Thai Embassy London Bank Statement Required for Non-o multi entry

[edwinchester]

Haven't seen this before. Was at the Thai Embassy in London this morning for a new non-o multi entry to visit the family in Thailand and was told there is a new requirement to show a copy of a recent bank statement showing at least £1500.

I didn't have a statement with me and politely pointed out this hasn't been required in the past.

Was told they'd let me off this time but they would need one in future.

Girl on the counter said that this has only recently gone on the embassy website.

[ubonjoe]

It has been on the embassy website for some time but it is an error since it has not been asked for. Even the amount is not correct since if comes out to about 65k baht which is for retirement. For marriage it would be 40k baht.

[edwinchester]

3 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

It has been on the embassy website for some time but it is an error since it has not been asked for. Even the amount is not correct since if comes out to about 65k baht which is for retirement. For marriage it would be 40k baht.

May be an error in conversion but they are asking for a statement at the desk and that next time I would have to show it or no non-o multi entry.

Shame Birmingham closed if inconsistency like this appears.

[OJAS]

15 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

It has been on the embassy website for some time but it is an error since it has not been asked for. Even the amount is not correct since if comes out to about 65k baht which is for retirement. For marriage it would be 40k baht.

And the irony is that they will no longer issue non-O's on the basis of being aged 50 or over except for those in receipt of the State Pension which amounts to nowhere near 65k THB per month!

 

@edwinchester- might your stated reason for seeking a non-O (visiting your family in Thailand) mean that you were, in fact, seeking a non-O on the grounds of being married to a Thai national? If so, then it might well appear disturbing to some that a financial requirement is now being enforced by the Embassy in such cases.

[edwinchester]

25 minutes ago, OJAS said:

And the irony is that they will no longer issue non-O's on the basis of being aged 50 or over except for those in receipt of the State Pension which amounts to nowhere near 65k THB per month!

 

@edwinchester- might your stated reason for seeking a non-O (visiting your family in Thailand) mean that you were, in fact, seeking a non-O on the grounds of being married to a Thai national? If so, then it might well appear disturbing to some that a financial requirement is now being enforced by the Embassy in such cases.

Could be. Three guys in front of me were also told a bank statement would be required too next time they asked for a non-o for a family visit.

[anon789561]

there's a guy on another thread who applied the other day by post with out financials and said he'll report back when he gets his passport back. personally i find it very hard to believe since even the amounts you said the IO stated are incorrect for a non o (family) anyway. maybe new IO who misunderstood the rules

**and if there are any imminent changes i would think(but who knows) they would have notices to send back with the passports of those that applied without financials this time informing them for next time, so hopefully the guy updates

[AYJAYDEE]

The consulate in Vancouver wants a statement showing 40,000 per month or  bank total of 400,000 baht.

[edwinchester]

6 hours ago, Happy enough said:

there's a guy on another thread who applied the other day by post with out financials and said he'll report back when he gets his passport back. personally i find it very hard to believe since even the amounts you said the IO stated are incorrect for a non o (family) anyway. maybe new IO who misunderstood the rules

**and if there are any imminent changes i would think(but who knows) they would have notices to send back with the passports of those that applied without financials this time informing them for next time, so hopefully the guy updates

Hi, I picked up my passport this morning with no problems. Nice new stamped non-o multi entry.

Just to check I asked if a bank statement would be required next time and was again told that it would.

This was my first time at the Embassy in London so don't know if the lady was new or not but the way she was dealing with several Middle Eastern applicants suggested to me she knew what she was doing.

[Rimkok]

I have a second UK passport. Can I apply by post from Thailand to the Embassy in London.

 

If so what do I need to send with my passport?

 

Any ideas?

 

 

[Rimkok]

1 minute ago, Rimkok said:

I have a second UK passport. Can I apply by post from Thailand to the Embassy in London.

 

If so what do I need to send with my passport?

 

Any ideas?

 

 

Sorry should have mentioned I want a multi non O marriage visa.

[anon789561]

3 minutes ago, Rimkok said:

Sorry should have mentioned I want a multi non O marriage visa.

i think you may have to send it to someone in the uk and for them to post and receive at their address. only thing is though how do you activate the visa without entering with it. actually, i really don't know. someone may be able to help

[Rimkok]

1 hour ago, Happy enough said:

i think you may have to send it to someone in the uk and for them to post and receive at their address. only thing is though how do you activate the visa without entering with it. actually, i really don't know. someone may be able to help

I thought I could leave on the current passport and come in on the one with the visa. Either that or a dodgy visa agency 

[RAZZELL]

For a  multi-entry is also asks for criminal record check which I have never heard of before either.

 

http://www.thaiembassy.org/london/en/services/7742/84508-Non-Immigrant-visas.html

 

RAZZ

[sumrit]

8 hours ago, Rimkok said:

I thought I could leave on the current passport and come in on the one with the visa. Either that or a dodgy visa agency 

Unfortunately its because people are prepared to go down this route that creates problems and extra hassles for those of us who do everything legitimately and correctly. Thai immigration are forced to try and close loopholes and demand extra information from all of us just to try and filter out the ones who are not entitled to a visa. If you want a visa (of any kind) supply the correct information. 

[anon789561]

47 minutes ago, Rimkok said:

I thought I could leave on the current passport and come in on the one with the visa. Either that or a dodgy visa agency 

maybe if you did it like that perhaps you could then. don't see why not unless UJ or others say otherwise

[BritTim]

3 hours ago, Rimkok said:

I thought I could leave on the current passport and come in on the one with the visa. Either that or a dodgy visa agency 

That would work, if you leave and/or re-enter by air. You cannot switch passports when crossing a land border.

 

Note that Thailand expects you to apply for visas only from within the country where you are currently present. You are definitely circumventing their rules by applying using a second passport with a friend's or family member's help. It is unlikely you would be caught, but it would be possible that an eagle eyed immigration official could detect that the visa was issued while you were in Thailand.

[ubonjoe]

8 hours ago, RAZZELL said:

For a  multi-entry is also asks for criminal record check which I have never heard of before either.

That is only required for a OA or OX visa for retirement.

[Rimkok]

2 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

That is only required for a OA or OX visa for retirement.

Can I fly to Vientiane and get a marriage multi entry o visa?

 

What would I need to take? Does the wife need to come?

 

Many thanks. 

[ubonjoe]

3 minutes ago, Rimkok said:

Can I fly to Vientiane and get a marriage multi entry o visa?

They do not issue multiple entry non-o visas.

Savannakhet issue them.

[NanLaew]

12 hours ago, Happy enough said:

i think you may have to send it to someone in the uk and for them to post and receive at their address. only thing is though how do you activate the visa without entering with it. actually, i really don't know. someone may be able to help

That is what I did several years ago to get a new Non O from Hull so I could apply for a WP. Couriered second passport and application to my sister, she postal applied and when she got it back, she couriered the passport with the visa back to me.

 

11 hours ago, Rimkok said:

I thought I could leave on the current passport and come in on the one with the visa. Either that or a dodgy visa agency 

Then I departed Thailand on first passport, did some contract-related work for my Thai client in Malaysia and flipped passports before re-entering Thailand on second passport, whereupon the WP was acquired.

[NanLaew]

7 hours ago, BritTim said:

Note that Thailand expects you to apply for visas only from within the country where you are currently present. You are definitely circumventing their rules by applying using a second passport with a friend's or family member's help.

These days, most countries require evidence that you are in the country where you are applying for a visa with fewer exceptions. I recall the RTC in Houston was happy to give me a multi-entry Non-B in the other passport when they sighted both passports but that was a fair while ago. Since the British IO's don't stamp passports, I don't think the Thai embassy can easily tell if the applicant is in Brighton or Bangkok; the applicants passport and application is in his 'home' country. Of course with increased cooperation on security these days, they and other consulates may have some limited access to British Immigration data to verify whether the passport is 'in' or 'out'.

 

36 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

They do not issue multiple entry non-o visas.

Savannakhet issue them.

And you can't easily fly in/out of Savanakhet. It's typically a land border crossing from Mukdahan on the Thai side. You could conceivably fly in/out of Pakse and take a bus to/from Savanakhet?

[ubonjoe]

3 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

And you can't easily fly in/out of Savanakhet. It's typically a land border crossing from Mukdahan on the Thai side. You could conceivably fly in/out of Pakse and take a bus to/from Savanakhet?

It is possible to use a fly/ride service to Mukdahan on Air Asia or Nok Air. Certainly no need to fly to Pakse.

There are flights from BKK on Lao Airways to Savannakhet but they are expensive and the flight schedule requires you to stay at least 3 nights to do a visa application.

[Rimkok]

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

They do not issue multiple entry non-o visas.

Savannakhet issue them.

Thanks UJ

[NanLaew]

41 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

It is possible to use a fly/ride service to Mukdahan on Air Asia or Nok Air. Certainly no need to fly to Pakse.

There are flights from BKK on Lao Airways to Savannakhet but they are expensive and the flight schedule requires you to stay at least 3 nights to do a visa application.

Good to know that there's direct air service Bangkok-Savanakhet; I could only find the Pakse service but admit that the 3-day minimum due to the scheduling may be a deal breaker as well as the cost. Maybe the sightseeing would be worth it, being off the beaten track but by all accounts, the roads are pretty bad in Laos.

 

I was addressing an earlier post by the OP who suggested also doing a passport flip at some juncture; covering all scenarios so to speak. The AA or Nok fly/ride means flying to the nearest Thai domestic airport (fly) using the land border crossing (ride), so passport flipping wouldn't be possible.

[ubonjoe]

7 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

I was addressing an earlier post by the OP who suggested also doing a passport flip at some juncture; covering all scenarios so to speak.

I don't see that in this topic.

[NanLaew]

 

6 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

I don't see that in this topic.

Oh? Post #12 on page 1.

 

19 hours ago, Rimkok said:

I thought I could leave on the current passport and come in on the one with the visa. Either that or a dodgy visa agency 

 

[ubonjoe]

31 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Oh? Post #12 on page 1.

You wrote OP (original post).

This post was before he asked about going to Vientiane for a visa and you replied about going to Savannakhet.

20 hours ago, Rimkok said:

I thought I could leave on the current passport and come in on the one with the visa. Either that or a dodgy visa agency 

His reply was to this post.

21 hours ago, Happy enough said:

i think you may have to send it to someone in the uk and for them to post and receive at their address. only thing is though how do you activate the visa without entering with it. actually, i really don't know. someone may be able to help

 

[NanLaew]

13 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

You wrote OP (original post).

This post was before he asked about going to Vientiane for a visa and you replied about going to Savannakhet.

His reply was to this post.

 

Sorry, my OS.

 

OS = oversight.

 

But if semantics are this weeks specialty, carry on.