michael888

Hello all,

Will have to do a "run" near the end of June 2016 and am wondering about the best way. If you have experience please chime in. I am from the USA, am on 30 day extension from a 60 day tourist visa, and just want to get a 30 day exemption. I will be transferring the exemption to a different type of visa in Thailand. I am thinking about Cambodia as the probable departure point. What is the cheapest and most reliable way that you have found? I know there are many van services and took some of those in the past but cant remember the best ones (without hidden fees also, I remember a couple of times they tried to glean extra money when we rolled up to Cambodia, extra fee to the border or some such BS). Thanks a lot for your reccomendations. Im open to Public bus options also, if they aren't too much of a PITA.

and the tm30 your 'landlord' did.

and photocopies of:

photo page of passport

entry stamp page of passport

and having a thai g/f to do your talking helps mak mak. but she will have to have her id with her, too.

i thought i might need some photocopies. TM 30 from landlord? Is that required? Havent heard of that before.

Hello, What will i need to submit for a 30 day extension to my SETV? And can I do the extension early? Say 1 week early? Thanks.

maybe I should ask: Has anyone experienced being asked for an ongoing flight from Thailand when applying for a tourist visa, and at which embassy?

Hi all. I have been hearing and reading about people applying for tourist visas in various Thai embassies and being asked for proof of an ongoing flight. I have been out of the tourist visa loop for a few years, I myself have never been asked for this. Is this happening more now? Thanks

Always a great example of fairness concerning disputes in Thailand: 2 Thais and a knife VS. 1 unarmed farang. Glad to see the cowardice is alive and well.

what a farce. we're sorry and thats it?....no justice whatsoever.

if they have caught 2. They must know the other 2, get them to talk.

good to know. thank you so much for your replies.

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know if vientienne Thai embassy (or any others for that matter) will issue a second 60 day tourist visa ? A friend of mine told me they have stopped doing this. Any Help appreciated, thanks.

thanks......well, guess my choice was made for me.

Hello,

Just wondering if double entry tourist visas are still available. I have looked online a bit and it seems to be just the METV and single entry i see talked about. I have been out of the country since october 2015 and just came back on 30 day exempt. Will go to vientienne before that is up. Plan on working probably after about 2 or three months, so was hoping a double entry was still available. The METV might be a tad expensive for my needs. Or I guess I could bounce out twice for two single entries. Hmmmmm. Thanks for your responses.

Hello,

Just wondering if double entry tourist visas are still available. I have looked online a bit and it seems to be just the METV and single entry i see talked about. I have been out of the country since october 2015 and just came back on 30 day exempt. Will go to vientienne before that is up. Plan on working probably after about 2 or three months, so was hoping a double entry was still available. The METV might be a tad expensive for my needs. Or I guess I could bounce out twice for two single entries. Hmmmmm. Thanks for your responses.

I use the krungsri credit card, when I was in the uk I brought and paid for things in uk currency there was no extra charges and the MasterCard currency rate was good, I use it also on ebay & tested ebay conversion and what I got for choosing to pay in foreign currency and the rate turned out to be better, the card had to sent to my home address & I bank with this bank, while it say invitation I just went in and asked and no annual fee atm, I do not understand the charges for carrying over a balance I always pay mine in full each month.

http://www.krungsricard.com/kccstatic/en/creditcard_exclusive-signature.html

did they charge you that "hedging fee" of 2% (listed at the bottom in the fees section). Is this their version of a foreign trans. fee? A hedging fee?

This might be better in the Banking Forum.

oops, didn't know about that forum, will move

There's no foreign transaction fee levied separately on thai issued debit and credit cards. Instead, they'll add up to 3 % on top of visa/mastercard currency exchange rates. So in practical, there are no cards exist in thailand which doesn't charge this markup on foreign currency transactions.

wow, never knew that is how they do. interesting to know. so, they add a 3% fee on top of the exchange rate? if this is not a foriegn transaction fee, what do they call this fee? and what is the difference? thanks

Hello, just wondering if anyone knows of any Thai banks offering no foreign transaction fee credit cards. No annual fee would also be a bonus. These are really my only criteria, but cant seem to find anything. I have a work permit and earn approximately 50K a month. Thanks.

And for those of us working in Thailand, evidently a work permit is no good for a normal , resident price anymore. I went to Sai Yok Yai ,Kanchanaburi (or tried to) the other day and was asked to pay 300Baht! - even with a valid work permit-- hhahahhahahhaha-- needless to say I did not go. Thanks for the appreciation of all of our hard work Thailand. BOOOOOOOO!

i was wondering this very same thing. I have an appointment coming up at the embassy. Since its on my way to work - I want to bring my backpack. Not too much info here as to whether they will store it for you in that little guardhouse. Anybody else can chime in?

thanks

a little about my situation. ive gotten the post put in already. the abutment and temporary crown have been placed also. the angle of the tooth seems way off to me and my dentist seems annoyed when i point this out. im paying a lot for this and i dont want to settle for anything sub par. i have reccomended to her a custom abutment to correct the angle (which i researched on the internet). I havent heard back from her yet and have another appointment next week. I want to get a couple of opinions before I get the final procedure done. After all of this money , pain and time- I want it to look good.

thanks all for the replies. hopefully we get some more recommendations

hello, was wondering if anyone had a reccomendation for a good dentist in the silom or sukhumvit area. preferably someone who has a lot of experience and expertise in dental implants. reasonably priced would be a bonus also..Thanks

Hello, I'm going to get a new passport (page number is very low) and will be leaving my job about 2 weeks after that. I am currently on an extension of stay - non imm B. working in Bangkok. Can i leave the country (to get a tourist visa) without any transfers, getting an exit stamp on my new passport? Once i am no longer employed the extension is void after 24 hours anyway , correct? Would there be any problem exiting? Thank you

Your permission to stay will be void the same day you are no longer employed.

You will have to transfer the stamps to a new passport, since you are on an extension of stay. (get a letter from your embassy regarding the new passport).

Normally no problem just exiting, but if you want to find a new job in Thailand do cancel the work permit at the labour office.

Immigration at Nong Kai can ask you why you leave without a re-entry stamp and send you back to cancel your permission to stay.

Thanks Mario,

Does the letter from the embassy have to state anything in specific? and must I cancel the WP myself, or can I get my employer to do that?

thanks again

Hello, I'm going to get a new passport (page number is very low) and will be leaving my job about 2 weeks after that. I am currently on an extension of stay - non imm B. working in Bangkok. Can i leave the country (to get a tourist visa) without any transfers, getting an exit stamp on my new passport? Once i am no longer employed the extension is void after 24 hours anyway , correct? Would there be any problem exiting? Thank you

Living in the dirtiest city in the Kingdom, it is clear to see the reason for so much plastic finding its way into the sea. They have run out of clear land space to dump it. Also the typical Thai attitude of, 'Not on my land', so it is thrown over the wall. Walk around most cities and try to find a bin in which to deposit ones rubbish, almost imposible.

true, and 0 recycling also....i have talked to many long time residents of bangkok and they say: even if they separate into - glass, plastic , paper.....the garbage men just throw it into the same area in the truck....there is absolutl;ey no recycling in this country, its an absolute disgrace