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It's ok for me. Why: peace of mind, and I have other more important investments to support myself. You could also call silly a person who likes to eat in a good restaurant when he could nourish himself for a fraction of the price at the food court. Back to OP: it is ok to withdraw money down to 400k during part of the time, but at least with my bank (BKB), the statement needed for extension takes at least one week. If I keep the 800k in a separate fixed deposit and never touch it, it is printed on the spot in a few minutes. In the first case, plan in advance.

Why clueless? There are rules about importing fresh food in almost any country. But you are right, surely a tourist will decide not to come to Thailand if they can't bring in a banana.

My experience too. Also their online submission service is great. btw, taxation here is incredibly low with lots of deductions, and it is very useful to be able to prove back home that I am tax-resident in Thailand.

You are coming for a few months... do you intend to bring the newly purchased Aerox back to BKK with you? In this case it makes a lot of sense to buy it in Bangkok (registration, licence plate). Easy enough to let Kerry or similar ship it for you. If you really want to buy in CM, the most equipped dealer is Charoen in Prokapplao (spelling) inside the moat. Though I didn't see any ready to sell Aerox when I was there a few weeks ago. If you decide to buy a very good well kept used model, PM me. PCX160 is a totally different feeling. If you like the Aerox feeling, try Honda ADV160.

Not all spend the same. A "real" tourist (IMO) comes for 2 weeks, stays in hotel, eats in restaurant, takes taxis and tours. Average 5000B/day. The "45days" tourists are people who (IMO) come to stay with gf or rent a room, buy mostly at 7/11, don't take tours, rent a Scoopy. Average 1000B/day? There will be exceptions to each category, but in general the Thai economy needs the first, not the second type. And there is already more than enough of both. As for "reversal", typical click-bait. The policy was for 3 months, they have expired, nothing to report.

It is common in many countries, including mine in first-world Europe and probably yours too, that a local guide must be employed. Perhaps alongside one native guide if it's part of a tour. It is also quite common to request some sort of work permit, certification, call it what you want.

what I did: send THB from your bank to Bitkub buy crypto send crypto from Bitkub to Kraken sell crypto on Kraken to whatever currency send currency from Kraken to your destination bank using SWIFT Obviously, you need first to open accounts on Bitkub and Kraken (the two steps are required because Bitkub doesn't send currency to banks abroad) Total commission was about 4% for a small amount, 2.5% for a large amount, your mileage may vary depending on which crypto and which banks you use. From start to end, a few hours or next day, all done online. Also note to those who write disparaging comments: this has nothing to do with investing in crypto. You buy and you sell within minutes, no change in value. Try to transfer large amounts of Baht to your own country without the proper accompanying documentation of their origin, and enjoy. I am not talking about illegal dealings. For example, I transferred substantial money from abroad to Bangkok Bank for a medical operation. In the end, I did not need that money, but it was impossible to send it back directly from the bank.

The problem is that many people on this forum are too quick to type, sometimes even before they finish reading a sentence. If they had, they would have seen that the article doesn't state that the governor called the storm a "disaster", but rather that the governon instructed the relevant "provincial public disaster prevention and mitigation" office to provide help and survey the damage, which seems to me a rather sensible thing to do. What they do in the UK is something that most of the readers here don't give a fig about. This is an english language forum, not a forum for Brits. btw, it was pretty bad in CM, and on Sunday as well in localized areas. Lots of videos available on the net. People with experience of hurricanes have stated it was same same.

The new governor is exactly the person who is trying to improve the situation for pedestrians. And yet, only negative comments on this forum, as always.

Your quote from Wikipedia doesn't mean much as it refers to Thailand as a whole, when we know that the rail system is not/cannot be capillary. What would be interesting to know is the percentage of rail/road transport on the BKK-CM route. I for one think that Thais are not completely stupid and inefficient as it is often purported on this forum, and they choose what is best. For example, take Lazada. They have their own trucks, transporting lots of packages on that main route. If you count by package, train might seem a better choice economically. But if you count as a whole, I am sure the opposite is true. Same reason why in Europe DHL and similar have their own planes. And I seem to remember that in Sweden, IKEA built their own railway network. It all depends on the volume of goods shipped under one label.

I just did the same. In my case, I gave the title deed and POA to the agent, whom I trusted. If you have a trusted friend or relative, who is available to be present at transfer, even better. At any rate, the POA form (Chor 21) states clearly what the POA is for, they can't sell it to another person or for another price. And obviously, keep to yourself copies of everything.

The punishment fits the crime regardless. What you are against is the "shame" of being in a press release. I kind of agree with that, but perhaps they mean it as a warning to others and at any rate they blurred his face and didn't give the full details. The Swede will be detained in IDC until he buys a ticket out, he has other worries right now than the press release. What I find disappointing however is that the report doesn't mention what kind of "visa conditions" he infringed.

I don;t want to excuse the problem of PM2.5 in Chiang Mai, which is an absolute shame. But you should not take literally what click-hungry reporters feed you. 117 / 23 = 5. But 5 is the WHO recommended guideline for annual mean, while on a daily basis it is 15. We still exceed that by a lot, I know, but not by 23 times. And, CM air is relatively ok in PM2.5 terms for most of the year outside the critical 2 months. But again, yes, at this time of the year better stay away from CM.

If you lived in Chiang Mai province, you could observe with your own eyes that your statement "mostly sugar and crop burning" is wrong. It's mostly forest fires. There is a report from CM University stating that only 4% are from crops burning. Perhaps elsewhere the proportions are different, but CM province is mosly mountainous anyway.The forest fires are (also intentionally) started because of the lucrative mushroom business. Which is a great shame because not only it causes the absolutely horrible problem of pollution during 2 months, it also destroys a wonderful ecosystem, including a terrible death for many animals and long-lasting scars on the landscape. Including in National Parks. And in a few cases also deaths of heroic fire-fighters have occurred. I would almost suggest that the government hands out a sum to each village where fires do not occur, a little like paying ransom I know.

Come now, OMF, you are smarter than that. Of course we can have our ideas and, kudos to Thailand, even publish them on forums such as this. My point is that you post a lot, too much, way way way too much about the S family. Considering you don't even vote here. But this is just my opinion, make of it what you want, have a good day and I am off.

Disintegrating.... you have some imagination. It would be strange for a buidling to disintegrate after just a couple of years of being unattended. I drove by and actually stopped a couple of months ago, shame that they pulled the plug so hard, it was lovely. And unfortunate timing, look at how most businesses are back to life. Rimping for sure would still be very viable.

Unless you have acquired citizenship, she or any other is not your PM and it doesn't matter an iota what you prefer.

It worked for me. I booked online on Jan 10 for Feb 8, yesterday I was processed impeccably. I waited longer than usual but that's because I arrived 40 min too early. the actual processing time was 20 min from picture to passport. I had all documents and copies ready (retirement). It's true that there are very few slots available each month, I suspect much less than those of us who want to use them. The reason why they are few, or why the phone stops ringing, will be clear to you once you set foor inside the Imm building. They are simply overloaded, although the staff is quite large.

I did my 90d in person today at the Central Festival office, very fast, efficient, kind. I did not have issues re:TM30, however a lady in front of me did. The officer sat her on the side and gave her a form to fill, no drama, done.

No need to travel down to BKK. My wife and I, both non-Thai but different nationalities, were married originally in Singapore. We used an agent in CM and a couple of months later we had the corresponding document translated, notarized and stamped by the relevant Thai ministry. All for a reasonable fee and without travelling anywhere. Whether this is useful for you, it's your call but as a personal comment we used it a few times already.

I can't speak for Nonthaburi, but I live in CM and it's a pleasure to do it in person at the shopping mall. I just did it today. I enjoyed my lunch, then hopped to Imm, got a queue number in about 1', two people in front, 3 min later I was out with my nice official 90d slip stapled to my passport. Actually, both me and my wife. Went on shopping. Tongue in cheek: why would I want to do it online?? Of course, I fully realize everyone has a different situation: some might find it more convenient online, or by post. Good that Imm gives us the options.

Is that sarcasm, or you really have never been to Malaysia? And to answer another poster earlier, yes Malaysians have more money than Thais (aboput 50% more per capita income) and way more than Laos or Myanmar.

A bit confused. If you are US citizen, you cannot get "visa on entry", you will get visa exempt which at the moment grants 45 days with the possibility to extend by another 30 days. Not clear how you want to fit the Cambodia leg into this, but if you exit Thailand you will terminate the permission to stay. If you fly back via Thailand, then either you get another visa exempt and stay as needed before your return flight, or you transit staying within the airport on the same day in which case there's probably no need of a new arrival stamp. As for the airlines policy, I am not familiar with those but perhaps others here have experience or you should simply call them.

Grab has an option to book a pick-up for such transport. I don't remember exactly what I did, but I know that last year I bought a bycicle in a far-away shop, and I called Grab to take it back to my condo. Maybe you'll need planck of sorts to roll a heavy m/c onto the pick-up bed (or explain to the driver when you book).

I am not sure we are talking about the same thing. In my case, I have a fixed deposit acct (separated from the checking account), when I needed I just went to the BKB KSK branch, asked "letter for immigration", and got it within 5 minutes for 100B. With that, I would proceed directly to Imm, never any problem. I have been assured it will be the same service at the BKB Chang Pueak branch where the KSK accounts have been relocated.