ocddave

"Witnesses told police that the tourist appeared to be drunk when he walked down Bangla Rd."

Drunk tourist, one that happens to be the size of a mountain, stumbling down the road. I think the end result is not what I would call unexpected.

in western culture the action of the teacher assaulting a female student is a definite NO NO.

if you notice the girl who was assaulted was in fact saying that the teacher is right and

just doing his job.

to understand this attitude one has to look at the culture of many of the asian countries

where the teacher or the "guru" is held in high esteem and seen as "god" in status.

In Western culture, hitting a woman/child could land the teacher in a morgue.

If it was my daughter, the teacher would be eating his food thru a straw from now on.

Thanks elviajero

That makes more sense to me now, I guess I was thinking the 90 day time period for getting the bank account/paperwork ready for the extension at the end of the 90 day VISA, would be starting from the point they issued the visa in the US.

I need clarification on one part of the process, what does the following mean? (This is from the Thai Embassy site)

http://thaiembdc.org/consular-services/non-immigrant-visas/non-immigrant-visa-category-o/

***A visa becomes effective from the date of issuance. Do not apply for the visa too early. If you apply too early the visa may expire before your trip and you will have to re-apply. The fee is not refundable***

"effective", meaning it starts the 90 day countdown from when it is issued? That would seem like a tight time-table to be asking for the Visa at the last second, in the hopes it arrives before I leave. As it is, I am scared that I have to send my passport to another countries embassy, in the hopes that I ever get it back.

• A single entry non immigrant visa is valid for 3 months from the date the visa is issued. That means you have 3 months to make your one entry.
• The visa will have an 'enter before' date printed on it and that is the last day that you can enter.
• You can apply anytime within 3 months of the date you are entering the country.

This might help.

7. Please note that the period of visa validity is different from the period of stay. Visa validity is the period during which a visa can be used to enter Thailand. In general, the validity of a visa is 3 months, but in some cases, visas may be issued to be valid for 6 months, 1 year or 3 years. The validity of a visa is granted with discretion by the Royal Thai Embassy or Royal Thai Consulate-General and is displayed on the visa sticker.

8. On the other hand, the period of stay is granted by an immigration officer upon arrival at the port of entry and in accordance with the type of visa. For example, the period of stay for a transit visa is not exceeding 30 days, for a tourist visa is not exceeding 60 days and for a non-immigrant visa is not exceeding 90 days from the arrival date. The period of stay granted by the immigration officer is displayed on the arrival stamp.

Source: MFA Website

I need clarification on one part of the process, what does the following mean? (This is from the Thai Embassy site)

http://thaiembdc.org/consular-services/non-immigrant-visas/non-immigrant-visa-category-o/

***A visa becomes effective from the date of issuance. Do not apply for the visa too early. If you apply too early the visa may expire before your trip and you will have to re-apply. The fee is not refundable***

"effective", meaning it starts the 90 day countdown from when it is issued? That would seem like a tight time-table to be asking for the Visa at the last second, in the hopes it arrives before I leave. As it is, I am scared that I have to send my passport to another countries embassy, in the hopes that I ever get it back.

I ordered it anyway, hopefully it works, Linksys is selling it for $199 plus a free range extender (RE4100w), so worth buying it even if I don't bring it with me. I could always bring my trusty Linksys E4200v1 with me, and install the WRT1900ACS here in my home in the US, the E4200v1 also works with OpenWRT I believe. Thanks guys, still interested in the legality of US channels running in Thailand though, not trying to cause any trouble when I get there.

As for the VPNs yes they work but the mods get edgy about you discussing them.

The VPN is strictly for connecting to my work, to fix any IT problems internally, not for what I guess most people on here are using them for

So if I get this right, the WRT1900ACS should be fine with all its channels, I would just be missing higher channels that are usable in foreign markets? Or are some of those lower channels illegal to operate on in Thailand? I also wonder if using OpenWRT would give me some of the those higher channels when I get there....hmmmm.

I was thinking of purchasing a Linksys WRT1900ACS in the US and setting up and bringing it with me when I move to Thailand, will it work their, are the bandwidths used illegal in Thailand? I'm not sure if there are differences between the two countries, or should I be purchasing a unit locally in Thailand? I am still trying to decide on which service to use, but based on location in Bangkok, I might be forced to use True, and whatever speed I can get from them, I am hoping they offer enough speed/reliability for a pretty good connection back to my Sonicwall TZ215 VPN in the Eastern US (using the remote software utility).

Just apply for a marriage visa. Need to show 400,000 baht in the bank. No need to declare you are working as that is technically illegal.

Read some of the pinned threads in the visa section and you will get a good understanding of requirements and how to proceed.

Sounds like you work for a great guy. Good luck.

I just trying to following the Thai Embassy requirements on the following link, which doesn't say anything about 400,000 baht, or anything about extensions for that matter, but makes mention of the $700 and $1500. I assume from what I read elsewhere, that I should get the non-immigrant marriage "O" VISA, and pay $80 for the single entry, then apply for 1 year extension before 90 days is up. But does that mean I just keep renewing the extension every year after that? Is there any link to the Thai Embassy that actually has this extension information listed, and its requirements?

http://thaiembdc.org/consular-services/non-immigrant-visas/non-immigrant-visa-category-o/

Hi,

I am married to a Thai women (as of November of 2014), we now have a newborn child :-). I just got back from spending 3 weeks in Thailand visiting with my wife and newborn (this was my second visit to Thailand). Upon my return to work here in the US, my boss has graciously offered me the chance to work from Thailand (so I can be with my family and actually watch my child grow up), I work in IT for a small company in the US, I keep the systems going and program solutions within our in-house Warehouse Management System. So I can login from Thailand and remotely handle issues, but I will be paid in the US, and I guess I would transfer money monthly to Thailand. This would last approximately 3 years (at which point we would all travel back to the US permanently), and I would probably also fly back every 6 month to handle any hardware upgrades at my work place during the 3 years stay in Thailand. We would upgrade our living space in Thailand from my wifes condo (that she owns ), to probably a home nearby that we would rent.

IF it helps......We are legally married in the US, and later made legal in Thailand (using US marriage certificate), and she carries my last name, so does our child. We met in the US while she was pursuing her PHD, and lived together for 2 years here in the US before she had to go back.

What would be the best approach/route for a VISA, considering I need to be there for 3 years?

What is this "A copy of recent bank statement ($700 per person and $1,500 per family)" on the VISA requirements? Is it to show my income in the US, or my wifes accounts in Thailand (I have no accounts in my name in Thailand)?

I also have to bring my 16lb dog with me, but I've read up on that, and may use a professional service to make that smoother/safer.

Thanks Again for your help!

David