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Only those that have had it easy will find it harder. Those of us that have had to struggle with continual changes wouldn't notice any difference. I have had a home visit on my last 4 marriage extensions as well as one on a retirement extension. A move towards equality would make thing easier.

That is not the point, given the holiday situation you didn't allow reasonable time for the application to be dealt with. A earlier application would have allowed more processing time. The reality is you only allowed about 6 days. As far as the refusal is concerned that is something else. The Embassy would take it that you were in the UK at time of application unless you gave them reason to think otherwise. The text of the questions is not always as clear as it should be and it is fairly obvious from comments on this forum that people often misinterpret what is being asked. They need to be read several times before making an answer.

The Embassy is not to blame here. You applied on April 1st for a flight on April 12th with an Easter weekend in between. Sending something on the 5th April wasn't going to get an answer till the following week. The London Embassy is fairly efficient but you can't blame them for closing over the holiday period, check the calendar next time and allow time for a query.

Of course you do. Visas become invalid, they don't disappear from your travel history. They would soon come to the surface if you were suspected of belonging to terrorist organisation. Once you enter the country the visa is no longer useable, an SE would become invalid and a ME could not be used unless you leave the country. Your visa status reflects how you entered the country or any changes made since. You are certainly right in that the article wasn't written as well as it should have been.

That is not correct in respect of "any" visa although it may be for some. I came back on a new Non O visa in Aug and have only done 90 day online since then. I have come in on a new visa several times and have done online for many years. It did used to be the case but they may have improved on that since they revamped the online system. You have to bear in mind that the first extension on a new 90 day entry comes at the same time as the first 90 day report and no TM47 is required. The system may now see that first extension as a 90 day report in person. Following my return on 26th August I did my first TM47 on 5th Feb online and 2nd on 4th April.

The BPK website is a bit of a pain being in Thai but the page headers are in English so a question of working through the menus. They also do tiles which if you are facing may be more appropriate. https://bpk.in.th/brick_type/terra-cotta-wall-tile/ https://bpk.in.th/brick/t93b-terracotta-walltile-antiquetile-decortile-redtile/ Also a few other pages to pick from.

As do a significant proportion of the population. Only a couple of weeks ago the Chinese graveyards came to life during Qing Ming. Thai Chinese are the largest minority group in the country and the largest overseas Chinese community in the world with a population of approximately 7-10 million people, accounting for 11–14% of the total population of the country as of 2012. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_Chinese

Of course they don't, the usual TVF rhetoric. The immigration arrival documents have been posted on here a few times over the years and they showed quite clearly how everyone that enters Thailand is categorised. As for the stats, when Pattaya beach road is blocked by tour buses everyone will be whinging how the governement never anticipated the consequences of tourists that had come out of so called hot air.

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If you know, why use the word "maybe"?

Nothing to do with equality per se. It is more to do with the unknown, taxes are allocated to the fare at time of booking, passport information is not. Most countries put tourist tax on accommodation, Thailand may end up the same way.

Extension of the licence[edit] Full driving licence may be extended once its validity is less than 6 months.[17] Probationary licence holders may upgrade their licence once they have held the licence for at least one year. Previously, a full licence may be extended once its validity is 90 days or less, while a probationary licence can be exchanged for a full licence if it is valid for 60 days or less. Regardless of timeframe, the driver must pass a physical test again in order to be able to hold a further licence. If the licence has expired for less than a year, the process remains the same. If, however, the licence has expired for more than 1 but less than 3 years, the holder must attend the lecture and pass the theory test. Complete test is needed if the licence has expired for 3 years or more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_licence_in_Thailand

It is a 2 year probationary license, not a full licence

I know this company is Bangkok rather than CM but they have a good selection. https://bpk.in.th/brick/ They supplied the bricks for the external walls of my house and the quality is quite good.

Been a couple of times, got one of the biggest buffet places I have ever seen. Friends took us so no idea where it was or called.

Yes there is but I wouldn't recommend it. When we went on the one from Nong Khai to Vientiane I had to plead with the woman on the bus to wait for my wife and her niece, they had gone through on day pass and there was huge queue, The woman from the bus spoke to security and took me back into immigration to find them, she pulled them out of the queue and took them to the desk. When we got back to the bus our bags were out on the side, picked them up and got back on the bus. If you get held up at all the bus will leave without you. It would be safer to get the bus from Vientiane to the bridge, cross the bridge and then get a minibus, all depends on how busy things are.

Going to Laos is a good idea. If you do it again you should try Luang Prabang, beautiful town. I went in Jan, had 3 days in LP and caught the high speed train to Vientiane, came across the bridge. I don't know why you would think a land border is safer, probably the opposite. You also need to do a TM6 at a land border, another excuse for them to challenge you. I was questioned coming across the bridge and I was on marriage extension re-entry permit. The IO asked me where I was going and where was my wife, I said behind you waiting on me, grunted and stamped the passport. At the end of the day it is luck of the draw.

Cheers, may come back that way next time up there. Last time we just went back towards Phitsanulok and down the No 11.

He is talking about the UK. Most houses have both hot and cold water supplies and quite common on a shower to have a mixer valve which I think is the case here. They normally have a button to prevent inadvertent movement and it is possible the button is a bit stuck and not being depressed enough. As suggested taking the valve cover off would be good first move.

I have been with TP link almost from when they first started with phones, had a C5 initially and changed to an X9 when the android version became a bit of a problem. I have found them reliable and good value for money, My Neffos X9 was less than 4K on Lazada. It is 3GB/32GB dual sim, second sim can be an SD card. Maybe worth a look. https://www.neffos.com/en/product

Why not think about getting off at Phitsanulok and driving over to Khon Kaen, get the train from there to Bangkok. The route 12 takes you through the Khao Kho area and well worth a couple of days stopover on route, the mountains are quite spectacular, reminded me on Scotland. https://guide2thailand.com/phu-thap-buek-mountain/ https://www.thainationalparks.com/khao-kho-national-park#:~:text=Khao Khao Summit&text=The highest point at Khao,ends from%2Fat road 2196.

E-visas in the UK are fairly quick, my Non O took 3 days and there have been many similar reports as indicated above, 2-3 weeks beforehand would be reasonable. If this is your first time you can start making preparations as soon as you want. You need to open an account which can be done anytime. Once you have an account you can start an application to get a feel for what is required, if the application is not submitted it will be removed from the system in a couple of weeks. You will be asked about travel arrangements on the application and if you have a visa the question of onward travel should not arise. That would only normally arise for those travelling visa exempt.

Obviously context is not your strong point. If China was the biggest user of everything that wouldn't mean there wasn't enough demand to warrant production in other countries. Tell us, how many countries have enough domestic demand to warrant aircraft production, how the China Airbus factory came about in the first place. There are only 6 Airbus factories worldwide and 3 of them are in the EU, plus US, Canada and China.

Each embassy should have their own guidance, for Brits it can be found here. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-to-do-after-a-british-person-dies-in-thailand

The OP is talking about getting a visa to enter based on dependency rather than an extension. You both entered Non O and he seems to think that is a problem. "Getting a Non-O in the US requires health insurance she neither needs nor can get due to age. So I've begun to think that a dependent visa based on my Retirement extension might be a good move." Not sure he has that right, I am fairly sure the health insurance requirement was dropped on all visas 1st July 2022 other than the long term OA/OX. There was a popup on the Evisa website which has now scrolled off the bottom but the text on the website may not have altered.