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Phuketrichard · 04-02-2008, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Told Stool

Here's the official lowdown on tourist visas for Americans, who may have preference due to the Amity Treaty between the U.S. and Thailand...

Tourist Visas
If an individual wishes to remain in country for more than 30 days, he/she may wish to obtain a tourist visa at the Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate in the United States, prior to arriving in Thailand. The tourist visa is valid for 60 days. After arrival in Thailand, a tourist visa may be extended only twice. On the first occasion, immigration officials may extend the visa for an additional 30 days. There is a 1,900 Baht fee for each extension. Interested Americans should contact the Thai Immigration Bureau located at 507 Soi Suan Plu, South Sathon Road in Bangkok. The phone number is (66) (2) 287-3111. Thai immigration offices are also located in most major tourist cities around the country.
American citizens who wish to remain in Thailand for longer than 90 days during any six-month period will be required to obtain a valid Thai visa from a Thai Embassy or Consulate that is authorized to issue visas. The U.S. Embassy advises all American citizens who wish to obtain a Thai visa to contact the Thai Immigration Bureau for exact visa requirements and regulations. Persons who do not comply with the new visa regulations risk being denied reentry to Thailand at the border.

This is copied and pasted directly from the following source:

Thai Visas for Americans - U.S. Embassy Bangkok, Thailand

No wording on here that says one must have a flight out of the country ticket.

This info is for obtaining a thai tourist visa in AMERICA not in another country so totaly no relevenace here.

The only thing that we as Americans get over other countries is we can form an Ameircan comapny with no thais involved.

Look how lucky sweds are? they get a 90 day toursist visa on arrival>>>>>

PLUS if ur from australia or NZ you can apply for an APEC card and u get 90 days on arrival unlimited amount of times!!
Each embassy can make whatever rules they wish and this has been proven more times than once to all of us thta have spent more than 1 year here.

nikster · 04-02-2008, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Lars sorensen

Hmmmm sounds like it is a good time to take my (Thai) wife and and Thai/Danish daughter and go home to Denmark
Damm i forget!!!!!!
The immigration in Denmark wont let my wife stay in Denmark.......
Where can we go then???????
We can't stay in my country!
We can't stay in her country!

Well lucky for us the Immigration in Sweden will let us stay there.
I just love Sweden right now...

You've got to love EU law sometimes.

Except in those EU countries that blatantly break the rules, like Denmark

wish71 · 04-02-2008, 09:36 AM

Hi there
I have no idea of this new 'joke' of the Thais

After 5 years that I'm here, after 5 years that I spent loving this country, trying to find justifications, to understand what i see every day, trying to help, trying to teach something, wasting money trying to do some business.
In 5 years things are changed worst and worst daily.

I can tell you that this country is just a joke full of idiots, it does not worth invest 1 bath here, nor waste time.

They do not want farang here, unless to give them money
They do not want to learn and listen anything
They think to be the best in the world

They can be a great nation in Asia instead to be a bounce of monkeys.
No justification at all, and I can say that after had my time for considerations and have traveled in Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos.

You can do only 2 thinks in Thailand

1) one month holiday per year (or more depending of your money and time) fucking around

2) retire yourself and have fun fucking around using Viagra

They have created this Thailand, they maintain this Thailand and regretfully they do not deserve anything more then that.
All the honest people that want set a real life here is just nearly impossible.

I'm not usually one of the kind 'fucking around' but believe me if in my future I will be blessed with some money I will go on for option 1 and 2 NOT in Thailand.
It is full of other countries much better.

Regretfully I made wrong choices and paying for that but as soon as I will be able to back home in Italy and I will not cry living Thailand forever.

I got 2 years ago a good girl and things are running fine on this issue but please do not believe in that also... forget about Thai ladies... I can tell that they just want your money or worst.
I'm lucky because she have much more money then me and have a rich family, I repeat I was lucky in that, do not hope that.

I have no idea now what it will be about us but my future (and her future if she will agree) for sure will not be in the land of the fake smile.

Told Stool · 04-02-2008, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phuketrichard

The only thing that we as Americans get over other countries is we can form an Ameircan comapny with no thais involved.

This is interesting. I didn't know this. Can you reference it on the Net? I knew already that American companies have lesser restrictions that companies started by foreigners from other countries, due to the Amity Treaty, but I didn't know to this extent.

lom · 04-02-2008, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phuketrichard

Look how lucky sweds are? they get a 90 day toursist visa on arrival>>>>>

Where did you learn that? On ThaiVisa?

Marmite the Dog · 04-02-2008, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Phuketrichard

if you want the real info visit thaivisa.com

You're joking right? TV have been exposed many times for scaremongering so that people will flock to backstreet 'legal companies' like Sunbelt and waste money with them.

Thetyim · 04-02-2008, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Phuketrichard

Look how lucky sweds are? they get a 90 day toursist visa on arrival

There are 20 countries on the VOA list and Sweden is not one of them

peterpan · 04-02-2008, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wish71

Hi there
I have no idea of this new 'joke' of the Thais

After 5 years that I'm here, after 5 years that I spent loving this country, trying to find justifications, to understand what i see every day, trying to help, trying to teach something, wasting money trying to do some business.
In 5 years things are changed worst and worst daily.

I can tell you that this country is just a joke full of idiots, it does not worth invest 1 bath here, nor waste time.

They do not want farang here, unless to give them money
They do not want to learn and listen anything
They think to be the best in the world

They can be a great nation in Asia instead to be a bounce of monkeys.
No justification at all, and I can say that after had my time for considerations and have traveled in Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos.

You can do only 2 thinks in Thailand

1) one month holiday per year (or more depending of your money and time) fucking around

2) retire yourself and have fun fucking around using Viagra

They have created this Thailand, they maintain this Thailand and regretfully they do not deserve anything more then that.
All the honest people that want set a real life here is just nearly impossible.

I'm not usually one of the kind 'fucking around' but believe me if in my future I will be blessed with some money I will go on for option 1 and 2 NOT in Thailand.
It is full of other countries much better.

Regretfully I made wrong choices and paying for that but as soon as I will be able to back home in Italy and I will not cry living Thailand forever.

I got 2 years ago a good girl and things are running fine on this issue but please do not believe in that also... forget about Thai ladies... I can tell that they just want your money or worst.
I'm lucky because she have much more money then me and have a rich family, I repeat I was lucky in that, do not hope that.

I have no idea now what it will be about us but my future (and her future if she will agree) for sure will not be in the land of the fake smile.

Oh Good, another happy punter

Tao · 04-02-2008, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

TV have been exposed many times for scaremongering so that people will flock to backstreet 'legal companies' like Sunbelt and waste money with them.

I remember looking on there for info regarding an O Visa and basically read a load of horseshit. Not satisfied with what people were saying on there i emailled a consulate in the UK (Hull) and got a reply with the correct info the same day.

lom · 04-02-2008, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Thetyim

There are 20 countries on the VOA list and Sweden is not one of them

No, because Sweden is on the Thai Visa Exempt (TVE) list, hence getting 30 days stay without a visa.

Citizens from countries on the VOA list usually gets less than 30 days, I don't know of any getting 90 days.

NickA · 04-02-2008, 04:01 PM

^New Zealanders used to as they gave the same to the Thais, but it stopped a few years ago, as surprisingly the Thais were abusing their end of the deal.

Sir Burr · 04-02-2008, 04:03 PM

Yeah, but the quality of the strippers in the NZ strip clubs went up by heaps.

Thetyim · 04-02-2008, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lom

No, because Sweden is on the Thai Visa Exempt (TVE) list, hence getting 30 days stay without a visa.

Agreed.

There are five countries which get 90 days on the TVE list though.
I am not sure about Korea despite it still being listed on the official website.

Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Korea
Peru

codefreeze · 04-02-2008, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Tao

Bought my 1 year O Visa in the UK. 200 dollars, 1 year multiple entry, no questions asked.

I'm 34, unofficially married. You just need to be able to afford the trip back to the UK to get it.

Actually you don't - strictly speaking - you can send your passport, paperwork, fee etc back home - then get your parents (or whoever) to post it to these people (The Royal Thai Consulate of Hull) - they will stamp the passport etc and post back - your contact can then post back to you.

You need to use registered post and you need to make sure you haven't messed up the application form too

but a lot cheaper than the flight home

Thetyim · 04-02-2008, 04:29 PM

^
No you cannot do that . It is illegal.

peterpan · 04-02-2008, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by codefreeze

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tao

Bought my 1 year O Visa in the UK. 200 dollars, 1 year multiple entry, no questions asked.

I'm 34, unofficially married. You just need to be able to afford the trip back to the UK to get it.

Actually you don't - strictly speaking - you can send your passport, paperwork, fee etc back home - then get your parents (or whoever) to post it to these people (The Royal Thai Consulate of Hull) - they will stamp the passport etc and post back - your contact can then post back to you.

You need to use registered post and you need to make sure you haven't messed up the application form too

but a lot cheaper than the flight home

Gave you a red for posting misinformation, its illegal as well the consulate will check your last stamp, by this they will know you are still in Thailand. Do you think they are stupid?

blackgang · 04-02-2008, 09:23 PM

What is a peterpan??

Is that a wash basin in a whorehouse??

codefreeze · 05-02-2008, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peterpan

Quote:

Originally Posted by codefreeze

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tao

Bought my 1 year O Visa in the UK. 200 dollars, 1 year multiple entry, no questions asked.

I'm 34, unofficially married. You just need to be able to afford the trip back to the UK to get it.

Actually you don't - strictly speaking - you can send your passport, paperwork, fee etc back home - then get your parents (or whoever) to post it to these people (The Royal Thai Consulate of Hull) - they will stamp the passport etc and post back - your contact can then post back to you.

You need to use registered post and you need to make sure you haven't messed up the application form too

but a lot cheaper than the flight home

Gave you a red for posting misinformation, its illegal as well the consulate will check your last stamp, by this they will know you are still in Thailand. Do you think they are stupid?

Yes you do need to leave Thailand...but only to any convenient exit point...it's a lot cheaper than the flight home to UK.

Thetyim · 05-02-2008, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by codefreeze

Yes you do need to leave Thailand...but only to any convenient exit point..

Firstly it is illegal so you shouldn't be suggesting it here.
Secondly immigration will spot it when you leave.

The only way to do it is having two passports and then fly to another country and back.
That would be doable but still illegal.

Pom · 05-02-2008, 12:44 AM

I think the Thais have got it right with there immigration policy - if we had the same policy in England we wouldn't have all the problems we have right now with the amount of unknown aliens on our shores.

04-02-2008, 09:36 AM	#63 (permalink)
wish71 Bang Tao Beach Last Online: 28-08-2008 06:46 PM Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 14	Hi there I have no idea of this new 'joke' of the Thais After 5 years that I'm here, after 5 years that I spent loving this country, trying to find justifications, to understand what i see every day, trying to help, trying to teach something, wasting money trying to do some business. In 5 years things are changed worst and worst daily. I can tell you that this country is just a joke full of idiots, it does not worth invest 1 bath here, nor waste time. They do not want farang here, unless to give them money They do not want to learn and listen anything They think to be the best in the world They can be a great nation in Asia instead to be a bounce of monkeys. No justification at all, and I can say that after had my time for considerations and have traveled in Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos. You can do only 2 thinks in Thailand 1) one month holiday per year (or more depending of your money and time) fucking around 2) retire yourself and have fun fucking around using Viagra They have created this Thailand, they maintain this Thailand and regretfully they do not deserve anything more then that. All the honest people that want set a real life here is just nearly impossible. I'm not usually one of the kind 'fucking around' but believe me if in my future I will be blessed with some money I will go on for option 1 and 2 NOT in Thailand. It is full of other countries much better. Regretfully I made wrong choices and paying for that but as soon as I will be able to back home in Italy and I will not cry living Thailand forever. I got 2 years ago a good girl and things are running fine on this issue but please do not believe in that also... forget about Thai ladies... I can tell that they just want your money or worst. I'm lucky because she have much more money then me and have a rich family, I repeat I was lucky in that, do not hope that. I have no idea now what it will be about us but my future (and her future if she will agree) for sure will not be in the land of the fake smile. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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NickA This is not my avatar Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,906	^New Zealanders used to as they gave the same to the Thais, but it stopped a few years ago, as surprisingly the Thais were abusing their end of the deal.

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Sir Burr Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb Last Online: Yesterday 10:42 PM Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Phuket. Posts: 4,997	Yeah, but the quality of the strippers in the NZ strip clubs went up by heaps.

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Thetyim Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Phrae Posts: 12,210	^ No you cannot do that . It is illegal.

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Pom Karon Beach Last Online: 22-11-2008 01:38 AM Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 4	I think the Thais have got it right with there immigration policy - if we had the same policy in England we wouldn't have all the problems we have right now with the amount of unknown aliens on our shores.