Savannakhet NON O Visa, multiple entry, based on marriage to a Thai national, application on Thursday, April 18, 2019 - Report

[Snow Leopard]

I am asking this on behalf of someone else so I want to get my facts straight.

 

1. To get a one-year Non-O Married, Multiple-entry visa in Savannakhet no proof of funds are required?
2. The holder has to leave Thailand every 90 days but with a multiple-entry will be allowed back in?
3. No need for an exit and a re-entry?
4. Are there any other restrictions?

 

[ubonjoe]

10 minutes ago, Snow Leopard said:

• To get a one-year Non-O Married, Multiple-entry visa in Savannakhet no proof of funds are required?
• The holder has to leave Thailand every 90 days but with a multiple-entry will be allowed back in?
• No need for an exit and a re-entry?
• Are there any other restrictions?

No financial proof is needed.

Just leave and re-enter every 90 days. No problem on entry with a non-o visa.

A re-entry permit is not needed.

None

[Snow Leopard]

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

No financial proof is needed.

Just leave and re-enter every 90 days. No problem on entry with a non-o visa.

A re-entry permit is not needed.

None

Thanks, Joe. Much appreciated. 

[billd766]

Does anybody know what it is like in Savannakhet as an expat?

 

Visa requirements, rent, cost of living etc?

[lapamita]

12 minutes ago, billd766 said:

Does anybody know what it is like in Savannakhet as an expat?

 

Visa requirements, rent, cost of living etc?

visa 30 usd plus 2

their is none and nothing

best go back same day at extra fee

cheap guesthouses and nothing to do ex a casino

[billd766]

Thank you for the information.

[transam]

8 minutes ago, lapamita said:

visa 30 usd plus 2

their is none and nothing

best go back same day at extra fee

cheap guesthouses and nothing to do ex a casino

A Brit pays $35 or 1500bht..

 

I did not know they had a fast track option..

[Nong Khai Man]

20 minutes ago, transam said:

A Brit pays $35 or 1500bht..

 

I did not know they had a fast track option..

No, A Person ( Farang ) MARRIED to a Thai pays 5000 Baht for a Multi Entry Non-Imm " O "....

And it's a Pick Up the NEXT Day After 2 pm.....

[lopburi3]

11 minutes ago, Nong Khai Man said:

No, A Person ( Farang ) MARRIED to a Thai pays 5000 Baht for a Multi Entry Non-Imm " O "....

And it's a Pick Up the NEXT Day After 2 pm.....

They were talking about visa into Laos - it varies by nationality and if payment in USD or baht.  

[Peterhua]

1 hour ago, billd766 said:

Does anybody know what it is like in Savannakhet as an expat?

 

Visa requirements, rent, cost of living etc?

Do you like watching paint dry?..Not expensive though

[transam]

30 minutes ago, Nong Khai Man said:

No, A Person ( Farang ) MARRIED to a Thai pays 5000 Baht for a Multi Entry Non-Imm " O "....

And it's a Pick Up the NEXT Day After 2 pm.....

I know, been there many times and never heard of a fast track option..Couple of years back they changed to a same day service that cost nothing, but I think the local hotels were not to pleased and it stopped...

Edited May 20, 2019 by transam

[billd766]

5 minutes ago, Peterhua said:

Do you like watching paint dry?..Not expensive though

I live in rural Khampaeng Phet and I am 75.

 

Not a big problem for me.

[zhounan]

How to compile the Visa Application Form? 

For example address in Laos I should write? 

[ubonjoe]

2 minutes ago, zhounan said:

For example address in Laos I should write? 

Not required. Same for a reference in Laos. Those are only required for Laotians.

Thai reference can be you.

[nightfox]

4 hours ago, zhounan said:

How to compile the Visa Application Form? 

For example address in Laos I should write? 

They will ask you when applying for the Lao at the visa window what is your address in Laos as which happens every time I go to Savannakhet. If your doing your Non O and staying the night then wright your hotel address or name of hotel and if your just doing a same day in and out visa run then tell then that your not staying in Laos and going back straight to Thailand. No biggie as I noticed even coming back to Thailand now that immigration officer is asking whats your full Thai address as before I was always just putting down the city where I live.

Edited May 24, 2019 by nightfox

[johnny1966]

On 4/24/2019 at 8:10 AM, ubonjoe said:

It is not needed since you cannot be listed in her Tambien Ban. Only Thais and those with permanent residency can be listed in it.

I think my name is on the TB where my son's name is listed. As the father of the child.

[ubonjoe]

11 hours ago, johnny1966 said:

I think my name is on the TB where my son's name is listed. As the father of the child.

Correct but that is not the same as being registered in a blue tabien baan. 

[sikishrory]

Does wife need to sign the marriage cert copies?

 

[ubonjoe]

34 minutes ago, sikishrory said:

Does wife need to sign the marriage cert copies?

 

Not mandatory but best if she does. Only your signature should be enough since your name is on it.

[up-country_sinclair]

Just to clarify, I should put MY signature on the copy of our marriage certificate?

[up-country_sinclair]

And after looking at the application, a few more questions needing clarification:

 

Section 1

a. I'll be checking "Non-Immigrant Visa".  Should I write "One Year, Multi Entry" next to it?

 

Section 2

a.  For Present Address (Lao PDR), I guess I should put my hotel.  Correct?

 

Section 4

a. Purpose of Visit, I'll write "Visit and support my wife".  Is that enough?

b. Date of arrival in Thailand--Are they referring to the day I'll be entering Thailand after I get the visa?  So, the next day.

c. Date of previous visit to Thailand--This would be the last Thai immigration entry stamp?

d. Duration of proposed stay.  Should I put 90 days?

 

Section 5

a. Name, address and telephone number of guarantor in Lao PDR.  I'll have to leave this one blank, I guess.

b. Name, address and telephone number of guarantor in Thailand.  This will be my wife?

 

Thanks in advance.  A lot of the above is probably common sense, but I just want to make sure I don't create any problems for myself.

 

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!

[ubonjoe]

10 hours ago, up-country_sinclair said:

Section 1

a. I'll be checking "Non-Immigrant Visa".  Should I write "One Year, Multi Entry" next to it?

Just put multiple entry.

 

10 hours ago, up-country_sinclair said:

Section 4

a. Purpose of Visit, I'll write "Visit and support my wife".  Is that enough?

b. Date of arrival in Thailand--Are they referring to the day I'll be entering Thailand after I get the visa?  So, the next day.

c. Date of previous visit to Thailand--This would be the last Thai immigration entry stamp?

d. Duration of proposed stay.  Should I put 90 days?

 

a.Visit my Thai wife.

b. Yes

c. OK

d. 90 days

 

10 hours ago, up-country_sinclair said:

Section 5

a. Name, address and telephone number of guarantor in Lao PDR.  I'll have to leave this one blank, I guess.

b. Name, address and telephone number of guarantor in Thailand.  This will be my wife?

a. Leave blank

b. Yes

11 hours ago, up-country_sinclair said:

Just to clarify, I should put MY signature on the copy of our marriage certificate?

Yes

[up-country_sinclair]

Thanks, ubonjoe!  ????

[pubba]

I've been job hunting around SE Asia and just been staying in Thailand on the landing visa + 60 day extension at local immigration office on each trip home. My wife is Thai and we have a daughter, house and car here etc..

There has been 1-3 month stays in other countries between visits here. Most of the stays have been in Vietnam where I'm hoping to settle eventually.
After my latest landing + 60 day extension period ended I went to Phnom Penh for a few days and then came back in on a landing visa. 

Unfortunately I was stopped at immigration and told to stand to one side and wait to speak to a supervisor. No more explanation given, just a sneer and wave of the hand. Meanwhile, the Thai staff were bowing and smiling at the hundreds of masked Chinese tourists lined up at their own queue...
But I digress.
It turns out the computer had flagged me due to all of the tourist visas over the last 12 months. They didn't care that there were 1 to 3 month stays in Vietnam between each one. They didn't ask to see any proof of income, or cash on hand etc.. 
When I said that I'd been job hunting and have been affected by the school closure situation in China and other nearby countries they didn't care. The whole attitude towards me was that I was a piece of <deleted> and that I wasn't welcome. At one point the woman said 'if you can't afford to get a 1 year marriage visa you should go home'. Maybe true, but still a little harsh after living in Thailand for the last decade or so on a mixture of 1 year marriage visas and the landing + 60 day extension routine.

I pleaded my case and promised that I would either get a 1 year marriage visa or gtfo and she begrudgingly gave me a 30 day visa with the strict provision that it can't be extended.

Welcome to Thailand - the land of smiles!

The whole experience was humiliating and it's made me even more determined to find a new place to live for my family.

In the meantime I'm going to head to Saigon and apply for a 1 year marriage visa there. Fingers crossed.

 

[lopburi3]

4 minutes ago, pubba said:

In the meantime I'm going to head to Saigon and apply for a 1 year marriage visa there. Fingers crossed.

30 day visa exempt entry is not a visa and repeated use in same year is frowned upon.  A tourist visa allows a 60 day stay that then can be extended.  There is no one year marriage visa but there is a multi entry non immigrant O visa valid for one year of up to 90 day entries (which for your travel would be ideal).  There are no financial requirements to obtain in Savannakhet or HCMC but you would require original marriage certificate/wife home register copy/wife ID card copy and for HCMC a short note from wife asking for visa to be issued.