nithisa78

Why don't you do like my beloved Father did, start and OSHA, only for S.E. Asia.

Talk is cheap.

Well if the 'friend' has a father, mother, grandfather or grandmother who was born in Ireland (Eire or southern Ireland to be precise), then he or she can claim Irish nationality and therefore EU residency too. It doesn't matter where the applicant was born. I think you must have been born before 2004 or something as the door has now been shut to those born after that date. Doing this was very popular with UK journalists during UDI in the Ian Smith regime in Rhodesia as at the time he didn't let anyone with a UK passport into the country. Those who could wave an Irish Passport of course, were able to get in. Many countries have Irish populations and usually smile on Irish passports.

You simply have to produce a full copy your birth certificate (BC) and then those of your father/mother and their marriage certificate (and the same for grandparents if necessary). Then your birth can be registered in Ireland once you sign the form, and the follow on is a passport and everything that goes with it. You don't have to live in Ireland or have worked there or even have an Irish address. Of course, the connected relative must have had an Irish BC which can be problematical as the Register Office in Dublin got burnt down in 1922 during the riots for independence. However, the tracing service is very good and they usually come up with a full BC at a very reasonable standard cost plus as many copies as you want. Sometimes, the BC is a document that the relative never possessed as passports and so on weren't as important in those far off days.

Interestingly, for other countries that demand you resign citizenship of your former country (e.g. America) before taking up theirs, Ireland will also give you a letter to say that they have rescinded their nationality but it automatically gets reinstated immediately afterwards! The UK will also give you a letter and allow you to reinstate UK nationality, but will only do that once on your say so and there are loads of forms to be filled in and procedures to be followed. You also need to be careful of some countries that will confiscate your passports from countries other than the one you entered on if they find them on you. Stupid and expensive to get replacements, but as we know you can't beat the system and have to work with it.

There are those whose hobby is to collect passports like confetti and I once met one person who had fifteen nationalities. He did have the same date of birth on them all and the total cost caused me to have a sharp intake of breath. But that's a hobby for you.

Italy, no problem if you're of Italian derivation. Not at all expensive.

The truth always works very well.

Maybe he spent loads of money here, no one knows.

He certainly hasn't harmed my life and I have no ill feelings towards him.

No hard feelings towards him, it is what was done and not done. I don't even know him to have any hard feelings. However, events such as these do make it more difficult for others. That's a more than long overstay. If the OP was real, you reach out for a lawyer or ubonjoe. Not posters on TV. So, my gut says BS.

Usual knee jerk reaction, lets look at the "what" and not care for one minute as to the "why" !

None of you know the circumstances involved and yet are mostly screaming to "hang em high"

Dont be so quick to judge, until you know the facts, and besides, there may well be a family and dependants involved too.

I wasn't aware that "family and dependents" gives the green light to egregiously violate a host country's immigration laws...

Actually I had an overstay due to family health issues. The I/O said, had I not packed the documents into my already checked bag, he'd have waived the fine.

So, if there are facts the OP could have made mention of them. He set himself up to be slammed and he got slammed. Not judged. There was no what or why. Just vague, if the OP was even real.

Many thanks for the positive and helpful replies I will pass them on negative comments well maybe we should not judge unless we know all of the facts but thanks for taking the trouble to write a reply albeit judge mental

Explain some facts. Whomever it is broke the law. Fouls it up for the rest of us. There is rarely any excuse for braking the law, like none. That's why its called the law.

Save the pity party.

Bon Voyage - Good journey.

The embassy in Bangkok can be very arbitrary in these decisions. One piece of advice I can give is not to give up if you initially get a rejection. I've had to go over the head of the initial interviewer more than once. Always with a positive result.

They will look at her ties to you and your ties to Thailand. Anything that gives the impression that you are highly unlikely to abandon Thailand such as property here (vehicles, established businesses, etc) will help if your relationship with her is firmly established. Bring any photos of you with her family, the two of you vacationing together and evidence of previous travel with her. You never know what kinds of questions will pop up so be prepared.

Young Sir, Sounds like you're Golden. Canada is an enlightened society. The only part that seems iffy, tourist VISA and going to school.

If there is a problem at entry, Supervisor.

Ask the lawyer or ubonjoe. Enjoy the day.

I am able to qualify for a retirement visa/extension anyhow.

But I could also do a METV if I wished.

I am a U .S. citizen, so no problem getting a METV in the states.

I have the funds to show to stay in Thailand, I currently live in Thailand, and can show a contract with a place of residence monthly in Thailand. I pay for my apartment in Thailand monthly and can show receipts proving that

I get a monthly pension paid to me in my Thai bank account monthly and I can show I have funds to live in Thailand for 6 months easily with no problem

If I wished to I could easily qualify to stay the 6 cold months of snow and ice in my U.S. home area in Thailand on a tourist METV visa.

In fact, if the Thais looked at it carefully I am exactly the kind of "quality tourist" they should be trying to attract with their 6 month multi entry tourist visa.

6 months every year in Thailand, and 6 months back in the U.S. in the summer......I could happily do that.

If they would just see the opportunity a 6 month tourist multi entry visa is just the thing for me, as well as a nice profit maker for Thai immigration.

All they would have to do is to market it to the right group and they can have a good money maker.

All Thai immigration has to do is think about it clearly and see the METV as the profitable money maker it could be if marketed properly.

Just make it available to the "six month annual tourist" who want to live in Thailand and escape he cold winter in the U.S. and Europe. by making it available in Thailand with some restriction on funds and of course not allowing the METV holder to work in Thailand.

Am it he only one who sees this?

I am not a marketing genius, but I can smell the opportunity here.

Wake up, Thai immigration, and see what a fantastic opportunity you could have here.

Thank you -good post.

Though I doubt anything will change.

Thai immigration is awake. The power struggle and infighting is what's going on here.

I have just posted this topic Ubon Ratchaithani Immigration Office Has Moved To Sirindhorn

Thought it would be best to get it on the forum instead of being hid away in this topic.

ubonjoe, is this the former Chong Mek office?

Thank you.

No

Look at post #400.

Thank you.

I have just posted this topic Ubon Ratchaithani Immigration Office Has Moved To Sirindhorn

Thought it would be best to get it on the forum instead of being hid away in this topic.

ubonjoe, is this the former Chong Mek office?

Thank you.

Thanks for the info on the new Siridhorn Immigration office.

I'm moving to Ubon from Pattaya around February/March and I appreciate this vital info about my future bureaucratic environment !!

Bon Voyage. Things are done very easy here.

Give then 4000 baht every month and be done,you will just keep throwing money into this venture believe me i speak from experience.

I get your point but, given I made one move to go to makro and buy new stock and already sales are improving I do not feel as though I should just give in just yet if you get me?

If the shop once made good money, good money to them probably being 1000bhat per day sales, I am convinved it can be done again... now like I say the only reason the other locals go to the other store is for the 1% yearly loyalty scheme and lack of selection, so I will attempt the 2% monthly scheme, get even more variation of stock and if that does not help I will throw the towerl in, just wondering if you guys might have any more ideas to throw into the pot?

Cheers

Your idea is sound. Give the people a reason to shop at mum and dad's. What else is there. That's how we choose one from the other, everywhere in the world.

No need to show anybody anything. For one, how does the landlord even know you're coming? and what business is it of theirs?

Sounds like plans for some illegal doings.

I would be careful. It just doesn't seem right on how he/or she would know you're coming, unless your "Girlfriend" tolded them and that just don't make any sense

Thai immigration at the airport BKK Suvarnabhumi, on their form; they want to know where you're going to stay. Write down the address, end of story. Bon Voyage.

ubonjoe, where are you?

Weird. I didn't see anything here from ubonjoe. He'd know or ask the lawyer.

Best of luck. Get married and or give him a bonus and maybe that will clear it up.

There are scads of odd posts on TV, in living and traveling all over the world, money talks nobody walks.

Pay, smile and get on with our lives. I've always eneterd Thailand and had an address to clear immigration of where I would be.

I'm not aware of when I was staying with friends of anybody reporting my visit to immigration. I'm sure they didn't .

However, who knows?

Bon Voyage.

The good life certainly isn't easy. Or inexpensive. Could you get married in the UK?

When there was a snafu at USCIS, that was what we were going to do in USA, which turned out not to be necessary.

Best of luck and love. It will work out -love always finds a way.

ask the lawyer or ubonjoe .

"after nine years in Thailand, I'm moving to Zijuatanejo (Remember "The Shawshank Redemption?). Three reasons:

1. Tourist Visa is ~$25 U.S. Good for six months. No visa runs, no 90 reporting to immigration, unlimited (thought that may change in the future).

2. NO work permit needed to jam with the local musicians in the bars/clubs.

3. Jomtien beach is a sewer. Looks beautiful from a 5th floor condo, but I tried swimming in it recently and thought I might need to get some shots after, just filthy!

I'll be there in six weeks, I'll keep y'all posted on the progress'

Forget about the visa....you have to live with the culture.

Latin Americans in general are 'scammers'...in a cruder, more repulsive way than the 'Chinese-Thai's.

however, North American's feel a 'comfort zone' with staying within their own hemisphere...fools!

(it's only 1000 miles to my hospital in Chicago where I can have new stents installed to keep me on my' huevos rancheros' diet)

Had rental property. Once rented to all Russians and eastern Europeans, once to all Mexicans and latin Americans. The Europeans all cheap , but on time. All the Latins stole, even wall sockets, etc. The Mexicans and Mexican Americans, the worse. Though very likeable. Have never had a problem with Thais stealing in the USA or Thailand. Married to Thailand. In all of these cases including many of us, we're dealing with people, little or no adolescents. That's what most westerners don't seem to have any grasp of. Every insensitive.

ubonjoe , is the answer to your question.

Just a question for my own curiosity :

Is not the rule that whatever immigration stamps into your passport is valid?

Even if "wrong".

Yes. Though I'd still ask the lawyer or ubonjoe.

Had an overstay many years back. Health issues for Thai people. The man at the border told me if documents were not packed in my checked bag, he'd have waived the fee. He wasn't smiling, but that was what he said. At a later date found out same disposition if it had been me.

Hire a lawyer. Get a finance VISA and photo evidence means a lot. No disrespect, it was a weak application.

This seems like you might want to consult with the authorities. TV, you're expecting good advise?

http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/abroad/events-and-records/birth.html