4MyEgo

My passport is due for renewal in November and as I live next to Laos, the Embassy I will go to is there to renew my passport as its much more convenient for me to travel over the border with a re-entry permit, e.g. hours drive to the border and then 30 minutes by taxi. Naturally I would have to go back to pick up the new passport a few weeks later, so same procedure would apply as opposed to me flying to Bangkok twice. The above said, I would presume that the Embassy in Laos will provide me with my new passport and a letter to give to immigration here which would be accepted. Anyone renewed a passport outside of Thailand and outside of their home country and were provided with a new passport and letter for immigration without any dramas ?

Yep, did myself once, but that was on my arm, dowsed the cut in Betadine bit on a belt and stitched away, 8 stiches in all, did it hurt, just a weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee bit. My friend who was watching at the time who didn't have the stomach to help me, looked like this guy, I don't know who was screaming louder to be honest.

Um, I think you forgot where you are, happens to most of us at times ????

I have a banking app which is accessed by my finger print, could they access my account without my finger print ?

I always get the bank letter the day before I go to immigration as it's a fair hike to get there. The immigration office accepts the fact that I make a withdrawal on the day that I go to them, i.e. the day after the bank letter, as long as I provide them with 2 photocopies of my updated bank passbook on that day.

Don't forget to take all the necessary documents, e.g. Dr's letter and others that will have to accompany your IDP and overseas drivers license.

When I went from 2 year to 5 year drivers and riders licenses with different numbers it was original and photocopy of the Dr's letter. I didn't even see the Dr, thanks to the wife, cost 60 baht. Could vary depending on the motor registry, just remember where you are as nothing seems to be in sync.

What can one say, all you can do is teach your kids about who not to trust, which means everyone, teachers included, and if and when such a thing happens to tell Dad asap, so Dad can take care of the matter forthwith.

I believe you mean the lessor, as opposed to the tenant, i.e. the lessor is the landlord, on the other hand, possessor is the same as the tenant, however I haven't seen anything in writing stating that the possessor/tenant can lodge a TM30, i.e. unless I am assume that an immigration office has asked for one from the tenant due to a reluctant owner, or lessor not willing to submit one, and of course could follow with a fine for the possessor/tenant if lodgement of a TM30 is late, which of course would be unfair, but it is what it is and would solve immigrations problem without them having to take any further action on who really is to blame for not complying, i.e. the owner or lessor.

I can only comments from a married farang point of view on this, i.e. if your married to a Thai and she is the holder of the blue book at the address that you are staying at, then she is the one that has to file the TM30, not you. The above said, not sure about the single chaps, also learning as I read. EDIT: Some immigration offices are relaxed about this, so some farangs have said their wives don't have too at their immigration office.

I left Thailand on 18 October and returned 28 October for an overseas trip on a single re-entry permit, upon my return I received an email reminder, that said 90 day due on 23 November, I didn't renew it as I new the clock on 90 days started again when I re-entered on 28 October so I did it on 11 January I believe and it gave me till 30 January and I am assuming it did that because my Marriage extension expired on 31 January and is currently under consideration. So it worked for me, next thing to look out for, for me is to see what happens on 30 January when I try again, if it doesn't work, I don't think I will need to do anything as immigration office knows that I have my extension application in with them and have to get the stamp in my passport at their office on 1 March, so if it doesn't happen on 30 January, I will get them to issue me another 90 days on 1 March when I get the stamp in my passport. It could be that your friends didn't enter the new entry day in the system when they applied for their 90 days ?

Only foreigner TM6 is no longer in use, I recently arrived by plane, no more TM6, although I do keep my boarding pass in my passport to remind me when I entered the country because some forms still ask the question, so I use it to refer to when I entered the country last. If your wife has registered online, it's easy to do Immigration would have to give you till the next business day to report that either you are back or you have or had have guests staying at your wife's property. So Monday would be ok, as for notifying them by post goes, I am not sure.

I don't know about that, back home you cannot own a fire arm unless you have a permit which is very hard to get, e.g. own a business that carries a lot of cash or your a member of a gun club. All guns were asked to be handed in after the Port Arthur massacre and most people complied, get caught with an unregistered gun and you could do 14 years in prison for a pistol or 5 years if other. That's enough to deter one, however they still do find them amongst feuding rival gangs of a particular ethnicity which are usually linked to bike gang members, and bribing the cops is a non event, albeit it is a nanny state, the cops are respected as law abiding and uphold the law.

Also knowing that they have a lazy police force, if you can call it that, who can be bought, makes them fear punishment less much less than back in the home country where you would worry if your seat belt was fastened before you started your car, let alone carry a weapon.

Easy solution, pay the fine, get the receipt and provide him with a copy, advising him that you are deducting it from the rent. If he doesn't like it, then say, well you shouldn't be too busy, I warned you and this is how it is, period ! You not having a rental agreement in writing is a major problem, but you already know that, and that is your problem.

I encourage more of these Thai men with huge ego's to do the same, but before inflicting any damage to others. No loss here and nothing to see, move along

You could literally say; the Russians are coming, the Russians are coming.

Welcome to the land of no logic.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

"As the policemen’s party was making a lot of noise, the first group told them to quieten down but this triggered a drunken row. A man from the first group then walked to his pickup truck and returned with the M16 rifle and opened fire at the policemen’s group, who also pulled out their firearm and shot back". So he just happened to conveniently have an M16 in his pick up, remind me not to honk my horn again.

New chief in town, got to show him their doing what they were taught, i.e. keep the BS turning and bringing in the brown envelopes.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

Amazing Thailand.

I guess he's a little overdone now