{"id":561,"date":"2023-06-21T03:42:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T02:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lokartlegal.com\/?page_id=561"},"modified":"2023-06-27T11:16:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T10:16:03","slug":"immigration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lokartlegal.com\/index.php\/immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"561\" class=\"elementor elementor-561\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5b641b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5b641b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8eeecf8\" data-id=\"8eeecf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f69413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f69413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 18-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">Dear visitors to the Kingdom of Thailand!<\/p><p align=\"justify\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 First of all the convenience of being in Thailand is determined by your visa. As a rule, travel visa is issued &#8220;on arrival&#8221; at the airport or Consular Department of the Kingdom of Thailand in your home country.<\/p><p align=\"justify\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The type of visa and legal status of non-residents depends on the purpose of your visit to the Kingdom of Thailand and the international visa agreements.<\/p><p align=\"justify\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Almost all types of visas require documents, typically they are:<\/strong><\/p><div align=\"justify\"><ul><li>Passport or travel document, valid for at least 6 (six) calendar months<\/li><li>Application, which you must specify the purpose of the visit, term of stay in Thailand, occupation, amount of annual income, permanent address, e-mail and address of stay in Thailand<\/li><li>Two photo (3 x 5 cm)<\/li><li>Prepaid tickets to and from Thailand<\/li><li>Must have a minimum amount of money to stay in Thailand equivalent to 20 000 (twenty thousand) Thai Baht per person<\/li><li>There may be other documents required, depending on the type of visa.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><p align=\"justify\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The legislation establishes the legal regime for the major types of visas:<\/strong><\/p><div align=\"justify\"><ul><li><strong>Transit Visa.<\/strong>\u00a0This type of visa for transit visitors (category TS), athletes (category S), individual members of the crew carrying out an international transport (category C)<\/li><li><strong>Tourist visa.<\/strong>\u00a0This type of visa offered to foreigners visiting the Kingdom of Thailand for tourism purposes.<\/li><li><strong>Non-immigrant Visa.<\/strong>\u00a0This type of visa is offered in accordance to the categories below, which determines the presence of foreigners in Thailand for business purposes.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-122bb94\" data-id=\"122bb94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e6787 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"b1e6787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\" widget widget_nav_menu\"><div class=\"widget-title\"><h3>Services<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"menu-sidebar-menu-container\"><ul id=\"menu-sidebar-menu\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-1095\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1095\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lokartlegal.com\/index.php\/civil-law-russian\/\">Civil Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1104\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1104\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lokartlegal.com\/index.php\/visa-russian\/\">Visa<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1093\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1093\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lokartlegal.com\/index.php\/property-law-russian\/\">Property Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1106\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1106\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lokartlegal.com\/index.php\/translation-russian\/\">Translation<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1099\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1099\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lokartlegal.com\/index.php\/notary-russian\/\">Notary<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1096\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1096\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lokartlegal.com\/index.php\/criminal-law-russian\/\">Criminal Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1102\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1102\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lokartlegal.com\/index.php\/labor-law-russian\/\">Labor Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1103\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1103\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lokartlegal.com\/index.php\/litigations-russian\/\">Litigations<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1098\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1098\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lokartlegal.com\/index.php\/finance-tax-russian\/\">Finance &#038; 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Get a visa at the Consulate of the Kingdom in their home country before departure.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Usually, the term of tourist visa &#8220;on arrival&#8221; at the airport does not exceed 30 (thirty) calendar days.<br \/><br \/><strong>*** Please note! The period of validity of the visa is different from the period of stay!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cf0dcf\" data-id=\"5cf0dcf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0920089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0920089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/lokartlegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-passport02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-637\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lokartlegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-passport02.jpg 390w, https:\/\/lokartlegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-passport02-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-247e9bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"247e9bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0611576\" data-id=\"0611576\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2966a60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2966a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\"><strong>The validity of the visa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 3 (three) months, 6 (six) months, 1 (one) year and 3 (three) years, stamped to your passport as a sticker or stamp.<br \/><br \/><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Period to stay<\/strong>\u00a0confirmed by the stamp of immigration officer at the port of arrival in accordance with type of visa. For example, for the period when the Transit visa &#8211; 30 (thirty) days, for Tourism &#8211; 60 (sixty) days, for Non-immigrant visa &#8211; does not exceed 90 (ninety) days from the date of arrival. Wishes to extend the period may apply to the Immigration Service at the place of residence.<br \/><br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Foreign nationals do not have the right to work without the proper visa and work permit (Work permit), which is issued by the Department of Labor.<br \/><br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<b>According to the Immigration Act of Thailand (Immigration Act of Thailand BE 2522, 1979), a non-resident who has broken one of the following items can be refused entry to Thailand:<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Passport or travel document is not original<\/li><li>Passport or travel document provided without a valid visa<\/li><li>Entry into the Kingdom for employment as a non-professional worker or working with violations of legislation regarding the employment of non-resident (Alien Work Permit Law)<\/li><li>Being in a mentally unstable condition, or have a disease related to the list of Government regulation<\/li><li>Lack of vaccination against smallpox and other viruses as well as non-vaccination, the proposed Immigration doctor<\/li><li>The presence of a criminal record by the Court of Thailand, a legal order or judgment of another country, including fines for minor offenses and negligence<\/li><li>Presence of behavior that is unsafe for the society, constitutional peaceful environment of the nation, as well as if persons are wanted<\/li><li>Suspect that the purpose of country visits is related to prostitution, human trafficking, smuggling drugs and contraband<\/li><li>The presence of acts of deportation by the Government of Thailand or other countries.<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you want to extend your visa without having to leave Thailand, you can do it in the Immigration Service at the place of residence. Tourist Visa, which obtained from the Consulate is extended to 30 (thirty) calendar days and Visa &#8220;on arrival&#8221; is extended for 7 (seven) days.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In case you have a business, retirement or investment visa you have to prepare documents on a special form and extend your visa for 1 (one) year.<\/p><p align=\"justify\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LOKART\u2019S INTERNATIONAL legal experts will advise you on all immigration matters!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dear visitors to the Kingdom of Thailand! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 First of all the convenience of being in Thailand is determined by your visa. 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