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I wonder if the other helicopters will get out of the way, or will they just fly slowly and block the emergency helicopter?
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There are Thai credit cards where you can collect miles. UOB privi miles and SCB my travel are a couple of them. I have the SCB my travel card. I have to spend something like 1.2 million baht to earn a return economy flight to the UK.
It seems a lot, but the points on the card do not expire, and I also use the card for business purchases.
The American person you were reading about has a different tactic. In the US they have sign up bonuses, where you get a large number of points for getting the card then spending a specified minimum amount per month,
There is a whole online community dedicated to this, and also tactics such as manufactured spending (spending as little as possible on a card to meet the minimum spend requirements).
There are no real sign up bonuses in Thailand; manufactured spending isn't really possible here and to top it all off it's not always easy to get a credit card in Thailand.
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Integrity Legal. Have a chat with Ben. You can find them at:
They are a law firm, but they also have an accountancy business, so they would be perfect for what you need.
I happen to know Ben personally. He is a very solid guy who will see you right.
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1 hour ago, SbuxPlease said:
I see it as a real dampening on the economy and if it's widespread, likely slows a lot business development down and in turn probably keeps many good jobs away from the country.
To be fair, for the most part Thailand is a country that replicates, not innovates.
Which is exactly what @VocalNeal said.
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Someone once said to me that you're not a real manager until you've managed in Thailand.
They were right. This country gives you so many more skills than what you learn from a Western country.
OP - I'm in the fire them instantly and pay them severance camp. Of course the Thai way would be to humiliate them in front of everyone else and wait for them to quit.
Of course if you have a fingerprint time clock and CCTV as proof then if they don't turn up for work for 3 consecutive work days without a reason (medical certificate, etc.) then you can fire them without any severence pay...
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3 minutes ago, Seanbhoy said:
I can get an EDT and not tell UK embassy IV overstayed, il do a border run pay overstay come back on tourist, my new passport will hopefully be here by the time my tourist visa runs out, then go to savanakhet and get a new non O.
The problem you have is that an ETD usually states that it is valid only for a single journey to the UK.
You can ask the Embassy to vary that, and make the ETD valid for multiple journeys, such as:
1. Valid for multiple journeys, to:
2. Laos, arriving on xx-xx-2018.
3. Thailand, arriving on xx-xx-2018.
Ask and see what you can get out if them. They usually require proof of travel (such as plane tickets), but what you want is not unheard of.
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On 08/05/2018 at 4:55 AM, sanemax said:
And the 1 year ban is rather harsh
Is that unprecedented ?
Getting blacklisted without overstaying (and maybe without even entering Thailand at all )
If you submit demonstrably fake documents to the UK government when you apply for any sort of visa/leave to remain then the standard punishment is a 10 year ban before you can apply again.
1 year is quite light.
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All of this was so avoidable. You have turned a molehill into a munro.
Your biggest error was getting locked up trying to get your passport. Your passport was cancelled and voided for travel by the British Embassy soon after you applied for an ETD.
You got locked up for a worthless piece of paper. Good luck for the future, I hope it all works out for you.
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On 08/04/2018 at 4:47 AM, Crossy said:
This is certainly something relatively new having categories of ride and vehicle.
I took a taxi yesterday. When I went through the taxi queue there were no Thai staff at all. You got yourself a queue number from the machine then walked over to your taxi.
It was very simple because there was nobody to mess it up. The drivers were all waiting by their cars with the boot open.
Well done AOT.
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9 hours ago, josephbloggs said:
That is a bit excessive.
Not if he lives in Rayong.
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2 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:Thanks!
Did you get any sleep during the flight or were your eyes always on the cash? The last time I did similar, but for a lesser amount, the loss of sleep and anxiety invalidated the worth of carrying large amounts of cash.
It doesn't bother me at all. It's not uncommon for me to carry cash and that amount isn't especially bulky.
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4 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:Cool! Perhaps you can tell us what happened at the destination and whether there were issues?
My destination was the US. My port of entry was Chicago. I am not a US citizen or a green card holder so I filled in the entry card on the plane and declared the cash on that.
I had an ESTA, so I got to bypass the long queues and instead use an electronic screening machine, which also asked me to declare.
After that I went through the immigration desk who stamped me in to the country, then I was directed to the secondary search area.
I had prefilled a US cash declaration form and I handed it over with my passport.
The officer there was pleasant enough. He asked questions about the source of the funds, the purpose of the funds and why the express need for cash. I gave him the true answers, which he accepted on face value. He did not ask to see any supporting documents.
The officer then briefly searched my luggage then asked to see the cash. He didn't touch it or count it.
He then completed his part of the declaration form and I was free to go.
It wasn't a difficult process at all.
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I recently had to hand carry USD 45,000 in cash out through Suvarnabhumi. I thought I would write a primer as others do ask about hand carrying cash in excess of USD 15,000 from time to time.
Note: The reporting limit in Thailand has been reduced from USD 20,000 or more to "450,000 Baht or USD 15,000 or its equivalent" (Section 2, Paragraph 8.2 Click Here).
The first thing you need to do is download the attached customs declaration form. Print out two copies and fill them in. One copy will be kept by customs, and the other copy will be returned to you as your proof of declaration. Customs have these forms available, but being prepared saves time.
On the departures floor you need to walk all the way to area U. Close to the area U sign you will see the VAT refund desk. Ignore that. Next to it, on the right hand side are a couple of desks underneath a sign saying, "Customs Inspection for VAT Refund". Head directly there. The desk is staffed 24 hours a day.
Hand over your forms, and you will be asked to step into a private room. It's actually the office at the back of the VAT refund counter.
The staff member will ask for your passport and then record your details in a large bound ledger and ask you to sign. They will keep one of your forms and return the second signed and stamped form to you.
The lady did ask to see the cash, but she don't count it or touch it. Instead she kind of looked at it for a few seconds and calculated if it looked about right. USD 45,000 in 100's is 4.5 bundles sort of thing.
There were no verbal questions at all about the source of the money, no verbal questions about supporting documentation, and no verbal questions about the intended use of the money. Nothing.
That's it. Once you get through the queue to the first desk it takes about 5 minutes and you are done.
Being nosy I did glance at the other entries on the same page in the ledger. Other amounts declared were AUD 70,000 and INR 5,000,000.
Your receipt has your numerical reference number written on it. I was in the 4xx/2561 range, so they are getting an average of 3 or 4 people a day declaring cash.
Overall it's a quick and simple process.
Update for 2020: I traveled from Suvarnabhumi to the UK with 30,000 GBP. Everything was the same as above.
On arrival at Manchester airport there were no customs officers on duty. Instead there was a telephone you could use to call someone, and a post box for the cash declaration form. Photos below.
Click this link to download the Customs form:
Thai Customs Cash Reporting Form.pdf
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5 hours ago, candide said:
In one month only, during which Songkran occured, with no possibility to hold meetings, etc...
I still think it's woeful. They need less than 150 people per province. In a month.
Meetings? What's the point - just use social media.
If a party wants to be taken seriously they have to perform. If they can't organise themselves well enough to do that then how could they run a country?
150 people is just a few families from a couple of villages.
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37 minutes ago, Srikcir said:
If any party can't reach 8,500 registered members, it cannot hold a primary and put candidates in the field.
If a political party cannot get 8,500 registered members in a country of approximately 50 million eligible voters then either their views and policies are not very popular or they lack political organisation.
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8 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:
And, to add further pain and misery, the likelihood of achieving the designated numbers of highly-skilled workers is... wait for it... unlikely or plainly impossible.
I agree with everything you say apart from this.
I guarantee that there will be the required number if graduates clutching certificates at the appropriate time.
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Did anyone work out the cost per kilometre?
Is it me, or is that expensive for the typical standard that is delivered?
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3 minutes ago, jenny2017 said:
I would never call Budweiser beer.
Have you tried Budweiser Budvar?
Very nice indeed.
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18 minutes ago, rascalman said:
Fools, drunks, atheists are among us!
Indeed.
This is a Merry Christmas 2017 thread.
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21 minutes ago, DerekMarshall said:
Police have no legal right to ask for a passport. Immigration officials do. Even at that, they are not allowed to separate you from your passport. Ever wondered why immigration offices are open planned? Or that when they take your passport away for any reason, even a minor one they ask you to follow them?
Thai police have every right to ask for your passport, and to detain you until it is provided. This has happened to a number of people, as reported from time to time in the news section of this site.
The reasoning for this is that for everyone other than permanent residents and stateless people, your passport shows your permission to stay in the country. Without seeing your passport the police cannot validate your permission to stay. They will often accept a photocopy, but if you have nothing at all to show them then don't be surprised if you get a free trip to the police station while matters are resolved.
You don't get asked to follow the staff who have your passport at Chaeng Wattana. When I go to collect my extension of stay for business my passport goes from counter I to counter M and back again while I sit waiting. That's the entire length of the immigration office.
Do you actually live in Thailand?
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I wonder if they considered increasing the fares to deter as many people from using the service?
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13 hours ago, jenny2017 said:
it seems that there are different rules ( unwritten) for foreigners.
No, there aren't. The maximum rate for any employee, whether they are Thai or Non Thai is 750 baht per month. If someone wants to charge you 1,000 baht then they are badly informed and there is no need for it.
Anyone telling you different is wrong. It's quite simple - you can go ask the Social Fund office yourself. Remember that it is your contribution and your account, not your employers.
New Work Permit Cancellation Rule
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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Your employee can resign at any time, even when they are abroad.
If they did that you wouldn't have a passport to take to immigration.