alexlm

Does it check for overstays?

8 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

For those of you who cannot get a handle on Google...

 

What is the Thailand Age of Consent?

The Age of Consent in Thailand is 15 years old. The age of consent is the minimum age at which an individual is considered legally old enough to consent to participation in sexual activity. Individuals aged 14 or younger in Thailand are not legally able to consent to sexual activity, and such activity may result in prosecution for statutory rape or the equivalent local law.

Thailand statutory rape law is violated when an individual has consensual sexual intercourse with a person under age 15. However, sex with a minor under age 18 is a compoundable offense, regardless of consent.

Thailand does not have a close-in-age exemption. Close in age exemptions, commonly known as "Romeo and Juliet laws" in the United States, are put in place to prevent the prosecution of individuals who engage in consensual sexual activity when both participants are significantly close in age to each other, and one or both partners are below the age of consent.

Because there is no close-in-age exemption in Thailand, it is possible for two individuals both under the age of 15 who willingly engage in intercourse to both be prosecuted for statutory rape, although this is rare. Similarly, no protections are reserved for sexual relations in which one participant is a 14 year old and the second is a 15 or 16 year old.

Raping each other. Only Thailand could come up with such a law.

????????????

So it's back to normal?

Once I had to wait ~3 hours standing to get that entry stamp.

I have a French handicapped priority card (CMI Priorité) now.

Do they care about it there?

10 minutes ago, Gold Star said:

Thai logic:

 

More tourists = Must raise prices as there is so much demand.

 

Less tourists = Must raise prices to make more profit from less sales to make up the difference.

 

 

Sometimes they can be smart...

Or they just don't get it.

On 1/8/2023 at 8:34 AM, ChinChan said:

There will be new Covid19 entry requirements on 9 January 2023

What? To enter Thailand?

I thought I recently read they were dropping every rule related to covid 19 on entry?

1 hour ago, alexlm said:

I would always follow eyes closed whatever he says... let's thank him for all his contributions, time spent and help with his incredible knowledge of the Thai Immigration """"systems""""

I meant Ubonjoe... could not edit so here, just to clarify.

Follow his instructions.

When you do. No reason to stress and you can breathe...

Why, for 100% of the time I have been stopped for a fine (e.g. of my faults = U-Turn I should not have taken, GF's helmet "missing").

Not ONE policeman accepted that I pay on the spot?

2min and done on my way I imagine?

But no.

Always told me again that I gotta find a way to the nearest police station, wait 2 hours to pay a ticket, go back to wherever I was stopped.

Give them the paper.

Get my keys and papers backs.

Why do I hear so much about corruption?

I could not even pay 10's of thousands of THB for 1 one year extension based on marriage even though I had all the papers. But she refused the Embassy 40K income thing. And wanted the 400K in the bank.

She didn't want 40K in cash either and told me to get out of her office (Jomtien/Pattaya)

Any advices?

Do they teach to wait for an exit to turn right when you pass you exam to get a driving license?

Good deal.

70 years old

40 years old very attractive? So let's say 30?

If I was 41 years older I would keep doing it.

See how it goes.

And use my 41 additional years of knowledge about Thailand "negative tricks to avoid" to think a while (wanted to write "think for a bit", but hey, at 70yo I won't think as fast as now)... and check for the "top 100" well-known red flags...

4 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

Option 1. Do what ubonjoe said

Option 2 action option 1 or xry

I would always follow eyes closed whatever he says... let's thank him for all his contributions, time spent and help with his incredible knowledge of the Thai Immigration """"systems""""

7 hours ago, PJ71 said:

who cares....

But we read it anyway. Both of us got fooled and lost a minute... + 30s to comment ????

If you had an amazing experience with your Health Insurance while being sick in Thailand. Or having to get operations even. With one or a few night.s stay.

In a modern private hospital like Pattaya Bangkok Hospital?

Not talking about public hospital here, to be clear...

I have heard BNH in BKK is a great choice as well.

Would you mind sharing with us your insurance, plan. Even better if you share your entire experience.

I think it would be great for everyone else to read.

I had BUPA Platinum 5 million THB for 2 years.

But since I left Thailand I see they have been absorbed. Disappeared.

Not sure if I can trust the buyer, Aetna, the same way I did BUPA.

BUPA has always paid.

Although I had only 2 procedures under General Anesthésia.

I arrived at the hospital. Showed my BUPA card.

During the procedures lasting half a day each, I suppose the hospital insurance team took care of everything.

Because I walked out both time without paying anything.

Even for things that the Doctor told me the insurance would not pay (the Anaesthetist, because it didn't required General Anesthesia).

BUPA paid everything anyway.

So I'm kind of worried about which to choose now.

Any advice for 2023?

Left Thailand in 2018 but coming back.

Realised BUPA is gone.

On 12/27/2022 at 2:10 AM, sandyf said:

They have, but still being rolled out, probably some time yet before the neighbouring countried will be included. Even when they do residency will come into play.

 

Bangkok, 7 December, 2022 – Thailand is now offering e-Visa online application service at Royal Thai Embassies and Consulates-General in 38 cities in 23 countries worldwide.

https://www.tatnews.org/2022/12/thailand-e-visa-online-application-service-now-available-in-38-cities-worldwide/#:~:text=Bangkok%2C 7 December%2C 2022 –,cities in 23 countries worldwide.

When I saw the news a while back.

But it was like 6-8 months ago so I may have misunderstood something.

But to test the website (whatever that was I was on). That was impressively nice from what you usually can expect from the Thai GV.

It really seemed like everything was switched to online.

In the list I found Laos Embassy, selected "Tourist Visa".

It showed all the requirements to upload.

Something like that.
I surely missed or misunderstood something...

On 1/4/2023 at 5:00 AM, PJ71 said:

If you wan't to do a 1 year ME Non O based on marraige, Savanakhet is the easiest, nothing to do online.

Still no need to show the 400K financial proofs in Savanakhet?

Or has it changed to 800K now for non-o (marriage)?

Getting confused with following all the new Thai paperwork regulations from France without actually experimenting In Real Life.

Especially because for 3 years, the covid news smoke may have covered/pushed/made me miss some small but important details.

I heard that for a while we get 45 days instead of 30 with a visa exemption stamp?

No long white TMsomething card to fill out before landing with the exit half stamped in your passport during your stay?

Any other major changes since 2016?

If you know... thank you

Take Care 

Happy New Year.

6 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Cut his playboy parts off and feed to ducks or Soi dogs.

This monkhood sinks deeper and deeper if such a lowlife can hide in a temple.

Funny. My passed away Grandfather used to tell me that every time I spent time with him and we were hearing on his little radio news of rape back in France.

Roughly translated:

"Just cut it all. Problem solved".

I'm no native English speaker so I'm not sure if you mean the cherries are the full package by "playboy parts".

Anyway, my Grandfather was meaning cutting the full package, all the way... ????

Now that I have grown up a bit (I hope).

I'd say that Monk should consult a top notch psychiatrist in Thailand.

But I'm not sure if they exists there?

+ you can do worse things of similar nature with your hands.

So... "wait, bring the machete back for a minute, chop chop!!!"... 555

Happy New Year

9 minutes ago, Salerno said:

Perhaps spend a bit more time. ????

 

Quote (subsequent post by OP): "Btw, AirBnB wasn't used, but Agoda and Booking.com."

Don't see how that helps with the issue at end.

There is nothing to do online?

All still 100% paperwork like in 2016? And lines waitings?

I thought Thailand had launched a website to get your Thai visas online from any Embassy in the world.

But it looks like nothing changed?

I'm confused.

Thanks to anyone who can help clarifying.

I have stopped visa runs in 2017.
Left Thailand in 2018.

I will come back in 2023 and would love a bit of general updates ????

- French Passport Holder -

- Married to a Thai Citizen -

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

BOOK AN HOTEL and nothing else if your booking is less than 30 days.

I believe this sums up what you should do. Straight to the point. Efficient.

That's what it seems to me after spending 10 minutes reading this thread.

I don't know if there is already money in "escrow" or whatever system on AirBNB.

To get it back, I would contact AirBNB directly.

I have never used the service though. So I have no idea what I'm talking about here.

Another poster said it's better if it is the condo owner that cancels the booking himself. And not you. In this case I would manipulate the Airbnb owner to do exactly that.

9 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

With the specific personal descriptions they should be arrested soon ☺️

Did she have black hair?

Would make it even easier ????

Heard she was wearing shoes too.

Shoe's colour unknown.

Also, who went close enough to make sure it was a Woman?
:-)