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15 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:
Therefore, it doesn't appear to be relevant to an alien living in Thailand and married to a Thai. Clear as mud, as usual.
The requirements for UK residents applying for a visa at the London Embassy are not relevant to an alien living in Thailand.
You obviously missed this from the link you posted.
EXTENSION OF STAY
Those who wish to stay longer must file an application for an extension at the Office of Immigration Bureau located on Government Center B, Chaengwattana Soi 7, Laksi, Bangkok 10210, Tel 0-2141-9889 (or website at http://www.immigration.go.th). The extension of stay as well as the change of certain type of visa is solely at the discretion of the Immigration officer.
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55 minutes ago, reargunnerph3 said:
If there was more than one a day they would probably collide so only one a day for safety. 555
The trains run about every 20 minutes, the line is only a couple of hundred yards from my house. Been dual track now for about 5 years.
The problem is there is only the one passenger train a day the rest are freight. It leaves BKK around 06.30 and i think terminates near Sattahip, then returns to BKK. It is free to the Thais and very cheap for the foreigner, think I was 23 baht Chonburi to BKK.
It is relatively quick from Pattaya to Chonburi, about an hour, same as driving. It is further down the line it becomes slow, stopping at every small station on the way.
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23 minutes ago, Libai said:Another part of 'Project Fear' The UK NHS state that there will not be any problem with medical supplies before or after 'Brexit'.
Of course it is Project Fear. The government has put in place contingency plans and the NHS has been assured by the government that the measures will be effective. That is fearful in itself.
If the government measures prove to be ineffective it will then become Project Reality and possibly Project Desperation or worse for some.
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21 minutes ago, Loiner said:
Normal folk still know why we must Leave. We don’t need no ‘explanation’.And in a few years down the line they will know why we must rejoin, for exactly the same reasons.
Brexit was always about emotion, no explanation needed, that would be rational thinking.
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3 hours ago, NanLaew said:
Regardless of international peace treaties and giving each small country and a flag and fast-track invite into the EU, considering the always simmering tensions in the Balkans, a place notable in the history of both World Wars, I would agree that there's only one Union with any sort of peaceful longevity and 'bar the odd set of goal posts', the British were already in it.
That is the brexiteer mind for you, the Irish war of independence was so insignificant not worth a mention.
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3 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:
Just curious - I've read that London, among some other places, no longer issues multi O viass since changing to on-line only applications. But does that mean only that the on-line system apparently has no way of asking for a multi but there is a way of requesting one, or that they have definitely stopped issuing them? Has anyone actually asked and been refused?
I ask because the 'old' method of filling in the application by hand also shows no facility for a multi, and I like others just write multi on the top right.If every embassy/consulate changes to on-line applications, as will surely happen sooner or later as Thailand eventually enters the 21st century, will those married to Thais then have to apply for four visas a year instead of one, or show money 'resting' in a Thai bank for (limited) extensions? This would obviously affect many thousands of expats and be an enormous burden on some.
Non-Immigrant Type O (Visiting or staying with applicant's family resided in Thailand (more than 60 days) - single entry only)
- Proof of relationship to a family in Thailand, e.g. a copy of marriage certificate / birth certificate / certificate of adoption
- Personal details of a family in Thailand, e.g. ID card, Passport and the visa page or stay permit in Thailand
- Proof of accommodation in Thailand e.g. hotel bookings, invitation letters from family/friends in Thailand
- Financial evidence e.g. bank statements, proof of earnings, proof of sponsorship from a third party
- Confirmation of legal residence in the UK or Ireland
http://www.thaiembassy.org/london/en/services/7742/84508-Non-Immigrant-visas.html#6
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28 minutes ago, stephenterry said:
Far clearer to hold a GE, hopefully after 31 October, with all parties setting out their agenda - which for the LDs would be focused on revoking article 50, labour by offering a referendum (fence sitting again) and the tories promising the earth to all and sundry.
The fact is, IMO, that the majority of the population couldn't give a toss about brexit because it doesn't materially affect them - yet. More important matters are those close to home.
However, it is likely with the UK's current voting system that the tories would win, but without a majority, in which case whatever has happened to brexit would be replaced by another few years of parliamentary chaos.
A situation to look forward to?
Statement of the day.
“If the government was truly confident in the aftermath of their Brexit policy, they would wait for next spring; take credit for the success of Brexit, rejoice – even gloat – that all fears about it were unfounded and propose a few popular One Nation policies to restore the fortunes of the Conservatives.
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34 minutes ago, StreetCowboy said:We elect members of parliament because we are too busy to understand the complexities of government. One of their jobs is to protect us from our own stupidity.
Exactly, but in this case we are suffering from political stupidity.
Any decision on a complex issue with a potential outcome of an even split is guaranteed to create "division", the 2 previous national referendums were simple confirmations of the status quo. This was a great deal more complex and proceeded without any plan. The electorate gave the politicians a blank cheque and the amount that the cheque should have been for has caused division ever since.
Unfortunately the division is now so entrenched there is no going back, as highlighted by recent rhetoric. The Johnson speech was reminiscent of a recent European dictator. Those that are old enough will remember the actions of the militants in the 60s that created the "sick man of Europe", brought back to health by the EC/EU.
A large percentage of those that voted to leave have been convinced that there are entitled to get what they want so revoking Article 50 has probably become more dangerous than the damage from brexit. People should never forget that it was division that created the need for the GFA, something the brexiteers have chosen to ignore since day one.
If brexit solution results in real division with Ireland and Scotland moving away from England then that is something that future generations can thank their forefathers for.
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9 hours ago, DannyCarlton said:
If parliament, on enacting the Bill, declares it legally binding, then it's legally binding. Cameron "forgot" to do that with the previous referendum.
He didn't forget, he was advised not to. Had it been legally binding then it would have been open to legal challenge which would have almost certainly come within months.
As an advisory referendum the result can only be questioned by MPs and human nature was never going to allow that and reveal there own incompetence.
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3 minutes ago, steve187 said:
more correct would be, did the remain voters fully aware that their vote would break the country in half
As I said before Brexiteers can only see things the wrong way round, unless of course you are saying the country was broken in half before the vote.
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15 minutes ago, vogie said:
It is not the leave voters that are breaking the country, it is the remain MPs that are dilly dallying that have and still are destroying it. But nice nice try.
You are perfectly free to believe that those that voted to leave were quite aware that their vote could lead to absolute chaos. According to the leave campaign everything was going to be so easy and people swallowed the rhetoric. The ballot paper should have come with a health and wealth warning, after all the government has a duty of care.
From the day Cameron opened Pandora's Box the writing was on the wall, it was never going to end well.
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3 hours ago, Thingamabob said:
He clearly didn't lie, and moreover nobody in authority said he did.
There was no submission made to defend his position so the ruling was based on inadequate defence rather that specific information. A loser by default.
You are quite right there was no direct evidence of a lie other than reality of implication. If he had nothing to hide then a submission would have been made.
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3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:
Didn't Boris try to have one, but it was disallowed?
Yes, and it went against him in court. papers submitted by the government from just a few days previous stated there was no intention to hold a GE.
Changed his mind on a whim, not good for credibility.
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4 hours ago, welovesundaysatspace said:
Should the UK ever leave the EU, it will do so as a broken country. And and I’m not even talking about the economy; that will go on top.
Exactly. How many that voted to leave were fully aware that their vote would break the country.
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7 hours ago, DoctorG said:
What Opposition has ever knocked back the chance for an early election? Can it be that Corbyn knows that he would be roundly defeated?
Like Bojo you seem to think that voting against Corbyn means you are voting for brexit.
The brexit issue needs to be resolved before any GE.
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7 hours ago, John1012 said:
Misleading the Queen? Prove it....
The brexiteer way, look at things the wrong way round.
An allegation was made and it was up to Bojo to prove he didn't, and failed. No defence was offered, just claimed he was outside the law and came to grief just like TM.
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4 hours ago, ChipButty said:
I wish they would make their minds up not long ago they were saying Airbnb is illegal
"they" were only on this forum.
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16 hours ago, evadgib said:
You would lose by a far bigger majority as you'll soon see in a GE.
A GE election is not the answer to the brexit problem. There is a lot more to a general election than brexit.
A vote against JC cannot be equated to a vote for brexit.
You never know another unpredictable outcome could be the Lib Dems emerging victorious.
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2 hours ago, theoldgit said:
As they make clear on their website "Disclaimers: vietnamvisa.govt.vn is e-commercial/non-government website. We provide visa approval letter service which is officially approved by Immigration Department".
They are of course more expensive than the official e-visa website.
There is a clue in the extension, generally official websites are "gov.xx" where xx is the phonetic for the country concerned, as in https://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/home/welcome
A deliberate similarity is always something to beware.
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19 minutes ago, Tayaout said:
I'm Canadian and did it via the website. They sent me an invitation letter that I had to show to the get the actual visa when landing in Vietnam. I did not print it and they charged $5 to print it then they put the visa in my passport.
Copy of visa with detail removed.
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7 minutes ago, Tayaout said:
I'm Canadian and did it via the website. They sent me an invitation letter that I had to show to the get the actual visa when landing in Vietnam. I did not print it and they charged $5 to print it then they put the visa in my passport.
You would have to say which website.
This is the official one for application
https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/web/guest/khai-thi-thuc-dien-tu/cap-thi-thuc-dien-tu
And this is where you get your visa when the application has been approved.
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19 hours ago, SheungWan said:The judges explicitly did not rule on Boris Johnson's reasons (motivations) for doing so.
That would have been extremely difficult when no "reasons" were put forward.
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17 hours ago, DannyCarlton said:
Proroguing parliament for the Queens speech isn't a political decision. It's a parliamentary procedure convention.
It is not even a parliamentary procedure. The judges came to the conclusion that because the prorogation took place in the Lords and MPs were just told what to do it could not constitute "proceedings in parliament", which was the basis of the governments defence.
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17 hours ago, natway09 said:
If you did it on line you actually do not have a visa. You have a previsa.
When you get there you will join the bunfight to get your actual visa.
To avoid that I get it from the Embassy visa section before I travel
As already posted, if you get it from the government website it is a visa, not an approval letter. Submitted on Friday and received yesterday afternoon.
The cost is $25 plus a processing fee in VND which came to 601K VND, £21.43 to my account.
Brexit may have 'gravest of consequences' for health: UK lawmaker
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It is a big "What If" Bill, how much faith would you put in the government?
It would be irresponsible for anyone to say there is no risk and when it comes to health creating risk is not really the best approach to take.