New Thailand Visa Rules For Foreigners

**taxexile** · 10-08-2010, 08:42 PM

.... and more backhanders.

**raycarey** · 10-08-2010, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by English Noodles

These changes are supposedly going to be enforced as of January 2011.

Any foreigner wishing to enter Thailand on a Tourist visa may stay in the country no longer than 270 days in any 12 month period.

Any foreigner entering Thailand on a non immigrant multiple 'B' visa must show work permit on entry.

Any foreigner entering Thailand on a non immigrant 'O' visa must show proof of A copy of bank statement showing not less than 800,000 Baht or an income certificate with a monthly income of over 65,000 Baht, or a combination of income and savings totaling more than 800,000 baht.

Any foreigner entering with no visa, may do so only 6 times in any 12 month period.

A police clearance certificate will be required for application of any non immigrant visa.

don't know if this is true or not, but it all seems reasonable to me.

**Chairman Mao** · 10-08-2010, 09:07 PM

I've a mate who was sentenced to 5 yrs and served 2 in Aussie, was released in 2003. He had to get a police clearance from Ireland last year and it was clear.

**Boon Mee** · 10-08-2010, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by Begbie

The situation in the early eighties (I think) was that any foreigner who'd been in the country cumulatively more than 90 days in the last year had to have a tax clearance certificate to leave the country. This was irrespective of the visa you were traveling on, so tourist, visa free entry, non immigrant 'B' were all treated the same. Of course at the airport it caused long delays and lots of missed flights.

How well I remember those bad old days...

**Blake7** · 10-08-2010, 09:31 PM

Problem for many expats will be that you cant get a police clearance cert if you have been living outside the Uk...

**English Noodles** · 10-08-2010, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by Blake7

Problem for many expats will be that you cant get a police clearance cert if you have been living outside the Uk...

Yes you can. They just can't get one for certain countries. For instance in Thailand you can get one from:

The Police Clearance Service Center
located at Building 24, Royal Thai Police Headquarters,
Rama I, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
Phone numbers: 0-2205-2168-9 Fax: 0-2205-2169
E-mail: pcsc[at]police.go.th

For the Uk you go here for one Home Page

They can also advise on how to obtain equivalent information from the overseas authorities here Overseas

**jandajoy** · 10-08-2010, 09:53 PM

you ever tried getting one from the UK Noodles?

**dirtydog** · 10-08-2010, 09:54 PM

^The coal theft charges were never proved.

**English Noodles** · 10-08-2010, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by jandajoy

you ever tried getting one from the UK Noodles?

No, mrsquirrel got one though, and 26 quid will get you one from here. http://www.crb.homeoffice.gov.uk/site_map.aspx

**taxexile** · 10-08-2010, 10:01 PM

The Police Clearance Service Center
located at Building 24, Royal Thai Police Headquarters,
Rama I, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
Phone numbers: 0-2205-2168-9 Fax: 0-2205-2169
E-mail: pcsc[at]police.go.th

is this for foriegners who have been living in thailand? will they give you a clearance certificate. i thought if a foreigner was found guilty of any crime here then you are punished and then deported.....and not allowed back in.

**dirtydog** · 10-08-2010, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by taxexile

and not allowed back in.

Thats the bit you got wrong.

**English Noodles** · 10-08-2010, 10:07 PM

It says for Thai Nationals and foreigners.

**taxexile** · 10-08-2010, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Originally Posted by taxexile

and not allowed back in.

Thats the bit you got wrong.

thought you were blacklisted on your way out.

**English Noodles** · 10-08-2010, 10:13 PM

Police Clearence Certificate to Travel Aboard

INSTRUCTION FOR THAI POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE
Thai police certificates are available from:
The Police Clearance Service Center
Building 24, Royal Thai Police Headquarters,
Rama I, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
Phone numbers: 0-2205-2168-9
Fax: 0-2205-2169
E-mail: pcsc[at]police.go.th
The office opens Monday to Friday (Except Public Holidays), from 8:30AM – 4:30PM without lunch
break. No fee for police clearance service.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THAI POLICE CLEARANCE APPLICATION
APPLICANT RESIDING IN THAILAND
The applicant can contact Police Clearance Service Center in person with the following documents:
THAI NATIONAL APPLICANT
 Passport with one photocopy
 Thai ID Card with one photocopy
 House registration with one photocopy
 In case of name or surname change, name or surname change certificate is
required with one photocopy.
 Military Service Document (Sor Dor 8 or Sor Dor 43 or the certificate of completion of
3-year or 5-year reserve officer training course, either of which needed for Thai male
who is over the age of 20 and Sor Dor 9 for applicant between the age of 17-19)
with one photocopy
 Marriage certificate or Divorce certificate (if available) with one photocopy
 Requesting letter from the embassy of the country that the applicant plans to travel. A
notice from the US Embassy regarding your case (i.e. a packet 3 cover letter) can be
used for this purpose.
 In case of minor child applicant, the legal guardian has to be present to sign consent.

NON-THAI APPLICANT
 Passport with one photocopy
 Document(s) certify that the applicant is working, used to work or residing in Thailand.
 Thai Working permit (if available) with one photocopy.
APPLICANT RESIDING ABOARD
The applicant can send a request by mail to the Police Clearance Service Center with above required
documents and below additional documents:
 Two Photographs(1 inch or 2 inches)
 Three sets of fingerprint. Fingerprint must be taken at local police or at the Thai
Embassy or Consulate in your country together with the official seal and signature of
the official taking the fingerprint.
 An envelope with pre-paid stamps and applicant's address to mail certificate back to
the applicant.
Note: Applicant must certify true copy of all documents. Do not mail original civil documents. Only
certified photocopies are needed.

**dirtydog** · 10-08-2010, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by taxexile

thought you were blacklisted on your way out.

Has to be quite a major crime to get black listed, also the Thais don't seem to understand that many countries don't make their people have an id number, so makes it difficult to blacklist someone.

**sityparamount** · 11-08-2010, 01:09 PM

My friends wife works at immigration at suvarnabhumi airport stamping in arrivals,i asked her if she is aware of these changes,and she is not.Today she is going to ask her superiors so hopefully i will have an answer later.

**Moonraker** · 11-08-2010, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by Moonraker

Originally Posted by English Noodles

Originally Posted by Moonraker

From my 15 day transit stamp that I receive from crossing the border. Before that runs out, I go down to immigration in BKK with marriage cert and some other docs (proof of address etc.) and they extend my transit stamp by another 2 months. Once that 2 months is finished, I repeat the whole process. No need to show any proof of funds whatsoever.

Never heard of that before.

So you can just go to immigration with your marriage certificate and some other documents and they give you 60 days extension on a 15 day stamp. What are the exact documents you take with you, besides passport and marriage certificate? And how much do they charge you?

Passport (Obviously)
Marriage cert
Wife's ID (She doesn't have to be with me)
Documentation showing (In this case a rental agreement) proving that my wife is resident in Bangkok.

Cost is the same as any other extension (1,900 baht).

OK, slight update as I actually did this today. That's me sorted for another 60 days.

Just a slight difference as they now insist that your wife/child is with you, so I had to drag my misses out of work. Something to do with them having too many problems with 'dodgy' marriages such as people who only agreed to marry for money or divorced/estranged people still wanting the extension for their now obsolete certificate.

Everything else was the same.

**English Noodles** · 11-08-2010, 03:21 PM

OK cheers for the update. So that was just your passport, wedding certificate, couple of photos, B1,900 her ID card and something showing where she lives?

**Moonraker** · 11-08-2010, 03:25 PM

Yeppers.

The document must show that she lives in Bangkok though (or whichever office you are getting it done at). Oh, plus signed copies of everything, of course.

**English Noodles** · 11-08-2010, 03:27 PM

Cheers.

**Chairman Mao** · 11-08-2010, 04:47 PM

How many times have you extended it Moonie?

**sunsetter** · 11-08-2010, 04:54 PM

nothing at all changed on the uk embassy websites with regards to standard visa applications, didnt see police clearance forms before but wasnt looking so they might be new,im calling big fat troll, get back under your bridge

**Moonraker** · 11-08-2010, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by Chairman Mao

How many times have you extended it Moonie?

5 now, I think.

I must do another 15 day stamp trip to the border after each 60 day extension runs out, they tell me that there is no limit to the number of times that I can do this (yet)

FarangRed · 11-08-2010, 08:36 PM

Hey EN you are talking BS now I have checked this out and way above your immigration pals and nobody knows anything about this

**Lorenzo** · 12-08-2010, 03:06 AM

Originally Posted by English Noodles

Originally Posted by Lorenzo

It does not seem the Thais are getting the message.

From this I would say that it would appear they ARE getting the message.

It seems the Thais are not alone.

The message is fewer and fewer foreigners are interested in being hassled by stupid Thai gotcha rules. Clearly evident in the sparse high season and the glut of foreign owned properties on the market as expats prepare to exit.

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