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What exactly are you hoping to obtain ?

Even if you qualify for an "O" visa it will be either a single entry providing a 90 day stay or a Multiple entry visa requiring you leave the country every 90 days .

Lantus is available in Thailand.

There are many Doctors who "understand" insulin and diabetes !

Try looking here for a Doctor

http://www.bumrungrad.com/en/search-for-a-thailand-doctor

Notice the first Dr on the list ! His Board certifications would suggest he has more than a "little" knowledge about diabetes !

It would seem likely as you claim to have a "re-entry" permit that you in fact are in Thailand on an extension of stay this is further supported by your doing 90 days reports to immigration.

It is therefore likely that you are not in Thailand legally .

It would be helpful if you were to look in the passport and report ( or preferably scan and post) Exactly what is stamped in the passport.

Have you been advised by a Doctor to use insulin?

If not then your first priority is to consult an endocrinologist and have your diabetic state fully evaluated.

Do not attempt to self prescribe insulin doing so could prove fatal!

If you state where in Thailand you are members will suggest appropriate doctor(s )

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Have no clue about your question but am interested to know where a Multiple Entry Tourist Visa was obtained .

I got it in Ireland last September....€120 if memory serves me correctly.

Thanks for quick replies.....

A multiple entry tourist visa from Ireland ?

Did it allow 1, 2 or three entries ? Or Multiple entries as in as many as is wanted ?

Maybe the Irish are different !

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I have paid a lot of taxes else where over the years , Norway, Singapore, USA ,,,even UK I am clear with the UK HMRC up till 2010 but it new regulations that are the problem JUST GETTING PAID IS THE PROBLEM , not about paying tax that is not a problem if its due .I am not living in UK and dont have any assets ,or accounts even UK tax authority admits Its all clear ,,

Doubt you will find an answer here . The case sounds to be complex if not unique ,

I hate to suggest this but perhaps you should seek help from a Tax Lawyer

Have no clue about your question but am interested to know where a Multiple Entry Tourist Visa was obtained .

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A few other lessons to be learned -- if in a private hospital, tell their "customer service reps" that you are in need of visa maintenance services. Someone from the hospital could have helped Colin's wife with that first visit at Immigration and maybe avoided that 20,000 baht overstay fine. Note -- that's only if it was a private hospital. A gov't hospital probably wouldn't have been much help.

I don't know about getting a doctor involved in calling Immigration. Most wouldn't want to be bothered. I've found that the gov't hospitals think the form they use to to certify that someone has been in hospital for an patient's employer should be sufficient for Immigration and often it isn't. Someone who is more assertive should ask the local Immigration office what's need, ideally BEFORE a patient goes on overstay. It seems every office has their own local rules. Here in CM they have their own forms for medical issues, and they're not official TM forms!

Oh, a reputable visa agent can be a big help. Some people call them visa "lawyers", but none of them here in CM are really lawyers. Or maybe there is one lawyer in the firm but the people who do the real work aren't lawyers. The going rate would be 6,000 - 10,000 baht and there is nothing illegal about what they do -- not for that small a sum. For someone who has the money, it can be great piece-of-mind, especially if someone isn't fortunate enough to have a great wife like Colin obviously has.

An overstay will never be forgiven by immigration. It can only be prevented by getting an extension based upon being under the care of a hospital or a doctor before the overstay occurs. Often the overstay happens because the people involved are not aware that the extension is possible.

In this case and possibly others it is that the people involved were not aware that a persons permit to stay was ending soon.

The problem with immigration occurs in the larger tourist areas where scam medical extensions are applied for with the assistance of visa agents. This causes them to be extra vigilant when the extension is applied for.

You can be sure that many hospitals will not have staff to help once you get away from areas where their is not a large number of foreigners living.

Agreed.

My wife is very aware of the immigration "rules" and keeps me on track !

May I ask why you feel it necessary to run to the border every month for another 30 days ?

Why not just obtain a valid visa which would allow a longer stay ---- up to 90 days without having to "run" ?

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I start work on the 12th and the director is on vacation until then so it's not possible for me to get the paperwork to get the non-B visa out of the country so my only option is a conversion. My school have promised to take care of all of the paperwork for the conversion.

Ubonjoe - thanks for that. I'm from the UK and hadn't realised that we can now get a 30 day entry from a boarder. If I can convert this to a non-B then this will be my best option. I have spoken to a friend that has worked here for years and he seems to think that I won't be able to though. I just want to see what TV members think.

" I start work soon as an English Teacher ..."

"I'm from the UK and hadn't realised that we can now get a 30 day entry from a boarder."


Not actually from a boarder, but from Immigrations after crossing a border and then returning to Thailand.

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Ha ha.

Believe it is against forum rules to make fun of a "teachers" use of English even if the "teacher" claims UK nationality !

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A reduction of 56%? Is that a success? I mean, would you get the vaccination and pay for it if it decreases your risk with only 56%?

Also dengue fever is a very seasonal phenomenon. One year there's a lot of dengue fever, the other year not.
How can they be statistically sure this 56% reduction is not just a natural occurring seasonal variation.

Is it possible the the company is a bit too positive?

It's not great, but it's far better than nothing. For a really effective vaccine you would want to see as close to 100% protection as possible, of course.

But these results mean that you could prevent more than half of the current number of cases of Dengue, and this is clearly a good start.

There is a suggestion in other news reports that though the vaccine was directed against all four strains of dengue, it is least effective against the most common strain.

The only way that this could have been discovered is by doing a clinical trial. Now that this is known future research can be directed towards increasing the efficacy against the resistant strain.

This is the only way you can progress: develop, test in trial, improve, test again.

People who do clinical trials do not somehow "forget" that dengue is seasonal, and that there is a variable chance of catching it. These trials are done by randomly allocating subjects to receive a placebo injection or the vaccine. The people receiving the injections, and the medical personnel giving them do not know who has got the vaccine and who got the salt solution until after the trial is over, when the code is broken by a third party. This is what "double blind" means.

So they are comparing people from the same populations at the same risk, selected at random to get the vaccine or the dummy.

A sound if simplistic response !

A 50% reported efficacy is indeed an achievement against one of the most challenging of mosquito born diseases.

A vaccination program based on the current results would be massively beneficial..

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She is not able to raise a baby properly coz she is still a baby. She is not willing to have abortion but intentionally stops taking pills.
That's a smart girl. Sort of mother material.
Probably what's going to happen is that she is going to give birth to the baby which is going to be passed on to her parents and you need to support her. Both of you should continue studying while the baby is raised by her mom and dad and you visit her and the baby as often as you can while supporting them financially. That's the best solution as you can't force a woman to have abortion against her will. Well you can but that would be low.

Best wishes

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But I just saw that part when you said she wants to have abortion she is just concerned about it being illegal. Well then go ahead do it man.
There are lots of doctors who do it despite the fact that's it's illegal and nobody is ever going to find it out.
Or if she says no then take her to another country.

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"Lots of doctors" will not perform illegal abortions !

There is an established and legal path to legal abortion in Thailand , it is not difficult to follow.

I provided the link which provides information .

The decision about seeking an abortion is the ladies choice and hers alone !

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are you full American as your written english is very poor?

Have you read many of the posts here at Thai Visa from members supposedly from English speaking countries and the product of the educational systems in the US, UK, Australia? And these same people quite often critical of the English language skills of Thais.

On the nose. But I was actually more curious about the horrendously ungrammatical Mr Baker's definition of a "full American". I always thought that a full American was an American who had just eaten a large meal, but he seems to have something different in mind.

Bam...so quick with the snide remark.

Unless you have been to school in Australia, wouldn't it just be best to leave them off the list?

My goodness. I don't think he meant to make you think what you think he was thinking.

Suradit wrote about the graduates that emerge from schools, including in Australia, that write atrociously in English. If you want to claim that every single pupil who emerges from every Australian school writes perfect English at all times including at Thai Visa, I'll hold Mr Suradit's coat while he takes you on, starting with reading for comprehension.

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Surely a "Full American" must be an Indian all others are imports !

All this "chat " is irrelevant to the topic .

The OP is on overstay or he is not . If overstay is an issue then the fine can be paid or not. If not the IDC is awaiting.

Once in the IDC there is no escape until the fine is "paid" and a ticket home is available.

As said before the OP should seek Consular advice and assistance.

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Good to know thepool. I tried to get a re-entry permit at the immigration in Jomtien a few years ago. They refuse it. I was on a double entry tourist visa, issued at Vientiane or Savannakhet...

I have been suggesting that people get a re-entry permit for a tourist visa entry (even 2 or 3 entry visas) for some time.and I don't recall anybody coming back and saying it was refused.

Your refusal could of been a fluke or a just an inexperienced person that told you that at immigration.

Or the immigration officer realizing that there was so little time left on the permit to stay that the 1ooo baht was not worth spending for a couple of days !

On entry a 60 day permission to stay is given. If after 20 days you wish to take a trip then a re-entry permit would be required in order to keep the 60 day permission to stay alive. If a return is made prior to the original permission to stay date the second entry remains unused.

Do not forget each 60 day entry can be extended by 30 days on application to an immigration office .

Be careful with the dates !

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Got it, thanks.

'Say I have a 2-entry tourist visa and, say, about 30d on my first entry I need to make a short trip out of the country and then come right back. Can I get a re-entry permit on my first tourist visa entry (before leaving Thailand) so that when I return I'm still on my first (of two) entries? (Understanding that the original 60d expiry would still apply.)

No. As soon you leave the country and re-enter, you will use your second entry. Doesn't matter how many days you would have left....

Totally false and misleading information . A re entry permit is available to anyone on a tourist visa !

To correct yet another piece of misinformation the nearest place that a triple entry tourist visa could be obtained within the region is BALI !

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Hi very sorry to hear you had such a bad accident. Do you mind telling us what happened?
I can lay on my back and have a retirement extension done by a lawyer why not you?
It costs about 6,000 to 10,000 in Chiangmai.
They take care of all the details.

There is no need for the OP to involve himself with doubtful "lawyer" scams which cost a substantial amount more than the 1900 Bht required for an extension.

Its not a scam. They do a legal service for a fair price that would save someone in his condition allot of running around. Have you never heard of immigration lawyers? Thats what they do and its legal.
All he will get on this forum are confusing and conflicting answers but an immigration lawyer will take care of everything including the letter from the hospital.
If he can afford to live in a hospital for 7 months he obviously can afford the lawyers fee.

Immigration lawyers ?

Are those the ones who promise a "visa" even if the financial requirements cannot be met ?

At a cost , of course !

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'A gap in my vocabulary... Why is a 2- or 3-entry tourist visa not a "multiple-entry" tourist visa? (Not wanting to he a smart-@ss; 'figuring from the foregoing that the "multiple" in "multi-entry" must have some significance of which I'm unaware.)

Multi = many times without restriction !

2 or 3 entries means exactly what is said -----------2 or 3 times NOT multi times !

Yes !

Be aware that a re- entry permit adds no "extra days" to your permission to stay date and that the second visa entry must be made prior to the visas "use by" date

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Hi very sorry to hear you had such a bad accident. Do you mind telling us what happened?
I can lay on my back and have a retirement extension done by a lawyer why not you?
It costs about 6,000 to 10,000 in Chiangmai.
They take care of all the details.

There is no need for the OP to involve himself with doubtful "lawyer" scams which cost a substantial amount more than the 1900 Bht required for an extension.

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Doing a border run just before his visa runs out this month is a reasonable suggestion, but it doesn't gain him that much. It pushes his need for an extension out for three months, but it doesn't eliminate his need (starting the 16th of this month) to get a Re-Entry Permit. And in any case, 90-Day Reporting has been and will be required for any stay of that length.

So, according to my math, a border run saves him 3/12 of the extension fee of 1,900 baht. Sorry if I overlooked something.

Doing a border run just prior to an "O/A" visa expiring secures a permission to stay extending a whole 12 months !

If you do not know then please do not post misleading and inaccurate information.

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I can only hope that the trials on the mentioned vaccine....

...are _not_ based on the ridiculous claim by a Thai medical 'expert', made two weeks ago,

who said that that _homeopathic_ remedies would cure dengue fever. !!

The most effective malaria medicine was originally a homeopathic thing....(Artemisinin)

Phytotherapy is not homeopathy.

Exactly !

Homeopathy is the "science" of magic water and sugar pills -------------total Quackery !

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A border run just before 15th May 2014 will give you another 12 months stay.

That is what I would do.

Then you don't have to worry for another 12 months.

Agreed . However, any travel outside Thailand during the second year would require a re-entry permit and 90 day reports are required if staying in Thailand that long .