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A friend has a serious problem, mostly due to misinformation.

An American senior citizen who had lived in India for some years, she came to CM on a "visa on arrival" basis in August and stayed for a month. Having decided that she wanted to live here she returned 2 months ago and again entered on a "visa on arrival" basis. She made one visa run to Mae Sai after the first month.

Realising that she needed to change her visa staus, she sought legal advice. The advice that she was given did not, it now transpires, take into account her first visit here last August. Almost amonth ago she also visited Chaing Mai Immigration, where she was told about the 21 day rule for applying for a Non Imm. O visa. When , as she was instructed, she returned the same day to start the process, she was told that no-one knew anything about it, and sent away. The name of the Immigration officer who gave her the information is known.

Yesterday she went to Mae Sai -- she was refused an extension, and was told she must leave Thailand on Wednesday. She is prepared to fly to another country to get a Non Imm. O visa, but is not sure which embassy/consulate can now provide this facility.

She has transferred funds from India, although this took a very long time to activate, resulting in another 5-6 weeks before she can apply for a "retirement " visa. She has a pension and capital which meets Immigration's requirements.

She is planning to visit CM Immigration tomorrow to ask about her options, but has little hope that they can provide an immediate solution, so really needs to know which country can issue a Non-Imm O as soon as possible. She is an older lady; this is causing her a great deal of stress, as she has been given inaccurate info twice regarding this matter, once by her legal advisor and once by CM Immigration.

If anyone can quickly supply info which would be helpful to her, I should be most grateful.

okinasan

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The normal place to obtain a visa for those in Chiang Mai seems to be Vientiane. You can fly there or to Udorn and cross by bus. It will be submit in morning and pick up next workday afternoon. I expect they would want to see banking information for issue.

If person has pension that meets the 65k requirement there is no need for bank account being 3 months old - she would obtain a letter of income from her Embassy and use that to obtain an extension of stay.

She could also fly to Penang, KL or Singapore and expect be able to obtain visa there if easier.

She should also be aware that she can obtain a tourist visa and return to Thailand on that if need be. Only the 30 day visa exempt entry is subject to the 90 days in six month rule.

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