Visa For Filipina

[biggles45]

My Pattaya neighbour is a filipina who is here for a year with her australian boyfriend. he goes home for a months work then returns for a month. he sends her money to a thai bank account he has opened for her. At the moment she is on a 30 day visa-free entry. she doesnt want to do a visa run to cambodia every 30 days and I assume she has to leave the country to get a 60/90/1 year visa. Where is the closest place she could go and what would be her chances of success? She is concerned that after 5 or 6 border runs they may figure she is working here illegally, tho I suggested she should take her bank book with her to show overseas remittances and no other money going in to account. Any suggestions, please?

[astral]

If she is on the 30 day visa free entry then she has little option but to

leave the country.

The easiest place for her to get a visa would be Manilla, but even then I am not sure the embassy would grant more than a tourist visa, as she

has no recognised status in Thailand. IMHO the remittance of money to her will not assist at all.

Penang might grant a tourist visa, but others will have to advise on that.

[desmond]

I think it is very hard for her. A 30 day pass might be her own choice at the moment

[nonthaburial]

Just my two Pesos worth. Forget the Thai Embassy in Manila, they are not easy to get along with. In the past I argued with the visa counter staff, who were in fact locals, and politely requested to speak directly to the Consul. Request denied and also Visa denied.

I can understand her fears of doing a monthly Visa run to the border, but I can assure you I know Filipinas who have done it regularly for many many years and have no problems at all !!

[visarunner]

Should be possible to networking with the many other Filipinos who live in LOS.

Many get a double entry Tourist Visa in Penang or do a VisaRun monthly.

Cheaper for them as they do not pay for the Cambodian Visa.

Have many friends who do the run monthly and never had any problem , in fact Immigration official "like/prefer " them as they never overstay, always on time or even a day earlier .

Many go on Sundays by special rented vans and enjoy a day out of town , combined with a VisaRun.

[Whitey]

Should be possible to networking with the many other Filipinos who live in LOS.

Many get a double entry Tourist Visa in Penang or do a VisaRun monthly.

Cheaper for them as they do not pay for the Cambodian Visa.

Have many friends who do the run monthly and never had any problem , in fact Immigration official "like/prefer " them as they never overstay, always on time or even a day earlier .

Many go on Sundays by special rented vans and enjoy a day out of town , combined with a VisaRun.

Just make sure she takes 10,000 baht show money.