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So what's the big deal when less than an average of three people a day are dying in Cambodia of Covid-19? Cambodia is a nation of millions. I would expect that most people dying are elderly, and may well have died of natural causes this year or the next.

The whole push for a vaccine has a twofold purpose: 1). BIG money for the developer; 2). Control of populations, with required certificates for travel, schooling, etc. The history of vaccines is fraught with failures and disastrous side effects over the long term, even the short term. Introducing pathogenic virus particles from species alien to the human genetic biometric makeup, along with mercury as an adjuvant, will endanger humankind worldwide to unknown epigenetic distortions. That vaccine developers know this is testimony to their utter disregard for humanity. It's all about the money and control.

I booked a return ticket on Korean Air back in mid Feb. I flew from Bkk on May 1 st to the States. My return flight is scheduled for July 11th. On June 3rd KA notified me that their flight from Dulles to Seoul, and then on to Bkk, was still scheduled. They have tweaked the hours a little, a change they asked me to agree to. No problem on that. KA made no mention of any requirements related to

Covit-19. They are either being very optimistic or they know something we don't. 

 

In reference to my earlier post, just last week out of the blue both my travel agency and Korean Air sent me emails saying that they had changed my flight on May 1st from 9:35 PM to 11:30 PM. They asked me if I agreed to the change or not. If I didn't agree they had various options available. I agreed to the new flight time. I expect both Korean Air and One Travel know what is going on. 

I have a confirmed flight on May 1st on Korean Air. They have no flights from Bkk in April but they start again May 1. I also just booked a flight earlier on May 1st from Buriram to Don Meuang.

You are right on with your info about the goat, etc. Most animals, but not humans, make their own vitamin C as needed. The idea that humans only need 90 mg. of C per day is foolishness. The more stress on the body from all manner of toxins, the more you need.

The reason I came in July on a volunteer non-O visa was to carry out the duties of the director of an orphanage foundation whose farang director was deathly ill and being treated at a VA hospital in the U.S. He has since passed away but the foundation still exists to fulfill certain outreach services it has performed over the years, though we currently do not have any orphans. An English speaker with some knowledge of the foundation and it's mission is needed. I have visited and supported the orphanage for nearly five years so I am familiar with the situation. I also have the necessary educational background and training to qualify as its temporary director while the future is being sorted out. After three months a volunteer visa may be continued up to one year with a work permit, but that can be difficult to obtain, especially when the board of directors is spread about and the new director is still in America.
It is true that I do not have a Thai wife nor the income to qualify for a retirement visa, so I must try other ways to fulfill this need until the orphanage future is decided and put back on track. It does seem that the local Immigration Officers seem to know little about the volunteer non-O visa, and talk of certain income requirements, that are not in the law as far as I can ascertain. Any insights or advice would be much appreciated.
Thank you.

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Yes, you can. After that it might start to be hard for you to get any more exempt entries or tourist visas to Thailand this years, though.

So if I want to stay in Thailand for another four or five months, would it be better to go to Savannakhet and apply for a 2 month tourist visa, which would carry me over to next year, then do another visa exempt, followed by a 30 day extension for 1900 baht at Immigration. That would give me 4 months, taking me to early March of 2020?
Thanks for your help. ( I am from the U.S.).

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If you do not have a lot of visits to Thailand this year, then you would be able to enter on visa expemt 30 day with no problem. Just see to that you can show 20k baht and have a ticket out within 30 days that can be rebooked after your extension.

Yes you can extend for another 30 days at an Immigration office for 1900 baht 

I came to Thailand in mid July on a three month non O volunteer visa. After not getting a work permit I could not extend it, so I did a border trip for a 30 day visa exempt. Am I now able to go to Immigration to extend for another 30 days for 1900 Baht?

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Yes, you could have applied for a 30 day tourist visa extension, costs 1900THB. Probably he was confused because of your other questions.
You have to complete this form (you can also get this at the immigration office): http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/download/form_tm7.pdf
 

So now, even though I am not on a tourist visa, I could have applied for a tourist visa extension? As I mentioned earlier, I am currently on a non o for 90 days. I got it based on a stamped
copy of the foundation certificate, along with an invite letter from the director. They also asked to see my updated bank passbook. Twenty thousand was a good enough number.
Could I possibly go back to immigration, explain to him that I got him confused, and ask for a tourist visa extension. It would save considerable time and expense driving to Chong Chom and back.
Thanks again.
David

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You will not be able to get an extension at a border crossing. If you qualify for a 30 day visa exempt entry that is all you could get.
You would have to go to a embassy or consulate to get a new non-o visa to get more time.
Requirements for an extension for volunteer work is here: https://www.immigration.go.th/content/service_21 
The requirement for a work permit is up in the air at this since some work permit offices are saying it is not required for volunteer work under the new rules.

So could the officer I saw today have given me an extension? He did not seem interested in what I am trying to do at all. I had a Thai lady with me on the board of directors but he paid her no attention. If I had already applied for a work permit, would he have done differently?
David

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It is possible to get a non immigrant O (non-o) visa for working with a charity. The is a non-r visa to perform missionary or other religious activities. Both would require supporting documents from the organization you would be working with.
After getting the visa it would then be possible to get a one year extensions (90 days in some cases for volunteer work) stay. After you have your extension your family members could get extensions equal to the length of your extensions. They would first need to get non-o visas to apply for the extensions.

I volunteer for a Christian foundation (orphanage). So on this trip to Thailand I came in on a 60 day tourist visa. Then I went to Savannakhet to switch to a non o so I could then apply for a volunteer visa. I know about the need for a work permit, which I do not yet have, because the foundation is currently updating it's personal on their board, etc. They are trying to make me assistant director and get me in the yellow book. So today I went to Immigration to ask for an extension. The officer did not seem to know about a volunteer visa; he went through the money requirements for marriage and retirement visas. Otherwise he tells me to go to Cambodia for an "extension". My visa runs out on the 31st. In order to continue in my quest for a "volunteer" visa, what should I apply for when I go tomorrow to Chong Chom?
Where can I find a difinitive Thai government discussion of "volunteer" visas.
Thanks.
David

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I am trying to get a non o visa as a volunteer. Immigration says a work permit is required. The labor ministry, in addition to other normal requirements, such as work history, etc., insists that the orphanage foundation I plan to work for pays me. The main point of their needing a "volunteer" is they cannot afford to pay anyone for the many duties I would have. Donations are down this year and the acting director is off in America seeking medical help, so there is a real need for someone to carry out some duties in his stead. The labor ministry also assures me I must pay income taxes. Even if I am paid a nominal amount, it will not exceed my deduction amount of 190,000 baht, as I am long since past 65. My current non o expires at the end of December but the immigration officer says he will give me a 30 day extention until my application is processed.

     Any comments? Anyone else have experience having a volunteer non o?

I am here on a 60 day tourist visa from the U.S. I would like to longer to help out at an orphanage I help support. Can I apply for a volunteer visa without returning first to the U.S? For example, can I go to Savannaket's Thai counsel to apply for a non o based on volunteering?

Are they still taking US $ at Chong Chom for Cambodian visa? Last year I think I paid $30.I have do in and out before 29th, from Buriram.

So I received my non O/A multiple entry visa last September 30th in Savannakhet. I have made three entries since then and plan a fourth before my last re entry date this month. Should I be expecting to receive a new 90 day extension or an automatic second year on my Non O/A, and what should be expecting to pay? Do I need all the paperwork again or simply exit and re enter at any border crossing? Thank you in advance.

To get the multiple entry non-o visa just requires the marriage certificate plus a copy. signed copies of the wife's house book and ID card. The fee for the visa is 5000 baht.

If one lives in Chan where are the best places to make a border run? The OP may want to have this info himself.

As I predicted some days ago on another thread, and as some of you are now agreeing, the Thai courts will

try to carry out as much of this travesty as they can over the West's Christmas holidays, while many there

will be too occupied with family responsibilities to take notice. I was very surprised the other day when the

trial was scheduled for late February. Most likely that was a ploy to mislead many interested Westerners into

thinking they can stop worrying about the case for the moment. Many who miss this change of date will be

oblivious to the legal proceedings beginning on Boxing day. By the time many of these interested farang get

time to follow up watching the trial, it may well be in the appeal stage by then.

Why isn't this question being asked of the Thai legal firm associated with TV instead of getting various opinions

from from members? Surely the firm would have the definitive answer.

My armchair theory, actually I thought of it while lying in bed last night , is that the prosecution, et al, will try to conduct

the trial in the next three weeks while many Westerners will be occupied with the Christmas season so they will not be

tuned in to what goes on here in the Kingdom. Most likely even Western media will be less attentive than in the past. By

the time the new year gets underway the B2 boys will be history as far as the trial goes.

I really hope I am wrong, for the sake of these guys and their families, and also for the sake of Thailand's future

credibility before the world. The truth will come out eventually. It would be better that it surfaced now.

It has been my experience that most Thai people have never been taught how to

read a map, so they seem oblivious to giving directions based on North/South etc.

Most of the time they will tell me it is "over that way" while pointing a certain

direction. I think they do not like to ask directions because they lose face by

showing their ignorance. In the U.S men tend to do the same thing, whereas women

seem quick to want to do so.

I suspect that only the red shirt supporters within this group of alleged criminals will ever face any serious

consequences.

"Thainess" is somehow entwined with the phrase "mai pen rai", which I loosely interpret as "it doesn't matter".

When a person makes a mistake or commits a sin, a Thai friend or acquaintance will say "mai pen rai" to help

the offender save face. Saving "face" makes one unaccountable, and no Thai wants to be accountable, so they

all enable each other to avoid blame. Much the same is the excuse, "kikiad", translated as "lazy" in English. In

Thailand saying one is "kikiad" is often considered a very acceptable reason for shirking one's duty. One can

save "face" blamelessly by admittingto being "kikiad". As most English speakers know,, the concept of

laziness has little in common with integrity. Another word for lazy, "slothful", is very derogatory, and one

would not easily admit to being so. Maybe this is why so many Thais, especially in government, seem to

exhibit laziness on a daily basis: it just doesn't matter; no "face" is lost by doing so.

Perhaps, in the West in recent decades we have developed our own version of saving "face". As long

as one has high "self esteem", no matter one's faults or failures, things are great. No one should be failed

in school because it might hurt their feelings and damage their psyche. Come to think of it, no one in

Thailand is allowed to fail in scool either. Political correctness all around the world, it seems. Probably

originated in Asia as "saving face" and morphed into "polotical correctness" in recent years.