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Fly In Fly Out is a dodgey visa run for my situation - and dependent of pandemic variants and rules in the future. Hanoi is about $49 USD now but fuel costs and inflation will change that. I like the 1 yr extension- married to a Thai -option. FIFO would be great for many cases though.

We hiked to the Griffith Observatory in LA a month ago and I was surprised to see the area below socked in with a layer of 1970's style smog. I heard the SUV's were given an emissions pass so everybody started buying those.

Thanks, just did that. $42 now through Skyscanner, Kiwi.

Yes, so when I get it while in my home country I have 90 days to get to Thailand to use it for entry, then 90 days in-country to get my 1 year extension of stay. Not going to wait until I'm there in my case, just more breathing room ...

Thanks Dr Jack54. So beyond all the stuff on Royal Thai websites it's not required to get a non-imm O visa before coming to Thailand. Got it, that's new info to me. I was worried about timing my application submission and ubonjoe told me, “The non-o visa will be valid for entry for 3 months from the date of issue. The 90 days will not start until the day you enter Thailand.” The DC site says all Americans must use the eVisa site to apply. So I used that for direction. "All visa applications must be submit through the e-Visa portal (https://thaievisa.go.th/)." Then... on the eVisa site, "Visa applicants are suggested to submit application at least 15 working days prior to the intended travelling date to Thailand." https://www.thaievisa.go.th/non-immigrant-o Then this, It is highly recommend to apply for a visa around one month before your intend travel date. https://thaiembdc.org/2021/06/14/faq_visacoe/

I've read the same. Pretty confusing as outdated info is left posted on official Thai websites. Here's a notice in RED on the Thai Embassy in Washington DC's site today; https://thaiembdc.org/visas/ Attention:Per the regulation, the Embassy "can not" issue a visa for foreign nationals who are currently in Thailand. All travelers need to obtain a visa before entering Thailand.

I had a couple bad experiences with Western women. A very good experience with my Thai wife. Never been happier.

I used to race motocross. Riding a bike in Thailand scares me. A good helmet, buckled chin strap, and this sad story has a better ending.

If I drew a line halfway down a bottle of my favorite, I couldn't stop at that line. So I don't get a bottle, or draw a line, or see if I can stop. I just don't start no matter what.

Doesn't matter now. American Airlines just sent me an email and cancelled our tickets because they, or Japan Air Lines, eliminated the Seattle to Narita leg altogether. So we regroup and see what happens. This has a chain reaction to everything downstream as the required schedules are so tight due to the requirements.... landing after the check in time, pre-departure rtPCR tests then sell the car, etc. Next up is the fight for refunds. Thanks to all who helped. Maybe it's for the best this way. Cheers

This is tough to talk about. And off-topic partly. But for those that come across this thread searching, here goes. Also, I'm always open to any helpful and constructive information that might help this wonderful Thai woman that I had the good luck to marry. She has decided to go with Gerson juicing Therapy. She refused chemo (which I can appreciate). Cancer treatment in the US is dysfunctional, I've discovered. Cancer is a very unique beast too. Gerson is supported by pseudoscience and testimonials. I tend to think a 'press-pulse' method that doctors like Bob Gatenby, Thomas Seyfried and others propose may be more helpful. The book by Dr Jason Fung, "The Cancer Code" explains things as I've come to understand them very well. There's a study at Ohio State lead by Jeff Volek in conjunction with a university lab in Canada with David Harper - and that study should come out soon letting us know much more definitively. My wife's radiation oncologist and two medical oncologists completely deny the Warburg Effect... that cancer is fed by glucose and that Dr Warburg proved that in the late 20's and won a Nobel in 1931. They all deny that insulin is a growth hormone (anabolic) along with nutrient sensing and energy storing. One thought Dr Lew Cantley was a Naturopath on the internet, while he's a pre-eminent researcher in HER field - oncology. He discovered PI-3 Kinase. The book 'The Cancer Code' explains things as they stand in the West and the world. I can only tell people that our experience was a gut-punch of ignorance. They feed chemo patients Enfamil which is loaded with sugars - in the chemo wards! They had piles of Enfamil brochures when we went to interview the medical oncologist. Again, glucose feeds cancer tumor growth and this was proven in the late 1920's! Later, it was shown that glutamine-glutimate fuels growth too... and nutrients - cancer is a beast and I certainly don't understand it. But the big picture in western treatment of many forms of cancer looks ugly to many brilliant people who dedicate their lives to understanding it. For those searching, YouTube; Bob Gatenby, Thomas Seyfried, Dawn Lemanne, Jason Fung, Lew Cantley, David Harper. I'll keep searching but my wife is convinced of the Gerson therapy and I can't get heard, so I guess I have to accept and support. It's not good at all but I know the US cancer system is stuck on stupid too. Researchers are being cut off at the knees here, it seems.

Very decent of you to take a screen shot for us. The requirements on that are significantly different than on the LA Consulate's requirements in English (NOTE- no Legal Petition form or $8 Money Order); https://thaiconsulatela.org/en/services-for-thais/thai-passport/emergency-passport/ "5. Document required for emergency passport are (Download all forms???? Three (3) copies of Emergency passport application form (For your convenience, you may complete the form and make two copies of it. If applying by mail, your signature in the application form must be notarized) Inquiry report and its three (3) copies (For your convenience, you may complete the form and make two copies of it.) Current passport (original) and three (3) copies of first page Three (3) copies of Thai ID card or Thai House Registration book Three (3) copies of airline ticket Three (3) copies of signed letter explaining reasons for emergency travel. For lost and stolen passports, U.S. police report and its three (3) copies Four (4) 2 inch by 2 inch identical color photos with white background. Face must be looking straight at the camera with no tilt. Dressing must be in an appropriate manner. All shirts or tops must be long sleeved. Avoid tanks tops, hats, sunglasses or reflective eyewear. Slight smile without showing teeth is acceptable. The photos should not be more than six (6) months old and those taken at photo-booths are not accepted. The back of the photos must include applicant’s name and last name. (Three (3) photos will be used as part of completing application form and one (1) photo will be used as photo on emergency passport)"

Thanks. Yes, I've read that if she enters with a valid Thai passport she doesn't need covid insurance. Her Thai passport will be expired, however, and I'm not sure how that works in this case. Her US passport is valid but she has cancer and must disclose that when applying for AXA Insurance to enter under the Thailand Pass Test&Go scheme. It looks like an Emergency Passport and Emergency Travel Document are the same thing, from the various postings at the DC Embassy and LA Consulate.

Yep, she's inching her way through that, it's in Thai and I can't do it for her. We're going to get lots of passport photos tonight to mail in and bring with, my printer is awful. ???? Thanks for your offer, and your wife, very kind. Hope my wife can do it to Thai Consulate standards, but if not...

Yes, and it's just like you said; "If you have an urgent need to travel Please see information on how to apply for emergency travel documents under section. 'Emergency Passport/Emergency Travel Document' "

Thanks so much ubonjoe. I didn't know all that about her using a US pasport. Your link is in Thai and she's slowly chipping away but I can't help. The Emergency Passport application is a fillable PDF in Thai, and she's slowly chipping away at that too, between her cancer protocol she does.

I hadn't heard of the "certificate of identity". She has a valid Thai ID card if that's what they said in 2020 to you. My wife finally talked to the LA Consulate and he only said she needed an Emergency Passport. Nothing about a "Certificate of Identity" or Thai ID card. She needs the Thailand Pass with covid insurance to use her US passport. Not sure what to disclose on the covid insurance form online - we don't want them to pay for anything just for her to get in with a Thailand Pass Test&Go.

She has 9 years on her US passport. AXA insurance requires disclosure of cancer but doesn't say if that disqualifies her. I haven't completed that, want to wait for experienced people here to advise us first.

So your wife got covid insurance with cancer? Which company? AXA requires disclosure but doesn't say if it disqualifies her.

Thanks ubonjoe, as always! We're filling out the Emergency Passport now. I was reading when you replied... you're fast! Her Thai passport expires before we leave. The Emergency Passport expires in 30 days so need to wait until April 2, we arrive May 1. But it takes 7-10 days to process and then return mail time. We need to send pictures, notary signed application, actual Thai passport and 3 copies of multiple documents. But it's free.

She has a US passport with 9 years left. I think the Thai Emergency Passport is the way to go and she would use that. It's free but expires in 30 days and takes 7-10 days to process. Also, it's not expensive to try to get her Test&Go covid insurance and see if they reject her for cancer. They wouldn't have to pay anything on the cancer, so who knows... They don't say online, just require disclosure.

Seems 100% reasonable BUT! The nearest US one is in LA and we're in Seattle, 1,200 Miles away. There's no way to even leave a message (full inbox), let alone get a person to help her. There's one in Canada but the border crossing requires a rapid antigen test from a hospital - but that may be possible.

Agreed. She does have a current Thai ID card that doesn't expire for another year. I just worry about a Thailand Pass agent or customs official at Suvarnabhumi.

That was good to read. I couldn't find that anywhere online. Glad your daughter had no problem. Thanks for the kind wishes.

Is there a way my Thai wife with US passport to get into Thailand to be with family & friends after being diagnose with cancer? Problem 1: Her Thai passport is expired (covid prevented us returning to get it renewed) Problem 2: She was diagnosed with cancer recently and probably can't get covid insurance to use her US passport with Test-n-go. Problem 3: With cancer it's too risky to fly to LA and renew her Thai passport. Any help? The Thai embassies' phone systems are broken in the US - full voicemail box and 'bad number' tone for "Thais in distress line" when clicking on that option.