Ho Chi Minh non immigrant O spouse visa

[saorsa]

Hi all,

 

I can recommend HCM if you are looking for a non immigrant O visa. Dropped my passport off yesterday morning at 08.45. There was only 2 others there when I arrived and they saw me straight away. Went to pick it up today at 13.30 and 5 people in front of me in the queue when I arrived at 13.27. Only had to wait 5 minutes for them to deal with the people before me and then I got my passport back with a shiny new visa in it. 

 

In addition to the minimum  required docs, I included a Thai bank statement and copy of my son's birth certificate which they added to my application.  

 

One difference I noted is that there is no last entry allowed date, just a valid from and valid to date which is different to previous visas. I don't know if this is a HCM consulate thing, of if they just changed the format.

 

Spending a few days break with the family here beats the crap out of staying in Savannaket where there is nothing to do.

[Fatman666]

I did mine on monday same experience. All done under 5 minutes.

[saorsa]

Does your visa just have an expiry date instead of last entry allowed date on it?

[Matzzon]

Yes of course it only has a valid until date. it´s like that with all the single entry Non-O visas.

 

[saorsa]

1. I have a multiple entry visa

 

2. This is the 1st visa I've had with just an expiry date rather than a last entry allowed date and I'm on my 5th visa now.

[Matzzon]

27 minutes ago, saorsa said:

Does your visa just have an expiry date instead of last entry allowed date on it?

Enter before only exists on Multiple Entry Non-O visas

[Matzzon]

Just now, saorsa said:

1. I have a multiple entry visa

 

2. This is the 1st visa I've had with just an expiry date rather than a last entry allowed date and I'm on my 5th visa now.

Ok, got it. Strange. Then they probably changed

[saorsa]

Ok. Not complaining about it anyway, was just curious if it was a new thing or just a HCMthing.

[Fatman666]

1 hour ago, saorsa said:

Does your visa just have an expiry date instead of last entry allowed date on it?

I have VALID UNTIL on my new visa, all other visas were ENTER BEFORE. 

[saorsa]

Same as mine then...

[Fatman666]

we will see it in one year if we can arrive a couple of days before the visa expires and get another 90days. 

[Koheasy]

Just check mine issue yesterday at Savannakhet. Same things now : Valid until no more enter before.....hum

[Bendi]

Do you ned a bankstatement for 400.000bath in HCM?

 

Regards

Bendi

[AgMech Cowboy]

You added a financial statement, but was it needed?

[ubonjoe]

56 minutes ago, Bendi said:

Do you ned a bankstatement for 400.000bath in HCM?

No

[Bazt]

I also did mine on Wednesday easy peasy
they even wrote my wife’s name as contact on the visa for some reason


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[Danthai]

On 7/25/2019 at 5:08 PM, Fatman666 said:

I did mine on monday same experience. All done under 5 minutes.

Did you need to obtain a visa before arriving and/or appointment? 

[kanook]

On 7/25/2019 at 10:53 PM, Fatman666 said:

we will see it in one year if we can arrive a couple of days before the visa expires and get another 90days. 

No problem getting another 90 days before this (Saigon Thai Consulate) visa expired.

[onera1961]

On 7/25/2019 at 9:36 AM, Matzzon said:

Yes of course it only has a valid until date. it´s like that with all the single entry Non-O visas.

It is same as my ME O-A visa from Washington DC.

[saorsa]

On 7/26/2019 at 10:00 AM, Bendi said:

Do you ned a bankstatement for 400.000bath in HCM?

 

Regards

Bendi

It isn't required, but they do advise to add any extra documents to support your visa application and I had that available, so included it as well as my son's birth cert

[Jackie66]

So they also issue non o multi entry based on marriage with no financial requirements?

I thought that was only possible in Savannakhet.

[saorsa]

On 7/28/2019 at 12:02 PM, Jackie66 said:

So they also issue non o multi entry based on marriage with no financial requirements?

I thought that was only possible in Savannakhet.

Yes they do, same as Savannakhet, but much less of a shithole to spend the night at.