Basch

Hello,

the situation is as follows:

I am currently on a non-immigrant O visa based on marriage and have arrived in Thailand on August 16th 2010 from Penang, Malaysia.

I am fulfilling all the criteria for a 1 year extension(400k untouched in the bank for several months, wedding certificates etc.), I have done this many times before without problems, usually back to back without ever leaving at all.

From what I know about my case now, I can start applying for a 1 year extension only 60 days after I have entered the kingdom, that would mean around October 16th or so and not earlier.

In my experience, after applying, I will get my 1 year visa(or, in Thaivisa.com terms, extension of stay) back around 30 days later and not earlier.


Here comes the problem: I am going to HK for 1 week from November 8th until November 15th 2010.


If above rules apply, does it mean that I have to cancel my HK trip in order to get my 1 year extension done properly? After all, I will not be able to wait for 30 days after applying for the extension on October 16th.


What should I do?

Thanks in advance!

Basch

Hi,  

I haven't done this for 3-4 years,

will go to Penang tomorrow and want to get a single entry Non-Immigrant Visa based on marriage there and come back here and eventually do the extension 1 year thingie at Chaeng Watthana, like I have done in the last 3 years.



What papers do I need in Penang?  


The last time I have done this in Penang many years back they also wanted to see my bank statements etc.,

juz wanna make sure,

THX!

Basch

Hi,

I'm 35 years old, male, German and have been married to a Thai national for around 4 years now.

I have spent the last 3 years on consecutive 1 year non-immigrant-O visas based on marriage, both with 40.000 baht per month salary (wife's) as proof and lately by showing 400.000 baht on my own bank plus the wedding certificate etc.

Just the usual stuff.



This year, I was a bit late getting the 400K into my account in time and my wife was on a business trip abroad at the time too so she couldn't join to Chaeng Watthana. Coincidently, by the time my 1 year Non-O was expired I was going to Europe anyway, for the first time in ages. So I left without being able to renew and decided to apply newly as soon as I got back.

I just came back and by now the 400.000 baht have been in my bank for more than 3 months and I have all papers, the wife's back from the business trip soon too etc.



I didn't go to any embassy when I was in Europe, I didn't wanna spend money on any additional visa when the only way to apply for a 1 year non-O was in Bangkok anyway(so I was told when I asked at Chaeng Watthana during my last 90 days report).

On arrival at Suvarnabhumi, I got a 30 day stamp and then went to contact the Immigration guys just to clarify about the timeframe for applying for the new 1 year non-O based on marriage at Chaeng Watthana.

The first officer I talked to was adamant that there is absolutely no way for me to apply for this now and that I have to leave Thailand again first and come back on a marriage visa from an embassy abroad before being able to do anything about it. WTF?

I found another important looking immigration guy and he told me all I needed to do now was go to Chaeng Watthana with the wife, the bank statement, wedding papers and all necessary forms (as usual) and apply there and around 1 months later I will get the 1 year Non-O, no leaving Thailand involved.


Can someone please clarify? Dun wanna go to Chaeng Watthana for nothing.

If one really would have to leave the country for this that would make absolutely no sense to me what with me having all necessary papers with me, then again, it's Thailand...

THX!

Basch