Non-im B Visa

[Jonson83]

I applied for my mulitple entry Non-im B visa yesterday.This morning i recieved a phone call from the Royal Thai Consulate in Hull informing me that my appliacation had been successful.Great.

That was not the reason she was phoning though.She was phoning to ask whether i wanted my passport back tomorrow or in January.She said that it was my choice but i would get an extra month if i had it stamped and sent back in January?(she really wanted me to do it this way) I asked her how? She basically repeated would she had just said and i just accepted it and said thanks for the call.

Well what does she mean? Whats the difference in having your passport stamped on the 22nd December or the 22nd January? I fly to BKk on the 17th February,the visa runs out exactly 12 months later.So even if my passport is stamped on 22nd January ,I will still have to make my final visa run on the 17th december 2007.So???????????

I'm really trying to put 2 and 2 together here.But in all honesty im really confused by what she told me

[lopburi3]

Your visa expires 12 months from date of issue - so if issued on 21 December 06 it will expire on 20 December 07. You can arrive on 19 December and still stay for the normal 90 days (until March 07). The visa is used to enter country - once you have a permitted to stay stamp the visa can expire with no effect (except you can not leave/return again using it).

[Jonson83]

Your visa expires 12 months from date of issue - so if issued on 21 December 06 it will expire on 20 December 07. You can arrive on 19 December and still stay for the normal 90 days (until March 07). The visa is used to enter country - once you have a permitted to stay stamp the visa can expire with no effect (except you can not leave/return again using it).

Ohh I thought it expired 12 months after entry not 12 months after the date of of issue???

I was hoping for 12 months from my first entry,17th February 2007.Then another 3 months(visa exemption,3 x 30 days) taking me to 17th of may 2008.15 months.She told me that i would get 15 months.

If my visa starts on the date of issue,22nd january 2007.I am losing out on a 1 month aren't I?

[lopburi3]

If you enter the day after the visa is issued you can obtain almost 15 months - and that is why she was trying to give you an issue date just before you needed to use it. File information for next time.

But you can stay on the visa issued today until late March 08 if you enter again just before it expires as you obtain another 90 days - then you can use your 3x30 until until June if you want.

Sorry for typo in my other post - the year would be 08 not 07 for end of your stay.

[Jonson83]

Ok,i see.Just to clear things up i meant to say that i took her advice and shes sending the passport in January.

Thank you for your response.