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It all depends on why you were taking them in the first place. I had been on aspirin some years and around 2010 a UK doctor suggested I should take warfarin instead, I politely declined. About 6 years later a Thai doctor said the same thing, and that the risk gets greater with age. again I declined the warfarin and after some consideration started on apixaban. At the end of the day it is all about risk, either taking the medication or not. Fortunately today in respect of blood thinning the options are a good deal wider than a few years ago.

In the UK it is 75mg dispersible.

You could have a look at Kodi, there is a bit of a learning curve but once you get the hang of it you can get virtually anything you want without jumping around sites. I would suggest you install Kodi yourself from the website rather than a Kodi Build which may be a bit confusing. You then need to install an addon to source the programmes, I just watch movies and TV series so just use "Seren" and "The Crew" addons which have download facility. When you do a search you get a multitude of links to choose from so a question of picking the quality your internet can handle to stream. The links are from all sort of sources, I have been watching quite a lot recently that were produced by Netflix and some of them were foreign. I would recommend "Fauda" if you haven't already seen it. I am not into sport but believe there are addons that are aimed at sport.

The USA is now on the E-visa platform, all done online. No need to send passport, visa will come by email, doesn't take very long https://www.thaievisa.go.th/ If you can use a computer at all then the getting the visa before returning to Thailand is the more straightforward arrangement. If you have difficulty then you have the visa exempt option.

It is not a departure fee per se, it is IATA tax code "TS" which is the Passenger Service Charge for Thailand which has to be used for passenger security and facilities. Other countries have their own codes. You are right in that the tax could not be attributed to passenger groups based on passport etc as API is not collected at time of booking. The UK's tax code "GB" for Air Passenger Duty, over and above PSC, is attributed to passenger groups but based on ticket class. The only way it could work is if airlines sold a different fare class where exemption could be claimed, but it is a big ask and as you say additional airline fees could remove any benefit. We just wait for the next update.

Not long ago

Why not just go back when you want and return when you want on a new visa. Not much difference between renewing an extension and getting one from a visa.

May depend on the office. I have had the same TM30 since 2015 and had several new visas since then but always a visa and the same address, wouldn't know about visa exempt. Came back last Aug on a new E-visa, got an extension and done 90 day twice online, TM30 not an issue. However not something to be taken for granted, a change in staff could be a different ball game.

You mean like "Air Passenger Duty".

Take it that was a flight from Thailand to Spain via Qatar. The YQ & YR are airline charges, E7 is Thailand Advance Passenger Processing and G8 is the Arrival/Departure tax, TS is the Passenger Service Charge for Thailand. All taxes following TS are for Qatar and Spain.

When I did mine I used my passport and it wasn't a problem and others have used documents with an address quite successfully. On reflection that may be the safer option, as you say they already have your passport. The question is not worded as clear as it should be, "residency" is ambiguous but "residency status" is based on the right of abode.

That is effectively saying the tax is included in a visa fee and everyone travels to Thailand on a visa of some form or other. A fairly straightforward solution but wouldn't be very popular, how would "border bouncers" fare trying to get back in. EU countries do not have a problem with tourist tax, it is on accommodation so travelers will be paying ETIAS plus any tourist tax.

The fee that is being called "departure tax" is the Passenger Service Charge(PSC), which I think every country in the world implements. It is ring fenced to fund airport security and passenger facilities, not even used for airport development far less anything else. The UK has Air Passenger Duty(APD) over and above the PSC, that is an excise duty coming under general taxation, it is upwards of £80 depending on class of ticket. Most countries put tourist tax on accommodation, people should be grateful Thailand is not looking in that direction.

I will take your word for it, but skeptical, thought it may have been a microsoft product.

No idea, just seen them advertised.

Many being sold on Lazada, looks like the name has been adopted for modern portable units. As far as the OP is concerned unlikely portable units could deal with fairly high temperatures. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/6000-yt-18-10wac-window-air-conditioner6000btu-i719184716.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.13.795d1909HzAJry

Falang mentality to the fore. There are 3 dwellings on our land and the postbox is at my gate so I see 3 bills when they arrive. My sister in law and brother in law bills at the moment are below 1000 baht a month, less than half of mine. They both have aircon but very seldom use it, they do not see the heat as a problem in the same way as foreigners. The government has very little control over the price of food but can provide some benefit through electricity costs.

I have always done the same, bought and paid for the tickets and insurance prior to the application and included the information in the sponsor letter. What I meant when I referred to information on the application, I suspect the ECOs are more likely to pay attention to what is included in supporting documents than a single question on the form. Quite often I have done multiple visas, one year it was 3, and always do the UK first as I think having the the UK visa helps facilitate the others. Sometimes the UK application has been made as soon as the 3 month window opens. It was the year we went to UK, Canada and Germany that I had problems with the German Embassy. They had introduced an online application which didn't differentiate between normal applicants and family members, full documentation had to be supplied irrespective. I took the matter to SOLVIT and the EU made the Germans change their ways, not that it helped us in any way but maybe others.

I have never told them when I want the visa to start always been their decision. Varied between 7 and 1 day before departure.

You should check Agoda, plenty of budget accommodation that can be booked online.

When I came back last August I asked the IO about the TM6 and the way she replied gave the impression it was history at airports. Were still in use at Nong Khai a couple of weeks ago.

I have done 11 visitor visas for my wife and have never requested anything in respect of validity, they have always been issued valid from just before departure. The current visa is valid from 29/04/23 until 29/10/23, flight leaves 01.15 on 30/4/23. It may well be something to do with the information provided in the application. Years ago there used to be posts fairly regularly from people complaining about validity being from the application but I haven't seen one in a long time.

Rather than add a second router, I think a better option for you would be to get a second hand laptop just to use with your TV and run the IPTV from the laptop with your vpn installed. Most vpn will allow more than one device. This is what I do in hotels, just need to change source on the tv and with a wireless mouse all very easy. You could also install kodi on the laptop and if you can get the hang of that you may not need the IPTV.

I am in a similar boat. My LG is also 11 years old but it does cycle, and in the current climate cycling a bit quicker than normal. The real problem is that being old style the louvre is top hinged and now doesn't operate as smoothly as it did. I have to mess about to get it fully open and even when new never discharged horizontally. I have been thinking about replacing it with a Daiken or Mitsu invertor so would be interested to see how yours works out.

A few years back I had issues with the German Embassy in Bangkok and took the matter to SOLVIT. I still have a copy of the handbook on my computer but you should Google for a later version in case of updates. This is from Section 2.8 of the handbook, there are also some examples of how the rule should be applied. "However, an application may be accepted from a person legally present – but not residing - in the jurisdiction of the consulate where the application is submitted, if he can justify why the application could not be lodged at a consulate in his place of residence. It is for the consulate to appreciate whether the justification presented by the applicant is acceptable" I know personally 3 people in the UK that have done this while their wife/girlfriends were in the UK. They did it on the basis they wanted to take advantage of last minute discounted offers which weren't available prior to leaving Thailand. One was rejected by the French embassy and the other 2 were successful, one to Amsterdam and one to Spain. I should say they were before the UK left the EU and attitudes may have hardened. The Handbook is quite clear, it can be done, but up to the embassy to accept the reason. Being on a standard visitor visa is not an issue. ""Legally present" means that the applicant is entitled to stay temporarily in the jurisdiction on the basis of the legislation of the third country where he is present either for a short stay or when he is allowed to stay for a longer period of time while maintaining his permanent residence in another third country."