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1 minute ago, Sticky Wicket said:

YES, you have no rights, and can be chucked out at a moment's notice like the rest of us common plebs.

I've been on a long stay visa for 15 years.  Clearly different than a 15 or 30 day tourist permission to stay. 

1 minute ago, crazykopite said:

It’s not always about money it’s about all the stupid changes they keep making year in year out when it comes to renewing the extension of stay it’s become a pain in the @$$ sadly it’s no longer the land of smiles and that’s why I will be leaving when my extension of stay runs out in June 2020 if I can sell my property otherwise I will have to look at renting it out long term which I want to avoid.

Maybe you.  I don't know you.  I know me and I've had no changes in my extension except it took me only 12 minutes this year. 

Just now, Sticky Wicket said:

Me, myself and I

I'm a pretty reasonable example of a long term retired expat.  I came here many years ago and made it my home.  House, wife and money in the bank.  Same as Kansas with spicy food. 

Just now, Sticky Wicket said:

TOURIST - a person who is traveling or visiting a place for pleasure.

 

Nothing more, nothing less. There is NO specification on time in any definition anywhere

Don't be silly.  I've been having pleasure here since 1968 - am I a tourist?

1 minute ago, Homburg said:

Successive administrations have put an enormous effort into demonising westerners over many years, presumably to combat the undesirable sex tourist trade etc., but that has now impacted how Thais react to western tourists generally.  Thailand does not make western tourists feel welcome in the way it did in the past, or in the way that its competitors do now.

 

The Land of Smiles has turned into the Land of Snarls. 

 

Also the recent drive to "clean up" Thailand (removing street vendors etc.) is destroying Thailand's "exotic" appeal.  If Bangkok is "just another city" (but with dreadful traffic and smog), and Pattaya becomes just a city with a beach (but with a terrible beach and effluent in the water) then why on earth would you go there?

 

The strong Baht has only a limited impact - as a tourist one does not object to the cost provided one is having a good holiday, but these days one can feel far more welcome and have a far more enjoyable holiday elsewhere.

 

Western tourists still have money, and they are still visiting the region, but ever fewer are visiting Thailand.

 

But Thailand has got what it clearly wished for, so surely the Thais must all be happier now?

They kicked me and 50,000 Americans out in 76.  I didn't feel welcome then.  British tourists are vacationing in Cyprus, Turkey or Dubai because of the fall of value of the pound.  

When the fellow who won all of his elections stopped topless dancing in Bangkok I got my feelings hurt and knew it was the beginning of the end. 

I've been ripped off since the 60's in Thailand and I see no real difference.  There are good people and bad people and always has been.

9 minutes ago, intherealworld said:

Maybe they will give away free sticky rice and mango

to the tourists at the airport

That will pull them in for sure.

Welcome to the new, unfriendly, expensive,  xenophobic, Thailand.

a world player indeed. 

My house payment is the same.  My wife is the same.  My money has been in a Thai bank for a long time.  You are talking about you not me. 

46 minutes ago, AllanA said:

Was in Pattaya in the early part of 2019 and it was quite ! Never seen it so quite for what they called ‘peak season ‘ there was definitely no peak yet hotels still charged peak season prices . . thus tourists that are there feel ripped off and thus talk negatively of time spent there. The more negative talking, the less tourist will come. Yes Vietnam is booming, went there and it was packed out, lots of hype and positive vibes and people seem to really be enjoying it. 

Well lets look. Shall we?

1 hour ago, Guderian said:

My gosh, why ever would Vietnam be a competitor to Thailand? The exchange rate is reasonable, beer costs  half what it does in Thailand, the beaches are clean, and the Vietnamese cuisine is arguably better than Thai food, but these are all minor points. Vietnam was colonised by the sweating farangs, so it isn't pure like Thailand. And they did away with their own alphabet, adopting an accented version of the Latin alphabet. How can they double-price things when foreigners can easily read the prices, unlike using Thai numbers? Really, these upstart Vietnamese have got a lot to learn.

I guess that's why Thailand has 40 tourists to Vietnam's 1.

When you get a certificate of residency at Immigration don't they report your address?  I believe the fellow did that. 

When you got a residency certificate didn't you report your location?

You can get the compulsory insurance.  Age doesn't matter and you don't need a physical.  It's not real insurance only a ploy to make some cash 400/40 inpatient and out patient is not going to help anyone.  Of course it hasn't been implemented yet but if the admin stays the same probably will be.  

4 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Easiest option is then to get on to the 'Immigration Hot-line' and ask them. What they say goes. 

What makes you think that?  Do you live in Thailand and go to many Immigration offices regularly?  

9 hours ago, JohnnyBKK said:

My message only concerns TM30, for the 90 days report my agent do it for me, but they refuse to do the TM30.

You wrote, " can I still do the 90 days report or not ?"

2 minutes ago, JohnnyBKK said:

I tried to do online but no password. Also by mail I asked many times how to do it but I never received any answer. I don't know the exact procedure.

It is on Thai Visa.  You can search. I googled Thailand 90 day report by mail thaivisa

Do the 90 day by mail or do it online or have someone do it for you.  

13 minutes ago, Muzarella said:

If you insist in live in tourist towns...yes! Thailand is expensive and dangerous... very dangerous...like most tourist cities in the world, if you take the risks. 

Try to walk Harlem or any USA´s parks at night.... Just an example.

 

Bangkok - ha ha ha.  Pattaya ha ha ha.  2019 Central Park NYC 369 COUNTS OF THEFT

100 COUNTS OF ASSAULT 34 COUNTS OF ROBBERY

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