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Yes, you can absolutely apply for a new US passport in Thailand. You will need to submit form DS-11 (instead of the form DS-82 that's used for renewals), pay an extra $35, and make an appointment to appear in person at the embassy (their authority to accept mail-in applications only applies to routine renewals). Just go to the embassy website and follow the instructions for "first time application" or "first adult passport". Those terms obviously don't apply in your case, but the process is the same.

The original (long gone) Siam Hotel was the one on Phetchaburi Road next to the Mona Lisa massage parlor, where ladies of the evening would congregate in the coffee shop late at night. The Sukosol family owned the Siam City Hotel on Sri Ayutthaya Road, which is now called (appropriately) The Sukosol Hotel. The family also opened the luxury hotel "The Siam" in 2012, but I don't think that's the one you're thinking of.

Well, the company ceased to exist as of January 1st of this year, so I'm afraid you'll have to find a new favorite! "Thai Airways lost its state enterprise status on 22 May 2020 when the Finance Ministry sold off a 3.17% stake in Thai to the Vayupak 1 Fund, thus reducing its former majority shareholding to 47.86%." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_Airways_International

Agree 100%. I honestly can't imagine what value an agent would provide, other than scanning and uploading the documents that YOU will still have to dig up and compile. It's a pretty straightforward process, and you don't have to pay anything until/unless you're approved.

These are only 300 count, but they're 100% cotton and inexpensive. https://shp.ee/you00qb

1) Respected media outlet does a report indicating police corruption 2) Police decide that police did nothing wrong 3) Police conclude that the problem is the pesky media outlet Done!

No, the new Khamsavath station is about 10km north of the current Thanaleng station, but still about 15km south of the Vientiane HSR station. This new project is meant to: (1) bring passengers to a newer, bigger station that is closer to the city of Vientiane, and (2) allow through passengers from Bangkok to travel all the way to Vientiane without having to switch to a shuttle train at the border. The extension of the HSR line to Thailand will be a completely separate project.

This is a totally separate station and separate set of tracks - there's no connection between this and the Lao-China HSR.

No, they really do mean beginning to end. They have repeated the claim of "45 seconds to process each passenger" on many occasions over the past year or two, each time a photo of an enormous queue finds its way onto social media. For departures, that claim may not be too far off. For arrivals, it's true for many/most passengers (I used to time each one while waiting to get to the head of the line), but more than a few pax take considerably longer.

"...why doesn’t Immigration just scrap the requirement? "...There are several reasons why this requirement may still be in place: "Firstly, it helps the government keep track of the number of foreign nationals in the country and their whereabouts. This is especially important in managing overstays and ensuring that visitors comply with the terms of their visas. "Secondly, it’s part of the national security policy and by keeping updated records of foreign residents, authorities say they can more effectively monitor and prevent illegal activities." Of course, it doesn't actually accomplish any of those purposes, but sure, whatever 🙄

Rutnin Eye Hospital on Asoke in Bangkok is the top ophthalmological facility in Thailand - they have dozens of doctors specializing in every aspect of vision and eye care

Correct. This is yet another in a long series of pointless press releases by CAAT that stir up lots of controversy, but seem to have been created only to remind people that the agency exists. No. The CAAT announcement never mentioned overstay, and the "new" policy has nothing to do with immigration or visas. The overstay angle appears to have been dreamed up by Nikkei and the outlets that have quoted their article. It obviously wouldn't make sense for the bored contract screeners at the airport - who somehow take several minutes to confirm that the name on the boarding pass matches that on the ID - to also be flipping through passports pretending to understand what the stamps mean. Airlines have been urging passengers to include middle names on flight bookings for over 20 years now, and have been serious about it for at least ten years. And yes, they can and do deny boarding if there's a middle name on the ID but not on the reservation. You've been lucky if it hasn't happened to you yet, but people in that situation are regularly forced to pay a name change fee or even buy a completely new ticket at a result of the mismatch. And to answer the posters who complained that Air Asia doesn't have a middle name field in its reservation system, well, lots of airlines don't - you're supposed to just enter all of your first and middle names in the "given name(s)" field. Some airlines will keep the spaces between names, others will delete the spaces and push the names together, and still others will tell you to enter the names with no spaces. Unfortunately, many carriers don't explain all this very well on their websites.

The announcement (which didn't make a lot of sense in any case) was only about domestic flights, so it has nothing to do with the TM-6 or other immigration procedures. It's been a requirement for over five years now, and signs above the Immigration counters clearly state that passengers should present their passport, boarding pass, and e-visa printout (if applicable). If you ignored the signs and the officer didn't bother to follow up, that doesn't change the fact that it really is an official requirement, and that people without a BP in their hands really do slow down the immigration queues.

Yes, what exactly does this decision mean, in practical terms?

The OP is trying to send Thai-made vitamins out of Thailand, not bring foreign vitamins into Thailand.

In other words, the headline is totally misleading and this is nothing but the speculation of one person who hasn't spoken with Thaksin. Got it.

There are no rules forbidding you from coming and going as much as you want, as long as you have a multiple entry visa or reentry permit. And there is certainly no "maximum number of exits" - Thailand isn't trying to force you to stay here against your will. Of course, if you're on an ED visa for a study program that expects you to attend courses every day, immigration might wonder how you're meeting your educational commitments if you keep missing class... If you ask a question which is specifically about how you can do your "business", people won't be able to help you unless they understand that "business" - in other words, what your situation is and what you're trying to accomplish. Being rude to the people who are trying to assist you isn't the best way of soliciting good advice.

Once again, they are arresting trafficking victims instead of providing them with assistance. This is exactly how a country ends up on the TIP watchlist (again).

This article and form are concerned with Vietnamese people applying for local retirement/pension benefits, not about foreigners getting retirement visas.

It's not just mail from the US - this is a "thing" that comes from companies or government agencies contracting with logistics companies in other countries. I received eyeglasses sent from China with a return address in Malmo, Sweden, and printer parts - also mailed from China - with a shipping address in Singapore.

They have been announcing a transition to digital lottery sales since Thaksin was PM, so I won't hold my breath.

The children acted like adults in this matter, and the adult, well, behaved like a whiny child. I'm sure the students are also just as aware as we are that in every previous case like this one, it has turned out that an administrator was siphoning off the school lunch money for personal use.

Various online publications have been posting these "Vietnam is one of the best places in the world to retire!!" articles regularly for years, and they somehow always manage to omit the fact that there's not actually any visa that would permit it. I know folks who lived in Vietnam for decades on tourist visas and bogus business visas, but the authorities began cracking down on that a couple of years ago, and it's no longer a realistic way to spend an extended time there. As noted above, marrying a Vietnamese is really the only option for an indefinite stay at this point.

Better yet, don't drive a motorcycle, period. No matter how careful you are, you will inevitably be the loser in any run-in with a larger vehicle.

Or shrimp, which is also dried on the road in some areas?