Ho Chi Minh and non O visa experience today

[PattayaKevin]

Usual paperwork as mentioned on the instructions needed however they also requested verification of my income from abroad as well as 6 months of bank statements from my Thai bank. Had to run to the print shop down the road to get that. They were happy with it which showed I had been transferring over 40k baht a month. This was for non O based on marriage. They never required income before but today they did. 

[KhaoYai]

Can you confirm that this was for a 12 month Multi Entry?

[PattayaKevin]

Yes this was for the 12 month multiple entry non O based on marriage visa. I believe they wanted the same for the single entry non O as well because they asked for the bank statements and income before verifying I wanted the 12 month visa. 

[Gilligan In Drag]

Thanks Pattaya Kevin, I am thinking of going there too as a plan B to extending in country. They were really messing with me when i went in to local immigration this time. so I am worried they are going to deny my extension request  on some minutiae or technicality.  How is it getting to the consulate? Is it convenient to guest houses, is public transpo such as taxis good and available?

[DrJack54]

7 minutes ago, Gilligan In Drag said:

How is it getting to the consulate? Is it convenient to guest houses, is public transpo such as taxis good and available?

Saigon consulate is central.

Best to stay district 1.

Google Bui Vien street.

Stay there. 

Easy to consulate.

Taxis excellent in Vietnam.

From airport jump on yellow bus 109.

Takes you to heart of district 1.

$1 USD.

Airport is very close . 

Saigon consulate is am drop off application and pick up PM next day.

Requires appointment now. 

[PattayaKevin]

I like Ho Chi Minh because it's easy to get to, 1 hour 20 minute flight from Bangkok. Yes stay in district 1, taxis are easy I use grab cost is around 2 dollars from most of the hotels. You do need an appointment which is usually 2 to 3 weeks in advance. Savannakhet, Laos seems to be the only option if you don't have financials now. Cost is 200 US dollars in pristine or good condition only for multiple entry 12 month, I believe single 3 month is 80 US dollars. Seems Thailand is just making it harder for foreigners to stay in Thailand. 

[Gilligan In Drag]

41 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Saigon consulate is central.

Best to stay district 1.

Google Bui Vien street.

Stay there. 

Easy to consulate.

Taxis excellent in Vietnam.

From airport jump on yellow bus 109.

Takes you to heart of district 1.

$1 USD.

Airport is very close . 

Saigon consulate is am drop off application and pick up PM next day.

Requires appointment now. 

Thanks or that Dr. Jack sounds good!

[PJ71]

56 minutes ago, Gilligan In Drag said:

Thanks Pattaya Kevin, I am thinking of going there too as a plan B to extending in country. They were really messing with me when i went in to local immigration this time. so I am worried they are going to deny my extension request  on some minutiae or technicality.  How is it getting to the consulate? Is it convenient to guest houses, is public transpo such as taxis good and available?

Totally agree, i went to extensions during covid and the process was a PITA i can do without.

 

I'll be off to Savankhet again soon, too easy...

[Gilligan In Drag]

1 hour ago, PattayaKevin said:

I like Ho Chi Minh because it's easy to get to, 1 hour 20 minute flight from Bangkok. Yes stay in district 1, taxis are easy I use grab cost is around 2 dollars from most of the hotels. You do need an appointment which is usually 2 to 3 weeks in advance. Savannakhet, Laos seems to be the only option if you don't have financials now. Cost is 200 US dollars in pristine or good condition only for multiple entry 12 month, I believe single 3 month is 80 US dollars. Seems Thailand is just making it harder for foreigners to stay in Thailand. 

Yes, that seems to have been their modus for years now, to keep making it tougher and tougher. Its the only way in my 30 years of being here that i have ever known it to be. I used to only ever go the multiple entry visa route not because of financials but because Thai internal immigration is abusive and play games with people to put them to some kind of test. I don't know why so many people put themselves through visa extension hell when you can quickly and painlessly get a multiple from relatively civil straight forward people at a consulate. Its still less stressful even factoring in the requirement  to leave the country every three months, if you ask me. I only recently went back to in-country visa extension simply because the borders have been closed for the last few years. I don't want to to go to Savanakhet either anymore until they drop their covid "protocols" because I don't want any truck with any aspect of the COVID thing. But I think they like that better, that you leave and come back, just the idea that you are leaving if only for a few days seems to sit better with immigration. Visa extension route and they feel you are trying to colonize them or something.

 

But going to Ho Chi Minh seems like the ticket if my extension falls through and it may well. Looks like a great place to visit and maybe head out to some nearby beaches for a spell. Yeah!

[Gilligan In Drag]

One last thing, how do you make the appointment? Looks like do it on the Royal Thai Consulate Ho Chi Minh website, its all typically a bit vague, something to do with visas, but nothing available till Dec 19th, wow! If you had to leave now I guess you'd be getting to know Vietnam waiting for that date to roll on in!

[Robert Tyrrell]

Hello,

 

since about 2019 when they changed Immigration Laws you are required to show Bank statements for one year showing monthly deposits of 40,000 Baht for Marriage Visa and 65,000 Baht for Retirement Visa or lump sums in your Thai Bank account of 400,000 or 800,000 Baht 60 days prior to visa application and must stay in account 90 days afterwards or of course a combination of cash deposit  and monthly deposit combination are allowed totaling the above amounts listed.  

[ubonjoe]

7 hours ago, Gilligan In Drag said:

One last thing, how do you make the appointment? Looks like do it on the Royal Thai Consulate Ho Chi Minh website, its all typically a bit vague, something to do with visas, but nothing available till Dec 19th, wow! If you had to leave now I guess you'd be getting to know Vietnam waiting for that date to roll on in!

https://hochiminh.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/appointment-visa-legalization-services?page=5d80ab3315e39c2fe800a791&menu=5d80ab3215e39c2fe800a722

[mrmicbkktxl]

3 hours ago, Robert Tyrrell said:

Hello,

 

since about 2019 when they changed Immigration Laws you are required to show Bank statements for one year showing monthly deposits of 40,000 Baht for Marriage Visa and 65,000 Baht for Retirement Visa or lump sums in your Thai Bank account of 400,000 or 800,000 Baht 60 days prior to visa application and must stay in account 90 days afterwards or of course a combination of cash deposit  and monthly deposit combination are allowed totaling the above amounts listed.  

But why immigration still want to see embassy letter about my pension when extending?For 22 years embassy letter was enough for them.Last tuesday at Sriracha immigration they asked also to see 6 months of bank statements.When I asked if they still need the embassy letter they replied "yes'.What about people who don't have  a thai bank account?90% of thai banks ask to see a workpermit.Something not adding up,immigration needs you to have a thai bank account but banks don't want to open accounts to foreigner.Every year they add some more bulls....

[DrJack54]

6 minutes ago, mrmicbkktxl said:

What about people who don't have  a thai bank account?90% of thai banks ask to see a workpermit.

How can you not have a Thai bank account and obtaining annual extensions. 

Perfectly understandable why immigration would want to see proof of monthly transfers (bank statements) with or without embassy letter. 

[mrmicbkktxl]

3 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

How can you not have a Thai bank account and obtaining annual extensions. 

Perfectly understandable why immigration would want to see proof of monthly transfers (bank statements) with or without embassy letter. 

21 years never needed to show it,embassy letter was enough

[DrJack54]

2 minutes ago, mrmicbkktxl said:

21 years never needed to show it,embassy letter was enough

Which immigration office allows you to just show embassy letter for extension. 

[ba ba]

before you all start heading to vietnam you better look at there visa's and how long it takes to get an e-visa

[ubonjoe]

22 minutes ago, ba ba said:

before you all start heading to vietnam you better look at there visa's and how long it takes to get an e-visa

They do not do e visas.

Just a appointment for the application is needed.;

[mrmicbkktxl]

4 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Which immigration office allows you to just show embassy letter for extension. 

Sriracha until last year

[twchang]

There are new rules for veryfy the income

[howlee101]

5 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

They do not do e visas.

Just a appointment for the application is needed.;

Thinking ba ba meant the e-visa to visit Vietnam. It took me about 3 days to get an e-visa approved when I visited in Oct 2022. 

[ba ba]

On 11/17/2022 at 2:51 PM, ubonjoe said:

They do not do e visas.

Just a appointment for the application is needed.;

i was talking about e-visa to get into vietnam i have been going there for 20 years and a vet of the war