Multi-entry Add-on To Visa

[brahmburgers]

This is probably old hat for some, but I had thought (hoped) that the multi-entry add-on (cost Bt.3,800) was a seperate item that would last for a year from the time of purchase. Not so simple, at least according to Mae Sai Immgration Dept. office. They told me if I bought the multi-entry add-on, it would only apply until the annual renewal of my type-O visa - which, for me, is a few weeks away. So, I'm opting to wait those added weeks to do both things concurrently.

Just thought to mention this, as it may apply to some farang. BTW, a permit to leave the country one time (within a one year period), is Bt.1,000.

Personally, I think it's nuts to have these add-on fees - but nobody asked me. We already spend money going and coming, including airport taxes and fuel surcharges and visa fees - ...to add on another fee to leave the country, is excessive.

Which other countries demand a fee, added-on to visa costs, to leave?

[WilliamIV]

It is NOT "to leave" !!

It is for COMING BACK !!! (re-ENTRY)

Yes - they do not give you any extra time

Just valid to your CURRENT Permission to stay date stamp.

[mgjackson69]

It is NOT "to leave" !!

It is for COMING BACK !!! (re-ENTRY)

Yes - they do not give you any extra time

Just valid to your CURRENT Permission to stay date stamp.

Agreed and agreed.

It is very well documented that the Re-entry Permit is valid until the visa (or extension of stay) expires.

Could the whole process be made simpler? Sure...but it is what we have to deal with to stay here...why whine about it?

An argument can be made for charging for the Re-entry permit...many people staying here on visa extensions will not leave the country. It keeps the visa extension price down that way...I think 1900 THB is pretty reasonable.

[astral]

Down in Malaysia, if you have a one year visa you can simply come and go as you wish

with no extra cost.

Thailand likes the extra income, so you just have to live with it.

[mgjackson69]

Down in Malaysia, if you have a one year visa you can simply come and go as you wish

with no extra cost.

Thailand likes the extra income, so you just have to live with it.

Here in Thailand, if you have a one-year multi-entry visa you can simply come and go as you please.

What is being discussed here is a visa extension... not the same thing.

Also, you can add the Re-entry permit, either single- or multiple-reentry, to a single entry visa, so long as the visa has not expired. Then you can come and go as you please.

[mgjackson69]

This is probably old hat for some, but I had thought (hoped) that the multi-entry add-on (cost Bt.3,800) was a seperate item that would last for a year from the time of purchase. Not so simple, at least according to Mae Sai Immgration Dept. office. They told me if I bought the multi-entry add-on, it would only apply until the annual renewal of my type-O visa - which, for me, is a few weeks away. So, I'm opting to wait those added weeks to do both things concurrently.

Just thought to mention this, as it may apply to some farang. BTW, a permit to leave the country one time (within a one year period), is Bt.1,000.

Personally, I think it's nuts to have these add-on fees - but nobody asked me. We already spend money going and coming, including airport taxes and fuel surcharges and visa fees - ...to add on another fee to leave the country, is excessive.

Which other countries demand a fee, added-on to visa costs, to leave?

Are you really getting a new O visa every year, or doing an extension of stay? There is a difference...

[Maestro]

I figure that with “multi-entry add-on” he means the multiple-entry re-entry permit.

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Maestro

[brahmburgers]

This is probably old hat for some, but I had thought (hoped) that the multi-entry add-on (cost Bt.3,800) was a seperate item that would last for a year from the time of purchase. Not so simple, at least according to Mae Sai Immgration Dept. office. They told me if I bought the multi-entry add-on, it would only apply until the annual renewal of my type-O visa - which, for me, is a few weeks away. So, I'm opting to wait those added weeks to do both things concurrently.

Just thought to mention this, as it may apply to some farang. BTW, a permit to leave the country one time (within a one year period), is Bt.1,000.

Personally, I think it's nuts to have these add-on fees - but nobody asked me. We already spend money going and coming, including airport taxes and fuel surcharges and visa fees - ...to add on another fee to leave the country, is excessive.

Which other countries demand a fee, added-on to visa costs, to leave?

Are you really getting a new O visa every year, or doing an extension of stay? There is a difference...

frankly, I'm not sure. I'll have to do added research to find what suits my situation best.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

This is probably old hat for some, but I had thought (hoped) that the multi-entry add-on (cost Bt.3,800) was a seperate item that would last for a year from the time of purchase. Not so simple, at least according to Mae Sai Immgration Dept. office. They told me if I bought the multi-entry add-on, it would only apply until the annual renewal of my type-O visa - which, for me, is a few weeks away. So, I'm opting to wait those added weeks to do both things concurrently.

Just thought to mention this, as it may apply to some farang. BTW, a permit to leave the country one time (within a one year period), is Bt.1,000.

Personally, I think it's nuts to have these add-on fees - but nobody asked me. We already spend money going and coming, including airport taxes and fuel surcharges and visa fees - ...to add on another fee to leave the country, is excessive.

Which other countries demand a fee, added-on to visa costs, to leave?

Are you really getting a new O visa every year, or doing an extension of stay? There is a difference...

frankly, I'm not sure. I'll have to do added research to find what suits my situation best.

In the course of a year, how often do you travel abroad ?

[dr_Pat_Pong]

I figure that with “multi-entry add-on” he means the multiple-entry re-entry permit.

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Maestro

That'd be it Maestro.

[JimGant]

Also, you can add the Re-entry permit, either single- or multiple-reentry, to a single entry visa, so long as the visa has not expired. Then you can come and go as you please.

A single entry visa "expires" the day you enter the country on it. A re-entry permit will not revive it. (But it would allow re-entry during the permitted to stay period stamped in your passport.)

frankly, I'm not sure. I'll have to do added research to find what suits my situation best.

What are you currently here on? If it's a Non Imm visa, and not an extension of stay, then re-entry permits are not applicable (except as mentioned, above, which would only be for a 90 day period, or less).

[brahmburgers]

Also, you can add the Re-entry permit, either single- or multiple-reentry, to a single entry visa, so long as the visa has not expired. Then you can come and go as you please.

A single entry visa "expires" the day you enter the country on it. A re-entry permit will not revive it. (But it would allow re-entry during the permitted to stay period stamped in your passport.)

frankly, I'm not sure. I'll have to do added research to find what suits my situation best.

What are you currently here on? If it's a Non Imm visa, and not an extension of stay, then re-entry permits are not applicable (except as mentioned, above, which would only be for a 90 day period, or less).

OP responds: I'm on a non-imm type O one year visa - with check-ins required every 90 days (it would be simpler to call it a 'retirement visa'). The year is almost up (for me) and am about to apply for another year. This next time, I'll add on the multi-entry provision as I choose to travel regionally several times in the upcoming year.

Earlier, I though the multi-entry provision could be tagged on the visa at any time (and last a year), but now it appears it's best to add it on at the annual renewal time. If it's added on during the annual duration of the visa, then it's only good for that particular visa period. In other words, if it's added in the eleventh month, then it only allows multi entry priveleges during that final month, even though the applicant has to pay the entire ammual flat fee of Bt.3,800. It's not pro-rated to adjust for the time period it will be used.

[mgjackson69]

Also, you can add the Re-entry permit, either single- or multiple-reentry, to a single entry visa, so long as the visa has not expired. Then you can come and go as you please.

A single entry visa "expires" the day you enter the country on it. A re-entry permit will not revive it. (But it would allow re-entry during the permitted to stay period stamped in your passport.)

frankly, I'm not sure. I'll have to do added research to find what suits my situation best.

What are you currently here on? If it's a Non Imm visa, and not an extension of stay, then re-entry permits are not applicable (except as mentioned, above, which would only be for a 90 day period, or less).

OP responds: I'm on a non-imm type O one year visa - with check-ins required every 90 days (it would be simpler to call it a 'retirement visa'). The year is almost up (for me) and am about to apply for another year. This next time, I'll add on the multi-entry provision as I choose to travel regionally several times in the upcoming year.

Earlier, I though the multi-entry provision could be tagged on the visa at any time (and last a year), but now it appears it's best to add it on at the annual renewal time. If it's added on during the annual duration of the visa, then it's only good for that particular visa period. In other words, if it's added in the eleventh month, then it only allows multi entry priveleges during that final month, even though the applicant has to pay the entire ammual flat fee of Bt.3,800. It's not pro-rated to adjust for the time period it will be used.

It *can* be added on at any time, and is good until your "admitted until" date when you did the entry on your visa. So, if you are not sure if you are going outside during the year, you could wait until you need it to add it.

So now you are on a one-year single-entry type O? Or are you on a one-year extension of stay?

[Maestro]

OP responds: I'm on a non-imm type O one year visa - with check-ins required every 90 days (it would be simpler to call it a 'retirement visa').

No, it would not be simpler to call it a “retirement visa”. You have either a “non-imm type O one year visa”, ie a multiple-entry non-O visa, or a “retirement visa”, ie a non-O-A visa, or a “retirement extension”, ie an extension of stay for the reason of retirement. From your information it appears that you have a retirement extension.

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Maestro

[mgjackson69]

OP responds: I'm on a non-imm type O one year visa - with check-ins required every 90 days (it would be simpler to call it a 'retirement visa').

No, it would not be simpler to call it a “retirement visa”. You have either a “non-imm type O one year visa”, ie a multiple-entry non-O visa, or a “retirement visa”, ie a non-O-A visa, or a “retirement extension”, ie an extension of stay for the reason of retirement. From your information it appears that you have a retirement extension.

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Maestro

Exactly so...if the OP can be more forthcoming in regards to what he currently has, accurate answers can be provided.

As I see it, here are the current options he could have, from the information provided:

One-year multi-entry Non-O ... if so, why the fuss about the re-entry stamp

One-year multi-entry Non-OA .. if so, why the fuss about the re-entry stamp

One-year multi-entry Non-B... if so, why the fuss about the re-entry stamp. Also, no mention so far of Non-B, so I doubt it is this one

A one-year Extension of permission to stay of any of the above...this is what I *think* the OP has, either on a Non-O or Non-OA.

[brahmburgers]

...if the OP can be more forthcoming in regards to what he currently has, accurate answers can be provided.

As I see it, here are the current options he could have, from the information provided:

One-year multi-entry Non-O ... if so, why the fuss about the re-entry stamp

One-year multi-entry Non-OA .. if so, why the fuss about the re-entry stamp

One-year multi-entry Non-B... if so, why the fuss about the re-entry stamp. Also, no mention so far of Non-B, so I doubt it is this one

A one-year Extension of permission to stay of any of the above...this is what I *think* the OP has, either on a Non-O or Non-OA.

It looks as though I have a one year ext. visa. Thanks for the scoop. No fussing from me, just trying to clarify the add-on multi-entry provision - thought it might assist some people who are weighing similar options.

[Maestro]

Lest others be confused, let me clarify: you have a one-year extension of stay or, as the title of the application form you filled out officially calls it, an “extension of temporary stay in the Kingdom”.

And what you call the “multi-entry add-on to visa” is commonly called a multiple-entry re-entry permit.

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Maestro

[Lite Beer]

Yes. Your Visa expired a long time ago.

And the Re Entry Permit fees are. 1,000 Baht for a single and 3,800 for a multiple.