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Bit of a condescending post. We have about a dozen dogs, all have come off the street having suffered from injury and starvation, a balanced diet would hardly be a priority to them. I suspect the 60 odd cats we have from similar circumstances would be of a similar opinion. Rice with fish twice a day has provided most with many more years they continue to eat like it could be the last time.

At the end of the day with airlines it is dependent on the staff. I was refused boarding with 5 months left, I called the manager and asked if there was any way around the problem. She said all she could do was contact Thai immigration who agree to boarding on sight of a return ticket. It is quite possible they would do the same with a re-entry permit. I think there is little dispute that the six month rule does not apply at land borders. It would appear to be an airline issue with variable enforcement.

Only the mentally challenged would think there is "flip flopping" on something that has been on the statute books since 1983. You should be more concerened about what is going on closer to home. I went into Morrisons a couple of days ago and eggs were restricted to one dozen per customer, and you need a second mortgage, if you can get one, to visit the meat counter. Of course you wouldn't be prepared to see the change on EU laws as "flip flopping", only an adjustment in policy, standard rhetoric for the xenophobic.

Get married. You should be more concerned about visa options prior to that actually taking place, may well be longer than you anticipate.

What exactly has changed? Looks like the meeting and discussion will still be held. Only the falangs thought something had been decided and wanted it to be changed.

You would have to show me where I used the word "founded". You are perfectly free to think the current position is not the most relevant. History plays no part in dispute resolution.

That is not strictly true. The Passenger Service Charge charged by most countries, 700 baht for Thailand, is a ring fenced tax to be used on passenger security and facilities at airports. There is a question mark over if it is a change to the PSC or an additional tax. The UK has 2 taxes, PSC and APD(Air Passenger Duty), the APD is an excise duty which is included in general taxation.

Now tell us what you think of other countries that have been charging significantly more for years on end. "However, duty for highly polluting ‘ultra long-haul’ flights of more than 8,850 km from London will face a slightly increased rate of £91 (€104)." https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/04/04/why-is-the-uk-ramping-up-domestic-air-travel-when-other-european-countries-are-banning-it People should wait and see what actually transpires before getting hot under the collar.

You mean the subsidiary head office, been part of a group for nearly 20 years.

Not sure, I think there is some possibility I will see a 3rd coronation. Charles may well do a token reign and then hand over to William who has a lot more support. If he doesn't, you are probably right.

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That is the best bet as they should have treated your extension application as a 90 day report and put a slip with the next due date in your passport. A couple of years ago, just like you, they didn't do the slip and I miscalculated resulting in a fine. Now I always make sure they do the slip.

The article is distorted, Pattay does not represent Chonburi. I live on the outskirts of Chonburi and around here has seen massive expansion due to the pandemic with ex tourist sector employees returning to the area.

Yes, 50 baht at my hospital, when I see 2 doctors on the same day, still 50 baht.

It used to be that way at my hospital despite them having appointments. One of the real benefits of the pandemic was that people started to stick to appointment times, and that has continued. Waiting room all very quiet now.

You haven't said what type of visa you were applying for. I would assume it was Non O for person over 50(retirement) which would be single entry for 90 days. Although the text on the embassy website still shows insurance being required it was in fact dropped on 1st July 2022. Insurance is only required for O-A and O-X visas. https://www.tatnews.org/2022/06/thailands-entry-requirements/

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".