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When I first came here I was on the 75mg dispersible and found out they were not available and just stocked up on them when I was back in the UK. Here they prescribe the 81mg tablet instead and it is a coated tablet to avoid the stomach problems that can come from aspirin. About 6 years ago I changed from aspirin to apixaban which created even bigger problems to obtain.

I was in a similar position a couple of years ago, mine is a 30 days office and I just went the 4 days early, nothing was said. If I were you I would go on the 13th March and see what happens, you should get stamp to go back 12th April. If it doesn't work out it is no big deal to come back on a new visa. I have just done that to change the renewal date, summer months can be real pain.

Quite. Following New Year I went to Laem Sing, about 9 months since the last time I went, in that time they have built a new 7-11 next to the old one with a new Lotus and CJ? close by. Now 5 convenience stores in the space of 100 yards with accommodation having increased substantially in the last few years. A small village growing quite rapidly and hardly a foreigner in sight. Day I went it was mobbed and I only saw 2 caucasians. The new normal could well be in domestic and asian tourism growth outside the so called "tourist" areas. Those that live in those areas are oblivious to the bigger picture, if their bar is quiet then everywhere must be quiet and the figures are false.

Since when did statistics help any business that was going broke. If a business is in trouble it is up to the business owner to do something about it. There will always be business successes and business failures, no government intervenes until failures predominate, and then it is the bigger picture. Pattaya may be struggling but that does not equate to Chonburi struggling.

No, it is not necessary. When you enter the country the visa gets you a stamp in your passport stating how long you can stay in the country, this is general, I have just been to Laos on an E-visa. The police should only check if your permission to be in the country is valid. It would however be prudent to keep a copy of the visa on your phone. When I went to Vietnam I entered visa exempt but my friend had an E-visa, immigration kept that and we both had the same stamp in passport without any indication of visa. Laos marked my entry as Tr-B3(Tourist Visa) and Thailand marked my entry as being a Non-O E-visa. Unless your visa is multi entry it effectively becomes invalid on entry. Previously they would stamp the visa in your passport as "USED", bit pointless with an E-visa as it can be reprinted. The only time you should need to show a copy of the visa is when applying for extension at immigration, that may depend on office but mine did get checked.

The problem is many cannot see past what happens in the tourist areas and think that is the situation widespread. Covid affected different areas in different ways and many for the better. I live between the Chonburi bypass and the No 7 and that area grew significantly during the pandemic, many who worked elsewhere sold up, returned home and invested locally. That growth brought about investment from the big boys with large concerns popping up all around. Downside, it has added about 10 minutes on a run to the airport. It is all about supply and demand and it will be a long time before Thais will want to supply demand from tourist areas distorting the term "busy".

What does that actually mean, maybe you think that capacity was not affected by the pandemic. This is Pattaya beach New Years Eve 2020, wouldn't take many to increase the visitors by 100%. Everything is relative, if related.

Only consistant is inconsistancy.

Why can't people get away from the single track thinking. I have just come back from Luang Prabang and that was what you may call busy. The night market was like the London tube in rush hour, and the eating area was something else. Must have been around 300 tables and a case of dead man's shoes. Being the Lunar New Year guess which nationality predominated. If Thailand has a problem, Lao will be wiped off the face of the earth. Better to stick to reality.

Not really anything to do with Pattaya or restaurants, food prices are up at wholesale level. Meat generally is about a third more than it was in markets 6-8 months ago. Many of the street food outlets around here have tried to keep increases to 5 or 10 baht with smaller portions and cut back on extras such as tissues on the table and the selection of sauce and condiments available. There really ought to be a special tax for the Russians.

My wife had a look at that and she said at the moment only Lao and Chinese nationals can register to buy tickets due to restricted payment options.

I have just returned but did it the other way round. We flew to Luang Prabang from BKK, but you could do it from Udon Thani or Vientiane. Stayed in LP for 3 nights then took the train to Vientiane and crossed back into Thailand via the bridge. Flew back to BKK from Udon the next day. We stayed at the Villa Oudomlith in LP and the guy there will get you train tickets. The fare is 242,000 Kip but he gets them via an agent and we paid 325K each. We booked on the 24th for the 26th and fairly straightforward, got on the C91 which leaves LP at 12.10 and got to Vientiane at 14.00. Very straightforward there, came out the station and straight on a bus to the Friendship Bridge, takes about half an hour and only 20K Kip or 50 baht. I couldn't believe how quiet it was at the crossing. There was only about 20 on the bus and by the time I had changed what Kip I had there was no one at Laos immigration desks. Had to wait about 10 minutes to get enough people to run the bus across the bridge. Same on the Thai side, by the time I had filled in the TM6 the immigration desks were clear. The train service is excellant and to get from Luang Prabang back into Thailand in about 3 hours was a bit of a surprise. Although we arrived on the 23rd it was a holiday and the agents were closed. We could have gone to the station ourselves but glad we decided against that as it is a bit of a pain to get to. It is a bit the same at Vientiane, the station is out of the way so you don't really want to be going there without a ticket. Good luck.

Good to see everyone hoping they will have similar success as the UK. LONDON (AP) — British officials and space scientists said Tuesday they were disappointed but not deterred after the first attempt to launch satellites into orbit from the U.K. ended in failure. https://apnews.com/article/science-united-kingdom-aerospace-technology-76e49c8ee5a02bcde6fc1ddb7d629042

What I have been doing since it first started.

That may depend on the office. My wife did hers a couple of weeks ago in Pattaya and just like last time, sent out by post, but only took a few days. It was just 5 years but can now get 10 years.

You should do the homework. Conditions for participation in the public sector project being a person of Thai nationality have an identity card Be at least 18 years of age on the date of registration. https://www.xn--12c1bik6bbd8ab6hd1b5jc6jta.com/information

Why do people keep on digging? The scheme had absolutely nothing to do with foreign tourists so why the compulsion to bring irrelevant factors into play, probably a sense of self importance.

Narrow minded falang thinking. The scheme puts money into the economy that would normally sit dormant. The scheme was never intended to benefit individuals but business in the tourist industry. In any business, turnover is the life blood. So far under the scheme I have had 17 nights in places I wouldn't have normally visited.

Are you saying it could still be used for extensions? There was a reason I put "end" in quotes.

You either ignored my original post or it went over your head. This is a statement from an email I received from the bank a few years ago. I had to go to the bank and prove my visa status was on a long term basis. "According to our information, you have opened account with TMB without submitting the necessary documents to the bank in the account opening process. Our governing body requires that foreigners who open account with TMB must provide such documents to TMB Bank. Otherwise, the bank cannot provide customer with online banking service." When changing to a new passport it would be a lack of due diligence if they didn't check the visa status in the new passport.

To put things in perspective. Rates for flights starting in the UK Duty rates for flights starting from UK airports, excluding Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands and Islands region. Find out more about Air Passenger Duty if the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Rates from 1 April 2023 Destination bands Reduced rate Standard rate Higher rate Domestic £6.50 £13 £78 Band A £13 £26 £78 Band B £87 £191 £574 Band C £91 £200 £601 Reduced rate For travel in the lowest class of travel available on the plane for seat pitches less than 1.016 metres (40 inches). Standard rate For travel in any other class of travel or where the seat pitch is more than 1.016 metres (40 inches). Higher rate For travel in planes of 20 tonnes or more equipped to carry fewer than 19 passengers. Band Distance from London to destination capital city A 0 to 2,000 miles B 2,001 miles to 5,500 miles C over 5,500 miles https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-allowances-for-air-passenger-duty

Airline taxes and fees are registered and coded, the amount collected can vary as with APD which is dependent on class of seat. It wouldn't be out of the question for the new tax to be determined by API but the fallback could be that air travellers with work permits may well have to reclaim the tourist tax. https://dokumen.tips/documents/iata-list-of-ticket-and-airport-taxes-and-fees.html?page=24

Selective memory. The original delays were on how to implement it at land borders.

No, The AF was detected over 15 years ago when I was still in the UK. The doctor wanted to put me on warfarin but I declined, was already taking aspirin and told him I would stick with that. About 7 years ago I went for a checkup package at a nearby hospital and they suggested I see a cardiologist. It wasn't my first time and nothing had been said previously so I started seeing the cardiologist at Bang Saen They did an echo and said that apart from the AF there was no indication of any problems. He did say however that at my age, 69 at the time, the risks were increasing and that I should start taking anticoagulant. I said what had happened previously and he said that in 2013 some new anticoagulants had been approved. Took a while to make my mind up but later I started taking apixaban and have done since. Following the checkup I decided to buy a BP monitor and the Microlife seemed to be the best option. I wasn't aware of the AF detection when I bought it, the warning appears every time I use it but a bit academic.

It is the job of the banks, not immigration, to ensure certain services are only offered to customers with the appropriate qualification. It is a fairly global that entities request notification on change of circumstances and sometimes make random checks, ever heard of life cerificates.