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Hi Charlie H, many thanks, that should prove very useful. Have a wonderful day! 

Hi, I am going blind so I need to learn Braille and find reading material in English or French, or Spanish (poetry, literature, science). Also, I will need to get a Braille keyboard for my PC, and a printer and paper. Does anyone here know where such materials can be found in Thailand (or In Yangon)? Thanks in advance. 

 They have just made it to the next level. Must be the Thai Chinese and their long incense sticks  no such incense at Thai temples, of course. 

26 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

People very nice in Bali but they are aggravating on the streets with the touts etc. It is also a crowded place (lots of Australian tourists and backpackers) and horrendously busy traffic wise. But a fancy resort, on the Beach, would be pleasant. Singapore, which you mentioned I like. HK, again too crowded. 

 

 

I visited Bali 4 years ago. Some areas were more relaxing than others. I am not exactly the resort type, I like normal city life among locals who recognize Westerners as fellow human beings, as is easily done in Singapore, Kuching and Yangon. 

 

Also, has anyone here tried the online visa for Cambidia? With an evisa, do they still paste a full-page sticker in your passport? 

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Vietnam, Da nang?

No problem avoiding touts if you stay within the resort or hotel facilities in Bali, on the street they will chew your ears off. Penang. Langkawi.

Thanks. I've been thinking of trying Langkawi. I much preferred Kuching to Penang  I have travelled around Vietnam 3 years ago, and I found the Vietnamese very unpleasant. The further north I went the worse it got. 

Hi all,

 

I'm looking for a large, empty, ideally depressurized 15-gallon keg that I can refill for strongman training. I'll also need one of those tires for tire flips, and eventually a sled and farmer's carry handles.Any idea where I could find those?

 

Thanks.

11 minutes ago, Spellforce said:

Confirmed by my thai wife:

 

" โดยมีหลักเกณฑ์พิจารณาจากชาวต่างชาติที่มีอายุ 50 ปีขึ้นไป ที่ยื่นขอวีซ่าประเทศอยู่ชั่วคราวจากสถานกงสุลใหญ่ไทยในต่างประเทศ "

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the criteria considered by foreigners aged 50 years and over who apply for a visa at the Consulate-General of Thailand temporarily abroad

 

VISA done in Paris, London, New York... not the 1 year VISA > 50 yo applied in BKK, Pattaya etc..

Indeed, the Thai article seems to suggest an additional option rather than a "replacement." It also says there are 14 countries for whose citizens it will be available to (Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Sweden, France, Finland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, USA, UK, Japan, Canada -- the fourteenth country isn't specified...) Also, the wording seems to imply that it will be available for a maximum of ten years (twice five years.) 

 

With 50% of the deposit to remain in the account, and the money to be used within Thailand only, I would not recommend this visa as a sound financial strategy. 

As the English wording can sometimes mean anything, I thought it a good idea to read the Thai article...https://www.khaosod.co.th/economics/news_110696

...which, in addition, contains that rather disturbing line:

หลังจากนั้นจึงจะถอนเงินได้ไม่เกิน 50% พร้อมแสดงหลักฐานการถอนเงินเพื่อใช้จ่ายในไทยเท่านั้น

 

"After that [=the 3-million-bath deposit] only 50% may be withdrawn, and to be used in Thailand only. "

 

 

Yes, this being a DMK vs. BKK thing seems to make sense (I'm still jet lagged, so a bit slow now.) However, the IO at Suvarnabhumi did note the flight number when I came back from New Zealand via Australia with Jetstar last year. And I notice I had overlooked a noted TG flight from Nepal two years ago. Yet, no such notations were made the three times I flew back from North America in the last two years, and I flew in from the UK with Vietnam Airlines yesterday and no flight # was noted either. The only other countries I have seen doing this are Cambodia and the Philippines...and that does seem rather pointless indeed, the last leg of a flight itinerary telling nothing about the point of origin. 

Im curious...Looking at the entry/exit stamps in my passport over the last three years, I observe the following pattern:

 

- Flight numbers have been noted by IOs on ALL the low cost carrier flights (and that goes for my trips to New Zealand on Air Asia, the KL-BKK leg flight being noted);

- Flight numbers have NOT been written by IOs for ANY flight on a national carrier (including my a flight to Hong Kong on Emirates.)

 

From the evidence of my own passport, at 8-9 international flights a year, it seems clear that IOs are keeping count on the use of cheap flight options. Have other members noticed the same? And what would the practical significance of this be?

I got a multi non-o based on marriage with no financial records asked for in Seoul in February 2014. You might want to look it up. Air Asia X flies there.

At the Royal Thai Consulate in Toronto, I provided:

- Application form;

- (Canadian) passport;

- Passport-size photo;

- Copy of marriage certificate;

- Copy of wife's ID;

- Copy of wife's tabian baan;

- CAD 200.

I received the visa the next day, out within two minutes both times.

I see they are using slightly different forms in Vancouver and Toronto. Again, thanks for your help, Ubonjoe.

interesting...I downloaded the application form from the Thai Consulate in Toronto website, and there is nothing on it relating to finances.

Thanks,Randell.

Might be easier to just get tourist visa in Canada,covert to non-o in Thailand and apply for 1yr. ext,have 400k in Thai bank for 3 mos.

400K in the bank for 2 months.

Thanks to you both for your feedback. When you say that "it might be easier to just get a tourist visa etc," do you perceive any possible diffuculty in obtaining a multi non-o in Canada and, if so, what would they be?

My "home" is here, but I work (freelance) abroad. I'll be back in Canada for 24 days, then back for 5 days, away for 5 days for a vacation with my wife in Penang, then back in Thailand for 3 weeks before leaving for work for 16 days, then less than 2 weeks in Thailand and back on the road for 3 weeks, then back here for 6 weeks before I hit the road again, and so on, I think we all get the picture here. In my circumstances, isn't a multi non-o the easiest way for me? And if not, what do I fail to see?

Thanks again for your help, and may you have a marvelous weekend!

Thanks, docshock13. I thought so -- and I actually got my visa in Seoul last year -- but the i.o. at DMK was really adamant about this, and kept repeating it to my wife. For this year, I am flying back to Canada next week anyhow, so not an immediate issue. I go back once or twice a year, but I'm not sure I always want to plan these trips back home based on visa dates. Also...I have read, to mention one place, that The Thai embassy in Japan only does visas for Japanese citizens or residents. Planning ahead, for next year, does anyone know if a Canadian can get this type of visa in Australia or New Zealand, without being a resident of those countries? (My next "border run" will be in NZ, which I happen to prefer to Cambodia or Laos...and now that Air Asia flies to Auckland, airfare is very reasonable.)

Thanks, Sunnyjim5 & Unonjoe! I will post a report when I come back in April.

I will apply for a new multi non-o visa based on being married to a Thai in Toronto early next week. I have got all the documents specified on the Thai Embassy website in Canada, but they do not mention financial requirements for this type of visa. Do I need any? As I have to travel (for work) to several cities, I want to make sure I have got all the right paperwork so things can go swiftly and smoothly. Does anyone here have recent experience in obtaining this type of visa in Canada?

I asked almost 2 weeks ago, but received no response on this.

Also...When I flew to Macau after the enter-before date of my previous visa (and came back on visa exemption 9 days ago), one immigration officer told my wife and I that I would need to apply for a new visa in my home country (and not in Macau.) Is that really so now, I mean do Canadians now need to apply for their Thai visa in Canada? I'm fine with it as I go back at least once a year, but that need to be considered in travel dates and planning.

Two observations from my flight back from Macau with Air Asia on the same day but on the evening flight:

1 - The flight attendant warned us to keep our valuables on us;

2 - After 4 days with the Chinese in Macau, boarding the plane and being greeted with a smile by beautiful flight attendants felt like heaven.

Or elsewhere in Canada? Is there a Thai Consulate in Halifax?

I flew from Don Meuang Airport six days ago and re-entry permits were available, same as before.

Has anyone got one recently? What were the documents required, and how long did it take to get the visa?

As I"ll be travelling around a lot while back in Canada, I'd like to get it within three working days at one of the locations in the topic title, and I am ready to pay an express fee if needed. This will be my second multi non-o.

Hi, I am Canadian, here on a multi O visa which expired on 11 February. (Stamped in until 24 April 2016.) I am flying to Macau for a few days, and I already have my airplane ticket for Toronto, where I will apply for a new visa, in mid-March. I have asked i.o. at Don Meuang a few weeks ago and they told me I could come back on exempt 30 days no problem, but I would like to know if that is still the case now.

Also, any recent experience from the embassy/consulates in Ottawa, Toronto or Montreal?

Thanks.

I had to show them a confirmed ticket for each entry when I got a double-entry tourist visa there last August.