manfredtillmann

1 hour ago, malt25 said:

I wasn't aware Nikon made phones.

you are totally right!!! perhaps they should?

but you will still get a suitable charger there - i think.

13 hours ago, elviajero said:

I agree that it makes no sense that applicants for a SETV in Germany should require an onward flight, but when applying in Australia they don't, but that is how it is. Different Embassies and different rules.

yes, you are right, i should know better by now.

cheers

13 hours ago, Fithman said:

 

How many German people would apply for a Thai visa in Australia? 

 

Seems a long way to go for a visa !

due to the fact that dual citizenship is not a permitted option for german migrants to australia, i'd imagine a good few thousand holding german passports would apply for thailand visas in oz each year. my first wife was holding on to her german citizenship for more then 30 years before she got naturalized.

1 minute ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You are using logic.

When it comes bureaucracy ( in any country ) logic does not apply.

yes, perhaps i should drink even more for all this to make sense...

got to go, nite, nite

1 minute ago, elviajero said:

The Thai Embassies around the world don't all offer the same visas, and they can apply their own requirements for issuing a visa.

see my post #17, please.

this makes no sense at all. shopping around comes to mind...

Just now, Fithman said:

 

I can obtain, at no cost, an Australian one year multiple entry visa. I do not need a visa to visit Germany and I am not Germany. 

 

Can Thai people do the same?   Many people in many countries face difficulty with obtaining visas.

that is not the issue.

from the documentation provided germans applying for a thai tourist visa in australia face different rules to germans applying in germany.

3 minutes ago, Fithman said:

 

Different Embassies having different requirements is not something unique to Thailand.  

i do not think that applies for australlan and german embassies and their respective visa requirements.

but i am happy to learn otherwise.

and these are the requirements for german passport holders applying in sydney:

Visa for Passport Holder of Germany

Tourist Visa Exemption 30 days

Tourist Visa

OVERVIEW

Tourist visa is for holiday purpose including Property-owning, Non-Educational (such as Boxing,Cooking,Scuba Diving,Yoga,Massage,Culture Learning,etc)

SINGLE ENTRY

Documents required

A passport or travel document with validity not less than 6 months

A completed and signed visa application

A photo (3.5x4.5 cm.) taken within last 6 months without wearing glasses or headgear (photocopy not accepted)

A copy of passport or travel document personal detail page

A proof of residential address in Australia and it's photocopy such as Driving Licence, Recent Utility Bills (Electricity,Gas,Phone,Water,Net)OR A PHOTOCOPY

A photocopy of Electrocnic-Australian Visa if you are not an AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN

Visa application processing fee
The visa application processing fee is AUD$ 45.

and these conditions are different from the ones quoted on the german language website...

2 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Different embassies have different requirements. The MFA website mentions tickets.  See: http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/services/4908/15398-Issuance-of-Visa.html

yes, i can see the travel document requirements mentioned on the link you provided. so, then, why is this not a requirement for australians? and i did apply for a setv in sudney last year and i did not have to provide ticket copies...

copied from the thai consulate, sydney, website, requirements for australians:

SINGLE ENTRY

Documents required

• A passport or travel document with validity not less than 6 months
• A completed and signed visa application

• A photo (3.5x4.5 cm.) taken within last 6 months without wearing glasses or headgear (photocopy not accepted)
• A copy of passport or travel document personal detail page
• A proof of residential address in Australia and it's photocopy such as Driving Licence, Recent Utility Bills (Electricity,Gas,Phone,Water,Net)OR A PHOTOCOPY
• A photocopy of Electrocnic-Australian Visa if you are not an AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN

Visa application processing fee
The visa application processing fee is AUD$ 45.

without wanting to distract from the original post, but it appears to be totally illogical that a passport holder of a g7 country like germany has to provide proof of onward travel for a setv while an australian does not.

i am used to different rules for everything within thailand but this is extraordinary:

http://thaiembassy.de/site/index.php/konsularwesen-visa-beglaubigungen/wie-man-ein-visum-beantragt

http://www.thaiconsulatesydney.org/Home/visa

you should be able to pick one up at any village market. heaps of people still use these phones here.

2 minutes ago, sanemax said:

 

   Although the terminology maybe incorrect, when people state " Visa extension" it is generally  understood what is meant by that term .

   IMO the term  "Visa extension" should be accepted in lieu of the term " permission to stay" 

Everyone is fully aware what a person means when they say "Visa extension" . so much so, that it has become the accepted phrase for referring to getting an extension of stay

yes, mate, you are fully right. but a lot of posters here on tv gain their reputation from being 'precise' - and rightfully so.

we all know that calling 'chuck up' or 'vomit' can be defined as 'the involuntary expelling of undigested food through our facial orifices..., but in the end sticking to established terms does eliminate miss - understandings.

you have come here for advice - just take it, ok?

6 minutes ago, ZenoBresson said:

 

I fly 2 times from FFM to BKK with Thai - nobody ask me, nobody check it ...

 

someone did not do their duty.

7 minutes ago, ZenoBresson said:

No airline ask me for an return ticket or an visa. I fly already to Bangkok from the following airports:

 

- Spain (Mallorca)

- Greece (Athens)

- Austria (Vienna)

- Cambodia (Phnom Penh)

- Germany (Frankfurt)

 

used Airlines

 

- AirAsia

- Thai Airways

- Etihad

- Norwegian

- Austrian

 

 

It's interesting that so many people are asked for an return ticket or an visa.

 

 

germany - frankfurt - thai airways - business class... they did ask and demanded. lucky i had my 'nok air' to somewhere ready to allow the check - in dude to press the 'yes' box

12 hours ago, OMGImInPattaya said:

Never flown Business or First huh...explains the bitter post  

12 hours ago, Hedghog said:

How little you know.

It's only overpriced,if you can't afford it.

 

i always fly business class, i still think its overpriced and what i was calling 'useless' in my post is, and this is from experience, the time advantage one gains from the 'priority lane' pass.

do you really think, hedghog, that the simple fact that you can afford something automatically makes it good value?

i don't.

1 minute ago, Oxx said:

 

Huh, you get through inbound immigration in Thailand in 35 seconds? What parallel universe are you living in?

please read again...

before you make a fool of yourself, pal!

ahhh, too late...

3 minutes ago, BritTim said:

 

People who are Thai citizens have no problem with being illegally in Thailand. Everyone with a Thai ID card has an automatic right to be in Thailand. Thus, what happens with ID card holders is irrelevant to the issue of what is required of holders of foreign passports.

 

I know you are required to enter the other country when using a land border. (It is a grey area whether you can avoid doing so when making an in/out by air.) I have more than once seen people sent back at Poi Pet, and not even the fixers at the border can get you valid Thai entry stamps without entry/exit stamps from the other country.

"People who are Thai citizens have no problem with being illegally in Thailand" - thank Buddha for that one!!!

do you remember what this post is about?

and you Know...

how, please?

10 minutes ago, Oxx said:

 

Inbound, the saving can be up to an hour - sometimes more.  Not 35 seconds.  Never 35 seconds.  Some people actually value their time; their lives aren't worthless or pointless.

never, ever, for me, mate.

and i ALWAYS fly business.

a couple of years ago i actually wasted time by doing the 'fast track' ...

my fellow tourist class travellers exited a long time before me...

11 minutes ago, BritTim said:

 

Using the Thai passport is actually quicker, as there is no need to apply for the border pass.

 

You will be prevented from re-entering on a foreign passport if you do not enter Laos first. The only exception would be if you were refused entry into Laos. Then, the Thai side would cancel your exit stamp, but that would not be too productive, would it?

using thai id prevents you from having to do the arrival / departure card, which's procurement can set you back a long time unless you are a pushy farang !

3 minutes ago, BritTim said:

 

You are quite correct that people could (and sometimes do) cross the bridge and enter Thailand without contact with immigration. At that point, they are in the country illegally. There are some sad stories about what happens to people who cannot prove they did this inadvertently.

 

If you try to get an entry stamp at a land border, and do not have an exit stamp from the other country's immigration, you will be told to go back.

do you know or do you think?

apart, there are no in / out stamps for id card crossers...

4 hours ago, Stevemercer said:

I go back to Australia every year to visit family and friends. If you cook yourself, food is probably cheaper and healthier in Australia. Of course we are spoiled in Thailand because it is so cheap to eat out. I certainly notice how clean and laid back Australia seems compared to more crowded Thailand. 

 

But I have made my home in Thailand and enjoy looking after our little farm. I can't really afford to live in Australia on my retirement pension and having lost my house and other assets through divorce when I was 50. I'm thankful for the opportunity to start again in Thailand, with a comparable quality of life, but on a quarter of my pre-retirement income.

 

As for women, there is no comparison. Thailand is way ahead.

 

I do miss the clean surf beaches in Australia, good recreational fishing wherever you go and having a lot of wild nature around you all the time.

 

My ideal lifestyle would be 6 months in Australia and 6 months in Thailand, but that is unaffordable for me. When I'm in Australia, I do miss my Thai home and lifestyle after a few weeks.

i tried the 6/6, it does not work for me. i do 9/3 now...

food cheaper and healthier in oz??? you either live in a different part of austraila or thailand than i do. my living budget here in issan is 25% of what i shell out in oz.

what does it save you? 35 seconds of your life? you still end up queuing behind all the other 'fast trekkers'..., and again at security.

it i a useless, 'make you feel important' feature of overpriced business class travel.

so, in other words, you don't know because you have not ever tried.

and you are not providing evidence for your assertions, as in 'breaking the law..., or ...you have to...'.

and you call me 'aggressive' and a 'noddy'...

for what?

do i rub you up so much for just posting a question that you can not really answer that you have to resort to this?

49 minutes ago, Expattaff1308 said:

Cannot be done, you have to Enter Laos (you dont need to go into the city just cross the border control) before turning around and returning to Thailand. Opportunity to visit the duty free shops before returning

do you KNOW that or think it is so. have you ever tried or do you know someone who has. given the infinite ways of rule interpretation in the kingdom, i feel, based on past experiences, that nothing is proven until success or failure.

the bridges are unique immigration environments. you could - not that i could think of a reason why i would want to - get your exit stamp and walk back to your car and stay in the country. you could 'export' your car or bike on paper and after keep it in the country. there is a completely open, side by side situation of leaving and entering with little or no controls.

two weeks ago, when i re - entered via bridge 2 at muk, anyone could have just driven through off the bridge into thailand.

see my post: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940291-driving-your-own-car-to-laos-–-nakhon-phanom-to-thakhek-and-back-from-savannakhet-to-mukdahan/

so i would just love to hear from someone who tried and failed - or not.

cheers

mft

it will be quicker and easier if your gf uses her thai id card. costs thb 60 or so to get back in again. remeber she has to line up at a different booth.

if you have the desire to do so, try to re - enter immediately after exiting, without actually crossing the bridge and entering laos. just walk across 2 lanes and line back up again. ubon states it can't be done - so it's probably just so - but on the other hand i can't really see the difference. perhaps no one ever tried?

anyway, if it fails nothing is lost and you just get on the bus and go to laos.

let us know, please, it would save a lot of people a lot of time and money.

cheers

mft