Cheapest Visa With Thai Kids – At Chiangrai

[goodideabadiq]

My work permit & non imm O finish 30/4.

I (British) live Chiangrai with 2 thai kids. (legal father with sole custody).

After exiting work permit, I want new visa for 1 or 2 months (no 400k).

What is cheapest way, without getting stung by 1 week extension or overstay fees?

1. in Maesai on 30/4, can I get 60 day non imm o extension to visit thai kids?

2. for backup plan, can I exit to Burma & come back to Thailand immediately on any kind of visa back at Maesai?

THANKS

[lopburi3]

If you have such paperwork you may be able to visit immigration when you cancel the extension of stay for work and obtain a 60 day extension of stay to visit children (expect they will need to be with you with proof of ID and you having custody/being father). Crossing the border and return will only provide 15 day visa exempt entry and if still unable to obtain 60 day extension you could make a trip to Vientiane for 60 day tourist visa entry.

[goodideabadiq]

If you have such paperwork you may be able to visit immigration when you cancel the extension of stay for work and obtain a 60 day extension of stay to visit children (expect they will need to be with you with proof of ID and you having custody/being father). Crossing the border and return will only provide 15 day visa exempt entry and if still unable to obtain 60 day extension you could make a trip to Vientiane for 60 day tourist visa entry.

I see. Thanks, that should cover me & I have paperwork for the kids.

What about paperwork/process for exiting work permit? - I need to:

1. get letter from school that I will leave the job on 30/4

2. take it to labor, to cancel Work Permit

3. take the same school letter & labor receipt to immigration at Maesai for new stamp.

Do I need to do 2. & 3. on 30/4 (last day of work permit & visa), or can I do it in advance ?

cheers

[lopburi3]

Believe they are supposed to provide a letter specific to Immigration to cancel the extension of stay and it will have to be done at end of work.

[goodideabadiq]

Believe they are supposed to provide a letter specific to Immigration to cancel the extension of stay and it will have to be done at end of work.

So then does the school need to provide 2 letters - 1 specific to labor & the other specific to immigration?

[Mario2008]

That would be best. It can be the same letter, just the person addressed too is different.

[goodideabadiq]

If you have such paperwork you may be able to visit immigration when you cancel the extension of stay for work and obtain a 60 day extension of stay to visit children (expect they will need to be with you with proof of ID and you having custody/being father). Crossing the border and return will only provide 15 day visa exempt entry and if still unable to obtain 60 day extension you could make a trip to Vientiane for 60 day tourist visa entry.

went few days early with kid & custody paper - immigr. v. helpful, canceled my stay & about to stamp me but the boss-check saw I already had this 60 day visa a million years ago. They said I can just borrow 400k to show & they will give me 1 year visa extension.

On last day of visa, I went for 2 week tourist visa at border, & they asked 3000bt 6 dys overstay - no prob. back to immigr office downtown & the boss wrote an explanation for them. Now to Vientienne for 60 day tourist or non-imm. Thanks

[goodideabadiq]

That would be best. It can be the same letter, just the person addressed too is different.

Got from school ....... 1 letter to labor (& got receipt)

...... & 1 letter to immigr which I took with the labor receipt

easy - did it all on last day of contract , then out to Tachilek for 2 week tourist

[lopburi3]

There is no longer (since 2551) any written restriction on number of times a 60 day entry can be obtained. Did you extend perhaps for work from that old 60 day extension of stay without a new entry? Vientiane should issue single entry non immigrant O visa for a 90 day stay (bit cheaper than tourist/extension so worth getting). Be sure to have all the paperwork for children.