moon47

I am trying to apply for my Non-O visa on the Thaievisa.go.th site.

I am confused by the last questions on the page for uploading supporting documents.

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12 . Residence permit in a country in which visa application is submitted (In case that applicant is not a national of the country in which visa application is submitted.) 

13 . Travel booking confirmation 
 

What is number 12 asking for? My passport again? I am a US citizen applying in the US for the Thai visa.

Number 13 is confusing because number 4 already asked for the ASQ booking and number 6 already asked for the flight confirmation.

I do not have any other booking info. We will go from the ASQ in a family car to the family home in the country side.

I have emailed the local Thai Embassy but that always takes forever and often ends in the run around.

Any info or resources would be appreciated.

TY

Thank you everyone that provided some thoughtful and educated insights into this situation.

For me it does not matter if its 1%, 10%, or even 50/50. If I can not be insured for it, it is still a risk.

If I wanted to play odds I would go to Vegas or Macau. Thats the insurance companies job.

Looking at the total cost of staying on Puket (Hotel, COVID Tests, Food, Etc...) v.s. biting the bullet and staying in Bangkok. 

Bangkok is only marginally more expensive.

More importantly I know exactly what to expect. I will rather pay a bit more for the certainty and peace of mind.

There is actually allot of work I can get done locked up for two weeks. Like getting a better grasp on the language =]...

It will be interesting to see how things unfold with Stephanie and the others. 

If the Arline insurance pays for her stay I would expect allot of attention/business if the insurance company is willing to take on the risk.

If they decline per the sub-group exclusion noted by madmitch then it will add to the uncertainty.

My money is on the latter but there is always hope...

Are there any insurance companies that will cover the forced "Upgrade" that the passengers of the Quatar flight received.

She thinks that the Emarities insurance will cover the 50K+ Baht upgrade in price for a downgrade in her vacation.

I am not convinced, we shall see...

If I have to get insurance I would like to be covered for this, otherwise I would just ASQ in Bangkok.

16 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I am pretty sure the hospitals will have to pay up front. And the vaccine has only a limited shelf life. I understand that they don't just order amount x only to find out that the demand is not what they expected.

 

As long as they have a fair refund policy I don't think paying up front is a problem.

I have a few bridges for sale as well if you are interested...  =\

Give me your $$$ and I will show you the dream...

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Seriously though, everyone take care with this one, sounds like bad news brewing to me... !!

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A spokesperson said it had helped more than 38,800 Australians fly home in the past year, including around 12,600 people on 91 government-facilitated flights.

I wonder how many of those were important business people and the most wealthy of applicants. My guess is an abnormal proportion.

No one cares if you can't flash the cash.

Another person of meager means trampled by the hard cold machine of human society.

SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE... !!

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“I came to as I finished writing the B and I stopped (to take a selfie) because I knew it was bad (@$$),” she said...

Really, please, look at the video...

They stopped to talk and laugh about it before she did it some more... !!

... wow

People come to Thailand to shop and eat on the street.

If we wanted wide barren walkways with only indoor and overpriced shops we would stay at home.

Thailand = missing the point.

How about provide the street shops with proper equipment, facilities and rules regarding the footprint and where they can/cannot set up.

Oh wait that would require planning and work, I almost forgot where I was with all these "Clean" streets... =0

Lets just provide an oversimplified solution that puts people out of work and reduces the countries natural appeal, that would be easier... =[

ALSO:

In our original refusal letter after our second interview we revived the request to supply the I-134 with financial support from my wife and/or her husband.

I currently do not make enough to cover the %125 poverty guidelines but would be able to easily overcome that if i return to the US alone and secure work.

Would I not be considered a "Joint Sponsor"?

I am afraid that if I do return and provide my I-134 with new income that they will still refuse to accept it.

I have asked them several times and of course they provide no real answer after several weeks of emailing back and forth.

We are at the final stages of the SB1 visa process. We have applied and been approved based on my wife's hospitalization just before our return.

We have successfully completed all other requirements IE medical, police etc.

We are at a standstill because if the I-134 form. We have both been in Thailand since 2015 and are unable to meet the %125 poverty guidelines as we have been receiving a 3rd world salary during that time or none at all when she was recovering from surgery.

I submitted our father in laws I-134 that would more  than qualify for financial support but have been told by the embassy:

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I-134 affidavits from joint sponsors are not legally binding in for this category of visa petition.

 

"Totality of circumstances” cannot serve as the basis for overcoming Section 212(a)(4) if the poverty guidelines are not met by the Petitioner.

 They also provided the fallowing about a surety bond but I have not ever heard of this nor do I understand how much of a bond would be necessary:

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Regarding the public charge concerns, as a last resort, you can get a sponsor to post a surety bond:

 

(4) (U) Surety Bonds: 

(a) (U) In cases where the applicant appears to be otherwise unable to meet the public charge requirements, the U.S. sponsor may wish to post an indemnity bond pursuant to INA 213.  Although the posting of a public charge bond does not, in itself, establish that an applicant is not likely to become a public charge, it might be sufficient, depending upon the circumstances in a particular case, to make possible a finding that the applicant overcomes INA 212(a)(4).  The bond should be used sparingly and only in borderline cases.  When an applicant appears likely on the facts to become a public charge (for example because of an acute physical condition and lack of adequate resources), the filing of a bond would not serve any purpose if the needs of the applicant would easily overcome the value of the bond.

(b) (U) The specifics of such a bond and the means of posting one are:

(i) (U) The U.S. sponsor would file the Form I-352 with the Department of Homeland Security.  Either a district director or, in some cases, a regional director, will then review the I-352.;

(ii) (U) If a family is proceeding as a unit to the United States, a bond may be required for more than one member of the family.  You should specify the name(s) of the person(s) for whom a bond is being requested.  If only the principal applicant is immigrating immediately, the number of remaining family members should not be taken into account until they are applying for visas;

(iii) (U) A public charge bond is canceled when the alien dies, leaves the United States permanently, or is naturalized.  The Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS/USCIS) may, however, cancel a bond at any time if the alien has not become and does not appear likely to become a public charge five years after the entry into the United States.  The bond will be reviewed for cancellation upon the filing of Form I-356, Request for Cancellation of a Public Charge Bond, if the alien has not become a public charge during those five years;

(iv) (U) You should inform the alien, in these cases, that DHS/USCIS may require a larger bond to be posted at the time of application for admission; and

(v) (U) The visa issued in such cases must carry a notation that the bond was required and the notification (or a certified copy thereof) from DHS that the bond had been posted must be attached to the visa.

I am confused as to why a joint sponsor would not be accepted in a case where the returning immigrant was hospitalized and could not return to the US. How could this person be expected to provide financial support for themselves.

Any help would be appreciated, especially legal... !!

30 minutes ago, Wilsonandson said:

Risks of marijuana :-

1/ Studies show cannabis use is likely to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia, other psychoses, and social anxiety disorders. It can also raise the risk of depression, studies have found.

2/ Heavy marijuana users are more likely to report thoughts of suicide and heavy use of the drug can worsen symptoms of bipolar disease.

3/ Learning, memory and attention are impaired after using cannabis and there's some evidence that they are damaged even after people stop using it.

4/ Studies have found some evidence cannabis use can raise the risk of unemployment, and users earn less than non-users.

5/ It can impair driving.Use may raise the risk of testicular cancer.

6/ Smoking marijuana may trigger a heart attack.

7/ It can worsen bronchitis and chronic cough.

8/ Babies born to women who smoke marijuana while pregnant can weigh too little.

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/report-marijuana-users-risk-schizophrenia-drug-helps-pain-n706196

 

The study that is referenced in the news article was not done on actual patients but past literature. 

For a real conclusive study to be reasonably accurate it needs to be based on real people and the current affects with a modern approach. This would be quite easy with the growing medical user base that would be willing to be part of an actual study on affects rather than past literature that could be biased to older thinking and methods rather than current facts facts.

Short story, Do not believe everything you read in the news.

Some of the points listed are common sense. #7 Don't smoke if you have lung problems.  #8 Don't use any unnecessary medication if you are pregnant.

Some not so much, #2 I have not ever known anyone to become more prone to thought of suicide because of smoking pot if they were not already prone to such thoughts. #4 To say that it causes unemployment is a fairly biased statement as the user group was most likely not clinical but more likely taken from street pot heads that were probably unmotivated with or without pot. This is more of a social issue rather than related to the actual affects of the drug.

This will surely happen, and it will be on the same day that the general Thai population learn to speak English at a functional level.

Or more plainly put "Not in this lifetime... !!"

 =\...

I am confused, did the cables just fall from their original poorly placed position to the bridge walkway or was someone really so lazy that they thought this would be ok to just run wires through a walkway. I would assume the latter but hope at least it was just an accident that was overlooked, repeatedly and constantly. Otherwise it was a failure to do it correct in the first place and then constant looking the other way while saying Mai Pen Rai... =[

One obviously worse because of intended neglect the other still half as bad because of neglect to maintain... =\

Only in Thailand is right... Ugh... !!

I have already registered however I expect most of these companies will only take orders in quantity. I will be going to source production facilities. 

What at I need right now is a small shop with a tool like I posted above to do one or two of these. 

I found plenty of shops that sell raw material in Chinatown (Yaowarat) but none with the tools to do bending, and that is what I expected but I thought it was worth the effort to look just incase.

I will be trying Samut Prakan later and I am sure there is a shop there that can do the work. However the area is so big and there are so many shops that specialize in different types of manufacture that it is a heavy task to find the correct one. Virtual needle in the haystack. And there is allot of hay down there... =]

If any one is familiar with the area some advice on where to start would be helpful.

If you are referring to the length of the arc at the centerline I have not calculated those. These could easily be calculated with online tools from the radius, angle and material thickness.

When I made my prototype I just used a bar longer than needed and eyeballed the tangent lines then cut off the excess when I reached the end of the last segment.

That would be sufficient for the first prototype. It does not have to adhere to any tolerance it just needs to be close to the diagram and as close to mirrored as possible on both right and left pieces.

The bend radius is 1" on center for all bends (top) if that is what you are referring to.

Its at the top left view. 

Here is a better diagram in inches that describes just the right half from one bar as the other piece would be the same in reverse IE -90deg(270):

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8v1ec2uiz557lmr/Frame-02-inch.jpg?dl=0

And one in mm. Not scaled perfectly (by 25 not 25.4) to give better mm dimensions:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zdzdzffr8osnhb1/Frame-02-mm.jpg?dl=0

Ya, you can get these all over Bangkok. There are plenty of shops and companies that sell them but again I do not have a shop to set it up in and it is a waste of money as I will most likely only use it one or twice.

Once the prototype is built I do not plan to do my own manufacture and assembly. The prototype is only for testing and then demonstration to shops to get the manufacturing on a small scale started.

Thanks though... =]

I will probably take a stroll through China Town next week.

I know it is not complicated however I do not have tools or a shop to work in.

I built one of these at school when I was back in the states and had access to a metal shop.

Below is a schematic with bends and two 3D models. One is half the frame that needs to be bent out of one piece of material. Then the two half are joined with couplings and held together by the tension of the pack itself.

The schematic linked here is for 3/8" aluminum as it was easier to bend for the prototype I made for my final project as it was just for demonstration and not actual use. The aluminum was way to soft for practical use and could have been easily bent out of shape.

The first frame is only a prototype so anyone could make it with the right tools. 

I will still need to find a shop that can do the work as I would like to make a small run of about 50-100 of these as well as a shop to do the sewing but those are all over the place and I can find that. Finding a shop to do the bending is not as easy as not everyone will have the tools to do this.

Schematic of the bends for 3/8" aluminum bar:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/t9n0lcnrsq4lz4u/Frame-02.png?dl=0

3D models:

Full frame couplings not shown:

https://skfb.ly/TFuL

Half frame:

https://skfb.ly/TFuF

I think you misunderstand this is not something that can be done with a hand tool from Home Pro.

This tool below would still be inadequate for what I need as there is no gauge for rotating the tube/bar while it is clamped in the die for calculating the next bend angle in regards to the last.

See the link below for US prices.

These things are not cheap especially with steel die tooling.

http://www.trick-tools.com/HB1_Small_Diameter_Hand_Bender_Deluxe_Kit_DeluxeHB1_2294

They do not need to speak english just be able to do the job, I can speak Thai well enough to explain what I need.

Does any one know of any places that can bend small radius tube or bar?

I am designing a backpack and need a frame built out of 5-10 mm steel tube or rod.

Preferably a small shop because I just need one frame for now so that I can build and test the prototype.

Seems that Meth can be used to treat ADHD and yes obesity so weight loss is not so much a joke but a reality.

The medical doses are about the 5th or less than a typical street dose to get high.

It is not prescribed much in the US but it is used because it has less side affects than other treatments.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/22/why-we-need-medical-meth-cocaine.html

If you read the article linked in the main post here you will see that this move does not make these drugs legal to use it would only be to reclassify them for medical study not use...

Read the articles not just the headlines... =]

@AleG

Thanks for the info Home of Maker http://www.homeofmaker.com/?page_id=26 looks really good for electronics and small projects. I will add them to my list of resources.

I found a place that has industrial sewing machines but she wanted to charge me the same price that she does for a one day teaching workshop of 3500 Baht. Way to much for just using the equipment for a day.

Not having any luck yet with any other types of shops... =[

Anyone else... ??

I think a waste of almost any kind should be charged with a fine. Its one thing to have a few things left over.

Its another to be glutinous and waste tons of food.

Making people finish there food does not cause obesity or even promote it, it promotes responsibility. Do not take it if you do not intend to use it... !!

20 people or 2 it was only 100 baht or 2% of the total bill, sounds like a bunch of arrogant people to me... =[

Even more shocking to me is that it appears that the driver never really put on the breaks. It seems more like the bike dragging on the ground just did the majority of the deceleration. The only marks on the ground are from the bike being dragged along as the car keeps on going.

Even at the end the wheels are still clearly turning on the black car. it seems as if the driver just took his foot off the gas and slid to a stop... !!

No control of the vehicle. If he would have slammed on the breaks you would expect to see two black streaks from the tires not the one on the far side of the car caused by the bike... !!

The second video here is similar, complete loss of control of the vehicle, the truck does not even try to stop and hence is forced to a stop by the median and poles... !!

These people should have there driving privileges revoked for years if not more, disgusting... =[...