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Disregard. Just realised you're flying.

Sorry to highjack the topic here - but

In Phoenix, AZ now. I wanted to reserve flights to go back to Thailand and

decided this time to not bother with the O-A visa and then decided not to deal with the consulate in Salt Lake City for a Tourist visa. I would have to mail in the application a nd then wait two weeks and then make an appt... drive a few hundred miles and time is getting close to the date I want to leave

I figured I could arrive in Chiang Mai without a visa, with an onward RT ticket to Laos within 30 days, get a 30-day permit from Thai Immigration.....

Fly to Vientiane and get the 2-entry Tourist Visa there. In Chiang Mai, I can aply for another visa after my 6 months of time is up - or I could get the one-year extension, as I have in the past.

I only want to go back to Thailand to marry the g/f I left behind, since I have learned that a Tourist visa to the U.S.A. is not the way to go and I must get a fiance or spouse visa in Thailand. Could take a year to do.

So what is my question?

Today the travel agent at the AAA office told me I need a visa to go to Laos - ?!

Said so on her computer.

I believed that farangs made the border run to Vientiane all the time to get the a visa for Thailand.

Has this been changed???

Is this

Not entirely sure what your question is, are you asking whether foreigners are required to purchase a visa for entry into Laos? If so, the answer is 'yes' . The visa can be purchased ay the border for a cost of 35 USD (last time I checked), you can also use baht but they offer a terrible exchange rate, and noting that you're a US national I would recommend using money brought from home - if youre bringing your Thai partner they can enter for 5 days without a passport (Thai ID only) for a cost of about 150 baht; however, this is arranged in Nongkhai city not at the border.

Another option worth considering would be a Non-Immigrant B visa (conducting business)(multiple entry). This can be arranged through most visa companies with little effort and minimal justification. A friend of mine often uses Siam Legal. You're required to leave every three months, which can be done at minimal expense. If youre in BKK you can catch the train- 6 hours- to Aranyaprathet for 46 baht. $20 for Cambodian visa. And return the next day. Similar cost, but less hassle with extrnsions and dealing with consulates/embassies. My 2 cents.

Thanks to all for your fast responses.

Just to clarify we are in Australia already (arrived last Saturday) and will be for the next month or so. We need to start an insurance policy ASAP, neither the major Thai banks and popular local insurance providers are not interested.

We normally book with SCB, but due to the urgency of this visit it was overlooked.

Can anyone advise on which companies might offer travel insurance to Thai citizens currently abroad? Most of what I have been told by local travel insurance companies is that they either (a) don't insure foreign nationals, or ( cannot commence an insurance policy once the individual has left their home country.

Does anyone have experience with this? Particularly concerned with experiences in Australia, however, any general advice would also be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Can anyone please advise on where I might be able to download subtitles (in Thai) for my favourite Western movies? I already have the films; I simply require the subtitle files only.

Previously I have been able to download English subtitles without a hassle, however, subtitles in Thai are proving difficult to find, particularly with correct grammar and meaning.

Your replies are much appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

any money exchange will change ur $ to whatever currency they have.

there are alot of exchangers around markets in PP (street 108 has many)

there is no dif in $ to riel in Cambodia for small bills as far as I know unlike Thailand where there is a dif.

I always buy small $ bills at the bank in Thailand as there cheaper

Thanks for your reply, phuketrichard. How about changing 1s and 5s, to be 50s and 100s (US to US)?

On the topic of US dollars being used in Cambodia. I recently visited Cambodia and was left with more than a fistful of small US bills.

Is it possible to change small US bills (1s, 5s, 10s) to larger bills (20s, 50s, 100s) without penalty in Cambodia. If so, is this done at a bank or a street-side vebdor. It seems in Thailand the smaller bills receive a lesser rate.

I'm not too concerned with saving a few baht/cents, I'm more interested to find out if Cambodia offers a lesser exchange rate much like Thailand. Or is this simply a matter of T.I.T.?

Thank you in advance.

J

So you want to change 1 usd bills for Thai baht and get the rate for 100 usd bills? It's not going to happen. The rate is lower for a reason

And pls enlighten me, what that reason might be, apart from being greedy for more foreign $$?

In this instant I cant recall any other country doing such exchange policy, if there is any, but in any case it isn't the common practice.

As for the OP:

how much is the quite a lot in small bills?

lets say 300$?

going to the above mentioned superrich will give you better rate, say 1 thb/$ better...your cost of transportation to and from? 300thb? what is the point of the hassle?

alternatively, save them for your next visa run, or the trip to USA?

Thank you to everyone for your replies.

I suppose my next question might be, as previously stated tingtong, why does the exchange rate vary?

In the US you can freely exchange small for large bills, conversely you can change large for small bills without charge. Likewise within neighboring countries (point noted for next time.)

Cheers.

Hi,

I wanted to ask if anybody knows where I can exchange small US bills (i.e. 1s, 5s, 10s) for either, larger US bills (20s, 50s, 100s) or Thai Baht at a comparable rate that larger bills receive. I have quite a few smaller bills remaining from a recent trip to Cambodia.

My reason being I note most currency exchange places offer a lesser rate for the smaller bills.

Thank you in advance.

Regards,

J

Does anybody know whether American Express is accepted by any of the gold shops in Chinatown area. I have cash, but I have a rewards program linked to my card that would benefit from a large purchase.

Thank you in advance.

Rather than starting a new thread I thought I might ask my question about purchasing gold here.

It is my intention to renew my passport as I have filled all 32 pages with visa stamps. As most of you will be aware a requirement by most countries is the surrender of the old passport during submission of the passport renewal application.

If I have bank accounts in Thailand in my name that are registered to my old passport number for identification purposes could I simply present the new passport in lieu of the old one? Or am I correct in assuming this is going to present an issue?

My apologies as I know this topic has been raised previously on TV, but I have tried desperately and am unable to locate it.

Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

J

It is my intention to renew my passport as I have filled all 32 pages with visa stamps. As most of you will be aware a requirement by most countries is the surrender of the old passport during submission of the passport renewal application.

If I have bank accounts in Thailand in my name that are registered to my old passport number for identification purposes could I simply present the new passport in lieu of the old one? Or am I correct in assuming this is going to present an issue?

My apologies as I know this topic has been raised previously on TV, but I have tried desperately and am unable to locate it.

Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

J

Badminton. Reference capitalised text at the beginning of the article.

My BIL is building a house out back of ours and it cost about 10k baht to raise and area of 20metres x20m by approx 1 metre.

If my math isright that is 250Baht/cubic metre. It was just dumped and he had to pay extra for a tractor t level it off.

It is all luck of the draw really as word spread there was dirt to be bought and it became first come first served. We later paid a bit less for a similar amount on another plot we have so the price is pretty representative.

Thank you for your input somo

I had a crack at the numbers myself.

Volume = length x width x height

= 20 x 20 x 1

= 400 m3

Price per m3 = cost / volume

= 10000 / 400

= 25 baht per m3

Assuming one truckload carries anywhere from 6 to 9 m3, it could be said that per truck you paid anywhere between 150 to 225 baht.

It seems as though everyone is paying around the same price.

I'm interest to know what this 'black fill material' is, and how it differs from the usual stuff.

Cheers.

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Thank you for the reply krisb.

I'm somewhat new to the forums here at Thaivisa and haven't the slightest clue on how to move threads.

As a rule-of-thumb I've been advised to work with a truckload being approximately 9 m3 of loose fill.

Time to bring out the calculator.

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Greetings all,

I have a query with regard to the cost of earthworks in rural Isaan. Particularly the price of importing fill by truck to raise the earth level on a peice of land I own.

I understand many of you who have built houses in Isaan, or anywhere else in Thailand, would have had to carry out similar tasks. A cost per truck, or in terms of m2 / rai / wah would be much appreciated.

Could anyone advise on any other considerations when paying for earthworks here in LOS.

I understand prices vary from location to location. Any feedback is much appreciated.

Thank you.

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