Part 2 Thais - I have heard it all now - The goal posts have been moved!!

**chitown** · 22-02-2011, 01:05 PM

Bwaaahahaha, I thought I had heard it all from my landlord, but nope!

The goal posts at immigration have changed again. There are a couple more stipulations for getting a Thai wife VISA. You have to physically bring two Thai neighbors down to immigration so they can be interviewed as well.

The best is that it looks like I will have to pay my landlord for the 'lectric repairs as I need a sworn statement from her that I am her renter, a copy of her id and house registration!!!

If you want your visa express within 7 days you can dish out 12,000 baht for that lovely Thai service as well too.

Hey Dirty Dog, where is that emotion showing a monkey jumping through hoops?

**Thetyim** · 22-02-2011, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by chitown

You have to physically bring two Thai neighbors down to immigration so they can be interviewed as well.

Nope.
Four immigration officers travelled from Nan to Phrae to do my inspection.
I paid for their fuel.

**BobR** · 22-02-2011, 01:13 PM

Probably not an official change, but the brainchild of some local office idiot. That's part of the difficulty here; there are no set standards or rules and every office is allowed to adopt its own silly procedures in addition to the ones that are written.

Stuff such as this is good to read for anyone considering buying property here; don't. Who knows what silly requirement they will come up with next year.

**chitown** · 22-02-2011, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Originally Posted by chitown

You have to physically bring two Thai neighbors down to immigration so they can be interviewed as well.

Nope.
Four immigration officers travelled from Nan to Phrae to do my inspection.
I paid for their fuel.

**withnallstoke** · 22-02-2011, 01:20 PM

Oh Lordy Lordy.

We is the nigga now boy.

**English Noodles** · 22-02-2011, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by chitown

The goal posts at immigration have changed again. There are a couple more stipulations for getting a Thai wife VISA. You have to physically bring two Thai neighbors down to immigration so they can be interviewed as well.

No you don't. They come to your house.

Probably take a photo of you and your wife on the bed.

**Norton** · 22-02-2011, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by English Noodles

Probably take a photo of you and your wife on the bed.

Send Immigration this Chi. We'll all swear must be you and the wife.

**nidhogg** · 22-02-2011, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by BobR

Probably not an official change, but the brainchild of some local office idiot. That's part of the difficulty here; there are no set standards or rules and every office is allowed to adopt its own silly procedures in addition to the ones that are written.

This is not strictly true. The official policies and proceedures are laid down in law. However, local offices (and officers) either do not know the rules, or make them up additional ones as they go along. This is against official policy, but getting them to accept they are wrong can (often) be more trouble than it is worth.

**the dogcatcher** · 22-02-2011, 01:48 PM

I,m at the point of giving up with visas.
The only time I every need one is to get a new one.

**Patrick** · 22-02-2011, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by English Noodles

Originally Posted by chitown

The goal posts at immigration have changed again. There are a couple more stipulations for getting a Thai wife VISA. You have to physically bring two Thai neighbors down to immigration so they can be interviewed as well.

No you don't. They come to your house.

Probably take a photo of you and your wife on the bed.

Would the photo be - ummmm "mounted"?

Patrick

**English Noodles** · 22-02-2011, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by nidhogg

This is not strictly true. The official policies and proceedures are laid down in law. However, local offices (and officers) either do not know the rules, or make them up additional ones as they go along. This is against official policy, but getting them to accept they are wrong can (often) be more trouble than it is worth.

Though when it comes down to visas it is left to the discretion of the officer you are dealing with at the time. If you go by the book, it is actually written in the immigration law that people of a hippy like appearance will be refused entry to the country.

**peterpan** · 22-02-2011, 02:01 PM

We have a new immigration office in Udon, went there last week to renew my marriage extension, some new faces and a a user friendly attitude, accommodating and liberal in their interpretation of the requirements.
Long may it continue.

**chitown** · 22-02-2011, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by English Noodles

Originally Posted by chitown

The goal posts at immigration have changed again. There are a couple more stipulations for getting a Thai wife VISA. You have to physically bring two Thai neighbors down to immigration so they can be interviewed as well.

No you don't. They come to your house.

Probably take a photo of you and your wife on the bed.

Yes I do, we had to make an appointment to drive them to the office.

**Loy Toy** · 22-02-2011, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by English Noodles

Probably take a photo of you and your wife on the bed.

E-mail this one to them Chi and I can vouch for you.

**English Noodles** · 22-02-2011, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by chitown

Yes I do

You don't. They will come out to you. You have to be more forceful with them.

Speak to them yourself if you are up to it.

**Davis Knowlton** · 22-02-2011, 02:49 PM

Fly into the Philippines with the wife, get one year at the airport. No paperwork other than passports. That's it. Fly out within a year. Come back in, one year at airport. Thailand is better than the PI in many ways, but visa law isn't one of them.

**Thetyim** · 22-02-2011, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by English Noodles

You don't. They will come out to you.

Correct

**BobR** · 22-02-2011, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by nidhogg

Originally Posted by BobR

Probably not an official change, but the brainchild of some local office idiot. That's part of the difficulty here; there are no set standards or rules and every office is allowed to adopt its own silly procedures in addition to the ones that are written.

This is not strictly true. The official policies and proceedures are laid down in law. However, local offices (and officers) either do not know the rules, or make them up additional ones as they go along. This is against official policy, but getting them to accept they are wrong can (often) be more trouble than it is worth.

That's exactly what I meant; you just worded it better than i did. Of course ever getting them to admit they were wrong or getting a supervisor to over-rule the nonsense will never happen because of the loss of face involved (no matter how much it was deserved).

**chitown** · 22-02-2011, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Originally Posted by English Noodles

You don't. They will come out to you.

Correct

Both Mrs. Chi and I spoke to them and both asked "we have to bring them?". I even made it a point to say "What if they work during the day?" We spoke to the immi gal at length and she said they needed us to haul two neighbors to the office for an interview.

I asked Mrs. Chi if they needed pics of me an the two neighbor ladies resting on the bed together....did not get much of a laugh out of that one.

**dtalok** · 22-02-2011, 09:14 PM

i love to hear this stuff, changing the goalposts constantly and always against he
"foreigner" is why i quit going there, still love to read the news though 555

**dirtydog** · 22-02-2011, 10:06 PM

I've always considered the bedroom a private room, do you all hide the sex toys, chains, cuffs and other stuff before immigration comes to take the photo?

**Thetyim** · 22-02-2011, 10:27 PM

The picture they took of us must have looked like a divorce photo.
We were both furious at the invasion of privacy, sat on opposite sides of the bed and looked at the wall.

**bankao dreamer** · 22-02-2011, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by peterpan

renew my marriage extension

What stipulation is there for the extension. Is it income of baht 40000 per month or can you still have baht 400000 in a bank account.
Regards

**The Muffinman** · 23-02-2011, 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by Thetyim

The picture they took of us must have looked like a divorce photo.
We were both furious at the invasion of privacy, sat on opposite sides of the bed and looked at the wall.

They actually take pictures of you and your wife sitting on the bed together?
What's the purpose of that?
These people are basket cases, or enjoy mentally torturing folks that just want to share a life together.
I'm just about done with this joke of a country.

**The Muffinman** · 23-02-2011, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by bankao dreamer

Originally Posted by peterpan

renew my marriage extension

What stipulation is there for the extension. Is it income of baht 40000 per month or can you still have baht 400000 in a bank account.
Regards

400000 in the bank is still ok.
Has to be in the account for 3 months prior to the application though.

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