Immigration Bankok

[peterarkle]

Hi folks, just wondered if anyone could offer any advice?

Mypartner and I have a non-immigrant visa type O. She plans to undertake educational courses and voluntary work. I am a writer and plan to have an extended stay to write. In the visa information it states that we should produce documentation to support our reasons for the 90 day visa.

At immigration in BKK do we need documentation or is it suffice to say that my partner wishes to do educational courses and I wish to have an exteneded stay to write my second novel?

If anyone has had experience of entering on a non-immigrant visa type O that could offer some advice we would be very grateful. (We don't know how strict immigration is and if they'll want documents etc?)

All advice most welcome

best wishes,

Pete

[lopburi3]

You will not be asked any questions on entry into Thailand. If you were asked a good answer would be to check on education opportunities so you should be fine.

[peterarkle]

Thanks for the info, that's great.

Also, we have read about the 1 Year visa extension from using the non-immigrant visa type O. Could you advise of the simplicity or complexites of extendeding it to 1 year?

I am a UK resident, have a disability and approx. 60, 000 baht permonth income.

My partner is very much the same situation. We could also consider renting our UK property or selling it & living off the capital whist building/buying property in Thailand.

Thanks again 7 can't wait to experience the spice of Thailand.

[lopburi3]

You must be over age 50 and it would require 65k monthly income if using that alone - our you could use 800k in a Thai bank account for 3 months - or a combination of the two to meet the 800k requirement.

[peterarkle]

Ah, we are too young!!

Is it possible, and how, could we extend the 90 day non-immigrant visa?

Thanks

PS - What Thai bank is best to use as an expat from UK?

Thanks again

[lopburi3]

Education extension is possible - but may be limited to 90 days at a time unless full time University level.

Bangkok Bank, K Bank and Siam Commercial Banks are the most used.