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14-07-2006, 03:25
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Visa Runs
I'm hoping to move to LOS soon for about a year, just to bum around and take it easy. I plan on living cheaply and enjoying some sunshine for a bit.
The one thing putting me off is visa runs. I know, I know, search, search, search. I have searched, but what I'm finding ain't good - long, expensive visa runs every month doesn't sound much fun to me. Is there anyone already out there who has done the same as I'm planning? If so, can you tell me how you get round the problem of visas? Will I HAVE to do monthly runs? What if I don't? Presumably there are backpackers that stay in the country longer than a month - what do they do? It also seems rather expensive - about 3000 baht inc long, uncomfortable bus ride if I've worked it out right - that would put a massive drain on my resources, which are limited to say the least. What a crazy situation - why is it so restrictive? It can't be as difficult, expensive and restrictive as it sounds, can it? 
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#2
14-07-2006, 07:32
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You can get a 2 month multiple entry tourist visa issued at a Thai embassy before you arrive in Thailand. These along with the 30 day visa on arrival can be extended at a Thai immigration office in Thailand, but you will eventually have to leave the country and return.
As you say you have done some searching, so you will be aware that overstaying your visa in Thailand is a serious offense and you will/could find yourself spending sometime in a Thai immigration detention center, which will not be pleasant. These are the rules of Thailand, if your going to travel there you must be prepared to follow and abid by the rules of the land that you are visiting. why do you have issues with this.
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14-07-2006, 11:29
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It's not expensive to do a trip to Kuala Lumpur for a couple of days for instance....flying direct from Phuket. Around 100 pounds (7000 baht) covers flight, coach transfer into KL and hotel for a couple of nights and you need do it only every 3 months. I'm going next week...return flight with Air Asia only 3400 baht. After 3 months in LOS it's good to have a little trip away anyway.
If you really need to do it on the cheap you can get a visa run to Ranong there and back in a day for around 1200baht but it's not a very pleasant trip and I've managed to avoid doing it up to now. Much prefer a little minibreak away somewhere else 
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14-07-2006, 11:31
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Hello When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.
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14-07-2006, 12:18
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Viking, as you probably know from your research and there are many good threads on here covering most Visa aspects a Visa in my humble opinion represents the least of a problem.
In brief- Generally, other then the bog standard tourist 30 day Visa you can get a Multi-entry 1 year Visa here in the UK prior going, valid for 1 year and renewable every 90 days at a border near you. Depending on your age you can also get a Retirement Visa, well I can anywaym with no trips at all during that year period but you need to have a certain amout of bhats in your account. Rules I trust have recently changed as in the past you also needed prove of regular income, now you just need about 800K I believe. Hope that helps and I stand corrected if I missed anything.
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14-07-2006, 12:35
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Retirement visa - need to be 50 and on the money side need to show 800k THB in bank or pension + savings adding up to 800k THB p.a. A retirement visa does NOT allow working in Thailand. Marriage - if your married to a Thai national you can get a 'O' visa renewable (without leaving Thailand) annully but you need to show 400k THB in the bank. Also a marriage based visa does NOT allow working in Thailand.
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14-07-2006, 12:54
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If he is in the UK Hull issue non imm O's on the basis of friends and family.. Easy consul there.. So then visa runs every 90 days.
Visa run to Burma via ranong 1500 baht on a bus if your doing it on a budget. Not too tough.
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14-07-2006, 18:48
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Livinglos. I dont live to far from the beautiful hull. I spoke to the consular yesterday and Im not eligible for a no imm o's. However I can get a multiple 4 entry visa for Ģ100. So I am assuming this will give me 60 days per entry plus 30 days extra if I get an extension. Meaning that I will only have to do visa runs every 90 days and I will be sorted for 1 year. That would be sweet!! Am I right on this one? thanks
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14-07-2006, 18:55
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Hull will issue a non imm O on the basis of visiting friends and family.. Just confirmed as I need another next month. See thier website. Also with a 4 entry I see one small problem.. The visa will be issued from a date and valid for 4 60 day periods eg a little under 8 months.. So when you extend you need to make sure you last visa run is on the day or so before that 8 months and you then get 60 + 30 from then.. Gets you to 11 months.
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14-07-2006, 19:45
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So theres not much difference between the two? But the non imm O multiple entry will allow for a 90 day visa with multiple entries and is valid for 1 year. Is this correct? So how do I get Hull to give me one of these?
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14-07-2006, 23:42
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If you like things to be easy Focus, like me, maybe one should consider using these guys. Have looked at their site but not yet used their services to get a suitable visa.I have always done it myself but after last time going 3 times to the chinese embassy and fed-up chasing round I may give them a try. Anyone has done so before???
http://www.siam-legal.com/1yearvisa_uk.html
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15-07-2006, 09:40
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Thgeres a lot of difference.. A Non Imm visa shows you live here.. Tourist visa's dont.. It may sound trivial but Thai cops are a lot more on your side if you show a Thai licence, a long stay Visa, etc.. Some banks are awkward about bank accounts or allowing internet banking (though that seems less an issue on Phuket.. I read about it upcountry or BKK).. Many small things maybe not an issue but it is a value point for me.
Also a tourist visa allows a set number of entries for x amount of days.. A non imm allows infinite entries each for 90 days.. You can get a last entry on the day before it expires and get another 90 days actually giving 15 months. On a torist visa if you have arrived in country and then had a sudden need to go somewhere else (say visit a GF who lived in Lao.. Thats happened to me 2 weeks after coming in one one entry) that entry is then used, you waste a 60 + 30 day entry on a short stay. Also factor in the 3x (or 4x) 30 day extension stamps are another 1900 each so add another 7600 baht to the immigration pot and remembering to go see them at the exact precise day each time to maximize your visa uyse.. sounds trivial but might not be.. If you miss them, or its a gov holiday and you blow past the date then its 500 baht per day overstay and no extension, do a visa run and use another of the precious entries. A 1 year non imm from Hull is 90 GBP and the best visa you can get..
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16-07-2006, 03:33
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Thanks a lot for that mate, and to all the other respondees. Greatly appreciated. The thought of spending 10 hours on a bus every month wasn't very appealing - buses should be banned in my view.
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19-07-2006, 17:08
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Yes , correctomundo Jesper .. you get a new TV every time you re-enter Thailand , Dee mei ?? A never ending story ... Fotnote For Newbies: TV is NOT Transvestite in this case , itīs Tourist Visa i belive 555 
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19-07-2006, 17:29
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Thanks CS......Yes TV=Tourist Visa 5555555555 BTW you better get your a.. out there soon or we have to come to Sweden and get you.And donīt say you donīt come to Patong because you have to go to Surin or Pattaya ok...You have to go to PATONG too  jesper_dk
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19-07-2006, 19:21
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Yes yes yes .. "Plan" is to stay a few days in BKK early December , bring my own chick to Patong (saving BF´s ST´s LT´s etc. 555) mid Dec. or atleast before X-mas .. i hope middle of Dec. there´s still a chance to get a room some where around in Patong or Karon maby !? Worst case scenario i can maby rent a small pcs. of the floor in Nickes or Geirs Bar to sleep on 5555 Thats´X-mas and probably New Years celebrations .. have no clue what to do in Jan. but i will try to be in Pattaya in Feb. as i missed the yearly Motorbike Show in Burapa this year .. (saw one bike the whole weekend , hell i must have been drunk) .. need to do a visa run between Jan. and Feb. , probably Cambodia ... hum curiouse about Khokong a few miles inland from the border .. have an "old friend" who is suppose to be moving there in Dec. this year ! Well you see .. fully booked all ready add Surin/Chom Pra on top of it and i will have no time for sit and shit .. eh , i use to stand up in the jungle anyway 555  As this is a Visa thread and all .. cant´you apply for a 60 days visa at Thai Embassy in DK before you go LOS ?? I use to , it atleast save´s me 1 Visa trip to the borders!
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19-07-2006, 19:54
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Ok CS,then we will meet in December...Yes i can get a Non-immigrant Visa for 90 days at the Thai Embassy in Denmark.But i was just currious to know about the TV,because after the 90 days i don´t know if i can extend it or not..if not then i have to do the Visa run 2 or 3 times but that could be fun too i heard
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19-07-2006, 20:29
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Nice to hear that Denmark Embassy is also easy about non imms.. In the UK they deny a non imm O (unless your married or retireing) at the embassy.. The Hull consul is farang run and very friendly tho.. Gee said that Glasgow was also easy for a non imm B..
We should start to list friendly consuls and embassies.. I hear Huston is a easy one stateside.
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19-07-2006, 20:32
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I'll add an easy one:
Consulate in Amsterdam. My multiple non-immigrant B visa took all of 5 min at the consulate!
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19-07-2006, 20:41
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A non imm B with a corporate letter of invitation should always be given.. Fullfill the requirements and get the visa.. Though local SE Asian consuls / embassies can say no.. Nearest to here is Sri Lanka for a B so sunbelt says.
Its a non imm O without being 50 or married.. Hull calls it visiting friends and family.. Not many places will..
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20-07-2006, 00:37
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Deal .. see you in Dec. then  Seams like you guys "have it all" .. from what i can understand when talking to the sweet voice of Ms. Nualprang Chonthong, Second Secretary (pls. See attachment) at The Thai Embassy in Stockholm/Sweden i can only get a 60 days Tourist Visa , if i want 90 days i need to show papers im retired for good .. im retired but no one knows for how long time , Sweden is a dump  There is another option .. marry T-Lak , we were talking about this Visa thing and i told her if we were married i could stay looong time with out visa runs! She replyed: Okay what you want , up to you Teelak  .... 555  Consider the last one as a joke
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