Should I be cocerned with writing on entry stamp?

[biervoormij]

I just returned from Vientiane Laos and am a bit confused by my entry stamp.

 

I received a new Non-O based on Retirement while in Vientiane. I did not have a re-entry permit so assumed that it would kill off my 3 year old O-A but the immigration officer wrote O A under the visa-class on the entry stamp. I have attached a picture of stamp.

 

The immigration officer initially gave me a 1 year time frame on my stay. I said I thought I would only receive 90 days.  He then took my passport back and changed it to 90 days.

 

At some point he drew a line through my new visa and wrote something on it but not sure if it is Thai or English.  I did not notice the line through the visa or the O A until I was at the airport in Udon Thani.

 

Should I be concerned about the O A on the entry stamp?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DrJack54]

The visa "sticker" lower part of your picture is a non O single entry.

You do not have any concerns and your permission of stay date changed according.

 

[biervoormij]

4 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

The visa "sticker" lower part of your picture is a non O single entry.

You do not have any concerns and your permission of stay date changed according.

 

Thanks Dr Jack54. I just don't want them asking about insurance when I extend at the end of April.

 

Was I correct in asking about the 1 year entry? I really liked the idea of getting one year but thought it might cause problem in the future.

[DrJack54]

3 minutes ago, biervoormij said:

Was I correct in asking about the 1 year entry? I really liked the idea of getting one year but thought it might cause problem in the future

100% correct in having it fixed while there.

 

Smart that you checked and picked up io error.

 

Folk always need to check their stamp when entering Thailand.

Human errors happen. 

 

So now next step is to obtain your 12 month extension. 

 

[sandyf]

14 hours ago, biervoormij said:

At some point he drew a line through my new visa and wrote something on it but not sure if it is Thai or English. 

They would normally mark a single entry visa as being used.  Usually with a stamp but may have just written on it.

[BritManToo]

14 hours ago, biervoormij said:

At some point he drew a line through my new visa and wrote something on it but not sure if it is Thai or English.  I did not notice the line through the visa or the O A until I was at the airport in Udon Thani.

They tend to put a line through used VISAs.

Nothing to worry about.

[NoshowJones]

Just take note of what DrJack54 or Ubon Joe says and you won't go wrong.

[NanLaew]

15 hours ago, biervoormij said:

At some point he drew a line through my new visa and wrote something on it but not sure if it is Thai or English.

He wrote 'USED' in mangled English.

[biervoormij]

I just did my extension yesterday and thought I would give an update.

 

The immigration officer in Nong Khai writing the O-A did cause a bit of an issue. Jomtien asked for proof of insurance yesterday and I told them I had an Non-Imm O so should not need insurance. They pointed at the O-A that the border agent had written and I pointed at the visa and said it is an O.

 

My passport got passed around to 3 or 4 different people and the last one seemed to do something on the computer. After about 5 or 10 minutes the officer came back and said I fixed it and had marked a line through the O-A and above it written NON-O. It was a painless experience but gave me a little bit of a scare.

 

I was really surprised how quick the whole extension process was. I got to the bank to get my letter and bank book updated just after 8:30 went to the copy shop and on to Jomtien Immigration. I got a number at the retirement desk outside and went in through the out door and exchanged the outside number for a number for desk 8. I was busy signing all my copies until my number was called. I left immigration at 10 AM.

 

When I got a certificate of residence back in October it took me 2 hours just to get in the door so was expecting the worst.

 

Forgot to put in I got the letter that I need to show bankbook update in 3 months.  Since I believe I will need to do my 90 day report at the same time will go also update the bankbook.

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