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Joe, I now am going to Savannakhet to apply for a multiple entry because my circumstances have changed.

I have both forms for the Visa Application for the Thai Consulate and for my Laos Visa On Arrival and see that I have to provide details of 1) a Laos based guarantor for the Thai consulate and 2) Laos based contact person for the visa on entry.

As I don't know anyone in Laos, what do I do about this?

Can I also use my wife's name as guarantor in Thailand for the consulate visa application?

Thanks in advance.

homemade514 Thank you for your kind advice and solid information. Needless to say, I now have some breathing space to get things in order. 

For general information for anyone in this situation, https://www.immigration.go.th/content/service_24 lays out the documentation required to get an extension, but omits the need for the following: 1) photos 2) "renting a house/ apartment you will need the contract and 3) id/tabien baan of the house/ apartment owner."

Based on advice from people here, it's undoubtedly a good idea to take these documents as well.

Thank you for your replies, overherebc and ubonjoe

I didn't realise I could get a 60 day extension on my current extension, and therefore not have to leave Thailand (for now). Again, sorry to be a pain, but what are the document requirements and procedure for this? Would they want proof of financial status for a 60 day extension?

I'm currently in BKK so would visit IMM at Chaengwattana.

Thank you.

I have a non-imm O extension of stay (multiple re-entry) based on marriage, obtained at Chaengwattana last year. We also have a son and my name is on the Thai birth certificate as his father. We have all the legally required documents.

I've been working in Thailand for a number of years and, during that time, have had a variety of work sponsored non-imm extensions of stays, WP's etc., all legal and above board. I've never done a border run.

My current extension is due to expire on 11 February 2019. After retiring last year, unfortunately, it looks likes I'm not going to make the financial requirements this time round and am not prepared to use an agent to fix this for me. I have an pension income from the UK, but it's been less than 40K a month for a long time, and I don't have 400K in my Thai bank account. 

In short, should I/can I go with my family to Savannakhet, Laos just before my current extension expires and apply for a 90 day single entry based on marriage or parenthood, and without having to verify my financial status? Once back in Thailand, do I then continue to apply for 60 day extensions to visit (stay with) my family? If so, does that mean I then keep renewing the 60 day extension for a fixed period of time, say one year?

Long term, once my financial situation settles down, I plan to switch "back" to a one year extension of stay, based on marriage or parenthood, from within Thailand.

My apologies if my request seems a repeat of all you have dealt with before on here, but I know you guys have spent a lot of time answering questions like this, so your time and expertise are really appreciated.

If I've missed out a information, please don't hesitate to ask.

Thank you, and regards.

What conflict? Where? It would be nice if the junta and their pollsters actually defined what they mean by ' conflict'.

Anyway, surely the country is happy living under the junta and A44, right?

Given two plus years of junta and A44 rule, anyone else perplexed as to why corruption is still as rampant as ever? I am.

You might be forgiven if you think that the junta actually allows corruption as payment in kind in return for 'supporting' it. I do.

Every time I read about any improvement - and this is not - to education in Thailand, I just see a budget for someone to misappropriate and a project that will never to be heard of again.

Utter, utter propagandist drivel from the MoE. It lacks the expertise, resources and desire for this or any other major, useful change to education standards and teaching in Thailand.

The rot is complete. The only thing that will come out of this is yet more budget for someone to play with, which is exactly the point.

While, no doubt, making sure that he and his cronies and other people of influence continue to consolidate and improve upon their financial situations.

From 2014. Nothing more needs to be said on the subject.

Motives, eh? Perhaps the old bill could start by checking who the 10 billion baht worth of illegally issued land deeds were issued to.

They could also interview the department staff, work colleagues from elsewhere, family and close associates, friends and other acquaintances and the staff from his local 7-11.

I hope that helps...

Have to love the logic at work here. Oh, wait...

Yet another utterly meaningless 'report' about human trafficking without names, circumstances and legal proceeding details.

Have any Mr. Bigs been arrested and jailed since the junta announced its crackdown two odd years ago? No.

I know some 'big' cases are ongoing, but surely some progress has been made and deserves some media attention.

Another raft of legislation, and another, no doubt, huge budget allocated for the competent, relevant authorities and their fully professional internal forensic audit and legal staff to implement and enforce the new laws, without bias and across the board.

Given the huge institutionalised corruption at both local and central government level, I expect to see the media awash with news of names - both big and small - and related court cases only a few weeks and months after the law goes live. 

Apart from, that is, those corrupt individuals who 'may' conveniently fall under the 'will unlikely be sufficient to eliminate the entire system' part of the minister's statement...

No mention of names, no mention of actual 'crimes', no mention of the money stolen, no mention of collusion with businesses or other authority figures, no mention of prison sentences and no mention of assets seizures.

Conclusion: No point.

It's a win-win for the junta mein general. If the vote is a yes he stays, if no he stays. People thinking about voting no will vote yes in the vague hope that a return to democracy will actually happen and speed up the junta's exit. That is very unlikely.

Either way he'll claim staying on is for the good of the country. Expect to see more use of Article 44.

You would think that if all these achievements were true, the junta would hire an independent documentary production company and ask a couple of reputable journalists, social commentators and academics to make an unbiased programme series and air it on all media channels, including TV.

It's hardly rocket science and, if Somkid's blatherings are true, it would be a great way to really explain all these achievements to the people and would clearly demonstrate the junta's commitment to transparency and improving people's lives...

Why would you need to ask people to do good things?

No problem. The already wealthy 10% will grab the money as usual. Situation normal.

So Prayuth complains that Thai PBS doesn't cover the junta's achievements enough but focuses too much on people's problems and complaints and not the results.

But, but, but... I thought after the junta installed itself in Thailand, the good general ordered the setting up of many, many local and provincial access points and hotlines for the people to make complaints and for officials to help them with their problems.

In closing, I assume a vast budget was allocated for this wonderfully publicly spirited initiative, including a PR and media network to report what has been achieved...

Whatever the 'oath-taking ritual' - and that in itself says a lot about feudal Thailand - no one should have to or be made to kowtow.

As for Danai being suspended pending an investigation, utter nonsense. The report itself is the usual sketchily detailed, no context, self-censored rubbish, no doubt born out of fear of offending someone, losing face or being sued for defamation.

So as a major global tourist destination, the authorities have only just thought about this?

Absolute rubbish, and just another very feeble excuse to misappropriate budget.

If true, this would make a great photo opportunity for some big wig pointing at the offending fakes.

Has anyone actually seen the fake copies displayed by the authorities on the news or elsewhere?

I'm sure it's not propaganda; however, it could be that the junta is still waiting for the printers to finish the 'evidence' before it holds a press conference...

Speed cameras need a budget, right? Kerching!

Assuming they won't be substandard, overpriced or fakes, how long until they stop working?

Followed quickly by another request for more budget? Double kerching!

It's not a waste of money. As others have pointed out, there are two odd weeks until the referendum, so very little, if anything, will be achieved in that time.

Nonetheless, the budget will be used wisely. Trust me.