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What are the requirements for a UK citizen applying for a NON-O visa in Thailand, especially regarding ASQ hotels and invitation letters?

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Oct 18, 2020
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Rich *****
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Couple of quick questions as normally I don’t get a visa being from the UK:

1. When applying for a visa are you guys listing the ASQ hotel as well as your wife’s house address and do you provide the booking confirmation.

2. Given that my wife is living with me in the UK, I’m not being invited over by anyone in Thailand, so would I get my wife to write a letter inviting me to go with her. That doesn’t seem to align with the application as it refers to being invited by someone in Thailand.
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A UK citizen inquiring about the NON-O visa process for traveling to Thailand has specific questions: whether to provide the ASQ hotel address along with the wife's residence and booking confirmation, and if an invitation letter from the wife is necessary given they live together in the UK. Responses highlight the need to apply for visas and Certificates of Entry (COE) simultaneously, clarify the distinction between visiting family and applying as a spouse, and emphasize the required documents such as the marriage license and wife's ID.
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Kool *******
Rich, you are confusing the intent to visit Thai family, with being the husband of a Thai wife. They are different. You qualify under the type O 90 day visa based on marriage/Thai wife. All you need is copies of your Thai marriage license and registration certificate, and a copy of your wife's ID card. There might be other things that embassy wants, but that is the basics you must have.
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@Kool ******
, thanks for that. So it’s a serious of generic questions and upload options but you ignore anything that doesn’t apply. 👍
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Paul ********
??? Book Hotel no Deposit
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David *******
@Paul *******
 Everything you have said in this thread has been wrong. Probably best you stop trying to give people advice.
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Paul ********
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 No Deposit???
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Paul ********
@Paul *******
 why ???
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Paul ********
@Paul *******
 Read my post Cupcake
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Kool *******
If you have your Thai marriage license and registration, and your wife has her ID card, then you can get a type O 90 day visa based on marriage, but you still must do 14 days quarantine, and book the aql hotel in advance, meet the covid-19 insurance requirement, and get the Certificate of entry from the Thai embassy, then a covid-19 test done at least 72 hours before you fly, to show at the boarding gate with your COE from the embassy. Your wife can stay in government quarantine for free, or stay with you, but must pay for it, at the same price you must pay. There are no exceptions. It is rather easy to do, and you won't be refused, as long as you have copies of your marriage licenses.
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Paul ********
@Paul *******
 book hotel pay in full no refund
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Garrett ***********
If you don't have a visa, you apply for the visa and COE at the same time.
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Rich *****
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@Garrett **********
, yes that’s correct. No current visa, then you can’t go through the CoE online form.
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David *******
I think it was when they moved to online applications. It’s all online now.
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Garrett ***********
@Da***
 Good to know man, thanks
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David *******
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 It changed a while back at RTE London. Visa first then CofE.
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Victoria *******
London Embassy, it might be depend on the Embassy
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Garrett ***********
@Vi***
 From where?
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Victoria *******
I had to apply for visa before COE
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Paul ********
I’m not sure but you apply to the Thai Embassy for permission to go to Thailand 1st. As your from the UK you will be refused because of infection rates there.
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Ian ********
I sent an email from from the other halfs' account to me, inviting me to stay, that was accepted
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Rich *****
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Hi Barry, I’m assuming you now have a visa?
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Barry *******
@Rich ****
 I sent hard copies with my passport.
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Rich *****
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What did you upload for the residence permit?
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Rich *****
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Brendon, you’re quite right, in the remarks it states that you need to bring copies when in person, which is an odd remark as it’s an E-Appointment!
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Brendan ********
You do not have to send hard copies at all. You must up load everything you need on the website. My embassy is London. Let me know if it's yours
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Rich *****
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, I’ve just run through the process myself. It would appear that what you upload on the website, you need to send hard copies of in the post too. The problem with the website it that you can’t finish the process to get emailed the bar codes unless you upload a document for each required. 🙈
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Brendan ********
I have just done the process but I would imagine your partner can write a letter anyway to add strength to your application. It won't matter too much if she's with you here in the uk. Your going to stay with her in thailand. Start the process now and just plod through it.
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@Paul *******
. Individual applications from the UK are being accepted, especially the "marriage" O visa. I think you're referring to the UK's exclusion from the STV list, which I don't think is such a huge loss as it is an impractical visa.
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Kool *******
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, wrong. He can come in on a type O 90 day visa based on marriage.
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