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10 minutes ago, bbi1 said:

What's the difference between the two? Everyone calls it a "visa run", the company's name has "visa run" in it, and all the other shops around pattaya mentions "visa run to Cambodia". I have yet to see anywhere advertised as "border hops"

the difference is there is no visa involved in your visa run, i agree with others a bit of canvassing on their behalf on your part.

35 minutes ago, bbi1 said:

The lady said now is low season. But surely there must still be lots of people doing visa runs now. Or are all Pattaya visa runners too cheap to pay 3,700 baht for a 6 seater VIP comfort van?

its a border hop, not a visa run, maybe people are saving the land border hops for later in the year, only 2 allowed per calender year

36 minutes ago, Trippy said:

I've used them a few times pre-covid and thought it was a great service. Don't know why people aren't using them much anymore, my only guess would be that with the new tax situation, maybe less people are staying long term. 

that's some ridicules guess, why would people doing border hops be thinking of a tax return, in 12 months time

it seems income tax is still getting mentioned in lots of threads

6 hours ago, keysersoze276 said:

Can you do this after the visa expiration date?  Like re-enter just before the actual visa expires, then extend the 90 day permission to stay by another 60 days?  That would be 17 months on a one year visa!  
 

i’ve never heard of that, but I met a guy in Savannakhet last night that said yes, one can. 

the expiry date of the visa is the last day it can be used, if you enter on the day before you will get a fresh 90 day entry stamp ( the visa is now dead and can no longer be used) this new 90 day entry stamp can be extended to visit Thai wife by 60 days ( one time only)1,900thb

thread seems to have gone onto another EV Vs ICE thread

On 3/11/2024 at 11:49 AM, ozimoron said:

You don't go home straight away in the rest of the world. In Australia you will spend some time in recovery then under a period of supervision which is not short and finally would have to have a person arrive to collect you who identifies themselves to the hospital staff and signs a declaration that they will stay with you and observe you for 24 hours and warns of criminal penalties for failure to do so. Otherwise you stay overnight.

had mine done in UK, took a bus to the hospital, a short wait for the op, ( they do all left eyes first, then a reposition for the dr to do the rights) fully awake for the op, a cup of tea and a biscuit , wait an hour to be released to a driver/friend, no follow ups other than to see the referring optician, had to wear the plastic eye guard for a few days to sleep.

a year of so later a laser secondary cataract eye op, as my site was going a but blurry again, a 10 minute op in a sitting in a chair looking through a machine.

15 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

For that sort of money, you can't go past Toyota. 

 

i bought a triton new early 2016, never missed a beat. nothing has gone wrong,

would i choose another one - yes as i like the latest model, didn't like the 2019 to 2023 model,

will i buy another one - no need,  the one i have is just fine, does all i want it to do, but its not the only vehicle i have

you will not succeed in importing your 2nd hand car into Thailand, its not been allowed for some years, if it was possible there would be plenty of reports on people being successful.old car are imported from Japan, but they are bought in cut up, ie front end and rear end are cut apart

9 hours ago, keysersoze276 said:

@DrJack54  Thanks so much. So, I have the choice of exiting and re-entering for 90 days or going to immigration for a 60 day extension . Is that correct?  

you can do a 60 day 'visit Thai wife' extension 1 time per entry into Thailand, but they may ask for a tm30 to have been done

i have gap insurance on my mgzs

On 3/9/2024 at 4:37 AM, ikke1959 said:

Thai people see the mote in the foreigners eyes, but don.t see the beam in their own. It is just getting to look like a witchhunt, or even what the Germans did before the second World War... blame a group and prosecute and deport them. And that in country that pretents to be welcoming retiring people, tourist and expats...

what a ridiculous sad comparison, some people caught working illegally and what happened in Germany in the late 30's and early 40's, you really need to do some research before allowing the keyboard to type

friend went last week having mad an appointment was in and out in less than 1/2 an hour, received passport  2 days later, Thursday to Saturday

11 hours ago, shortstop2 said:

Would someone please explain how you get the extra year?

the license is valid for 5 years after your next birthday and expires on your birthday, so apply 1 day after the licence expires and you get 364 days + 5 years

what type of non immigrant visa do you have, a 'O' or a 'O''A'

i think you mean enter Thailand on Thai passport, should be ok to do this, if not enter on UK passport and get a 1 year extension as a Thai citizen

On 3/1/2024 at 10:12 AM, noobexpat said:

I guess you have to change your number every year.

Too much drama to save 1000 baht a year for me.

 

i have a 1 year ais net marathon sim, i renewed it in December and kept the same number, after it expired i topped up the account with enough money to cover another year and it renewed automatically. no monthly costs 

Rayong -  passport, completed tm47, reminder slip from last time, in and out in 5-10 minutes

32 minutes ago, lovesthespicy said:

Ok thanks for clarifying very confusing. 

 

I take it the single entry has little requirements and the multi entry is going to require the 400k THB? Any idea if USA bank will cover or does it have to to be Thai?

have a look on this thread look at page 5 onwards, someone asked on page 4 about non thai banks - 

only a non immigrant 'O''A visa will allow a 1 year stay without leaving Thailand, only available in home country

a single entry non immigrant 'O' visa will give a 90 day entry. a multi entry will be valid for 1 yaer but still only gives a 90 day entry each time you enter within that year, each entry can be extended for 60 days to visit Thai wife

9 minutes ago, dick turpin said:

Perfectly normal, your entry stamp allowed you to stay

up until the expiry of your previous extension, note dates

match.

 

Your new extension allows you to stay until its expiry in

Feb 2025. Should you leave the country at any time your

entry stamp on return will show permitted to stay until

Feb 2025.

 

Note: Whenever I return always double check after 

Immigration that the correct expiry stamp is there.

 

only if entry is made using a re-entry permit

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Vaguely recall that Rayong at one point required a witness for extensions based on marriage. 

Someone dealing with that office will advise 

on Rayong's yearly marriage extension visit, they always want to speak to our neighbour/witness

14 hours ago, PFMills said:

You should be able to check if it is an head gasket leak … buy some AVia, it’s not expensive …follow the instructions

what is AVia

1 hour ago, JBChiangRai said:

Neither would take longer than it took you to have a cup of coffee and a toilet break.

so 16 minutes, that would charge an ev for another 400km