claffey

The evisa is a PDF which you print. It therefore saves pages in your passport.

Just buy a subscription on Skype. You can then cancel it at any time if you no longer need it.

Rules number one upon leaving your own country: Never give your passport to anyone, ever.

Well, Many countries do require you to apply in your country of residence. I didn't say all countries. Vietnam obviously doesn't. Well done. Try applying for a European visa for a Thai,in a country they are not resident in, and get back to me.

It's not just a Thai thing. It's normal that visas are applied for in the country you are resident in. Most countries/ embassies require proof of residence for the country you are living and applying in. I recently applied for, and received a visa for Thailand from the Thai embassy in he country where I reside.

If you bother to look, on something called the internet, you will see that all embassies post detailed travel advisories for every country, including Thailand. So they are doing their jobs!!

The top schools will be using IGCSE and IB, or A level resources. Your claim makes no sense whatsoever. Also, top teachers will only be using text books as reference material. They will be building their own lessons using a plethora of resources. An EP programme school, with lower qualified teachers, less resources and lower standards cannot be compared with the type of school mentioned in this article.

So you started a debate but are not interested about even considering other perspectives if people don't agree with you? How democratic of you. This is an example of Western hypocrisy. Why should Thailand declare for any side in a war on the other side of the world?

The whole deport foreigners idea sounds simple. However they will be locked up indefinitely until they pay for their flights out. Embassies don't simply fork out for deportations. They must be paid for.

Some European countries don't pay any pension to its citizens resident outside the EU. So people from the UK are actually lucky to get anything at all. 14,000 baht is what many Thai families survive on per month so if she has a roof over her head she should be able to survive. Medical costs are probably the main issue at that age. Her son will just have to take care of her. This is normal in Asian society, for kids to take care of parents, so after being here for decades they should understand that.

If you are resident in China you can get an evisa online. It's very easy. I got one recently.

I also recall a thread here recently where Thai police in Pattaya were fining people 500 baht for no IDP.

If you have an accident your insurance could be invalid if you don't have an IDP. Thailand requires one too but most people don't bother. Not worth the risk really as they are easily obtained.

9 Kids in tents. It was peaceful until the police showed up with riot gear and guns.

Peacefully protesting genocide? I would suggest that Western human rights organizations look towards their own governments before turning their attention to others.