Thread: Translation of new Extension of Stay rules

The new rules have just ruined your plans.

lom's suggestion will work
or as you plan to be travelling in Issan will you be near a border crossing on 1/1/2009 ?
Nip over the border (need another visa for that) and then get another 15 day stay when you re-enter Thailand

At the end of the day what is the point of all the visa changes ??? Its not difficult the question is fairly simple Do they or do they not want tourists and people who want to retire or stay on a longer term basis ?? If the answer is no its simple just cash in and go somwhere else .

Originally Posted by EmperorTud

The bona fide tourist that is spending several months in the region backpacking or just travelling overland will just need to plan ahead and possibly spend more time in Cambodia, Viet Nam and other surrounding countries.

Plan ahead yes, they'd have to get a visa in advance.

But if someone chooses to stay longer elsewhere if 1.000bt for a visa is too large an expense for them, one might rightly say "good riddance".
Let them fill the 2$ dormitory accomodation in Cambodia and haggle over the price of a plate of fried rice there.

Let them fill the 2$ dormitory accomodation in Cambodia and haggle over the price of a plate of fried rice there.

some are short-sighted and others simply blind .

Originally Posted by Sparky

At the end of the day what is the point of all the visa changes ??? Its not difficult the question is fairly simple Do they or do they not want tourists and people who want to retire or stay on a longer term basis ?? If the answer is no its simple just cash in and go somwhere else .

That's about the strength of it...

good news if you are a dad but not married.
Proof of 40k income per month
Looks like I can get a non Im O in Penang by just showing my UK share portfolia data, tabien baan and kids birth certificates.
Will give it a try later this month

Originally Posted by thegent

Originally Posted by gjbkk

There have been no new new laws passed since october 2006. There is nothing new here. The marriage visa thing is also out of dated unless you were on the system prior to oct 2006, its now 40K a month minimum income, and not a lump sum.

Has this come from thai visa.com? seems like their old trick to gain traffic and income to sunbelt

One presumes it is the drink talking here? Either that or you are an idiot.

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he did say that he was on the whisky

mind you, that does not rule out being an idiot

Originally Posted by watterinja

Any mention of the 15 or 30 day border-crossing rule?

I crossed today 10-12-08 from Cham Yeam (Cambodia) to Had Lek (Thailand) and got 30 days...Casino Run!..

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

good news if you are a dad but not married.
Proof of 40k income per month
Looks like I can get a non Im O in Penang by just showing my UK share portfolia data, tabien baan and kids birth certificates.
Will give it a try later this month

I tried that, and also other UK investments, but they want to smell the money closer home, so I offered my SET portfolio of well over the deposit and longer than their 3 months of their interest, but they wouldn't go for that either. Nothing lost in trying, though, so good luck.

Originally Posted by EmperorTud

I was at the Embassy personally about 9 months ago and in Phnom Penh most recently last week. Nothing has changed, genuine tourist or not, no tourist visa will be issued. I witnessed many nationalities being refused, including Czech, Indian, German and Japanese. All genuine tourists.

Spoke to one guy today who got a single entry tourist visa in Pnom Phen less than a week ago.
No questions asked and no tea money changing hand.

^
Agreed
Have read that things have changed at PP
Several first hand accounts that TR are now being issued