French Living In Thailand With Visa O Wants To Visit To Singapore For A Few Days

[jeeremie]

Hi, I plan to visit Singapore next Saturday for the next Barcamp event and I want to know what I should do to go there. I am French and am married with a Thai woman which allows me to stay in Thailand for one year with a non-immigrant visa.

As a French citizen, I don't need a visa to go to Singapore but I think I need to notify the immigration office I will leave the country for a few days if I don't want my Visa O to be invalid when I come back to Thailand. Could someone confirm this or tell me where I can find the information ? Should I buy the airplane ticket first? And last question, how many days does it take to get everything in order?

Thanks.

[PoorSucker]

I think you are on 1 year extension based on marriage.

You need to go to Immigrations and get a Re-entry permit.

1000 baht for single re-entry.

3800 baht for multiple re-entry.

When you come back from Singapore, state the re-entry permit number in the visa number box on the TM.8 (arrival card)

[thaiphoon]

Agree with the above if you are on extension of stay obtained at Thai immigration (it is not a visa). You would need to obtain re-entry permit from your local immigration office. Note that on re-entry into the Kingdom the count for your 90 day reporting will start again, the day of re-entry counting as Day 1.