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18 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Thailand citizens don't need visa for travelling to Turkey as tourist. The maximum duration of stay is 30 days.

And applying for residence permit online before end of 30 days costs around $85 (plus $100 insurance) for 12 months.

11 hours ago, CorpusChristie said:

The problem is that no one can tell what will happen in the future , whether Countries will either open or close or open aand then close again  .

  I have gotton a long term visa after being on amnesty on a visa exempt, so, come September 26 th . I will either be annoyed with you for being able to stay longer on the Visa exempt for free and I wasted 50 K,  OR , you will be annoyed with me for having a long term visa . ???? ha ha 

I won't be annoyed with you, I'll be happy for you. I'm more than happy to leave if I have no other choice.

I think there will be some countries that will definitely be open in September. Maybe in winter things might be different due to covid + flu, but I can't see places like Turkey and Ukraine closing before then.

I don't know why people will be upset if the amnesty is extended. 50K is a small gamble in the grand scheme of things for peace of mind and it will last 5-6 months.

I'm chilling out until the cabinet meeting where they agree to extend the current amnesty until 2021.

I guess I'll just wait to travel to different countries next year when covid dies down.

This one is pretty cool for 50K - https://hand2handcombat.com/ed-visa-service-2/

I think the entire thing is run by military police so very legit.

Only 2 hours Sat and Sun afternoon.

All hail Sputnik V.

10 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

Do they have females in bikinis' on beaches that you can look at ?

Of course, there are liberal (Istanbul, Izmir) and conservative cities.

In beach resorts like Bodrum, Marmaris, and Antalya females will be in bikinis.

But if you don't live on a tropical Thai island I don't see why it matters.

It's a secular country with plenty of alchol and more women are likely to wear hijabs in London.

https://excursionmania.com/can-you-wear-bikinis-in-turkey/

Can't sympathise when I'm being kicked out in September.

I don't hear anyone in power (or not in power) asking for tourists to stay.

Maybe it can come back to life in the next decade.

2 hours ago, audaciousnomad said:

Before going that route though, join the #StayInBali group on FB.  Waiting it out in Bali has its own set of visa challenges if the posts on there are any indication.

Maybe the 6 month social visa would be long enough to see people through until the world started opening back up again.

I thought someone said it cost 2,000 to change to ED visa at immigration when temporary rules came out?

I need to get the charging port on my iPad Mini replaced because it's loose/broken and can't charge up.

It's an old Mini 3 I've not used in a while so I don't know if they'll still have the part.

I was going to take it to one of those little computer repair shops to get fixed.

Just wondering if anyone has a rough idea what it costs so I'll know how much they might ask for when I turn up.

Cheers

Are there any schools where you can just study for 3 months and qualify for the ED visa? Or mabye 6 months?

It's pointless taking a 1 year course if you can only stay 6 months.

And in theory, if it's only a 3 month visa your attendence won't need to be great. Wink wink. And if 6 months your attendence will only need to be good for 3 months.

I thought that is why an agent would charge the 17,000 mentioned.

I seen a hospital charged 3,500 for documents, certificates, and cost of extension.

So they would maybe get a bit extra and agent/immigration would split the rest.

Does anyone know anything about the medical visa (90 days) I seen someone mention in another post.

I'm wondering what it entails and what documents you need.

The extension for 90 days seems about the same price as flight back to Europe.

Cheers

29 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

 

Thirty-two international flights departed SBIA/BKK yesterday.

 

Ten international flights have departed today, up to 15:00-ish, with another nine scheduled for the remainder of today.

 

That AoT website is useless.

 

Sunday's are the busiest. 

 

Where do you need to go?

 

Chances are good you could get a flight there within the next 7 days, perhaps as early as tonight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can you tell me the website where you're getting your information?

I'll use it to check what airlines seem to be more reliable and come up with a plan of action.

Cheers.

4 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

You could have gone QR via Doha early this morning, taken EVA direct to London yesterday afternoon and tonight could also hop over to Amsterdam on KLM.

EVA have had 3/4 flights cancelled 03/04.

I could have put all my money on black and had a better chance of winning.

I can't believe people who don't need to leave are even posting in these threads if it's not to help. Actually, I do. Forget what I just said ????.

13 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

Frankfurt any good to you?

Let's see if it's cancelled.

I would leave as soon as possible if there was more than a 5% chance my flight would leave.

Can anyone show where international flights are leaving daily or are you just talking rubbish?

https://aot-portal.kdlab.dev/bkk

That website says every flight that isn't cancelled is domestic.

I will wait until middle of September to see where is open.

Maybe we should start a thread at the beginning of September talking about all the options available.

Do you think it would be possible to use an old embassy letter to get an extension towards end of September.

I asked for one the last time but didn't need to use it in the end.

It's very generic and just says when my last visa ran out and asks if they can please give me an extension.