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8 hours ago, ChipButty said:

There is only one sure fire way and that is to charge extra for electric, You watch the guest turn it off then, 

 

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

Put individual meters on each room and inform the tourist they will be charged for each unit used upon check out.

Great way to get rid of customers. If a hotel/resort charged me for electricity I'd make sure not to go back there and tell my friends.

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

 

Yes...obviously.

Not that obvious, I'd easily rather drop 27k than having to deal with a court prosecution.

12 hours ago, RedCardinal said:

Thai son with my family name in his Thai passport.  Most recent departure 3 weeks ago.  He's 10, and IO asked him a bunch of questions in Thai about where is his mum before allowing him to leave.

 

I've always been asked for letter from his mum saying he can leave.  One time they called her phone to speak to her from the immigration desk, despite me having all the docs from family court showing I had joint custody (not married) and letter from mother.  That said, I've never had anything stamped by Amphur.  I've always taken his birth cert, copy of Family Court order, letter from mother with copy of her ID.  Has been sufficient every time.  Him having my family name might have eased this.  I've never been asked once for anything when departing my EU home country with my son alone..

 

So for anyone saying OPs doubts are unfounded: YMMV.

I'm expecting some questioning like that, but I'll be as prepared as you. 

38 minutes ago, DrJoy said:

 

So OPs fear is unfound

Thanks that gives me some peace of mind. I'll just go with all the documents and hope it works.
 

26 minutes ago, sateuk said:

Stopped me before with my 2 kids I just showed them both passports and birth certificate, and they made a quick phonecall to my wife and let us on our way, it's hit and miss I've never been asked again, you will have no problems, if you want more security take your wife to the airport if immigration ask they can go and see her, good luck

Yes good idea she can wait at the airport until we're past immigration.

5 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Has the OP called the airline and asked? A someone else said, it may just be as easy as having the wife go with you to the airport. 

I didn't try actually calling the airline but every official website I checked says that it needs the paper signed by the Amphur. And every traveller report that I've seen/heard had one of the 3 outcomes:

- Denied because something else was off (eg. Thai passport expired)

- Made it through, no questions asked

- Was questioned, but sorted after making a call to the wife

13 minutes ago, Artisi said:

that's sounds ok in theory but impactable and how about the return trip, can he exit the country they are travelling to without the wife being there - similar problem. 

His non-Thai passport (he has two) has a specific note that allows him to travel with just one parent.

9 minutes ago, scorecard said:

And what passport will your son use to exit Thailand?

To exit and re-enter Thailand he will use a Thai passport.

5 minutes ago, casey1 said:

I (NZ passport) have no problems leaving and entering Thailand with my Thai born son (travelling on Thai passport) without his Thai mum. I have never been asked to show proof of paternity or asked for a letter from his mum or any other document.

Having said that I always have a copy of his birth certificate and when travelling to NZ, I do need to show his NZ passport at check-in to prove eligibility to enter NZ or Australia.

But no dramas or documents have ever been requested and regular international travel is occurring.

His mum and I are divorced.

 

If you don't mind answering how old is your son?

1 minute ago, Woof999 said:

Her ticket can be to anywhere international. Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Vientiane etc.

Quite ingenuous lol, I'll keep that in mind but I think this could upset the immigration officer once they realize what I did.

14 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Knowing the Thai immigration and the way they operate, they will give you problems especially when a child is involved, best to bite the built pay the 7k and hope for the best or travel the 800k.

I would if I had any guarantee that the 7k would work. It's just a law office here in Pattaya, it won't be the official Amphur stamp.
 

11 minutes ago, VinnieK said:

Why don't you send you Mrs in the amphur?

Thais with thais, may be able to work a compromise out..cough..cough

The local Amphur here? The guy seemed very inflexible.

7 minutes ago, FriendlyFarang said:

Where is your wife now?

Here with me in Pattaya
 

Just now, Woof999 said:

Buy your wife the cheapest international ticket from the same airport at roughly the same time on the same day, no checked luggage. She can be with you and your son as you go to the immigration desk on departure. She does not need to take the flight.

 

I'm not saying to make it look like your son is travelling with your wife, but he then boards with you, as that would be naughty at best.

I don't think I would even make it to immigration that way, she would be refused at the Check in for not having a visa.

I have an imminent trip abroad (9 days, tickets bought) with my 6 year old son (wife is Thai and not going).

For some reason I believed that I could get this parental letter of consent (หนังสือให้ความยินยอม) stamped here at the Banglamung Amphur, but they're blatantly refusing to do it and wants us to go do it in Ubon (tabien baan is registered there). We're out of time, loads of things to get ready.

I called a local law office here and they're asking 7000b to do/stamp the paper themselves, but I don't know if I'd be just throwing money away as it wouldn't be the official Amphur stamp. 

I can provide every possible document that shows that it's my kid and I'm in good terms with the wife - copies of every document, can even provide video evidence of her saying that the kid can travel with me. The kid's surname is the same as mine and he looks like me. 

The question is, traveling with all the other supporting documentation and even the possibility to video call my wife - how likely is it for immigration to make problems about it?

I’m here at the Banglamung Amphur now and they’re refusing to do it. They’re saying since the tabien Baan is from Ubon we need to make it there.

This is ridiculous, how come the location matters it’s just a piece of paper that authorizes a trip 

Ok so here is the outcome so far: I went to the one in Pattaya today - although I was booked for Friday they still accepted it. Was quite empty (the passport office next door was PACKED).

They asked for a lot more documents than I had brought, good thing I didn't go all the way to Bangkok or it would've been a wasted trip. In 30 min I made a round trip to my house to get all the remaining documents and they finally accepted it, I had to pay 200 baht.

However, as far as I understood they don't stamp anything here in Pattaya, it's all sent to Bangkok and it takes 2 business days, then I can come back to pick it up. Assuming nothing else goes wrong, this should work quite well. Thanks @DrJoy

On 3/18/2023 at 3:19 PM, Maestro said:

I have a feeling that the person whose signature needs to be authenticated must be present, with his identification documents, and must sign the document in the presence of the consular official.

No problems with that, my only concern is not being able to get this one on time. 

20 hours ago, DrJoy said:

Thai MFA has an Office in Central Pattaya you can visit there for your legalization stamp.

 

No need to come to BKK

 

You will get it on the 3rd day.

 

You will have to fix an online appointment -

 

https://qlegal.consular.go.th

 

 

Hope this helps you out.

that was a BIG help, thanks a lot. I just hope they can accommodate my request beforehand (earliest booking was Friday), I'm literally on the brink of not getting it in time.

In case they can't make it in time, do you know if the Bkk office would accept walk ins without booking in advance?

I need to get a Thai person's signature authenticated/notarized with the stamp of the MFA. I'm driving from Pattaya so their office in Lak Si is quite far, I read they have other branches but they're caller Department (not Ministry) of Foreign Affairs. Are they the same?

Apologies for my confusion about authenticated/notarized, but it's a document in English from the embassy and they requested that it needs to have a signature from my wife and the stamp of the MFA. When I asked if they wanted a notary to stamp it, they said the stamp they need is from the MFA.

Also, is this something they can do in the same day?

TIA

I have here an expired (in 2020) yellow fever vaccine certificate that I might need to re-enter the country.

I know that the NHS/WHO has already declared worldwide years ago that all certificates are valid for life (even expired ones). But I am still a bit concerned that some airline/immigration staff might not know about this and I'd hate to have boarding/entry denied.

Is there a place (preferably in Pattaya) I could go to and get a new certificate without taking the unnecessary shot?

TIA

On 3/6/2023 at 11:45 AM, Tony M said:

Try this company. Good reputation.  

 

https://www.facebook.com/pneung.neung

Thank you, will send them a message

Wife and kid are registered in Ubon, I need that to travel with the kid alone. I read that it's highly recommended to have consent letter signed/stamped at the Amphur office.

Would the Banglamung Amphur office do it or would it require a trip to Ubon? Thanks

13 hours ago, proton said:

You don't have to apply for Denmark you can get one from another country

 

https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/10-easiest-schengen-countries-to-obtain-a-schengen-visa/

I thought about that but I don't think I could get approved unless I have flight/accommodation booked for the country I'm applying at, right?

6 minutes ago, proton said:

I got it off here but cant find it now, I will have a look for the print out

Thanks, it will be great help.

I've looked around and it's amazing that an agent could grow so big and with with such a bad service, the internet has countless complaints of all sorts of issues (website, not being able to contact, taking too long to return passports) and yet they managed to get so many countries to use them as the main channel for handling the visas.

43 minutes ago, proton said:

Unless it got changed EU law states you can apply at the embassy for a shengen visa and they cannot send you to the agent. Had this argument at the Italian embassy 4 years ago, after showing them the law they gave in and did it themselves

That would be great, do you happen to have a link to this law? I couldn't find it on my search

The website appointed by the Danish embassy for a visa (Apparently the only option) has been a non ending frustration of bugs, rejected payments and even "restricting" my account so I can't do more attempts for 24-48 hours.

Calling them was useless, a muffled voice with a strong Indian accent, had to try my best and they basically told me to keep trying.

This is driving me insane, the trip date is approaching and who knows how long this will take. Are there any good visa services that would help me out with this? I don't mind paying the premium I just don't want to deal with this horrible company.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

his money - that he had borrowed from friends and a relative and the bank

To me this is way worse than the actual decision of sending the money to the girl.

If you're 62 and sort of broke, how come you are borrowing money to buy of all things a house in Thailand that won't ever be yours? And a quite fancy one if we're talking 4M upcountry.

At that age, if you are single and don't have 4M spare, that should be a no brainer. Never use all the money you have to buy anything, let alone the money you don't have.

14 hours ago, Neeranam said:

The tourist police are useless.

I think the point here is that by asking to call tourist police or interpreter is that you will cause them to potentially lose time, so if it's a bad cop looking for an easy victim they'll likely let you go and move on to another one that will be easier to scam.

11 hours ago, jvs said:

Yes i can also not understand why the village people did not shoot them,

Dogs can get away with ANYTHING in Thailand. If you were there and saved the guy by shooting the dogs you'd be in deep <deleted>.

19 hours ago, alex8912 said:

I bet 90% or more of the fruit was eaten by a Thai person associated with the airport! Especially those Japanese melons ???? 

 Definitely, must be quite a delight to work there and have a daily accessible supply of japanese melons, korean/japanese strawberries and those other fruits that are 100x better than anything produced here. 

The strawberries here that come close are those imports that cost 2000+ THB for a box.