Hull Visa....

[The Mask]

Last year I got a non immigrant '0' VISA from Hull. However, looking at their website now it seems that everything has changed, they are now requesting some kind of sponsor letter for volunteer work.

Has anyone gotten a VISA from them recently?

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[loubrockbank]

we got a non immig. multiple entry o visa mid/late june this year, and arrived here in august. ( sorry if you mean another visa type im still trying to get to grips with them all )

we didnt need to provide this just passports and form, unless its changed since then.

[beejoir]

I got a multiple non imm O last month no worries.

Best to throw a healthy bank statement in there for the hel_l of it!

[VBF]

Last year I got a non immigrant '0' VISA from Hull. However, looking at their website now it seems that everything has changed, they are now requesting some kind of sponsor letter for volunteer work.

Has anyone gotten a VISA from them recently?

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

I posted a link today to the NEW location of Hull's Website If you get on there and download the "Visa Application Pack", you'll find the PDF file is dated 23rd August 2007. That's the one I used last December, so it would appear nothing has changed.

Bank Statement NOT required, by the way.

Here it is in case you can't get it straight from the site. Visa_Application_Pack.pdf

It appears that "Extra evidence, is required only for Non-Immigrant Visas Categories "B" and "ED" as was the case last year.

Let us all know if I'm wrong please because I want to do the same as you in October!!

[JimGant]

I find it incredible that Hull still confuses getting an 'extension of stay based on retirement' as the same thing as getting a Non Imm O-A visa in Thailand -- complete with medical and criminal requirements!

No wonder this forum gets so many perplexing questions related to "retirement visas."

See the following from the Hull website:

Hull O-A Application

From the above, look at these quotes:

2.4 Obtain a written confirmation of financial position which is available only from the

British Embassy in Bangkok. Applicants need to demonstrate to the Consul at the

British Embassy, Bangkok that they meet the financial requirements of minimum

lump-sum equivalent to Baht 800,000 or minimum monthly income of Baht 65,000.

See page 10/10 for more information.

And from page 10/10:

The current financial requirements are the equivalent to an income of 800,000 baht per annum or 65,000 baht per month. Applicants who do not receive an income / pension must be able to demonstrate that they have an amount equivalent to 800,000 baht in a bank account. Monies do not have to be paid into or held in a Thai bank.

[in fact, for an O-A visa, monies *can't* be in a Thai bank, but must be in a bank in your home country.]

So, you go to the British Embassy in Bangkok to get certification that you have the equivalent of 800,000 baht in your bank back in Great Britain! Then you march into Immigration with this certification, plus your medical and criminal records -- and ask for a Non Imm O-A visa!! I'd love to see Immigration's reaction....... (And probably the reaction of the British Embassy, as certifying that you have the equivalent of 800k baht back in your bank in Britain would probably be a *first of the kind* certification for them.)

What is it you Brits say -- bloody daft?

[The Mask]

I find it incredible that Hull still confuses getting an 'extension of stay based on retirement' as the same thing as getting a Non Imm O-A visa in Thailand -- complete with medical and criminal requirements!

No wonder this forum gets so many perplexing questions related to "retirement visas."

See the following from the Hull website:

Hull O-A Application

From the above, look at these quotes:

2.4 Obtain a written confirmation of financial position which is available only from the

British Embassy in Bangkok. Applicants need to demonstrate to the Consul at the

British Embassy, Bangkok that they meet the financial requirements of minimum

lump-sum equivalent to Baht 800,000 or minimum monthly income of Baht 65,000.

See page 10/10 for more information.

And from page 10/10:

The current financial requirements are the equivalent to an income of 800,000 baht per annum or 65,000 baht per month. Applicants who do not receive an income / pension must be able to demonstrate that they have an amount equivalent to 800,000 baht in a bank account. Monies do not have to be paid into or held in a Thai bank.

[in fact, for an O-A visa, monies *can't* be in a Thai bank, but must be in a bank in your home country.]

So, you go to the British Embassy in Bangkok to get certification that you have the equivalent of 800,000 baht in your bank back in Great Britain! Then you march into Immigration with this certification, plus your medical and criminal records -- and ask for a Non Imm O-A visa!! I'd love to see Immigration's reaction....... (And probably the reaction of the British Embassy, as certifying that you have the equivalent of 800k baht back in your bank in Britain would probably be a *first of the kind* certification for them.)

What is it you Brits say -- bloody daft?

Thanks for your responses. The old Hull Consulate website was far more straightforward. This one is just confusing.