'How To' - Requirements for visa extensions etc

[Gérard]

Only omission I can see is that you can qualify for the marriage extension by showing overseas income of 40K THB a month as evidenced by your Embassy.

Thank you for correcting, here is the new doc :

[PET]

It was my understanding that if you wanted to use the Thai Marriage route then HH Immigration required the documentation a month earlier than expiry, because it needed to be processed in Bangkok - has this procedure changed so that one can just supply the documentation above in HH and get the extension straightaway?

[lomuamart]

Don't think the process has changed. But what you get is a 30 day "under consideration" stamp from HH that covers the time BKK take to make a decision - like a mini extension.
You return on the given date to get your full extension - at that stage another 11 months as you've already had one.
So, there's no need to apply 30 days early but with the amount of paperwork required, it would be sensible to apply early (within the usual 30 day window) in case Imm want something else.

[Gérard]

As stated by Iomuamart, the process has not changed and a friend of mine, who is now in the 30 day "under consideration" received a phone call asking him to send better pictures of him and wife, because the former ones were not clear enough... My friend lives in Prachuap City and cannot renew his visa at Dan Singkhon, he has to go to Huahin.

[huahin4ever]

Experienced a new one today while doing the annual renewal om my marriage visa. This is the fifth time I'm doing it, and all previous years I have documented the required 400k baht for 3 months in a thai bank account. This year the immigration officer told me that only two months are needed for renewal of marriage visa.

Always something new every year

[handdrummer]

it all depends on who the officer is. there's one man, who sits at the seat to the left of the numbers machine, who thinks that it is his job to make everything difficult. even the other officers look at him when he gets too testy.

[hhfarang]

HHF Are you saying that the photo needs to have a 'blue background' because in previous years and when I had my re-entry visa this year my photos had a white background?

Sorry, just saw this as it was posted about the time I moved and I was busier than a one-legged man in an ass kicking contest until recently.

Mine was always on a light blue background as over 10 years I always got it taken at the same "Kodak" shop on Phetkasem Rd. I told them what it was for and they always did it that way. I guess white works also.

[handdrummer]

a tip? really? that's called a bribe. do you tip the petrol station attendant who puts petrol in your vehicle? how about the sales clerk in a store?

[SunandFun]

My wife and I have our "Retirement Visas" (O with permission to stay) until July 21, 2016. Same expiry with Multi Entry Visa. I arrived back into Thailand on March 18, 2016 and the "permission to stay was stamped the same date, July 21, 2016.
Question 1: Is that correct? I thought you got an additional year when you return the first time, or am I thinking of something else?
Question 2: My wife will be leaving early in June, before she reaches her "30 days prior to expiration date". And will not return until After July 21, 2016. How can we extend early? What do we do to protect from having to go through the whole process again?
Thank in advance.

[lomuamart]

S&F,
Didn't see your question above. I've been out and about for a couple of days.
However, did reply this morning to your PMs which I believe you've got.

[StevePIraq]

A friend yesterday told me his application to extend his one year Non Imm O visa (retirement) has been refused. His present visa expires 10 February. The poor guy is 71 years old, not too well, has very limited savings as his last wife stole all his savings, and he is now in a real panic.

He stated the immigration office said he must have a monthly income of 80,000 Baht, I was under the impression the monthly income or pension must be at least THB 65,000, his is equal to 73,000 Baht. He also thought it was 65k.
I have looked in the immigration web site but cannot find a reference to monthly income. Does anyone know exactly where to look, has a directive recently been issued to increase the value?

[laphanphon]

Obviously needs to renew his passport, as that one is useless.

But, I couldn't find any changes, still at total of 800k, a year, whether savings, income (65k monthly) or combination:

- A copy of bank statement showing a deposit of the amount equal to and not less than 800,000 Baht or an income certificate (an original copy) with a monthly income of not less than 65,000 Baht, or a deposit account plus a monthly income totalling not less than 800,000 Baht.

http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/services/4 ... Stay).html

I'll be extending mine before the 23rd, and will post if any surprises. I use the income statement method.

[StevePIraq]

No idea what you mean by renew his passport.

The rest is as I thought but that is not what Immigration told him yesterday, they said 80k pension.

[Nereus]

The rest is as I thought but that is not what Immigration told him yesterday, they said 80k pension.

It is possible that it has been "lost in translation". 80,000 and 800,000 may be too much for whom ever told him that. Somebody needs to take the poor bugger down to Immigration and find out the truth.

[laphanphon]

No idea what you mean by renew his passport.

oops, my bad, somehow, miss read that, PP expires Feb 10.... Speed reading.........