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16 hours ago, chris26be said:

Phalonrangit Road (next to Thung Sri Muang Park)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/WSNScVVr227Xu891A

Called them and they will do the translation.  Thank you for the help.  👍

49 minutes ago, chris26be said:

Phalonrangit Road (next to Thung Sri Muang Park)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/WSNScVVr227Xu891A

Thanks.

Is this an official notarised translation service, or a Thai class?

I need my UK passport to be officially translated into Thai for some government paperwork.

Does anyone know any companies in Ubon which could do this please?

TIA.

My 13 year old son plays football at home regularly at a high level and would like to keep up his training and skills while we are away.

Are there any football clubs around Ubon or Sisaket he could train or play with for the next few weeks?

Or if there isn't any grassroots football or training anywhere here, are there any other sports or athletics he could do for a few weeks?

TIA

Is this the wrong forum to ask in?

Or if there isn't any grassroots football or training anywhere here, are there any other sports or athletics he could do for a few weeks?

We are spending the summer in Thailand from the UK.

My 13 year old son plays football at home regularly and would like to keep up his training and skills while we are away.

Are there any football clubs in Ubon or Sisaket he could train or play with for the next few weeks?

TIA

2 hours ago, London Lowf said:

 

Yes, but they announced that a few weeks ago and it never happened! Got a notification from the UK Foreign Office, and then another one a few days later to reverse it.

 

I'm going in back in September and will get a TR60 e-visa even if the 60-day visa-exempt is active.

 

 

Apparently it started yesterday!

Either way, I'm the same as you, I don't trust them to not reverse it before I travel so I wanted to get an eVisa for peace of mind.

All approved now so all good.  I submitted it Friday and approved Monday.  Would use again.  👍

I already have a real hotel booking for a week from the day we arrive, however the booking confirmation I submitted didn't have the full address and telephone number which I now realise is the additional info they requested.

Instead I submitted a signed letter from my wife detailing that we would stay in her house after the hotel.  They just wanted a copy of her ID card and now the visa has been approved.

I've also heard rhay today they have started doing the 60 day entry stamps which is just my luck!  🤣

Just realised the problem.  The booking confirmation I sent them didn't have the full address and telephone number of the hotel on it.

Well that didn't work!

So I can now make a letter from my wide stating out our travel plans and the address and dates we will stay in the house, but there is no Thai phone number to put on it because she is in the UK and doesn't have a Thai number any more.

9 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

 

Gas bill if I recall correctly.

Thanks.  Submitted and paid for now.

If it goes wrong I'll get a cheap flight to Malaysia so I can fly to Thailand.

Cheers

3 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

Where are you applying?  I did one in the UK last year.  Also just gave the first 5 days hotel booking.  3 days.

I'm in the UK too.  Thanks I'll complete the application now.

What did you use as proof of your current location?  A home addressed letter?

5 minutes ago, Gover said:

Just give them the hotel booking confirmation. That will be enough. 

 

Thanks.

Do you know how long it takes to get the eVisa processed?

Can anyone help with the eVisa application please?  We are going in 1 month for 39 days.

First, is it worth doing an eVisa or does it take a long time to process or have a chance of being glitched or rejected?  So far, my experience on the website is that it's quite glitchy.

The alternative to getting an eVisa would be booking a cheap flight out of Thailand before my 30 visa entry stamp and then going to Immigration to extend my 30 days.  This is how I've done it before.

The part I'm stuck on for the eVisa is accommodation.  We are going for 39 days, the first week is in a hotel I've pre-booked.

The rest of the trip will be staying at our house in Ubon.  The only option for this on the application is to select "Private Accommodation" but then it asks for the name of the property.  I assumed I put my wife's name (?) but then it needs a Thai phone number which isn't applicable because my wife is currently with me in the UK and doesn't have a Thai phone number, and there's no landline at the house.

Am I doing this wrong?  Is there another way to specify staying at someone's house?

TIA

I'm travelling to Thailand on 22nd July.

Is this new 60 day visa exempt rule going to happen before then?

If not, is everyone using the eVisa?  I'm currently doing an application on there but it's much more complicated than it needs to be.

Does anyone know how long it takes for the eVisa to process?  And are they generally successful?

TIA

Hi.

My Thai wife and I live permanently in the UK.  We would like her two parents to visit and stay with us for the first time for a holiday.

We are both in the UK at the moment.  My wife has found several agents in Thailand who could assist with her parent's UK visit visa, compile and translate all of their paperwork and documents, fill in the application and apply for the visa for them, but there is no consistency between what any of them are saying needs to be done.

My in-laws are in Ubon Rachathani.  Once agency is saying that they will have to travel to Bangkok just to do biometrics at VFS at the Trendy building.  Is this correct or can biometrics be done in other cities?

Could somebody please help me by telling me what the actual formalities are now?  I applied for all of my wife's UK visit visas while we lived in Thailand but it was much easier being there to do it, and the procedure sounds different to how it is now.

Are there any agents in Ubon who would do everything for us, including Biometrics there?

We would just like to get this done in the easiest way possible for her parents.  Shipping them to BKK and back just to do biometrics doesn't seem like the easiest way!

Thanks in advance for any help.

27 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Thai nationals do not require the 10k covid insurance 

 

"How do you extend the 30 day entry stamp? No border runs required now?".

 

You can extend the 30 day entry by 30 days at immigration. 1900baht.

All you need is some basic photocopies of passport. Photo page, entry stamp, TM6 etc. 

 

You can also do border runs for a 30 day visa exempt entry and also extend that.

You don't need any of that for 6 week stay. 

 

Will your family be entering on Thai passports. 

 

Regarding your onward flight within 30 days you could consider "rent a flight".

Just Google "onward flights" and you will find information. 

Awesome.  Thank you.

My family will all be entering on their Thai passports.

21 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Visa exempt entry provides 30 day permission of stay enter via land or air. 

Each entry can be extended by 30 days. 

The 30 day throw away flight within 30 days is for airline at departure.

Currently to enter Thailand you require a Thailand Pass.

Very simple to obtain online.

You require 10k covid insurance with a 30 day coved.

Cheapest approx 650 baht.

If vaccinated provide details of 2 shots of vaccine..

Thank you for the reply.

So I can just buy any flight to depart Thailand within 30 days of my entry and receive the 30 day entry stamp like before?

How do you extend the 30 day entry stamp?  No border runs required now?

Will my Thai wife and our Thai/British kids require the COVID insurance too for this 6 week trip?

Thanks

We are planning a family trip to Thailand this summer to visit the in laws after not being able to for the last 3 years.

I've just found the online Thai eVisa system and I cannot provide a lot of the information at this time like flights etc.

Is it still a 30 days entry free stamp when landing in Thailand?

Are land border runs still possible and give 15 days?

Could I book a throwaway flight that would depart Thailand after 30 days but then do a land border run instead?

Apart from the ePass, what other paperwork is involved now for visiting Thailand on an entry free stamp?

Thank you in advance.

36 minutes ago, bigyin said:

A cover letter Is certainly not necessary. I did do a covering letter for my wife’s indefinite leave to remain application as there was one question I wanted to clarify my answer to. I didn’t however do a covering letter for the naturalisation application. Both were approved without any problem whatsoever. So if you’re happy with your application and think all your answers are clear then don’t do one but if there is something you are not 100% sure about then a covering letter is a good idea. At the end of the day the caseworker at the Home Office only has a limited amount of time to look at the application and really doesn’t want to have to read any more than they have to.

I submitted the application today and uploaded all of the scans.  I scanned all of my wife's two 66 page Thai passports!  Both of which only have a few pages with stamps on them.  Do you know if they require every page even if empty?  Or do they want the complete passport?

I made a simple cover letter explaining a few things and listing all of the documents I am submitting.

We got an appointment in a couple of weeks for £70.  There were others at the same centre for £135 around the same dates.

Thank you for the advice.

Do you guys write a cover letter for everything?

Thanks guys.  I am going to complete and pay for the application tomorrow.  Is there any point scanning and uploading documents?

Also, I think that we submit all of the documents at the Biometrics appointment, is that correct?

Do they require copies or will they make the copies?

Do we need passport photos, or they take those?  They are not mentioned on the checklist.

Anything else we might need?

On 1/12/2021 at 2:36 PM, bigyin said:

I just did all this myself in July for my wife. You might want to do one more application after this if your wife wants to become a British citizen. Anyway I can confirm that you are doing the correct application set (M). The application itself is much less detailed than that for FLR (M) so don’t worry about that. If you have got to the checklist just provide exactly what they ask for in that checklist and everything will be fine. After you submit the application and pay you will be directed to the UKVCAS website to book a biometric appointment. I would just warn you that it is quite difficult to get an appointment at the moment and people are finding that around midnight is the best time to book. The appointments are generally one month in the future. There are very few free appointments and the costs can be anything up to £200. Good luck.

I've only just seen this reply.  Thaivisa has been really glitchy and down for me most of the time recently.

Thanks for the reply.  So we need to pay for the Biometric appointment too?

And her BRP expires in a month, in fact we cannot apply until Monday which is 28 days before it expires.  If the Biometrics appointment takes a month doesn't this take her past her current visa date?

Cheers.