Visa Help Please

[tlcwaterfall]

Hi,

I am going to my local Thai consulate in Melbourne Australia this week. I am going to apply for a Multiple entry non immigrant o visa or if this is not granted a 3 entry tourist visa. I hope to stay in Thailand for a minimum of 6 months.

I am 49 years old and will turn 50 at the end of July 2009 and I am from Australia.

My question is do I have to have my flight booked prior to applying for visa as I am not 100% sure if I will leave in March or April 2009. This is due to work commitments and family issues. Sorry for what is probably a silly question but I need to know answer before I go to consulate.

Thank you.

[Mario2008]

I don't know the answer to your question, but I do know that visas have a limited period of validity. Tourist visa's have to be used within 6 months of the date they were issued and the multiple non-immigrant is valid for one year from the date issued. So you would lose a lot of time. Best apply just before you leave to Thailand.

[ubonjoe]

Hi,

I am going to my local Thai consulate in Melbourne Australia this week. I am going to apply for a Multiple entry non immigrant o visa or if this is not granted a 3 entry tourist visa. I hope to stay in Thailand for a minimum of 6 months.

I am 49 years old and will turn 50 at the end of July 2009 and I am from Australia.

My question is do I have to have my flight booked prior to applying for visa as I am not 100% sure if I will leave in March or April 2009. This is due to work commitments and family issues. Sorry for what is probably a silly question but I need to know answer before I go to consulate.

Thank you.

For the non immigrant O vsia you will not need to show any tickets. For the tourist visa that will depend upon the consulate. Some want to see a ticket others don't. Contct them to see what they requre.

I would not apply for either visa now. It normally only takes a few day to get one.

Both visas have use before dates that start on the date of issue. So after issue every day they are not used is a day that is lost in the total amount of time you can remain in the country.

[tlcwaterfall]

Hi,

I am going to my local Thai consulate in Melbourne Australia this week. I am going to apply for a Multiple entry non immigrant o visa or if this is not granted a 3 entry tourist visa. I hope to stay in Thailand for a minimum of 6 months.

I am 49 years old and will turn 50 at the end of July 2009 and I am from Australia.

My question is do I have to have my flight booked prior to applying for visa as I am not 100% sure if I will leave in March or April 2009. This is due to work commitments and family issues. Sorry for what is probably a silly question but I need to know answer before I go to consulate.

Thank you.

For the non immigrant O vsia you will not need to show any tickets. For the tourist visa that will depend upon the consulate. Some want to see a ticket others don't. Contct them to see what they requre.

I would not apply for either visa now. It normally only takes a few day to get one.

Both visas have use before dates that start on the date of issue. So after issue every day they are not used is a day that is lost in the total amount of time you can remain in the country.

Thankyou for your replies. Much appreciated. I will ring consulate in the morning and find out some more information.

[PoorSucker]

And also you can try to get visa based an retirement.

Some officers doesn't count the date for 50 years only the year.