randymarsh

3 hours ago, PoodThaiMaiDai said:

Yes, it is confusing because the sticker they put in your passport is good for 5 years, but when you arrive in Thailand they stamp your book but write a date on the stamp one year later.

 

But they do not tall you anything about it.

 

So unless you are aware or look it can be overlooked.

If you keep going in and out of Thailand regularly, do you get a new stamp for a year from your latest arrival?

And do you know the process to renew every 5 years?

12 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

It appears to be the extra privileges. For the ultimate privilege.

 

Source: https://www.thailandelite.com/at-your-service/card/elite-ultimate-privilege-membership?locate=en&popup=false

 

Superiority is here. https://www.thailandelite.com/at-your-service/card/elite-superiority-extension-membership?locate=en&popup=false

Thanks, it seems like a pretty significant price increase for a couple of extra things.  Plus the second one being called "Extension" made me wonder if it was an add-on or an upgrade to an existing visa.  They don't make things easy to follow.

I have another question.  Does anyone know of any suitable health insurance for an elite visa?  If I get the 20 year, I'd probably be looking at spending most of my time in Thailand but I won't be working.  I don't know if I should get an open-ended travel (holiday insurance), some allow you to extend while you're travelling.  Or whether a more formal annual health insurance policy would be more appropriate, and if so, with who?

Can someone explain the difference between these 2:

Elite Ultimate Privilege 20 Years  = 2m THB + 20k THB / year

Elite Superiority Extension 20 Years = 1m THB and no annual fee

2 minutes ago, BritTim said:

The expired visa is a non issue. Whether you will receive a visa exemption will just depend on your history of stays in Thailand, especially over the last year or so.

Which is why I got the tourist visa in the first place, all the fearmongering on here.  But I should be good as by the time I finally get round to going, I won't have been in for around 18 months.

I got an SETV from London in November and due to a few things that have come up, I'm not going to get to Thailand before it expires.

If I apply for a new SETV while this unstamped one is in my passport, will the embassy be ok with that?  Will they just stamp my old one as VOID?

Or my other plan as I don't really want to go through the pain of an online visa application again, as i still wake up with night sweats, would be to travel in on the 30 day exempt.  Will immigration be ok with this?  Again I guess they will just VOID my visa as expired and give me 30 days?

My instinct on this story btw is that its fake news.  No good sources.  The guys in Phuket and young, the vaping idea sounds more likely. 

5 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

No, before passport control, as you're walking towards passport control, there are large cameras that look like having 20 cm lenses at the front. They scan the image in temperature and on the screen of operator there are colours from green to red - anyone in red has fever and is stopped and taken aside. Issue with this method is that you could be infected but not develop symptoms yet, so you would appear green on the screen.

Thanks. Can't picture this at all though.  I don't think I've ever been scanned? Or is everybody scanned?

You mean through passport control?  I always thought that was just a regular camera taking my photo

I've never heard of thermal surveillance before.  How does it work?  Is it just a fancy word for checking someone's temperature, or is it the futuristic scanning of literally everyone in the airport robocop style like I hope it is.

On 11/16/2019 at 2:16 PM, treetops said:

From where?

Uk application so London

When to use? Thanks

Ding I used the app on Android.  My card is visa but it accepts others.

On 11/9/2019 at 11:13 AM, treetops said:

He will require a hotel booking and return ticket just to get the visa issued surely?

No need. I got an SETV last week with no outward flight.

I've been messaging with the AIS support via email, they're really good, fast to reply and good english.

They recommended an app called Ding to top up using a UK card.  And it works.  I've topped up 5 times this morning, 10฿ each time and that has extended my card expiry date out to May 2020.  Problem solved.  Really wanted to keep this SIM as it's 3 years old 

Was using a UK card so that's why

Thanks for the responses

I've got an AIS SIM and I can see on the app I've actually had it for 2 years 7 months.  It still seems to be working while in the UK, e.g. I can receive SMS to it and make calls.  But how do I know when it will expire?  I can't see any expiry date in the app

Can someone explain the expiry date thing.  I have the myAIS app.  Where can I check if my sim has expired?

Always says unable to top up

It goes through the visa verification stage ok but then it says

Sorry, we cannot process your payment or top up. Please contact your card-issuing bank

17 hours ago, simon43 said:

My Elite visa in Thailand cost me 100,000 baht.

 

My one year, multi-entry business visa with work permit in Laos cost me 18,000 baht....

Why was your elite visa so cheap?

29 minutes ago, SERGERAMOS said:

Good luck with that if your from the uk getting a visa online is a total nightmare 

Agreed I did it last week.  Still get flashbacks.

On 11/7/2019 at 2:19 PM, randymarsh said:

Thanks.  If I get rejected, do I get a big red REJECT stamp in my passport?

 

I ask as I'm doing a bit of an experiment as I'm applying with a 1 way flight and only 1 nights accommodation booked.  I'm not doing this to be lazy, I'm doing this because in the real world this is how I live, I keep my return open and I don't plan ahead on my exact locations for an entire 90 days.  I fail to see why they ask for such things and I'm hoping if I am successful, it will put others at ease.

Replying to myself in case anyone's interested.  I applied for a SETV through the London Embassy.  Ignoring all the problems with the online application, which was a nightmare, I was able to get a visa with:

A one way flight ticket to Thailand

One nights accommodation booked for my day of arrival

Proof of residence I uploaded my passport page again

The main takeaway is they are not fussed about return tickets or onward travel.

The problem I've found is if I refuse cipro the doctor's don't ever have an alternative to prescribe.

1 hour ago, Nanaplaza666 said:

If you don't use it anyway why this qeustion ????????? Just don't bring it if you don't use it and when here and need something for your problem get some medicine here . Don't understand the whole qeustion . Had nothing to do ???

There are many types of antidepressants but that doesn't mean they all do the same thing, or have the same effect.  Moclobemide is the only one I find effective.  I wouldn't touch an SSRI or an irreversible MAOI for example.  

2 hours ago, PPMMUU said:

If it really is food poisoning you don't need any kind of antibiotics (cipro included).

What?  I nearly died from food poisoning about 4 years ago and only a serious dose of IV antibiotics saved me (not a drip, they shot the whole thing into my arm at once).  I wouldn't be here without the doctors in that hospital in a village in the middle of nowhere.  So pretty irresponsible comment from you there.

1 hour ago, uhuh said:

So this is the  third case that Sheryl mentioned may need antibiotics:

- fever 

- blood in stool 

- cannot keep water in your body 

This case definitely needs medical attention, the doctor may try treatment without antibiotics,  just iv drip. If the doctor wants to use antibiotics a drip may not be necessary.  Usually the doctor will use ciprofloxacin.

The side effects (damage to achilles tendons) are well known,  can be very nasty,  but are quite rare. Alternatives to ciprofloxacin do exist but have drawbacks of their own.

I agree with you.  I was replying to some idiot who said no need to see a doctor if you're sick.

3 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

No myth I had it for a UTI and it did my tendons in, Dr had never heard of the side effects either. This seems to happen in older people over 60. Take at your own risk!

Was it permanent tendon damage?  Or are you ok now?