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PoorSucker

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  1. Always wondering how much for some TV people is important the sale (and the ban) of the alcohol.

    I understand for who run an alcohol related business, but for a simple tourist or resident?

    Just stay dry a while!

    And for a tourist that is here for 14 days of party?

    Shall we tell them that this is a local election and risk them going another place?

  2. The 5 year license must be renewed before it expires. Otherwise it's back to starting over with a 1 year license.

    That is correct. The law specifically states a license must be at least one year old before renewing. The 5 year to 5 year renewal must be done within 90 days before expiration. Some places do allow some time after expiration to renew the 5 to 5 as reported by some members but I wouldn't take a chance that your specific office may apply the rule strictly.

    True, also be aware that you might get a 1 year temporary DL on tourist visa. (depends on motor office)

    For the 5 year DL you must have a Non immigrant visa.

    The 5 year DL you can have a international driving permit on, not the 1 year temporary one.

  3. but at the same time I don't want to buy a plot of land that some mafioso won in a card game and built a house on it using someone elses money only to discover that it was actually zoned as farm land and the local government come along looking for a few bob to sort things out, only to discover that the bloke who originally owned the land (before he lost it in the card game) actually didn't own it at all, it was his fathers but it turns out when the father died it was left to another brother, who had previsouly taken out a loan for B500,000 to pay for a new hilux against the land, and the garage owner is now claiming the land as collateral as he defaulted on the loan, and the garage owners daughter is married to the first son of the cheif of police in samui who is himself the brother in law of the mayor of surat thani......

    :):D :D

  4. i know the rule is 400,000 in the bank or 40,000 every month, but i am wondering this year which of the two they ask for - last year they werent interested in the money in the bank and they wanted to see monthly transfers.

    has anybody extended their visa recently? what did they ask for?

    i am talking strictly about samui Imm.

    Last year there was no option to go for the 400.000 in bank (unless grandfathered), they changed this November 2008.

    Other change is that it must be husbands account/salary, no joint accounts or joint income.

    If you have had extension before the money must be in bank for three months, first timers need only two months.

    So you can choose your method

    Checked this last time doing my reporting, going for extension in three weeks.

    Good luck.

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  5. But to make it seem more realistic, why don't you spend at least one night in Cambodia. Then re-enter on your valid unused entry.

    That avoids the awkward questions at the immigration of, "Why you just leave Thailand today, but now want to come back?"

    I mean they probably know what you are doing, but they don't "lose face" if you play the game.

    Never happens.

    Visa run companies go to the border and back again as fast as possible.

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