We opened the Key Visa Company because we felt we could offer a specialized

consultancy visa service for foreign nationals. I spent a lot of my time looking carefully at the area and peoples needs and doing due diligence before my commitment to become a �specialist� visa consultant.

My team at Key Visa Co feels totally at home with the expats and foreign community and we endeavor to make every visa application a hassle free venture for our clients. We understand the problems clients face and we make every effort to support them until satisfaction is reached. We are the official immigration advisors for the Pattaya Expats Club and I offer a lot of my time giving free advice to newcomers & expats in Pattaya specializing on retirement & long stay visa applications.
I am offering a weekly advice clinic in this newspaper and today I am focusing on the most frequently asked questions by our clients.

Q: I have just had a terrible experience whilst trying to renew my retirement visa. I thought that my retirement visa finished on the 5th December 2007 but it actually was my 90 day report slip I was looking at and not my retirement visa which meant that I was ten days overstay when I wanted to renew. What can I do?

A:� This is an alarming occurrence at the moment, we have seen numerous cases where the client has presumed that there visa finish date was not the ink stamp in there passport but was the 90 day report date. Please be aware that your 90 day report date does not always run perfectly with your one year visa. In most cases your 90 day report date will run past your retirement visa date. For renewing any long stay one year visa�s you should always check the ink stamp in your passport and go by that date. For your 90 day report go by the date on the white TM47 paper stapled into your passport. I would advise you to go to your immigration office and point out your mistake and normally they will allow you to pay the overstay and retain your visa.

Q: I have been in a relationship with a Thai man for approximately two years and wish him to travel to the U.K. with me for a holiday. I have heard so many conflicting stories that gay relationships find it difficult to get a visa and that there could be discrimination. Can you please advise?

A: This is a myth amongst a lot of the expat community.� I can re-assure you that there is no discrimination from the British Embassy. At Key Visa we have helped numerous gay relationships to obtain a visa.� As I always stress to clients it is all about the paperwork get it right and get a visa.

Q: I am an Australian passport holder. I am 51 years old and have all the qualifications for a retirement visa. I went to the Immigration office and they said I had tampered with my passport because I had taken a large Cambodian visa off a passport page. I did this because my passport was full. What can I do?

A: No, No, No! Peeling a visa stamp off a page in your passport is illegal and not the answer to making extra pages available. I would advise you to renew your passport from your embassy or consulate and then go back to the Immigration with your application. But never tamper with your passport including removing existing visa stamps.
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�Q: I have a visa on arrival �30 days� and want to stay 50 days. I have already got my flight booked and when I went to the Immigration they give me only 7 days and said I had to leave. What can I do?

A: The easiest solution is to go on a Cambodian visa run which shall give you 30 days more. It is important that you have a visa run agent check your passport before you book a visa run to make sure you are eligible for the 30 days. In most of the articles I write I try to advise people that if you plan to stay more than 30 days when you come to Thailand don�t just bring your suitcase, make sure you obtain a visa