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12 minutes ago, mortenaa said:

Yea, the auto-gates worked like a charm. Now my passport is full of stamps again, and I probably have to get a new one asap.. 

Same here, my passport is always full within 2-3 years. That's why I really liked the auto-gates: No stamps.

10 hours ago, rimmae2 said:

Departed a weeks ago and was informed that I needed a stamp in PP and White Book - this was after using Fast Track Immigration. Different response to previous times.

Yeah, they told me that also. I advised them that the stamp has no meaning anymore since immigration has everything in their computers - and for a while a couple of years back, I could indeed use the autogates and thus had no stamps in either the PP nor the white book, and there was no problem. Two of the officers were confused to hear this, while the third one, probably having been stationed at Suvarnabhumi longer, confirmed this.

On 4/27/2024 at 2:02 PM, mortenaa said:

I used the auto-gates pre covid. I will travel again on the 9th of May. I will go ask at the counter to see if its possible again.

I just flew abroad and came back. New auto-gates have been installed. I asked at the counter where we used to apply for the registration for auto-gates whether PR holders can use the auto-gates again. I was advised that this is not the case. Asking whether it will be implemented again in the future, the immigration officers at the counter were we used to apply for it said they hadn't heard of such a plan.

43 minutes ago, DrJoy said:

1st Sep 2023 during the reign of Hon'ble Anutin !

That's more than half a year ago. My point exactly. In the past, they weren't they about monthly? Backlog is increasing.

21 minutes ago, DrJoy said:

Nope. The new amendments' announced in Jan 2022 have not been implemented as of yet.

They have to be signed by his Excellency and then published in the Royal Gaz, to over ride the old law.

 

As of today Special Police is still accepting applications for Thai citizenship.

 

One main change in the new law is that Special Police would no longer accept applications, new candidates would apply at their Local DOPA office.

 

 

Whoever told you that the law has changed, ask them the date of the RG publication 

It was the DOPA staff who I asked when I could expect to be invited to the MOI interview. They told me that they cannot invite anyone to interviews now, because the Minister said he will change something but had not advised yet what will change. Therefore, it cannot have been announced in the RG.

When is the last time you heard about an MOI interview taking place?

2 hours ago, Marcati said:

First time. I have a yellow Tabien Baan at that address currently.

I see. I never had a yellow one. When I got the blue one after being granted PR, I also had to bring the landlord and a witness in person. Luckily, it was all within the family.

4 hours ago, Marcati said:

At 8:30am this morning I picked up my Citizenship Certificate and other documents from the SB 😊😍💯❤️🤗

 

I immediately went to meet officials at the Chatuchak District Office. They were very nice, reviewed all the documents, made copies, ensured they had the Royal Gazette announcement.

 

Then they informed me they need photos of me, my wife and the owner of the house registration book, inside and outside of the house, and that they MUST come themselves in person to be interviewed with me and my wife by the Head of the District Office before they will allow registration into the blue book and issue the ID card. They cannot give a POA to anyone.

 

Unfortunately, I will have to wait until the middle of next month before the head of the district office is available to do this.

Congratulations to being a Thai citizen!

Is this the first time you are on that blue tabien baan, or is all this required just to change your naitionality in it?

3 minutes ago, smutcakes said:

 

I submitted by citizen application pretty much straight away after receiving PR (in December 2020)... or at least within a year- i have already had one interview at time of application, and one from Special Branch... Seems if my route is regular you can submit soon after receiving PR and then wait the 5 year of holding PR process out when its working its way through the Citizenship process, thereby cutting the time. Not sure why your PR process took so long.

I am surprised, as I was told at the time that I have to hold PR for 5 years before applying for citizenship. Since they have accepted your application after less than a year, this must have been wrong. Thanks for info.

11 hours ago, Neeranam said:

It will be worth it when you get that blue card. 

Yes, I think so. Thanks.

20 hours ago, mortenaa said:

I used the auto-gates pre covid. I will travel again on the 9th of May. I will go ask at the counter to see if its possible again.

Thanks! Looking forward to your report.

10 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

One user noted that another was a supporter of a free Palestine. They went to suggest that Palestintians have killed a lot of gay people, yet this person, who supports gays also supports Palestinians in their fight against Israel, is also a supporter of gays. I went on to point out that Israelis will have killed far more gays than Palestinians have, therefore there is no reason to not support Palestine in their struggle against Israel, simply because of the view some Palestinians might have of gay people.

 

As you can see, what I was discussing is of direct importance to claim being made by the first user.

Exactly, so I replied to the correct post. You are mixing up correlation and causation, please see my earlier reply to you.

5 minutes ago, parallelman said:

Point taken, but my comment was really a double point, which I admit I did not make clear. The 'coming out' was a choice too. The only problem I see, suppose 'Neeranam' doesn't actually like his brother's companion, as a person. 'Neeranam' will then have to make a choice, voice his opinion or not?

Coming out is a choice, we agree on that.

I won't speculate about Neeranam, though.

44 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

Of course, but this is about the decision to 'come out'.

Yes, I agree.

11 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

What question? I didn't pose any questions.

 

Could you be replying to the wrong comment?

May be, cannot find the post I reply to now. Someone asked how many gay Palestinians were killed by which side, that's what my comment referred to. Anyway, that question is moot.

1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

Well, being gay is one aspect of diversity. And since when AN is a gay forum? Did I miss something? Tell me.😳

This is the Gay Forum of AseanNews. Welcome to our group!

41 minutes ago, rimmae2 said:

 

Refer to above.

 

'.....but I have never tried since they came into operation a few months ago, as I never travel Economy, don't want to queue and have 2 passports. Pre COVID I used the auto-gates all the time for several years.'

Thank you for your contribution.

13 hours ago, Arkady said:

 

It is one of a number of recent disappointments and irritations about Thailand.  He wants to quit working but needs to continue for citizenship. Remittance tax is the reinterpretation of the Revenue Code by Revenue Department order P 161/2566 in September 2023 which means that foreign source income earned after 1 Jan 2024 have to be taxed, if remitted to Thailand, at regular personal income tax rates.  That has caused a number of expat retirees to review whether they want to remain as That tax residents or will spend less than 180 days a year in the Kingdom and avoid that tax. 

 

I had another friend whose goal was to get PR and stay in Thailand.  Finally he got his PR application together with the help of a law firm but found after a few months dound that they had screwed it up and he was rejected.  He could have reapplied the following year but he was so upset that he left Thailand and got a job somewhere else. Some people can be affected like that feeling a strong sense of rejection.  However, many others of us have families here and can't easily up sticks and have to persevere. In my case I had real curved balls thrown at me while applying for both PR and citizenship but kept fighting and managed against all odds o get the applications back on track without having to reapply.  I was told I was unqualified for PR and my citizenship file was knocked back to SB from the MOI.  I think of it like a combination of an obstacle course and a war of attrition where you mustn't fall into despair during long waits with no news.

I guess some people just give up while others persevere. People are different.

Just now, newbee2022 said:

Diversity:

noun

1.

the state of being diverse; variety.

"there was considerable diversity in the style of the reports"

2.

the practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc.

"equality and diversity should be supported for their own sake"

 

I think my post is very much related to your story

No, this topic is about being gay. It's just one aspect of diversity. Otherwise, we would talking about colour of skin, physical or mental disabilities, fashion, and everything. Let's focus instead.

This is the gay forum, not the "everything you want to say about diversity" forum.

4 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

Is this what is called diversity?

In some countries you can change your gender once a year.

🙏

This is totally unrelated and has nothing to do with the topic of this thread, but please do name one of these countries.

13 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

60 years old is way to old to begin doing things like that , he could easily slip a disc bending over with all that exertion going on , especially if his back muscles arent used to all the strain 

60 years is not too old to fall in love, I can assure you.

16 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   What does coming out mean then ?

You have a new best friend who is the same gender as yourself ?

No. It means that when you fall in love, you fall in love with a guy. Unexpected fact: Sometimes, you will never have a relationship with that guy, as he does not fancy you. So, dear Nick, no sex. But still gay.

Have you ever fallen in love with a girl and not have had a relationship with her? If so, does it mean that you are not straight?

17 hours ago, G_Money said:

I’ve heard that someone is gay only if they’re a pitcher, not a catcher during oral sex.

 

According to a friend.

 

Then they said someone is gay only if they’re a catcher, not a pitcher during anal sex.

 

Is this true?

No, it isn't. Someone is gay when he loves men the way you love women. It has absolutely nothing to do with what you do or prefer in bed, or whether you do anything in bed at all. 

What you said actually is something I have heard from Thai people. This guy always had boyfriends, but he thought he wasn't gay because he was the giver, not the taker. Sorry, but that's not the definition of gay. He loved guys.