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Morning lads.
I am on an o/a visa,visited Immigration last month,obtained a re entry permit,as i am now in Australia for a few months,they advised me i would need to show monies when i return,no problems there,however just need to clarify a few points.
Do i need to get any info on my pension payments while here is Aust,then have then checked or Stamped at the Embassy here? i have statements of monies paid each month to me,can i just print these out and take them to Immigration in h/h?
Or can i go to my thai bank,obtain a letter from them stating account balance.
Just wish to make sure i have it all sorted before heading back.
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You shouldn't have to prove any financial matters when you return to Thailand. As long as your visa and re-entry permit are still valid, you'll be permitted to say for a year when you pass through Imm.
Perhaps the confusion arises because Imm here in HH have given you information about an annual visa extension in which case you will need to prove income/savings, among other things.
Can you be more precise about your intentions? If so, we'll be able to advise better.
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lomuamart wrote:You shouldn't have to prove any financial matters when you return to Thailand. As long as your visa and re-entry permit are still valid, you'll be permitted to say for a year when you pass through Imm.
Perhaps the confusion arises because Imm here in HH have given you information about an annual visa extension in which case you will need to prove income/savings, among other things.
Can you be more precise about your intentions? If so, we'll be able to advise better.
Sorry about that,yes i have been in Thail for almost 2 years,and yes my visa will expire when i return,so will need to apply for an extension,and they advised me to bring along paperwork showing income etc.
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Assuming you're over 50 then the requirements are 65K THB a month overseas income, evidencing by you Embassy, or 800K in a Thai bank and that shouldn't have fallen below that amount for 3 months before application (Evidenced by bank book and letter from the bank). There's also a combination of income and savings method. If you need advice on that just ask.
The main thing is that your OA visa should be valid at time of entry into The Kingdom. Imm will process things pretty easily within the last 30 days of your entry which will be 1 year assuming your visa is still valid at that time.
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lomuamart wrote:Assuming you're over 50 then the requirements are 65K THB a month overseas income, evidencing by you Embassy, or 800K in a Thai bank and that shouldn't have fallen below that amount for 3 months before application (Evidenced by bank book and letter from the bank). There's also a combination of income and savings method. If you need advice on that just ask.
The main thing is that your OA visa should be valid at time of entry into The Kingdom. Imm will process things pretty easily within the last 30 days of your entry which will be 1 year assuming your visa is still valid at that time.
Lomuamart, when you say that the OA visa should still be valid at the time of entry back into Thailand, I assume that providing you obtained a re-entry stamp before leaving (and before the visa expired) then this qualifies as having a valid visa? In my case, my visa expired on the 26/8 and I return to Thailand next week, with a re-entry stamp obtained before I left.

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Dannie Boy wrote:
lomuamart wrote:Assuming you're over 50 then the requirements are 65K THB a month overseas income, evidencing by you Embassy, or 800K in a Thai bank and that shouldn't have fallen below that amount for 3 months before application (Evidenced by bank book and letter from the bank). There's also a combination of income and savings method. If you need advice on that just ask.
The main thing is that your OA visa should be valid at time of entry into The Kingdom. Imm will process things pretty easily within the last 30 days of your entry which will be 1 year assuming your visa is still valid at that time.
Lomuamart, when you say that the OA visa should still be valid at the time of entry back into Thailand, I assume that providing you obtained a re-entry stamp before leaving (and before the visa expired) then this qualifies as having a valid visa? In my case, my visa expired on the 26/8 and I return to Thailand next week, with a re-entry stamp obtained before I left.
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Gosh, yes a quick 40 winks.
If you've got the re-entry permit then your original permitted to stay date remains current, regardless of the visa's validity. The important date is that shown on your re-entry stamp.
That being the case, you'll then need to show the income/savings as mentioned above to get an annual extension to your original OA visa.
Hope I didn't muddy the waters to begin with. You should be fine and if you have any more questions, then just fire away.
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lomuamart wrote:Gosh, yes a quick 40 winks.
If you've got the re-entry permit then your original permitted to stay date remains current, regardless of the visa's validity. The important date is that shown on your re-entry stamp.
That being the case, you'll then need to show the income/savings as mentioned above to get an annual extension to your original OA visa.
Hope I didn't muddy the waters to begin with. You should be fine and if you have any more questions, then just fire away.
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Now I am confused, Lomu. :?
If you've got the re-entry permit then your original permitted to stay date remains current, regardless of the visa's validity. The important date is that shown on your re-entry stamp.
Dannie Boy has not mentioned that he has an extension, only a visa that has expired.
That is why I wrote "visa / permitted to stay date". If his re-entry was issued only on his original visa, then it will also expire with the visa. If the re-entry was issued on an extension to stay, then it is valid until that expiry date. :cheers:
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Nereus wrote:Now I am confused, Lomu. :?
If you've got the re-entry permit then your original permitted to stay date remains current, regardless of the visa's validity. The important date is that shown on your re-entry stamp.
Dannie Boy has not mentioned that he has an extension, only a visa that has expired.
That is why I wrote "visa / permitted to stay date". If his re-entry was issued only on his original visa, then it will also expire with the visa. If the re-entry was issued on an extension to stay, then it is valid until that expiry date. :cheers:
Guys, I have just checked my re-entry stamp and it says it is valid until June 2013. My O-A visa is the original first visa that I entered Thailand on in Aug 2011 and when I last entered Thailand in June this year, I was stamped with a further twelve months unil June 2013.
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lomuamart wrote:Assuming you're over 50 then the requirements are 65K THB a month overseas income, evidencing by you Embassy, or 800K in a Thai bank and that shouldn't have fallen below that amount for 3 months before application (Evidenced by bank book and letter from the bank). There's also a combination of income and savings method. If you need advice on that just ask.
The main thing is that your OA visa should be valid at time of entry into The Kingdom. Imm will process things pretty easily within the last 30 days of your entry which will be 1 year assuming your visa is still valid at that time.
Thanks once more for this info Lonuamart.
Yes i am well over 50,now 62.I realise i need the required amounts,of 65k a month or 800,000 in bank.
I will visit my bank when i return to h/h and obtain a letter from them,as i mentioned i receive money per month from a pension in Australia,i let it build up to a larger amount,then transfer it to h/h via ozforex.My current balance in h/h is over 800,000 at the moment.
My o/a Visa expires in Dec 2012,i arrive back Nov 1st,so will get paperwork sorted,and head to immigration.
Thanks again for your great advice.
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