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  1. Caldera
    I like the man, but given his age, I think he should have decided to retire after his first term. I can see how you'd like to cling to the office, and especially considering who the successor might be, but still, it's a disappointing decision.
  2. Caldera
    Correct. As long as as she doesn't want to spend more than 90 days in Thailand consecutively, there's nothing further to do.
  3. Caldera
    Yes, unless you have a longterm extension and a re-entry permit.
  4. Caldera
    So they hassled more than 100 bona fide tourists and netted zero overstayers. What a great way to make tourists feel welcome, while doing absolutely nothing to keep the country safe.
  5. Caldera
    I see the Thai police farce is making the headlines again. They can't seem to stay out for more than a few weeks, there's always a fresh scandal just around the corner.
  6. Caldera
    Yeah you can get lucky, they tend to be lazy and don't really want to do the extensive paperwork. How did the Cambodians react to this though? Considering that you had to go back to get your exit stamp canceled. Twice. Did they extract any money from you?
  7. Caldera
    If you've been to Thailand as a tourist only, then why do you want or need to do a Thai police check? Did you do anything bad and think there might be an outstanding warrant for your arrest? Checking for this would be a different kind of check.
  8. Caldera
    No, they don't do that anymore.
  9. Caldera
    Did you attempt to re-enter Thailand at that land border, but were denied entry and had to go back to Cambodia? That's what this stamp indicates anyway. It doesn't mean you're banned from entering Thailand, but having that stamp in your passport certainly doesn't help.
  10. Caldera
    Does that opinion have any basis in fact? If someone is eligible for visa exempt entry, such as the OP who is a German national, why do you think they can't re-enter visa exempt overland once the multi-entry visa has expired?
  11. Caldera
    Same for me, I'd much prefer HCMC over Penang and make it a holiday, not just a one day bounce. Our OP Simon is a Brit, so he's eligible for Vietnam's visa exempt program.
  12. Caldera
    You can extend your permission to stay once at your local immigration office, for an extra 30 days. You can also do a border bounce, but there will be some in immigration and especially at airports who view that as "abusing the system", as you've already found out.
  13. Caldera
    Usually that's put on an entry stamp (not on an extension stamp) and means that the person entered the country using a re-entry permit.
  14. Caldera
    The OP previously had a volunteer visa, now he's in Thailand on a tourist visa.
  15. Caldera
    I'm not surprised that airlines don't want to be drawn into this. And neither should the Thai officials who cooked up this brilliant scheme be surprised. Fail.
  16. Caldera
    Based on what do you intend to apply? Retirement, or something else?
  17. Caldera
    Will you apply for an extension in Chiang Mai? Otherwise, they won't transfer anything. If you apply for the 30-day extension of your tourist visa at Chiang Mai immigration, they will transfer your entry stamp to your new passport, make note of your tourist visa, and stamp the extension into your new passport. No reference of any prior visas will be made in the new passport.
  18. Caldera
    For a domestic flight, you just need your new passport. It doesn't matter that there's no Thai stamp in it yet, as it's only being used for identification.
  19. Caldera
    It's safe to say that this didn't happen.
  20. Caldera
    She's lovely. And couldn't do a worse job than the incumbent no matter what. Win-win if she gets in.
  21. Caldera
    Extending your stay at your local immigration office is both quicker and cheaper than leaving and re-entering Thailand, so it's pretty much a no-brainer.
  22. Caldera
    Just be aware that you aren't entitled to this 7-day "extension" and that it isn't as routinely given as the regular 30-day extension. So be prepared for a potential refusal tomorrow, and have a plan B for traveling out on overstay just in case. All depends on your immigration office, and maybe your attitude. You really should have taken action before Songkran.
  23. Caldera
    Thai immigration returned the last two "linkage letters" I gave them, but I have no idea what would have happened if I hadn't had them. If you get my drift. It has always been an insane requirement, unless the passport holder's personal details changed from one passport to the next. If they match, the old and the new passport really ought to suffice, probably the most tamper-proof kind of documents in the world.
  24. Caldera
    The exact amount in your local currency is set by your embassy or consulate. It's meant to be the equivalent of 20,000 baht, but some embassies round that up more than others. Best to check with them.
  25. Caldera
    Afraid much? I wasn't convinced that Pence has anything substantial to say, but now I am.

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