Peabody

3 hours ago, webfact said:

a blood alcohol content of 104 milligrammes

Meaningless number by itself.

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Initially, the three trucks available will be stationed at Walking Street, near the Pattaya City water pump station, and Central Beach when there are no events. 

Of course, when there ARE events, you are siht out of luck.

2 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

but is not allowed to say or so what he wants to. So, the best way for him to spend that time it to sleep.

When he testifies himself, he can respond to questions, like any other defendant. In the meantime, he has hired lawyers to speak for him.

2 hours ago, save the frogs said:

But one thing I remember is the tone of his voice was the same no matter what he was talking about.

 

He could spit out the news about bombs going off and children being killed and then 5 minutes later talk about the weather with the same tone of voice. 

Isn't that what characterizes an objective NEWS caster? A la Walter Cronkite?

What is the payoff for Sretta and his friends to keep calling for this rate reduction? 

Can any business be conducted immediately after their terms end on May 10?

Are there any stop signs at that intersection? Regardless, the scooter was clearly in the intersection before the (speeding?) white car arrived.

No PIN for the credit card police found --> case closed

6 hours ago, KanchanaburiGuy said:

I'll be looking forward to an update. It's the 17th, now. Did she leave on the 16th? Braving it out until May 9? Or braving it out to get the ED visa?

Braving it out! Will go to Jomtien immi early next month for an extension of stay and see what happens.

Before she returned, we spoke about the various foreigner crackdowns taking place and to be prepared for questions. A small group of her friends just became stuck in Lao after being denied entry. I'm not sure about their details, but it sounds like they may have been on multiple visa-exempt entries also.

11 hours ago, scoutman360 said:

I am not sure why people buy "throw away" or "rented" tickets.

Convenience. We'll be using fully refundables in the future.

4 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Which you were provided by OnwardTicket.com... just because you missed it doesn't mean it wasn't provided... always look in "spam" as well as your inbox.

Never said I missed it. The receipt for some $16 would have confirmed to the IO that it was not a bona fide ticket. The email with the ticketing info was from Onward ticket and, again, would have been a negative.

In the future, we will just go through the extra hassle of buying a valid, fully refundable ticket.

42 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

47 minutes ago, Peabody said:

Standard printout, but I purchased the ticket from Onward.com and she therefore had no receipt or email from the ticket seller.

That's not correct. 

Make up your mind what onward flight you provided. 

Rent a ticket

Rented ticket from Onwardticket.com

18 minutes ago, Bvor said:

what form of air ticket was shown to I/O and why did she not believe it was a valid ticket?

Standard printout, but I purchased the ticket from Onward.com and she therefore had no receipt or email from the ticket seller, so the IO did indeed make it an issue. That's one more than zero issues.

22 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

You are confused.

A throw away flight refers to a real ticket booked and paid for.

Simply not used. 

A rent a ticket from companies such as "onwardticket.com " also work .

Zero issues. 

Please post facts

Whatever you call it, the fact is the IO demanded the email from the ticket issuer AND the receipt for payment.

FWIW, regarding throwaway tickets. They now want to see the email from the airline/agent and, most importantly, a payment receipt.

We've discussed marriage many times. Not just for the ability for her to stay, but for beneficiary purposes, assuming I pass before her.

24 minutes ago, flexomike said:

you can only do two land border crossings per calendar year

Her only land border crossing was in January 17 this year. All others by air

23 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

What status (visa/extension) do you have in Thailand.  

Retirement for me, since 2015

23 minutes ago, Liquorice said:

She doesn't have a valid tourist visa, she has permission of stay until May 9th.

It looks as though she's been entering visa exempt (without a visa) to many times within a given period, hence the questioning.

Yeah, I used the wrong wording there.

Anyway, the basic question is, should she be worried about not leaving on April 16, the date the IO threatened her with blacklisting?

Also, I kinda thought that the clock reset each calendar year. It was only her 2nd entry this year.

My Filipina GF (together now for >10 years) arrived at Suvarnabhumi from India last week. Here is a list of Thai entries in her passport:

1. Entered Oct 5, 2022, stamped in until Nov 18, 2022, left Nov 18, 2022. Total 34 days.
2. Entered March 2, 2023, stamped in until April 15, 2023. Extended at Jomtien on April 11, 2023. Extension granted until May 15, 2023. Departed May 14, 2023. Total 73 days.
3. Entered Oct 19, 2023, stamped in until Nov 17, 2023. Departed Nov 9, 2023. Total 21 days.
4. Entered Dec 19, 2023, stamped in until Dec 18, 2023. Extended at Jomtien, extension granted until Jan 17, 2024. She did a border hop to Cambodia on Jan 17, 2024, returning the same day. Total 54 days. Total 148 days in 2023.
5. Reentered from Cambodia Jan 17, 2024, stamped in until Feb 15, 2024. Departed Feb 12, 2024. Total 26 days.
6. Entered April 10, 2024, from India, stamped in until May 9, 2024.

That's her history and here's what happened when she reentered on April 10.
1. Interrogated at office on entry. The female IO asked for her departure ticket, which she had, dated April 16 departure. Also showed 30K THB cash. Plan was to discard her ticket and apply for an extension sometime before May 9.
2. IO said she didn't believe it was a valid ticket , took pictures, and had her sign some form. The form was a large piece of paper, folded in half, and IO told her not to look inside, just sign the paper, and then took another picture of her holding the paper and her passport. Told her she had to leave on the date on the ticket, April 16 or the IO would blacklist her for a year. The IO then proceeded to STAMP HER IN UNTIL MAY 9, but put a small dot next to the departure by date on her stamp (stamp pictured below)!

Obviously, she's had many entries. She doesn't work here and is supported by me. She told IO that she takes care of her BF and we travel around Thailand together, which we do. IO said she doesn't care about BF. 

So I'm wondering, since she has a valid tourist visa until May 9, can she stay until May 9? Is there a chance that she would be denied an extension at Jomtien while waiting for an ED visa (applying next week for ED visa). I posted some questions on AN a couple of days ago asking about schools, fees, etc.) or might she be denied and blacklisted on exit, because she didn't exit on April 16?

She would actually study Thai as part of our long-term plan, so she's not planning to do the bogus ED visa thing. She's been learning the Thai alphabet to get primed for language lessons.
 

46 minutes ago, pub2022 said:

You can budget about 35k baht...

Much obliged!  🙂