"non - O" In Perth ...

[ThunderDuck]

Hello all

Im a 44yo Aus. wanting to obtain an a 12 month multi non-o visa in Perth.

Am I likely to be successful with the "visiting family and friends" reason?

Do I need a guarantor or to show a bank balance?

Thanks.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Hello all

Im a 44yo Aus. wanting to obtain an a 12 month multi non-o visa in Perth. 

Am I likely to be successful with the "visiting family and friends" reason?

Do I need a guarantor or to show a bank balance?

Thanks.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Perth is pretty liberal. You'll be right. No guarantor or statements required.

[Siamkid]

Hello all

Im a 44yo Aus. wanting to obtain an a 12 month multi non-o visa in Perth. 

Am I likely to be successful with the "visiting family and friends" reason?

Do I need a guarantor or to show a bank balance?

Thanks.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Perth is pretty liberal. You'll be right. No guarantor or statements required.

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Dr Patpong

Does Brisbane remain equally liberal on obtaining a non o visa as they were last year ??? Based upon your advice last year I flew to Australia and received the one year non o within 2 days (I posted the passport from Newcastle).

Thanks again for your valuable info. Greatly appreciated !!!

Siamkid

[dr_Pat_Pong]

No change in Brisbane SK. Extraordinarily helpful people and no fuss there. They process on a while you wait arrangement weekdays.

[mijan24]

Hello all

Im a 44yo Aus. wanting to obtain an a 12 month multi non-o visa in Perth. 

Am I likely to be successful with the "visiting family and friends" reason?

Do I need a guarantor or to show a bank balance?

Thanks.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Perth is pretty liberal. You'll be right. No guarantor or statements required.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Dr Patpong

Does Brisbane remain equally liberal on obtaining a non o visa as they were last year ??? Based upon your advice last year I flew to Australia and received the one year non o within 2 days (I posted the passport from Newcastle).

Thanks again for your valuable info. Greatly appreciated !!!

Siamkid

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Siamkid agree 100% with Dr P - Is there any reason you did not use the consulate in Sydney??

Reason for question, I am also from Newcastle (waratah) and have used both Sydney & Brisbane in the past!

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Sydney have new visa staff and are now as tough as nails. Express post and Brisbane is the way to go. www.thaiconsulate.org

[simcity]

Dr pat pong , do you think the extraordinarily helpful Brisbane people are able to issue a retirement visa ? or just the visa O ? and what happen with the 3 year retirement visa ( announce 6 month ago ) ?

Edited October 16, 2005 by simcity

[dr_Pat_Pong]

The announcement some months ago regarding three year visa's only covered Non-Immigrant Business visa's, not retirement visa's.

Are you Australian ?

[simcity]

yes, dual passport !

Not 50 yet , but when that happen, just wonder if Brisbane can issue a retirement visa or just issue the visa O and me doing the stuff at soi samplu ?

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Police clearances in Australia and an Australian medical, together with expensive notorizations make Suan Phlu your very best, quickest and cheapest option IMHO

[simcity]

thk

[ThunderDuck]

To finish the story ...

Applied for the "O" multi today. "Visiting friends" not advisable ... its better to have an interest in the culture. Very helpful staff.

Arrived 9am ... retrieved passport with multi "O" @ 10.30.

Happy Camper.

Edited November 10, 2005 by ThunderDuck

[dr_Pat_Pong]

yes, dual passport !

Not 50 yet , but when that happen,  just wonder if Brisbane can issue a retirement visa or just issue the visa O and me doing the stuff at soi samplu ?

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Not a problem there.

[Mark Wolfe]

What did you put in the box for "non-immigrant visas only" for "Local guarantor and address" and/or "Guarantor and address in Thailand"?

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Guarantor is a misnomer. They only want the names of referees ( and don't insist )

[Mark Wolfe]

Sorry for being so dim, but let me get this straight: You just walked in without any papers showing anything of the nature of business or being a journalist or anything and they gave you the 12-month multiple entry?

As an American in Taiwan, could I just pop over to Perth and expect to sail through as well?

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Perth and Brisbane are fine, but a Media visa is hard to come by.