mario2008

Stamps means legalisation by the Thai foreign ministry, Consular Department.

The cost for that is 800 baht (express service = same day) or 400 baht for regular service (takes a few days, but for 65 baht they send it to your home by EMS). Keep this in mind when you ask a translation service to do this part for you.

Instead of going all the way to Hong Kong to get a visa why don't you wait until the work permit application is done an the then go to a nearby embassy or consulate to get it. That is what most people do.

Is it possible for a company to apply for a work permit on behalf of a person without a non-B, though?

Yes, that is no problem. The person will not get the work permit but a form and a letter informing the consulate that a work permit wil be issued once the person has the correct visa.

What country?

This seems strange and might be a misunderstanding. Getting married does not require some kind of residency.

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It is the tm7 for every kind of extension and the fee is the standard 1,900 baht for every kind of extension.

In both cases you will get a new 90 day permisison to stay.

Every time you enter Thailand you get a new 90 days, but only while the visa itself (you got from the consulate) is still valid. So keep that date in mind.

Indeed, upon divorce the marriage certifictes must be returned and one gets a divorce certicate. Whih must be returned if one get married again.

Investment does no lead to citizenship, they want you to work and in that way be a contributor to Thai society. The system is not set-up to consider someone who only invests. They want you to work, have a high education and earn a lot of money.

You a minor offense will not be a problem for living here. There are probably many that have been here for several years with one.

Other than an OA visa for retirement there is no back ground check needed needed to get a visa.. For am extension of stay they are also not needed.

For a permanent residency there is back ground check needed.needed but your offense should not effect it being approved.

For a citizenship application their is not background check needed.

Thanks for the information, I've been scouring this site and many others to find solutions to my problem, I'm 29, 30 this year so retirement is out of the picture. If I was to retire here (20 years down the line) how would I not go abouts getting and OA visa? Would it still mean I would need to just get a Marriage extension.

Maybe ask again in about 18 year, I'm sure a lot will be different from now.

Applying in Penang might be better. if you have still 8 months on the work permit you will even get a multiple non-B there.

Next day service is the norm in Asia, also at KL. But they are currently not the easiest Thai consulate.

An embassy does not do translations.

The procedure is that you have the document itself certified as real by the embassy. next you have it translated by a translation agency and after that you have the certified documents plus the translation certified by the Thai foreign ministry, consular department.

At the airports you have to apply for it after you have checked-in for the airline and have your boarding pass.

The 26th will be the last day you can report without a fine.

Not sure if you can report opposite Promenada.

Thanks, that is usefull.

People should not forget to have the form signed at the amphur (or Thai consulate/embassy) if living abroad, before sending it to the other parent.

He will probably not even make it to the airplane and be send away at check-in for the airline.

Per above, no problem. But she needs to be on a household registration book in Thailand to be able to apply for a passport while in Thailand.

You only need your passport, ticket and departure card to be able to leave at the airport.

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A double entry toruist visa means you can make two entries into Thailand with the visa. Each time you can stay up to 60 days and extend the entry with another 30 days. (But you must make both entries before the visa itself expires).

So you do have to make a border hob (leave and re-entering Thailand) after your first entry, but do not need a new visa and apply again at a Thai consulate. Saving time and money.

It will be Ok to come on a visa exempt entry, but the airline might not let you board without proof of onward travel within 30 days of arrival. For that reason getting a tourist visa will be better (and it does give you more time).

You enter on a visa and upon entry you get a permission to stay. it is that permission to stay you extend, not your visa.

Visas are issued by the Thai Foreign Ministry, permissions to stay and extensions by the Ministry of Interior, the department we call immigration.

No time limit, but don't wait too long.

Once I lived very far away so it took more than one month before I had time to make the journey to immigration. That was accepted without any comment.

That depends on your gender. If you are a female married to a Thai male you do not have to proof any fiancials. If you are a male marired to a Thai female you ahve to show 400,000 baht in a bank account in your name OR an income of 40,000 baht a month (not 50,000) before taxes. (The 50,000 is required if you apply for an extension based on working for a company).

The US and China you were a resident, allowing for you to apply for a visa there. Myanmar is relatively new with visas, as untill recently the country was verly closed and not easy to get to.

The restrictive list means that if you are on it your application is subject to extra structiny. I suspect it even needs approval from the ministry in Bangkok. It means that no other consulate than in your home country/ country of residence will issue, unless by mistake such as in Myanmar.

The labour department has a form. Immigration will just cancel your permission to stay and require a letter from your employer stating the last day of employment (so they can determine if you are on overstay or not).