John Kassow

Thanks guys. Issue is settled. Through Doha no papers needed in transit. -John

Hi everyone. I'll be leaving Thailand this Friday. I'm okay with the papers required at the destination. My question is, do I need any sort of paperwork to get a boarding pass at Swampy, for example a fit to fly certificate? Thanks! - John

Hi, I need to leave Thailand soon to attend to same matters overseas. I'll probably need to remain overseas for some time given the travel situation coming back into Thailand, that's ok with me. I think I read sometime ago that non-O visa holders do NOT need 100,000USD medical insurance (covering COVID-19) to re-enter. Does anyone know if this is true, or perhaps there have been changes in the regulations in the meanwhile? Thank you!

Thanks ubonjoe. For clarity the police clearance is NOT needed to set up the business (I have already submitted all required documents by way of a lawyer so this is very clear). The reason why it is related to the business set-up is that our clients will be in the education sector so the clients will require police clearances for all of our employees to work on campus. I will follow up on your information and thanks again. -John

Good morning,

In the coming days I will need to get a police clearance document related to setting up a new business. Can someone advise me regarding the process, requirements and fees? Thank you kindly.

John

Thank you ubonjoe.

Hi folks. I'm Danish residing for about 5 years in Thailand on a retirement extension to the original visa. I'm about to run out of pages in my current passport so I have ordered a new one which should arrive in about 3 weeks.

Is it necessary to have the various immigration stamps transferred to the new passport or is it acceptable to simply carry the old and the new passports for the time being? If it is necessary to transfer then what is the procedure for doing so? FYI I am in Bangkok but my last extension was processed in the Pattaya immigration office.

Thank you in advance for any advice offered.

John

On the IQ issue: there is a lot of research linking iodine intake with IQ. Insufficient iodine reduces IQ. I read somewhere (a WHO report as I recall) that there is concern that rural folk in Thailand do not consume enough iodine because they use "home made" salt. Relatively small, and cheap, changes in diet can have dramatic effects over time. Research and good science should obviously be at the forefront of the government's endeavor. If proper research indicates iodine insufficiency as a probable contributor to decreased IQ then this could be solved through thoughtful public policy such as an iodized salt subsidy, for example.

There are probably bona fide reasons why Thai people are not taller and do not score well in IQ tests. I'd like to suggest that the government try to understand the reasons first, rather than making public pronouncements about "we want this and we want that". Government decrees are no match for good science.