Non imm o multiple entry London

[gungadin]

I have always got a non imm o multiple entry,married Thai national,from RTE London.

Have they stopped doing these now?

If so do I need to show funds for single entry?

I have just turned 50 so could apply for retirement visa.Fir this would I need to have 65000 baht in Thai bank or UK every month for how long?

Basically I am going for 6 months and now the multiple entry visa has ended want to know what is the best way to stay 6 months.

What about applying for retirement visa once I arrive?

Need to sort something quickly

 

Thanks

[davidge]

Can’t help on the Married Visa but you can only get a Non-O ‘for retirement’ from London if you get a State Pension so that would be no good for you.

You could get a Non O-A ‘for retirement’ but that now requires Health Insurance, as well as the other paperwork like Criminal Record check, Health Certificate etc and the equivalent of 800000 baht in a U.K. bank account.

A Multiple-Entry Tourist Visa would give you 60 days, extendable for another 30, then you’d need to leave Thailand and re-enter to get another 60 + 30.

You could enter on a Single Entry Tourist Visa then pay an agent to change it for you to a Non-O for Marriage or Retirement with extension included - gives you 15 months.

(I’m assuming you don’t have the required funds in a Thai bank account to do this legitimately)

Hopefully, someone else will be able to help with info about Married visas.

[worldpunter]

I found myself in the same position ,I got a six months tourists visa ,cost the same ( now increased to £150 ) 

I am in Thailand 6 months over the winter and there now .I got a 60 day stamp in immigration at BKK and will have to exit and re enter but that's ok as I spend time in Cambodia  

Yes they have stopped issuing the non immigrant 0 visa in London but you can get it in other countries I believe 

[gungadin]

7 minutes ago, davidge said:

Can’t help on the Married Visa but you can only get a Non-O ‘for retirement’ from London if you get a State Pension so that would be no good for you.

You could get a Non O-A ‘for retirement’ but that now requires Health Insurance, as well as the other paperwork like Criminal Record check, Health Certificate etc and the equivalent of 800000 baht in a U.K. bank account.

A Multiple-Entry Tourist Visa would give you 60 days, extendable for another 30, then you’d need to leave Thailand and re-enter to get another 60 + 30.

You could enter on a Single Entry Tourist Visa then pay an agent to change it for you to a Non-O for Marriage or Retirement with extension included - gives you 15 months.

(I’m assuming you don’t have the required funds in a Thai bank account to do this legitimately)

Hopefully, someone else will be able to help with info about Married visas.

Thanks for reply

I could put 65000 baht in Thai bank but that would be only 1 month to show as I need visa within a few weeks.

 

[gungadin]

7 minutes ago, worldpunter said:

I found myself in the same position ,I got a six months tourists visa ,cost the same ( now increased to £150 ) 

I am in Thailand 6 months over the winter and there now .I got a 60 day stamp in immigration at BKK and will have to exit and re enter but that's ok as I spend time in Cambodia  

Yes they have stopped issuing the non immigrant 0 visa in London but you can get it in other countries I believe 

Yes I was thinking of doing the tourist visa,but a lot hassle with extensions and visa runs.Cost adds up too

Or getting a single entry non imm o for 3 months and 2 trips to Cambo after for 30 days each.

Could I change a single entry non imm o visa for a retirement visa while in Thailand?

I know someone who does it with no money to in bank show for 12000 baht

[davidge]

14 minutes ago, gungadin said:

Thanks for reply

I could put 65000 baht in Thai bank but that would be only 1 month to show as I need visa within a few weeks.

 

You’d need 400000 (I think) if you get the Single Entry Married Visa then apply for a 12-month extension towards the end of the 3 months.

Easiest solution is probably METV - unless you want to pay an agent 20-30k.

[davidge]

2 minutes ago, gungadin said:

Yes I was thinking of doing the tourist visa,but a lot hassle with extensions and visa runs.Cost adds up too

Or getting a single entry non imm o for 3 months and 2 trips to Cambo after for 30 days each.

Could I change a single entry non imm o visa for a retirement visa while in Thailand?

I know someone who does it with no money to in bank show for 12000 baht

Our replies crossed. It looks as if you can still get a single entry Non O for marriage in London - but check with the Embassy.

As I said you’d need 400000 to then get an extension, or 800000 for a retirement extension. Yes, an agent will get you an extension without the money. 12k is in the ballpark, though some charge more.

[worldpunter]

I have never had to show money in bank with a non imm 0 visa ,your wife details should be enough to show 

[davidge]

Just to clarify, if you are going down the agent route (I’m not recommending it) then you could enter on just an SETV. The agent would then change this to a Non-O and get you an Extension so you’d get 15 months in total. Obviously, they would charge more than if you got the Non-O in London and then just paid them for the Extension.

[gungadin]

Just now, worldpunter said:

I have never had to show money in bank with a non imm 0 visa ,your wife details should be enough to show 

Yes I was thinking about that.

Now the evisa system it is one of the options on there.Didnt know whether you can get away with not declaring it

[gungadin]

Just now, davidge said:

Just to clarify, if you are going down the agent route (I’m not recommending it) then you could enter on just an SETV. The agent would then change this to a Non-O and get you an Extension so you’d get 15 months in total. Obviously, they would charge more than if you got the Non-O in London and then just paid them for the Extension.

Can you still post your passport to London Embassy after application online?

[worldpunter]

1 minute ago, gungadin said:

Can you still post your passport to London Embassy after application online?

Yes you can 

[gungadin]

2 minutes ago, worldpunter said:

Yes you can 

Ok thanks

[davidge]

8 minutes ago, worldpunter said:

I have never had to show money in bank with a non imm 0 visa ,your wife details should be enough to show 

In case I was causing confusion, when I talked about money in bank I was referring to getting the Extension in Thailand at the end of the 90 days. 

[gungadin]

Does anyone know why London stoped issuing Non imm o multiple entry visas?

[davidge]

5 minutes ago, gungadin said:

Does anyone know why London stoped issuing Non imm o multiple entry visas?

I gave up looking for logic & reasoning behind decisions about Thai Visas some time ago.

This does force you to have funds in a Thai bank though - or use Agents who line IOs pockets.

[davidge]

Just one more thing on agents, one I know of who are usually among the cheapest charge 21000 for changing a Tourist Visa (or even a visa exempt) into a Non-O plus extension or 12500 just for the Extension if you already have a Non-O. Add about 4000 if you want a Multiple entry permit on top.

Again, I’m not recommending using an agent but I’ve not actually heard of anyone being caught out as a result.

[gungadin]

1 hour ago, worldpunter said:

I found myself in the same position ,I got a six months tourists visa ,cost the same ( now increased to £150 ) 

I am in Thailand 6 months over the winter and there now .I got a 60 day stamp in immigration at BKK and will have to exit and re enter but that's ok as I spend time in Cambodia  

Yes they have stopped issuing the non immigrant 0 visa in London but you can get it in other countries I believe 

Did you have to show 5000 in UK bank for 6 months when applying online evisa?

Will go for tourist visa less hassle all round providing I don't have to show 5K

Never had to show any funds for non imm o visas in the past.Even though it was a requirement

[imitebee]

17 hours ago, gungadin said:

Did you have to show 5000 in UK bank for 6 months when applying online evisa?

Will go for tourist visa less hassle all round providing I don't have to show 5K

Never had to show any funds for non imm o visas in the past.Even though it was a requirement

For a METV, I had to show 6 months bank statements. (September 2019). In theory, they should show £5k at start and end of each month, but mine ranged from £800 to £16k. Visa still issued.