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Unfortunately the "universal donor" for blood transfusing is O- the majority of people on earth have O+, which is not

compatible with the negs....and O- is quite difficult to find. I wish you all the best with locating some. Aneurysms

are just evil. Good luck..

Maybe the family & embassy just want the thai police to stop sending out unsubstantiated, incorrect info about the case? Doesn't sound as if this poor family really are ready to forgive & forget. Or accept Thailand's conclusion. A couple of interesting articles here...

http://www.theenterprisebulletin.com/2012/08/31/sisters-in-thailand-died-of-insecticide-poisoning-cops

http://shakespearestremor.com/tag/audrey-belanger/

I've always used http://www.queensgardenresort.net/

they are there at the airport with a sign with your name on it and they take

you back to Swampy next day. Rooms clean, operation efficient. About USD $27

I was still wondering if it is possible to do the Tourist Visa conversion to the Non-O at the Chiang Mai Immigration office?

I just obtained a conversion to non-imm-o for retirement purposes on Thursday 3/24 at the Chiang Mai Immigration office. It was converted from a tourist visa that

was about to expire. Cost was 2000bht, and it's a 90-day visa with option to extend for 1 year after the 90 days. The only thing I needed besides my passport was

an affidavit from the U.S. Consulate, here in CM, that verified my income to be within the accepted requirement. Incidentally, when I return for my 1yr extension, I have

to submit another income verification, they told me the one I had was only good for 3 mos.

Are you saying that all I need to get a 90-day non-imm visa from immigration here in Chiang Mai is the fee and an embassy report saying you have the $65,000/mo baht?

Usually. Fill out a form TM86 (application to change from a Tourist to a Non Imm visa). Fee is 2000 baht, but have another 5700 handy, should they issue your extension same day -- and you want a multiple re-entry stamp.

Well, glitch #1, the US consulate is closed until next week, and I have all my financial docs but haven't the official US embassy letter verifying my income.

If I went to Burma border would I get a 30-day entry stamp, or is it only 15 days? I've already had my 1-mo extension on my original tourist visa. Does anyone know

which consulates issue the non-imm visa if I have to go that route? PP? KL? etc.

Thanks everybody, will let you know how things work out!

In Thailand no such visa can be issued. You obtain a one year extension of stay from Immigration here. For that only a non immigrant visa entry and financial proof is required (along with 1,900 baht fee and normal photo copies of passport/arrival card/entry/visa is required. If you do not have a non immigrant entry that can also be obtained from Immigration at additional cost of 2,000 baht if more than a week or so remaining on permitted to stay stamp. If not you obtain a single entry non immigrant visa from a Consulate and return using that for a 90 day stay and extend for retirement during the last 30 days.

lopburi3 is spot on, as he usually is, and he has been an invaluable source for advice to me in the past on exactly this issue. You do not mention what type of visa or permit you presently have to stay in Thailand.

In any case, first step is to obtain a 90 day non-immigrant visa from most Thai Immigration Offices. You will need all the documentation required to obtain a long stay extension based on retirement but the effort is not wasted as you can use the same documentation 60 days or a few more later when you extend that 90 day non-imm visa to a one year extension.

Are you saying that all I need to get a 90-day non-imm visa from immigration here in Chiang Mai is the fee and an embassy report saying you have the $65,000/mo baht? And of course

the pics and apps and copies & address? No police check? I've been searching for how to get that, I thought I'd.. have to cut my thumb off and mail it home for a print! Or do you know if this

can be done in BKK? Or can CM do it? I have 2 weeks left of my 1st 90-day tourist visa. Thanks, I had been planning to go to Vientiane for another tourist visa but would be great not to have to.