Hi!

I have a question.

My name is Sven, I am 35 years old and I am unfortunately not close to retirement.. ;o)

I have a girlfriend in Thailand and would like to live with her in Thailand without marriage so far, because it is a very fresh relationship.

Now I searched the internet for informations about the visa, what i have to do (visa run or something else), but on every page I get different informations. If I am informed correctly there was a change a few month ago and now everybody has different informations for me and that drives me crazy.

do you know what i have to do to stay with her?

Is it possible to stay the whole year with several visa runs and so on?

I think I would not need a work permit because I am going to trade shares on my own to have an income.

Thank you very much for your help and have a nice weekend

sven

As you appear to be based in the UK there is an easy option for you.

Apply to the Thai consulate in Hull, Birmingham or Cardiff for a

Multi-entry Non Immigrant O visa.

State "visiting Thai friends" as the reason.

This visa will give you a 90 entry, and then you do a border run.

Out and back in, all in one day if you wish, to get a new 90 day stamp.

The visa remains valid for one year, so if you do a last border run just before it expires

you will get a further 90 days, making almost 15 months.

I assume you do your share trading on the internet.

Well don't tell people, just say you have money in the bank.

Yes. A Multi Non Imm O Visa from Hull is the answer. http://www.thaiconsul.co.uk/downloads-and-visas.aspx

No comment on working without a work permit.

hi thank you for your quick reply!

and thank you even more that you think i am from uk, because of my english ?!

no, I am from Germany.

I forgot to write down this information.

do you know if I could handle it the same way?

thanks again!

sven

hi thank you for your quick reply!

and thank you even more that you think i am from uk, because of my english ?!

no, I am from Germany.

I forgot to write down this information.

do you know if I could handle it the same way?

thanks again!

sven

There is a recent post from a member from Spain who applied to Hull by post and they sent his passport with Visa back to Spain.

There was also a report that a consulate in Germany was also very helpful. I think it was Stuttgart, but not sure.

Found the report from Spain http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Multiple-Non...ll-t233914.html

hi thank you for your quick reply!

and thank you even more that you think i am from uk, because of my english ?!

no, I am from Germany.

I forgot to write down this information.

do you know if I could handle it the same way?

thanks again!

sven

The consulate in Stuttgart will do the same visa.

http://www.thaikonsulat.de/index2.html

thats really interesting.

i talked to the embassy in frankfurt and in hamburg an both said 60 days at the most.

interesting that every embassy seems to do whatever they want to.

great.

so I will send my passport to Stuttgart.

thank you all very much for your help!

Edited January 9, 200917 yr by calavera

Generally, honorary consulates are more customer-friendly and responsive to individual applicants’ needs than consulates staffed by Thai government employees.

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Maestro

no, I am from Germany.

I based my comments on where you wrote the message................