doctormann Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 If this topic has been covered before then please point me in the right direction. UK citizen living in Pattaya. O-A Visa expires August. Legal stay until October. I'm just doing some preliminary work on my visa extension and I have a question, or two. The UK embassy will provide me with a letter that certifies my income as I have the relevant documentation to prove this. This letter will be passed to Pattaya Immigration, when the time comes, along with all of the rest of the documentation that they require. Does the letter need to be translated into Thai? If so, does the translation need to be notarised by the Thai Foreign Ministry in BKK? Also, how old can this letter be? If I get it now (because I have to go to BKK soon for another reason) will it still be valid in September or do they put a three-month validity requirement on it, as with some other documents? Any help much appreciated. DM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkharry Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Translation not required. Not sure about the 2nd question on the dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Never heard of a validity clause. Pensions are pensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDN Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 If this topic has been covered before then please point me in the right direction.UK citizen living in Pattaya. O-A Visa expires August. Legal stay until October. ... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No help on your questions I'm afraid, but suggest you go to get your extension as early as possible (30 days before expiry) so you have time to sort things out if you have a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thetyim Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 In another thread is seems that the pension letter will do for many years but you have not said pension you say "income" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayenram Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 My "pension letter" was obtained early in 2000 and not translated. When I apply for my one year extension I always take the original and two copies, show the original and leave the copies with immigration. No problems with this up to now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 My "pension letter" was obtained early in 2000 and not translated. When I apply for my one year extension I always take the original and two copies, show the original and leave the copies with immigration. No problems with this up to now. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A M A Z I N G T H A I L A N D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctormann Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 In another thread is seems that the pension letter will do for many years but you have not said pension you say "income" <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Income in this case comprises a Company pension, payable for life and UK index-linked, and an annuity that runs until my 65th burthday. At this point the UK state pension kicks in (not index linked unfortunately). The Embassy are happy to provide a letter based on the Company pension and annuity but I would expect to have to get them to provide a different letter when the circumstances change. No problem as the total income will still be more than enough, unless Sterling crashes of course because then all bets are off. Anyway, it seems that a translation will not be required, which is good news. Thanks to you all for your input. DM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sezzo Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 The UK embassy will provide me with a letter that certifies my income as I have the relevant documentation to prove this. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am going through the same process as doctormann except that I am going through the Australian embassy. It is mentioned in the quote above about an income certification letter from the UK embassy. When I described my situation to the consular desk at the Aust embassy I was informed that all they could do was witness a statutary declaration declaring my pension/income. Does anyone know if a letter as described above from the UK embassy is available from the Aust embassy or is the stat dec sufficient evidence for the immigration requirements for an extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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