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I came at 23 years old and that was 15 years ago I did about 6 years on overstay on and off at different points, back then there was no blacklisting, 2 education visas, loads of tourists visas and exemptions all extended, and changed my passport for a fresh one a couple times, and often enter via Laos land border in a car with an agent that hands over a 200 baht tip in return for no questions I worked online doing content writing / editing remotely for companies back home

I flew from the UK to Laos in January (via transit in China), and entered Thailand via land border from Laos, in January I extended that stamp, then did one border run in a van to Cambodia, then extended that, so I can stay until early May So i've only done one 'in out' trip in a van. But it seems it's not about two 'in out' trips in a van, it's two visa exempt entries by land, ok thanks for the info

I came in via land border from Laos in mid January, extended, and then have done one border run already and extended it Can I still do a 2nd one, for the allowed two a year, or does the January entry count as one thanks

Thanks yeah she's changed her mind to it being any hotel that is 'มาตรฐาน' Which seems to mean one that gives you a booking confirmation and is legal, rather than a few hundred baht place. Something to show at the airport

My Burmese partner wants me to book an alternative quarantine hotel for her mother who is flying in next week, September 2023 Have they brought that rule back in for the new variant or for Myanmar arrivals? When I flew in from the UK a few months ago I didn't need that type of booking Thanks

Ok thanks. Yeah currently in a hotel here Visa service pattaya have just quoted me 4500 on Line to do it, might do that as I saw the other thread saying the queue in the office is really long lately

Can Maneerat travel do 30 day extensions of a visa exemption? Or any other agent recommendations for that? Do I need to ask my hotel for a TM30? thanks Edit: Maneerat said no on Line

Anyone know a hotel that will provide a screenshot of them filling out the tm30 ?

Same thing happened to me, turned away at IT square Laksi. Did your hotel screenshot idea work, and which hotel if so?

I went yesterday to BKK immigration, the new one at IT square Laksi, and they wouldn't let me extend without a TM30, they said it's a new rule since January.

Many Thais hate the masks as much as many farangs but feel they have to wear it to not 'look dirty' in the eyes of judgmental people, that's what I'm hearing from the wife and those of friends here.

Big C On Nut told the wife the kids couldn't go in the soft play slides without masks today. After having told me previously it would be allowed as of July 1st Skytrain staff and mall staff still saying to wear masks as well

Thai hospitals only accept patients that have been vaccinated for covid, my wife said. So we had to go private. In the past we used Thai hospitals for births. Yes we were free to leave after 2 days. It ended up increasing even more to 179k, they gave an itemized bill and some things on there I'd said I didn't want, like a hearing test for 1.5k, but they did anyway. They removed that, and when I kept asking why the package says 'all-inclusive 99k' they said ok let us 'check that'. Then after a while they reduced it to 169k. The bill is vague and I have no way of knowing really what's justified based on the covid ward and what isn't. Oh well thanks for all the advice

A Bangkok hospital my wife gave birth at on Saturday has an all-inclusive 'Normal Delivery package' price valid until June 2022 of 99,000 THB. If it wasn't a caesarian, which it wasn't, and that includes 2 days overnight stay. They phoned me a couple hours after delivery while my wife was still going to be there for 2 more nights, and I was still there as well, hadn't left yet. They were quite pushy about getting me to pay right then, 159,000 baht, and weren't really clear over the phone about why the cost was more. They started saying the room is 16500 per night but then acknowledged two nights were free. She also said food but meals are included apart from extra a la carte ones. We hadn't had any of those. There were no birth complications, or 'high risk underlying conditions', which are in the T&Cs for reasons for extra charges. I had already paid the 3k baht for a covid test which they get everyone to pay. I'll get them to produce a list of all the charges and ask them why it's so much more tomorrow, but has anyone experienced this? I assume I can't name the hospital for defamation reasons but just Google the package and price. They did mention 'PPE' over the phone. They said my wife tested positive on the day and moved her and the baby to a covid ward in a separate part of the hospital. But surely I'm not paying 60% more just because the staff are wearing PPE in that ward.