timbothaivisa

thanks everyone - sounds like it's in our favour after all 😄

1 minute ago, FritsSikkink said:

Let you wife asked why they need it.

she's being "greng jai" 😏

(about them, not me lol)

I'm happy to oblige if the need is genuine, but nobody seems willing to convey or pre-empt my instinctive response: "why?"
Obviously wifey just wants to get on with it, and (like many Thais) doesn't share my natural skepticism about surrendering ID without at least a good reason.

 
Any ideas? 😶

interesting to see. So it looks like Cambodia is the main culprit ????

So much hate on this thread. Some harping on about racism, yet quite content to stoke their own version of hatred instead.

Here's a young guy who never asked for anything life has thrust upon him, born into a role that would always keep him in the shadow, yet always find himself under the spotlight of criticism. Mum that did her best to protect his innocence taken from him as a child,  then (most likely) cruelly made aware of his origins - you can imaging the bullying he endured as a youth.

Given the world, but cursed as the target of vitriol with no fulfillment to look forward to - no wonder he's tried to turn his back on it all. You 'd think money can make up for it all, but you'd be shallow.

And one day he'll have to come to terms to how this woman has used him for her own purposes, made him burn bridges and publicly humiliate himself and his family. He's fallen so far from his glory days as Europe's last Warrior Prince, I'm genuinely worried for him as a person.

Now troll me.

50 minutes ago, welovesundaysatspace said:

Where was I talking about a court? 

It's called a parallel, and the entire discussion is about 

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hefty fines being imposed by the EU’s top court 

Are you sure you're on the right thread?

50 minutes ago, welovesundaysatspace said:

Maybe read and understand what people wrote before replying. 

Quite.

40 minutes ago, welovesundaysatspace said:

The EU can take action against Germany if it wants. What’s your point? That our family gets better treated than a third country? 

This attitude sums up the partisan / fanatical character of the debate. People don't even pretend to sound even-handed anymore.

Imagine if the UK Supreme Court demonstrated consistent bias against the interests of your political allegiance, I'm sure we'd be hearing another argument entirely.

The fact is, a court is only as legitimate as the impartiality of its decisions and process. If you're delighted to cheer your corner into public illegitimacy, then you truly have the support of both sides ????

Went to the new IMPACT site today for 90 day report. Arrived at the desk at 3:28pm, was out by 3:35.

Staff reasonably polite and very efficient - happy camper here.

great news, thank you!

I knew my extension renewal was coming up next month, but only this morning remembered (in a panic) that the 400k needs to be in my account for 2 months - and I'm short.

Has anyone dealing with Chaengwatanna found them to be flexible on this point - assuming I top up now?

If not, what are my options short of slogging out the whole visa process again? Could I do a border run to get an extra 90 days?

Was politely informed today by the immigration officer that in future I would need to do 90 Day Reports at Changwatanna, as they would only be processing Labour Dept. issues at Imperial World from now on.

Next time I'll be setting my calendar reminders better to so I don't miss the Online Reporting window!

Thanks gents, last night I gathered most of the requirements as above from another thread, as I left home at 6:30am.

If you plan to go early like we did, know that there was already a queue at 7:05am when we arrived, with doors not opening until 8:30am, by which time the queue had encircled the seating area in the main building lobby twice!

Signed copies of all the below were brought along with originals, but we were not asked to produce the originals:

• Marriage Certificate
• Kror 2 (returned without inspection)
• Wife's Tabien Baan
• Wife's ID card
• Passport main page
• Passport last entry stamp + TM6 departure card
• Passport expired 'annual extension of stay for marriage' stamp
• Condo lease agreement

Extras worth noting: 

• the officer also required a copy of the original (expired) Non-O visa, which was on another page. Luckily she gave me time to go and get the copy made downstairs in a shop towards the back of the complex. 
• meanwhile the wife needed to fill in written statements confirming our married status and acknowledgement of the penalties of overstay
• since the reason for extension was for the 400k in my account to mature for the required 2 months, the officer asked to see my bank book which I had luckily brought along. the book was not updated to show the funds present, but she was satisfied to see that the account had been in use with some decent-sized sums deposited in the past
• since we presented the condo contract as proof of residence, she also requested a copy of the landlord's ID card and Tabien Baan, neither of which we had. luckily my wife is a charmer and the officer let us off on this occasion!

Thanks again to the experts, and hope this experience proves useful to others.

So the week is finally upon me, and predictably there are questions, questions, questions...

For the 60 day extension, do I need to do any more than fill in the standard form with photo and pay the 1,900?

I read in another thread that getting an extension for permission to stay based on family requires the child to be in attendance? Does my wife need to be with me?

Last question (honest!)

While looking up answers to this, I found a number of discussions where the figure of 800k is being mentioned, along with others quoting the usual 400k. Why the difference, and is 400k correct for my purposes?

Right, that makes much more sense - thanks again!

Sounds promising! 

So would that extension bridge the gap using my existing Non-O visa? Basically I'm really trying to avoid going for a new visa when I come to get my new extension for marriage.

Maybe I should post another topic (please say if so), but I'd like to switch to the "400k in the bank" method of financial proof, but the funds have only just become available, and my current extension is only until end of this month. Is there any way to "extend" my current status until the "2 months in the bank" requirement is done?

Excellent - as usual ubonjoe

My first year of married bliss is drawing to an end, and all the topics I read tend to discuss getting a new visa + extension. Do I need to leave Thailand and get a brand new visa, or can I just submit a fresh set of evidence to ensure my wife gets to drive me nuts for another 12 months?

Thanks, that's what I thought. I'll have to hunt around & dig out that announcement (from end of 2014?).

Thanks again guys, and sorry for the confusion!

Hopefully this thread helps some other poor soul lost amongst conflicting dates and policies

Answer: No, it is not too late; it is in fact too early now. Immigration will accepts your next application any time during the last 30 days of your current permission to stay. Don't wait until the last day. You lose nothing by applying earlier because the new one-year extension will be added to the end of the current permission to stay, ie it will be until 31 AUG 2017 even if you apply already on 2 August.

Thank you for your concise answer and (dare I say it) patience!

But just to be clear - I require no new visas, as long as I have a valid extension of stay?

You've had your fun time to close this one I would say.

I can assure you, I was having everything except fun. This is a genuine enquiry, suffering a few crossed wires.