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BaiLao
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6 hours ago, Greenwich Boy said:
Struggling to keep up here. I am also looking to go to Oz via Singapore after 22/2
So if nothing else changes there are no testing requirements to transit Singapore and just a RAT within 24 hours for Oz?
Correct.
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Problem: stated hours are 0700 - 16.00
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1 hour ago, Bvor said:
slightly off topic
apparently Oz borderforce will accept RAT taken within 24 hrs prior to departure for Oz (will transit in singapore post 22/2).
any advice please as to where one can get RAT in thailand to comply with this timeframe - i did see somewhere that swampy can do but with a 9 hour result wait ?????
Swampy PCR 3hrs 3,500 baht RAT 1hr 550 Baht. That's at occicare.com/suvarnabhumi
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During last twelve months, airmail ex Australia (Melbourne & Sydney) to provincial Thailand: max duration 63 days, min 24 days. England to Thailand: min 6 days.
Thailand to Australia (Melbourne) airmail: 22 days.
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2 hours ago, jonny on the spot said:
Home visit from 3 immigration officers, marriage certificates even though its a retirement visa and...
...and why are they asking for marriage certs etc for an extension of stay based on retirement?
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4 hours ago, notrub said:
How to identify (locate) a competent and honest agent?
Sensible question. Any answers?
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All of the above plus liberal topical application of Borax powder solution dissolved in water. Also works well for most ants:
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2 hours ago, BostonRob2 said:
A salary.
Paid per word...
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The article: an example of the Thai writer's astonishing ability to speak volumes whilst saying nothing that could conceivably cause offense.
Thammanat - he's been known by at least three other names, so best to check the latest one - must be owed an enormous favour by someone of profound influence and extraordinary power...
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Similar story.
Repeated problems with ATMs - whereas none before, using the same card, same ATMs.
Contacted 'home' bank to eliminate that variable but card appears to be fine.
Now use cash withdrawal inside the bank, using card and passport. I obscured the three digit CVC number, as the bank clerks habitually photocopy both sides of the card, plus all the usual Indian Civil Service style xeroxed duplication of signatures, contact details, passport information, etc.
I've done the same process six times now, each time creating the same thin sheaf of paperwork. It's similar to visiting Immigration, except I walk away with more money than I had when I went in as opposed to paying - and oh - there's the occasional smile and 'kah' - both noticeably absent at immigration.
Well worth the tolerant wait, knowing that you're depriving the bank of their ATM fees and instead getting them to do a bit of easy work.
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3 hours ago, robblok said:
That would be me if its about getting involved with crime. Never arrested never been even questioned.
I feel so much safer now, knowing you're here as our moral guardian...
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2 hours ago, tingtong said:
Wonder when someone will come up with the idea to set up a Go-Fund-Me for Thailand ?
Don't need to come, just donate us!
target amount 1 trillion, no expiration date.
Already happening, long before the internet and 'Go fund me'... your suggested target amount surpassed decades ago.
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Covid based 30 day extension beyond 26th Sept 'doomsday'.
Is it possible to get a second 30 day extension with an embassy letter (blood from a stone) /medical cert etc?
I hear conflicting messages depending on the source... so any 'official versions'?
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I can share an UNSUCCESSFUL story: trying to convert a Non Imm O-A into a Non Imm B for work permit, in country. All relevant paperwork and support from employer was there.
Absolutely no way - and the various 'lawyers' said much the same thing. Leave, get a Non Imm O, or even a tourist visa - and return. Crazy. Lost the job as a result. Good luck in your quest...
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Thanks @ubonjoe.
Can anyone suggest offices that might be able to help with the process? Work base will be in Isaarn...
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2 hours ago, ubonjoe said:
Are you on a one year entry from a OA visa?
Yes. Expired in May.
Apologies: meant 29th Sept.
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So, currently a Non Imm O-A.
Want to replace with a Non Imm B, 90 days, for subsequent work permit. Need to do this in country, as obviously leaving/visiting Embassy/returning is currently out of the question and straight into an expensive nightmare.
Current time limit on existing visa is Sept 29, along with many other people.
Possible, or not?
Any ideas for contacts, approaches, agents, lawyers, etc?
Positive, constructive replies most welcome.
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On 7/22/2020 at 11:02 AM, fdsa said:
Recently visa/accounting companies started offering a new kind of visa - pay 30k THB and get a 1 year Non-B visa straight in the local immigration office
Where are all these 'agents'? Obviously I don't expect anyone to post their street address on this forum - but a few strong hints would help - or better still; PM me with some useful contact information. And please: spare me comments based around the moral highground of using agents for visa extension/alterations etc.
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British passport is 14 days on arrival. Just walk straight up to the passport control counters. There will be two stamps: one on entry, one placed adjacent to this on exit. Each stamp is rectangular, 4cmx3cm and a "Permitted to stay until..." stamp immediately underneath. Will consume approx 30% of a passport page. It's free.
If you wish to stay longer than 14 days, you'll need a tourist visa organised in advance. That takes a page of the passport and requires another delay at Tan Son Nhut airport whilst you pay and they place the sticker in your passport
On the 14 day visa you cannot return and use the same visa class in less than 30 days.
Hope this helps.
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8 hours ago, sanemax said:
TBF , the first 7/11 in Vietnam opened last year
Then I must be a Time Traveller, as well as being pedantic, because I was regularly buying items in a Saigon 7/11 in August, 2017...
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21 hours ago, robsamui said:
There are no 7-11’s in Vietnam!
Complete nonsense. There are three within walking distance of the accommodation I regularly use in Saigon, plus two Korean interpretations of a convenience store. Walking distance = a leisurely ten minute stroll.
Concur with most of the rest of your post.
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7 minutes ago, ThaiBunny said:
It's inside a week; you apply to the Feds online, pay online and they mail it out to you
Mine took three weeks to arrive. There's an email alternative which obviously I wish I'd used...
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2 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:
Think Sydney is done in person
Did mine via registered post to Sydney in May. Posted Friday, received it the following Friday...
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1 hour ago, Laza 45 said:
All OA visas in Australia are issued by the Thai Embassy in Canberra..
Inaccurate information.
O-A can be issued in Sydney:
Are 65yr and overs now facing a large insurance cost just to return after many years living there?
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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Heymondo. [email protected]
Range of travel insurance for the under 70. All much cheaper than the suggested Thai government insurers...