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Seems to be pretty normal in Thailand. When I go to a 7/11 and reply that I'm not a member or to a Café Amazon and tell them that I don't have a Blue Card, they often use someone else's membership information as well. I'm surprised that their supervisors/employers tolerate this.

Great to hear he's still among us, his diagnosis sounded rather serious last year. Fight on!

They've been shoddier than ever anyway. A nearby branch in a mall went cashless AND removed their seating area. I could just as well go to the supermarket in the same building and buy some fresh quality ingredients to make myself a sandwich at home, as that's where I'd have to eat it anyway. Then there's the "bread", or what they sell under that name.

All that will accomplish is that even more Thai workers will end up getting killed in Israel. The Thai government should at the very least ban these recruitment tours.

I must have missed that Russia invaded an EU country. Did you even read the headline?

I'm surprised that you, being a seasoned traveler, don't renew your passport well before running low on blank pages. It saddens me to say this, but in Thailand I've learned not to expect "professional" behavior. More often than not, people we're dealing with didn't get their job because of their qualifications - and it shows.

More dumb fear-mongering to keep EU citizens on their toes.

Staying. All things considered I still like staying in Thailand better than elsewhere.

Nakhon Nayok has its own immigration office in the provincial capital, so that's the one you'll need to use if you stay in that province.

No problem at all. None of those in-country immigration formalities require you to present your last exit stamp. What is often required is the latest ENTRY stamp, and you'll still get that whenever you enter Thailand.

As long as you start over with a new Non-O visa obtained outside of Thailand, as per your plan, there's no problem "switching" nationalities.

Yes, that's normal, no exit stamps are given when using the auto gates.

You shouldn't have any problems doing a border run there on your own. That's quite a busy border and I haven't seen any reports of people getting into trouble there.

Why would a retiree do that? I think the DTV is a great option for those younger than 50 who don't qualify for any non-immigrant visa and extensions thereof. But once you're 50 and can get yearly retirement extensions, that's hard to beat for overall convenience.

Last time I took that bus, I used Grab to get to my hotel, which was probably somewhat quicker than using their shared van and quite cheap.

I've never thought that is a problem, as many elderly look like they're standing on their last leg.

A bit silly to compare a capital city with a beach resort. Of course prices in Bangkok are all over the place, to accommodate both minimum wage earners and millionaires.

Makes sense. Someone who's on the run probably avoids showing up at immigration for an extension or border run. And there's a good chance that those overstayers continue to commit crimes to fund their ongoing stay.

What I do know is that I wouldn't trust Jeff Bezos or any media company he owns or controls.

As a rule of thumb, if you do have an arrival card, immigration still expects you to fill in the number and provide copies. As it's recorded in their system.

That event was quite a riot.

You say you don't have a work permit. You don't say what your visa status is, but that's quite important.

Surprising? At age 77? I'd say she has well and truly earned her retirement.

I didn't need more reasons NOT to fly to India, and yet they just keep coming...

If you want to "stay" here with your Thai wife, there's a Non-O visa and 1-year extension available to facilitate that What's in question here is the 60-day extension to "visit" your Thai wife. Looks like the Ubon Ratchathani immigration office has their own interpretation on that. Their suggestion to do a border run instead is quite hilarious, not least because that means that the Thai government loses 1,900 baht while the government of a neighboring country collects a visa fee.