Mario2008

I saw another posting saying it requires sole custody over the child. That they want to see some money in the bank is also not unusual, although not in the rules.

It doesn't stipulate that in the rule about "sole custody" or the money come to that.

That was the point, it isn't in the rules but (at least some) immigration offices seem to require it.

I saw another posting saying it requires sole custody over the child. That they want to see some money in the bank is also not unusual, although not in the rules.

On what grounds did you receive the non-O, marriage or retirement?

As said above, retirement is a bit more difficult, on a non-O based on marriage no problem.

But note that you could always apply for a non-B based on your work.

Give it a try here: http://www.mangpong.co.th/

Have a look at this tread: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Special-Case...er-t215190.html

An extesion based on visiting your child is still possible.

With tourist visa's it is more a question of wheter you will get a singlke or double entry. Beleive Vientiane will give double entry. In the UK you can try to get a non-o multiple from Hull.

You can already apply for the new extension now and will have no problem with your re-entry permit.

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Didn't read the part that you already have your re-entry permit, so Lite Beer is right.

As you have a Thai son you can get a 60 day extension for the porpuse of visiting your son. After that you could try to get a new non-O based on that.

Living with your son would be a reason to grant you a yearly extension on a non-O, provided you realy live with him and are over 50.

The rule is known, the question is if you can interpret it as Astral does or as Ubonjoe does.

Several postings suggest you can interpret the rule in the way ubonjoe does and that granfathered cases can freely switch between 400,000 in the bank or 40,000 a month. Someone mentioned he had asked this avery recently at immigration and they confirmed this.

The rules are clear, it has yo be in a Thai bank for 3 months. But it is indeed true that one of the immigration offices, I believe Phuket, currently has a more liberal interpretation of the rules. As this is not according to the offical rules they can change that policy any moment. That is the risk you would take.

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should read Phuket.

No. But there are 3 ways to meet the requirements:

1. 800,000 baht on a Thai bank

2. 65,000 incoem a month

3. a combination of both, for example 400,000 at the bank and an income of 32,500 a mont.

You do not need 12 months on the passport. Immigration will issue the visa with 8 months, but your permission to stay will only be 8 months. Once you have a new passport they will then grant you the other 4 months (for free).

But that doesn't change the fact that you will need a new passport in the end.

You don't change a visa, what you do is apply for an extension of stay. That can be different from the reason you were given your visa. You can have a non-O visa based on marriage and ask for an extesion of stay based on work. No problem with that.

Note that also on a non-O visa you can apply for a workpermit.

It is possible, and doesn't require any law office as you can easily do it yourself. But you need to have at least 21 days remaning on your permitted to stay stamp.

Edit.

Let me correct that. You won't have the money in a Thai bank 3 months prior to applying, so it is probably not totaly legal and you won't be able to do it yourself. But from other post I understand they can deliver.

Money in a foreign bank doesn't count. It has to be in a Thai bank account.

getting a 60 tourist visa and aplly for a change of visa after you have the money in aThai bank for 3 months is a solid option for you and your wife.

Your post is not very clear, I guess you have a multiple entry non-O and want to exit and re-enter Thailand to get a new 90 days.

In that case the answer is no. You actualy have to leave Thailand and cross the border into another country before you can come back.

Legaly it is as I said, in reality immigration will not notice, unless someone tells them, as I mentioned in my earlier posting.

If you can just get a retirement visa for yourself, with 800,000 at a bank. Your posting suggest you are already on your own retirement visa. If so, keep it that way.In the end it is the safest solution to have your own extension of stay, independent of someone else. As a dependent you would for instance also lose your right to stay when your husband dies as it is connected to his right to stay in Thailand. When his right is gone, so is yours.

Ubonjoe, I replied about the mistaken point while you corrected the error. Didn't see that one and fine if someone corrects an error. As long as the person gets the right information.

Sorry, 7.18 should be 7.19, but doesn't change anything I have said.

Her permission of stay ended the moment her husband moved in with his Thai girlfriend as the there must be a legal marriage and a factual marriage, in essence they must be living together. She is now on overstay and illegaly in the country.

They are not living together, meaning that in all likely hood her permission to stay ended when he left her as the purpose of her visa is to allow her to stay with her husband. Of course there is small risk in immigration finding out, but that is another matter. She has to get her own visa as soon as possible.

http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/2notice/rtp606EN.pdf see 7.18.

Under normal circumstances if the husband seeks an extension based on extension she would still qualify for a extension of stay as a dependend.

Edit: as said in this case the wife doesn't qualify as the marriage is not factual, sice they don't live together.

It is possible to work on a retirement visa again, that said not all labour offices seem to allow it (yet). So it would also depend on where you will apply for the WP.

If you can't get a WP, you could still apply for an extension of stay based on your company, although that would not be as easy as for a retirement visa. It requires a lot more paperwork, especialy for a new to form company. If the company doesn't work out, you could always apply again for an extension of stay based on retirement.

The post from ubonjoe is a bit confusing, in that it doesn't state clearly that there are 2 options.

1. get a tourist visa for 60 days, but maybe not enough time for that.

2. get a visa exempt entry at BKK-airport, good for 30 days only.

You will need to have a workpermit and living no longer than 6 months in Thailand since you came here, otherwise you have to pay duties.

If you are not formiliar with shipping, better use an agent.

It does applies to non-O's according to the tread I mentioned. Before they could apply for any job, now they have to meet the salary recuirement of policeorder 606/2549.

With a non-O you can apply for a workpermit. You don't have to change your reasons for extensions for that. So if you have a non-O based on marriage you can continue to apply for extensions based on that and don't lose your right to stay if you lose your job.

If you would change your reason for staying in Thailand to working, than you could chnage back when you lose your job.

Curious, what is a HND?

You do not switch from a visa exempt entry into a single entry non-B. For a change of visa you will have to submit the documents for an extension of stay for one year.

Better just do a visa run and appply for a single entry non-B.