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Hi.  Wondering if anyone has any negative or positive experience with this company. They provide insurance coverage needed now to enter during pandemic.

https://www.thailandcovidinsurance.com/thailand-travel-insurance/

Also is the 30 days arrival with no visa still good ?

Thanks

Hello, I'm entering Thailand from Malaysia by train,  Can I get a visa-on-arrival ( American ) at Padang Besar?

Thank you  

no need to check,  i didn't get my return, but had tracking,  went in at 90 days,  show'd her the tracking #,  she didn't even need that, said " we got it " and gave me new 90 day slip.  ( Jomtien )

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21 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

The thread is about Bangkok Immigration and information on web site is what is required.  The reason for 10 baht postage is they do not know the amount of copies or weight that you will send and have to be returned.  It is very easy to obtain 2 five baht stamps in my experience.  

I can only speak from my own experience.  I've done postal mail 5 times now,  each time a 3 baht stamp, and I mail in NO forms other than the (blue ?) sheet that has the barcode on it.  One time I did not receive the return letter, but when I went in the next time, the I.O. scanned the barcode again and said no problem. 

7 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Because it is item 5 of the requirements.

http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/base.php?page=90days

Well it could be outdated information. As per the regulation I tried to get a 10 baht stamp, but my post office refused to sell me one, and insisted that a 3 baht stamp was plenty.  I also mail in ONLY the sheet with the barcode on it.  I include none of the other "required" forms, and successful every time (Jomtien Immigration)

It's pretty well known by life-insurance types that married men live longer than single men, so not requiring a medical certificate for marriage exemptions does have some logic behind it.  But, likely because of the thoroughness of the medical examination, of no practicality. 

2 hours ago, SooKee said:

Why did you not read the thread!  I did, as per post 3! But thanks for your contribution.

You repeatedly talk about the "outgoing" package in post 1,  In post 3 you say nothing about which one you are tracking.   

Why did you not use the EMS tracking number for YOUR post TO immigration.  That's the only one that matters.  If you get the return from them is just a formality. 

21 hours ago, berybert said:

I know I know. But why not fly back to Bangkok do the report as per normal then go back to the outlaws house ?

 

Why not file by postal mail, get someone to mail from BKK

i have a small electronic scale, and i weigh the coins,  it's a lot faster than counting.   I once counted them out for 7-11 into stacks of 10 coins each, and the first thing the girl did was to knock all the piles over and flatten them out.

As PIB mentioned in the 3rd post "Basically, a visa extension and 90 day address reporting are two completely separate processes with separate dates to be accomplished."

So all the later requests for more information from the OP, was just wasting the OP's time.

Well thanks to all for the advice, With all due respect, I decided to ignore it. If I was wrong I lost 19 baht in postage and, I still had enough time to go in person if need be.

Chiefly my reason is , in Jomtien it is evident that the i.o.'s are happy to scan the barcode. It saves them a ton of time. All those papers and copies need to be filed and 'checked' for accuracy. If a mistake is made, they might be blamed for it; With the barcode, if anything goess wrong, it's not their fault.

If the barcode saves them a lot of hassle in person, why wouldn't it save them a lot of hassle by mail ?.

I mailed it in, March 24, and a new barcode receipt of notification was received by me today.

Also,the guy at the P.O. just put a 3 baht stamp on the return envelope, and later I thought I recalled the website said to use a 10 baht stamp.

So all in all , it was 16 baht for the registered mail, and 3 for the return, tho next time, i'd probably go 10 baht to be sure.

For mail, Amnat request copies of;

Passport homepage.

Current extension.

Last entry stamp.

TM6

Last 90 day report receipt.

Landlords ID card and Tabian Baan.

Other offices may vary.

why do you say "other offices may vary" doesn't all 90 day by mail, go to the same address?

Hi,

When doing 90 day report by mail, is it o.k. to mail in only the barcode sheet, (and not passport copies, etc etc).

I think I read their website a little too literally. When they say "you can not enter the embassy with a second mobile device, etc", I do not think they mean the "waiting room / check-in-area".

However if you while in the "waiting room / check-in-area" were to commit some sort of action that the u.s.a. considered a crime, I'm sure you would be prosecuted as having done so "IN THE embassy".

So my last time there, I entered with a small back pack, they asked if I had more mobile devices, I said yes, inside the back pack and OFF. They said, fine, but did not actually look in the backpack, or check if the devices were really off. So, in reality, the whole security issue is a joke. I assume they want to keep out b**bs and other things, but if they accept any package without looking inside, what's the point?

Hi,

My last trip to the embassy I had my phone, and a tablet, and a backpack. They were o.k. with checking everything. Now, I think, they have changed the rules, and are more strict. They are saying you can enter the embassy with only one phone, and they will hold for you only one phone.

Complete rules here: http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/acsappointment.html

Has anyone visited the embassy lately, and had trouble checking a second phone, etc.? Does anyone know a good place nearby, a shopping mall or a supermarket, where I can leave my backpack while at the embassy?

Thank you.

i worked in IT for 28 years, if the system is important you clone it

or you can restore it pretty quickly on new hardware

Sure , who is it important to? Important for the people needing a passport or visa. Not important for the Dept. of State

I went yesterday to Jomtien. I could not get any answer as to why I cannot report online. I asked to see the information that they had on me, so that maybe I could get it corrected. She said that she could not get any information, all the information was at the "head office" Interestingly tho, if I want to do it by mail, all I need to do is mail in the barcode. If I do it in person, I have to bring my passport and the barcode piece of paper. So I am required to bring ID if I go in person, but by mail, no ID of any kind is required.

There is a lot of misinformation in this thread.

Unless specifically switched off, VPN connections are always encrypted. Your VPN provider can read them though, so you might want to stay away from American companies (=NSA).

VPN connections do mask the location of the user and appear as the country the VPN server is located in.

As if America (or most any nation state) couldn't afford to set up VPN's in any country they want to. A VPN and TOR can only be successful if many people are using them. A tor connection is routed thru at least 3 intemediaries, but if you are the only one using TOR and your destination happens to be the only other one active on TOR, then a 1:1 connection is proved. Of course this is highly unliikely, on the other hand some speculate that 50% of TOR relays are u.s.a. govt owned. This makes sense as it costs money to keep a server running, and is a big hassle for very little return.

A VPN is the same, if you have 100's of connections in and 100's out, tracking you is doubtful, but if you are the only one on the VPN at the moment, your identity is absolutely certain.

You don't need a lawyer and you don't need to be present. If you are not present the mother will have to be present. Not being married will be an extra form to fill out. I gather that the child is more than 2 years old. If so, you can fill the forms with gibberish,( well almost, but don't worry about "proving" anything ) because a DNA test will be MANDATORY. You will have to send away to the u.s.a. to a certified testing company. Prices do vary so call around. The embassy will receive 3 kits, 2 sent to mother and daughter, one to you (no matter what country you are in). You take the test, the results are given back to the embassy (embassies) . You can acquire citizenship for her ( Consular Report of Birth Abroad), but you do not need to get a u.s.a. passport ( an extra $165). the passport will expire in 5 years anyway, so if she isn't planning to travel during that time, it's pointless.

Why you don't need a lawyer. The embassy will give you a checklist. You return each item on the list in the same order. If you speak native English you'r at more than qualified than any Thai lawyer.

Both Mother and Father and child are required to be at the original CRBA interview in Bangkok.

Did it about 6 months ago. I never made an appearance (Manila). That might have been because we were (at the time of conception) and are (presently) married

Out of wedlock births after a certain age of the child DO require a DNA test even if they not explain this on any of the instructions before hand it just states in some cases DNA test may be required.

UP TO THE INTERVIEWER I guess,

I was told DNA tests are mandatory, married or not, child age > 2 years. This does not have to be written down in the instructions to be the de facto policy.

I did read the actual DNA test itself can be done with Child in Thailand at embassy and USA parent in USA. So this may be an option for you.

Getting married LEGALLY in Thailand will stop this whole DNA process and save you LOADS OF CASH...good luck

I don't think getting married will have any effect on whether a DNA test is required or not. As stated below the u.s.a clinic is making a good $700- $1000, and the foreign doctor is not complaining either. If you show up with a one month old baby, birth certificates, and marriage certificates, maybe not. Then again, even in america, babies are stolen and abducted.

You don't need a lawyer and you don't need to be present. If you are not present the mother will have to be present. Not being married will be an extra form to fill out. I gather that the child is more than 2 years old. If so, you can fill the forms with gibberish,( well almost, but don't worry about "proving" anything ) because a DNA test will be MANDATORY. You will have to send away to the u.s.a. to a certified testing company. Prices do vary so call around. The embassy will receive 3 kits, 2 sent to mother and daughter, one to you (no matter what country you are in). You take the test, the results are given back to the embassy (embassies) . You can acquire citizenship for her ( Consular Report of Birth Abroad), but you do not need to get a u.s.a. passport ( an extra $165). the passport will expire in 5 years anyway, so if she isn't planning to travel during that time, it's pointless.

Why you don't need a lawyer. The embassy will give you a checklist. You return each item on the list in the same order. If you speak native English you're more than qualified than any Thai lawyer.