mamboze Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Hi, While in Australia in May this year, I was issued with a Non-Immigrant O multiple entry Visa, valid for one year, on the basis of my marriage to a Thai national. I understand from Thai Immigration staff that I have to: 1. complete a residency statement each 3 months and hand this into an Immigration Office, in my case this would be Chiang Mai 2. each 3 months leave Thailand and return as a kind of renewal procedure. I do wish to get the procedures around this visa sorted out as I screwed up rather badly last year, when with my wife I obtained a similar visa and while I completed the residency documentation each 3 months, I was unaware, (and so was my wife) that I had to make trips out of Thailand every 90 days. In the end, on leaving Thailand for Australia in April this year I was fined 20,000 baht for overstaying. A bit of a shock to the system, for sure, so I would like to avoid this problem this time around. Any advice or comments would be very much appreciated Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 You do not have to report to Immigration every 90 days. You do have to leave the country at least every 90 days. Each entry gives up to 90 days. Do the last border run the day before the Visa expires and you get another 90 days. Giving a total of 15 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 You could choose for a one year extension of stay if you can show either an income of 40,000 THB (can be from abroad) OR a THai bank account in your name with 400,000 baht in it for at least 2 months. Then you would not have to leave Thailand every 90 days, but would have to do the 90 day reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 As said above you do not make 90 day reports when you do not stay here more than 90 days. You just leave and return for another 90 day permitted to stay stamp. If you do this one day before it expires you get almost 15 months of use from the visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamboze Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 Thanks for all the help, it has clarified things for me. I do have another query tho. Can I just go over the border at Mae Sae or visit Vientiane for the day or is an overnight stay or whatever required. What I'm wondering about is what is acceptable to Thai Immigration in this matter. Basically, I'm trying to find out what the best and quickest (and cheapest, of course) way to go about this. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 You cross the border, enter another country , turn round and come back again. You can stay 1 minute or as long as you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QED Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Yes you can go out and in the same day. When I had the same visa as you my trips to Cambodia lasted about 20 mins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 You have to leave the country and enter another country, but can return 1 minute later. No overnight stay is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 However, some crossings will try to charge you a 'fee' if they know you are doing this. Cambodia comes to mind. Do not believe it is an issue in Laos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamboze Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 Hi guys, All this has been really helpful. I think I might try the day trip to Mae Sae. It's a lot closer to Lampang, where I live, than Vientiane tho I may go there for a couple of days next time around. It's a much nicer place to stay. BTW this forum is fantastic, I'm very impressed and happy to have joined it. It's an information lifeline for at least one falang. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamboze Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 I forgot to mention that I think Mae Sae is one of the crossings that does charge a so-called 'fee'. From my earlier days in Thailand I used to renew my tourist visa there and had to pay $US 5 (I think, around 250 baht anyway) for the brief privilege of walking into and out of Myanmar. And you had to have some visible means of support to come back into Thailand too, like 10,000 baht in your wallet. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 (edited) I believe that is a normal fee for entry without visa. You have to pay for visas at Laos or Cambodia - but some ask an extra 'pocket fee' for same day return. The 10k baht show is not normally asked at any crossings presently. Edited July 20, 2009 by lopburi3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opalhort Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 (edited) The OP states: "...obtained a similar visa and while I completed the residency documentation each 3 months, I was unaware, (and so was my wife) that I had to make trips out of Thailand every 90 days..." My question: If he had a Non-Imm-O multi entry but did the 90 days address report anyway, how come that IMM accepted the report in the first place and did not point out that the permit to stay had expired??????? opalhort Edited July 20, 2009 by opalhort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Because they did not look at that - his reporting was on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 The OP states:"...obtained a similar visa and while I completed the residency documentation each 3 months, I was unaware, (and so was my wife) that I had to make trips out of Thailand every 90 days..." My question: If he had a Non-Imm-O multi entry but did the 90 days address report anyway, how come that IMM accepted the report in the first place and did not point out that the permit to stay had expired??????? opalhort They simply not always check and accept the 90 day report face value. This isn't the only case I have heard about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred2007 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 You do not have to report to Immigration every 90 days.You do have to leave the country at least every 90 days. Each entry gives up to 90 days. Do the last border run the day before the Visa expires and you get another 90 days. Giving a total of 15 months. Does it have to be the last day or can you do the last run a few days before and do you get the extra 90 days when you leave or on re-entry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 You can exit/return any time before expiry and get another 90 days on entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiphoon Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 However, some crossings will try to charge you a 'fee' if they know you are doing this. Cambodia comes to mind. Do not believe it is an issue in Laos. I'm not aware of this. I use the border crossing at Poipet every 90 days. No problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 That crossing has a reason for day crossing, your gambling money, so should not matter - especially if you look like you know what is going on. It is not a legal charge but is quite common from a number of reports at other crossings. That is one of the advantages of going in an organized group - they do not get hit up with that stuff (although probably they pay for it in there business expenses). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Post giving wrong information and the reply to it deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxyzptlk Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I believe that is a normal fee for entry without visa. You have to pay for visas at Laos or Cambodia - but some ask an extra 'pocket fee' for same day return. The 10k baht show is not normally asked at any crossings presently. Hi Lopburi3, are you saying that you can do a border run without getting a cambodian tourist visa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 No I am not saying that - I am saying some crossings will try to hit you up for extra payment for same day return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxyzptlk Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 No I am not saying that - I am saying some crossings will try to hit you up for extra payment for same day return. OK Thanks for the clarification. I am planning to go to Poipet for a border run when my 90 days are up and that looks OK according to an earlier post by thaiphoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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