StayinThailand2much

12 minutes ago, Jack1988 said:

I am already in Thailand. Just looking for an advice on how to stay here for 6 months. Then go back to my country and come back again every year 

If you do this for a while, i.e. staying like this for 6 months every year, you might encounter IOs at the border who may question you 'why you come here so often', and 'what you are doing in Thailand', and, you could, possibly, be denied entry at some point.

Only the Brits, I'm sure...

21 hours ago, digbeth said:

 

If you can avoid being reported to 'checked in' at a hotel you can save yourself the trouble of re-reporting yourself when you're home, for the immigration office that insist on it

 

say you had a weekend away and the hotel reported you moved there say in Phuket or whatever and you didn't report that you 'moved' back to your usual place, would this be a problem when you present the initial TM30 at immigration that might not match where they had you last in their system?

That's exactly why I cancelled a few holidays away from home. Not wanting to get into trouble with "late" and different TM.30 reports... Well done, Thailand!

Hopefully not paid for by selling fake gold...

3 hours ago, Purdey said:

No real definition of what "high quality" tourism means. Is it about wealth or politeness or what?

Randomly spending large sums of money in a short time for low-quality goods and services...

54 minutes ago, watchcat said:

 

don't forget the next, second or third customer....  Time is money.

Yes, OPEC could learn from them how drilling can be faster, unattached from the environment, and more profitable...

Why, are they splashing with soup now?

Just now, PoorSucker said:

ohh, i missread. thought it said short time

That too. LOL. Most of the chicks want short-time now, cause they have their l**** Thai boyfriend or husband waiting at home...

Just now, PoorSucker said:

On 3/25/2024 at 7:03 AM, hotchilli said:

Thailand it seems only wants short term tourism.

555

That's old news. After all, they got rid of the snowbirds many years ago, before giving preference to group tours from China and India. Obviously, they never figured out that expats and snowbirds leave more money in the country than one-week, one-time Chinese tourists...

6 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

An indictment and an arrest is one thing, a conviction and time in prison is quite another. Just think of the big joke, how many on this forum want to wager he'll never see a day in prison?

 

He is as guilty as the night is long. 

Not to mention the Thais that are involved in the scam centers based in Shan State.

13 hours ago, Suua said:

 

It is so corrupt because most of the countries have dictators at the helm......the curse of humanity and will lead to catastrophe, as we're already seeing with russia.

Most of Asia is corrupt, even Singapore. Few exceptions (Japan, South Korea?, Taiwan? ...)

48 minutes ago, ChaiyaTH said:

You don't deal with passports checks, luggage or customs, if having money to fly private. That is for peasants.

Diplomatic travel between countries?

44 minutes ago, MangoKorat said:

You should either have refused to pay or paid under written protest and taken legal action. That may seem a bit drastic but as long as we keep taking it up the rear end, they'll keep giving it.

 

I've been successful in 2 court actions although admittedly not against Immigration.  I know a lawyer who has taken action against them though and won - twice.

Refuse to pay Immigration fees? Yeah, that will work... I protested though, telling them the one who was supposed to do it according to Thai law, my landlady, had outright refused to do it. I had even done it online by myself instead, but it wasn't accepted (even though it had been accepted online!) But they weren't interested, but just wanted to charge me as the tenant. I was actually there to do my 90-day report, so, yes, screwed either which way. Fortunately, I have left Thailand recently. Will probably stay less than 90 days in the future each time. Good riddance, Thailand... 

On 3/25/2024 at 11:35 AM, FangFerang said:

But the money quite probably goes to a Thai.   They are quick to deport workers and ignore the Thais that brought them here and hired them in order  to pay lower wages out.

It's all about taking advantage of foreigners. When my landlady refused to file a TM.30 about me, I was the one who got fined at Immigration, while the IO gave a rat's a** about the (Thai) person who was required by law to file such a report. I'm very sure that my landlady wasn't and won't be fined one baht. TiT!

On 3/25/2024 at 3:20 PM, MrPancake said:

 

Yeah. Exactly.

They also want slaves from Burma/Myanmar and rich retirees.

Essentially they want to eat their cake and have it too.

(or is it they want to have their cake and eat it too?)

Anyway, delusional.

It's all about money, few rights, and ripping foreign employees off in Thailand.

1 hour ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Here's a novel idea... if you are going to get so sheetfaced as to not remember how many beers or drinks that you have... pay as you go... for all you Thai bashers... tabs are run up all over the world... usually far greater than the extra 200 baht that may have been added in this case.

One can (mostly) avoid that by looking at the bill(s) as soon as they arrive. Fortunately, people tried to rip me off as soon as I set foot in Thailand the very first time. Having never been to a developing country before, I learnt my lesson quickly, which helped me later, not just in Thailand, but also other countries. Hardly ever had a problem in bars, as the staff sees me looking at the bill when it arrives, so they don't even try to paddle my bills...

6 hours ago, webfact said:

TWO WOMEN working at a beer bar filed a complaint against a Western engineer (...)

A 'Western engineer'? What happened to the term 'dirty falang'?

On 4/5/2024 at 12:23 PM, webfact said:

10) Tied at US$2.1 billion each are Link and Thaksin.

They are actually tied at #11. (Just sayin...) 🤴

If these numbers are true, then they should really get worried about deflation...

8 hours ago, webfact said:

“After the MoUs are signed, it might take a long time to scale up the process. If successful, it will help to raise Thai education to a world-class standard.”

Hope, by that time there will still be Thais (and other humans) on this planet...

33 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Among them, he emphasised the importance of efficient transport links between airports and major urban centres or tourist hotspots.

Not to worry, there's always the influential Thai taxi mafia with their untouched meters...

On 3/23/2024 at 5:22 AM, Skipalongcassidy said:

It's more than a third of the total... it is that much.

It's all about the perception. Traveller: "I can afford living abroad for months at a time." - Thai IO: "This can't be right. I only get 1 week holiday per year. And my savings are hardly enough to buy a bottle of Lao khao... How come, foreigners can come here so many times?"