What is the process for filing the evisa non o for a spouse?

[DrJack54]

19 minutes ago, Lestat777 said:

I have to buy a round trip ticket now because immigration will not let me enter Thailand on a one-way ticket if I am coming with the travel exempt Visa instead of the non-ovisa.

As pointed out above, you do NOT need a return flight.

Any onward flight within 60 days is fine.

This onward flight MAY be required by airline to issue boarding pass at departure. 

Two options to obtain onward flight is buy cheapest flight out of Thailand OR use rent a ticket.

One company is "onwardticket.com"

Discussed in this thread 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1318022-do-you-really-need-an-onward-flight/

 

If you obtain the eVisa in USA you will not need an onward flight. Only required (maybe) if flying to Thailand visa exempt.

What is the money situation? 

Can you show the funds in your USA bank account.

I realize you (by error) transferred money to wife's account.

 

 

 

[Upnotover]

1 minute ago, Lestat777 said:

I see. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I'm trying to navigate all this with a traumatic brain injury. It is very confusing when I get conflicting information from everybody here and conflicting information from online sources. 

 

I was of the understanding that immigration at the airport would look and see if I have a round trip ticket or not whether they approve my entry tourist visa.

Yes, there is a lot of misinformation out there, even on some embassy websites.  Immigration only rarely ask to see a ticket and it is always and ONWARD ticket that is needed.  You will enter VISA EXEMPT, it is not a tourist visa.

[Lestat777]

19 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

No, that is not correct.  You do not need a round trip ticket.  It is an onward ticket.  Hence my suggestion of a cheap ticket to Cambodia.  You do not have to use it.  Most likely immigration wont ask anything in any event, it is normally the airline that asks to see it when checking in. 

Since I was hasty in trying to get my money over there and make it easier to transfer into the account I open in my name I'm going to have to go to the local immigration office when I arrive there. I don't feel like wasting more fees having the money sent back to the United States and then back to thailand. 

 

Let's see if I understand the process. At the local immigration office I apply for the nano visa. It is a 90-day temporary visa. I then take that to a clinical Bank to show them that I have the non-o Visa and I can then open a bank account and deposit the 400,000 baht. Is that correct? Then after the money has been in the bank account for 2 months just prior to the 3-month period ending I then apply for a one-year extension. 

[Lestat777]

18 minutes ago, Lestat777 said:

I see. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I'm trying to navigate all this with a traumatic brain injury. It is very confusing when I get conflicting information from everybody here and conflicting information from online sources. 

 

I was of the understanding that immigration at the airport would look and see if I have a round trip ticket or not whether they approve my entry tourist visa.

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[Upnotover]

9 minutes ago, Lestat777 said:

Since I was hasty in trying to get my money over there and make it easier to transfer into the account I open in my name I'm going to have to go to the local immigration office when I arrive there. I don't feel like wasting more fees having the money sent back to the United States and then back to thailand. 

 

Let's see if I understand the process. At the local immigration office I apply for the nano visa. It is a 90-day temporary visa. I then take that to a clinical Bank to show them that I have the non-o Visa and I can then open a bank account and deposit the 400,000 baht. Is that correct? Then after the money has been in the bank account for 2 months just prior to the 3-month period ending I then apply for a one-year extension. 

Not quite.  You will be in a chicken and egg situation.  In order to get the non-O you will already need to show the 400k in your bank account, which will be hard to achieve without the non-O.  Hence it was mentioned earlier that you may need to use an agent to get an account opened.  You'll have plenty of time to do this, 60 days plus possible extension, but it won't be as easy as the e-visa would have been.

[Lestat777]

4 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

Not quite.  You will be in a chicken and egg situation.  In order to get the non-O you will already need to show the 400k in your bank account, which will be hard to achieve without the non-O.  Hence it was mentioned earlier that you may need to use an agent to get an account opened.  You'll have plenty of time to do this, 60 days plus possible extension, but it won't be as easy as the e-visa would have been.

I thought I would be applying for the non-o at the local immigration office.

[Upnotover]

Just now, Lestat777 said:

I thought I would be applying for the non-o at the local immigration office.

Yes you will.  But they will want to see your bank account with 400k in it when you apply.

[DrJack54]

Just now, Lestat777 said:

I thought I would be applying for the non-o at the local immigration office.

You either obtain the non O in USA (eVisa) OR enter visa exempt and obtain the non O at local immigration office.

 

Given the error with sending the funds to wife's account in Thailand you may be best off to use an agent to open a bank account in Thailand.

Not difficult.

On the other hand if you can replenish the required funds in your USA bank account then do that and obtain the Non O in the states

[Lestat777]

2 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

You either obtain the non O in USA (eVisa) OR enter visa exempt and obtain the non O at local immigration office.

 

Given the error with sending the funds to wife's account in Thailand you may be best off to use an agent to open a bank account in Thailand.

Not difficult.

On the other hand if you can replenish the required funds in your USA bank account then do that and obtain the Non O in the states

This seems redundant and makes no sense to me. How can you apply for the non-o in Thailand if you need to have a bank account in your name but you can't have a bank account in your name unless you have the non o?

 

Who are these agents you are referring to? How do you find them? How much do they cost? Was it 4,000 baht? How is this agent able to open up an account for you?

[Lestat777]

14 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

Yes you will.  But they will want to see your bank account with 400k in it when you apply.

Would you recommend I still buy a pass-through flight even if I apply for the visa from the United states?

[DrJack54]

3 minutes ago, Lestat777 said:

Would you recommend I still buy a pass-through flight even if I apply for the visa from the United states?

You would NOT require an onward flight within 60 days if you obtain a Visa.

In your case a non O

[Upnotover]

1 minute ago, Lestat777 said:

Would you recommend I still buy a pass-through flight even if I apply for the visa from the United states?

Not required.  They may ask to see your flight from US to Thailand but they wont ask to see any onward travel details.

[DrJack54]

45 minutes ago, Lestat777 said:

Who are these agents you are referring to? How do you find them? How much do they cost? Was it 4,000 baht? How is this agent able to open up an account for you?

The cost is ~4k if under 64yr

~5k if over 64yr

That's Pattaya price. Other locations more expensive.

 

[Upnotover]

11 minutes ago, Lestat777 said:

This seems redundant and makes no sense to me. How can you apply for the non-o in Thailand if you need to have a bank account in your name but you can't have a bank account in your name unless you have the non o?

 

Who are these agents you are referring to? How do you find them? How much do they cost? Was it 4,000 baht? How is this agent able to open up an account for you?

Because rules change over time.  It used to be easy to open a bank account as a tourist, now it isn't.  Immigration aren't concerned if it is easy for you or not and the banks aren't bothered if you can get a visa or not.

 

Agents exist to ease the process by paying somebody to bypass the rules.  How you find one in Khon Kaen is another question. 

[Lestat777]

35 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

The cost is ~4k if under 64yr

~5k if over 64yr

Which immigration office will you use. 

Khon kaen

[DrJack54]

7 minutes ago, Lestat777 said:

Khon kaen

I typed with Pdc visa agent Khon Kaen and they only assist if you are using them to obtain the non O also.

So this I imagine might be an issue for you.

Can you show USA bank account balance for the eVisa application in USA