Advice on a via issue please.

mahdam

mahdam

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I have applied for a 60 day tourist visa to visit Thailand in Nov, and will be staying at our house in Buriram for the duration of our trip, 89 days in total, 60 days on the visa, and extended for 30 at immigration office. I have received an automated reply from the Embassy in London saying I need an invitation letter from the people who live at the house, in this case my brother and sister in law.
But the house is actually owned by my wife who will be travelling with me.
Should I get my wife to write a letter explaining this? Or should I just get the brother and sister in law to write an invitation letter? It just seems ludicrous that I am having to get an invitation letter to the house that I built and paid for, and have spent every winter there since 2009 apart from the Covid years. Your thoughts on this would be much appreciated.
 
I have just extended my tourist visa 30 days. But booked a hotel for my first 2 nights they didn't ask for any more information. Hotel checked me on and did the usual passport photo at check in. Then when I extended at lap choeng the were super helpful just my passport a photo ( they did all the forms 2400baht) my partner's ID card and blue/yellow book. The extra baht was because I hadn't registered earlier as staying there. Not sure if that helps but immigration were super friendly and helpful.
 
As Mike says, just supply what they asked for.........they won't issue the visa without.


For my Non-Inn O I was asked for 3 months bank statements showing pension income. Irrelevant, I had already shown money in the bank.
 
CO-CO said:
As Mike says, just supply what they asked for.........they won't issue the visa without.


For my Non-Inn O I was asked for 3 months bank statements showing pension income. Irrelevant, I had already shown money in the bank.
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As my wife is the legal owner of the house, and my sister and brother in law are just basically full time caretakers, should I then get my wife to write the letter?
 
mahdam said:
As my wife is the legal owner of the house, and my sister and brother in law are just basically full time caretakers, should I then get my wife to write the letter?
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Why not, there is only one legal owner.

Frankly, @mahdam they probably won't care who signs it. I would probably copy her ID card/House book and write on it "This note serves as my invitation for my husband, Mr Mahdam, to stay with me at the above address"
 
For my O visa to come here this time my wife wrote the invitation letter. It is her house even though she lives in Australia with me.
Just a warning now. You know you should not be traveling to Thailand on a tourist visa. As it maybe deemed as it was to me once that it was the improper visa.
If you are married to a Thai technically you are visiting her. So you are not a tourist. I had my passport annotated not to allow tourist or exempt!
So be warned.
 
Rice said:
For my O visa to come here this time my wife wrote the invitation letter. It is her house even though she lives in Australia with me.
Just a warning now. You know you should not be traveling to Thailand on a tourist visa. As it maybe deemed as it was to me once that it was the improper visa.
If you are married to a Thai technically you are visiting her. So you are not a tourist. I had my passport annotated not to allow tourist or exempt!
So be warned.
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This point is valid; however, in reality I would question whether a visa is actually needed (I fully accept that @mahdam is already into the process).

Options:-

1, Enter visa exempt for 60 days and then add a 30 day extension later.
2. The 'correct' visa for the circumstances would be a Non-Inn O visa based on marriage. 90 days.
3. A Tourist Visa - @Rice 's point is correct - this is not the best choice of visa for the circumstances
 
CO-CO said:
This point is valid; however, in reality I would question whether a visa is actually needed (I fully accept that @mahdam is already into the process).

Options:-

1, Enter visa exempt for 60 days and then add a 30 day extension later.
2. The 'correct' visa for the circumstances would be a Non-Inn O visa based on marriage. 90 days.
3. A Tourist Visa - @Rice 's point is correct - this is not the best choice of visa for the circumstances
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It was a long time ago before I retired and was coming over once a year. I was pulled over for a "chat" on arrival and read the riot act on appropriate visa's .
I have not tempted fate since. After being told "You are not a tourist"

Just Googling the issue. AI says that it's fine no problem. Using visa exempt entries. I like to differ ! :rage:
 
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CO-CO said:
This point is valid; however, in reality I would question whether a visa is actually needed (I fully accept that @mahdam is already into the process).

Options:-

1, Enter visa exempt for 60 days and then add a 30 day extension later.
2. The 'correct' visa for the circumstances would be a Non-Inn O visa based on marriage. 90 days.
3. A Tourist Visa - @Rice 's point is correct - this is not the best choice of visa for the circumstances
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Or a retirement visa with a valid re-entry stamp.
 
Cent said:
Or a retirement visa with a valid re-entry stamp.
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A retirement visa obtained in your own country would be equally valid - although the terms of issue would be more stringent than a marriage based one.


Curious about the need for a re-entry permit in this case.
 
Rice said:
It was a long time ago before I retired and was coming over once a year. I was pulled over for a "chat" on arrival and read the riot act on appropriate visa's .
I have not tempted fate since. After being told "You are not a tourist"

Just Googling the issue. AI says that it's fine no problem. Using visa exempt entries. I like to differ ! :rage:
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Two exempt entries per year, via Air, are generally considered acceptable. Beyond that, it is difficult to claim 'tourist' status - especially if each entry is being extended.

Having the appropriate visa to match the nature of your stay is the rule that Immigration apply. Once you get anywhere near 6 months I imagine they will be 'recommending' a Non-Imm O visa, with appropriate extensions thereafter.
 
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