Debothai

Oman Air was very good and i will use them again...Especially since they use thai stewardesses and they are very attentive and helpful to all passengers.

next 1-2 months i will post some of my son.... he is still inside....

so it is not possible to renew a uk passport in the uk embassy in bangkok???

You don't have to leave Thailand and get a new visa. Your extension of stay for living with your Thai wife qualifies you to pick up the work permit when it is ready, and you can continue to apply for extensions of stay based on your marriage after you start working.

Thank you for this info, I plan to do just that...

There are good farangs and bad farangs here of course, but it is the same in any country there are good expats and bad ones. It depends on what they can get away with.

It is not just foreigners who crave for western food, that is why you see the food in Tops, like Cheese, Marmite, etc. Or go into a Large Mall you find McDonalds and KFC, both western restaurants.

Based on extensive research involving Mrs Soutpeel, I can conclude that the only reason Marmite is imported to satisfy British expats... ...she hates the stuff which I find quite offensive considering some of the cr*p she eats...

-my wife says that marmite is pla-ra-farang- she hates the stuff...

The other day i visited my thai friend in dubai who lives in a two bedroom apartment...I slept in the spare room, and I asked him whether his 7 year old daughter used this room when she and her mummy visited from thailand and he replied 'no the daughter sleeps with mummy and daddy'...He also said that she couldn't sleep alone, 'no way', I think that this is a normal thing in thai culture...In my case, my baby boy is being born next month, and we will be living in a one bedroom apartment with my wife, in all likelihood the little fellow will be sleeping with us...When he gets to be 3-4 years old we'll try to have a room for him probably. Besides, i don't think that doing the necessary man's duty while the baby sleeps is a problem...it only becomes a problem when the child is older..Then we would go to a rong-raem man root ...(with my mia only of course)and get a baby sitter for the night......

I think you can't tell your mia that your child has to sleep in another room, chances are that she won't accept that. Much better to tell her that you need to have sex, then she will arrange it.

I would say that money does grow on trees, for one that owns a successful fruit plantation...

I have posted this topic earlier prior to obtaining my non Imm O visa.

I have since been issued with this visa at the Dubai Consulate. My O visa is the type related to marriage and it is multiple entry. I am 40 years old.

In my previous post several members indicated that it would be possible for me to get a WP and work using my Non Imm O visa. My prospective employer has assured me that they would take care of my WP if I were successful in my application for work. I plan to inform them of my visa type if and when I am offered a job.

Please tell me what will happen if I do get this job. I would have to exit and re-enter thailand in order to resign from my present job in the UAE. I would need 2-3 weeks in UAE to prepare my resignation, cancelling of UAE visa and arranging to ship my items to Thailand. How will the mulitple entry non-Imm O visa help me in this scenario?:jap:

I have been coming to Thailand for long enough, so I know the facts.

I also spent 5 years working in Saudi Arabia.

First of all it is NOT Thailand who blocks the Saudis from coming here. In fact it is the Saudi authorities who often refuse a Saudi the right to go to Thailand. They do this by trying to prevent the Thai consulate in Saudi Arabia from issueng visas to Saudi citizens for travel to Thailand. There is no prohibition on Saudi citizens coming to Thailand here in Thailand.

Secondly, in Saudi Arabia there is an active "religious police" for the purpose of keeping Saudis from straying off the path of their own strict and orthadox intepretation of Isalam. That includes discourageing young Saudi males who want to go to Thailand for the "bars. booze, and loose women" scene.

Many Saudis who come to Thailand first get a visa to another Asian country...Singapore or Malaysia are favorites...and then make a "detour" and stop-over in Thailand during their journey. Saudis can also easily drive across the causeway to Bahrain...and get a visa from the Thai consulate there for Thailand.

Now, as to what happened:

A wealthy Saudi had some of the jewelry in his house stolen...it was a group of the foriegn servents from Asia he had hired who were the culprits. At least one of them was a Thai. All the thieves fled the country.

The Saudi who had his jewelry stolen managed to trace the Thai theif to Thailand. He had influence, and was able to get the Thai police to arrest the thief, and recover some of the jewelry.

While the thief was in jail, some of the recovered jewelry was "lost" while in the possesion of the police.Shortly afterward the wife of a high ranking Thai police officer was seen wearing what was claimed to be a necklace with some of the jewels from the stolen jewelry at a dinner party here in Thailand. She claimed that the necklace was purchased here in Bangkok. This may have been true, apparently the thieves had removed the stones from the jewelry and had them remounted here in Thailand. So the woman may have bought the necklace without knowing the source of the jewels. At any rate, this caused a big problem between the Thai police and the Saudi government. For a period the Saudi authorities did stop Saudis from coming to Thailand, but that ban was later recinded. Now the Saudis just try to discourage the Thai consulate from issueing visa to saudi citizens...as I mentioned above.

If I recall correctly, all this started in the 1980's...not sure exactly when.

And another point. Many Thai bargirls do not like and will actively try to avoid any Saudis that come into the bar where the girls are working. I saw this with my own eyes. I was in a bar, early in the afternoon, before there were many customers. A group of 3 Saudi males entered, sat down and ordered drinks. They made obvious attempts to try to attract a group of bargirls without a "customer". The bargirls would not accept a drink from the Saudis, would not talk to them, and turned thier backs..litterly... on the Saudis. The Saudis realized they weren't wanted in that bar, quickly finished their drinks. and left. As they were leaving one of the bargirls made a rude jesture at the departing Saudis...basically the Thai equivlent of "giving them the finger".

At the time I was talking to another bargirl who I knew and I saw the whole thing occur. Since I had once worked in Saudi Arabia, and wanting to express my then general opinion of the Saudis I had known, I bought the bargirls who had rejected them each a drink. I made sure the mamasan who served them the drinks let them know why I had bought then a drink also.

That was some years ago now, and my then active dislike for Saudis has now simply turned to a more mild preference to simply avoid ever talking to them.

Agree totally with you...(about your views on KSA), even though I still haven't had the misfortune of working there.

I managed to get mine, I needed the letter from my wife and the uae sponsorship letter also and then it was okay...I got it in one day.

I also thought that having a non-imm O visa can be used to get a WP once a job is secured..I also have received my non-imm O visa based on my marriage to a thai.I too, would have prefered a non-imm B visa, but since I don't have a secure offer yet, I opted for an non-imm O visa...with the idea that it would be possible to get a WP.

there are 3 ways to say it....lob-luang is a polite way. go-hok is a direct way and doh-lae is an impolite way...Best never to use the workd doh-lae..:jap: all mean liar.

Thanks PS - I haven't got the letter from my wife...anyway I will try my charms tomorrow at the consulate...I sort of know this lady who works there...She is half-indian/thai.

Yes my wife is thai and resides in Bangkok now. We are expecting our child in June/July, I may also be successful in getting a job in Thailand and I was wondering if the work permit would be feasible with my O -type visa. However my prospective employer has promised to do all arrangements regarding the w.p.

yes around 5000 baht....that is correct...that is 610 dirhams.

Would I be able to obtain a work permit if i have this visa? I am in talks with a company for possible work in Thailand.

It is a fashion statement...and also a kind of statement of 'availability' though not by all....Personally i dislike tatooes, but they are definitely very popular...The beauty of the body of a woman, especailly an Asian woman, does not need a tattoo to augment it...In fact, a tattoo diminishes this natural beauty. However, many many disagree with this.

I have never tried dubai consulate for doing visas, because i always go short term to thailand, but now I plan to move there...I think it will be as our american friends say 'pure vanilla'...

I personally know one consulate employee, and she told me that it is straight forward, about 500 dirhams...Anyway, I will go tomorrow and I will post my experience on the forum....

I am going to do my multiple entry Non-Imm O visa tomorrow at the Thai Consulate in Dubai....What is the normal average cost for this in various embassies/consulates???

also one important thing to remember is that the larger vehicle always has the right of way...

I love the attention thais give to babies...My wife especially, even here in dubai, likes to talk to and make funny gestures to various babies, almost always that we see in restaurants in UAE and also in thailand...:jap:

My little one is born next month...Of course we'll take him along to upscale and down-scale restaurants....Besides in Thailand everybody loves babies and infants....

www.siam-legal.com - here is a company that specializes in doing this...no hassles...I have used them in our marriage and I was completely satisfied.

Tell the MIL that in order for you to be paying for her as well sex would be expected once payment is made but you would like to try before you buy first.

Actually transport and hotels in Muscat are not a concern since i will be visitng a friend who lives and works there, and visas are also provided at the airport to those with uae visa. I was more interested to hear about the oman air experience...from those who travelled with them before...

in departures there is also a family mart.