TEFLKrabi

A completely useless document that serves no other purpose except to confirm your address.

Not sure he was asking for your opinion, I think he wants advice.

As said above, ask at your local Amphur what they require. In my experience, it tends to vary around the country. If your wife knows someone who works there it should make things easier!

if you are coming in on a visa exempt 30 day tourist from australia, you can come and go as often as you like so long as you don't stay here for a cumulative period of over 90 days in a six month period. once you go over that limit, you then need a visa from an embassy.

i have a friend who comes here regularly and he was stopped on his last visit and told to get an embassy visa. fair enough, he is here for over 90 days in a 6 month period. if you haven't been here for 90 days total in a 6 month period, inform immigration of this next time you are quizzed.

I wonder where you got your information.

There is no "90 days in a 6 month period" rule/requirement !

Last September, immigration at Aranyaprathet were still using the 90 day rule.

I do a similar job and last year my passport was flagged for regular visits on a visa exemption stamp. According to the law it's ok and each time I've had a polite chat at immigration and been waved through but it became worrying when they warned me. If you're polite and have an onward ticket it should be ok. PM me if you need any advice.

British deaths overseas in 2013-2014, as compiled by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Thailand is the second most dangerous place, after Spain. (Source cited below.)

Spain - 856

USA - 125

Thailand - 362

France - 346

Greece - 160

United Arab Emirates - 75

Cyprus - 157

Australia - 72

India - 89

Germany - 146

Turkey - 75

China - 66

Philippines - 82

Pakistan - 21

Portugal - 131

Egypt - 49

Canada - 32

Switzerland - 173

Italy - 45

Jamaica - 23

Source: FCO

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3086453/The-country-highest-proportion-British-deaths-Philippines-cost-17-000-repatriate-body.html#ixzz42pRl0Vqc

As many people come here in later life, to retire, it's not surprising there are more deaths. Being old is quite perilous.

And the OP would be able to tell the difference between an official Thai search warrant and (for example) a letter approving overtime pay for the cop? Both will have dates he can't read and lots of official signatures and impressive stamps.

If the OP really needs the definitive answer on this, he can always call his Embassy.

Maybe, but some people do make the effort to integrate and learn the language.

There is a limit and it depends on whether you enter by land or air. I understood before that you could stay 180 days in a year and as I work on a rotational job this suited me perfectly as I am in the country 26 days then out for 30 each trip. My theory fell apart when I travelled to Cambodia and came back through Poipet to be told that I couldn't enter because at a land crossing you can only stay 90 days in one year. I thought this sounded crazy and had a long and very calm discussion with the border staff. It took some hard bargaining but I eventually got back in. Suffice to say, be careful of different rules at different entry points.

There is no real limit. A person could have a total stay of almost 9 months from a multiple entry tourist visa and then another 3 months with a single entry visa without a problem and then repeat it or get another single entry visa.

You are writing about a possible limit if doing visa exempt entries where there is also no limit on the amount of time you can stay on them. A person could use them and get 30 day extensions of them and easily stay longer than a total of 180 days.

You were told no at a border crossing which was wrong. In reality there is not even a 90 day limit when entering by land.

I believe if you're using the 30 day visa on arrival then the days you can stay per year are still limited, hence the rule about 3 consecutive stays.

There is a limit and it depends on whether you enter by land or air. I understood before that you could stay 180 days in a year and as I work on a rotational job this suited me perfectly as I am in the country 26 days then out for 30 each trip. My theory fell apart when I travelled to Cambodia and came back through Poipet to be told that I couldn't enter because at a land crossing you can only stay 90 days in one year. I thought this sounded crazy and had a long and very calm discussion with the border staff. It took some hard bargaining but I eventually got back in. Suffice to say, be careful of different rules at different entry points.

It was talked about that he'd bought a large piece of land opposite the stadium to build the golf course. He's just taking his time and finding a top course designer, hopefully.

And again i reiterate , there is a load of old bullshit posted on this subject , mainly by the few who have come a cropper .

That probably qualifies it as good advice then.

I've found two vert different visa application forms. One is TM-87 and the others seem to be related to the country of application. Does it really matter if the form is from the UK or the US?

Guys,

Get over your dislike for native speakers who want to work and add something to the local schools. Most NES can do a very good job either alone or alongside a Thai teacher and I wish the government would relax the restrictions a little, maybe insisting on a short teacher training course only.

A short Teacher Training Course for NES..............in what Language?

Guys,

Get over your dislike for native speakers who want to work and add something to the local schools. Most NES can do a very good job either alone or alongside a Thai teacher and I wish the government would relax the restrictions a little, maybe insisting on a short teacher training course only.

FYI, my last 4-5 trips in I have been flagged too and the Immigration Officer has shown me the screen each time. I've explained my work which is the same as yours and they've stamped my visa, no problem. I just explain that I come for 26/27 days each time. Funnily enough, this time (two days ago) there was no fuss. Passing through I took a sneaky look at the screen and I was still flagged but the officer just stamped me through.

If you keep buying coffee, every 20-30 minutes then what is the problem. If you try to make one cup last 2 hours then there is a problem.

One thing about speaking Thai or not...driving from Issan to Bangkok I get pulled over quite frequently, not for driving fast, just for being a foreigner. I used to get fined every time when I spoke Thai to the policemen. The last couple of years I've don't my best English accent, asked them about the weather and been waved on very quickly. Only once have I met a policemen who could speak good enough English to understand me.

Don't they still offer the 1 Year multiple entry tourist visa (from your home country)? You can stretch it to 15 months too.

I wasn't aware of the 'flagging a passport' after 6 entries. I work 'month on month off' and the last 2 times I've entered at BKK they've mentioned that I see to be a frequent visitor. Accruing to their rules I'm doing everything correctly, staying less than 180 days a year with no stay more than 26 days. Two trips ago the Immigration Officer even took the time to show me his screen that had two boxes on it. Admit or Don't Admit! It's a little worrying to think that if I smiled the wrong way I could be denied entry. But, like I say, I'm doing everything by their guidelines.

By air it's possible as not all countries stamp your passport to show arrival but by land you need to enter the next country. I once tried this in Satun. I went out of Thailand, into the duty free shop and back into Thailand at which point I was sent to Malaysia to get an entry stamp as they didn't consider I'd left Thailand.

I spend a lot of time abroad and need to have access to a Thai IP address when I'm travelling. Anyone know which provider/programme offers a good, reliable service for this? I need it either for an iPad or iPhone.

The last time I asked they refused point blank. If you have residency status it might be different. It could also be possible if you are currently holding a valid work permit although I'm not sure why they would help then!

Assuming the idea of this forum is to offer advice then I stand by what I said. If the idea is to show how smart we all are and how dumb others can be then I apologise.

If you follow this TPL you'll know it's always Muang Thong who are involved. They have their Ultras who love to cause trouble. If you want to avoid any game, avoid theirs.

If you're not sure what the US is trying to do you should read Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine.