Xircal

You're coming up against the scenario BritTim described back in April I think.

27 minutes ago, sanemax said:

 

  That looks quite clearly marked to me .

 

 

Does it? What price do you see there written in Thai?

2 minutes ago, sanemax said:

 

   Although the huge majority of tourists prices are exact;y the same as Thai prices .

A few places do charge more for foreigners , but they are so few, that its Hardy worth mentioning .

Many Western Countries do also give concessions to locals .

It is also not a "rip-off" , prices are clearly marked and its up to you whether you want to pay that price or not

Prices are not clearly marked in Thailand. Farang prices are listed using a Western alphabet. Thai prices are written in Thai. Unless you know how to read prices written in Thai, you won't realize how you're being ripped off.

1 hour ago, 4MyEgo said:

 

This is a common thing, the Thai's just bring it out in the open, and I am not agreeing with being charged any different because we are falangs, but hell, it happens all over the world, Greece, Italy, Australia, Germany, people rip off tourists, falangs, or whatever you want to call us, I don't hold it against them, I just avoid the places that they charge 10 x the Thai price, seriously there is an upside, the woman are cheaper by the dozen 555

Nobody rips off tourists in Western countries. I live in the Netherlands for example and tourist prices are the same as the locals pay. If other Western countries were perpetuating the kind of overcharging that takes place in Thailand it would be all over the news media in no time at all.

5 hours ago, pgrahmm said:

The Thais are a lovely & benign people/culture - easy to accept & get along with.....The country holds a lot of beauty....This makes both an easy target for the whiney bitchers......

Would you include tuk-tuk drivers in the "lovely & benign" group? What do you think of the concept of the "Thai price" when buying any local produce for which farangs are charged double what the locals pay? Or how about entrance fees to national parks? In the images the 20 baht ticket was for my Thai girlfriend and 200 baht one was for me. So I had to pay 10x the price for the same amenities. And then there's the proposed tourist arrival tax to consider: http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2016/01/proposed-tourist-tax-under-fire/

That said there are indeed many Thais who are amiable and easy to get along with but I wouldn't say they were all like that.

Get a peregrine falcon which is a pidgeon's natural predator: http://www.pigeoncontrolresourcecentre.org/html/amazing-pigeon-facts.html#predator

7 minutes ago, Fithman said:

 

That "gov.uk" advise is in error. British subjects only need a passport which is valid for the length of a proposed stay to enter Thailand.

 

Why do you think the FCO made an error? https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-the-foreign-commonwealth-office-puts-together-travel-advice

On 10/12/2016 at 0:16 PM, mickeymiles said:

Ooooops sorry, yes a 3 entry tourist visa ;-) I just hope I can get another SETV when in runs out in Savanakhet, maybe :-)????

 

PS has anyone ever applied for a Myanmar/Burmese visa in London? The Myanmar webiste asks for only address in Myanmar, but I have read elsewhere that they require much more paperwork than this :-(  I am tempted to get a Myanmar visa in London, for 28 days if it is easy :-)

 

Cheers.

I believe you can extend each two month period for an additional 30 days at immigration at a cost of 1,900 baht a time. However, you do need to depart and then re-enter the country at the end of each period. It effectively extends your 180 days (3x60 days) to 270  days.

On 10/12/2016 at 11:44 AM, ubonjoe said:

Since you are from the UK your passport only needs to be valid for your length of stay for entry to the country. For those from some countries it is 6 months. 

Once in the country it does not matter unless you apply for an extension longer than your passport validity.

All neighboring countries require 6 months of passport validity for entry which means you wold have a problem if you need to get a visa or new entry by entering one of them.

The six months validity also applies to British subjects: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/thailand/entry-requirements

When some people come to Thailand they leave their commonsense at immigration.

Just now, Oxx said:

 

What British Airways allows is utterly irrelevant when it comes to coming to Thailand.  The limit is 1 litre.  End of story.

He can bring in 1 litre duty free and pay duty on the other four litres.

If you buy wine or spirits at airport duty-free they'll place it in a sealed transparent bag with the receipt inside. That means you can take it onboard as hand luggage even though it exceeds the maximum 100ml normally allowed.

If it's not in a sealed transparent bag and exceeds 100ml it'll be confiscated.

You can of course place liquids in hold luggage but there's always a danger that they make break in transit.

Check your airline's policy regarding "liquids, banned and restricted items" section in order to determine how much you're allowed to transport. British Airways allows 5 litres per person but other airlines may differ.

In addition to what chickenlegs mentioned, the bottle has to be placed in a transparent sealed bag containing the receipt. This means you can only purchase it at the airport.

The video purports to show a ghostly figure rising from the body of the girl who was killed in a fatal accident somewhere in Thailand.

13 hours ago, Maestro said:

 

The complication is that a local immigration office cannot just collect the fine of 500 Baht per day, maximum 20,000 Baht and let him walk out to continue his overstay. It will have to lock him up in the Immigration Detention Centre (IDC), present him in court for sentencing and deportation order, then back to IDC until the court-ordered penalty, usually only a fine, has been paid and an airline ticket for a flight to the home country is produced. Finally, transportation to the airport under police guard and handing over to the flight captain. Additionally, a ban from entering Thailand again for a specific period is at the discretion of immigration.

I was thinking along the lines that by admitting guilt so to speak by presenting yourself to immigration rather than risk being collared on your way to the airport was a better option. But from what you've said it looks like the trip to the airport is the better of the two since he might just make it to the terminal.

12 hours ago, chipstack said:

Surendering at a land border is not advisable. There are immigration checkpoints before borders where officers will board your buss and check passports and remove overstayers.

Yes I've had that happen to me too actually. I was on a bus heading east to Sakaeo when the vehicle pulled over to a layby and three police officers boarded to check IDs. I'd only just arrived in the country at the time so it wasn't a problem for me.

On 11/23/2015 at 3:32 AM, gandalf12 said:

They will need it though in the future but then it will be too late. Watching the summing up at ASEAN meeting on TV the Malaysian representative addressed the audience in English not Malay

ASEAN kicked off at the end of December last year with high hopes but pretty much everything which was agreed has turned out to be just so much rhetoric with hardly any real implementation. At the time of its conception Burma functioned under a military dictatorship while Thailand was still relatively democratic by  comparison. The boot is on the other foot now with positions reversed.

The Philippines is now run by a despot intent on wiping crime from the streets even though the adminstration is itself is perpetrating extra judicial killings without mercy. Hardly an attractive country to engage in trade talks with.

China's incursions into the South China Seas claiming it as its own has given another member of ASEAN namely Vietnam something else to think about and Malaysia has its own internal problems to deal with. It's flag carrier Malaysia Airlines has shrunk from a world class five star airline to little more than a regional carrier and its own influence as a regional power has also taken a knock.

So all things considered, ASEAN has become a bit of a flop and not so much of a threat to Thailand as it was once thought to be with Singaporeans taking over jobs that required a good knowledge of English.

According to the US Thailand is moving away from dependence on the West and becoming closer to China. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/thailand/forrel-prc.htm

So this too may influence how the NCPO views the future of the country and whether English is as important now as it once thought to be back when the US and Thailand were common bedfellows.

Whether the move towards China will also result in rising hostility towards expats remains to be seen.

On 11/23/2015 at 2:13 AM, JoeLing said:

Of course they are ready to teach Engelish.

Might not be the Engelish the rest of the world sapeaks but I'm sure,
Thais will understand each and after the centel of world eco-no-mics
shifts to Thailand, it will even become the hub of Engelish language
sacools.

I see huge potentials for the Thai economy, could even patent and
copyright Thai Engelish and evelyone who writes or sapeaks it, will
need to pay royalty fees. Clarifications will cost extra.

The future is blight, the future is Thai

Brilliant transcript of Thais speaking English!

2 hours ago, elviajero said:

• If you surrender at the airport you won't get banned. When the IO at passport control sees you have an overstay you'll be taken to the overstay desk to pay the 20,000 baht fine. They will stamp your passport showing the 60 day overstay and fine paid.
• If you get caught before getting to the airport you could be arrested, detained, prosecuted, fined, deported and banned for 5 years.

Does an overstayer actually have to surrender to immigration at an airport? Can he not go to a local immigration office and surrender there?

On 9/13/2016 at 1:48 AM, Scotwight said:

Not true and you can do your 90 day report by mail or INTERNET.  

I think it's ridiculous to have to report every 90 days like you're a common criminal. If Thailand wants to attract more foreigners it needs to rethink that stupid rule.

Sorry, posted in wrong forum.

On 4/29/2016 at 11:06 PM, FredNL said:

Who caress? I don't any more. With a country loaded of retards, over 20,000 deads per year on the streets.... How about that other 100 lives lost today???

Not caring about a two year old with her whole life before her snuffed out in a second makes you a pretty callous individual.

A British police officer loses it when a car driver who had been asked to get out of the vehicle locks the door instead.