EVENKEEL

- Old lady and young daughter are here.

- Have a house very close to a beach, couldn't have that stateside.

- Haven't really paid day to day bills stateside in 15 yrs but I'm assuming it's cheaper here for most items.

- I know in Ca the bill for water, garbage and sewer is $150. mo here it's like $50. a mo.

- I could be happy stateside if need be, have a house and car there ready to go.

- Kind of different being here, a little more relaxed. Sort of neat, an adventure every time you drive somewhere.

- The downside here are all the new regulations they're trying to implement. Maybe when drinking is no longer allowed on the beach I'll pack it up.

14 minutes ago, BestB said:

It makes no difference who the clients are , what makes the difference is how much chilli they put. 1 or 5 chillies. 

 

Best you save the rants for someone who has never been outside US and will buy any bs you feed them . 

 

As for your nonsense there is not a thai restaurant within 50 miles you would eat at, I am willing to bet you have not eaten in any of them????

I'm much the same as I don't frequent Thai restaurants stateside. For one they're usually expensive for what you get and secondly they usually rely on chili powder for spice instead of chilis. Stateside I'll stick with Vietnamese restaurants....better.  

What's your ht and wt, reason for asking is I had a Raider 150, got rid of it and today went looking for a motorbike. Sat on the new Raider with FI and thought....I just might get another but my old lady says its a bit small for me...I'm 5'11" 85  Kilo.

Around town 3 of us ride a Scoopi, Figure about 170 Kilo on a 110cc bike.

Nothing to see here, move along.

Have another beer, life not fair.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence...

The icing on the cake is I can get super pissed and ride motorbike home with no worries

I just wanted to add that if you're NOT a CA resident and go the Ca DOJ route the fingerprints have to be done on hard copy vs. livescan, which should be simple enough to have done at local police.

Fieldprint.com sounds like a winner.

7 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

You're right about that. But what is funny is how Republicans opposed the Fed taking any measures to stimulate the economy when unemployment was at 9.1%,

 G.O.P. Urges No Further Fed Stimulus

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/21/business/economy/gop-urges-no-further-fed-stimulus.html?hp

One of Trump's current nominees for a post at the Fed typifies this. She was bitterly opposed to rate cuts in the wake of the great recession but now enthusiastically supports them.

Much like the Dems will try to derail our economy leading up to elections.

On ‎7‎/‎30‎/‎2019 at 9:15 AM, Sanjay Jaybhay said:

Silverlake vineyard is not bad. 

Been by there, what is there to do there.

7 hours ago, NokNokJoke said:

fieldprint.com    Check for local provider.   They can scan your fingerprints, access the FBI database, and you will have a background check on FBI letterhead to download in a few minutes.

 

$50

 

 

 

 

 

We have a winner. Just checked. Hopefully others will see this.

44 minutes ago, Fairynuff said:

I was awake the whole night thinking......still I can’t think of a single reason to be jealous of America.

???? So, you were up all night thinking of me were you???  Get a life.

2 hours ago, Martyp said:

By all means use an agent to help you navigate the Immigration process legally. If you don’t meet the financial requirements here in Thailand then I think getting an agent to circumvent the process is a bad idea but that is up to you.

 

 

Many satisfied customers would say different.

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

It could be possible to start the process for California from here or apply for the FBI check.

See manual fingerprinting card here: https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/visaimmigration

The US embassy has the FBI fingerprint cards or you can download them. Then you go to the special branch police clearance office for the fingerprinting. See: https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/fingerprint-cards/

 

 

 

All the respect to you because I know you're a wealth of knowledge but all that sounds like way too much running around. I found the same website and stopped when they talked about fingerprints, and being a Nev resident adds another layer to the whole thing since different forms are required. But thanks again.

20 minutes ago, KCM said:

When I got my visa from the L.A. consulate, I used a background check that I got from a sheriff's office in another state. I think it cost $5-$10 and only took about five minutes. I would suggest calling the sheriff's office ahead of time that you will near to see if they provide the same service. There was no finger printing or anything else involved.

How long ago was this??

3 minutes ago, Martyp said:

I first Googled criminal background checks. You should do that. I went to a UPS office. They take your finger prints and submit them to a service that I think is called Livescan. I received a criminal background check report about a week later. It is a State of CA Department of Justice report. The LA Consulate accepted this report.

Did all that, but your true and proven method sounds outstanding.

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

It needs to be criminal record check issued by your home state or the FBI.

"7. Letter of verification stating that the applicant has no criminal record (verification have to valid for not more than three months and must be issued from a state or Federal Bureau of Investigation only). Online criminal record without authorizer’s signature is unacceptable"

Source: https://thaiconsulatela.org/en/visa/visa-type/non-immigration-category-o-a/

Most states have a online application process for checks done by them.

Thanks, but aside from going online, having finger prints done, mailing forms into the state of ca...…..Is their no way to walk into a CHP office and request a background check.

I'm in Thailand now and was hoping for a quick retirement visa in LA. I got no problem sending over the 800,000 but it wouldn't be seasoned. Going to an agent here is looking like a decent deal. Figure in  the med cert, the visa fee and now the background check, A room for overnight in Hollywood. Damn it.

Planning on going to LA Thai Embassy, How did you do your criminal check, what is required?

10 hours ago, Dap said:

 

You think just cuz it's "federally illegal" it's justified?

I know the feds don't consider weed legal, only states have made that whether it's medical or recreational. 

What I think makes no difference.

21 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

And yet illiberals never tire of telling us that had Bernie Sanders won the Democrat ticket he would have beaten Trump.

 

 

Woulda, coulda. Old fake news.

3 hours ago, emptypockets said:

No idea what a TSA visa is. I fly out of Australia frequently. Never been asked for money. Ever

I got the name wrong,

Australian etaVisa Application | Australia etaVisa Form Online

My company told me to go online and get one, is it absolutely necessary...….I don't know.....cost $20.00