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Date Masamune

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  1. Hope he remembers next time the golden rule,  in any drinking hole in Thailand.

     

    You order 1 drink for you - you pay straight on delivery. And that's it.

     

    No waiting for the total bill as it does get tempting for the employees to rip you off and cheat.

    Pay as you go in any drinking "hole" in Thailand is a little much. Not everyone pass the bin. I went to to one of these Changklan karaoke shops with an old farang and a buraku

    and had absolutely no problems, despite the warnings.

     

     

     

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  2. Dining out in Bangkok is now pricier than in some European countries. But even when I want a good steak at home followed by some proper cheese, all with one or two bottles of wine it costs me 2000 to 3000 Bahts for two. I don't do this every day though... Giving an education to my girls, food and sex is all I have left. Food and sex might go soon....

    Agreed. Recently I wanted a beefsteak(no gristle)
    Prices are out of proportion to reality.


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  3. A certificate of residence does not give you indefinite leave to remain. A certificate of residence is a document you get from immigration to buy a motorbike etc, nothing to do with being a Permanent Resident. PR status is indefinite stay, no visa, no 90 day reports.

    Totally agree a legal residence implies some objective status. As it is anything short of PR you are only subject to Thai law as benefits some the national interest, not booted for any reason dreamed up by the police, a false accusation, puffing on the vape pen, “insults”, etc.

    Of course if you get robbed by a ladyboy or get your wallet returned by a taxi driver they’ll let you appear at the police station either pointing for the camera or “wai” ing as appropriate. That is the extent of Alien protection under Thai law.




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  4. The OP post is confusing or he appears confused. He claims to be a naturalized US citizen, "I did the mistake of applying for a US Visa on my Antigua passport".  Why go and do that? Department of State would never issue issue a visa for a citizen naturalized or otherwise. The Thailand Elite programs visa (PE) visa is just a 5 year multi entry tourist visa, not a legal residence. It does not even give permission for a 5 year driving license or condo Yellow book. Maybe here "legally" but anything other than PR or citizenship, any permit to stay held by a foreigner gives no rights of abode, or residence at all as one can be booted out for any small reason.

     

    How are you going to re-new an Antiguan passport living in Asia for the rest of your life? Maybe you can look more at going to India as an NRI, and perhaps claiming residence or citizenship thru you ancestors? Lots of prejudice against Indians in Thailand.

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  5. On 7/10/2018 at 9:19 PM, steveolevi said:

    juristic person at my condo (I am the owner of my unit I have a blue book of ownership) gave me a "letter of residency" and insists that this is good enough for Driver's license renewal. They emphatically state that I don't need to go to imm to get any other kind of "residency" cert.  I'm not sure I trust them. Please comment

    My comment is if you have a Blue Book and you are not a Thai citizen it has only the previous owners name. Proof of nothing. Not sure if you can get by with a letter of residency from the jusistic person that is not a government document they may tell you to get a "proper" Certificate of Residence from Immigration of your Embassy/Consul.

  6. She didn't 'think'.

    Instead of paying 11,000 Baht, if she had 'lost' her passport or left it in her pocket when putting her clothes in the washing machine, she could have applied legitimately for a new Thai passport at a cost of 1,000 Baht.

     

    Yes makes no sense, sounds like a Goose. French consul officials would probably be able to conduct checks to see she had already overstayed in a EU country anyway.

     

    Having denial of entry and overstay stamps is not good, this goes for too those who blithely overstay in Thailand other countries Embassies and agents will be prejudiced against you.

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