Mario2008

I agree with NHJ that it would be easier to get a non-O first, but since you already have a tourist visa.... Just make sure your visa is still valid. You have to make use of the visa within a certain time, often 3 months sometimes 6.

The paperwork for a teacher is pretty straight forward, but it also depends on how soon you find a job. You can extend your tourist visa with 30 days in country if need be.

If you need to go for a non-B visayou can get it from a neighbouring country.

Possible, if you have at least 21 days left on your permitted to stay stamp. But you have to qualify for an extention for 1 year, so a lot of paperwork involved in maybe a short time.

Schengen visa should be applied for in the country where you live, so need to do in BKK.

Don't forget that if you areno longer are employed and on an extension of stay based on employment in Thailand you have to leave the country the same day as your contract is terminated.

You can extend your stay based on your marriage to a Thai national without having to leave the country. Don't wait until the last day, better go next week.

With sole custody the other parents signature is not required.

http://www.mfa.go.th/web/473.php?id=3167

But here it is not clear how old the son is, nor if the father is also recognized by law as the father.

How old is your son would be the first question. For minors I believe both parents have to sign the passport application.

http://www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk/extend_less20en.html

I always have to send in the original too, using immigration Mae Sod. They were pretty specific about that.

That would always depend on the immigration officer. But why risk it? Just come back a few days before, to be on the safe side.

Bangkok now wants you to go to the immigration office of your own area.

Contact your embassy to see if you can arrange for the income certificate by mail. Some embassies allow this.

Correct. They would leave Australia on their Autsralian Passport, show the airline both passport to show that they don't need a visa for Thailand), enter Thailand on their Thai passport, check out of Thailand on their Thai passport and show the airline both passports again and enter Australia on their Australian passport.

Technically an Australian ID would be enough to enter Australia, as they only need to show they are Australian nationals and don't need a visa. But they might run into trouble with the airline.

The income of the husband would not be needed for the work permit of his wife. The income is only needed for the extension of stay by immigration.

The employer is advised to call to the local labour offcie and see wich documents they require and to see if the job he is offering is open to foreigners. Not all jobs are open to foreigners.

If you are planning to get in and out of Thailand frequently, just get a tourist visa for 60 days. You than have a visa and no problem with having to have proof that you will leave the country within 30 days, as you would have on a visa exempt entry.

After you enter Thailand you can just leave and enter again on visa exempt entries. You can stay a maximum of 30 days in Thailand of them, without having to leave the country. In total you can stay 90 days on visa exempt entries in a 6 month period. Staying 10 times 9 days is also fine. A visa exempt entry is free.

Your additional information shows that visarunner was right. The link is mistaken in that Russians qualify for visa on arrival, they probably simply forgot to delete them from the VOA list.

I take it your wife is Thai. If your wife is Thai here children are automaticaly Thai. Your daughter can apply for a Thai passport at a Thai embassy. As your daughter is Thai by way of birth, her children are also Thai nationals and can apply for a Thai passport.

http://burmalibrary.org/docs3/THAILAND'...onality_Act.htm

Have you daughter contact the Thai embassy and see which documents she needs to get a Thai passport. The can than stay as long as they want for about the same price as a visa.

For the income route he needs to show a paper from the Dutch embassy in Bangkok c\stating his income.

Only on a visa exempt entry does he have to apply with at least 21 days left on his permisson to stay stamp. If he can extend on his O-visa he can do so till the last day of his permission to stay.

The most you would get is a 7 day extension, if they give it. Best option is to just go to the border.

The 15 months people are talking about is for a on-year multi entry visa. On this visa you have to leave the country after 90 days and come back right in. By leaving and entering the country just before this visa expires you get an extra 90 days, or almost 15 months.

You have are here on a single non-immigrant visa, which you have extended to 1 year. This means you don't have to leave the country every 90 days, just report your addres every 90 days to immigration. I presume you enterd Thailand on your visa on 3 Oct. 2007 and got an extension for 1 year on 7 Nov. 2007. So yes, you need to ask for an extension of stay before 7 nov. 2008. Do it about 3 weeks before.

For administrative purposses leave Thailand on the US passport.

But where is it that they would be on overstay without extensions of stay? The immigration act doesn't provide for this case. Also it defines in art. 4 an alien as any person who is not of Thai nationality under the nationality act. They are no onger aliens. That immigration doesn't like it doesn't make it legal for them to fine for overstay or not doing 90 day reports. It is the same as fining people for not being able to show their ID, without a legal requirement to have them with you at all times that makes it an offence.

Why is everybody presumming it is a bargirl? The OP never stated how long he knows her or that he is/was here on a holliday. For all we know they have a relationship for 2 years already.

Yes. But why have a VOA when they can get a visa exempt entry. That doesn't make sense. So there must be a mistake.

Seems indeed to be the case. But is confusing, as they wouldn't need a VOA. This leaves the question which is right, VOA or visa exempt entry.

Russians can enter Thailand unlimited times without a Visa, each entry will not exceed 30days.

Russians do not qualify for visa exempt entries, as the link provided by LB shows. Where do you get your information from?

Russians only have visa on arrival. He is here on tourist visa's, which are for Russions 30 days instead of 60 days for people who can apply for visa exempt entry.

The idea of going to Myanmar for a visa is unusual. Most people will go to obtain a visa elswhere. But he can get an extension at any immigration office for 1,900 baht. Apply a week before the end of the visa, so he will have time to go to another country if the extension is denied.

Should be no problem, as immigration is familiar with the concept of dual nationality.