hi im just new here and i hope someone can help me... ive been tryin to check all blogs and forums from different site about visa in thailand. so first, me and my american boyfriend planning to move in thailand for couple of months or if possible for a year. i dont think he have a problem stayin in Thailand for 1 year but in my case i can only stay for 30 days and if lucky i can have extension for few more weeks because im from philippines and i cant apply any type of visa except for tourist visa.. my question is how can i have a visa so i can stay longer with him and we're both willing to pay any fees and provide all necessary documents so we can both stay in thailand hopefully for a year. thank you

Apply for the same type of visa he applied for. Unless he is over 50 and you just finish high school.

Good post, Homeownership.

Over my very long period of staying in Thailand somethings have remained the same, but there has also been a significant amount of changes that I don`t believe are for the better.

As far as I am aware, there have never been any real expat communities. Those that do plonk themselves here seem to melt away into the background and most prefer to keep to themselves. They are not very hospitable. The latest batch of farangs now staying here long term certainly do not seem to be changing that mode and in many cases are perhaps best avoided, which I think in many cases is they`re preference.

The low priced Kingdom of adventures has become much more commercialised since I first landed here. Attitudes have changed and everything is a lot more expensive, the emphasis being, give less for more.

But I am not specifically knocking Thailand. I believe it`s swings and roundabouts. What maybe better in Thailand could be worse in other countries and vice versa.

I blame most of the despondency on the state of the economies. It is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain our preferred lifestyles and standards of living and this is going to have an effect and take it`s toll on us wherever we live.

In my opinion it`s all down to greed by the banks and businesses that constantly want a greater slice of the cake and there are no ways of bypassing the systems no matter where we go.

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The sister of a Filipina I know manages to stay here for months along with her American boyfriend who has to make constant border runs. Longer stays can be made it appears.

Good luck.

Apply for the same type of visa he applied for. Unless he is over 50 and you just finish high school.

actually he will apply for 1 year non immigrant visa and with all the blogs and forums online, im only allowed to apply for tourist visa and not 1 year non immigrant visa. by the way we're both 30

Actually as you are both 30, the only way either of you can legally stay for a year AFAIK is on a business visa (for which you need a job and a work permit) or an education visa (for which you need to be enrolled in a bona fide educational institution).

Otherwise you have to do consecutive tourist visas but may run into trouble with that.

Normally a tourist visa is 60 days and can extend for another 30 = 90, unless there is some special restriction on Filipinos. But consulates are starting to crack down on back-to-back tourist visas.

Good post, Homeownership.

Over my very long period of staying in Thailand somethings have remained the same, but there has also been a significant amount of changes that I don`t believe are for the better.

As far as I am aware, there have never been any real expat communities. Those that do plonk themselves here seem to melt away into the background and most prefer to keep to themselves. They are not very hospitable. The latest batch of farangs now staying here long term certainly do not seem to be changing that mode and in many cases are perhaps best avoided, which I think in many cases is they`re preference.

The low priced Kingdom of adventures has become much more commercialised since I first landed here. Attitudes have changed and everything is a lot more expensive, the emphasis being, give less for more.

But I am not specifically knocking Thailand. I believe it`s swings and roundabouts. What maybe better in Thailand could be worse in other countries and vice versa.

I blame most of the despondency on the state of the economies. It is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain our preferred lifestyles and standards of living and this is going to have an effect and take it`s toll on us wherever we live.

In my opinion it`s all down to greed by the banks and businesses that constantly want a greater slice of the cake and there are no ways of bypassing the systems no matter where we go.

.

The sister of a Filipina I know manages to stay here for months along with her American boyfriend who has to make constant border runs. Longer stays can be made it appears.

Good luck.

oh okay thanks

Actually as you are both 30, the only way either of you can legally stay for a year AFAIK is on a business visa (for which you need a job and a work permit) or an education visa (for which you need to be enrolled in a bona fide educational institution).

Otherwise you have to do consecutive tourist visas but may run into trouble with that.

Normally a tourist visa is 60 days and can extend for another 30 = 90, unless there is some special restriction on Filipinos. But consulates are starting to crack down on back-to-back tourist visas.

is it possible i can apply to change my visa from tourist to education visa once i arrive in thailand?

Once you have the paperwork you can change - it may require a trip to Vientiane or Malaysia but easy to do and many do.

Once you have the paperwork you can change - it may require a trip to Vientiane or Malaysia but easy to do and many do.

alrighty...thanks

If you are arriving here on a 30 day tourist visa then enrol in a School within the first couple of days.

They will then process all the paperwork needed for you to apply for a 1 year visa outside of Thailand (I went to Cambodia for mine but you can go to other places if you want)

Doubt she will be able to obtain a one year visa for Thai study at less than university level in Cambodia. She will get a single entry ED visa valid for a stay of 90 days for part time language study. Only by using extensions of stay from Immigration can she stay longer.

Plenty of Phillopinos teaching English here if you have a degree.

Actually as you are both 30, the only way either of you can legally stay for a year AFAIK is on a business visa (for which you need a job and a work permit) or an education visa (for which you need to be enrolled in a bona fide educational institution).

Otherwise you have to do consecutive tourist visas but may run into trouble with that.

Normally a tourist visa is 60 days and can extend for another 30 = 90, unless there is some special restriction on Filipinos. But consulates are starting to crack down on back-to-back tourist visas.

Maybe the rules have changed regarding business visas but for my first business visa I didn't actually need a job nor a work permit, just a letter from a Thai company saying that they were considering offering me the position of xxxx (or words to that effect) and that I would need a one year multiple entry visa. By doing a visa run just before the year was up that visa was good for 15 months. I then flew back to the UK and got another one with an almost identical letter from the same company. I was told at the time that if I didn't get a work permit during the course of the 2nd visa then questions may be asked...

As I said, don't take my word for it because there's a good chance the rules have changed. It's around 7 years since I applied for those visas and both times I applied to the Thai Consulate at Hull in the UK, which at that time had a reputation for being non too thorough with their background checks and research.

If you have any friends here who own businesses and would write you that letter you may want to explore that avenue...

I used to write my own letter for the non b. Just knock up a letter head . State in the letter your visiting looking to source products to export back to the UK .. worked about 8 years ago

Also OP. It would seem you information is wrong. You can get 60 day tourist visa for Thailand from the Thai embassy in the Philippines.

http://philippines.siam-legal.com/

Edited March 27, 201313 yr by thaicbr

Actually as you are both 30, the only way either of you can legally stay for a year AFAIK is on a business visa (for which you need a job and a work permit) or an education visa (for which you need to be enrolled in a bona fide educational institution).

Otherwise you have to do consecutive tourist visas but may run into trouble with that.

Normally a tourist visa is 60 days and can extend for another 30 = 90, unless there is some special restriction on Filipinos. But consulates are starting to crack down on back-to-back tourist visas.

Maybe the rules have changed regarding business visas but for my first business visa I didn't actually need a job nor a work permit, just a letter from a Thai company saying that they were considering offering me the position of xxxx (or words to that effect) and that I would need a one year multiple entry visa. By doing a visa run just before the year was up that visa was good for 15 months. I then flew back to the UK and got another one with an almost identical letter from the same company. I was told at the time that if I didn't get a work permit during the course of the 2nd visa then questions may be asked...

As I said, don't take my word for it because there's a good chance the rules have changed. It's around 7 years since I applied for those visas and both times I applied to the Thai Consulate at Hull in the UK, which at that time had a reputation for being non too thorough with their background checks and research.

If you have any friends here who own businesses and would write you that letter you may want to explore that avenue...

oh okay..we'll definitely check on that... thanks dear

I used to write my own letter for the non b. Just knock up a letter head . State in the letter your visiting looking to source products to export back to the UK .. worked about 8 years ago

Also OP. It would seem you information is wrong. You can get 60 day tourist visa for Thailand from the Thai embassy in the Philippines.

http://philippines.siam-legal.com/

actually im not in the philippines right now..but ill go to thai embassy to check on that thank you.

Doubt she will be able to obtain a one year visa for Thai study at less than university level in Cambodia. She will get a single entry ED visa valid for a stay of 90 days for part time language study. Only by using extensions of stay from Immigration can she stay longer.

Yes that is correct as in you have to report to immigration every 90 days however the Visa is valid for 12 months after which you have to apply to the Education Dept in BKK for another 12 months,

Single and Multiple Ed Visas can be obtained

No the visa is valid for one entry of 90 days - after that you are here on 90 or longer extensions of stay from immigration - only a multi entry ED visa issued by a Consulate would be valid for "one year" and that would require exit/return for a new 90 day stay every 90 days or less.

No the visa is valid for one entry of 90 days - after that you are here on 90 or longer extensions of stay from immigration - only a multi entry ED visa issued by a Consulate would be valid for "one year" and that would require exit/return for a new 90 day stay every 90 days or less.

You are correct I have just checked the Ed Visa that I got from Cambodia in 2010 and it is a 90 day stamp so a single entry

I have then been reporting to Immigration every 90 days

However after 12 months you must apply to Immigration for your course to run/be extended for another 12 months and they will then issue you a new 12 month Visa

The stamp in my Passport shows a stamp from Thai Immigration from 25 June 2012 to 1 July 2013

So yes you do have to report every 90 days on a single entry however you also do need a new 12 month stamp every year, I also have a stamp from 2011-2012

Edited April 4, 201313 yr by darrendsd

That is an extension of stay - not a visa stamp. You can not travel on that stamp and will require a re-entry permit if you do. You get an extension of stay using a TM.7 form and paying 1,900 baht.

Yes I am fully aware of that

My point is that every year I must obtain a new 12 month Visa/Extension of stay

I then continue to report every 90 days as before

You do not need a new visa to continue extensions of stay - you just extend again. Some doing part-time study only extend for 90 days at a time so must visit immigration every 90 days for a new extension - others get longer extensions and must report there address every 90 days.

Sorry but you are incorrect on this

I have clear stamps in my passport showing that my visa is extended yearly, after that I report every 90 days

I pay my School yearly, they then send all the needed paperwork to the Ed Dept in BKK

Education courses are not automatic 3 or 5 year courses, the one I am on is a 1 year course after the one year is up you apply for the 2nd year and so on for the next year

Without the 12 month Visa/Extension of stay you would not be able to report for your 90 day extension after the first year

It seems we disagree on this issue but never mind

Looks to me there is no disagreement, but a misunderstanding of the rules.

general rule is that for a language course you only get extension of stay for 90 days at a time, but local practices sometimes differ.

Your course has a limit as for how long you can use it to get an ED-visa. That is a separate thing than the permission to stay you get from immigration. By law you cannot get a longer permission to stay than for 1 year at the time.

90 day reports are done if you stay for longer than 90 days in the country, also during the first year.