TB Immigration Info Letter 001/19 – Introduction
Dear TB Readers,
The intention is to provide you with all kinds of information about everything related to immigration better and faster in the future. We will do this by means of a “TB Immigration information letter”. This “TB Immigration Information Letter” has no fixed publication date, but will appear if information is available.
In addition to announcing/explaining new rules/measures that have been or will be introduced nationally/locally, an immigration term will also be regularly discussed, which will then be explained in more detail. Misuse of immigration terms can sometimes cause misunderstandings. Just think of “Retirement visa”, extending a visa, etc…
I hereby also invite everyone to cooperate on this “TB Immigration information letter”. So do you have news from your local immigration office, have new rules or measures been introduced somewhere, new requirements or experiences when applying for a visa in an embassy, experiences with a “border run”, opening a new immigration office, etc… all info that may concern the reader is important and welcome.
It is of course not the intention that people will use it to spit their bile about rules, authorities or to denounce corruption. Such things are removed. It must be constructive information.
Send your info to contact and then your info will be processed in the form of a “TB Immigration Info Letter”. And credit where credit is due, the name of the person who provided the information will of course be mentioned (if you prefer not to mention that is also possible, of course. Let us know).
This “TB Immigration Information Letter” is separate from reader questions. Those will continue to be answered separately.
I know that "immigration" is a complicated story for some. And that is indeed the case, since the same rules are applied almost everywhere. Sometimes you can no longer see the wood for the trees and it scares people off. People then often look for a flight to perhaps simpler, but usually more expensive solutions. Which is not necessary in many cases.
“TB Immigration Info Brief” aims to be a tool to tell that complicated story in a more understandable way by informing and explaining.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
RonnyLatYa
Dear Ronnie,
Maybe a tip for people who have to extend a visa as pensioners in the region of Sakon Nakhon.
I was there yesterday for information about the annual extension of my visa on April 23, 2019. I wanted to switch to a visa based on my marriage and wanted to personally discuss the conditions for this. After all, I was not planning to see 400.000 baht for the whole year and 800.000 baht for a period of 5 months blocked in my bank account.
I was told there that nothing would change! That I could safely return on April 23 with my bank receipt, that the amount of 800.000 baht is on that account for three months and that after obtaining that extension I can immediately have the full 800.000 baht back at my disposal.
The migration police can decide independently, but has the option to apply the new rules if fraud is suspected, but that is entirely my personal conclusion.
I hope this has been helpful to you and others.
Kind regards.
Jan
It is a national regulation that applies throughout the country.
Of course they do, but I hope for your sake that they will not be forced to come back to this anytime soon
I accepted your call to report things related to obtaining a visa.
My visit to the Sakon Nakhon Migration Police and their concrete answers to my question answered that.
In any case, the policeman was an experienced official because we have known him for our fifth year now.
As said before, we have an appointment with them on April 23 and I will keep you posted.
I only warn that I hope they are not forced to change their position.
I have no problem with the information you provide.
On the contrary and thank you for that.
Still, please provide such information next time https://www.thailandblog.nl/contact/
Then we will also make a nice TB Immigration Information Letter.
This is a very good decision by Ronny and the editors. In this way he can act very quickly in case of changed conditions and especially the application in the local area, because that is very important. Of course, the success of this action will depend a lot on the information that Ronny receives from the readers.
Last week I was already in contact with Ronny regarding my visit to Immigration in Chumphon and the questions I could ask the immigration officer. The above response makes it clear that not all offices are yet aware of the new regulations and I would certainly not commit myself to it because this information is completely contradictory to what I personally, after a conversation with 'the boss' in Chumphon, was told. They even collected the documents they received from head office and confirmed that they MUST apply the new rules. The only things they STILL couldn't give me an answer to were the implementation modalities. So how they should or will check it in the future. The fact that the new rules are coming into effect was a fact to which they had an answer and which was confirmed.
My visit to the migration services in Sakon and their response certainly contradict the reports we have received about the new conditions.
For that reason, I also made an appointment to switch to a marriage-based visa.
They claimed that they have the right to decide on this type of visa (800.000 baht in the bank or combined, income and bank balance).
So I can only report what was firmly confirmed to me! Namely NO change!
I'll keep you informed.
Greetings,
Jan
My visit to migration took place on February 6th. So very current.
Yes and suppose "tomorrow" another supervisor or another employee comes and / or it is ordered from above to apply everything strictly, then your extension will not take place. Personnel change in the Thai government is common through transfer, promotion or simply new hire of persons. So do not rely on what is said, but what is written, which is the only thing you can rely on. At least if you want to play it safe to get your extension.
Thank you because so much nonsense is being told, Luc.
I know of many farangs that they borrow money from friends. They then deposit this into their account and the next day they remove it and return it to the borrower. They are also often not insured for medical
concern. If something happens to them, they have no buffer and are in serious trouble
Maybe that's why the rules have been tightened?
Contact:
Upon inquiry at the Belgian embassy in Bankok, it appears that the affidavit to legalize the signature for the annual income can no longer be sent by post if one is not registered at the Belgian embassy. People are now obliged to travel to Bankok. It can still be sent back by post to an address in Thailand. That means for me a trip of 900 km there and back.
Has anyone had experience with this recently and what about the older people who have mobile problems.
My contact with the embassy is very recent 08-01-19.
Patrick,
It's been that way for a year or two, even three I think.
I thought those were orders from the State Department at the time. Not a decision of the Belgian embassy itself.
To enjoy all the facilities of the embassy you must be registered at the embassy.
If you are not registered, it is limited to legalizing signatures and issuing emergency documents (including passports).
I already sent an email to the embassy about this a year or two or three ago.
I then received an answer quite quickly that someone who is not registered can still apply for an Affidavit, but had to register personally because he is not known administratively at the embassy. You could return it by post.
Applications by post are only reserved for those who are registered.
They also follow the regulations of Brussels, I suspect.
Bad luck, of course, if you live at such a distance from the embassy, but they naturally assume that someone who “lives” here has been deregistered in Belgium and then also registers again in the embassy.
And then you don't have to travel because then it can be done by mail.
P.S. Please send such questions via the editor in the future, see contact https://www.thailandblog.nl/contact/
I have been there on January 16.
– completed and signed Affidavit,
– copy of passport.
– I enclose my extract from the pension service to prove the income but officially
you don't have to because they only legalize your signature, not whether your statement is correct.
You always remain responsible for this yourself, given that it is an honorable statement.
– 800 Baht for the legalization
– 40 Baht for return with EMS.
Two days later it was on the bus.