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10 minutes ago, overherebc said:

Strange leap from visa exempt to Sodomy.

It'ss about obeying the law. I'm happy to substitute something perhaps closer to home for some TV members - adultery

9 minutes ago, gomangosteen said:

... the Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

A family member who is a Catholic priest jokes that there are some in the Church who are much more interested in immaculate contraception

6 minutes ago, baboon said:

We, the honest and decent folk on here who simply want a clean and honest campaign.

And no pussy-grabbing

1 minute ago, thedemon said:

It can be your intention to move to that hotel address later the same day.

Or indeed you may turn up, find the hotel is fully booked and has lost your booking, and go somewhere else entirely

Clearly question two is incorrect. The alternatives should be Anglophone OR Anglophone (from a former colony) OR other

14 hours ago, groovyc said:

Good point. I was hoping it may not be an issue for a minor, but letting the system "know" might mean he will have to make a choice when he turns 18...

 

To be honest, this is partly my intention. ie. whenever he visits Thailand, he'll be coming back in 30 days! Not because I think they'll strip him of his citizenship just like that, but just because he doesn't have a Thai passport.

And of course it will be impossible for him to get one while he is in Thailand to use on the next trip

2 minutes ago, mesquite said:

Yes, I've had the old "bank is foreclosing on our house" from short time girlfriends as well.  Seems to be a popular one.

More money than "buffalo he die" too. "Money for blood" (transfusion) was a popular one a few years ago

11 minutes ago, balo said:

It is not illegal to borrow 800k or less to meet the requirements for the visa.  Agents can help if you're over 50  .  Not saying it's the only way but a lot of pensioners here can not afford the requirements. 

True but it is illegal to have it in the bank for less than the three months' "seasoning" and then claim you comply with the extension regulations

Just now, elgordo38 said:

There is a new one out that replaces the bidet. A mechanical hand ...

A new meaning for the phrase "hand job" then?

17 hours ago, Psimbo said:

If you're doing nothing wrong what's the hardship? I just plan a trip to immigration to tie in with other things.

Just like back in your home country innit?

On 12/1/2016 at 7:29 PM, Fatman666 said:

Did it before in Ayutthaya, same thing over there, they checked the computer for registation, but in Ayutthaya i told the hotel owner to do so and informed him that next day i will go to extend my visa at immigration. 

Sounds like Immigration offices in the sticks just make things up so as to make your life difficult whereas in Bangkok they have a more solid grasp of reality

If speed is your only concern then Western Union is close to instantaneous. Whether you get a good FX rate is a different question

8 minutes ago, kovaltech said:

Thailand IS great indeed, why else would we come here in the first place ?

I'm here to get my leg over on the cheap

12 minutes ago, thai3 said:

no like go home

Are they posters on TV?

11 minutes ago, dbrenn said:

Don't forget to wish him a Happy New Year on you way out.

And "Have a nice day"

5 minutes ago, mahjongguy said:

The dates during which you can go out, re-enter, and get another year of Permission To Stay are:

- the Date of Issue for the visa, and

- the Enter Before date of the visa (which is a year minus one day from the Date of Issue).

Wrong. He gets a 12-month extension every time he enters during his first year, including the 22 October 2017. I speak from personal experience. After 23 October 2017 he needs a further re-entry permit every time he wants to leave and re-enter for the next 12 months. Then he applies for his extension

Thai etiquette is that if you invite people, you pay, if they invite you, they pay

8 minutes ago, lemonjelly said:

probably scuppers my latest brainfart.......  me and my family bouncing 40k back n forward for a few months...

As ubonjoe says, it's entirely dependent on what your embassy demands in order to give you the letter. Some embassies say little more than "lemonjelly told us ...". Theoretically you could get locked up by your home country for making a false statement to your embassy - except the sole proof that you did so is locked in the basement of some Thai immigration office

7 minutes ago, BaldPlumber said:

Interestingly, my shirt turned yellow with the pink stuff.

Don't tell Thaksin

If it were an O-A, if you enter just before the end of the first year they will give you another year, not another 90 days. However the multiple-entry lasts only for the first year, so you have to then get, separately, from an Immigration office not on arrival, a multiple entry permit for the second year. At the end of the second year you then apply for an extension and a further multiple re-entry permit. Not sure if you can extend "family reason" visas

2 minutes ago, Mitkof Island said:

They win the award for the laziest Thais in Thailand.

Against fierce competition

On 11/24/2016 at 9:31 PM, autoc said:

You can name and shame as much as you want in thailand as long as you do it from another account and another internet connection, if possible public.

That's why we all use VPNs isn't it?

5 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

Op; although I think things are not as fragile as during the 30-day mourning period (far fewer wearing black, or white) 

My impression is that quite a lot of them are "over it"

I've noticed a jump of about 50% in the price of sliced pineapple etc. bought on the street. However I imagine it's easier to quote in multiples of 5 baht for the vendors. I doubt the cost of the raw materials has gone up that much, but the cost to the vendor of surviving generally has certainly gone up. I try not to take a taxi at any time (death traps on wheels, one step up from a tuk-tuk IMO) but I've been amazed at the longevity of the 35 baht flagfall

For the frugal American who wants to stay in the good ol' US of A, there's this recent article http://www.marketwatch.com/story/5-cool-places-in-america-you-can-live-well-on-less-than-40000-a-year-2016-10-05

She must be bloody good in bed for you to put up with her for that length of time