trigpoint

I used them a few weeks ago to fly to Phnom Penh from BKK, the check in was slow due to staff having passengers to sign a disclaimer form. When I came to check in he asked me about a visa, I assume Cambodia ! I told him you get one on arrival, he was obviously not aware of that, then asked about onward travel? I had a one way ticket, To were I replied, back to Thailand he said, I replied I may not go back to Thailand, anyway after a few more stupid questions I signed a disclaimer. Just sheer stupidity and ignorance by JC staff.

Sent from my vivo 1601 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app

I wouldn't bother getting a yellow book, there's no benefits from having one or a pink ID card. I've had a yellow book for our house near Nong khai, not lived there for over 10year. Never been registered anywhere else either.

Sent from my vivo 1601 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app

Thanks for the reply. May I ask is it a big deal for a Cambodian to extension his 60days tourist visa? Any additional requirements compared to other holders?

When your Cambodian g/f applied for her 60 days tourist visa, was airline ticket required? ...considering lots of Cambodians are coming in by land.
 
Required documents item 4 here:http://www.thaiembassy.org/phnompenh/en/services/7962/86336-Tourist-Visa.html

The main potential problems will be IF you have to buy an insurance policy to cover hospital bills, big problem for over 65,s as you can't get cover , not the requirements yet... Something to bear in mind.

Sent from my vivo 1601 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app

That's why I don't stay in Thailand on a retirement visa, I don't want anything to do with with immigration offices, bunch of wknkers, especially jomtien, why didn't you get an agent to "fix" do it for you, plenty in Pattaya, or used to be, not sure now.

Sent from my vivo 1601 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app

Yes, it is needed. Unless you want to both risk being denied entry into Thailand for not having the legally required cash on hand, either in Thai baht or another equivalent foreign currency. Seriously, having 484 British Pounds on you in "a lot of money" especially as a tourist???

A friend is going there for the 60 day visa in January, he is in his seventies, do you think he will have a problem, he has a few visas in his passport from Laos and Australia, 

I'm currently in Phnom Penh and visited Lucky Lucky visa agents last week with a view to getting a SE tourist visa. They told me its highly likely they'd "void without prejudice" after issuing the visa and I'd be 50 dollars down with a useless visa in my passport - although I do have a history of visa-exempt entries to Thailand as I visit there at least 6 times per year. Phnom Penh, as stated above, is now only for newbies who require a Thai visa. They told me the voiding of visas is extremely common for all nationalities, including Cambodians, at PP now.

Sounds like a plan...........and what was the name of the wine/from where?

just got back from Nong Khai, got 2 Thai friends to go across the bridge into the duty free shop. 2 boxes (3lts) of proper red at 650 but each! So if your up that way.....

seems like your "horror show " was due to the Thai immigration, for reasons unknown, why didn't you leave your wife and child in Thailand and go to Laos on your own and get a non imm O  visa?,  no big deal to do a border hop  as you say you live close by anyway .

I'm married to Thai and go for the non imm O every time, as I don't want deal with immigration, they wouldn't be so bad if they were consistent. I like to travel out of the country every 90 days anyway.

I'm back in the UK at moment, £50 a Case, + 2 wine glasses. Proper wine is a crazy price in Thailand, and that blended fruit juice  stuff is just not worth it. 

the tax on wine and recently fruit wine is simply a foreigner tax, same as anything else  foreigners like, doesn't affect y hiso Thais they will  pay regardless,money no object,  just another way of discouraging long term expats from living here along with ever changing visa laws. 

On 6/18/2018 at 2:14 PM, Marvo said:

Anybody else noticed that a lot of the new boxes appearing on the shelves are only 10% ABV?

Yes and 9% as well and still crazy prices,  about 900bht range., can't  see em selling  any of that .

I suppose this really upsets heavy consumers. Buying only one bottle every 1 to 2 months, I don't mind paying 600 - 1000 baht per bottle.
 
Which leads to a very good way to balance the extra cost and not get overly upset. For example, if the cost of good wines increased to say 25%, cut down on consumption by 25% and break even. Just buy the good stuff and cut back a bit. The most important thing is to stop being too stressed over this because drinking wine should be a relaxing and pleasurable experience. 
 
 

1 hour ago, vogie said:

You are totally wrong, there are quite a few homebrew shops in Bangkok.

Seems like I am right, it is illegal, under cover home brew shops.... 

1 hour ago, vogie said:

You are totally wrong, there are quite a few homebrew shops in Bangkok.

must of changed the law then,  where are these shops? 

On 6/11/2018 at 10:28 PM, The manic said:

Thank goodness wine is so easy to make.  Using organic grape juice and named yeasts its possible to get great results.

You can't  buy any ingredients for making  wine or brewing beer in Thailand, it's illegal, my wife used to make rice wine (saki), very much an under cover operation. 

The price of unadulterated (fruit juice free) wine in Thailand is far too high. I just go without. When I visit Vietnam I buy a 5 litre box of reasonable quality 13% Chilean red or white for the equivalent of 560 baht. The difference in price between the two countries is called GREED.

I bought 5 litres of Mont Clair for a tad over 1000 baht, there are nearly 7 bottles in a 5 litre box, which would work out at about 150 baht a bottle. When I look at it that way, I find it quite drinkable.

Can anyone tell me the advantages of having a yellow house book and a Thai ID card, does it make it easier when doing your yearly immigration visit , someone once told me that with a yellow book you could walk into a car showroom and purchase a motor vehicle without the need to get a letter from immigration for proof of address .

I'm thinking of doing my next 90 day visa run(non imm O) to Padang Besar Malaysia. Can you just do a turn around or spend a night in Malaysia Don't mind spending a night somewhere nearby, up to an hour away anyway. Any recommendations for a night there.

Sent from my B3-A30 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app

 
I was returning to Bangkok last night after a business trip abroad and noticed some new immigration kiosks on the right side of the immigration lines. Some foreigners were using them. Is this new? Is it specific to a group or can anyone use them?
 
Also, Thai Airways played a video on the plane saying that Thai nationals and "foreigners resident in Thailand" Can use the Thai National Kiosk machines at immigration. Has anyone every tried it? I looked at the machines and it definitely said Thai Nationals Only.
 

He can say he is travelling to Ankor Watt in Cambodia by road then back into Thailand. ..get a cambodia visa online for 20 USD. You can show the airline intent to travel. Then extend at immigration