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International schools with an US curriculum are; Chiang Mai International School (CMIS), Nakornpayap (NIS), Grace and Unity Concord (UCIS). CMIS Is a Moderately Christian school that has a very good AP program. Campus life there will be most similar to an US school. It's hard to get in though. Grace is very religious serving mostly missionaries. NIS has a good reputation, nice campus and an AP program. UCIS is a new school that is recruiting and aggressively expanding. Their tuition is more affordable than the others. They have a higher percentage of Chinese students than the others. All the schools are WASC accredited except UCIS which is pending.         

They may offer shorter term packages or prepay but you'll have to pay for the modem/router and installation. You can try some kind of 4G home internet service but it'll likely have data caps and won't allow bit torrents.  

It's going to called "Da Five Bloods". It'll be about five African American Vietnam veterans who return to Vietnam 50 years after the war. 

For more Thai style, The Good View Village(not the riverside one). About 800 baht per head with beer. For more upscale dining, The service 1921 at the Anantara Resort

Ambassador Bilingual School might be worth looking into, it's within your budget. My kids go to the Varee International program but they have a Thai Kindergarten program and I've seen some mixed Thai/western children in there.  

Wonder if there's been any follow up on the kids welfare after they were brought home. Poor child doesn't even have shoes. 

Renewed my passport there a few years ago, it was ready for pick up in just over a week. Went back into the consulate and within 10 minutes I had my new passport and letter of request that Thai immigration transfer their Visa to my new passport. They required that I bring in my old passport so they can cancel it. So nice having the U.S. Consulate here in CM. 

12 hours ago, Just Weird said:

She had bought insurance but her reckless act of diving into a dimly lit bar's pool late at night voided her claim, she was not cheated

I read elsewhere that there was a "No Diving" sign by the pool which is why her claim was being declined.

1 hour ago, Naam said:

only in your dreams because you'd still have to do the 90 days reporting.

With the O-X visa you still have to report to immigration in person once a year to have your qualifications and documents examined. 

Might want to check out the Piston Shop for after market parts. They're on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/Piston.Shop

4 hours ago, MrBiker said:

Can give me the exact location please? or the name of the agency?

TIAN moved their office from Promenada to right across the street from the "new" immigration office. They should still provide that service.

I think there is some truth to those numbers. Yesterday I took a trip through the Mae Rim tourist attractions; X Centre, Tiger Kingdom, Insect zoo, etc. All were dead. Saw only one Chinese tour bus and a couple of vans. Seem kinda sad visiting these venues when they're nearly empty. 

Did you try uninstalling Netflix and then reinstalling Netflix? If it's a system app, try clearing it's data. 

Years ago I got a good rate for USDs at V.K exchange on Changklan, the night bazaar area. It's down the street from The SCB Bank. 

31 minutes ago, DoctorG said:

If you cannot be sure about the tap water then what is your alternative?

The hotels will save money and 7/11 will increase sales. Bottom line - exactly the same amount of plastic bottles floating in the ocean.

Many hotels already offer free drinking water in returnable glass bottles. It's the pay for mineral water that usually comes in plastic bottles. 

3 hours ago, davehowden said:

Regarding the CM specific TM7.

 

Would some kind soul please point me at a copy of this "new" form, many thanks.

From their website: https://www.immigration.go.th/download/1486547929418.pdf

Should be the right one. 

On 8/30/2018 at 6:51 PM, ubonjoe said:

1. Normally when a bank book has not been updated for a long time the update will only show the current balance. You should get a statement from the bank stamped by them to present to immigration showing the balance for the last 3 months to prove it has been there at least 3 months.

2. You or your son can sign the house book copies.

In my case for retirement extension, I'll make a small transaction just before updating my bank book then obtain the bank guarantee statement. That way the dates for the current balance on the bank book and the statement are the same. It's required at CM immigration.  

6 hours ago, luvleggs said:

I know this is an old thread but has this situation changed at all?  I am moving over in mid nov and really would prefer not to drag all my gear over there.  My main needs will be some decent(Adam, Genelec, Focal) near field monitors, compressor (UA, Neve, Kush) and maybe an A/D unit (UA, RME, Audient) though I have been eyeing the ID44 and it would be pretty easy to travel with.  Also any idea what kind of gear the local studios have that are running currently?

Might want to start with Maximum Sound on Chang Klan road. You'll probably have to go to Bangkok to source most of that type of equipment.  

On 8/16/2018 at 5:46 PM, eyecatcher said:

I dreaded joining those long queues so instead I got married.

My queue of usually 6 at the most is mostly infiltrated by the odd carrier bag and bottle of water but I too can be away within 90 mins of an 8.30 arrival.

Saved an absolute fortune on agencies obviously.......having a wife however......

Strange, a few years ago, I was going to renew my extension based on marriage instead of retirement. The IO talked me out of it explaining the increase work load of processing it for them and myself. Now it looks like the way to go if you're married.   

13 minutes ago, Emster23 said:

Would these volunteers include missionaries? You know the drill: free language lessons, maybe a meal and hear about their savior. Wolf in lambs clothing imo. Certain Utah based religions expect each follower to "volunteer" for 2 years of spreading the word

There is a "Religious Affairs (RA)" visa for missionaries. 

I went to file a TM 28 and a TM 30 earlier this year at the Airport Immigration office when I moved house. The IO updated the address on the TM 30 but then he looked at the TM 28 and didn't seem to know what it is. He just waved it off.