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A 10-year multiple entry visa is a Tourist visa (even if it is for your spouse) and is not affected. A Spousal visa, which confers immigrant status, is 'temporarily' banned for citizens of the 75 listed countries.

I wonder how they can determine what is "newly planted". I thought those things last forever. I occasionally hear about Vietnam war era landmines going off in Laos.

Construction of the Preah Vihear temple began in the 9th century A.D.. It wasn't until the 11th century that rulers of the Khmer Empire began to convert from Hinduism to Buddhism.

You might try Amazon.com. The shipping and customs is pretty reasonable now for some things, and you can depend on the quality and fit.

Check for places on Tripadvisor.com and call if the hours aren't listed.

If you are traveling together she can accompany you in the queue for U.S. citizens to save time.

I have reading glasses, but to be honest it's not just the screen size that's the problem. I have a problem with using the tiny keyboard as well. Too many times, often repeatedly, my finger hits the wrong key and I have to back-up and re-enter, It annoys the crap out of me.

That's definitely an issue, but I think the risk can be mitigated by using multi-factor authentication. For my Fidelity Investments accounts when I want to login on my PC they first send a message to my phone and I have to approve the login in order to login on the pc.

Having 3 pensions sounds like it would be a nice problem to have.

It's pretty damn hard to use the phone app if the print is too small for you to read. If I make the font large enough to easily read then I can only see a small portion of the page.

My wife is on her way back from her village in Sisaket at the moment after spending a week visiting her dad while I stayed at our home in Phuket. I haven't been to the village for several years because my father-in-law was staying in Phuket, but now that he has returned to the village my wife goes twice a year and I will go every 2 years. Here are a few suggestions for things to do in the village. 1) Arrange to have screens installed on the windows at the family home before you go. It's not expensive at all. Then you can leave all the windows wide open day and night and not be eaten alive. You may want to buy a couple extra fans, too. 2) Consider sleeping at a nearby resort and going to the farm during the day. If you're near Khun Han I recommend Rerawardi Resort. It's owned by a German/Thai couple. They have a nice restaurant, good pool, and bake fresh bread every day. You will find a number of English speakers, mainly German and Scandanavian, at the bar in the evenings. 3) Treat a group of kids from the village to a visit to a public swimming pool. I was treated like a rock star when I did that. The kids were so excited and had a wonderful time. 4) Samrong Kiat Waterfall is worth a visit if you're near Khun Han. 5) Kantharalak has a couple decent bars if you're in that area. 6) Taking the Golden to a vet and having him neutered won't change his personality but may reduce his urge to hump everything. Hope you have an enjoyable stay.

I hadn't heard about this requirement, but if you have been to the hospital before and have a patient ID card I doubt they would ask for your passport.

We are overdue, and the current PM is not the one who the people elected so they may not be too troubled if she is ousted.

When that happens all you have to do grab them by the balls and give them a squeeze until they let go of you.

I have Amazon Prime and I find Amazon will not ship most of the goods I am interested in to Thailand. Though it has started to improve a little in the last few years.

I think a letter from you to the consular officer for your wife to take with her to the interview may be helpful. Tell them about your situation, your future plans together, and give them whatever assurance you can that she will be returning to Thailand. My situation was a little different because I was living in Thailand when my wife applied for a tourist visa. She said the interviewing officer seemed very interested in a letter she took with her written by my brother welcoming her to the family and saying how much everyone was looking forward to meeting her. She didn't have any money, property, a good job, or children but her visa was approved.

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I think I'll save myself a trip to Bangkok unless we have another reason to go there around the time of the Motor Show.

What is the incentive for purchasing a car at the annual Motor Show rather than buying from a dealer? Do you get a discount off the list price, or free options thrown in? Can you take delivery in your home province (Phuket in my case) or do you have to pick up the car in Bangkok? I am probably looking to buy a Honda HRV base model e:HEV E listing for 979k. I would especially like to hear from people who have bought at the auto show in the past.

We are flying to Da Nang tomorrow (Sunday) for 5 days. I'll need to exchange a little bit at the airport, but once I get to the city where will I receive the best exchange rate?

I've been using OpenPhone VOIP service for a couple years. It works great. Costs $10/month. You get a U.S. phone number and unlimited calls and texts to/from U.S. and Canada. The app works on Android phones. t

You can check BB's current exchange rate anytime at: https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Personal/Other-Services/View-Rates/Foreign-Exchange-Rates The TT buying rate is the rate they pay when you send USD. I have found very slightly better rates at other places, but the % fee has no limit. The 500 baht max charged by BB works out better for me.

I submitted an application for a TIN for my Thai wife together with our first joint tax return in 2011 without reporting any income for her. It took a little longer to process, but there were no problems or questions asked.

You had to have the Proof-of-address to get your Thai driver's license. It may be stapled on a back page in your passport.

When you see that the meter is running have someone turn off all the power in your apartment and see if the meter is still running.

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