Final crackdown on tourist visas ???

**kingwilly** · 15-09-2009, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by chassamui

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It's not my fault if Thais are less evoluted compared to the other races. Actually that's one more reason not to cast away my money , as their racial inferiority is a serious handicap in competing for exports in the global market.[/quote] Is it just me, or does anyone else find this offensive and disgusting?[/QUOTE]

not just you.

**English Noodles** · 15-09-2009, 12:27 PM

I put in for my second double entry tourist visa from Laos yesterday, I have to (hopefully) go and collect my passport with visa in about 30 mins, they have a notice up about this new screening process and was told that I may require an interview today to decide if I qualify for the visa.

**Spin** · 15-09-2009, 12:30 PM

The message seems fairly clear to me, if you are staying long term and not working, not married and are under 50 then you should be on a non immigrant type O, obtained in your home country. Seems reasonable enough to me.

**oMega** · 15-09-2009, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

The low hanging fruit dependent on making fake tourist visa runs most likely contributes next to nothing to Thailand; the people that contribute would have the proper visa and a work permit.

Why would they need a work permit? Ahhh, your assuming as per usual that people under 50 living in Thailand must be working illegally, daffy, maybe its actually time you came to Thailand and spent some time here getting to know people that either live here or spend long periods of time here on tourists visas who actually have an income from their own country and don't want to marry a Thai national.

Originally Posted by Spin

The message seems fairly clear to me, if you are staying long term and not working, not married and are under 50 then you should be on a non immigrant type O, obtained in your home country. Seems reasonable enough to me.

Non-Immigrant Visa O is Suitable For:

Foreign nationals who wish to stay with the family, perform duties for the state enterprise or social welfare organizations in Thailand
Foreign nationals who wish to stay after their retirement or receive medical treatment in Thailand
Foreign nationals who wish to be a sport coach as required by Thai government
Foreign nationals who wish to be a contestant/witness for the judicial process in Thailand

**Chairman Mao** · 15-09-2009, 05:47 PM

Foreign nationals who wish to be a contestant/witness for the judicial process in Thailand

Pretend to be a witness is some drawn out case, maybe one against a police officer (taking the police officer's side of course), they just go on and on.

Non-O visas for the next 20 years.

**English Noodles** · 16-09-2009, 02:37 PM

I got my visa no problem, as by the look of things did everyone else there.

**larvidchr** · 16-09-2009, 03:21 PM

Thanks EN

, that must be very good news for the ones who are in the tourist visa situation, it is always best to get feedback from someone who have actually been there and gone through the motions.

**pickel** · 16-09-2009, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by English Noodles

I got my visa no problem, as by the look of things did everyone else there.

No interview? No questions? Dirty looks?

DaffyDuck · 16-09-2009, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by Dancing Priest

Sanctimonious dribble. Both I and my friend are long term tourists, spending up to 6 months in Thailand in a year. I would say I am an average tourist and spend about 5000thb a day.

...and what are you doing for those six months at a time? Learning Thai? Studying Buddhism? Visiting temples?

a) You're not average tourists
b) procure yourself a proper visa before you leave your home country.

This isn't rocket science.

**BKKBILL** · 16-09-2009, 06:41 PM

5,000 per day times six months 912,500 Baht plus your buddy. Man we are going to miss that. Oh well life goes on.

**dirtydog** · 16-09-2009, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

b) procure yourself a proper visa before you leave your home country.

What is this proper visa for unmarried non working under 50 year olds?

**the dogcatcher** · 16-09-2009, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

b) procure yourself a proper visa before you leave your home country.

What is this proper visa for unmarried non working under 50 year olds?

Non imm cat o multi entry DD

**the dogcatcher** · 16-09-2009, 07:38 PM

AND! I have spent in the last year more than 2 life times of Thai middle class wages. Dumb Thai government. No wonder the country is skint.

**oMega** · 16-09-2009, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by the dogcatcher

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

b) procure yourself a proper visa before you leave your home country.

What is this proper visa for unmarried non working under 50 year olds?

Non imm cat o multi entry DD

Please explain more about : cat / DD visas . . .
And what is needed to get em.

**wefearourdespot** · 16-09-2009, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

b) procure yourself a proper visa before you leave your home country.

What is this proper visa for unmarried non working under 50 year olds?

business visa to Cambodia

**DrAndy** · 16-09-2009, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by oMega

Originally Posted by the dogcatcher

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

b) procure yourself a proper visa before you leave your home country.

What is this proper visa for unmarried non working under 50 year olds?

Non imm cat o multi entry DD

Please explain more about : cat / DD visas . . .
And what is needed to get em.

brilliant

come on, what is that DD visa? for the cat

**English Noodles** · 16-09-2009, 11:21 PM

Non imm 'DD' Drunk and Disorderly visa, usually for the under 50 single male traveler who visits the beach resorts for long periods but cant qualify for the non 'O'.

**oMega** · 16-09-2009, 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by English Noodles

I got my visa no problem, as by the look of things did everyone else there.

Originally Posted by oMega

Originally Posted by the dogcatcher

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

b) procure yourself a proper visa before you leave your home country.

What is this proper visa for unmarried non working under 50 year olds?

Non imm cat o multi entry DD

Please explain more about : cat / DD visas . . .
And what is needed to get em.

Originally Posted by English Noodles

Non imm 'DD' Drunk and Disorderly visa, usually for the under 50 single male traveler who visits the beach resorts for long periods but cant qualify for the non 'O'.

I see !

**jim1176** · 16-09-2009, 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

The low hanging fruit dependent on making fake tourist visa runs most likely contributes next to nothing to Thailand; the people that contribute would have the proper visa and a work permit. Where's the problem? Yeah, this might create a problem for dodgy freeloaders - not a problem for Thailand.

I would think these so called dodgy freeloaders are making a major contribution to the carnival country

**buriramboy** · 16-09-2009, 11:59 PM

I ain't read all the thread (low attention span and all that) but has anyone actually been refused a back to back double entry tourist visa, reason i ask is that i have a mate on his way to Vientienne as we speak with the intention of applying for one as his current one expires in a couple of days?????

**larvidchr** · 17-09-2009, 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by buriramboy

I ain't read all the thread (low attention span and all that) but has anyone actually been refused a back to back double entry tourist visa, reason i ask is that i have a mate on his way to Vientienne as we speak with the intention of applying for one as his current one expires in a couple of days?????

EN told us that he and most others he saw got their visas with no trouble-

https://teakdoor.com/1168819-post56.html

So I hope your friend will be all-right, but please let us know how it went for him Buriamboy, the more reports we get on the situation the better

**DrB0b** · 17-09-2009, 12:48 AM

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

Originally Posted by Dancing Priest

Sanctimonious dribble. Both I and my friend are long term tourists, spending up to 6 months in Thailand in a year. I would say I am an average tourist and spend about 5000thb a day.

...and what are you doing for those six months at a time? Learning Thai? Studying Buddhism? Visiting temples?

Hanging out. Chilling. Enjoying themselves.
That's what tourists do.

Come on, this isn't rocket science (a vastly over-rated and fairly simple subject), unless you're an uptight hysterical old women with a suspiciously camp posting style.

**dirtydog** · 17-09-2009, 12:59 AM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

What is this proper visa for unmarried non working under 50 year olds?

Originally Posted by the dogcatcher

Non imm cat o multi entry DD

^Really?

Originally Posted by oMega

Non-Immigrant Visa O is Suitable For: *
* Foreign nationals who wish to stay with the family, perform duties for the state enterprise or social welfare organizations in Thailand
* Foreign nationals who wish to stay after their retirement or receive medical treatment in Thailand
* Foreign nationals who wish to be a sport coach as required by Thai government
* Foreign nationals who wish to be a contestant/witness for the judicial process in Thailand

So I will ask again, what is the proper visa for non working unmarried under 50's who wish to stay in Thailand for any length of time?

**larvidchr** · 17-09-2009, 01:36 AM

^
Non O multiple entry, which you typically can obtain only in your home country at the Thai embassy there, it involves a check of your criminal record and you must prove a decent regular income from outside Thailand like a pension, some country's Thai embassy's give 1 year and others give only 6 month at a time, every 90 days you have to leave Thailand and pr. every 90 days you can get 30 days extension + 7 days, so in reality a 1 year multiple entry non O visa would give you around 16-17 months in Thailand.

This visa does prohibit you from working in Thailand.

That is how it worked for me before I got my retirement extension.

**dirtydog** · 17-09-2009, 01:49 AM

^Under 50? Unmarried?

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