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p_brownstone

Some love to talk/write about "tea money"

In all my time here I have NEVER been asked for nor have I paid "tea money"

Are these stories just an urban myth ?

I suspect my Thai wife would be horrified by your husbands lack of thought !

Don not judge all by the performance of one

Can only relate my on experience having lived here (not Udon) for many years.

Never had any problems with securing "income letters" from the British Embassy or with Thai Immigration ( extension of stay/90 address reporting)

I suspect my experience is not unique !

NB the Malaysian option is expensive !

Methinks the whole of the tale has yet to be told.

Very difficult to secure a "blacklisting " which usually would have to involve some serious criminality !

No that is not an option - you convert to non immigrant Visa and then wait 60 days to extend and still requires you return 30 days later after review if for marriage. But multi entry visas do seem to still be available at most locations and indeed that fits your situation as you have said.

Believe some offices will do the conversion and accept the extension on the one day IF the financials are in order.

Believe what is suggested is possible.

The financial aspects of the application would have to be in place.

It would be insightful to be able to hear the "opposite sides" recollection of some of these reported events !

Some Consulates/Embassies will only issue to those with "residency".

Best to check with the Consulate/Embassy you intend applying to for a definitive answer.

Sorry about this but what is an address report. I have had many work permits and am now on my 3rd retirement visa and have never been asked for this

You should have been attending immigration every 3 months to make this report ( or alternatively doing it by post)

There is a fine associated with failing to make reports so I suspect you have been doing something !

You can take their boat to island. Hang out a bit and return. Boat is better.

As are the piers/landing dock!

All round better proposition for an elderly person.

You should check out doing the crossing to the Andaman Club.

http://www.andamanclub.com/aboutus.html

width=20 alt=laugh.png> as if I could afford such luxury; if only...

Check this out !

http://www.phuket-visarun.com/andaman_club.html

You can drive direct to the Andaman pier and just pay for the boat trip + the visa cost for entering Burma. No need to take advantage of any of the hotel "offerings" although you can walk around or sit on a comfortable sofa whilst awaiting the return trip.

Sounds like the output of UK so called "schools"

Believe most now follow the CDC's advise published in 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: "Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings". ( Now called "Standard Precautions")

Detail here

http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/2007IP/2007ip_table4.html

There may, of course , be more recent updated guidance

Hope your friend can manage climbing on and off the boat which involves negotiating some rickety dock side infrastructure !

As a matter of interest the need for alcohol swabbing prior to injections is not clear cut !

http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/clear/answers/public-health/should-practitioners-use-a-70-alcohol-swab-on-the-site-prior-to-administering-an-intramuscular-injection.aspx

Simple answer

No !

It is, as I understand the situation , the employer who applies for the WP which in turn is issued for a specific job in a designated place of work.

There are no 30 day visas!

As an American you are permitted to enter Thailand on a 30 day "visa exempt " entry.

Some airlines will be reluctant to board you if you have no visa and do not have an onward flight.

Obtaining a tourist visa would ensure a problem free journey using a one way ticket.

Have you thought your plans through?

You will need to address issues such as appropriate visa, work permit and depending on where you plan to teach a teaching licence.

Hopefully someone with more knowledge than me will come along and give you some advise.

The vast majority of interactions between heath care professionals and patients do not require that the heath care professional wear gloves!

Hand washing is by far the most important technique associated with reducing the risks of "cross infection". Health care practitioners should wash their hands prior to and at the end of any individual patient contact.

Many procedures may require the use of gloves which may be sterile or simply "socially clean".

Giving a simple injection for example would not necessarily require the use of gloves but undertaking a major burn dressing would mandate not only the use of sterile gloves but a sterile gown, a face mask and cap.

What fascinates me about Thai hospitals is the overuse of face masks. I have yet to ascertain why the use of masks is so popular. I have given up asking the reason for masks as the question causes embarrassment and an inability to provide a coherent answer !

It pleases me that the "lay" person is beginning to hear the message about cross infection risk but do not be fooled into thinking that "good practice" is equated with the use of gloves !

Never had a problem.

On returning to Thailand just write the number of the re-entry permit in the "visa" block of the Arrival card !

Always works for me !

From the same web site the requirements for a single entry "o" visa seem to be as follows

The following link is to the Thai Embassy website in London and there is no mention, for single entry to visit Thai spouse, of the requirement for 800,000 baht is says 20,000 baht/person or 40,000 baht/family. http://thaiembassyuk.org.uk/?q=node/49

The 800,000/65,000 baht is for a 1 year multiple entry application, etc.

Hull appears to be running their own show with different ideas! I have also checked with a friend of mine who has worked in the Thai Embassy for over 25 years and she has told me that there have been no changes.

A more careful examination of that web site would have revealed the following !

"Category "O" with multiple entries

Their might be a central register, perhaps by the ministry of education.

crodge

My response was in relation to the above !

The local Boots branch will not sell medication if no Pharmacist is available.

All Western countries have laws which relate to "illegal working"

The UK Border force actively seeks out illegal workers.

Interestingly "illegal working" often also equates to illegal entry/overstayed visas and other breach's of law.

This issue is not about cutting grass !