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Close the borders so that he can't flee to Cambodia again? Brilliant!

So nowadays it's news when a Wise transfer actually arrives? Amazing!

Thanks for sharing and sorry to hear that it wasn't a great experience for you.

That seems to be the case. If your TM30 is up to date, the IO actually processing the extension doesn't usually take any interest in TM30 paperwork, because it's on their screen. Getting past the document check is another story, sometimes they do insist and that's unpredictable - so I would always recommend to take it along.

It's a very public humiliation of the Russian forces, long overdue. I love the underdog success story here; someone attacks you with bombers worth billions, you retaliate by taking those bombers out with cheap drones. Asymmetric warfare at its finest, hopefully we'll see a lot more of this.

That's always been a mystery to me. Most Western retirees in Thailand seem to be miserable. Most Western retirees in Vietnam seem to be happy. I wonder why?

I'm reading nonsense on a daily basis, but this is really taking the cake. Nothing will happen, keep calm. That's exactly the kind of operation I'd like to see more of, well done.

There's no official rule as to the maximum time a genuine tourist can spend in Thailand, and for good reason, because Thailand attracts quite a number of genuine long-term tourists. There are IOs who disagree with that, but even in immigration, generating income has a higher priority than actually enforcing whatever limits they make up.

So where did you sell it?

Strange how a Bangkok F1 race always seems to be about three years away - since 20 years! I'll believe it once it's included in the official F1 schedule.

Yes, I know people who use it several times per year. They basically live in Thailand visa exempt but need to go to their home countries or elsewhere sometimes.

So you flew back to Da Nang first, where they didn't let you in and asked you to fly elsewhere? Who did you talk to there, Vietnamese immigration or just an airline rep? I'm surprised that they didn't try to sell you a new overpriced "super urgent" visa for Vietnam, but then again, there doesn't seem to be any consistency in how they handle this. As for Thailand, you won't have any trouble getting in using a safe entry service. Anytime.

How could they possibly know his visa status before establishing his identity? What a sad and incredible story again, hopefully his death will be investigated properly. RIP.

At least there's a solution to that problem - just go to a border where they like to make a buck.

Not like she's been put into that situation by accident. Depending on which side of the divide you sympathize with, you can choose how to read this, and both would be correct.

Agree with the OP. Even after the recent earthquake that caused hardly any real damage in Bangkok, my phone's internet connection was unreliable for quite a while (too many people sharing videos of overflowing swimming pools?), so having a bit of CASH to buy a few bottles of water and orange juice while camped outside waiting to be allowed to get back into the building definitely helped.

That doesn't surprise me at all.

Or retirement at the very least.

Do these drugs actually work? Those with a severe case would probably need to start treatment early on, when they don't even know that they're headed towards severe illness yet? As most Covid infections are mild nowadays, that could be a real challenge

I've always been strongly anti-Indian, because of their near complete lack of manners and personal hygiene - wherever I've encountered them. Their country basically resembles a giant rubbish dump, and it's surprising that those who venture out seem to be determined to turn other countries into the same kind of mess instead of enjoying a break from it. Strange.

That isn't really a "transfer" as such. They need to stamp you out in your new passport, and in order to be able to do so, they put a stamp in your new passport that references your old passport, as well as a copy of your entry stamp. What people mean when they talk about a "transfer" is that you have a permission to stay in Thailand that won't be terminated when you exit, so typically an extension with corresponding re-entry permit. While airport immigration would stamp you out and back in using your new passport, they won't transfer your extension and re-entry permit to your new passport.

If you use a border bounce service, yes. Otherwise, there are no guarantees, different IOs have different ideas as to how much time somewhat should be allowed to spend in Thailand as a tourist...

Others weren't so lucky and had to endure staying in that horrible country. You won't have any issues with getting a Thai visa or entering Thailand because of your trouble in India, in any case.

Do you have a visa for Laos, if you need one? Or do you plan to apply for a visa on arrival? From reports at other bridges I've seen before, it's not uncommon that the visa on arrival counter closes before the immigration counters. So that could make a big difference.

Clearly they're unfamiliar with HAL.