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19 hours ago, zzzzz said:

tik tok services in Pattaya gets good reviews 

Thai Visa Centre. in Bangkok as well
You first need exit, come back on visa exempt, convert to Non O in country and than apply for the 1 year extension

I am arriving in a fortnight on a Visa Exempt. How do I get a Non O and what are the income requirements.  I am an octogenarian ????

On 11/9/2022 at 7:06 AM, AgMech Cowboy said:

Really? That sounds like a statement pulled from the air. Where is the evidence? What market?

NAME IT AND WE WILL GO ON A TREASURE HUNT WITH GOOGLE MAPS.????

17 hours ago, RedArmy said:

Best option for sure - If you tell us where you are based, you would probably receive further advice on where its best for you to do a border bounce.

If I may intrude! Can you advise best land border crossing when I am visiting Surin Province?

My experience last year near the Cheong Chom border was not a happy one. 

The word EXTORTION comes to mind!

26 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

There is are websites that provide legit temporary onward tickets. So a search for onward ticket an you find sites offering them.

Thanks again Joe. 

On 10/9/2022 at 9:38 AM, ubonjoe said:

The airline should accept proof you will getting a visa when you arrive.

You could also get a temporary onward ticket online for about $14 to insure you won't have a problem.

"Temporary onward ticket online"? Please advise.

On 9/24/2022 at 5:21 AM, Bobtheblob said:

Someone got out of the wrong side of the bed today.

No, the cockerel  crowed into his cups and we all thought he was heading for the firesticks. 

I have lost the thread where someone advised that a onward flight booking could be purchased online to show IMO proof of booking for leaving the country. Can anyone help?

Just now, fgmr said:

With TAT providing increased publicity I am sure the island will need more than Good Luck when the "dirty tourists" arrive in droves!

Two decades ago, the island of Koh Chang was also a charming, beautiful island. Has the influx of increased tourists really improved the natural beauty of the island?  A bridge being built to access the island from the mainland will accelerate the decline of this nature reserve, and lead to over exploitation of the island's limited resources. What is being done to limit this commercial greed?

On 10/4/2022 at 1:06 AM, jcmj said:

Hopefully they can keep this up when the dirty tourists start coming In troves. It is a beautiful and quiet place right now, but so was Ko Samet a few years back. Good luck. 

With TAT providing increased publicity I am sure the island will need more than Good Luck when the "dirty tourists" arrive in droves!

On 9/22/2022 at 1:11 AM, BritTim said:

For instance, enter visa exempt by air (45 days). Extend by 30 days. Do a border bounce by land for another visa exemption (45 days) and extend by 30 days. Finally, do another border bounce for a third visa exempt entry (30 or 45 days, depending on whether the third entry is before the end of March 2023, and whether the increase in days for a visa exempt entry is extended). This will give you at least 180 days, with options to extend further a bit if desired.

Thanks Brit Tim. I shall follow your advice.

Is anything replacing the STV which enabled me to stay upto 9 months?

3 hours ago, geisha said:

Yes, do read all the requirements, I think you’ll be surprised. For 6 months there are easier options. 

Easier options?

I am in the UK planning a 6 month trip commencing in December. I need to get an METV from the Embassy in London. I asked the Embassy for advice , they have not responded. Has anyone been successful in obtaining a 6 month METV from this Embassy?

If so, please advise.

On 9/16/2022 at 7:05 AM, sabai-dee-man said:

Maybe the terminology has changed since the last time I did it...

Visa exempt - stay 30 days
Extension - 30 days? (Maybe 15 days... been a long time since I needed the "service".)
Visa run = get another 30 days "visa exempt"?
 

Bloody hell! You're not wrong, are you?! What a kerfuffle! ????????????

The required conditions to comply with the Evisa application is more than a "kerfuffle", I gave up trying. If only the Thai Foreign Ministry and the Tourism and Sport Ministry began to agree the requirements necessary to fulfil their objectives and satisfy the Treasury! IF ONLY!

On 9/14/2022 at 12:51 AM, RichardColeman said:

UP tomorrow : Koh Chang businesses complain of no customers

Koh Chang has for decades experienced landslides, bridges collapsing, streets flooding. Sandfly on the beach swarming, mosquito s infesting resorts situated away from the beach. 

It is not surprising that the island has a very short high season.

BUT, I still want to return, it has a charm unique and relaxing.

Best wishes Koh Chang for the upcoming high season and beyond.

Just now, fgmr said:

 

Many Thanks Richard,

Perhaps Asean Now Thailand moderators should consider an almanac of forms and terms needed by farang newbies!

18 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

TM6 - The immigration form we’d fill out on arrival (its been abolished - for now at least).

TM7 - Application form for extension of temporary stay in the Kingdom.

TM8 - Application form for re-entry to the Kingdom (re-entry permit).

TM9 - Application for permanent residence

TM18 -  Certificate of residence application form.

TM28 - The ‘change of address form’ (its been abolished for pretty much everyone).

TM30 - The form the ‘landlord’ (or hotel) fills out (usually online). 

TM88 - Visa on arrival form (doesn’t impact most of us)

 

Blue house book (Blue Tabien Baan) - Condo registration book.

Blue house book (Blue Tabien Baan) - House registration book for Thai’s.

Yellow house book (Yellow Tabien Baan) - House registration book for foreigners.

 

Brown vehicle Registration book (for pre-registered cars on red plates)

Blue vehicle Registration book (for Cars - anyone can register a car in their name) 

Green vehicle Registration book (for Motorcycles - anyone can register a car in their name) 

 

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There’s loads more TM’s than I listed above, but you get the idea. 

Governments love their bureaucracy and Thailand is no different. 

 

TM this TM that.  how many different TM's are there and what do each  enable when authorised?

I do wonder how newbies to Thaiiland cope with all the acronyms  and various Forms required to ensure ones legal position. Then there is also mention of various coloured books, blue, yuellow, have I missed any?

On 8/24/2022 at 4:06 AM, BritTim said:

The airline will not accept a hotel booking in lieu of an onward flight booking. They will not even accept on international bus ticket leaving Thailand.

During the last 18 months I have flown from the UK with Emirates and Qatar Air. I have never been asked to show onward flight.

On 8/24/2022 at 10:49 AM, sallecc said:

Just buy Onwardticket.com for 14usd (valid for 48 hours) ????

Thanks  Sailec

21 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

The airline can ask to see a ticket out of the country within 30 days of arrival. That is the requirement for a visa exempt entry.

There is nothing to stop you doing a land border run to a neighbouring country. The airline can ask but show them a hotel booking which most hotels in Cambodia will allow you to cancel later for free.

Is there a published list of all the seemingly endless Thai government forms and visa acronyms?

Can I get a SETV on arrival. Being a UK citizen I can enter Thailand with a 30 day Visa exemption but wish  to stay for 20 weeks. How do I achieve this?

Are these buses picking up passengers from BKK Arrivals Terminal when returning to Hua Hin? Is there a published time table?

Does anyone know of a store that tests hearing and supplies in ear aids?

If there is an online contact also please advise I am in the UK and am wondering whether it is worth buying the aids when visiting later this year.

Regards

I remember when we were informed it was against the law to use the bed of a Pickup Truck to convey people. I was living in Central Thailand rural area where if this law was to be obeyed it would have ruined the livelihood of many Ban residents.

The gimicks that politicians and Civil Servants devise seem boundless. This seems to be a worldwide trait with these professions!

Have you noticed the road sign which states "REDUCE SPEED" when approaching an urban area. I have not seen one that states that one can resume normal traffic speed.

I think there is more than one "Big Joke" in  uniform.