LuiseM

On 11/10/2019 at 10:20 AM, NanLaew said:

Meanwhile in Chiang Mai, people who went out for dinner and a drink over the weekend will still need to report to immigration on Mon/Tue that they've got back home.

So CM is strict?  Basic question (sorry if a dumb one but) if I go out of province for two nights and the hotel does a TM30, does that TM30 say I'm staying two nights?  If not, how does immigration know whether the TM30 submitted upon my return is late?  TIA. 

On 8/17/2019 at 6:02 PM, ubonjoe said:

There's really no 24 hour out of province rule for TM30 reporting. That is a mix up with a different section of the immigration act.

If the hotel does not not file a TM30 form immigration will never know you stayed in one.

The most likely reason you will need to file a TM30 form is the for leaving and re-entering the country since there will be stamps in your passport showing it.

Ubonjoe, are you saying that if the hotel files a TM30, then immigration WILL know about it?  And what, see it in their computer the next time we are there for another service?  I've been wondering about this - how they're going to enforce the other province rule - because my understanding was that their computer system was not up to this task, and it was only the stamps in the passport that clued them into the need for a TM30.  TIA. 

(Police Order 327/2557 "basis for extension of stay") "For the first year only" is rather vague.  I see why my visa servicing agency told me it needs to be there for three months. 

43 minutes ago, Finlaco said:

 

Question please:  how to withdraw cash from PayPal in Thailand?  Would have to be using a PayPal.co.th account?  If so how could a US bank pay in? 

On 10/20/2018 at 3:40 AM, GinBoy2 said:

I’m not sure on the storage costs, but I’d be thinking sell everything off and re-purchase when you come back. 

Depends I guess on how definite your plans are.

But as you stated a ‘few' years, and a lot can change in a couple of years, so I personally would err on the sell up everything for now, save on the storage stuff and re-start when you return.

The other option of course is to ship everything home. You might want to do the math on storage for several years versus a freight shipment via sea.

I’m assuming you are are a US citizen, so everything is imported into the US tax free as your personal property

 

Storage here is much cheaper than shipping.  I stored 5 cubic meters for about $15 per month.  I used Siam Move Mgmt - I think CM Removals quoted a similar amount for storage.  

Thank you so much!!

The website of the consulate in Vientiane indicates they will still accept the letter from the US consulate as proof of income, when applying for a non-O for retirement purposes.  Does anybody know if this is correct? 

sorry for the stupid question, but no extradition treaties?  The US and UK don't care about their convictions?  thanks