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Don't really see any problem with immigration as the visa is really straight forward.

The LTE and LTR are not the same. I have not heard of any real problems with the LTR which for someone with the same simple finances I have, a super easy visa to arrange for and provide documentation without having to go out of my house - all on computer until time to get LTR visa - then yearly addfress check too simple less than 10 minutes. LTR is cheaper too and different benefits especially no taxation on foreign income.

you can contact the BOI by email or phone (just google BOI LTR and you can get the contacts) can do all on line once, register, then when all approved, you will have to come to BKK to the BOI tp pay for an receive LTR and they will arrange for cancellation of whatever visa you were on. Is easy to do and the BOI crew are very helpful and speak English well.

Some people still believe every lie that Trump puts out and immediately acts even though they realize what he is demanding is illegal. eah the SC said he could do no wrong but IMHO the laws will come back to haunt him and his people. If he survives the entire 4 years in this term, I blv that he will be taken care of and will cease to bother Americans and the world. MHO anyway as I do not believe in breaking the laws set forth in our constitution - I took that oath many times during my career both military and civilian.

In both cases, I imagine attorneys are planning lawsuits against the illegal activities of the police officials. Knowing that the officials are aware of the individuals being American citizens then the police MUST according to the Constitutional laws follow such laws. Eventually, this type of person will be able to sue the government officials doing illegal seizures! IMHO anyway. Though Trump cause of this activity will most likely escape any problems!

some restaurants/bakeries even have some toasts done and GRAB to your residence. I personally like Sourdough bread as it is healthier and one restaurant I have ordered from does toast with sliced fresh tomatoes and mozerella cheese melted - healthy and great taste. Now, sourdough bread can be purchase in a lot of different stores and bakeries.

BOI and immigration have moved to a new location - now at 6th and 7th floors, One Bangkok (MRT Lumphini) PARADE Zone, Rama 4 Road, Pathum Wan, Bangkok. I believe the phone nrs are still the same and on their correspondence with you they most likely have this new address versus the old address in ChumChuri Bldg., Good luck

Wou should contact the BOI prior to the date to get your LTR and ask them if they can arrange for your current visa to be cancelled at the same time. I was on a retirement O and they set that up for me when I got my LTR and immigration at BOI cancelled my Retirement O visa. Had no problems...just did my 1st year notice of address at BOI and spent less than 10 minutes total thee as it was a breeze too. Congrats on the LTR, in my mind/case, the perfect fit! My retirement visa was done in Chiang Mai but the Immigration at BOI cancelled it.

amen to that!

The problem is the elected officials, and the rich who only want to get richer, time they were brought back down to earth IMHO. Trump the first of all!

There were over 500 new billionaires created during the pandemic including 40 in the Pharma industry. How come I missed out on this?

Totally agree. I have relatives including a daughter living in the US. And like you say, it is a different country from that in which I grew up MD E. Shore near between large bay and the ocean and do miss the fishing and beach area much different than that here. The weather patterns there are changing too and not in positive manner based on the news clips I see daily and in chats with my daugher there and friends in other states. No one seems happy there anymore and worried about the future. A shame but hopefully things will improve before too long.

At 78 I realized not a long time ago, that I am OLD and while I may have had some options and could affect some changes in situations, those days have passed. Now when I see another sunrise, I am very happy and look forward to some more. I eat healthy IAW Dr. WIlliam Li's books on food researches that enable us to have healthier bodies and agree with his research and glad that in Thailand, almost all the foods he has done research on are available. Lots, of fruits, nuts, seeds, veggies with so many that he advises that one should go throug the list and pick out favorite foods,as any combinations are good for health and fighting diseases that the western diet has fathered. No aches and pains, sleep very well, eat twice a day in a 4-5 hour period and fast thereafter, but never hungry either. Maybe not for all but I swear by them now, without trying, lost those 8 pounds I had wanted gone a long time ago and did so in a short period of time. plenty of energy and if you haven't figured it out yet, I am a big fan of Dr. LI! Have a great day!

we spent 3 months in Kanchanaburi as the flood didn't go away early. Daugher's school was right next o one of the klongs being used to drain the flood waters so that school was closed for many months.

Yeah, I enlisted in the AF in 1964- Gulf of Tonkin occured while I was in basic so instead of studying Chinese I became a Vietnamese liguist. Spent about 18 months flying out of Danang, VN, and many years in Asia, Myanmar when it was still Burma, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan (Fusamachi, Tokyo and Kadena), Philippines Manila, Cebu and familiar with Clark as a typhoon evac of our Kadena based acft and Pinatubo days. But also spent many years in Europe, some time in Africa, and Central America. Then I retired from civil service here in Bangkok as that was my first choice among those other countries that I had lived in. I have been retired here for over 20 years and still consider it Paradise. I spent some time each year doing taxes in the states but finally in 2015 got rid of my last house, several vehicles and split the money from those among my two daughters. Life is still good, Thailand has changed since the early 1970's but so has the rest of the world - some good some bad. Good luck to you!

Yeah I wrote that the weather historians said it did snow in CM province in 1955 once, and assumed it was on the highest mountain here. They also mentioned that even though on the mountains it sometimes gets to zero degrees ( I have been on Doiinthanon when it was at zero degrees at daylight about 10 years ago. watched the dew freeze to white color all over the grass. The weather site mentioned that for snow there has to be a certain amount of moisture in the air which is normally lacking in Thailand during that time of year. Yeah along the Mekhong the land is much lower than in ChiangMai with lots of mountains. I can recall in NKP that some mudpuddles did turn to ice during the winter but not often and that was in the 72-73.

"normal" folk I gues want to control others lives and complain immediately if someone doesn't agree with them.

well the tourists came which was the intention of the government just to get them to come for several days or a week to spend money. I know that and avoided the crowds for sure. I don't drink nor smoke drugs nor participate in those activities' locations. Used to be that Bangkok during SongKran was deserted and one could drive around the city with no traffic.

I googled snow in Thailand ever and it said according to the archives it did snow once in 1955 probably on doi inthanon. and explained why snow is so rare in Thailand. Guess one can neevr be too old to learn something ! Thanks for informing me!

Must have been on top of doi intanon I was in NKP early 70's, winter was pretty cool but never heard of the snow. this year, el nino is gone replaced by la nina, last rainy season Korat nakorn Ratchasima was totally dry with the dam holding less than 30% of water needed so crops were affected early this year but lately they have had more summer storms with hours of heavy downpours, filling the dam back up and watering all the crops. Beautiful corn I saw on the news this past week!. Now the weather folks are saying through the end of this month lots of high temperatures and therefore summer storms in especially North and eastern Pakisaan. the south continues with heavy rains daily.

Yeah I recall many decades ago when I would go out on SongKran day, except for very little ones, the teenagers and adults would just put a bit of talcum poweder wetted down so it would stick. None of this splashing like recent years has seen but I see too, that the government is trying to get as many tourists in as possible do they can make a few bucks.

Older than you are probably as my first Thai teacher over 50 years ago said that Thailand has three seasons, Hot, Hotter and Hotest.

suggest you check out some the reports on this forum over the recent past as they have been quoting the weather people about the hottest year and hotest month every month this year too. When we evacuated to kanchanburi during the super flood in BKK (2011), during an afternoon summer storm, I noticed small hail and all the Thais laughed saying it was too hot for ice to fall, just like it never snows here. I mangaged to snag some of the hail and showed them that it was ice but none of them had ever sen it before. Now it is a daily occurrnce duiring the summer stor,m sn last month one news clip showed a home owner picking up a golfball size hairstone! just saying that the weather is changing worldwide whether you can see it or not.

having spent more than 30 years in Thailand, I notice for sure a big change in the weather. Yeah still 3 seasons of Hot, rains some years wet some years or areas dry. SUmmer storms getting more violent and hail growing larger almost every year. Winds growing stronger with even one report of a tornado. every month the international organizations report a record heat for that month. There are regular reports now of 1000-year rains in a short period of time making for record flood. These are all symptoms of global warming for sure as the weather is noticiably changing.

Not only that, even the one that the SC told him to facilitate the return of that one, he has discussed this with the El Salvador leader so that the US has zero control on any of those sent there so that fellow sent illegally won't be returning in this lifetime. Trump is an Anti-American traitor to the nation (IMHO) who wants to rule the world and in his mind only of course thinks he rules the world right now. Meanwhile all the rest of the world except for a few mentally ILL (IMO) leaders like Trump's actions! It is about time for the Congress and Supreme Court to intervene and have him committed to some insane asylum IMHO