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6 hours ago, Crossy said:

As above enter and leave LOS on the Thai passport, Denmark on the Danish passport.

 

Also.

 

Never, ever show both passports to an immigration official (or any official for that matter) some can be rather, er, enthusiastic. A mate had his (perfectly legal) second UK passport confiscated by a Malaysian policeman when he produced the wrong one at a night-time check.

 

The only time you may need to show both passports is to a check-in clerk who is doing their job properly and verifying you have the right of entry at the other end.

 

I tried to check-in at swampy using the wrong passport and the nice lady spotted I had no Thai entry stamp, a hasty rummage produced the right passport and a reminder to be more careful in future (see above).

 

Illegal to confiscate a passport from another country.

He or she should have gone direct to consulate or embassy

On 13/04/2016 at 5:47 PM, shirtless said:

Well you guys should be happy you get a pension most Aussies now have to rely solely on Super.

Utter rubbish. Most aussies do not have to rely on super.

Maybe in 20 years but right now...

3 hours ago, MalandLee said:

I live in Perth.
I used the "Sydney list"
Bound everything with one of those binder thingy's from Officeworks $3.00
Sent to Canbera in "Platinum bag" from OZ Post.
Put a paid up "platinum bag" for return postage.
Process took 5 working days

Sent flowers to the fantastic Thai Lady who seemed to answer all calls.

YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY.
Mal

Well done for rewarding the fantastic thai lady who assisted you.

Thai people deserve far more praise for their efforts in thailand and overseas.

Fantastic, forgiving, helpful and polite people despite some  ( not all ) of the disrespectful, ignorant and downright rude foreigners they encounter on a daily basis.

On 17/02/2018 at 6:22 PM, retoohs said:

mine is absolutely full of visa exempt and extension stamps. Never had an issue. I just line up at the Thai entry line with my Thai partner and always just pass straight through. I like to keep money in my passport for emergencies or Songkran social club donations. Haha only joking, no need to donate anything. Funny how most passengers on the planes I arrive on are dressed in shorts, t-shirts and jandels. No self respecting Thai flys without some effort to look tidy and maybe its seen as a little disrespectful in many Thais and maybe the immigration officials put up a little show of their displeasure harassing those who disrespect Thai values. After numerous checkins over the years I can honestly say the airport officials treat me always with respect. I've been to numerous immigration offices for extension and always found immigration polite and helpful and always issued a new extension for 1900baht.

Excellent and very honest post.

Never give your passport to anyone.

The country of origin is the rightful owner and you are entrusted with it.

You could be in trouble surrendering your passport to anyone other than a sovereign government and even then..

11 hours ago, jvs said:

Yes you can retire to Thailand like many people have done before you.

There are many options but my first step would be (and was)to get a tourist visa and just travel around for awhile.

Do you like the beach?A lot of choices.Like the nightlife or not?again a lot of choices.

Just come over and have a nother look around and find out about the things you really like.I was living in France before i came here and that was a few years ago and i would not go back there.

You may get a lot of tips from other expats here but in the end it is al up to you.To me it was worth it and i like where i am now.

Very very sound advice

8 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

You can work with an extension based upon marriage if you want to.

No disadvantages I can think of.

Hey tjanks very much for your help and info

7 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Yes you can.

Oh well that is very good to know. Not keen on having too much money in a thai bank account. 

Are there any other advantages/ disadvantages.

Apologies if I am imposing

If one is retired can one apply for a marriage visa..given the amount 40k pm is less onerous than the retirement requirement of 65k  pm.

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Apparently not enough to keep loads of foreigners from getting into the country (by land border crossings???) and later getting arrested for illegal entry in the series of raids that Big Joke and his police minions have been having in BKK lately.

 

Swampy and DM aren't the only entries into the country.

 

You mean like in usa, oz, god knows how many european countries.

After all this time it will be a he said she said situation.

The 2k deposit ( almost 80k thai ) that she kept would almost certainly mitigate any imaginary losses the woman claims she has incurred.

Really is storm in a teacup stuff

I have to say how awful it must be to find oneself in such a situation.

A golden rule for me whenever I have or do travel is that unless it was somebody I would trust with my life ( ie lifelong friend or close blood relative ) I would never risk entrusting my passport with anyone.

I realise 'needs is needs must' etc but I would exercise extreme caution before considering the agent option.