Phuket1 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Just a update for your guys as I went to Singapore this week for a new Non Imm O (married) visa. Although by email correspondence the Royal Thai Embassy wrote me that I would not get more then 3 months as I was not Singaporian I decided to try it anyway as I prefer staying in Singapore above KL where I did it the last 3 years. I had all the required paperwork as posted on their website. Extra paperwork I brought with me was a signed copy of my passport (not required) signed copy of my wifes tambien baan (not required but she took it anyway) The Singaporian lady check all paperwork before you hit the counter (what only speeds up the whole process as there are still people without the correct documents). The whole process tooks me less then 30 minutes and the next day collection was about 5 minutes. On both days I have not seen more then 20 people the time I was there. So very convinient compaired to KL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Do I understand it right, did they issue a multiple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuket1 Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Yes they did, and the Singaporian lady when checking your papers will tell you that you need 400.000 for that. If you have only 100.000 they will give you only a 3 month single entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 With 400,000 in the bank in Thailand you cna get a 1 year extenson of stay from immigration, without the need to leave the country every 90 days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Savvanakhet is the easiest for Non-O and no in bank cash required last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuket1 Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 I'm thinking about a extension for some time but I'm never be sure that I can pick it up after 30 days. As a freelance offshore worker I never know well in advance when I have to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 With 400,000 in the bank in Thailand you cna get a 1 year extenson of stay from immigration, without the need to leave the country every 90 days. True, but there are extra hoops to jump through than what the OP had. Doesn't appear that he had to produce multitudes of photos, a neighbour, or pay 3,000 baht for the police to come and look through his house. When I went to Immigration to ask about what was necessary, the Immigration official told me that it would be soooooo much easier to get a retirement visa, which was true. However, if you can't afford the 800,000 in the bank for 2/ 3 months, I guess the marriage visa is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Just a side question, l must do a run in a couple of days, my permission to stay stamp says UNTIL 24 March., can l do the run on that day ? Usually l go the day before but the 24th is good for me this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Yes you are not overstay if you leave before the end of the permitted to stay until date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Yes you are not overstay if you leave before the end of the permitted to stay until date. So l cannot go on the 24th ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upnotover Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Yes you are not overstay if you leave before the end of the permitted to stay until date. So l cannot go on the 24th ? Yes you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Yes you are not overstay if you leave before the end of the permitted to stay until date. So l cannot go on the 24th ? Yes you can. Just wish the stamp said ''UNTIL AND INCLUDING 24 march''. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 It includes the 24th - you can leave anytime before midnight on the 24th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatherfluffybottom Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 yes you can go 24th but if you go for instance if you arrive at immigration 12:01am 25th you will more than likely be subject to pay an overstay fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) Going Saturday 24th so l can have a truck load of folk to bring back my ciggy supplies. PS. last time l went to Chong Mek, took a pal for his run, l didn't go through, asked them all to bring a pack of cigs (200) each. The all came back with two packs each and no problems with customs . Edited March 23, 2012 by transam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moskito Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 With 400,000 in the bank in Thailand you cna get a 1 year extenson of stay from immigration, without the need to leave the country every 90 days. Mario is absolutely right here. SO where is the reason to leave the country and making your Visa in KL or Singapore when with 400k on your account in Thailand (or and proofed 60k income a month) you can make it IN Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickba Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) With 400,000 in the bank in Thailand you cna get a 1 year extenson of stay from immigration, without the need to leave the country every 90 days. Mario is absolutely right here. SO where is the reason to leave the country and making your Visa in KL or Singapore when with 400k on your account in Thailand (or and proofed 60k income a month) you can make it IN Thailand? The answer the OP gave was that he was never sure of timing as he works off shore. I wonder if he knows that you can apply any time during the life of your existing Visa (AFAIK) and the 12 months Extension of Stay runs consecutive to the previous Visa. The relevance of the 30 days is either the 30 days Visa they give to allow them to check that the marriage is 'real' or 30 days from flying in on Visa Waiver. Confusing. Edited March 23, 2012 by mickba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 With 400,000 in the bank in Thailand you cna get a 1 year extenson of stay from immigration, without the need to leave the country every 90 days. True, but there are extra hoops to jump through than what the OP had. Doesn't appear that he had to produce multitudes of photos, a neighbour, or pay 3,000 baht for the police to come and look through his house. When I went to Immigration to ask about what was necessary, the Immigration official told me that it would be soooooo much easier to get a retirement visa, which was true. However, if you can't afford the 800,000 in the bank for 2/ 3 months, I guess the marriage visa is the way to go. I get the impression that as a retirement visa is handled by the local office, in my case ChiangMai but the marriage visa is issued out of Bangkok the local immigration Department would prefer for you to stay within their remit. The local immigration office made it fairly clear to me last year when I considered converting from a retirement visa to a marriage visa that I would have to make myself available or at least a month following application and it would be much easier for me to have them issue an extension on my last years retirement Visa. Are my assumption is correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 There are several reasons to obtain visa entry even if qualified for extension of stay - as you can not obtain a multi entry visa in Thailand and for marriage must be available 30 days after application - that rules out most persons working outside Thailand who do not have that long a time here without the need to leave. For others doing frequent travel using a multi entry visa avoids the need to visit immigration and he/wife/both having to take time off work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekMarshall Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Actually bullshit..I´ve got a non immigrant type O visa, multi entry..last time I checked I´m not married...no recollection of the wedding yeah bull crap .. caca de toro....100% Type O visa is for business or volunteers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Actually bullshit..I´ve got a non immigrant type O visa, multi entry..last time I checked I´m not married...no recollection of the wedding yeah bull crap .. caca de toro....100% Type O visa is for business or volunteers. Non-O visa (other) is for retirement, Thai family and for volunteers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogensBjerg Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I (married/multi entry) have just been at the immigration office in Kanchanaburi. Marriage Visa is a Non 'O' (single or Multi) given because you are married to kon Thai. When you request NON immigrant type 'O' because you are married to a Thai (Marriage VISA) they will check wedding papers and wedding/famely pictures . At least in Kanchannaburi Mogens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Actually at immigration suspect you were extending a non immigrant O visa entry for Thai wife if you have to supply such paperwork. They do not issue multi entry non immigrant O visas at Immigration (in fact they only issue single entry if you qualify for one year extension of stay and are doing in that process). The non immigrant O visa is issued the "other" reasons. Not for business and not for tourism or education or diplomatic or other listed visa categories. It is issued for visiting Thai family, for retirement, for NGO volunteers and such. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojothai Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 The post seems to have drifted away from the initial purpose. It was an update for Singapore, and reflects what was added to the update summary by Thaiphoon in January. See 433392-current-visa-availability-summary-from-neighboring-countries. I had similar experience late last year and concur. It was a simple and speedy process. I got a one year married non O multiple entry. They did not need as much paperwork as expected but the money in bank requirement is 400,000. Other places do not need as much money. The biggest problem is the need to spend 2 nights in Singapore because morning budget airline flights are not early enough to be sure that you get there in time to submit the first day. So I arrived late at night submit next morning, pick up the day after and fly back. There are plenty of cheap hostels in Singapore and some are reasonably ok. Mario 2008 is right about the visa from immigration, but has not stated that you MUST have had the marriage fully registered in Thailand, and you need lots of other paperwork, the wife must be with you, and the 30 days pointed out by others. I advise that you check out fully the paperwork requirements. I have not yet had my marriage fully registered here. Most of my friends in Thailand do not have the marriage fully registered in Thailand because of the concern for the wife’s rights. Such as whether the wife may not be allowed to own land. This used to be the case, and my wife has been told this by others. I believe that this has changed, but have not yet investigated fully to convince my wife. ( - we have only been married one year). This post reminded me to do an internet search which I have now done. It looks like the change was in 1999. A site I found explains on http://www.samuiforsale.com/knowledge/land-ownership-and-thai-spouse.html The rest of the site looks extremely useful for a lot of legal information, so try having a look at http://www.samuiforsale.com/knowledge/thailand-family-laws.html Hope this helps everybody. Jojo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 There is no longer an issue wih the rights of a Thai wife owning land. That rule has been abolished and she can own land as any other Thai. But you as foreigner must sign a statement that you don' have any claim to the land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojothai Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Thanks Mario That agrees with what the samui site says. It also gives advice on the statement and sample format. I am just about to buy more land for my wife so this is good timing. I was overdue on getting the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviddrinkell Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Can anyone recommend a decent inexpensive hotel in Singapore please? I've checked some online hotel booking sites but prices seem high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easybullet3 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Savvanakhet is the easiest for Non-O and no in bank cash required last year. are you saying that anyone can get a Non-O visa from Savannakhet, in Laos ? are there any conditions? I didnt even know there was a thai consulate in that place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogensBjerg Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Question. I am legally married in thailand to a Thai and stay on a NON "0" 3 month visa ( 2 second time) because my 400000 Bath in the bank missed 3 days - bad luck :-) 1. Are there any reason why the local immigration office do not issue a multi reentry visa extension when you apllay for 1 year visa extension ? It is kind of sad not to be able to visit once parrents without having to apply for new visa. Especially if you intent to apply for permenent resident after 3 times "1 Year Visa" 2. Excuse my ignorence.... Where is KL ? In case immigration local immigration can not issue a multi... if will deffently go to singapore .... and later name my first born "Phuket1" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALFREDO Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) daviddrinkell I stayed at the 81 Hotel-Palace in Geylang District http://www.agoda.com..._81_palace.html Small room, but lively Location, if you not mind that Geylang is a bit a Red Light District. near Skytrain-Underground Cheap price for Singapore, but extremly small room. about 1.500.- Baht double room http://www.tripadvis...re.html#REVIEWS I would prefer another Embassy so, but who likes to deal with the unfriendly staff. Positive, not very busy with customers that Consular section. MogensBjerg KL = Kuala Lumpur Edited March 23, 2012 by ALFREDO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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