Last Friday I asked how long a bank letter was valid for visa extension non immigrant O. Today's answer from Immigration in Hua Hin: 7 days.
Today, March 25, despite having time until April 6, I went to the immigration in Chiang Mai (the one near the airport) for my 90 days. Car parking for 20 baht opposite the immigration. Initially a long queue but that turned out to be at the entrance for a temperature check. A doubtful case has to sit there for 5 minutes and then it is measured again. If not, there is a large tent where one has to go and I noticed that quite a lot of people were waiting there.
To relieve the pressure on the current immigration office located in the Chaeng Wattana Government Complex, an additional immigration office was set up in Muang Thong Thani.
Reporter: Paul This morning (25/03) passed the immigration office in Jomtien for the 90 day report. You have to queue outside for at least an hour to enter the building. Nobody keeps their distance, at least a third don't have a face mask and after a temperature measurement (I had 30 degrees…) you are told that the 90-day counter is outside. While I was put in this queue by an employee. Virtually invisible indication, because very low on a …
TB Immigration Info Letter 018/20: Covid-19 letter of support for application extension period of stay.
To extend a period of stay obtained with a Non-immigrant visa, your immigration office may request a letter of support from the embassy. You can read here or via this link how to obtain it at the Dutch embassy.
Now that the income statement can only be sent by post, the following is possible. Provide sufficient postage for the return envelope for EMS shipping. My return envelope had not arrived after 18 days.
It now seems that immigration will allow an extension of the period of stay of 30 days each time. For now I only have the link to ThaiVisa. There you can read or download the relevant document.
TB Immigration Info Brief 015/20: Year Extension
Concerns experience year extension. My situation, since September 2009 mainly stay in Thailand 10-11 months a year. Got married in Thailand in July 1990 to my Thai wife. The marriage was legalized in Belgium and my wife also obtained Belgian nationality in 1993. After 19 years in Belgium and after receiving my early retirement, so mainly residing in Thailand.
TB Immigration Info Brief 014/20: Health Insurance OA Visa
I managed to get new health insurance that meets the Immigration requirements for an OA visa. I already had insurance, but with only Inpatient coverage. It was already requested at my last year extension, but the new requirement only took effect 3 days later.
TB Immigration Info Letter 013/20: Non-immigrant O or OA
I had often wondered what could be the reason why only the Non OA Visas and their extensions are targeted because of those additional insurance issues. But apparently there may well be “processes” going on that will not see the light of day for the time being (more on that below).
In addition to my previously submitted article on the aforementioned subject, I read today (I only have internet once a week) a response to my message, in which it was noted that the questions to be asked by me to immigration (which were only partially answered ), were missing.
Was February 13 at Chiangmai Immigration for the extension of temporary stay in the Kingdom on the basis of retirement (non-o visa).
It was old-fashioned busy again, had the following documents.
Last Thursday, I (dressed in smart attire as requested by the Immigration Office) first submitted my Extension Non-Imm “O” single entry (retirement) and Re-entry (single) application to Immigration Chaeng Wattana in BKK. This, prepared as well as possible by reading your advice on Tb for years and after an earlier visit to the same office, last year, for more information, which turned out to be very difficult even then because there was no time for it due to busy times. Same story again.
TB Immigration Info Letter 009/20: Consulate Essen
For several years we have been using the METV Visa for our winter stay in Thailand. We live close to the border of Malaysia, so no problem with the 2 monthly visa run. We always do this in Satun Wang Prachan border. Our first visa run at the beginning of December 2019, no problem crossing the border and back and all this in less than 30 minutes. Yesterday we went for our second visa run “big problem”. We were told to stay in Malaysia for at least 2 days and provide proof of 1 night stay. We pointed out that our visa was a “METV”. The answer: rules have changed.
Last Friday I made my first 90-day report after the year extension, the conversation went slightly different than with the reports of the past 2 years.
Today my last day of my year extension (married to a Thai) I was planning to apply for a 60 day extension at Jomtien immigration. Then I wanted to switch to a retirement because of 800.000 baht then long enough on the couch.