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I am on a 1st year O-A visa.  My original permitted to stay date was 28 February 2020.  I just returned from an overseas trip in CM.  The IOs fumbled around for a while with the date stamp.  So I returned on 14 October with a permitted to stay stamp of 12 October 2020.  Not a big deal, but it seems like they were off  by a day or is there some creative counting being used?

You know it is in bad shape when instead of fluctuating in starts flatulating. 

I will be returning from an international trip on the day my 90 day report is due.  Do I just ignore it and do it 90 days after my most recent arrival?

I regularly get sick from eating fresh and even cooked vegetables so washing is a good idea. 

Worst thing about U-Tapao is the recent ฿250 mini bus change to ฿150 midi bus.  Midi bus sounds good but they cram all the luggage and passengers with no seats in.  And it is a feeder system to various mini bus locations.  I would rather pay the 250.

18 hours ago, eisfeld said:

It is correct that they don't do Visa cards anymore but the Mastercard is also a Debit card which can be used online. I have it and I used it online as well as overseas for payments. Didn't need any activation either, just worked fine out of the box.

I have had many instances where the card was declined and others where it was not, such as Grab.  The bank told me in person that the card was only an ATM card so I should not expect it to be usable everywhere.  I have seen others get declined at supermarkets with the same card.  For whatever reason, the Mastercard is is problematic.

Why is this so difficult?  The Embassy does not require the medical certificate to be notarized.  The Consulates do, for some unknown reason.  The medical certificate is bilingual but is a bit confusing with the placement of the English translation.

The OP was asking a simple question. Normally a notary wants proof of the signature.  Doctors will not be going to a notary to sign the certificate.  Some doctor's offices may have a notary there.  Otherwise some sort of attachment certifying the document as a true copy will be required.

Or, alternately, contact the consulate and ask.  They will understand the issue.

1 hour ago, CH1961 said:

For Lazada there is no need for debit or credit-card nor any other fancy things. 

The magic for delivery guarantee is COD ????

Except if you live in a Condo and are seldom home.

On 9/27/2019 at 10:26 AM, BritManToo said:

I've been using my Bangkok Bank VISA for online purchases all over the world for the past 10 years.

It's how debit cards work.

Used Lazada wallet for my last purchase, don't know why you think foreigners can't use it.

Although I normally use CoD.

I don't believe the Visa card is still available or at least that is what I was told when they gave me a Master Card which is basically only an ATM card.

11 minutes ago, Captain 776 said:

Taking a Thai girl to any country........99% end in disaster.

 

They NEED their family, friends, food.

Absolutely wrong.  It is like 90%????.  Except for Filipinas, who seem to do really well.  Their parents are problematic.   

1 hour ago, bronzedude said:

It doesn't matter what the law descriptions state. What only matters is what the immigration officials say at your local IO. If you're searching for logic-don't bother. TIT

Exactly

3 hours ago, kenk24 said:

And you? Is this the same girl you had known for 4 days? And you decided to bring her into your life? Next time wait 6 days before making a travel commitment... or maybe 6 months?

Does it matter?

Is GRAB still charging a surcharge in Phuket?  Is it worth using it from HKT to Patong?  Are taxis readily available around patong?  No bus or minibus for us.

1 hour ago, Bruce404 said:

   I'm not quite sure where long-stay foreigners heard or how they came to believe that they and/or the Thai person who owns the place in which they stay must report physically to Immigration to "update" their TM.30 each time they arrive anew in Thailand.

   

   Some years back, when moving to a new residence, it is true that the Thai owner of the property where I stay was required physically to come in to Chiang Mai Immigration with Tabien Baan book and Thai ID card to register the first time and apply for online internet access to do future reports. 

   

   At that time, we received the bottom half of the white form entitled "RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION", appropriately signed by the immigration officer, dated, stamped in red with the Immigration seal, and with my name, the owner's name, address, and online-reporting account number assigned to the owner written in ink by the Immigration officer onto the form.  Since then, I have kept that form tucked into my passport, although never again asked for it.

   

   Since then I have left Thailand and returned many, many times.  Of course, each time I am reported to be here via the online system (currently, I believe, still at: https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn24online/), always within 24 hours of such international arrival, as well after returning from stays at hotels elsewhere in Thailand.

   

   Never has the owner ever been fined or required to come in again, at least after being registered for the convenience of online reporting, as above-board cooperating hotels/guest-houses use routinely.  Never upon my once-per-year, in-person visit to extend my permission to stay has that form ever been asked for.  [CORRECTION: To avoid any problems, I now remember I did xerox that RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION and submitted it along with all the xerox copies at my last renewal of permission to stay.  Whether it was needed or not, or they would have asked for it if were not submitted, I do not know.  But the next sentence remains valid:]  Its existence from years ago is obviously in the Immigration system's database, as is the most recent online report filed after any returns, international or domestic, to this lodging.

   

   So I wonder why this is not the experience of others who return to the same place, again and again.  Perhaps in such cases, the landlord or householder has not bothered to enroll in, or has been unaware of, or just refuses to use the relatively easy-to-use online reporting system maintained by Immigration.  It was undoubtedly developed primarily to make life easier for the hundreds of thousands of hotel/guest-house establishments in the country.  But non-commercial household owners can use it, too.

  

You have apparently not read the hundreds of posts on this matter. Basically, it all depends on which IO you see.  The law is there, it is the implementation that is quite random. 

33 minutes ago, shady86 said:

Yes it works. I have used it during my trip to Japan last year. Depending on country, its much cheaper than getting a local sim.

 

I didn't know you can sign in from phone. I got it from ais shop.

They have a web page that seems to say that if you already have AIS, you add on the service by typing in a series of numbers.  It is supposed to be activated automatically when you arrive in the new country and can be added on up to 60 days in advance.  This makes it super easy, if it works.

https://www.ais.co.th/roaming/sim2fly/en/

Has anyone used the AIS SIM 2 Fly Asia add on service?  I have a current AIS plan and from what I can gather, you can get an add on of 6GB 4G data  for 8 days for ฿299.  Looks like it is possible to sign up from your phone.  I was just wondering if it actually works.  Some countries require a passport for a SIM to work.  In particular, I will be using it in the Philippines.  Yes, I know SIMS are available all over the Philippines but this is a reasonable price and much more convenient.

When filling in the TM-30 form, either manually or with XLS importing, can someone tell me what is actually accomplished?  There does not seem to be a place to put the really pertinent information.  Such as date departed and date returned or maybe even where did you go.  Or, is it just that it confirms that you are back to where you started?

Also, I noticed the below statement today.  It may have been there a while or not.

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This is like using Android 2.0 on your phone and expecting Google to still take care of it.  I have done all Windows updates since Windows 3.x and have only had minor glitches. Those glitches could always be fixed with update rollbacks or manual update downloads.

When you look at the sheer number of hardware and software variations, it is hardly surprising that some glitches will exist.  That is an issue that Apple does not have to worry about since they control all of that (at a cost).

Everyone should get a good uninstaller which will actually look for remnants that the programs built in uninstaller does not have.  Whenever an program/app is installed, if it is not useful or behaves in an odd manner, the program should be uninstalled with a proper uninstaller. 

The only drivers that should be installed are the ones released by the manufacturer unless it is a home built model.  Windows update usually does a good job of not updating drivers over manufacturer version.

But windows 10 is the way to go.  Linux is good but not for the novice.

6 hours ago, grumbleweed said:

Over $1.3 million each for used vehicles. Not exactly the deal of the century.

At least someone's gonna be safe on Thai roads

$5.3 million new.

Is Devil's Island still in operation?

I don't see how this is a scam.  53K divided by 20 bell rings divided by 25 ladies and customers.  Seems like a fair price to me.  I have personally witnessed several men who rang the bell many times and they knew.  It this guy didn't know and if his gf did not tell him that should be mostly on him.  There was a previous post about Muslims not being allowed to drink.  I guess the plane loads of Arab men coming to Thailand are for the to look at the Buddhist temples.

It was settled for a lower amount because there was no proof one way or the other.   And like most settlements there is give and take. 

1 minute ago, lopburi3 said:

Guam is a nice option to have but believe insurance for where located is to be preferred.  Have no knowledge on medicare so can not comment on that.

Agreed.  Most american retirees have medicare but it cannot be used outside of the United States.  Local quality insurance is good but sometimes you need more and for someone who is already paying for medicare, Guam is an option.

23 minutes ago, oznomad said:

The SRRV - Expanded Courtesy is particularly attractive to ex-servicemen.

If not to live there, just as a backup residency.

 

Application Fee USD $1400

Deposit USD $1500 (which they hold on to unless you want to use it for real estate purchase or leasing of a house.)

Annual fee. USD $10

 

https://pra.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/SRRV-Info-Guide-04.14.15.pdf

 

 

I see this but what are the exact requirements and how do you prove them.  Does simply being assigned to Clark or Subic qualify?

"Retired military personnel who have provided military aid and training to the Philippine Government via a defense treat or any other similar agreement."

5 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

 

Was not saying no advantage but most are not required by the majority of expats - dual tax treaty normally covers pensions and would not want to live anywhere without health insurance and one flight every 3 years seems to be possible for most.  Living in boonies can be an issue (but that is true anywhere - including USA - the newer six month extensions option seems to help that a bit).

Agreed.  You also quoted my quote on Guam but did not comment on it.  Did you mean to comment.