LeeThayer

Banana IT, had a custom built computer for 8K.

"the government’s ambition to see 2 trillion travelers visit Thailand in 2015 will be achieved without a hitch."

I see a hitch. Every person on earth would have to travel here at least 285 times. Might be a shortage of hotel rooms...

Don't worry, Phuket will have the rooms covered

A bit of a side question that I'm sure has been answered here 1,000 times, though I can't seem to track down a clear answer, but what is the fee for her not checking in?

For example: Non-O lasts until December, 2013, but you haven't checked in or left the country in 120 days (30 days over). What's the fee?

If you have a 90 day entry and have stayed 120 days you are here illegally and the fine is 500 baht per day so currently 15,000 baht. The max fine is 20,000 baht and jail time.

If you actually have an extension of stay valid until December but have not made address reports the normal fine is 2,000 baht or 4,000 baht if arrested. Max fine is 5,000 baht plus 200 baht per day.

Thanks for that. What's still unclear for me is what an extension of stay is. I have a one year, multiple entry Non-O, which expires at the end of this year. 4 months ago I flew across the border, stayed a few days, and came back. Now I'm 1 month over that stamp.

Visa says I'm good til the end of the year, but the 90 day stamp says I'm a bad, bad person. Am I on the 500 baht a day thing, or 5k max thing?

1. Hows is your mother here? What visa? She is not entitled to a visa based on you being married to a Thai.

2. A visa is permission to enter the country for no more than 90 days, an Extension is permission to stay in country for up to 1 year with 90 day reports of address.

What am I missing?

Ok, not a rocket scientist here. An extension of stay is very easy. For your wife, she need's to be registered in the town where you are together. I do beleive it is Thai law that changing places of residence, needs to be updated on their their ID cards within 90 days. Takes 30 minutes and about 40 baht for this, and is easy. By the way, you will need a paper from the Amphur for marriage, every year, this takes 20 minutes to, easy to do and not rocket science. Why not show the proof of residence and be done with it?

I have been doing the extensions for 8 years, no problem if you have the papaerwork correct

She is in Indonesia, their laws. She is an adult and knew what she was doing, why does the UK need to pay the legal fee?

Thailand, the hub of stupid xxxxx!

Thailand, hub of plastic bags, spoons, and straws.

Chiang Mai, Hub of Haze

Why did Thailand agree to host this conference? did they expect the whole world to come & give them a big slap on the back & thumbs up for their treatment of endangered species?

Hub of endangered species.

How did that socialist medicine work out for you? RIP.

Thailand, HUB of deaths? RIP to the man.

Thailand, Hub of ID cards.

Thailand, the hub of human trafficking.

My only question for the scratches on a jet ski, what are they hitting to do this? Floating rocks?

When an airport taxi can run over you while you are stopped while they are making a u-turn on a one way road, the police find the car and let them go, and when you go later to the police station and the sergeant there says nothing in the log, "it didn't happen" kind of makes you wonder.

Lots of hubs going nowhere in Thailand. When are they going to build the spokes, wheels and the rest of the wagon to go along with all those hubs, and start moving in some useful direction?

Probably the best comment

Once again, Thailand wil be the laughing stock of the world.

Apparently they have never been to Phuket.