Thai Embassy London - Visa application in person on a Friday

[LeeJellyman]

Hi

Does anyone know, if you apply in person for a visa at the Thai Embassy in London on a Friday, do you collect on the following Monday?

Thanks in advance

[johnatong]

Yes

[LeeJellyman]

Yes

Thank you Johnatong!

[RandG]

Did exactly this a few weeks ago. Applied Friday between 9.00 and 11:00; collect on Monday 11:00 - 12:00. We have found that turning up at just after 08:30, we are in the first couple of places in the queue. As soon as you enter the consulate (in the basement just to the right of the embassy main entrance), take a ticket. There are a couple of queues, one for visa applications, one for Thais sorting out new passports etc., so make sure you take the right ticket. From memory, you will need to go to counter 4 on the far right when your number is called.

[LeeJellyman]

Did exactly this a few weeks ago. Applied Friday between 9.00 and 11:00; collect on Monday 11:00 - 12:00. We have found that turning up at just after 08:30, we are in the first couple of places in the queue. As soon as you enter the consulate (in the basement just to the right of the embassy main entrance), take a ticket. There are a couple of queues, one for visa applications, one for Thais sorting out new passports etc., so make sure you take the right ticket. From memory, you will need to go to counter 4 on the far right when your number is called.

Perfect. Thanks for the info RandG.

Am i right in saying the visa starts from the day you collect it?

[johnatong]

Did exactly this a few weeks ago. Applied Friday between 9.00 and 11:00; collect on Monday 11:00 - 12:00. We have found that turning up at just after 08:30, we are in the first couple of places in the queue. As soon as you enter the consulate (in the basement just to the right of the embassy main entrance), take a ticket. There are a couple of queues, one for visa applications, one for Thais sorting out new passports etc., so make sure you take the right ticket. From memory, you will need to go to counter 4 on the far right when your number is called.

Perfect. Thanks for the info RandG.

Am i right in saying the visa starts from the day you collect it?

"Am i right in saying the visa starts from the day you collect it?"

Yes valid from the date of issue.

[LeeJellyman]

Did exactly this a few weeks ago. Applied Friday between 9.00 and 11:00; collect on Monday 11:00 - 12:00. We have found that turning up at just after 08:30, we are in the first couple of places in the queue. As soon as you enter the consulate (in the basement just to the right of the embassy main entrance), take a ticket. There are a couple of queues, one for visa applications, one for Thais sorting out new passports etc., so make sure you take the right ticket. From memory, you will need to go to counter 4 on the far right when your number is called.

Perfect. Thanks for the info RandG.

Am i right in saying the visa starts from the day you collect it?

"Am i right in saying the visa starts from the day you collect it?"

Yes valid from the date of issue.

Brill, thank you!

[RandG]

Ours were actually dated with Friday's date, so presumably they were actually issued Friday afternoon, ready for collection Monday.

[Bangkok007]

Hi Guys

I originally wanted to apply for a retirement visa and looked at the whole requirements and would have passed all the criteria but had a second thought. I now intend to stay for six months and the visa requirements seem to be normal - cost of £125 and a straight six months visa with multiple entries. I am going to apply in person at the South Kensington Embassy. My question is, would this be okay to have for six months and cause no issues with multiple entries as I do intend to visit friends in Bali ( stay for a couple of months ),Penang,Myanmar and a few other "local places" now that I have taken early retirement?

The retirement visa just seems to be a lot of hassle, to be honest - Would this six-month visa suffice for what I want to do?

Thanks in advance for any advice offered.

[johnatong]

You can come and go as you wish while the visa remains valid.

Whether the visa provide time enough for your needs only you can answer.

Remember the visa is valid from the day it is issued not from the day it is first used.

[Bangkok007]

Thanks Johntong

So it's best to apply a week or two from the date of departure so as not to lose any validity - is it also possible to extend in BKK if I want to stay longer?

Thanks

[uptheos]

Hi Guys

I originally wanted to apply for a retirement visa and looked at the whole requirements and would have passed all the criteria but had a second thought. I now intend to stay for six months and the visa requirements seem to be normal - cost of £125 and a straight six months visa with multiple entries. I am going to apply in person at the South Kensington Embassy. My question is, would this be okay to have for six months and cause no issues with multiple entries as I do intend to visit friends in Bali ( stay for a couple of months ),Penang,Myanmar and a few other "local places" now that I have taken early retirement?

The retirement visa just seems to be a lot of hassle, to be honest - Would this six-month visa suffice for what I want to do?

Thanks in advance for any advice offered.

If you are in receipt of a government pension and can show proof, you can get a one year Non O.

It doesn't matter how much pension you get. If you can show bank statements to London all the better, because it is run by Thai's and they are not always on the ball, but if you want to go in person to Hull, Liverpool or Birmingham, no need for bank statements, but you have to apply in person no postal applications.

[BritTim]

Thanks Johntong

So it's best to apply a week or two from the date of departure so as not to lose any validity - is it also possible to extend in BKK if I want to stay longer?

Thanks

For the six month multiple entry tourist visa, each entry allows a stay of up to 60 days. An entry can, if desired, be extended for a further 30 days at an immigration office in Thailand on payment of 1,900 baht. If you enter just before the expiry date (enter before date) of the visa, you receive a final 60-day entry that can optionally be extended. Thus, in the ideal case where the visa is issued immediately before your first entry to Thailand and the last entry just before the expiry date, it is possible to use the visa to stay in Thailand for nearly nine months.

[OJAS]

Hi Guys

I originally wanted to apply for a retirement visa and looked at the whole requirements and would have passed all the criteria but had a second thought. I now intend to stay for six months and the visa requirements seem to be normal - cost of £125 and a straight six months visa with multiple entries. I am going to apply in person at the South Kensington Embassy. My question is, would this be okay to have for six months and cause no issues with multiple entries as I do intend to visit friends in Bali ( stay for a couple of months ),Penang,Myanmar and a few other "local places" now that I have taken early retirement?

The retirement visa just seems to be a lot of hassle, to be honest - Would this six-month visa suffice for what I want to do?

Thanks in advance for any advice offered.

If you are in receipt of a government pension and can show proof, you can get a one year Non O.

It doesn't matter how much pension you get. If you can show bank statements to London all the better, because it is run by Thai's and they are not always on the ball, but if you want to go in person to Hull, Liverpool or Birmingham, no need for bank statements, but you have to apply in person no postal applications.

You need to be aged 65 and over and in receipt of the UK State Pension in order to be eligible for a non-O visa in this way.

As regards financial proof at the Embassy, your latest DWP pension letter would probably do the trick better than a bank statement.

It should also be borne in mind that entitlement to annual State Pension increases ceases upon removal to Thailand.

[gwyd1982]

Hi Guys

I originally wanted to apply for a retirement visa and looked at the whole requirements and would have passed all the criteria but had a second thought. I now intend to stay for six months and the visa requirements seem to be normal - cost of £125 and a straight six months visa with multiple entries. I am going to apply in person at the South Kensington Embassy. My question is, would this be okay to have for six months and cause no issues with multiple entries as I do intend to visit friends in Bali ( stay for a couple of months ),Penang,Myanmar and a few other "local places" now that I have taken early retirement?

The retirement visa just seems to be a lot of hassle, to be honest - Would this six-month visa suffice for what I want to do?

Thanks in advance for any advice offered.

If you are in receipt of a government pension and can show proof, you can get a one year Non O.

It doesn't matter how much pension you get. If you can show bank statements to London all the better, because it is run by Thai's and they are not always on the ball, but if you want to go in person to Hull, Liverpool or Birmingham, no need for bank statements, but you have to apply in person no postal applications.

Birmingham no longer issue visa's. Apparently someone died and so now they are unable to issue any Visa's. All multi entry visa applications are sent to London for authorization so takes longer. Hull apparently do require financials.