Thaihog

This from the website:

http://www.immi.gov....visa-labels.htm

Airline check in staff should have access to the visa computer data base.

Wouldn't hurt to have the letter in hand.

Croc, taken from the visa letter:-

'Certain Subclass 457 visa holders may travel label-free to Australia if they hold a passport from an eligible country. The complete list of eligible label-free countries for the Subclass 457 is available at: http://www.immi.gov....visa-labels.htm'

When you go to the website it doesn't list the eligible countries. Bloody typical govt. website, useless...

My GF doesn't have a visa label. She has just had the letter as the visa. If your missus has a newish passport it may actually be on a 'chip'.

Mine has been out to oz twice and no drama with visa.

Have a great time.

Thanks for your reply. My wife does in fact have a new passport, but it does not have a biometric chip which surprised me.

I was worried that we would be refused boarding at the check-in by some ignorant jobs worth, without the visa label. You have put my mind at ease.

I have been approved for a 457 visa for Oz and will taking wife who is also approved on my 457.

In order to avoid problems at check-in in Bangkok, I want to know if Thai passport holders need to have a visa label in their passport or will she just need to show the visa approval letter?

Govt. website is a complete waste of time. Phone calls to the OZ embassy go unanswered or they are engaged.

Cheers

OP, try the Holiday Inn on a Sunday... they do a great buffet which includes seafood (prawns, lobster, oysters, tuna, smoked salmon, etc) as well as a carvery, pasta station, Japanese food, Thai food and wonderful selection of desserts, there is even a chocolate fountain...price 550 baht...

is only on sunday? it seems really cheap

Sunday only, 11:30 to 14:30.... be sure to book as it's quite busy, and ask for a VIP card which will give you 20% discount...

OP, try the Holiday Inn on a Sunday... they do a great buffet which includes seafood (prawns, lobster, oysters, tuna, smoked salmon, etc) as well as a carvery, pasta station, Japanese food, Thai food and wonderful selection of desserts, there is even a chocolate fountain...price 550 baht...

What a joke... govt. officials trying to give themselves a pat on the back because the stats are down this year! The numbers are manipulated every year so are pretty meaningless...

If the BiB had more check points for drinking and driving that would help, but crime prevention isn't exactly one of their strong suits...

Come Songkran in another couple of months there will be another 500+ lives lost over the so called critical period...

Nothing will ever change in Thailand as the Hi-So's and Govt. don't really give a shit about the working class...

.. thai pae was an absolute cluster frack... one one side there was only ONE 3 ft. wide opening next to the TV van to enter and exit the square... i tried not to imagine anything happening to start a panic in the crowd.

In complete agreement with you there.... I'm surprised that nobody finished up in the moat...

Many of the hotels are running Christmas eve dinners, Christmas day lunches and dinners, as well as many restaurants. There should be a list posted in City Life, although it is never complete.

At the lower end of the upscale hotels the Siripanna VIlla (if I remember correctly) is running a Christmas Dinner buffet for 599 baht. The Shangri-la has dinner, lunches at various prices depending on the date and time--but the buffet meal is relatively the same including international cuisine, Thai, and traditional turkey and festive goodies. I found that the Shangri-la's best value is the Christmas Day dinner at 599 plus tax and service.

It is so nice to know that there is a lot of choice in dining out on Christmas this year.

Best wishes for a peaceful and joyous Christmas and New Year.

I just phoned the Shangri-la, the Xmas buffet is 1,176 baht with tax....

I phoned the Holiday Inn about the Xmas buffet, they were wanting 1,850 baht :o

I can not say for sure, but based on past years, The lunch time buffet. is much cheaper.

UG, As I said, I phoned the Holiday Inn and they quoted 1,850 or 1,480 baht if paid before Xmas...

i think he meant dinner not diner otherwise known as a greasy spoon.

Whats the scoop on the Holiday Inn buffet for Christmas day?

I phoned the Holiday Inn about the Xmas buffet, they were wanting 1,850 baht :o

Gymkhana golf club was formed back in 1898, so some of the founding British Expats obviously lived in Chiang Mai for a numbers of years prior to forming the club.

Come on MODS, get the finger out

If business is so good, then the Tourism Authority won't be needing the hundreds of million baht budget for their Miracle Thailand campaign..... then again

The frozen curries in Rimping seem to be priced more expensively than actually purchasing the dish freshly cooked at a restaurant.

As pointed out in many threads, there are no decent curries available in CM. Thats why most people cook their own.This was just a very good alternative to cooking your own, and definately better than any restaurant in CM.

Which Rimping branch, Nim City?

To be sure, it's tough to find a good 'Ruby Murray' in Chiang Mai....

Thanks....

Nobody has mentioned Disneyland in Hong Kong. If there was a direct flight from CNX it would be great for families with kids to go over there for a few days.

Can anybody comment from first hand experience about Disneyland and other amusement parks in Hong Kong?

Cheers :jap:

Some motor related Thai phrases http://www.expatmotors.co.th/phrases.html

She probably owns at least another 10 properties in Thailand, so at least she has somewhere else to live, unlike the majority of the flood victims...

Needless to say she will be well recompensed by the government to cover all damages done to her house...

I went to PP last week (26 Oct). Checked in at the Flamingos hotel and the guy (Bona) at reception said that he could get me a tourist visa no problem. Single entry $60 (includes agent fee), double not possible. Just gave him the money and my passport, no photos, flights, bank books, nada...

I gave him my passport in the morning and I got it back the next day in the evening.

Glad to be back in CNX to sober up, lol...

I went to Mae Sai every 2 weeks for 6 months and never had any hassle from Immigration.

Taken from Thai Embassy website, KL...

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR TOURIST (TR) VISA

Holiday/ Vacation purpose

1. Visa application form duly filled out.

2. Applicant’s passport valid not less than 6 months. Copy of passport.

3. (4 x 6 cm.) 4 passport sized photograph(s) of the applicant, taken within the past 6 months.

4. Original letter indicating reason and duration of visit.

4.1. Letter from the company certified by authorized director and affixed by the seal of the company, form 49 of the company (For applicant holding employment, professional and dependent pass) or

4.2. Letter from the school/college/university certified by authorized school director and affixed by the seal of the school/college/university. (For applicant holding student pass) or

4.3. Letter from the spouse and copy of marriage certificate and spouse’ identity card certified the true copy. (For applicant who married to a local).

5. Original and copy of return flight ticket to Thailand.

6. Traveler’s cheque for the amount of $500 or Bank Statement equivalent.

7. Original and copy of accommodation reservation in Thailand.

8. International Health Certificate for yellow fever vaccination.(If any)

These Consulates haven't got a clue as to what is required. Look at section 4.0, clearly non of the requested items are relevant for a Tourist Visa.

I thought KL was friendly towards Tourist Visas??/

I'm off to KL this week to make a tourist visa, and was wondering what funds are required to show the consulate if asked?

Has anybody recently managed to get a double entry tourist visa, or will I only get a single?

Cheers :jap:

Does anybody know the price of the corned beef on rye sandwich?

Is there anywhere to park the car near the shop?

Cheers :jap:

our daughter is in Baan khun Mae school on the Canal Rd

Maths and Science are taught in English (as in English)

We pay 3.500 a month.

The Australian teacher there says it's the best school he's ever taught in (8 schools in Thailand)

I think it's great, a lovely small school teaching good values as well as the normal stuff.

David

David,

The canal is a long road, can you give a more a more detailed location.

Thanks :jap:

MJo - Thanks for the information. I used the Toyota website to find their dealer in Laksi on the map as a reference, and it shows it being on the other side of the Don Muang Tollway. The attached map is great as the route practically goes past my door, so very easy to follow.

I have a RAV4 in Australia, so the reversing camera is a priority based on my experience with that, and people putting shopping trolleys behind the car while I am getting ready to reverse out

The tire pressures being to high seems to be common in Thailand, comments on another thread says they seem to pump it up to the maximum rated pressure, instead of the operating pressure.

Is there anyone you can recommend to talk to at that dealer, and contact details? As i may have to search the around the dealers a bit to get the current model all hints gratefully received.

Cheers

all cars leave factory with storagre pressure to avoid squared tyres, for a suv/pickup thats approx 45 Psi. Dealer supposed to deflate on delivery service, but........

even servicing, they often inflate to high. I always check pressure when pickup car from service, always to high. at pumps pressure gauge often not accurate or missing, or to hot tyres, so a tyre pressure gauge in car is needed. Tesco at 200 baht. Recommended tyre pressure on all cars sold in TH, sticker drivers door sill

What PSI do drivers here with 20" rims have in their tyres?

Mine are set at 38 psi front/back... just wondering if this is the cause of my poor fuel consumption or perhaps it's my heavy right foot, lol...