Hello,

I had been working in Thailand for about 3 years and came back to the Netherlands 3 months ago with my Thai girlfiriend. Her visa here is going to expire soon and she needs to leave the country. (and is unable to return for at least 3 months) We want to be together, but it seems like our goverments are doing everything to make this as difficult as possible. I also don't have 400k at this moment. I could of course borrow this from a friend and then apply for a marriage visa in 3 months. But that means that I can't see my girlfriend for quite a while.

Today I applied for a tourist visa at the Thai Embassy in the Netherlands.

The man at the counter requested a payslip from my employer. I told him that I work for my brother's company from time to time as a freelancer and that I don't have a payslip. He then told me to provide a bank statement. I told him that my bank account is practically empty and that I keep my money in cash. He kept insisting that I should provide the bank statement.

He also told me that I don't appear as a tourist because I just came from Thailand 3 months ago. I explained that I have friends in Thailand etc.

Any advise on this situation?

Edited November 25, 201411 yr by Farang88

Well easy.put all the cash you keep in hand in your bank account, get a statement and get a turist visa. If that is not possible just go for a normal 30 days voa and then make a visa trip to Laos when the days are up and get a turist visa there.