I used to think so until my friend got rejected for Schengen visa recently without any history of overstay or illegal activity. Then she applied again then she got it. No explanation whatsoever.
yes and no. I have a different type of visa. It is said that I only need a valid long term Thai visa, a valid passport and a sufficient amount of money then I can applied for a Schengen visa. So I did without any issues.
Graham Seal is there any difference? Could you elaborate please. What I meant was to extend the 90 days visa obtained outside of Thailand to 1 year visa. This is not replacement but an extension.
1. No. 2. No, he shouldn't. He needs to apply for 90 days Non O visa in Laos then enter Thailand with that visa then he can open a bank account in Thailand. Then follow the process to extend that to 1 year visa
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