Changes In Non-o-visa And Extension

[gzu88bv]

This is serious matter! I just learned from my good Kiwi friends that Mukda Han Immigration is again changing visa laws at their will.

Married Kiwi couple (Farang/Farang), he 61, her 48, both with Kiwi passport, went to Mukda Han on June 30 to do their 90 days report and enquired at the same time about their forthcoming 3rd consecutive Non-O-Visa Extension based on THB 800’000 in a Thai Bank.

They were told, and this is not a joke, that as of now following requirements are in place:

- THB 1’600’000 in a Thai Bank for 3 months (instead of THB 800’000 as so far)

- on top of above money an Income Letter from Kiwi Embassy (immigration lady officer however could not state amount required)

- a Medical Certificate from a local hospital

- Photos of them as a couple and the house they live in

I indeed feel frustrated about above and ask myself what is going on in LOS.

What should this couple do? What other options does this couple really have?

Many thanks to all you posters.

[Lite Beer]

This is serious matter! I just learned from my good Kiwi friends that Mukda Han Immigration is again changing visa laws at their will.

Married Kiwi couple (Farang/Farang), he 61, her 48, both with Kiwi passport, went to Mukda Han on June 30 to do their 90 days report and enquired at the same time about their forthcoming 3rd consecutive Non-O-Visa Extension based on THB 800’000 in a Thai Bank.

They were told, and this is not a joke, that as of now following requirements are in place:

- THB 1’600’000 in a Thai Bank for 3 months (instead of THB 800’000 as so far)

- on top of above money an Income Letter from Kiwi Embassy (immigration lady officer however could not state amount required)

- a Medical Certificate from a local hospital

- Photos of them as a couple and the house they live in

I indeed feel frustrated about above and ask myself what is going on in LOS.

What should this couple do? What other options does this couple really have?

Many thanks to all you posters.

Speak to a superior officer or try another office if they can. As that is wrong.

[gzu88bv]

I investigated a bit further and found this which leads me to following questions:

1. Is this law indeed in effect? Yes or no.

2. Would this married couple with no kids stand a chance to insist upon a so-called grandfather clause (not in terms of money but continuity), since Mukda Han granted them their 2nd extension on THB 800’000 only in the bank on 16.10.07 and this after the new order had already been in place?

3. On top of above, can Mukda Han insist upon additional money in terms of an Embassy Income Letter?

4. Given their present visa status, would it be wise for this couple to somehow “downgrade” to a Multiple Non-O-Visa from a Thai consulate in their homeland and do border runs in the future?

Thanks.

[Mario2008]

1. No, this is not in effect and was reversed. The curent rules are:

http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/2notice/rtp606EN.pdf English

http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/2notice/rtp606.pdf Thai

The rules are stated in these documents. The immigration office can not just change them by their own, but they can set their own rules on what they accept as proof of the requirements for extensions.

Take Lite Beer's advice. They can always try for the multiple non-O if it fails.

[Lite Beer]

Yep , that law was never implemented.

This is the official law.

7.19 In the case of a family

member of an alien

who has been

permitted temporary

stay under clauses

7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6,

7.9, 7.11, 7.12, 7.13,

7.14, 7.15, 7.16, 7.20,

7.21, 7.25 or 7.28 of

this Order (applicable

only to parents,

spouse, child, adopted

child or child of

his/her spouse):

Permission will be

granted for a period of

not more than 1 year

at a time.

(1) The alien has obtained a

temporary visa (NON-IM); and

(2) Proof of family relationship;

and

(3) In the case of a spouse, the

marital relationship shall be de

jure (legitimate) and de facto;

or

(4) In the case of a child, adopted

child or child of his/her spouse,

the said person must not be

married, must be living with the

family, and must be less than

20 years of age; or (5) In the

case of a parent, the said person

shall be 50 years of age or over.

1. Application form

2. Copy of the applicant's passport

3. Copy of the passport of alien

who has been granted temporary

stay

4. Proof of family relationship,

e.g., marriage certificate, birth

certificate, registration of

legitimate child, household

registration certificate, proof of

child adoption, or any other

evidence issued by the authority

or agency concerned

Edited July 6, 2008 by Lite Beer