KevWaters

I don't consume cow milk so I have 2 x 330ml of Vitomilk double black with breakfast or as a rushed breakfast on its own if I'm running late.

There is a lot of (potential) misinformation online making many claims that it is detrimental to your health, but these are often funded by the dairy industry.

One of the claims is that fermented soy (such as miso) is much healthier than unfermented. The reasoning is that it can sometimes have a defense mechanism within the bean that prevents the body from absorbing nutrients that are consumed with it. I'm willing to give it a try and ferment my own if possible.

Anyone know much about fermenting soya and if there's a machine that does that too? (I'm lazy when it comes to prepping and cooking).

Feel bad for the guy. Made entertainment accessible to so many

Word of advice, if you want to add an international account to your online banking so that you can make transfers allow lots of time.

If you want to add international accounts.

Yeah, but fill out the application in the bank, take ID and your work permit. Be prepared to wait a few weeks.

Add plastic bags to the debate,when my daughter was at infants school,

the teacher had them do a little play, she said to 4 kids you can be Farangs

go and act throwing rubbish around and the others can be Thais and pick it up !

they teach them denial from an early age,its always someone else's fault.

regards Worgeordie

I was watching a local high school debate about the pros and cons about joining ASEAN. The winning point was that Thailand is that asean is bad as there will be more tourists dropping litter.

This proves he may have used a condom, May have killed them only, or may be innocent. Now test his friends as it's unlikely he acted alone

3) Train in the UK and stay there for 5 years, get my partner citizenship so we never have to face this problem again (but who wants to live in the UK without leaving at all during that 5 year period?)

You two just have to have your home in the UK during that 5 year period; visits abroad are perfectly acceptable. The problem is that until you start work your wife won't be able to join you for settlement and start the 5-year period.

The next idea is probably a non-starter, but if you were a foreign student, I think you could be joined by your wife while you were a student if you had funds enough. Is there any mileage in this approach?

I read that she can leave one time for an emergency but other departures may cause the right to remain (or whatever it's called) to be refused upon application after completion of the four year period. Do you mean home ownership or just have my name on a tenancy agreement? Can we stay a year and then live in Singapore, Thailand and other countries for the remainder? Is that known from personal experience? Do tell me more..

Yeah I know what you mean about starting work as I'd need around 6 months wage slips before she can join me.

Life would be do much easier if they changed he visitor visa from 6 months to 12 months or had an option for a national who had to stay a year for a course and wanted to be with his partner and child. There must be others who are almost forced to go down the right to remain route because there is no flexibility in current regs. Not great for our country when there is already a shortage of jobs.

Did you mean if "she" was a foreign student? I did think about this and can look further into it. As far as I'm aware fees for foreign students are exceptionally high.

But they have 1, 2, 5 year long term visitor visas. So she can only stay for half of the year no matter which she chooses? If that's the case why don't they offer a 6 month visitor visa and just take the 83 pound application fee and a smaller additional fee perhaps rather than the extra 300 for 1 or 2 years? Or do they? It wasn't at all clear from the gov website.

The standard visit visa is for six months though it is expected that a person would normally stay in the UK for the length of time outlined in their visa application, though to stay the full six months wouldn't break UK visa regulations.

Longer term visas, in fact up to ten years, can be issued to travellers who can demonstrate the need to visit the UK on a regular basis, for example business people, but as I say they are normally only allowed to stay for up to six months in every twelve, and these longer term visas come at a substantial premium the only advantage being that regular visitors don't have to submit themselves to the application process so often.

There is no such thing a visa run.

Not looking to great for me as it stands. It seems that if I want to keep my partner and son with me for the full year it will cost £1,000. I'm not seasoned enough to have that kind of money going spare right now. In any event, even if I could make big cuts to do so it wouldn't be a wise investment for one year when we would need to make the payment again in the near future when the time comes to apply to remain in the UK.

My options it would seem are now as follows:

1) Forget about training in the UK for now

2) Train in the UK but spend 6 months away from my son during his early development stages.

3) Train in the UK and stay there for 5 years, get my partner citizenship so we never have to face this problem again (but who wants to live in the UK without leaving at all during that 5 year period?)

Either way, the decision I make wont be the ideal one thanks to UK Visa regulations.

Thanks all for your advice chaps.

*GF (not legally married yet - just had the ceremony).

In your case it may be a little tricky to get a visa, you said you are studying? Do you have a job or steady income? I think main thing is to show good income, have marriage certification, savings in your bank, etc

EU all Thais need visa.

Here is a link for visa exempt countries http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/services/123/15383-List-of-countries-which-have-concluded-Agreements.html

I'll be doing a PGCE with funding. Getting the UK visa should be fine as we meet eligibility requirements.

Still none the wiser whether she can go to a nearby country at 6months or if she needs to return to Thailand to come straight back again so she can stay the year.

Mostly wondering about whether she can travel within EU and how difficult it will be for her to get an EU visa whilst on a UK Family Visitor Visa. (Only just thought of this - Can she get 1 EU visa or does she need separate visas for different countries). Waiting on a response email from gov.uk but interested to know about all your experiences.

In Jan this year I took my wife to the UK and during that time we went to Tenerife for a week. Getting the Schengen visa is fairly straightforward provided you follow the guidelines. It is much easier if you have a marriage certificate as the visa is free and certain requirements are lifted. The downside is that you must have a plan and be in possession of return tickets to Thailand.

You may well be better off applying for the visa in the UK as it would be easier to plan and you would only require return tickets to the UK, on the basis that she would already have a ticket to Thailand for the UK visa. You need to apply at the embassy of the country where you intend to arrive in the EU. You cannot apply at the French embassy and then go to Greece. Once you have been to the country of issue you can visit other countries, but not ad hoc, it would need to be in your plan. When we went to Tenerife, the Schengen visa was only valid for 14 days.

What visa did your wife get for her short stay and what was the cost, 383? We planned on arriving 1 month before the start of my course, which means we are likely to need an earlier arrival should we apply for the EU visa in the UK. Wonder what the cost is for an unmarried person and what extra requirements need to be met.

Lots for me to research there so thanks a lot for the info it's very helpful in pointing me in the right direction.

If getting legally married is something that will make our lives much easier then maybe I should treat it with more urgency.

@KevWaters, a visit visa would normally allow the holder to stay up to six months in any twelve, they cannot simply travel to a nearby country and return to reset the clock.

I'm not aware of any special arrangements for partners accompanying people such as yourself, that doesn't mean that there aren't special arrangements, but I don't think so.

But they have 1, 2, 5 year long term visitor visas. So she can only stay for half of the year no matter which she chooses? If that's the case why don't they offer a 6 month visitor visa and just take the 83 pound application fee and a smaller additional fee perhaps rather than the extra 300 for 1 or 2 years? Or do they? It wasn't at all clear from the gov website.

*GF (not legally married yet - just had the ceremony).

In your case it may be a little tricky to get a visa, you said you are studying? Do you have a job or steady income? I think main thing is to show good income, have marriage certification, savings in your bank, et all inclusive holiday to China

Savings and a son with British Passport so no marriage cert needed for family visit visa

*GF (not legally married yet - just had the ceremony).

In your case it may be a little tricky to get a visa, you said you are studying? Do you have a job or steady income? I think main thing is to show good income, have marriage certification, savings in your bank, etc

EU all Thais need visa.

Here is a link for visa exempt countries http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/services/123/15383-List-of-countries-which-have-concluded-Agreements.html

I'll be doing a PGCE with funding. Getting the UK visa should be fine as we meet eligibility requirements.

Still none the wiser whether she can go to a nearby country at 6months or if she needs to return to Thailand to come straight back again so she can stay the year.

Mostly wondering about whether she can travel within EU and how difficult it will be for her to get an EU visa whilst on a UK Family Visitor Visa. (Only just thought of this - Can she get 1 EU visa or does she need separate visas for different countries). Waiting on a response email from gov.uk but interested to know about all your experiences.

*GF (not legally married yet - just had the ceremony).

I'm going to get a UK visitor visa for my Thai wife so we can stay together with out British Thai newborn son whilst I return back to England next year to study a one year course.

Before the course starts I want to take her to Santorini, Greece for a week. Does anyone know whether she will need additional visas (given Greece is part of EU) and if so, how difficult they are to obtain? Spain could be an option too.

After 4 years teaching, Thailand is now requiring all teachers have education degrees or pass their qualification tests.

The last I heard it was 2 years, is it 4 years now? Doubt it'll be enforced as I'm yet to hear of a case yet where it has been.

Can anyone answer the question about how much you paid to get the visa to get your son over to England to apply there? £83 or £383?

I'll try again a question asked by a few, I see no response, is there anyone on Koh Tao or anyone been there recently that can report on the vibe there and the amount of tourists there?

According to a friend who visited a few days ago it was less crowded than this time last year but there are no bad vibes from the tourists. It's perhaps considered by them to be safer now the security has increased and the true culprits are arrested, right?

Oh, also... I know that registration is not essential as he gets automatic citizenship entitlement if a parent was born in the UK. But did you need to register your Child's birth with the British Embassy in order to get the Passport from within England, rather than Thailand?

I see some of you opted to get Visitor Visas for your wife and child and then apply within the UK rather than within Thailand.

How much did these Visitor Visas cost? Did you apply for the Child Visitor Visa for your child, and a General Visitor Visa or the Family Visitor Visa for your wife? (They have the same costs listed on the Gov.UK website so I can't see that it makes all that much of a difference which we choose although with the Family Visitor Visa there is the additional requirement of proving that she can support herself or I can support her). I'm led to believe they cost a minimum of £83 application fee plus £300 for the 1 year minimum stay that has to be split into two 6 month stays (but this is not clear). Is it not possible to stay for less than one year and not pay the £300? It doesn't say so anywhere on the gov website, but surely you didn't pay the 383 twice for both your wife and child? If so you must REALLY hate the new procedure here in Thailand.

Fees

It costs £83 to apply.

Long-term visit visa fees are:

• 1 year - £300
• 2 years - £300
• 5 years - £544
• 10 years - £737

I was born in 1984 and therefore need the original birth certificates of my parents sending over to Thailand. It seems a bit ridiculous that I wouldn't need them if born over 12 months earlier. Why not just do away with this rule as it can't be all that important.

I plan on getting the wife a visitor visa in July anyhow, but if I need to pay the 383 for my son's too it makes more sense to just go ahead and get his UK passport here in the meantime.

Would be grateful if someone could clarify their experience regarding visitor visas and costs for your family members.

Cheers

I think most hemp oil is essentially THC free. It's made from hemp which has less than 0,3% THC

Give me THC free Hemp Oil.

Indeed, yet it's still illegal and not available in the shops despite being possibly the most healthiest product in the world. (I'm a gym go-er not a smoker).

Give me THC free Hemp Oil.

Looking to buy hemp oil here in the north of Thailand, or elsewhere in Thailand. Can anyone tell me where I can get some?. [email protected]. cheers :-)

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Hang on a minute, 100baht? I thought the unwritten rule was 200 baht?