brianthainess Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) Questions questions, here i go AGAIN but please read the last one * 14 Edited July 29, 2019 by brianthainess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 16 hours ago, ThaiFelix said: So does this mean we have to go all the way to Bangkok to get a copy because we were married in Lak Si?? No. On 7/27/2019 at 12:09 PM, sometimewoodworker said: Unless there is a database problem you can get a new KR2 from any amper. I also got married in Lak Si Ket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, brianthainess said: Questions questions, here i go AGAIN but please read the last one * 14 I have read it, though your watermark makes it less easy. What is your question? Edited July 29, 2019 by sometimewoodworker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 3 hours ago, brianthainess said: On 7/26/2019 at 9:37 AM, dick turpin said: How long has it been the case that it takes two months to process marriage extensions, back in my time before switching to retirement extensions it was one month.....such is progress. 2 months to season money. read the post. It certainly can take 2 months to process a marriage extension This years extension finishes : 15 May 2019 application date : 25 April (money seasoned 2 months on the 25th) report back with 2 bank letter : 29 May Report for extension date : 14 June (7 weeks after applying) issued that day. Issued by region 4. Had I applied on the around the 15~18th it would have taken 8 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solinvictus Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/25/2019 at 2:08 PM, spornb said: We requested a copy of the rules and were ignored This is a clue. A clue to how shady these folks can be and without oversight, not to mention, professionalism training. They dont give a f*** Hell, even with. I would figure with such a transparent military running the show, a simple copy of the rules would be easily handed out. TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Brok Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/26/2019 at 4:58 AM, Dmitry2222 said: i guess it is KorRor2. Requested every time. Is it Kor Ror 22? Thats what I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, Marius Brok said: Is it Kor Ror 22? Thats what I have. That is a foreign marriage registry. I assume you were married outside the country. A printout of it can be requested at an Amphoe. A Kor Ror 2 is for a marriage done here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 20 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said: It certainly can take 2 months to process a marriage extension This years extension finishes : 15 May 2019 application date : 25 April (money seasoned 2 months on the 25th) report back with 2 bank letter : 29 May Report for extension date : 14 June (7 weeks after applying) issued that day. Issued by region 4. Had I applied on the around the 15~18th it would have taken 8 weeks. So, when you applied first, your visa is extracted obviously, for 2 months only? Would you still be allowed to work with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 On 7/27/2019 at 1:22 PM, Wazoo said: Ok so sry a question. Is it not 400k in the bank OR 40k a month comming into a thai bank? One officer told me I needed 400k in the bank, and the 40k a month wouldn't be allowed. I'm going to challenge this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvorBiggun2 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Neeranam said: One officer told me I needed 400k in the bank, and the 40k a month wouldn't be allowed. I'm going to challenge this. Phone the 'Hot-Line 1178' and ask them to confirm it. Ask for the operatives ID. Better still get your wife to phone. Edited July 30, 2019 by IvorBiggun2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, Neeranam said: So, when you applied first, your visa is extracted obviously, for 2 months only? Would you still be allowed to work with that? Could you rephrase your question as it doesn't make sense. However a work permit is totally separate from an extension of stay or visa. You need both to be valid to work legally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 13 minutes ago, Neeranam said: One officer told me I needed 400k in the bank, and the 40k a month wouldn't be allowed. I'm going to challenge this. It always helps to know which immigration office you are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said: So, when you applied first, your visa is extended obviously, for 2 months only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said: It always helps to know which immigration office you are talking about. Look at the title of the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Neeranam said: So, when you applied first, your visa is extracted obviously, for 2 months only? Would you still be allowed to work with that? 56 minutes ago, Neeranam said: You have attributed you post to me, I am not clairvoyant, it makes no sense, you still haven't made clear what your are talking about, or what your question is. The only 2 month visa is a single entry tourist visa which can not be extended for marriage and does not permit work so is nothing to do with the title of the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 On 7/29/2019 at 1:05 PM, sometimewoodworker said: It certainly can take 2 months to process a marriage extension This years extension finishes : 15 May 2019 application date : 25 April (money seasoned 2 months on the 25th) report back with 2 bank letter : 29 May Report for extension date : 14 June (7 weeks after applying) issued that day. Issued by region 4. Had I applied on the around the 15~18th it would have taken 8 weeks. My question is this. Your extension finished 15 May. 7 weeks after applying for a new one, you are given a extension. Were you given some kind of provisional extension for 7 weeks or given a 7 week extension. Maybe you were given 1 year that would have been cancelled if you didn't have the cash in the bank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, Neeranam said: Were you given some kind of provisional extension for 7 weeks or given a 7 week extension. He got he standard under consideration stamp with a report back date 7 weeks after doing the application. Here in the NE they start the 30 days from the end of your current permit to stay not the date of application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 50 minutes ago, Neeranam said: My question is this. Your extension finished 15 May. Yes that is accurate 51 minutes ago, Neeranam said: 7 weeks after applying for a new one, you are given a extension. Again correct. On the 15 of June I got an extension that finishes on the 15th of May 2020 51 minutes ago, Neeranam said: Were you given some kind of provisional extension for 7 weeks or given a 7 week extension. Maybe you were given 1 year that would have been cancelled if you didn't have the cash in the bank? I did not receive anything but an under consideration stamp, this is accepted as equivalent to the extension of stay until immigration is ready to give the one year extension, it does not matter if immigration is not ready on the report back date as the under consideration stamp makes you legal. as I said I was given a "prove money in the bank again" date of May 29, and told "no proof no extension. As ubonjoe has said Regon 4 gives an under consideration period that finishes 30 days after the current extension. Whenever you apply. I know of people in regon 4 who have not got their extension until 45 days after the extension finished, 2 weeks after the report back date, immigration did not stamp anything extra in their passport. none of this makes any difference to your work permit, different branch of government, different rules. but don't forget TIT. " 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 hour ago, ubonjoe said: He got he standard under consideration stamp with a report back date 7 weeks after doing the application. Here in the NE they start the 30 days from the end of your current permit to stay not the date of application. Thanks Joe! The reason I'm asking is that due to being in the Thai citizenship process, I need a continuous visa, with no gaps. Is this considered a continuous visa that I can get a WP with, again with no gaps.? I'm changing from a working extension to a marriage. Maybe if I insist on the salary option, there is no such consideration period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Neeranam said: Thanks Joe! The reason I'm asking is that due to being in the Thai citizenship process, I need a continuous visa, with no gaps. Is this considered a continuous visa that I can get a WP with, again with no gaps.? I'm changing from a working extension to a marriage. It will be a continuous extension since your new extension will start from the same day your extension current extension ends after the application is approved. 3 minutes ago, Neeranam said: Maybe if I insist on the salary option, there is no such consideration period. You still have the under consideration period. It doesn't matter what financial proof you use. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Neeranam said: Thanks Joe! The reason I'm asking is that due to being in the Thai citizenship process, I need a continuous visa, with no gaps. As you are in the citizenship process you will have to pay tax on your Thai income and as that is virtually certain to be 40,000 or more there is no need to have money in the bank. All you need is your Thai tax documentation and work permit. This is from regon 4every immigration office accepts Thai income for extension renewal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spornb Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 I started this thread a week ago, because I was irritated at myself for not knowing the rules, and expecting hassle, I forgot to mention I even had to show original non o entry in an old passport At the end of the day all accomplished and quickly, with a government official giving me a little hard time, my wife probably gets worse on a daily basis and she is a true angel WE WERE NOT ASKED FOR ANYTHING WE COULD NOT WITH MORE EFFORT PRODUCE When we go we take a big file even with spare photos, and all old passports, many original certificates etc Keep smiling do not allow them to get under your skin or into your head 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvorBiggun2 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) 37 minutes ago, spornb said: Keep smiling do not allow them to get under your skin or into your head Good post Sporn. I wish it was that easy. They pee me off so much that I have to take the missus every time and let her do the talking. I hate hypocrites and that's all they are. One minute they want you to abide by the rules. The next they want you to pay them bribes /tea money. As I recall, 14 years ago it wasn't this bad. I'd never heard of an 'Agent' doing extensions until about 5 years ago, tops. Been here 14 years and I've been legal for every one. And always will be. Edited July 31, 2019 by IvorBiggun2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 On 7/26/2019 at 9:05 AM, DUNROAMIN said: Should be reported to higher authorities, this is the sort of crap us expats have to face with these corrupt people every day in Thailand. Do you think the "higher authorities" are even vaguely interested? they maybe upset that their percentage not being paid! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvorBiggun2 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 49 minutes ago, spornb said: When we go we take a big file even with spare photos, and all old passports, many original certificates etc I don't know if you put it in an earlier post. But I'm going to do my first 'Marriage Extension' in a couple of weeks and I'm struggling to understand the requirements of obtaining said extension. How many photo's, witnesses etc? Is there a link where I can get the full SP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoganInParasite Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) I find the Nan office folks very helpful and pleasant, but sometimes... Was there today to lodge the paperwork for a second marriage extension. Had a freshly minted KR22 from the local office ready. They also wanted a copy of our (Australian) Marriage Certificate; missed that. Didn't have a copy printed but could access it from cloud storage and got it printed during the lunch break. Took it back. Accepted, but then clarified they wanted a Thai language version of it. Never heard of such a requirement. Thankfully found at home later in the day the certified Thai language version we had prepared last year to register our marriage in Thailand. Bit of a bonus, it was attached to an Australian Bangkok Embassy certified copy of our Marriage Certificate so with the grace of God or some other deity, we may get past this little challenge tomorrow. Edited July 31, 2019 by BoganInParasite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvorBiggun2 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 ^ What and how many photo's did you have to show.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoganInParasite Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 13 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said: ^ What and how many photo's did you have to show.? We provided four. One outside showing the house and house number, one sitting at the dining table, another on a living room sofa and the usual sitting on the bed. I recall last year we had a greater selection and they selected one outside and three inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvorBiggun2 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 1 minute ago, BoganInParasite said: We provided four. One outside showing the house and house number, one sitting at the dining table, another on a living room sofa and the usual sitting on the bed. I recall last year we had a greater selection and they selected one outside and three inside. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spornb Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 On 7/25/2019 at 2:08 PM, spornb said: We thought we knew the rules, did our 10th marriage extn at KhonKaen this morning, and found we were not up to date on the rules The marriage confirmation from local Ampur was rejected since it was not dated July, it was dated June 28 got replacement 400,000 Deposit, bank letter etc done BUT now told we can not touch it until our date for visa collection, (Sept 15 2019) this was never the case before, is there a government statement on this, we had promised builders this money this week, so effectively 400,000 tied up two months plus six weeks, if the money not there visa will not be issued. We were told by the boss lady very firmly, if we do not like it do not get visa extension It is the sudden change in rules that is the upsetting point We requested a copy of the rules and were ignored I thought grandfather in rules meant that original rules kept going so long as no break in continuity Any input appreciated END OF STORY Finally seven weeks after applying our extension is approved, no questions, no visits, just slowly and quietly goes through Nothing was said about the 400,000 bhat still being there, it was, because the risk was too great but they never checked or asked I also used the disabled bell and avoided the stairs at KhonKaen, and did multiple reentry they sent a trainee down to see me Maybe next year I use an agent if anyone KhonKaen knows one please let me know the no stress for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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