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1 minute ago, ThaiPauly said:

Why do you feel the need to share this?

 

We don't care

I recone the waitress was actually a waiter.

17 minutes ago, bwpage3 said:

Funny Thai people don't need 800,000 in the bank or a TM30 to retire in the USA.

They need far more to retire and live in US.

14 minutes ago, Xavnel said:

That statement is NOT TRUE.

 

As an American Citizen,  a person is STILL required to file taxes... No matter the length of stay outside of the USA. Not doing so... you are effectively breaking the United States Tax Law.

 

If you are outside of the USA for 330 days of the calander year, then you are not required to pay taxes on the 1st $110,000 that you make.  Anything above that figure, then you must pay taxes on. . . . But you must STILL file you Taxes regardless of how much you make.

 

In June,  my wife and I filed our 2018 Taxes, and because I only made $102,000... we did not have to pay in.

(I work in Saudi Arabia,  the company that I work for is Italian. We moved from the USA in November 2017.)

 

Thanks.

9 minutes ago, Date Masamune said:

Ludicrous. Eduardo Saverin, Boris Johnson, Prince Albert of Monaco, TS Eliot?

As previously noted you know hare suffering some fundamental misunderstanding of US tax code. I wont link to the Guardian but Boris and 5,410 people renounced US citizenship in 2016. 

OK if true (I don't know) but 5,410 out if how many million is very very small. How many percent wise gave up their citizenship during the same period. 

Living outside the US a citizen can exclude the first 103K dollars/year (conditions apply). Also the tax rates in the US are probably much lower than the UK or EU, so the remaining tax burden is lower. 

I'd like to point out again that this is a smokescreen. The topic here was about ED visa refusal for Combat courses. If the author was being paid in the US he owes tax in the US. 

1 hour ago, BuckBee said:

Yes it catching out lot of people who are genuine tourists and turn up on wrong day at airport when immi officers being less than logical with handling those entering the country .

If OP been interviewed properly and they taken time do history checks and allowed call his wife he should of been given 15 or 30 days and some advice .

you meet wrong immi people on wrong day and very little can be done as exact rules and conduct mean nothing here and with wrong officers you got no chance of mitigating your circumstances or pressing legal guideline point's .

 

I don't tend travel with pre planned 20K +  as always pull some cash via atm at airport or a border, I got pulled at swampy along with many others, mostly chinese and put in a queue for questioning,

Was a right mess my boarding pass permanently got lost my passport went missing but fortunately they found that eventually ( chinese girl was holding that and sure she had my boarding pass in her passport lol, although I accepted fault I had lost that ! ) wanted 20K, I did manage just scrape over 20K in us $ singapore $ and bit of baht from previous holiday, they then move goal post and want more as obsessed I come working even though show them document for my employment in singapore. eventually after almost 45 minutes of commanding officer trying print out my previous history ( which was incomplete and also interpreted wrong as he over looked a previous exit and fact you get no entry stamps or a visa for your home country) i was allowed log into bank account and a print out of statements of a nice balance show to commanding officer had me allowed entry on my setv .

Treatment while not bad the logic, reason and implementation of regulations was awful . Like anything in thailand with officials anything can happen regardless to your legitimacy, intent, previous history, appearance and financial situation . While you can improve chances you can never guarantee anything as it down to what goes on that day .

I seen some awful scenarios at border queues from malaysia and cambodia in past, cambo being worst where people pushed away by immi officers as all in bad mood after big boss been on a rant as he taken heat (day before had let 3 people through on fake type o visas on jack golfs visa run service, had cambo visa touts telling people about it)
Met some pretty genuine tourists, even as couples who in a mess that day, cambo letting them back in easy but thailands immi officers where like children having tantrums and disgraceful, that day you had no chance see a higher ranking officer or mitigating anything as simply told to go away then ignored and next in queue waved over, those who stood ground just stayed there ignored .

 

The reality is it pretty easy spot trouble or long timers if interview them properly and do checks correct, if got visa issued already most should still get offer of entry of some amount even if only 7 days.

Holding room for people with some obvious means, thai wives, pretty genuine reasons for coming back in on visa exempt or a issued visa is just poor immigration policies, rules and training .

 

Had pretty polite officers on the whole but bad, awkward and rude ones will be an amazing 'thailand only' experience .

 

Sorry but I'm having a hard time following what you said. If you present yourself to the IO this way your in a lot of trouble,

38 minutes ago, at15 said:

i am a tourist and have stayed here for years never doing a tm30 once. i mean hell 50% of the time the reception does not even ask for my passport. its the responsibility of the hotel/apartment to do this stuff for tourists.  

Are you just renting a room in his house or an apartment? 

I tried to google this for more information and came up with nothing regarding a Thai man being deported. Are you sure this is true? If so a little more information is needed. Since the information has been vague, it's hard to believe. There's information about other nationalities but nothing that matches this case. 

On 7/14/2019 at 3:17 AM, Scott said:

It's been a while since I was involved in cases where people were forcibly repatriated or deported.   The home country has to agree to accept a person being deported.   This is not too difficult if the person has a valid passport from the home country.   If not, then travel documents have to be provided by the home country.  

 

Being born in Thailand does not automatically make him a Thai citizen, so Thailand could deny his return or delay it for a long time pending a decision that he is, in fact, a  Thai citizen.  

 

Once Thailand agrees to accept him, then it is just a matter of finding an appropriate means to return him.   Most people being deported fly on specially chartered (and expensive) ICE flights.  

 

There are over 100,000 people in the US with deportation orders to countries that have refused to take them.   In 2017, Cambodia had sanctions placed on it by the US for failing to accept returnees.  

 

So the documentation to allow him to return to Thailand will be provided by the Thai government.  

 

If his mother is Thai he is considered Thai, even if born outside Thailand. The US couldn't deport him if they could not prove he was Thai. I'm sure it's all been arranged.

Hope he has where with all to quickly make the best of his situation. 

I suggest he seeks out relatives in Ubon and concentrates on learning Thai. Families even if poor, are very accepting. There is work to be had for Thais who are fluent in English and western ways.. He needs to learn how to make a good (Thai) impression. 

18 hours ago, stinkerbell said:

On 7/14/2019 at 12:01 PM, FredGallaher said:

The SEA community in California and elsewhere in the US, is quite good at gaming the system. I'm sure they know the resources available and have probably used them. Although Thai, there are many Lao immigrants and they have a network of resources. They even told me they could help if needed because I speak Thai. I didn't accept.

Any idea how to find such a group in Washington state?

Try Loa Family Services They will accept him because he's from Issan.

9 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

So much for American humanity, empathy and compassion

Sending a person with no language skills to a country they have no connection with, sounds like the work of the Australian government

 

 

You could offer him a room and a small allowance.

5 hours ago, Lenny Jones said:

Not unusual for Aussie GPs.  The symptoms for parasites like this are difficult to diagnose as they are similar to more common illnesses.  Due to the general hygiene standards in Australia parasitic illnesses are comparatively rare, the most common ones being hydatids and giardia.

True. Aussie doctors along with those from most developed countries lack experience in parasitology and/or tropical diseases. 

If in Bangkok the best place for answers and/or diagnosis is Mahidol University, Faculty of Tropical Medicine. They are on Rajivithi road close to Victory Monument. They have a outpatient clinic and hospital that specializes in treatment of tropical diseases. They speak excellent English.

18 hours ago, vanillalatte said:

you try to be funny,but you show only your total ignorance;

to test for amoeba you have to give samples of your stools to lab.

they will keep it for reference.

Capito?

Not necessarily true. The original samples are not kept once processed. In fact most samples come in preservatives (one in PVA and the other in Formalin). A good parasitology lab prefers a fresh sample if loose or liquid but this isn't always possible and must be examined immediately. The formalin concentration sample may be kept for a few days then discarded if negative. A smear is made from the PVA sample and stained with Trichrome Stain and or acid fast stain. This may be kept for a while but there are no requirements. Positive samples are often kept for teaching purposes. Not all laboratory scientist are skilled in parasitology. 

The parasitology laboratory usually keep a library of positive reference slides. 

For E. histolytica a stool serological test is prefered. 

2 hours ago, overherebc said:

Giardia can cause similar problems.

Eat out, get the runs, and take Imodium etc and you feel ok for a few days then it kicks in again.

After 2 or 3 times you should realise that somethings wrong.

The biggest pain is when you get your poo checked and they know it's giardia you can't indulge in the amber neck oil etc.

Seems it can even survive being frozen for a while and that's one of the reasons I never have ice in my drinks.

I was travelling between Korea and Thailand regularly when I got it so I can't say where I picked it up.

Even after you've got rid of it it takes quite a while for your intestines to get 'back on track' shall we say.

Giardia is a much more common parasitic infection. Giardia forms cysts that are quite resistant and can be in ice. It also common in many animals. It's quite common in California especially with campers. Carried by beavers. 

Thai city water is filtered (sand filters) so city water should be fine unless contaminated after treatment.

Giardia is hard to detect in normal stool examinations and requires 3 stools over a week period. In fresh liquid stools its very active and moves like a floating leaf. There is also an antigen test which is better if offered.

Thanks. So they are not un-biased as some may claim. 

Wow! You really show your lack of knowledge.  If you don't have a basic biochemistry book you can always try google.

The immigration queues at LAX were at least 3 hours three years ago. The lady was directing everyone into the non-returning US citizen line. I sensed something wrong and left the line and asked the police officer who was nearby. He said we belonged in another line. It was long but not as bad. At the end they only had five IOs processing. I always avoid LAX now. 

At LAX they don't transfer baggage to connecting flights so we had to lug 4 large bags plus carry ons to the domestic terminal. 

Its true if you live in the US, but it changes if you move to Thailand.  Also, she'll lose her green card if she returns to live in Thailand. The rule isn't exact but generally 6 months is it. If you apply beforehand you can do a year. If you repeatedly do 6 month in and out could be a problem. 

Both Thailand and US don't have a problem with dual citizenship anymore.

If you are unhappy you should stay in europe. 

Make sore to rinse between because one is acidic and the other is basic. Not rinsing will result in some nutrialization of second washing chemical. Of course you need to rinse when done.

However, I don't visit many tourist places. It was really nice that they went out their way to return you money.

4 hours ago, CNXexpat said:

Do this in China and Japan and you insult the people and show yourself as an ignorant tourist who knows nothing about the local culture and you are not interested in it, because tipping is totally unknown. 

Good advice. I already knew about Japan. However, we're in Thailand and Thais do leave tips at nice places. They might not say anything outloud but they'll think of you as cheap or as an ignorant tourist. 

You misunderstood. Lipid panel is total cholesterol, LDL and calculated HDL , the ratio is a calculation but is usually included. Lipid panel will include Triglycerides but a cholesterol panel probably won't.  The LDL level is of limited value without knowing the total cholesterol.

In the US home care aids cost $20-25 an hour. It's expensive. Nursing home care is $350 semi-private to $600 (N Cal prices). That was 2 years ago. My sister had ASL (requiring 24-hour care)if you are a post-hospital stay of 3 days Medicare will cover up to 100 days but you must show continue. 

My friend here who had surgery for a broken leg had a live-in aide for B18,000/mo. If you are in Bangkok or other tourist area cost will be higher.

The price quoted for N Cal was for an agency. You could DIY but risk coverage if someone is sick or off for other reasons.

In the US they would want you to go to a Skilled Nursing Hospital (prices above).

I don't know about AVR but the hospital tries to release you ASAP. If >3 days Medicare won't pay. 

I could write a book on the experience. My older sister who was never married only had me. She lasted for 5 months. She was a retired DOD employee with great insurance (haha) with long term option. My daughter is still fighting with them after two years to get them to pay up.

I live upcountry and tap water is probably safe to drink. I stopped by the local pump/filter station and talked to the operator. It all up to WHO standards, which include pathogen and parasite free. The process includes a flocculation system to remove suspended matter, a sand filter and a chlorination system. The water is pumped from the river. The operator seemed knowledgable and very helpful. He was glad to share information. At our house, we also have a three-stage filter to remover any agriculture chemicals or other contaminants. However, bottled water tastes better so we drink it. 

Bangkok is a different story. Since Bangkok is at sea level or below. water pipes sit in much and leaky pipes are easily contaminated. Bangkok water isn't safe to drink. I also wouldn't trust the sidewalk vending machines.