Non O (Multi Entry) no longer issued at Royal Thai Embassy in London - new financial requirements for Single Entry Tourist Visas (SETV)

[UKresonant]

27 minutes ago, brianj1964 said:

I just got one from Glasgow, they never asked for bank statements, only application form, my passport, wife's ID card and passport and marriage certificate, waited 2 days then told to come and collect it

That's good, I hope it stays that way. That will be the plan for next year then, when my ME runs out.

I'll only get a week in Scotland at the end Jan 2020, as I'll have to turn right round to get back for one last entry from it, before starting the SE applications every time I'm back to the UK (which I'll adopt as my sole strategy now I think).

 

[GeorgeCross]

you know in the last year i must of read half a dozen articles regarding backpackers/travellers/digital nomad types in mainstream media sources and whilst in the past the articles always mentioned thailand as the prime destination not one of these newer articles have. they all however promoted vietnam or bali as the go-to destination du jour.

 

crazy really because without the memories of the young they won't get the money of the 'soon to be' old.

 

keep this crap up and they won't be getting anything but third world tourists full stop.

 

 

[ubonjoe]

17 minutes ago, SiSePuede419 said:

Where is the Op getting their information from?!?!?

 

Multiple Entry Visa :

• Multiple Entry Tourist Visa will be valid for 6 months from the date of issue. Travellers must enter Thailand within the validity of visa, and they will be permitted to stay in Thailand not exceeding 60 days for each entry within the period of 6 months from the date of arrival in Thailand. 

Multiple Entry Non-Immigrant Visa will be valid for 1 year from the date of issue. Travellers must enter Thailand within the validity of visa.  However, the permitted length of stay is up to 1 year from the date of arrival in Thailand."

 

source:

http://www.thaiembassy.org/london/en/services/7742/86306-Validity-of-visa-and-permitted-length-of-stay.html

 

 

That is just general information.

For the non-o multiple entry non-o visa the specific requirements are here. http://www.thaiembassy.org/london/en/services/7742/84508-Non-Immigrant-visas.html#6

Tourist visas are here. http://www.thaiembassy.org/london/en/services/7742/84451-Tourist-Visa.html

[connda]

Keep on tightening the screws fellas.  What could possibly break?

[pontious]

A friend of mine has a NoN O Multi Entry issued by London, based on 'pensioner over 65 with government pension.' He is aware he will not get another multi entry from UK.. He is doing a visa run in August and will get another 90 days that will take him to November. His visa runs out on September 2nd and he says he will have to leave Thailand before that date because his visa runs out on that date.  

 

1. Is that correct.?

 

2. Could he do another  visa run on 1st September and get another 90 days to take him to December.?

 

[maprao]

Interesting really. The UK offers and we apply for 5 year multiple entry tourist visas for my wife that we rarely use but handy to have and do pay for.

 

I know it's off topic never thought Thailand would start making what I call visas of convenience ie the the Multi o based on marriage harder or impossible to get in the UK.

Edited June 20, 2019 by maprao

[ubonjoe]

2 minutes ago, pontious said:

A friend of mine has a NoN O Multi Entry issued by London, based on 'pensioner over 65 with government pension.' He is aware he will not get another multi entry from UK.. He is doing a visa run in August and will get another 90 days that will take him to November. His visa runs out on September 2nd and he says he will have to leave Thailand before that date because his visa runs out on that date.  

 

1. Is that correct.?

 

2. Could he do another  visa run on 1st September and get another 90 days to take him to December.?

 

His visas expiration date is not the last day he can stay in the country. It is only the last day he can use it to get a new 90 day entry.

1. No

2. He probably getting one in August since that is when his current 90 day entry ends. He could do a another entry on the 1st or 2nd of September to get another 90 days.

[GalaxyMan]

4 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

keep tightening.. a few more screws and no-one will qualify for any type of visa!

Have you ever tried to get a Schengen area visa? ???? I'm going through the process right now for my Thai girlfriend so that we can take a trip to Europe. I wish it were as easy as the Thai requirements, which are not the least bit unreasonable. Last I read, the Americans now want access to your social media accounts for the past 5 years to get a tourist visa. You're complaining about Thailand?

[david555]

4 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

keep tightening.. a few more screws and no-one will qualify for any type of visa!

 

 

 

they don't say it , but it is difficult to see beside it …. they don't like pensioners anymore , prepare yourself as this will be tightened more & more until you leave by yourself Thailand

 

O.K. guy's who bought condos  try to get selling it , as now already  market is flat on his belly …., no problem for the ones  "bought" houses , the real owner is thanking you and shall take are for it ….????

 

Thai Government is thanking you farang to gave them pension , so they have not to make one ….

Edited June 20, 2019 by david555

[dcnx]

3 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Where does it say anywhere that a multiple entry tourist visa is no longer available at the London embassy.

It only mentions multiple entry non-o visas. 

 

You’re correct. I read multiple entry and SETV and my brain immediately thought METV.

[JASON THAI]

1 hour ago, Somtamnication said:

Jesus, these people really hate us.

 

Yep its payback for the Leicester City Helicopter crash ???? 

[Gillyflower]

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Perplexing that the SETV is requiring..

Proof of financial support e.g. bank statements, proof of earnings, sponsorship letter

This is very unspecific as to amounts.

Why are they changing rules for tourists, surely they want them. And anyone planning on over 30 days would feel better having a Visa.

These rules have been in force in Paris for about four years now.  I go to the bank and get a statement from them saying that I have 1000 euros (the sum that I was required to have). The bank however gives the amount that I have actually in my account and at what date. Of course at that moment it's not a bad sum - it's before I take it all out to bring in cash.

[dcnx]

1 minute ago, GalaxyMan said:

Have you ever tried to get a Schengen area visa? ???? I'm going through the process right now for my Thai girlfriend so that we can take a trip to Europe. I wish it were as easy as the Thai requirements, which are not the least bit unreasonable. Last I read, the Americans now want access to your social media accounts for the past 5 years to get a tourist visa. You're complaining about Thailand?

The difference is, once you’re in the US, you’re in. You’re not checking in, filing forms every city you visit, dealing with different IOs with different rules, or any of the nonsense that happens here. The process is hard but when you’re in, you’re in. Big difference.

 

I would welcome a very difficult entry visa for here if it meant that once were in we are all left alone. That’s how it should be. Raise the bar to get in, then get off the backs of everyone who made it.

[GeorgeCross]

its nuts to think if i went back home i'd have to get a job to come visit my wife even though i have enough money invested to never work another day of my life.. 

 

and i thought they wanted our money.

 

????‍♂️

 

guess not, they just don't want 'us'

 

 

Edited June 20, 2019 by GeorgeCross

[Gillyflower]

2 hours ago, mike1967 said:

So let me get this right. You have to book a flight before you apply for a 60 day Visa? If for any reason your Visa is denied then your flight is wasted. That seems really fair. I stay at a guesthouse which I book with the Thai owner on my line app. I can see the Thai embassy accepting that as conformation, not.

I just get my GH owner to send an EM saying that Mrs...... has booked from the ......to the......  It doesn't matter much if the last date is not too correct.  When I go to Imm. for the 30 days my GH is on the security list so I don't have to provide anything from them.

[Chivas]

Fun and games coming. I would need to provide bank statements but currently online only and you cant screenshot from a banking app in my case the Halifax for a SETV

Going to have to return to paper statements.

2nd problem that whilst I stay 6-7 weeks it goes without saying no one pays all of that upfront for obvious reasons and in my case I normally a book a week online and go from there subsequently

So is the requirement that you have all 7 weeks paid for up front lol....bye Thailand I've had enough of this shit

Farcical

[THE REVERAND]

It will not be long before Thailand has ruined all farang visas . They will then know they have cut off their nose to spite their face. Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines and  Malaysia will welcome the farangs with open arms and cheque  books. Thailand will then welcome china to take over their country,

[jontidy]

London wont give me the 1 year multiple Non B now either. So not just the Non O.

[MrBanks]

I have been using this visa for years, for me it has been great. I travel a lot for business and in the times when I happened to be in Thailand for more than 90 days it was a great excuse to go away for a few days, either with my wife or flying solo.

I must admit though I thought that at some time it would come to an end, there are not many countries that give, what is basically a 1 year tourist visa which essentially gives a person the right to visit the country for a year, admittedly with 90 day border runs. UK for instance only allows a maximum of 180 days per annum.

Another poster has pointed out that this visa is not available at any Embassy which is using the on-line process, which surely one day they all will be, which, if a true statement means that eventually this visa will disappear and no longer be available in Ho Chi Mihn or other such places. In that case then it seems to make sense to look at the alternatives.

I have studied the other visa options, I can qualify for a marriage visa and a retirement visa and do the 90 day reporting and annual extensions, however, I think for me the best option has to be the 20 year Thai Elite for 1 million baht and let the Elite staff do the running around.

My only concern is that future governments might take away that visa, but past history has shown that when they change it they honour the terms of the existing visas already issued. 

I don't think that Thailand are doing anything wrong taking away this visa, I think that they are just bringing their visa policies more in line with other countries. Perhaps soon they will review their policy on permanent residence and Thai Citizenship and make it a little easier to attain for people, who they consider, to be the right sort.

[userabcd]

11 minutes ago, GeorgeCross said:

its nuts to think if i went back home i'd have to get a job to come visit my wife even though i have enough money invested to never work another day of my life.. 

 

and i thought they wanted our money.

 

????‍♂️

 

guess not, they just don't want 'us'

 

 

Could just imagine a bureaucratic embassy official checking ones bank statement with say with an average of 100000 thousand pounds in it and then denying a single entry Non O Visa to visit ones wife because it does not show 3 separate deposits of 1500 pounds.

Edited June 20, 2019 by userabcd

[wildpikey]

1 minute ago, userabcd said:

Could just imagine a bureaucratic embassy official checking ones bank statement with say with an average of 100000 thousand pounds in it and then denying a single entry Non O Visa to visit ones wife because it does not show 3 seperate deposits of 1500 pounds.

As it happens "yes I could absolutley imagine that" Thats the worrying thing.

[MaiChai]

Makes it more difficult for the Thai driving license renewal in Dec. Only time i bother with the non immigrant visa is when i need to renew the driving license. Presumably for the marriage route i could show bank statements for the wife and myself combining the amounts to get the £1500 per month? I have my own business and i pay myself a smallish salary, dividends, company expenses, etc. As others have mentioned you should be able to show savings instead of monthly income.

[Chivas]

4 minutes ago, userabcd said:

Could just imagine a bureaucratic embassy official checking ones bank statement with say with an average of 100000 thousand pounds in it and then denying a single entry Non O Visa to visit ones wife because it does not show 3 seperate deposits of 1500 pounds.

Lot down Cornwall way where salaries are very low where a 1500 net salary will simply not be there for at least 75% of workers

[patinchis]

Can someone confirm that O-A visas are not affected.....cheers


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[Beerhoff]

Ok I’m actually coming for a 3 month stay on a tourist visa in December after my initial 30 days I fly to Cambodia re entry after 1 week which gets me another 30 days after that I intend to go to jomtien immigration for my final visa for another 30 days then return to England after on the 30th day is this still allowed cheers

[mike1967]

Why doesn't Thailand just ban all foreigners? They are a bunch of racists anyway.

[GeorgeCross]

15 minutes ago, userabcd said:

Could just imagine a bureaucratic embassy official checking ones bank statement with say with an average of 100000 thousand pounds in it and then denying a single entry Non O Visa to visit ones wife because it does not show 3 separate deposits of 1500 pounds.

 

thats pretty much the long and short of it lol 

 

to be honest there's always ways around this, for instance i'd just incorporate one of my assets and pay myself a monthly rather than yearly dividend but its ridiculous anyone would even need to resort to this.

 

this is an emerging country for god sakes not a developed one like the united states or australia

 

what do they think we are going to do? claim asylum, free health care, benefits and housing!!?

 

Edited June 20, 2019 by GeorgeCross

[ubonjoe]

5 minutes ago, patinchis said:

Can someone confirm that O-A visas are not affected.....cheers

No changes other than doing the online application. 

[terryofcrete]

All these rules ... you would think it was a nice place ... 

[HuaHinHim]

2 hours ago, BoBoTheClown said:

Way too many people have taken advantage of this visa and now the party is over. You are not supposed to live in Thailand on that visa. And, why would anyone apply for an extension of stay, which is the correct thing to do to live in Thailand, if you are allowed to get a Non O based on marriage that is good for one year without the hassle?  Doesn't make sense so they fixed it. 

 

Sorry what $&*&ing party is over? I legally apply for a non o as I work a 2 month on 2 month off roster. During my off time I support my Thai wife and Thai daughter sending her through $&*# poor schools and put up with all the other crap that gets thrown my way because i’m A foreigner. I spend all my money here and in doing so support the Thai economy. If your not supposed to live in Thailand on it why is it given based on marriage. One thing is certain, the house is going on the market and when it sold i’m Out of here.