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The questions for the multi and when applying for the single. Type out "Not thought applicable for the single entry visa applied for" snip it to a jpeg image, upload that, and it will let you move on...... The residency question Dad uses a council tax letter. The first e-visa I applied for last Friday, I've used the driving licence scanned with a recent HMRC tax coding letter behind it, a driving licence was cited as an example, on an email from the Embassy.

Well I've use 3 .PDFs out of 13 uploads, they appeared to have uploaded ok, will see the result. asked for a single entry but ideally would need a multi Non-O again in a couple of years time, when the wee boy finishes high school. Support Document (.jpg .jpeg .PDF file, Limit Size is 3MB)

The space on the e-visa needs something uploaded to move on with the application. The letter from spouse was not required previously and was not on the email list from the Embassy to me at the start of May. I've got the wife to send an email with a one liner stating yes still married and she is aware of my trip [arrival date on air ticket] along with the son, and her contact e-mail. If I were asking for the visa, on the basis of my son, travelling with me, I would just word something to that effect and maybe put his picture holding his Thai Passport / air ticket and edit together as one image file, upload that in that space... I'm trying to remember if the supporting docs takes PDFs as the financial thingy may be difficult to fit on one page (first e-visa I've don for myself), will get to page 4 soon or look at one of Dad's old ones (he'll be getting on the plane BKK to come back in 30 mins time, may enjoy the Scottish climate due to the heat out there????)

I've not got to the application yet still getting a few supporting docs together. Will register on the e system shortly, and have a look soon. If your going on the basis of your Daughter for the Visa, just get her to write a note and copy her Thai passport on the same page perhaps, and upload that perhaps? Once registered I'll maybe spot something once I'm in, I also don't wish to have to go to an immigration office! Just waiting on the posty hopefully with the second last thing I need for the supporting docs.. Are you flying soon or waiting on the school holidays like us. ????

Question "9" is not on the list I got back from an e-mail enquiry at the start of May. I'm also traveling with teenage Thai National (son) ....... Please gather all the required documents before starting your application 1) You may apply for a Non-Immigrant O visa if you are married to a Thai national, or have a Thai citizen child (with your name as a father on the birth certificate), For a dependent for your spouse/children as you're going to work in Thailand (Non-Immigrant B) as a Non-Immigrant O staying with your family it will be single entry only. (Please do not submit multiple entries)The visa fee is not refundable. Please see the documents required, please follow the steps below. Non-Immigrant Type O (Visiting or staying with applicant's family residing in Thailand single Maximum stay of 90 days/ 3 months validity) or Multiple (Maximum stay 90 days per entry/validity for 1 year) A list of documents 1. Passport or travel document with validity, not less than 6 months, and at least 2 blank pages 2. Your recent photo (selfie is acceptable) 3. Marriage certificate / Birth Certificate 4. Spouse's Thai ID card/passport 5. Financial evidence showing savings of not less than £10,000 for multiple entry visa, or £1,000 for single entry, e.g. bank statements, proof of earnings, for at least 1 month 6. Proof of residency e.g. council tax bills, driving license 7. Travel history in the last 1 year- please upload a page of your passport with a visa stamp, or a blank page if not travelled in the past year 8. Photo of the applicant holding his/her passport 9. Your flight and accommodation (hotel booking for the first few days will be acceptable) details ...... If your sure it is not required, what we do on one of the tourist visa questions, (for single entry) is to type out "Not thought required for the visa requested" make that into a .jpg image, upload it, and it let's you proceed. The templates for the supporting docs, seems to be for a group of visas rather being exactly specific to the one selected perhaps.

Yes it is weird, they should perhaps tackle the food price inflation and those other essentials that are impacting the majority of working people with below median salaries . the increase in the Mortgages and rents as a knock on effect of the rate rises, is in itself inflationary! The increasing housing cost to wages ratio is unsustainable, something will break at some point.

The previously mentioned e-mail maybe there is a subtle difference between Stay with family and Stay with wife for the non-O ME. but if it is back on for non-o ME retirement as well that would be useful for my father. My 2018 & early 2019 issue non-O ME visas were good as leaves the option of going for a city break in the region with ease. I used to always plan my flights well in advance, and my border runs were back to the UK for between 8 and 35 days I had Travel insurance with unlimited 92 day trips from UK. I enquired additionally about a moderate Thai Health insurance, but the broker said he could not sell me one in all honesty, as the T&Cs had a clause that you had to be in Thailand 180 days or more in the previous 12 months! I've never managed more than 75 days in Thailand , without having to go back to the UK for something. The higher airfares make that a bit nippy now perhaps.

Also in the e-mail they commented that current processing time, was 10-15 days......

I'll just cut and paste this in here as well for info..... I received an e-mail back from London (02May23), a lot of cut and paste but the essentials I was looking for/understand it to be ( but only intending July/Aug this summer ) Staying with family Financial evidence showing savings.... £10000 multi Non-O £1000 single entry Non-o e.g. Bank Statement, proof of earnings, for at least one month. The Red bold Paragraph implies, non-B and non-O staying with family, it will be a single entry (Please do not submit multiple entries) The Visa fee is non-refundable. Which suggests to me, it still as I thought it was since June 2019, if you just go on the e-visa system and ask for a multi non-O, you will likely end up with a Single entry Non-O (£60) after applying for a Multi (£150). They are not saying absolutely you can't get a Multi. But they cannot and have no way of refunding the difference in the Visa fee if you end up with a SE. Accommodation hotel booking for the first few nights will be acceptable (I presume that will be enough to get a initial TM30 in the system perhaps) Looking ahead, I hope I can Get a Multi-non O, but can only get back to Thailand to see the wife, this year and till summer 2025, during the UK school holidays!

I received an e-mail back from London, a lot of cut and paste but the essentials I was looking for/understand it to be Staying with family Financial evidence showing savings.... £10000 multi Non-O £1000 single entry Non-o e.g. Bank Statement, proof of earnings, for at least one month. The Red bold Paragraph implies, non-B and non-O staying with family, it will be a single entry (Please do not submit multiple entries) The Visa fee is non-refundable. Which suggests to me, it still as I thought it was since June 2019, if you just go on the e-visa system and ask for a multi non-O, you will likely end up with a Single entry Non-O (£60) after applying for a Multi (£150). They are not saying absolutely you can't get a Multi. But they cannot and have no way of refunding the difference in the Visa fee if you end up with a SE. Accommodation hotel booking for the first few nights will be acceptable (I presume that will be enough to get a initial TM30 in the system perhaps) (Past experience with London they will try and get you what they are allowed to get you. Many years ago dad had the application with them and there was a rule change, instead of two tourist entries the gave him a single non-O so in time for his trip to post the Passport back, but then found after that he could get a non-O ME retired Visa from then until 2018-19, which was better for 177 days total on three trips p.a.) OP good luck with your Multi!

My Daughter born in Fife, Scotland, U.K has a UK Birth Cert and a Thai Birth Cert issued by the Embassy in London. She maintains a Thai Passport, next trip to London in 2025 ????. I think her ID card has expired. She still uses maiden name, as though you can renew the ID card (last time we looked) via the Embassy, you would have to go to the local office in Thailand to get the first one, or to amend it (which the daughter does not want to do). Her Son, now 3 years, is Blonde/Blue eyes, could perhaps ask for Thai Birth Cert/passport, but reckon he would still get dual pricing! My son now 15 (born in Phitsanulok) has Thai birth Cert, and British Birth Cert, as I registered his Birth at the Embassy a month after he was born (Don't know if the British Embassy still offers the service?) and as well as the Embassy issued Cert, I can (and he will be able to) order further copies from "People of Scotland" Registrar.

A few days ago I emailed the London Embassy asking about the Non-O ME. I asked for A. (something else) B. The income level for non-O Single Entry and non-O ME to visit wife (as for an ME they asked for £1400/m for one in 2018 and £1500/m for one in 2019 Q2, as listed on the London website. Later I found (on here) that they did not enforce that then. I cannot find any such requirement on the current website. The e-system seems to suggest to check with London. C. Do they actual issue non-O ME now? (as they discontinued them for .for a while, just after they got the e-visa system June 2019. I was actually in the Embassy Jan 2020 and someone was getting told he could not get the ME).. I watch with interest, with what they come back with for my questions and your situation! The £10000 thing use to be the fall-back option for the retirement non-O if you did not have a state pension / pension other etc. I'm hoping that it is just that the template of supporting docs, like the e-visa TR/TRME, is general for that group of Visa's.

Is it not checking-in at the airport that may be more of a worry? better check with your carrier in advance. I knew someone who (long while ago) came on a EVA ticket, and their final return was EVA as it was "open", but in between they went back to Thailand for a few weeks on KLM ticket , but KLM were not going to let them back on the return to the UK, until they sighted the detail of the EVA back to Thailand Ticket. (Standard 6m UK visitor). after getting a panic phone call at the check-in, I said there is a copy in your organiser "Oh" sorted! Not e-tickets at that time. The 10 year visitor Visa the wife has, would not work well if you had to show the Flight detail....???? If you had a stack of frequent flyer points, an award ticket is maybe useful, as you could cancel and get most of the points back for a small fee, if your airline insisted on seeing a ticket..

The UK tax residency could perhaps be about 90 days (present at at the end of each day) in the UK ongoing or even less if just a transition year, with the sufficient ties criteria, e.g. accommodation available in the UK etc.. Most of the guidance is designed for folk not wanting to be tax resident where I was wanting to ensure I was always UK tax resident. It seemed to me ideal to have a years money in hand if possible, and two accounts, fund one and send to Thailand after the 1st Jan the following year, whilst the other account is accumulating the next years Thailand budget. not always possible though.

Probably not if it did not exceed the dividend allowance or the Capital Gains Allowance (but keep all the details in an archive). But if doing a UK Tax return anyway of course include the detail.. Should max out ISAs before you move to Thailand and in the year you move (If not already there).

For Voluntary NI contributions, in relation to UK state pension it is perhaps mainly useful for the year 2016-2017 or later.. I have had a contracted out pension mostly, and was contracted in from about 2015, 40 years solid NI record but need another 6 years NI to get the current max state pension, voluntary contributions quoted as circa £830 per year, which still could be a good deal BUT only if the .Gov does not move the goal posts again. I qualified for full state pension in 2010 (30yearsNI) goal-post move in 2015 again but almost instantly qualified for max state pension ( 35 years NI). System change in 2016 leaves me with 6 years Short! May do 3 years Voluntary (if pro-rata, will have to check), but Think anything else will go in the private pension...Hopefully may return to work this year, and get the other 3 years paid that way. The UK Gov is still pushing the line, "we are all living longer" which is nonsense now, if anything the trend has reversed now. One of the biggest drivers of the trend was movement from heavy industry to light in past decades, which is largely over. With unexplained (as yet) excess deaths, COV, cost of living crisis (heating/food quality) seems implausible that life expectancy is still going up in the UK and similar, The Son never got Child benefit in Thailand for 0-13years, even though I was always working fulltime and paying NI in the UK (Days in Lieu and holidays, always in Thailand). Payout was based around the political hobby, rather than being run as insurance. Now in the UK, with the Son doing High school, and found they, some time ago, withdrew the NI credits that used to go with the Child Benefit, for kids over over 12years. (never lucky). Sorry if a bit negative...Happy New Year! ????????

I had a Samsung Microwave with the grill and hot air-blast, would recommend one of them, defrosts cooks and crisps up the food, Wasn't built in but had the fold down door. I had been considering it for a few months, it was then on sale, deal for just over 10k baht display model, only missing it original box, discounted from about 15k baht. in home pro. (2019). Then a few months later I was back in the UK. (don't have one here, yet ????, as the old one is extremely reliable ????).

For a single entry TR, on youtuber's advice I typed a sentence on the PC "Not thought applicable be to the Single entry tourist Visa requested" Snipped it to a jpeg, and was going to upload it for 8 & 9 on the question list, but since we had a state pension letter handy, uploaded that for "8". But use the jpg statement it for "9" Who is inviting you etc.

Just a quick update;- Got through to payment / Submission of the TR SE application on the 3rd April, approved on the 4th April, I picked it up on the e-mail when I got up on the 5th April. So no fear of the e-Visa system now, and a big thanks to e-visa/London Embassy for really quick processing.???? The Thailand pass, mmm, don't really want to learn that, so as unfamiliar, we will get someone to do that, it may not be complicated, but hopefully TP will be discontinued by the next trip. Or rather the next trip shall be most likely after it is discontinued ????. .

Well, dad has not been anywhere in the last twelve months so at least that was simple. (I remember applying for the son's UK passport via trendy in Bangkok, had to scan every page of one of his passports, took ages). As far as the Visa exempt+Extension, interaction with immigration with possible stress is not part of the Trip Plan. The plan is always to have everything in place and known before leaving the UK. MajorTom, the Multi-non O would be worthy of some effort, as at least that was it done for the year (I only had two of those), as far as I know non-O still unavailable from UK since June 2019. But I havn't looked at that again on the current system. The next thing is trying to find Thailand pass $20k certified insurance, that covers the isolation in a Thai Hospital, even though not symptomatic. The AXA policy does, but does, but only up to 75years old, and Dad is 89. It looks like about 8K Baht for that, then he will have is UK based travel insurance that was circa 24000 THB in March 2020 (but cancelled along with one of the flights). Doing this for the first time on these new systems, is definitely not relaxing.. I will consult with the Youtube poster again as well.... Thanks for the responses.

For number 9, I thought of inserting a Tourist authority of Thailand logo? It just seems odd. Question 9 is what I would expect if I were applying to visit the wife. This application I'm doing, is for my Father who is 89, who up until 2019 went to Thailand 177 days a year (three trips) for about 2 decades. firstly on tourist visas, getting two at a time, then on non-O ME (easiest to plan and book flights in advance)m and then back to Tourist visas in 2019 from Glasgow. Now this! thought the application was working ok, but section 4 ????. Anyway will try and get some sort of booking slip from the accom. in Thailand, can do a pension letter perhaps, but No 9?? I can't see Dad using this system himself, thankfully I have a small home office set-up with scanners etc, Hopefully someone will be along that has done a successful TR application, with this template..

https://thaievisa.go.th/applyindividual/ First thing to confirm, it is a Single entry TR visa for 60 days that is asked for. It seemed to be working fine, until section 4. If anyone can offer any insight to Section 4 - supporting documents. Is the site showing the wrong template? Can't proceed as no file added to 8 or 9.! "Required Document (Please check relevant embassy/ consulate's website for specifically required documents) 1. Passport or travel document with validity not less than 6 months. 2. Photograph of the applicant, taken within the past six months. 3. Evidence of travel from Thailand (air ticket paid in full). 4. Evidence of adequate finance (20,000 Baht per person and 40,000 Baht per family)." https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/84451-tourist-visa For tourism and leisure activities For Single Entry (stay up to 60 days) A current passport with validity not less than 6 months and at least 2 blank pages. Applicants must fill in online visa application with their given name(s) and surname as appear in their passports. Printout of visa application form submitted online, with bar code Travel booking confirmation Proof of accommodation in Thailand e.g. hotel booking, invitation letter from family or friend in Thailand Financial evidence e.g. bank statements, proof of earnings, sponsorship letter Confirmation of legal residence in the UK or Ireland (if applicants are not nationals of these countries) e.g. long stay visa, residence permit, BRP card Compared with the actual page on the e-visa application Q - "5" . "Proof of accommodation in Thailand, e.g. Accommodation bookings, invitation letters from family/friends in Thailand" The accommodation room is maintained by someone in Thailand who receives occasional bank transfer and pays a holding amount for the room in cash. will we need a email from the hotel? Currently uploaded the header from a previous payment receipt? Q "8" & "9" how are these even relevant? what to upload? 1 . Biodata page of Passport or Travel Document Document-1.JPG 2 . Photograph *taken within the last six months. If the photograph does not reflect your current appearance you may be refused to enter the Kingdom of Thailand Document-10.jpg 3 . Declaration Download declaration Document-3.jpg 4 . Travel booking confirmation Document-9.JPG (e-ticket) 5 . Proof of accommodation in Thailand, e.g. Accommodation bookings, invitation letters from family/friends in Thailand Document-54.jpg 6 . Financial evidence, e.g. bank statements, proof of earnings, sponsorship letter Document-62.jpg (bank statement) 7 . Confirmation of legal residence in a country in which you are applying for the visa. (In case that you are not a national of the country in which you are applying for the visa.) Document-70.JPG (Passport) 8 . A confirmation letter from employer, School, Self-assessment, Pension statement Drag and drop file or browse from computer 9 . Identity of the person inviting you to stay e.g. Thai ID card, Passport Drag and drop file or browse from computer 10 . Applicant is required to upload his/her passport pages which contain all travel records for the past 12 months (1 year) since the last international trip. Document-1394.jpg (Holding passport with blank pages, not travel last 12 months) 11 . Applicant must apply for e-Visa via specific Embassy/Consulate conforming with his/her consular jurisdiction and residency. Applicant is required to upload document that can verify his/her current residency. Document-1395.jpg(Local authority council tax bill) 12 . Please upload your picture holding the photo and information page of the passport. (dad holding his photo page of passport open)

I don't see anyway round the physical appointment, I hope you get a positive email reply maybe about the birth Cert, but the Passport I'm pretty sure will remain to be a physical appointment. If you were to try to use the British Birth Cert (long version with both parents names etc..) in Thailand at the very least you would need it legalized in the UK (which you can do by post at the moment) https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/page/81905-legalisation?menu=5d6636ce15e39c3bd0007344 But then perhaps everything still needing stamped up with a translation, at the MFA at Chaeng Wattana, before use at a local office. Not sure that would work,. But the passport issuance/renewal in the local office for the kids does seem easy enough, but still a Mum Dad and Kid physical appointment. I think best just going as a British kid, on the British Passport this time perhaps, and do the Thai BC and Passport later when back, which gives you the Number, then do the ID card at the local office in Thailand during some future trip. It is possible to renew the ID in the UK, but not the initial issue and cannot amend it. (e.g. my Daughter is still using Maiden name as She would have to change the Thai passport first, before changing the British one. Also, later, would have to amend the ID card in Thailand. ) Anyway glad we got her Thai Passport renewed Jan 20 just before everything became complicated! Good luck!????

Of course, then they could have decided not to go, no point in going on holiday, to give yourself more potential stress. The holiday company should promote it as a stress, risk, endurance and financial gamble. They probably had Relax on a lovely beach ???? , ????. Good article though, it will let more people know the reality of the situation.

1st Az jab March 2021 left arm Developed some pain in my knuckles of my left hand, for a few days the middle two fingers, should I clench my hand, had to push the middle two fingers straight again. A few days after the jab, a very bad headache for about 24hrs. The joint pain in the knuckle joints faded away and was zero by about 5 weeks (only a problem for the clutch on my motorcycle really). 2nd Az May 2021 Slight return of the left hand knuckle pain for a few days only. (The nurses at this station had not heard of the joint pain issue, but a bit of a headache was common, though I thought their description of the headache, was perhaps less than my experience). 3rd Jab, Booster, [Last night] Pfizer (&Flu) both in the left arm. These nurses were aware of a few people having the Joint Pain that I had experienced after the 1st jab back in March. So far so good, feel slightly more sleepy than normal today, but no other reactions. If the joint pain I experienced in my left hand, had happened to my back, I could see why it would be an issue. I hope She recovers soon , my Best Wishes. 4th Jab, depends on the rate of cases in the population, unlikely to be before April 22!