TingTawng
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As the title states: Does anyone have any idea on waiting times for an initial interview for a UK visitor visa? I just want a ball park idea of whether the BKK centres are booked out solid for months, or there's a fair amount of empty slots, including this month too.
I've tried contacting the uk.gov line at 69p a minute and they literally couldn't answer this question. They said to complete an application first on VFS Global's website, then you get to the page where you can book an appointment, and it's only then that you know how full the calendar is. I've got quite a bit of experience with VFS Global - including having to fly to Chiang Mai for a visa because Bangkok interviews were booked out solid for 3 months. I didn't know that until I completed the application and made payment.
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2 hours ago, pontious said:
The banks are shut from 13 -16 October - I expect that is the reason.
Well I was promised a transaction in "seconds" according to their website. On completing the transaction, they've told me 17th October. I've been using TransferWise since 2016 regularly (several times a week). This is the first time I've seen such a discrepancy in transaction times.
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39 minutes ago, Seppius said:
I just did a similar transaction today, instead of instant, it took an hour, but went in ok.
Is it possible to cancel and try again? There is turmoil (as they say) with the pound again, could be the reason
I tried again and it initially said "seconds" - when I finalised the send, it's now saying 17th October 2022.
They've guaranteed me a rate, but 5 days? This is slower than the slow banking system.
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On the subject of Wise, I just made a transfer from GBP (UK bank) to THB (my Thai bank). The estimated time was "seconds". OK, great. Then when I made the transaction, I'm now told it won't appear for FIVE DAYS. Anyone else experiencing / experienced this?
The email literally says "We’ll pay out your money shortly. And it should be there October 17. " - my definition of "shortly" is not 5 days.
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According to Wise, it's still the weekend in Thailand...
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2 minutes ago, BritManToo said:
I assumed the limit would be on until the UK markets opened. 9am UK time, 5pm Thai time.
The forex markets opened about 4 hours ago.
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At the moment it's only foreigners with a work visa who qualify for entry into Thailand, and they are done on a case by case basis - so it looks like I am leaving Thailand on an indefinite basis.
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8 minutes ago, drbeach said:
I think there is a good chance of an additional 1 month extension, or 2 at the very most. The number of flights out (and destinations served) is very limited. I don't see how all the foreigners still in Thailand can get out on the limited number of flights that are running UNLESS more flights are allowed to come into Thailand, which aren't repatriation flights, during the month of July.
That's my take on it...there's not even many destinations served.
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Just now, spiekerjozef said:
Nope, I think we now all have to pay if we wanna stay longer...
Well I would accept that given we already have to pay to extend visas...my main concern is that there's the possibility that the Thai government just stay silent in the next 4 weeks, and thus many of us have to leave Thailand without a way back in...I'm happy to pay from within Thailand than leave Thailand and have no way back into Thailand.
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Apologies if another thread has asked this (didn't see)...and I also realise the only definitive answer will come via an update from the government - just wanted to see what people's thought's were on this, so that maybe it can help in my preparations :-
Do you think they will extend the amnesty if they are not allowing inbound scheduled flights from August onwards?
It would seem strange if they didn't extend the amnesty given the only way to renew for many of us is to leave the country - and many live here with family (I have two children here who I look after/support).
On the other hand, if they opened the airports again in August (and I mean, opened scheduled flights in certain corridors), they would open for outbound and inbound in certain corridors. I could see them opening Thailand > Cambodia and Cambodia > Thailand as an example. If so, then it gives people who need to renew visas a chance to renew them. And without sounding too obvious, no Thai person is going to fly out of Thailand for whatever reason if they can't fly back in surely? In other words, certain corridors would have to be open both ways to have any use for the vast majority of passengers who tend to travel for reasons that demand a return flight back (because they are flying from their residency).
I realise there are special flights out of Thailand (and into Thailand) right now, but these are repatriation flights and there's only a few of them each day. They are not a normal scheduled service. I counted 14 international flights that have left Thailand in the last 24 hours - this is a tiny number compared to a normal service...if many of us HAVE to leave before 31st July, and the emergency is extended through July (which it has been), then it seems next to impossible to get a flight out (and borders remain closed).
The extension of the visa is surely a measure that is tied to the fact that the airports are closed for scheduled flights (as are borders)...the government will need to announce a specific plan shortly so we can make our own plans accordingly. I guess we just have to wait and see what the government decide next.
If I've missed any obvious information that renders this post irrelevant, then apologies again....just how I'm seeing things right now.
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3 hours ago, DaLa said:
Thai immigration will be overseeing operation Barmaid at selective outlets. Non Thai nationals will need to bring a copy of the Royal Gazette with them and read out the declaration. They will also need copies of their black green and pink books , 2 translated copies of their last high school report and have a bank statement showing they have 3 million baht in a Thai bank for the last 90 days. The bank statement must not be older than 8 and a half minutes.
Don't forget that all of those documents have to be photocopied in duplicate with your thumbprint on each copy.
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2 minutes ago, Phil McCaverty said:
It's 54 deaths because they have come down like a ton of bricks on covid-19, unlike the US and UK. Would you prefer their figures?
The active cases are so low now (213) that they can actively monitor each active case, and test those close to each individual case.
If they are unsure if the wider population have the virus or not, then they need to ramp up testing a lot more. That's a lot more affective than not knowing where the virus is and having contradictory lockdown measures (no alcohol, but you can eat together).
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3 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:I'd be wanting to see it closer to 2 per day before I'd be confident to leave my garden...
Even then, I'd be reluctant if people weren't wearing masks and gloves !!
I'd want it at zero cases per day over a decade; only then might I consider venturing out to my local 7-11 in full haz-mat gear. And I wouldn't touch the alcohol either. I hear that drinking alcohol makes you a super-spreader.
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You can bet if it goes up to 8 tomorrow, the government will say "the case rate has gone up 33%, we need to extend the booze ban through June because of this spike".
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16 hours ago, dabhand said:
The Daily Mail on the case. A few more pics, including one of the aforementioned NI flag.
This line made me laugh:-
QuoteAfter visiting a strip of bars which were all closed due to the coronavirus lockdown, the pair went back to his bungalow for the night.
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42 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:
Go on, have a bottle of water and surprise your liver!
So many under-employed livers throughout Thailand now.
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2 hours ago, J Town said:
My greatest fear is someone high up on the food chain wants to grab this opportunity to remove all the "sins" in Thailand. Close up Walking Street, remove Soi 6-like venues, turn it into an "family friendly only" nation.
Notice for the other measures they explicitly talk about alleviating them if X happens before Y - with the booze ban, it's just "extended until end of April", "extended until end of May". You can bet they are weighing up whether to ban it altogether, or have already decided to. This could be down to something as ridiculous as some companies saying bad things about the government or plain old control-freakery...or both these things.
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13 minutes ago, DrTuner said:
Expect another exodus of expats once the quarantines stop and flights resume. By that time Thailand could be a dry fundamentalist Buddhist state ran by an oppressive military junta. Just like the western neighbour.
My thoughts exactly. Expats leaving, no tourists arriving, and still a strong Thai baht just to ensure the complete and utter desctruction of the tourist economy here. Good job government.
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31st May 2020 headline: Booze ban extended through all of June due to 100% spike in daily cases (from 1 infection a day to 2). And so it goes. Welcome to Thaislam.
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2 minutes ago, George FmplesdaCosteedback said:
What we have to remember is that the wholesalers are banned from selling too... The brewers are in the same boat and have run out of space for stock so have stopped brewing/distilling...
It's almost like the oil industry - if only we could buy beer futures and take delivery on it to alleviate the storage problem.
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17 minutes ago, dukeandduke said:
My people on the ground took these at the Sukhumvit Soi 79 location.
So close, yet so far...all that lovely booze will have an A4 sheet in front of it telling us all in bad English that it's not for sale. And we can't even leave the damned country either.
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Thanks for the info guys, and sorry it's been asked before - at least this thread might introduce some people to this not-so-talked-about visa as an option in these days of very strict Thai immigration (loss of the non-immigrant O 'visiting friends and family' visa!).
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The Thailand Elite Visa for 5 years. You pay 500,000 baht, and it entitles you to 5 years in Thailand. No visa runs necessary, but you have to report every 90 days to your nearest immigration office. It seems a bit strange that this isn't mentioned enough - is it a scam or for real?
(their website is thailandelite.com)
Anyone actually using this visa? Given the way Thailand is going with visas (no more "friends and family" visa), it's looking quite good for me to go for it. I hope it's not a scam....
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Just is based around absolute justice, right and wrong.
Moral is based on the religious beliefs of you and your peers.Some words can have more than one definition, such as just and unjust:-
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/unjustAre we really arguing over definitions of words?
Sorry but only sheep take their cue from their shepherd, who turns out to be a wolf.
You've got to create your own code and live by it.
My point was just that - I was being a bit sarcastic and agreeing with this general point:-People choosing to amuse themselves however they like if they're not hurting others, live and let live, wherever they choose to live.I think we all know about the judgemental opinion some people have about westerners in Thailand ("carry out their scam ideas", "sex tourists" etc).
Any idea on waiting times for an initial interview for a UK visitor visa?
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Thanks everybody - much appreciated.