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Sorry this will be a long one T__T

 

I've been teaching in TH since 2013 but wasn't able to complete a requirement to get the proper license and used up most of the teaching permit I have so I had to cancel my WP last May 2019.

 

I was ready to go back home but my school would want me to continue working but asked a different set of requirements from me, that I mostly completed already, but somehow my school-- after all these months still needs 1 more requirement before they can apply for a new working visa and asked me to exit Thailand again for the extension of time they need to process everything.  

 

Since cancelling my WP, I had to:

 

1. do a border run to Cambodia - until June 2019

2. get SETV from Savannakhet - until Aug 2019

3. extend SETV to 90 days in CWT - until Sept 2019

4. do another (same) border run to Cambodia - Oct 2019

 

So obviously I had to go out and get a new SETV but reading a lot of stories here is making me paranoid. I also have 20k+ in my Thai bank account.

 

By the way my aunt works here for almost 20 years as well. I can make her my guarantor but they said (according to hearsay) having them still will not guarantee approval of SETV. 

 

Also, in the midst of this I obtained a new passport as my previous one expires on March 2020. My new one that I got last week expires Sept 2029.

 

Is my case really that alarming for IOs? 

 

Thank you!

 

 

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Prior to this I've been travelling around SE Asia, went home last April and also visited Taiwan before coming back to Thailand last May.

 

Nothing, I guess I was just wondering if this will help IOs interpret that I really like to travel around and staying here for an extended period, especially with a relative, is not that surprising. Or perhaps they are aware that in some cases people who have been working in TH and had to change workplaces had to do all these workarounds until they get the necessary documents to start over at their new jobs, perhaps. 

 

I am losing my mind

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15 minutes ago, bbi1 said:

So you've been working illegally in Thailand on two SETV's for 6 months teaching during that time?

I am not working.. I am staying with my aunt who works here and also works in the same school

 

Only have 1 SETV that I maximized when I extended it to 90 days 

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Since you have a new passport with only one tourist visa I see no reason for you to have a problem getting one.

The consulate in Savannakhet would not likely issue one due to you staying in the country for more than 90 days in the past 6 months.

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5 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Since you have a new passport with only one tourist visa I see no reason for you to have a problem getting one.

The consulate in Savannakhet would not likely issue one due to you staying in the country for more than 90 days in the past 6 months.

 

Oh really? Thanks!

 

Well, is this 90+ days in 6 months "rule" only followed by the Thai Consulate in Savannakhet? This time I was advised to go to Vientianne and already booked an appointment. 

Posted
10 minutes ago, milkypinky said:

Well, is this 90+ days in 6 months "rule" only followed by the Thai Consulate in Savannakhet?

As far as I know yes.

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3 hours ago, milkypinky said:

 

Oh really? Thanks!

 

Well, is this 90+ days in 6 months "rule" only followed by the Thai Consulate in Savannakhet? This time I was advised to go to Vientianne and already booked an appointment. 

Possibly also Phnom Penh, though the rules applied there are pretty opaque.

 

Vientiane should be OK as long as you only have one prior SETV in your current passport. Worst case, if refused a tourist visa, ask if they will give you a transit visa.

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17 hours ago, BritTim said:

Possibly also Phnom Penh, though the rules applied there are pretty opaque.

 

Vientiane should be OK as long as you only have one prior SETV in your current passport. Worst case, if refused a tourist visa, ask if they will give you a transit visa.

 

Oh I see. Hopefully everything works out well for me thank you so much for the tip!

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