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I have now applied for a multi entry tourist visa, It would appear that the application process has been significantly shortened, ! There was no requirement to show any bank statements, or tax return, or proof of employment, and no request for a photo of oneself holding ones passport, and no need to download and sign that form which needed to be re uploaded ! To be honest I'm not sure if this is evidence of new tighter visa restrictions regarding multi entry visas and an easier and less intrusive tourist visa application process , or has the system suffered some sort of a malfunction as a result of last nights "maintenance / upgrade" I've finished my application but may wait a few days before submitting it

Nah you have miss understood my post. I have been doing this for nearly thirty years, in the good old days before the e-visa system there was always an option on the original paper forms one would tick the relevant box for either "tourist" or "non o " and then select the relevant box for the number of entries either single or multi. However for some time now there is no paper form in many countries anymore, and all applications must be done online. The availability of multi entry non o's was withdrawn around the time the e visa system came online but was reinstated more recently. If you or anybody else doesn't believe me then feel free to go look for yourselves on the website, you can explore the visa options available on the first page of the application process, there is no need to upload any personal information or documents at this stage in the application. As of this morning multi entry options for non o visas are not currently available

Ok now don't shoot the messenger, Went online last night to apply for a ME Non O (From UK) but the website was down "for maintenance" so I spent the rest of the evening downloading and sorting out all the usual stuff required ready for a quick start in the morning. Logged on this morning and it was all up and running and no problems accessing my account. Happy days I thought but my happiness was somewhat short lived ! I fell at the first hurdle, Reason for Visit ? Pensioner aged over 50 with state pension ... no problem Type of visa? Non O..... No problem Number of entries SINGLE !!!!!!! They have removed the "MULTIPLE" option for non o;s based on retirement and for non o's based on staying with Thai family !! There is still a note there saying that those applying for multi entry visas must prove a genuine reason for wanting one, but the option to apply for one has been removed, Multi entry tourist visas are still available It may just be an error that has occurred as as result of them carrying out the site maintenance / update, this option did disappear a few years ago, I think when the e-visa system started, only to reappear somewhat recently, I was thinking of e mailing the embassy to check but I have a flight booked soon and don't have the time so it looks like a METV for me

Best comment on this thread, and I couldn't agree more It never ceases to amaze me how many on here seek to change Thailand into a copy of their miserable, boring , over regulated home countries. Most of us who have been here for any significant length of time came here because it was a walk on the the wild side , seamy, edgy exciting and wild and of course potentially dangerous. That is exactly what attracted us here! But recently there appears to be more and more pompous whinging killjoy types popping up on here, demanding more laws, harsher penalties, in this case deportation and even jail time, These pipe and slipper, retired school teacher types should really consider relocating rather than trying to spoil it here for the rest of us There is no room and precious little interest by the majority of Thais for excessive western style health and safety or political correctness here , and long may it remain so.

Most people have been successfully trapped up to their necks in debt, That has been the case for a while now, There's no fight left in anybody anymore, at least in the western "developed" countries, people have pretty much had it all knocked out of them, and due to the disruptive actions of idiot eco nutters there are plenty of laws in place to prevent people demonstrating now or in the future , that's even if they want to , the scare mongering over covid and the rest of the depressing and often worrying rubbish that we are fed by the mainstream media has produce an easily manipulated and compliant public. In a state of permanent stress over the economy or a virus or a world war or global warming etc etc Anybody daring to question the narrative is either some sort of a "deny-er" or a "phobe" or a ..".ist" or a number of other pronouns that indicates their views are to be dismissed unreservedly There will be a few who will stubbornly try to maintain a lifestyle that they know and love but eventually as they die off a newer, more compliant and in my opinion somewhat pitiful population will evolve,

people haven't yet realised that it is impossible to replace the number of petrol and diesel cars with an identical number of electric cars even if we were prepared to drive around in bubble car like micro vehicles with a miniscule range it will still never happen, and very soon one will have to forget about driving anything that resembles a traditional car by todays standards. Those currently available are only there as a "sweetener" all part of the plan. The truth is there will be a very limited number of vehicles available and they will become the preserve of the "elite" For the rest of us it will be at best, some sort of electric scooter type device, no doubt accompanied by a host of rules and regulations and taxes to ensure they are as capable of generating revenue for the government to waste, as the good old internal combustion is. And no need to worry about charging points as there will only limited permission to leave ones "15 minute" village and restrictions as to how far one can go. Its actually quite worrying to think how the loss of revenue from fossil fuels will be recovered. The Uk as an example is in a terrible state, a national debt of monstrous proportions yet seemingly determined to bankrupt itself if not by giving billions away to those in trouble that mostly hate us, then by destroying our industries under some fictional climate change agenda Its going to be absolutely Cr@p

40+ years of driving and no accidents. How about you ?

Your nonsense facts dispute nothing. Is it time for a break yet?

Typical of your usual posts, inaccurate information which you cite as fact "backed up" by a link to some obscure website which you either haven't bothered to read yourself or you have read it but have been either unable or unwilling to actually understand the information presented to you' However for some reason you feel compelled to make these irrational statements and proclamations on a regular basis , and now look (above) some poor soul even seems to agree with you, bless him. Maybe you have a follower now, I didn't need to refer to your link (in fact the link doesn't even work ) to tell you that you are talking complete rubbish again although just out of curiosity I typed it into google and of course it immediately confirmed what I am about to tell you Whilst there are indeed rules regarding driving hours in the UK. which are quite strictly enforced, I would have thought that you,especially as someone who claims to have been some sort of magistrate, would be fully aware that these rules apply only to drivers of commercial vehicles over a certain weight, I seriously hope you were never actually allowed to pass sentence on any unfortunate soul who was unlucky enough to end up in the magistrates court where you claim to have worked , Especially for traffic offences if this is indicative of your knowledge of the details of traffic law. Whether you personally agree or not ,there is no legal limit for drivers of private vehicles, people are expected to use their common sense, So what on earth are you talking about ? I must admit that the thought of somebody diligently complying with a non existent rule and then sanctimoniously berating a person who hasn't done likewise, to be highly amusing. How many hours have you wasted, parked up in laybys, waiting for the clock to tell you when you could "legally" continue, how did you ensure you never broke the roles ? lol did you have a tachograph fitted? At least in your imaginary utopian electric car world, companies like amazon coffee and 7/11 will be laughing all the way to the bank , as the number of service stations will need to increase exponentially just to cater for the aging incontinent expats whose range will be decreasing inline with that of their chinese batteries Anyway what kind of electric noddy car do you drive, ?

If you don't feel safe driving for more than 4 hours you should not be driving anymore ! you should voluntarily surrender your licence. That would be better for the environment, and safer for other road users too. It will not charge up in the time it takes to drink a coffee, which would be 5 to 10 minutes for a normal person. you must drink extremely slowly

i would very much doubt it nobody on here would be that sad but then again...... , words fail me

OMG are you serious "evil drug" you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about I suggest you do so real research before posting your virtue signalling rubbish

Well that certainly addresses most concerns expressed by others on here, Not ! All sounds a bit surreal to me, how on earth can they tell what year any money I send here was originally earned? Cannot see it ending well though, not without a loss of face somewhere along the line and probably by somebody quite important

You sound like a teenage girl and a real angst driven activist, you need to calm down. Are you even in Thailand?

I somehow doubt it would have been country and western, don't you?

No matter what the context and reality of the story , I am struggling to identify what either the death of Steven Lawrence, or the reaction of the british police to it, have to do with this thread

Indeed, who could believe that innocent minded "families" would even consider holidaying in Thailand's drug hell? especially when they may well find themselves surrounded by prostitutes or even worse some of the prudes who like to whinge on here There are no "virtue signalling weed heads" they don't have time to virtue signal, at least not on here, as they spend most of their time responding to the idiotic assertations of the anti cannabis brigade Why on god's earth would you feel it necessary to impose a 30 day restriction of any sort ? and what's the purpose of your "weed licence". You sound like a real bundle of fun , not , What is it about cannabis that you think encourages people to try other drugs? after all, the gateway drug myth was debunked years ago. I mean just think about it Are you really trying to tell us that you actually believe that cannabis, a simple plant, has the unique ability to encourage those who ingest it to further sample multiple illegal substances, how on earth does it do that ? If that was actually true it would be phenomenal

So what would happen at the departure gate when a tourist, turns up ready to go home, who on the spur of the moment, decided to extend their current stay for a month and when their current stay is added to a previous trip to Thailand, earlier in the year, it exceeds 180 days. They naturally didn't think to bring all their tax related documents on holiday with them, in fact , depending on their timing these documents may not even be available. How on earth are they to be expected to declare and prove their income back home and how on earth would a Thai official be able to check ? If they funded their stay using credit cards (or cash) how could anybody prove what they had actually spent? So realistically what could happen to them ? |Sent on their way with an IOU? Locked up until they pay their tax ? That would be ridiculous, Nothing will happen that's what, Also whoever suggested that banks might be able to withhold 15% of all monies originating from abroad until the sender could prove whether any tax due had been paid is taking scaremongering to a new level. I doubt anybody has any reason to be worried, except maybe those living here permanently, who receive some sort of dodgy tax free pension from the virgin islands or similar, they might want to revue their arrangements

And what has happened? nothing last time I checked

Scent of a woman was nothing to do with knicker sniffing

neither will it have any effect on the amount of it smoked by young people in issan

Well I won't argue that it can't be dangerous, one time a small piece of burning hashish fell out of a joint and burnt a hole in my favorite shirt ! And back in the seventies a mate of mine got mugged and had his bike robbed on a council estate in liverpool when he went to buy some weed, so yes it can be risky stuff. My personal experience tells me that although having smoked cannabis habitually for over 40 years, periods of abstinence, often for months, cause no discomfort or ill effects , Neither have I been admitted to any psychiatric facility. Addiction is a myth as is your recently invented "cannabis use disorder" lol This is my personal lived experience so I am quite entitled to say it. You on the other hand have no actual experience of cannabis other than what you have scoured the internet for Don't bother posting any more links to your usual selection of fictional anti cannabis rubbish, your last lot were laughable, why not do your trolling elsewhere instead of coming here to cause trouble and spread your misinformation

Well done. good man I feel the same about pla raa but until now have never bothered to make a public virtue signalling statement about it

well nothing except that, just like alcohol with its "devastating effects" on youths ,, under 18's are not legally allowed to buy it Your "risk assessment" however is spot on , the benefits, of whatever it is you are referring to (presumably legalisation) cannot never outweigh any adverse effects for you, indeed the two will always be in perfect balance, because as an obvious "none user" the legal status of cannabis is of no consequence, it has no benefits for you, neither does it have any ill effects so no need to be "afraid" of anything If I didn't smoke cannabis I really would not have the slightest inclination to post on these cannabis threads, in the same way that I don't waste my time repeatedly commenting negatively on other threads regarding activities indulged in by other adults that I don't agree with. Why do the anti cannabis brigade see any cannabis related thread on this website as an opportunity to spout their tired old rhetoric? One could be forgiven for thinking it was just a form of "trolling" which is, I believe, a form of antagonistic argumentative behaviour normally exhibited by teenage girls on social media.

Of course, once its illegal again only over 21's will have access to it won't they? Have you not realised that Theoretically anybody of any age could order anything online should we therefore ban everything