Expert advice needed on Non O-A visa

[No1Farang]

I am British aged 62 and last December I obtained, from the Thai Embassy London, a Non-Immigrant Visa, Catagory O-A , No of entry M and hand written "Long Stay". Cost 125GBP and Enter Before 3 Dec 2014.

When I entered Thailand at Suvarnabhumi airport the arrivals immgration officer gave me a stamp "admitted 27 Dec 2013 until 26 Mar 2014" but wrongly hand wrote "non b" on the stamp.

This was not picked up until I tried to do my 90 day report. It has now been corrected to non O-A with the admitted until date stamp changed to 26 Dec 2014 and a further stamp of 26 Mar 2014 which I think refers to the date this correction was made. There is no admitted until stamp on a separate but attached piece of paper.

I have now received contradictory info from the London Embassy, Immigration at Samui and various friends. Can somebody tell me the following:

1) Do I need to get a re entry permit if I leave Thailand in May and return in August.

2) When I return in August do I need to do 90 day reporting.

3) If I leave Thailand and return just before my enter by date of 3 Dec 2014 how long can I expect to be allowed to stay and will I need to do any reporting.

All advice and opinion welcome.

[ubonjoe]

You do not need a re-entry permit. Every time you leave and re-enter prior to Dec. 3rd 2014 you will get a one year entry. After Dec. 3rd you will need a re-entry permit to keep your last one year entry valid.

You do not need to make a 90 day report if you are not in the country for 90 days or more. You first report will be due 90 days after you enter the country.

[wayned]

1. No

2. Anytime you are in Thailand for a continuous 90 days you have to report. The 90 day clock starts on the day you enter

3. If you enter on or before 3 Dec 2014, you will get 1 year permission to stay and have to do 90 day reports. IF you want to leave and reenter during that year you have to purchase a re-entry permit to keep you permission to stay alive. Cost 100 baht single, 3800 baht multiple.

[thepool]

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1. No

2. Anytime you are in Thailand for a continuous 90 days you have to report. The 90 day clock starts on the day you enter

3. If you enter on or before 3 Dec 2014, you will get 1 year permission to stay and have to do 90 day reports. IF you want to leave and reenter during that year you have to purchase a re-entry permit to keep you permission to stay alive. Cost 100 baht single, 3800 baht multiple.

What is intended to have been said was 1,000 NOT 100!

[No1Farang]

Thanks for the advice. Can you tell me what you normally get when you make a 90 day report? When I went to do my first report they had to correct the previous wrong stamp. The correction included a date stamp of 26 Mar 2014. I was expecting another date stamp or attached paper with a date of about 26 Jun 2014 but got nothing. Any comments?

[ubonjoe]

Did you fill out a TM47 form (http://immigration.go.th/nov2004/download/pdf/tm47.pdf) ? If you did you should of gotten the receipt portion of it which immigration normally staples into your passport.