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3 minutes ago, simon43 said:

if my visa is issued in Jomtien and my agent in Pattaya does my 90-day reports, what do I need to do to stay legal when staying at the rented property in Khanom?

As you'll have your main residence registered with immigration elsewhere, you and/or your Khanom landlord can reasonably be expected to file TM30 notifications for your temporary stays in Khanom.

Ideally, you or your landlord register the house for online TM30 notifications to make that as painless as possible. 

With an "agent-assisted" retirement visa and extension, I wouldn't risk an official move to another immigration office.

Two options come to mind: Ask around if there are any agents that provide the same kind of service in Nakhon Si Thammarat and skip the Pattaya agent. Or use the Pattaya agent and let them deal with subsequent 90-day reports.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

"The directive will specify regulations on planting, possessing, importing, exporting, and utilising the parts of the marijuana plant that remain legal,"

How do you plant only those parts that will remain legal?

Are they as retarded as this sounds?

It's perfectly fine to have a Thai retirement "visa" (extension) and another one elsewhere.

The only thing that will matter to your immigration office when extending is that you will continue to meet the (Thai) requirements.

I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out that this muppet is an immigration police volunteer, he wouldn't be the first foreign police volunteer misbehaving.

The insane number of Thais who have been found overstaying and/or working illegally in South Korea and Japan since having been granted visa-exempt entry to those countries MIGHT not go down well with some Schergen countries!

He's got more balls than brains. That will be fun to watch. 

That can't be good. 

On 5/22/2024 at 12:23 AM, Jingthing said:

I think it's associated mostly.with Russians and illicit stuff though 

You think? Well I think that's nonsense.

I like Telegram, it has some pretty cool features that other messengers don't have. 

On 5/21/2024 at 3:32 AM, Social Media said:

Recently, Biden mentioned considering Australia's request to drop the case against Assange, hinting at a possible diplomatic resolution.

Hopefully that's what will happen, this has been going on way too long. 

On 5/21/2024 at 3:32 AM, Social Media said:

Recently, Biden mentioned considering Australia's request to drop the case against Assange, hinting at a possible diplomatic resolution.

Hopefully that's what will happen, this has been going on way too long. 

4 hours ago, zzzzz said:

Russians get 90 day visa exempt entries!!

Reduced to 60 days since this month.

Potential property market investors, take note.

It's been tried before, there simply doesn't seem to be enough interest in routes to and from Hua Hin.

Otherwise the airport would be thriving, just like many others, isn't that beyond obvious?

That's a great advertisement for the Elite visa scheme - spend 800,000+ baht, get probed for money-laundering for free as a bonus.

3 hours ago, prgillard said:

Could you please advise me on what options I have to extend my stay here until (hopefully) 24/06/2024?

Same as before, a 30-day extension for your visa exempt entry and/or a 60-day extension to visit your wife.

That way you won't need to leave and re-enter Thailand until you can apply for your non-immigrant visa.

50 minutes ago, Piefko said:

Just a side note... A visa agent from the language school I'm actually visiting, just told me, my only option would be Ranong (Myanmar). But it's also a whole day trip in a van from Phuket to the border and back (5am - 10pm). Wondering why according to them that would be my only option? Maybe they also just try to sell this route and fill up their van?

You're probably right with regards to their motivation. You can re-enter from Laos overland just as well. 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

He emphasized the mutual benefits of the FTA and expressed hope for EU support in granting visa-free access to Thai nationals in the Schengen zone.

He expressed hope, so this hasn't even been agreed upon yet and the article seems premature. I wonder if the EU does even know about Thailand's hopes and dreams. 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

He emphasized the mutual benefits of the FTA and expressed hope for EU support in granting visa-free access to Thai nationals in the Schengen zone.

He expressed hope, so this hasn't even been agreed upon yet and the article seems premature. I wonder if the EU does even know about Thailand's hopes and dreams. 

As of now, the opening post has a whopping 9 negative and only 2 positive reactions. Why such a thread isn't just binned is anyone's guess. 

Some things will never change, Thaiger or no Thaiger, pointless drivel remains pointless drivel.

Although no details have been provided whatsoever, it's pretty clear that this will be bad news for anyone who wants to open a new bank account for perfectly legitimate reasons. More requirements, more documents, more confusion among the poorly educated bank clerks.