Thai Visas

[wolfc]

Hi,

before I start to ask questions I shall give you some of my background.

I live in Thailand for 5 years now, I have a German passport and I am over 50 years old. So far I got three Non Immigrant Visa 0 (two in Munich one in Penang), I have a Thai drivers licence valid for fife years I own a car and rented a house (no Thai relationship). I recently did apply for Non Immigrant Visas in Bhutan, Osaka (Japan) and Manila. Nobody issued this kind of visa. In Manila they even would not give me a tourist visa without an official invitation from Thailand.

Where do I have to go to get a Non Immigrant Visa for one year with multiple entries? A tourist visa with singe entries does not help because I travel quite a lot.

How do I get a tourist visa in Manila, where do I get an invitation from Thailand for this?

If I have to go back to Germany for a visa do they require a statement from a Thai bank that I have more than 800.000.- baht in their account? In Munich it was enough to show a statement from a German bank.

In advance many thanks for your help and efforts.

Best regards,

Wolfc

[kudroz]

How do I get a tourist visa in Manila, where do I get an invitation from Thailand for this?

The problem with Manila is they are treating people from "1st world nations" the same way they are treating Filipino nationals. I doubt you'd find them helpful in any circimstances.

If you want a regular Tourist Visa (60 days + 30 days extension) - you'd probably want to go to Penang, Kuala Lumpur or Singapore. They normally issue Tourist Visa no problem.

If you want to have a Non-O or Non-B (multiple entry that is), I'd suggest you go in a "1st world country", one that is knowed to be particularly friendly to expats like Hull, UK.

Edited October 17, 2006 by kudroz

[digitele]

If I have to go back to Germany for a visa do they require a statement from a Thai bank that I have more than 800.000.- baht in their account? In Munich it was enough to show a statement from a German bank.

In advance many thanks for your help and efforts.

Best regards,

Do it in Germany. Tell them you want to visit Thai friends and maybe learn Thai.

99% of the time they will not ask for Bank statements. You should be good to go.

Good Luck!

Wolfc

[lopburi3]

So why do not not make yourself legal with an extension of stay for retirement if you have the money to do so? You can obtain a multi re-entry permit that will allow unlimited travel for that one year extension of stay. The requirement is the 800k in a bank located here and could be reduced by pension/income verification.

You are very unlikely to obtain a multi entry O visa in the area. Believe Penang was the exception earlier (if you showed cash in Thai account) but believe they now have stopped.