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29 minutes ago, dabhand said:

The video guy seemed calm? The video was mobile footage of the CCTV feed.

Bear with them, not all folks here are able to work these things out....

Any updates or news about married persons being able to return to Thailand in the near future? did read that there is a possibility that this particular group may be up for some kind of travel sooner than tourists.......

Leave them to it, they seem to thrive on inefficiency here.....

We call them paprika's and thailand sure has them, we bought them this week....so i don't understand why pizzacompany can't buy them.
 
I think i'm also going to find another pizza dealer, although i like pizzacompany...when i called their serviceline for complaints the first guy just hang up on me, the second stopped speaking at all (both were bad in english) and i'm done with it unless they give me free pizza''s to make it good. Also that 400 baht membership i don't need it anymore.

You sound like a wild man....!!

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AGAIN?

Wow... catch up will ya...
I'm just sat here pondering the accuracy of your internal alcohol gauge that justifies saying that the police unit was in fact so out of whack

Of course you may have had a fully calibrated unit of your own unbeknown to us that you took a reference from at the time, you however did not mention this so we will discount it for now

Or, and this is plausible, you were in fact over the limit as they said (did you see the readout display?)
If you in fact saw the display and it was under the legal limit then I stand to be corrected and hope the vile creatures that caused you to forego said money and cause you such terrible angst are swiftly dealt with and learn the error of their ways by a higher power

Did you see the display? Surely you did as it is the first thing most would want to see to corrorobate the penalty about to be dished out
What was the display? If indeed it was a 7 and you are sure that the unit was incorrect there should be a full inquiry to be held in my opinion (I could knock up some placards for a walkby of the said station, if you can lend me a few quid)

We should back this fully and show a united front that as foreigners we are more than cash cows and should be treated equally as human beings, regardless of creed and colour

Or just take a <deleted> taxi......

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Responding to a "stupid" post by insulting people who are asking for help? Must really suck to be you.

Looks like your on a reaction roll just now, get over it.....

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I think the "shake down" is he disputes the amount of alcohol in his system being as high as the Police claim.

Zero drinks, shakedown
Drinks, up to you

We all know the risks and not just here so why bother and then try to argue the fact

It is a non news stupid thread.....

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By 'enough money' do you mean the lump sum of 500k Thai Baht for the 5year Elite visa? 

Yes enough money for the visa, they do not ask for any other financial records

As another member quoted you can't really expect immigration to let somebody that spends so much time in place to be repetitively admitted as a tourist

Paperwork is being scrutinised more now, all immigration is requesting is that you get the correct application of visa for your stay
Or the closest to it.......

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Thanks for the input, how long did it take in your instance, from application to the actual visa in your passport? 

Application to acceptance was 5 weeks if I remember correctly, possibly 6 (British passport)

 

Got the visa on re-entry back from abroad which took less than 15 minutes

 

On the whole very happy so far. If I was eligible for retirement then possibly a different option but I'm not so this covers my needs

Had two marriage visas and with the timing, headaches and paperwork just knocked them on the head

 

To be fair when this expires I may consider the 1M 20 year but thats a ways away yet.....

 

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Get a freaking job, is my advice. Or if you have money, chose one of the various Investment routes or marry your gf.
 
What advice would you give a guy from Nigera that wants to life in the USA???
Go there and work as an illegal non-tax paying teacher?
 
 
The entitlement is strong here.
 
 
 

As you said earlier, it is until it isn't

Much the same way of thinking.......

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No, I don't understand your post because it's 100% wrong. If you don't understand how the TM30 report works,don't complain about it. 

If you don't understand something then how do you know if it is wrong

My understanding of the TM30 is crystal clear, my point being that many "ordinary tourists" read and hear about such regulations and then.... ohhh whats the point

Have a pleasant day....

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I asked you about a common tourist visiting Thailand. A tourist never ever have to worry about the TM30 report. NEVER EVER. They don't have to submit a TM30 anywhere in Thailand. They are not responsible, and never will be. Expats/long stayers, yes.
So before you're complaining next time, check the facts first. 
 

You clearly understood my posts a clearly as I understand where my complaints were......




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What hurdles do they place in the way of common tourists visiting Thailand? Please,mention one. 

I'll use the TM30 as one example due to the complications arising from it's application

The complete lack of understanding of how it works, who is to apply it, where it is to be done and when it needs to be done
There is information available but a lot of "common tourists" will not be too interested in spending time researching the finer points and details for what should be an enjoyable holiday experience

Rightly or wrongly people read and hear about these rules and regulations and move onto the next page of the web. There they can go to another offer without hindrance before they spend any more time trying to get the full facts, mainly in part because the information out there is so innacurate and confusing people cannot be bothered to waste their time.....

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Back on topic, I agree with another poster that the tourism has a major impact on the retirees anyhow
Would you retire to a country that you had never spent a substantial amount of time in to get to know?

The more hurdles they place in the way of tourists the less tourists will come
The more unwelcome you make tourists feel they will not return
The stronger the baht becomes the less tourists will come

Without tourists you have no future retirees......

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Until it isn't anymore and too many people come, aka the chinese.

 

I don't get it into my head how someone can expatriate on a touri visa, it's just waiting for trouble to happen, might be ok as young backpacker but not for someone with a serious life.

 

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

Whats the difference between a tourist visa and a retirement visa in Thailand as far as regulations that could be changed at any future point?

 

The only difference in a practical aspect is the terminology surely. They can all be revoked, altered or modified in any number of ways that may not suit the future applicant or current holder

 

Probably the only way to avoid all the challenges would be to become a resident.....

 

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It's not misleading. My visa is officially based on retirement,and the financial requirements have been the same for many years,with a few changes this year. You and other "tourists" can go on with your border hopping and continuously whining about Immigration and changes. 

Semantics
You and everybody else who is here on a visa of any kind is not settled in the sense that you have any rights to stay here

I think the other poster is trying to establish that you are not a resident, so not exactly a fixture of Thailand
In that sense everybody on any visa is purely a guest (tourist) as it can be revoked

Maybe I have misinterpreted the gist of it......

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Along with being one of the most expensive! 
(OP it is one of the Siam courses)

True, been while since I had the clubs out as it was getting a bit too expensive each week.....

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Waterside would have to be up there as an easy course
It may have grown in a bit since I played.....



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There are no free health care. Somebody is still paying for it unless you're a poor person unable to earn a decent western income (then you pay tax) even after wining the lottery of being born in a Western country. 

Free for you if you're not the one paying

There are many thousands in the UK for example that have never had a job or paid any of their own money into the system but still get access to "free" healthcare, housing and benefits

So everything is free to them......

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