dick turpin

Long story short...does he want to go through the hassle of 

doing two extensions in one year or just the one.

Thought the economy was supposedly in the doldrums.

"With Thailand's shift towards an online visa system"

.........be sure to wake me up as soon as that happens.

Thinking of installing a first time pool.

Like look of the "Family Pool" which

Is marketed by JD Pools, a small nine

metre fibreglass option which would

suit my needs.

Do folk have experience of this company

and this particular pool. 

Thoughts welcome.

Korat immigration always resets the 90-day report at

extension renewal same desk, so no great hassle

Thought they gave up on the TM6 some time ago.

Still have one from last entry in 2918, asked IO

if needed to retain, first she said no then said

best to keep it.

Just now, connda said:

Until Thailand puts police in patrol cars which stops drivers for moving violations (like weaving all over the road and driving erratically, speeding, reckless driver, etc) then they will never get a handle on the road fatalities and accidents.  However, as long as we are on it - if Western police patrol car standards were applied to Thailand?  85% of the people on the road would get pulled over for "driving erratically."  One part of the equation is enforcement using patrol cars, but the primary problem in Thailand is that the majority of the population don't have a clue how to actually drive.  That includes the BIB. The driving tests are a ***king joke.  If they want to apply Western standards like Western countries, begin with training the government transporatation officials to understand Western driving techniques and standards, then train "driving schools" to implement those standards, then mandate that drivers takes lessons from driving schools, and also earmark funds to teach driving courses and Western driving standards to teenager in the Thai equivalent of "High School" (M4-5-6).  And make sure those kids see plenty of graphic dead bodies of road fatalities presented by the Road Traffic cops assigned to "public services outreach" to public school.  I still remember the WSP coming to our high school to present "The Roads of Death" or something like that to our "Drivers Education Classes" in high school.  "This person was three times over the drunk driving limit when he ran into the back of this truck (show man with the top of his head gone and his brains hanging out in brilliant Techa-Color."  It has in impact.

Anyway - will any of this happen?  Never in a million years.  So the carnage will continue and Thailand will continue to earn the coveted title of "The Number One Most Deadly Roads In The World" every two or three years.

How about some paragraphs along the way.

The Youtuber in question talks a load of tosh

Think that should read "tourist gouge"

....And in return would be grateful if you could keep

your elephants within the bounds of the park and

not in my back garden

Why not build all four....

13 hours ago, rocket2 said:

Anyone highlights along the way to Buriram and susaket? Any smaller Angkor temples not to far off the main road?  Driving with the family in November ultimately rolling into sisaket (the Paris of Isarn). 
 

always amazed at some of the old Angkor ruins strewn around the border provinces.

Isaan!

Just now, Seppius said:

From the horse's mouth, sounds perfect for some people, really excellent t video from RW4U, ends all the debate

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfy6zvvekkE

 

 

You talking about the video posted on here

two days ago.....try and keep up.

Had a shipment sent via DHL, after it arrived they

sent me an email saying it would only be delivered

after I paid them customs and VAT charges

Just now, OJAS said:

Might be a tad difficult to self-declare at your local immigration office instead during business hours, though, since all offices are closed between 9:00AM on Sunday 21 July and 9.00AM on Monday 22 July (the second date being a public holiday)!

Trust you are not harbouring any doubts that online reporting

will be back up and running bright and early Monday morning.

Perish the thought.

Just now, Gandtee said:

Good job I did mine on Monday and got it on Tuesday. Always a good fast service. It is a pity there is no way to do Retirement visa renewals online. One day maybe? But not in my lifetime.

One day we will laugh about back in the day when we used

to have to go in person to immigration to renew an extension,

but as you say, not in this life. 

Just now, soalbundy said:

I was recently quoted 6 weeks by VFS.

VFS works on the "up to six weeks" principle

so that you are pleasantly surprised when it

turns up three weeks later and you are suitably

impressed at such an efficient service.

Just now, mokwit said:

I'm afraid you will have to clarify what you mean, do you mean someone has 5 years in which to do two entries or one entry followed by an extension, or are you saying over 5 years you can exit extend exit extend continuously until the 5 years is up, or perhaps only once per calendar year? You post is really not clear.

360 days total over five years, cut it how you want with multi-entry visa.

Let's end the converation there.

Just now, mokwit said:

We will see, I have been dealing with Thai visas for 30 years and watched as they closed off all long stay options/strategies including Non Imm multiple entries. The fact is that the Thai authorities seem very uncomfortable with people, especially  young people with no obvious source of income staying here long term - yes we have the Govt recognising people legitimately earn money remotely now, but look how stringent the requirements are for that BOI visa (and all the others for that matter). I reiterate, the devil/disqualifier for many will be the "registered company" requirement plus maybe some others. My guess is that legitimate freelance remote workers may not qualify. Company employee or owner of company of a certain size.

 

If it is just 180 + 180 extension and that is it then I am sure all the budding cooks and Muay Thai fighters will be able too use it, but I am sure you will not be able to just put that in the application and get the visa without further proofs.

 

If you are so sure I will be eating my words then tell us what YOUR interpretation of this is. If you think Elephant Pants in Chaing Mai will be able to use this visa to hang out in Bob Marly themed bars in Chiang Mai for 5 years with extensions and border runs just by posting vids to youtube then I think you are wrong.

 

Again tell us what YOUR interpretation is and thus why I will "eat mu words". if you think I am wrong you must have an idea of what is "right".

 

All the much anticipated longer stay visas announced have turned out to be implemented with onerous terms.

Thanks for your extended response which seems to wonder in various directions.

Simply see what it says on the tin 180+180 days over five years.

2 hours ago, mokwit said:

My take. It will be 180 days in any calendar year other than the one year you can extend in country for.

 

I think it is really unlikely that they will give a near continuous stay for 5 years by doing back to back border runs. That has not been the trend. Look at the requirements for other 5 years such as Privilege/elite and OX

 

The "registered company" will be the devil in the detail. I think certain revenue requirements and/or size will be required as per BOI remote worker visa, but likely less stringent. Forget about off the shelf companies. IMO this is not aimed at the Chiang Mai elephant pants digital nomad, but at bona fide company remote workers.

 

That said, a more generous interpretation might be that you can stay 180 days, then extend for another 180 and then leave and come back and extend in the new calendar year and repeat the process for 5 years i.e. extension every 180 days & a Border Bounce every 360 days...  as per Siam Legal interpretation.

 

Let you eat your words later

Just now, TigerandDog said:

I also do online 90 reports and after my new passport was issued my online 90 day report was rejected. Went in person, as per the reason for rejection, and was told that the first 90 day report after transferring the stamps to my new passport must be in person. After that online is ok again.

How many times have folks been told this.

12 hours ago, David B in Thailand said:

I hired Ruben of H2O water to drill a 6" well about 120 meters deep on our Buriram farm, and it was successful. He also installed a nice water filter system and two large storage tanks in a "pump room". You can see many photo son his website and facebook page. 

Thankfully, we are now back on tap... until the next drought.