Schengen visa for thai citizens

[emilysb]

Hi everyone

 

I am Thai citizen as tourist visa in Prague, Czech Republic for 2 months and 2 weeks right now and will going back to Thailand on 23 October 2017. I would like know information of Schengen visa. 

 

My visa type C multiple 90 days period 6 months ( 31.07.2017 - 28.01.18 ). I have been use close to 84 days in Czech Republic until I return back to Thailand this month. Can I cancel my Czech Republic visa and apply new visa as tourist multiple with other countries part of Schengen area at Embassy in Bangkok after I use 84 days and visa not expire or can I extension my visa to stay longer in Czech Republic don't have to go back to Thailand.

 

I have questions a bout for work visa

 

- Employee visa to apply Embassy in Bangkok. Do Embassy will hold passport via processing and how many working day until to approve.

- After apply work visa for Czech Republic can I travel outside of Thailand to other countries via I am application period.

- Embassy will let go back to Czech Republic for 2 months after, I apply employee visa and before my visa expire.

 

Please help answer this questions and information to me. I have been do international call to Czech Republic Embassy in Bangkok no one pick up my call and let me hold the line for long time. I tried so many time and call on work time 9:00 am - 11:00 am ( Thailand time )

 

Thank you

[Aussieroaming]

EmilySB, Have you investigated "Golden Visas" for Schengen Visa, which allows you to live, work and reside in countries that are covered by the Schengen Visa. Very easy if you can buy a property.

[Donutz]

A type C visa is for short stays up to 90 days and never any longer. Some Schengen countries allow easy extension  (up to 90 days, not longer) and others allow extensions  (up to 90 days) only for emergencies.

 

Extending your stay from 85 to 90 days probably is not what you are looking for. So you have to return to Thailand and make a new application. 

 

Also note that as a rule you can only stay 90 days in a period of 180 days. So this means that with you having stayed almost 90 days (3 months) you will have to stay away from the Schengen area for 3 months.

 

For longer stays over 90 days you would need to apply for a type D visa once back in Thailand. If you are eligable for any such thing is different for each member state as a stat over 90 days is considered (temporary) immigration.  And immigration rules are not dictated by the EU Schengen rules but by each individual member state. Generally though working in the EU as a non EU immigrant is not really an option so seasonal/temporary work on a type C visa might be the best you can get. 

 

If you are lucky a member with experience on Czech procedures will show up. But if you want to make sure about your options I'd check with either the immigration/visa department in the Czech republic now  (they must have a website or telephone number) or contact the Czech embassy in BKK after you return, or email them.

 

Edit: processing time for a new type C visa is up to 15 calendar days. But as an exception that can be extended to 30 or 60 days. You can apply as early as 3 months before your intended travel date but the embassy may think that you want to immigrate or overstate your visa if it seems you want to work a lot in the Czech republic. So do be careful with planning your next steps!

Edited October 11, 2017 by Donutz

[emilysb]

14 hours ago, Donutz said:

A type C visa is for short stays up to 90 days and never any longer. Some Schengen countries allow easy extension  (up to 90 days, not longer) and others allow extensions  (up to 90 days) only for emergencies.

 

Extending your stay from 85 to 90 days probably is not what you are looking for. So you have to return to Thailand and make a new application. 

 

Also note that as a rule you can only stay 90 days in a period of 180 days. So this means that with you having stayed almost 90 days (3 months) you will have to stay away from the Schengen area for 3 months.

 

For longer stays over 90 days you would need to apply for a type D visa once back in Thailand. If you are eligable for any such thing is different for each member state as a stat over 90 days is considered (temporary) immigration.  And immigration rules are not dictated by the EU Schengen rules but by each individual member state. Generally though working in the EU as a non EU immigrant is not really an option so seasonal/temporary work on a type C visa might be the best you can get. 

 

If you are lucky a member with experience on Czech procedures will show up. But if you want to make sure about your options I'd check with either the immigration/visa department in the Czech republic now  (they must have a website or telephone number) or contact the Czech embassy in BKK after you return, or email them.

 

Edit: processing time for a new type C visa is up to 15 calendar days. But as an exception that can be extended to 30 or 60 days. You can apply as early as 3 months before your intended travel date but the embassy may think that you want to immigrate or overstate your visa if it seems you want to work a lot in the Czech republic. So do be careful with planning your next steps!

Thank you for inform, I go back to Thailand after next week can I change visa type C to visa type D on October 2017 and come back around November 2017. I have Czech Bank account with money in, Lease of rent for one year with my name, Thai Bank account with money in, I have sponsor as boyfriend he from USA and he doesn't have visa yet. I can prove with all this to embassy that I can cover myself as tourism for one year in Czech Republic. 

[Donutz]

I'm unfamiliar with Czech immigration laws. I only know about short stay visas. Maybe you can find your answer with the minister that covers immigration?

 

http://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/third-country-nationals-third-country-nationals.aspx

[varun]

It is unclear what is the purpose of your 1-year visit to CZ.

Are you going for tourism or work?

 

The Type D visa is not for tourism - it is primarily for study or work (among other reasons).