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Facial Recognition to Replace Boarding Passes at Six Thai Airports
Maestro replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
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Wrong terminology. It is not an application. You are not applying for anything for immigration to approve or to reject, to grant or to refuse. I'm not blaming you; I know it is immigration who started to call it an application. If immigration feels that you have given wrong or incomplete information in your report, they should say so and tell you what corrected or additional information they require, but this is Thailand.
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There is talk about the advisability of the herpes zoster vaccination for the elderly, ie 65+ years old. As I plan to see my family doctor for my annual flu shot next week, I wonder if I should consider this for myself since I am in this age group. Talking about flu shots, is it true that there are different strains of the flu virus here in Europe and in Asia. I plan to fly to Thailand at the end of November for a couple of months. I am also due for a refresher of my pneumonia vaccination (important for me because of my history). What is the latest vaccine available now?
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New visa exempt arrivals
Maestro replied to Lancelot01's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Two back-to-back visa-exempt entries plus 30- day extensions to make a six-month stay per year. I can't think of a convenient visa suitable for the OP for this scenario. -
More Immigration shenanigans 90 report
Maestro replied to brianthainess's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Is the immigration office in Koh Chang equipped to accept payment via QR code? -
I do not wish to enter into a discussion of a speculative nature. Generally speaking, the following applies: From https://aseannow.com/terms It does not behove a member who reports a post to request a specific action to be taken vis-à-vis the member who made the post being reported. Please leave it to the moderating team; they will know how to deal with it.
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Thailand to Implement 300-Baht Tourism Tax Starting with Air Travel
Maestro replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Removed an off-topic post about emotions. -
Thai father’s plea to find missing daughter and 262,000 baht
Maestro replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Removed an off-topic post about losing sleep. -
Yellow book USA citizen
Maestro replied to Wake Up1's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
As some posters in this topic mentioned, not all district offices use the same rules, and even at the same office the rules can change from time to time and at the same office on the same day and from one application to the next depending on the applicants personal situation. -
Applying for DTV in the UK
Maestro replied to Bobajob's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Same fee for dependant. You will be billed a fee in GBP, which will be a little higher than the equivalent of THB 10K at the current exchange rate. -
Yellow book USA citizen
Maestro replied to Wake Up1's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Was that at the Sattihip District office in Chonburi Province? -
Pink I.D Card & Yellow Book
Maestro replied to Bangkok Black's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I'm so sorry to hear that you suffered this disappointment. There is a saying that a disappointment is an unfilled expectation. That's not to say that one should have no expectations, but in this particular case your expectation was sadly misplaced. I wish you better fortune with your other expectations. -
Wow, your post is TIT (this is Thailand) in extremis. I didn't want to quote the whole, long but very interesting post but readers should feel free to click through to it. Incidentally, the acronym TIT always reminds me of the time when I had to explain to someone the euphemistic origin of the idiom "tits up")
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Pink I.D Card & Yellow Book
Maestro replied to Bangkok Black's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
No. I got my yellow book, for the condo I own, and subsequently the pink Thai ID card for foreigners years ago but never got any mail or anything else from the Thai Revenue Department. Basically, I got these documents just for fun, for souvenirs, to experience the process, but the yellow book came in handy when I felt like putting a million Baht in a time deposit account at a branch of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB). The nice lady asked if I had a work permit, which I did not have and I inquired if my house registration book would help and her face lit up with a smile and the account was opened in a jiffy. -
Work permit and M.E visa
Maestro replied to Wongkitlo's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I see you also have this other topic running in this forum on the same subject Therefore, I'm going to stay out of this discussion now. Leave it to your wife and her accountant to sort everything out. -
Work permit and M.E visa
Maestro replied to Wongkitlo's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
In your situation, you do not have to change to a non-B visa. Your wife's accountant should go through the other requirements with your wife to fully understand them. They are listed on the work application form. The form number depends on the type of job for which the application is being made. https://www.doe.go.th/prd/main/downloads/param/site/1/cat/14/sub/0/pull/category/view/list-label# -
Work permit and M.E visa
Maestro replied to Wongkitlo's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Do you really mean your "your visa", or do you mean your current permission to stay? In this particular case, it is important to make this distinction. -
Work permit and M.E visa
Maestro replied to Wongkitlo's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
You are in the correct forum, "Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits" 1. What is the nationality of your wife, Thai or non-Thai? 2. If I remember correctly, the minimum monthly salary for the application for a work permit depends on the nationality of the applicant. Just in case my memory is correct, what is your nationality? 3. A work permit can also be issued to an applicant on an extension of stay for the reason of living with a Thai wife, ie no change to a non-B visa is necessary. -
ETA December 2024, June 2025
Maestro replied to glegolo18's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
It's going to be interesting to watch how this develops, how the Department of Consular Affairs of the MFA wrests control over who is allowed to enter Thailand from the Immigration Bureau of the Ministry of Interior. It will be a comical show that takes quite a while to end. -
ETA December 2024, June 2025
Maestro replied to glegolo18's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Incidentally, who is designated to issue the ETA, a department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (eg Consular Division) or of the Ministry of Interior ( eg Immigration Bureau)? -
ETA December 2024, June 2025
Maestro replied to glegolo18's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I suspect that the equipment as it is now at the automated arrival gates may not be able to read the QR codes on the ETA forms and compare them with the relevant database. -
Thai Airways soars with ‘plane’-tastic gourmet menus for all classes
Maestro replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
This topic is clearly about an initiative by Thai Airways to improve inflight food service and thus I felt constrained to remove all posts that were in no way related to this topic and the replies to them. Anyone who wishes to start a discussion about the food service of any other airline should feel free to start a separate topic. -
Yes, you can take control of the TM.30 reporting process. This being Thailand, not all immigration offices use the same rules but generally they want copies of the owner's ID card and the house registration book for the dwelling (condo unit or house), both signed by the owner. State what office you use and someone may post the current practice used by that office, or drop by the immigration office and ask them directly,