kelvinlinsey Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Ok im a brit living in the knigdom of smiles, i have a business registered here and pay my taxes but i keep doing a 3 month visa run to KL but id it not possible for me to go to say vietman on holiday for 2 weeks copy my passport incase of any troubles send all my doc's to a relation in the UK who will then send it onto Hull? then when it is sent back to the family in UK they send it to me in my hotel i say narm or whereever and there you go i fly back into Thailand with a 1year multi entry visa???? Any views people?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruang Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Well, apart from the obvious things -- like being in a foreign country without a passport -- I presume the Thai consulate in Hull might actually look at the stamps in your passport and see you stamped into Vietnam but not stamped out, and not having re-entered the UK to apply for your visa. Let's hope they at least return your passport to you so you can leave Vietnam some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvinlinsey Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 Yer i understand that my visa will not have a stamp for leaving Vietnam but it will have the all important stamp for leaving thailand. Its just a bloody long way to go for a visa run. Might just stick it out with the old 3month visa run to kl. Cheers for the reply k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceBlondie Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I am no visa expert, but isn't this similar to the ILLEGAL method the ILLEGAL agencies used before they got caught? I do sympathize with the incredible distance you would have to travel, 7 time zones, each way. I travelled 12 time zones, each way, a couple of times to renew my B visa, and gave up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffdog Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Hull? That's a coincidence .... last week a passport of a Spanish guy .... He used an agency to do the Non Im for THB 29,000 ... Guess where it was stamped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Yer i understand that my visa will not have a stamp for leaving Vietnam but it will have the all important stamp for leaving thailand. Its just a bloody long way to go for a visa run. Might just stick it out with the old 3month visa run to kl. Cheers for the reply k A visa acquired abroad without you being in the country of issue is invalid and unlawful. Thai Immigration computers will instantly tell them that you have a dodgy visa. Stick to KL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun Jean Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Well he did say he send it to his family. Can trust those i think. But still one time a person checking your passport for the right entry and exit stamps and you have trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puuchai299 Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Does anybody on this forum actually have any proof that it is illegal to obtain the visa in this way.On the hull websites visa rules it says you must not be in Thailand when applying for the visa.If you leave Thailand then it shows your stamped out of there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemiddie Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Does anybody on this forum actually have any proof that it is illegal to obtain the visa in this way.On the hull websites visa rules it says you must not be in Thailand when applying for the visa.If you leave Thailand then it shows your stamped out of there. If you are in Thailand and apply by post or any other means to a consulate outside of the Kingdom. Its illegal. Go to Vietnam or Laos. Then send your stuff to the UK for a new Visa. Sounds ok? I doubt it. I can just imagine some Immigration official seeing your exit stamps not in sync with the visa issued in another country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midas Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 if you think it's worth putting at risk your future entitlement to visit or remain in Thailand for the sake of saving a few bucks on doing a legal visa run then go ahead and gamble but personally I would rather stick very much to playing exactly by the rules -especially these days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 This one pops up fairly regularly. The answers usually form this argument:- You must be in the jurisdiction of the consulate that issues the visa for it to be legal. BUT. It is unlikely that the consulate will check where you are, except that you are not in Thailand (particularly if you have a pretty full passport). Immigration don't SEEM to check where you were when you got the visa (so long as it's outside LoS) but there is absolutely zero guarantee of this. NOTE I have never tried this (I'm married, don't need to), and it's really outside the spirit of the law. Obviously being in a foreign country without your passport is a risky business. Copies will likely keep you out of jail, if picked up I suppose you could have 'lost' your PP, but you'd probably be expected to then report it officially resulting in you paying for a new PP and wasting the visa money as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddiee Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Yer i understand that my visa will not have a stamp for leaving Vietnam but it will have the all important stamp for leaving thailand. Its just a bloody long way to go for a visa run. Might just stick it out with the old 3month visa run to kl. Cheers for the reply k A visa acquired abroad without you being in the country of issue is invalid and unlawful. Thai Immigration computers will instantly tell them that you have a dodgy visa. Stick to KL. Dont talk ridiculous been doing it for over 12 years now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemiddie Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 if you think it's worth putting at risk your future entitlement to visit or remain in Thailandfor the sake of saving a few bucks on doing a legal visa run then go ahead and gamble but personally I would rather stick very much to playing exactly by the rules -especially these days! Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Yer i understand that my visa will not have a stamp for leaving Vietnam but it will have the all important stamp for leaving thailand. Its just a bloody long way to go for a visa run. Might just stick it out with the old 3month visa run to kl. Cheers for the reply k A visa acquired abroad without you being in the country of issue is invalid and unlawful. Thai Immigration computers will instantly tell them that you have a dodgy visa. Stick to KL. Dont talk ridiculous been doing it for over 12 years now..... idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 This is a much deteriorating topic CLOSED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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