dual irish/uk citizen long stay visa needed . which is best ?

[dirtycash]

i am dual national of ireland and uk. i hold both passports. if i want to stay in thailand for more than 1 year i apply for a non (o) visa if im correct and that gives me 12 months plus 3 months total 15 months ? say i used my irish passport is it the same process to apply to thai consulate in ireland where i would get the same length of stay as if i used or went the uk route ?

[ubonjoe]

It would not matter which passport you used. Multiple entry visas need to approved by the embassy in London.

Unless you are married to a Thai or the legal parent of a Thai or 65 or over you will not get the visa.

[jpinx]

Sounds like you need the Elite card easy access option

[KhunBENQ]

Not directly related:

with UK passport you get 30 days when entering at the land border without visa (border run).

With Irish passport only 15 days.

So UK is somewhat privileged in this situation.

Edited December 19, 2014 by KhunBENQ

[dirtycash]

with UK passport you get 30 days when entering at the land border without visa (border run).

With Irish passport only 15 days.

really ? i thought both uk/ireland were allowed 30 days entry at airport. just wondering if an irish citizen had more of an advantage over a uk citizen in applying for visa and length of stay etc.

i am married to a thai, i have a daughter to her. i am 47 years old ( not 50 for retirement visa ) i am just having some difficulties here in uk at the moment ( no work etc etc ) and fancy getting away from here for a few months , am even thinking of cambodia for a few months.

[sustento]

It would not matter which passport you used. Multiple entry visas need to approved by the embassy in London.

Unless you are married to a Thai or the legal parent of a Thai or 65 or over you will not get the visa.

The Thai Consulate in Dublin appear to be able to issue Non-Imm visas without reference to the Thai Embassy in London. The Republic of Ireland isn't part of the UK.

http://www.thaiconsulateireland.com/#types-of-visa

[ubonjoe]

Those from the G7 countries get 30 days at a border verses 15 days for others. It is 30 days at the airport for both.

There is not difference for visas or entries from them for different countries.

You can get the multiple entry non-o based upon marriage without a problem. No financial proof will be needed.

[KhunBENQ]

really ? i thought both uk/ireland were allowed 30 days entry at airport. just wondering if an irish citizen had more of an advantage over a uk citizen in applying for visa and length of stay etc.

No.

Ireland is not G8.

Edited December 19, 2014 by KhunBENQ

[dirtycash]

ubonjoe thanks so a non ( o ) visa, i want one but surely it does not matter if im married to a thai or not, a non ( o ) for anyone is valid for 1 year,

is that correct ?

[Jay Sata]

It would not matter which passport you used. Multiple entry visas need to approved by the embassy in London.

Unless you are married to a Thai or the legal parent of a Thai or 65 or over you will not get the visa.

The Thai Consulate in Dublin appear to be able to issue Non-Imm visas without reference to the Thai Embassy in London. The Republic of Ireland isn't part of the UK.

http://www.thaiconsulateireland.com/#types-of-visa

A point I have made many times.

It is a bit like suggesting French applicants have their visas processed in London.

Mr Dirtycash is married to a Thai so he can obtain a non immigrant O based on marriage which when used correctly allows 15 months.

Edited December 19, 2014 by Jay Sata

[ubonjoe]

It would not matter which passport you used. Multiple entry visas need to approved by the embassy in London.

Unless you are married to a Thai or the legal parent of a Thai or 65 or over you will not get the visa.

The Thai Consulate in Dublin appear to be able to issue Non-Imm visas without reference to the Thai Embassy in London. The Republic of Ireland isn't part of the UK.

http://www.thaiconsulateireland.com/#types-of-visa

The honorary Thai consulate in Dublin is under the embassy in London. You can look at this from the embassy website and note that Dublin is mentioned in the notice about no mail applications to consulates. http://www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk/?q=node/401

The do have to submit multiple entry visa applications for approval to the embassy.

[dirtycash]

ok joe thanks, do i submit my irish passport to dublin thai consulate to apply for 1 year multi non ( o ) visa ?

[ubonjoe]

Yes your passport and etc. You should check with them for what they require. Some honorary consulates will want a translation of your marriage certificate since they do not have Thai staff.

[dirtycash]

brilliant, thanks

[OJAS]

In the long term, I suspect that which passport you use for a non-O visa and subsequent extensions of stay depends on how easy its renewal from Thailand is likely to prove when its expiry is imminent. As will be evident from the lengthy thread at http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/777922-changes-to-british-passport-services-in-thailand/page-98, current UK passport procedures are pretty cumbersome, to put it mildly! But don't know how they compare to the Irish ones.

Edited December 21, 2014 by OJAS