Popular Post cassde Posted July 8, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2014 I was applying for my first extention of my Non-'0' visa. I arrived at the Bangkok Bank in the basement at 0830am, queued for a while for my letter confirming bak balance and charged 100 baht. I then went to Immigration 1 and received a queue ticket with 17 persons in front of me, once I had my extention, I then went to get my re-entry permit. Once collected, the whole experience took 2 hours and 15 minutes, despite a very heavy number of applicants in allcategories. Very impressive and the lady officials I dealt with always had a smile and spoke good english. It took longer to travel from Bangna to Chaeng Watthana than it did to achieve an Extension and re-entry permit. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentarm44 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 "confirming bak balance" cassde, I know you mean bank balance; and you say first extension. Pray tell, had you had the 800,000 TB on deposit for 60 or 90 days?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwide Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Thanks for the report OP even if its not what some here want to hear. We're all busy donning a sackcloth right now and even the ashes seem thin on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileplur Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I'm glad to hear that they are doing their job efficiently, at least from your perspective. From my perspective, it doesn't seem all that efficient or fast at all. I know my extensions usually don't take that long for a non-immigrant 'b'. Of course, I go with my company who have their 'connections' at Chaeng Wattana. With only 17 people ahead of you, it seems to me that the process should have been much faster than that. In my opinion, they were being extremely slow to take care of a very standard procedure that they deal with day in and day out! It seems like you had a pretty poor taxi driver too! Why on Earth would it take you 2 hours and 15 minutes to get from Bangna to Chaeng Wattana? Did you get lost? I live off of Srinakarin. I drive myself usually. By motorbike, it takes a while going the entire length of Lad Prao. It usually takes me just over an hour or so. By car and expressway, I generally make it in 30 minutes. It sounds to me like your taxi driver was a bit clueless about where they were going. I don't know why it would take you so long unless you opted not to use the tollway! To each their own! Like I said, I am glad you are pleased with their service! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffy Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 My wife (Myanmar 40 yrs. old) just came back from BKK immigration , they told her she can't get a NON O so she can piggyback on my retirement visa because I don't have a work permit . Does anyone have a foreign wife piggybacked on their retirement visa ? They told her I should go to the USA embassy but didn't say why . I have both income and 800,000 in Kbank . I haven't worked for years , and don't intend to . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 My wife (Myanmar 40 yrs. old) just came back from BKK immigration , they told her she can't get a NON O so she can piggyback on my retirement visa because I don't have a work permit . Does anyone have a foreign wife piggybacked on their retirement visa ? They told her I should go to the USA embassy but didn't say why . I have both income and 800,000 in Kbank . I haven't worked for years , and don't intend to . What do you have? A visa you obtained from a embassy or consulate? Or do you have an extension of stay based upon retirement you obtained from immigration?. You must have an extension of stay for her to get a dependent extension. She would also need a non-o visa entry to apply for it. Immigration will not do a conversion to a non immigrant visa entry based upon getting a dependent extension. She would need to go to a nearby embassy or consulate to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I was applying for my first extention of my Non-'0' visa. You can't extend a visa. Presumably you were applying for an extension of stay, which is not a visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 My wife (Myanmar 40 yrs. old) just came back from BKK immigration , they told her she can't get a NON O so she can piggyback on my retirement visa because I don't have a work permit . Does anyone have a foreign wife piggybacked on their retirement visa ? They told her I should go to the USA embassy but didn't say why . I have both income and 800,000 in Kbank . I haven't worked for years , and don't intend to . Yes, Muffy, my wife has been piggybacked on my non-imm O and retirement extension for seven years. I use the income statement, but all we had to do was have our marriage papers certified by our embassy, then translated to Thai. That original translation and a yearly income statement is all that is required. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffy Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 SmotherB thank you I have a retirement visa for years , but couldn't believe I can't have a wife to live with me . Myanmar won't do anything for her because she married me . They should say work permit or retirement visa but they don't . Maybe they will change it someday . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kondiao Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 This may be of the topic but I keep getting almost answers to my queries about a visa for my girlfriend, who is Burmese. I am American, retired on a disability from th VA. She has a passport to work legally in Thailand. We looked into getting married here, in Chiang Mai, but the Amphur office and a legal service both told us the Thai government would not approve a Burmese woman marrying a foreigner - because of the legislation pending in Myanmar to prohibit these marriages. And we were told that it would be useless to apply for a U.S. spousal visa as the marriage would be blocked and that the visa for a fiance - to marry later in the U.S.A. and apply for a different visa there = would not be considered. She went to Yangon to try to resolve these issues on home ground. First she was told NO! to marrying me unless I officilaly convert to Buddhist. I am fine with Buddhism in my own way - but i will not be forced into this as a political statement by the radical Buddhists. Secondly she is applying for a real passport and this should take only a couple days. Thirdly, my girlfriend believes she can get a visa to the U.S., from the embasy in Yangon - with the help of the Myanmar government? - I am sure that the information I got here in Chiang Mai was that it would take from 4 months minimum for a fiance to 2 years if aleady married. She believes it can be done in a couple hours over there. If anyone has any recent, pertinent advice on this question I would appreciate hearing from you. Any personal insults and advice on how to run my life i don't need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paz Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 This may be of the topic but I keep getting almost answers to my queries about a visa for my girlfriend, who is Burmese. I am American, retired on a disability from th VA. She has a passport to work legally in Thailand. We looked into getting married here, in Chiang Mai, but the Amphur office and a legal service both told us the Thai government would not approve a Burmese woman marrying a foreigner - because of the legislation pending in Myanmar to prohibit these marriages. And we were told that it would be useless to apply for a U.S. spousal visa as the marriage would be blocked and that the visa for a fiance - to marry later in the U.S.A. and apply for a different visa there = would not be considered. She went to Yangon to try to resolve these issues on home ground. First she was told NO! to marrying me unless I officilaly convert to Buddhist. I am fine with Buddhism in my own way - but i will not be forced into this as a political statement by the radical Buddhists. Secondly she is applying for a real passport and this should take only a couple days. Thirdly, my girlfriend believes she can get a visa to the U.S., from the embasy in Yangon - with the help of the Myanmar government? - I am sure that the information I got here in Chiang Mai was that it would take from 4 months minimum for a fiance to 2 years if aleady married. She believes it can be done in a couple hours over there. If anyone has any recent, pertinent advice on this question I would appreciate hearing from you. Any personal insults and advice on how to run my life i don't need. Nothing to do with this forum or topic. You should post in "getting visa for other countries". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 SmotherB thank you I have a retirement visa for years , but couldn't believe I can't have a wife to live with me . Myanmar won't do anything for her because she married me . They should say work permit or retirement visa but they don't . Maybe they will change it someday . I gave you answers in a topic you posted. It appears you wife did not have a non-o visa and was attempting to do conversion to a non immigrant visa which immigration will no do for a dependent extension for a retiree.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassde Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 In answer to Bentarm44, yes I had 800,000 baht in the bank for the past year, since 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Chaeng Watthana is fine...never had a problem there and renewed several times..... I report at Hua Hin and even faster there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelerjim Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Kondiao... I can assure you there is no US Fiance' Visa available anywhere in less than average 5 months + the once approved by USCIS US Customs Immigration Service in USA... US Embassy in Myanmar will review it ...total time at best is 7 months. Same is true to obtain US Marriage recognition...once you are married outside the USA. Frankly speaking...as married to US citizen and you are on VA disability... living in the USA is best for her...she will get CHAMPUS Health care...& retirement benefits once you die. Live outside the USA..NO benefits. Suggest you consult with a local VFW branch in Thailand for verification of benefits available to your wife....now and when you die. The VFW are expert in this topic and help many. In addition your personal healthcare costs outside USA can be paid fully by VA...again ask the VFW. Good Luck, tj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 SmotherB thank you I have a retirement visa for years , but couldn't believe I can't have a wife to live with me . Myanmar won't do anything for her because she married me . They should say work permit or retirement visa but they don't . Maybe they will change it someday . I gave you answers in a topic you posted. It appears you wife did not have a non-o visa and was attempting to do conversion to a non immigrant visa which immigration will no do for a dependent extension for a retiree.. My wife and I got our non-O in Penang with the income statement and the marriage certification--the same documentation required for the retirement extension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eTiMaGo Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I was there yesterday too, the whole thing went MUCH faster than previously, got my extension and 90-day report done before 11AM (arrived at 8:45), instead of having to wait until after their lunch break. Seems they broke down their process into smaller parts, first one lady to check all the papers are in order, then another to take the application and payment, and a third to stamp the passport and give you the receipt. Let's hope it lasts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentarm44 Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 In answer to Bentarm44, yes I had 800,000 baht in the bank for the past year, since 2013. thanks cassde, more data for my 60 day verses 90 day file !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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