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Children can get an ID card when 7,. They are not required to get one until 15, so I guess this is the age. However, they must be on the Blue House book to get a passport.

True, but some visa agents also give fake stamps, like the big one on Bangkok a couple of years ago. I'm sure you remember the Thai woman with foreigner husband, they found heaps of stamps on the premises. So, not really much different to the OP. Getting any document from agents is much more dangerous that many here realize. There is also a precedent of foreigners in Thailand being arrested and jailed after being found to be in possession of an invalid visa or one processed, at any stage, with a forged stamp. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2020/08/05/american-thai-wife-arrested-operating-an-illegal-visa-business-in-bangkok-using-fake-stamps/

There are different ways to retire, like putting a small amount in the bank for a few months. This is only $20,000 if not married. I mentioned earlier, I would have to INVEST $500,000 to do the same in the USA. If I can't afford it, do you think it is OK for me to become an illegal immigrant? Of course not! If Bert hasn't got $20k, he should go elsewhere, or stay in Blackpool.

Legally? This is the same as the visa agent. Why the different province? Because the visa agents do the same, they send the passports to another province where they have a corrupt officer. Pure corruption, I think illegal.

There is one problem with reciprocity here - there is large %age of men that come here and marry peasant girls, many of them sex workers. Thais don't do this in US/UK etc and the governments there would soon stop it. This would be a huge drain on the government health care spending. As for single men, they should work to get free health care, and they do. Would any other country give citizenship to men who don't work? Thailand's route to citizenship is easier than most.

There are 3 people breaking the law - foreigner, agent, IO

This is no scam, just corruption.

https://www.iddriver.com/

Don't places like ID Driver basically give a DL for 5,000 baht? I know they make you do the test but you can't fail.

So if you disagree with a countries' immigration requirements, it's OK to break the law? I see your point but I quite like Thailand's immigration policy, compared to my home country, UK. I'm sure there are some unfortunate cases but if you have a law that those foreigners married to Thais can buy land, or those who have a kid can get a long-term visa, this would be abused and was abused hence the regulations. Visa agents don't care, anyway about the person's circumstances, they are low-lifes, well apart from the ones that get your documents in order and maybe hold your hand in immigration for 1,000 baht or so. Old Bert from Blackpool wants to live in Soi Bukhao for ever but gets 29,000 baht a month govt pension, and nothing to offer Thailand, so he can't get a yearly visa. He toddles down to the visa agent and pays 20k to bypass regulations. Is this OK in your book? Do hou know how difficult these kind of guys makes it for the law-abiding retirees in Pattaya? What about Houston Hank, if he does the same to be able to retire in Bangkok, is this OK, when I, as Thai, have to invest $500,000 to retire in Houston? I can't see any grey scale, there is a law. Would it be OK if I paid an agent in the US so I didn't have to invest the $1/2 million? Frankly, they should make it harder for Yanks to get a visa here, some kind of reciprocation.

'circumventing' immigration requirements is WORSE than getting a fake DL. Just because there is a visa in the passport doesn't make it valid. Bent immigration officers sometimes don't do anything as they can see it is their corrupt colleagues who have given the FAKE visa.

'Some' cases lol, don't be so naive. 95% of Visa agents DIRECTLY bribe immigration officers to get a visa for the foreigner that doesn't qualify for it.

Just like those scams where people get a visa by not having to go to immigration. Pot kettle black.

What I thought, the lack of power upset the computer.

So I have a Mazda CX3 which had a problem 5 weeks ago and I took it to the service centre. I needed a new battery. There was no acceleration and driving was slightly dangerous. The mechanic said it might fix itself. For 2 days later, I had practically no acceleration still and didn't drive it for 4 weeks. When I started it again, it had great acceleration. Does anyone know why this could happen? The mechanic had also thought it could be the petrol, but that wasn't different from normal and not changed since the issue.

Until what age?

Could have been a problem, and I've heard of some. I recently left Thailand with an unused Thai passport. However, I had renewed it as I was at the Passport office with my kids and they changed it from 5 years to 10 years. Any Thai with a renewed passport has no stamps in it. I had no issue with immigration. However, check in at KLM gave me a problem, saying I had no visa in my UK passport so would have an issue at immigration as I don't look Asian. No, straight through electronic gates.

Confused? I don't watch Fox, or CNN. If you can't see they both are totally biased then not much I can help you with

Lots of truth too, guess you watch CNN lol

I disagree, the USA will be brainwashed without him. He told stuff that CNN certainly wouldn't mention.

Indeed, it would be nice to also put a face to the name. Joe helped me so much in visa matters. It will be hard to replace Joe, but you would be a candidate.

It's a class thing; he probably laughs at things you plebs say.

He's probably only got a few years in the job. He's old already. He's almost 80, which is too old to be in charge of a country, let alone 14.

Old people always think young people are outrageous. I bet you listened to My Generation when you were in your 20s!

I hope it stays that way, the US have more money printers.