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2 hours ago, 2 is 1 said:

Our id here in Finland be based on social security number not so much in name. You dont have same kind system in Uk? Just thinking you can show that detail if get some problem when enter Thailand.

That sounds like a good idea but I don't think they use that information here, on the certificates at least. 

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

It shouldn’t cause any issues upon arrival in / travel to Thailand. 

 

But, if you are concerned simply edit in your middle name.

 

Most certificates are issued in PDF format, so this is easily achieved in Adobe Acrabat or foxit Pdf editor etc. 

 

( I had to edit numbers PCR certificates with missing info, also added my Passport # to my vaccine cert)

Thanks and as it happens I did that very thing on the download copy, I wasn't sure what info the QR code contained and had my doubts if that was a good idea or not. However, the official paper certificate that they send can't be edited of course. If the download and printed copy is accepted by the powers that be then what you've suggested is probably worth a go.

My UK Covid vaccine certificate doesn't show my middle name despite my best efforts to get the information updated with the department that issues the certificates. I've already applied for a second certificate, after the NHS confirmed my full name is registered with them but still the same problem. 

Has anyone else experienced the same issue and did it cause any problems for entering Thailand?

Thanks.

Some people don’t know how to use Zebra Crossings but its there in black and white

I have just read this on another part of the forum: - every time you enter Thailand during the Non Imm O-A Visa 1-year validity, you will be stamped in with a 1-year permission to stay.

Does anyone know if this is still the case with the current restrictions in place?  Thanks.

Hello, 

My O-A multi-entry visa expires on December the 1st. I'm currently in the UK for family reasons  and I'd now like to return to Thailand.

I'm not sure if they would issue me with a COE based on the time I have left on my visa, however, if they did, its likely that I'd be in quarantine when my visa expires. Does anyone happen to know what would happen if this were the case?

Its been left late I know, but that was out of my control unfortunately.   

Thanks in advance.

So Non-O-A is ok to return to Thailand now? I cant keep up!

"Monkeys invited to see what a cushy number foreign diplomats have"

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9 hours ago, Myran said:

In Sweden we have an expression: "Sweep in front of your own door first". Maybe the brits should take care of their own animal abuse, like Greyhound racing and the meat industry, before pointing fingers at others. Though I supposed Thailand's an easy target when you want to shift focus and point to something far away, so you don't actually have to do anything about it except pretend that you're outraged.

We have a similar saying " Don't <deleted> on your own doorstep". I think yours may have been born out of ours? I'm inclined to agree with you, people should get their own house in order before they criticise others.  

6 hours ago, Matzzon said:

So, you are saying that you do not recognize your government and that they are not representing you as a Brit or the British population?

I refer to my honourable friend Kamma

3 hours ago, kamma said:

What does the British government have to do with this?

 

This decision was made independently by the supermarkets in reaction to pressure from animal rights groups. 

Exactly

20 minutes ago, samsensam said:

 

i come from a farming community and can confirm the dogs used to round up the sheep are definitely NOT  paid, they work long hours running around all day and all they get is a bowl of food - which is put on the FLOOR for them to eat out of. disgraceful. i demand action. end dog slavery now!

Somebody please pull down that statue of Shep 

An update to all.

I sent a message via the E Visa site to tell them the trouble I was having. The next day everything went through with no issues whatsoever.

Sent the documents to Thai embassy in London and within a few days my passport and OA visa was sent to me.

So if your having difficulties with the site, email them with your application number and hopefully that will help sort thing out. 

12 minutes ago, uncleeagle said:

 

not only have you paid 10 times the going rate for a not fit for purpose insurance policy (so now you need to buy a real policy) but the clock on that policy is now ticking and you will now not get a full period on your non OA visa as once that visa is finally issued, if it ever is, the extension will only be up to the expiration of the insurance policy. 

Not a problem and did you read the question? Was I looking for insurance advise? If your an expert on the E Visa as well then that would be useful.

3 hours ago, uncleeagle said:

 

we all get the need for some kind of insurance but youve just paid 30-50k for a policy that is grossly over priced and provides very poor insurance. for a tenth of the cost outside their forced scheme you would have better coverage by far.

 

to make it simpler for you to understand, youve just done the equivalent of paying 1000 baht for a coffee at starbucks when the normal price in starbucks for the same coffee wouldbe 100 baht.

To make it simple for you, I can afford it but thanks for the advise ha ha ha

1 minute ago, uncleeagle said:

Why buy the insurance to get the OA when you can get the O without insurance? Didnt you just spend 30-50k for nothing, especially lf you cant even get the actual visa you wanted? 

The O-A seems to fit my needs, I would have insurance even it wasn't a requirement. I wouldn't stay in a country for any amount of time without something in place for medical care.

32 minutes ago, treetops said:

It picks up on one of your saved applications where the previous initial entries force it down the Tourist Visa path.  Delete the previous ones and start from scratch.  When you delete one, refresh the page as it clears all previous ones from the table even though only one is being deleted.  Refreshing it shows the rest of them up again.

Also if you've been trying for a while, make sure the date range for previous partially completed applications is sufficient to show (and delete) them all.

 

Check each file size as there's a max limit it won't let you exceed.

Thanks, have already done both of those, deleted old applications, refreshed, not deleted, tried again, logged out logged in, still not deleted. All files uploaded within the size criteria specified. Still pulling my hair out.

To try and cut what is starting to be a long story, into a short one.

When I first heard about E Visa for Thailand I thought it was a great idea, after all, almost everything is done online now so why not.

Having registered with the E Visa site (easy to do) I then started the visa application process. The system allows you to save a part application, come back to it later, edit it and set up a completely new visa application. Saves the applications in a list and you can continue that application whenever, well in theory at least.

My problems started when I wanted to start a new application, the site decided that it would only give me one option (tourist visa)  in the drop down menu for visa type. No matter what I did or from which computer, same problem. Emailed them, got some nonsense reply several days later. Decided to set up a new E Visa account and bingo, drop down menu gave me all visa types to choose from.

That should be the end of the story, sadly not, the whole E Visa site seems to be full of glitches. It now wont allow me to  upload my documents for the 0-A visa I've applied for (it lets me select the relevant document from my folders but wont upload it). Tried to start a new application but get an error message and tells me to try again, tried again about ten times and still wont have it.

The site wont save changes I've made when in edit mode etc etc.

I've done another email on the contact page but not optimistic about the outcome.

The only contact appears to be in BKK. Does anyone know of a UK help line?

Have my flight booked for January and now have visions of having to get a 30 day visa on arrival and trying to extend.

I'm over 50, have all the relevant documents, have the health insurance in place that's now required for the O-A (did that via AXA in Pattaya, very easy, if anyone is interested).

If anyone has experienced the same problems and resolved them then I'd be very interested to hear about it, thanks.

What a complete idiot. They should have given him a night or two in the cells.

I met my Thai wife in the UK, we came here in 1994 with our eldest daughter who was born in the UK 2 years prior to our departure. Our daughter did not have a Thai birth certificate until 2008, when we started the process of getting a Thai passport to avoid the hassle of extensions of stay and 90 day reporting. All my wife had to do was get a certified copy of the translation of our daughters UK birth cetificate by the British Pro Consul. She then took this to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs who issued a legalised Thai birth certificate. She then went to the amphur (which is the procedure your ex-wife is refering to) and got her name placed my wife's house book. She then was able to get a Thai I.D. card and with the Thai I.D. she was able to get a Thai passport. She now holds both Thai and British Nationality so she does not have to appy for a Visa to the UK or for a Visa for Thailand. She exits and enters here on her Thai passport. For the UK/EU she enters and exits on her British passport. If your ex-wife is willing, you could have the whole process completed within 2 weeks.

Thanks very much. I hope we find it that straightforward too.

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First there is no law that states that a Thai cannot have dual nationalities.

Your ex wife is wrong. It cannot be done at an Amphoe. The Thai birth certificate she needs can only be issued by the Thai embassy in London.

The only way to do ii from here is to apply for it through the consular affairs department of the MFA in Bangkok.

You should be able to do it at the Embassy in London without your ex wife being present. She would have to sign some forms and give her consent. She would need to sign the consent and other forms at an Amphoe to have her signature notarized by them.

I suggest you contact the embassy to find out what will be needed.

Info for applying for the birth certificate and passport is here: http://www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk/?q=node/191

Thai citizenship law was amended in March 1992 to effectively permit dual citizenship in the case of your daughter. So the horse has well and truely bolted on that one.

In terms of what you need to do, ubonjoe has it right.

The important element of this is you need the mother to be cooperative so that she signs the required paperwork for the Thai birth cerificate. This MUST be issued by the relevant Thai authority in the child's country of birth, and in this case that means the Thai embassy in London. In normal circumstance both parents trot down to the embassy shortly after the birth of the child and sort the papertwork there and then.

Now, the path of least resistance in your case is that you probably you have to come back to Thailand and sort it through the department of consular affairs at the ministry of foreign affairs in Bangkok.

They effectively handle the Comms and liase with the Thai embassy back in the UK given that the relevant parents are now based back in thailand. They can sort the birth cerificate issueance remotely and when that is done, you can get the child registered on a local 'house book' which effectively issues her with an ID number and ID card.

At which point you can apply for a Thai passport. Once issued, you do a short flight to say singapore or KL, departing on your daughters british passport and re entering on her Thai passport to ensure she has no immigration limits on her stay.

The other issue you have to consider is that until your daughter turns 20, she will need both parents to sign for her Thai passport before she is issued it. That is all well and good if you have a good relationship with the mum.

However, if you don't, I strongly recommend you seek a Thai court to grant you sole custody of your child so that you no longer need the signature of the mother on the Thai passport application. You face the very real situation otherwise of your child effectively stranded in Thailand as she does not have a Thai passport by which to depart the country.

Thanks, very useful. Fingers crossed that it can be sorted.

Oh dear . Its very easy to get both a thai and uk passport for a child living in uk.

I have done it for all 3 of my kids, without any problem.

Thanks, but I imagine you and your wife had to attend the Thai embassy in London?