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I understand that it's the UN charter to which the UK is a signatory which stipulates humanitarian help to refugees, the ECHR is merely upholding international law. I may have got that wrong (?) but my opinion on who governs remains the same. The UN charter does of course contain many good clauses - this is not one of them (again, IMO)

You're right, but IMO the Human Rights Laws do go too far in the name of freedom. An example, and there are many others, is the ECHR interfering in UK's right to deport illegal immigrants. That should be a decision for individual sovereign states, NOT an unelected body in Brussels.

There's a business opportunity for someone! More to the point, don't most of these stations have a website or App? Obviously, anyone on this forum has the technology already. As an aside, in UK I hardly ever use my FM tuner anymore, everything I want to listen to is online

Thank you @Maestro. I know this is a serious matter (if it actually pans out, it'll save me a bit of effort and a few £) but I can't help laughing how everyone, including the UK government, accepted the initial announcement and then had to backtrack and wait and see what actually happens. Don't they know.....TIT where the rule is "do nothing immediately"? 🙄

Hilarious 😆😆😆👍 UPDATE: And to the humourless numpty who immediately posted a "Sad" emoji "We know you are, but what's your point?" 🤣

FYI - Any Wise issue appears to be fixed. I transferred from my UK bank on June 03, 2024 00:16:54 BST Money was in SCB (Thailand) June 03, 2024 00:32:03 BST (06:32 Thailand)

Agree - I transferred from my UK bank on June 03, 2024 00:16:54 BST Money was in SCB (Thailand) June 03, 2024 00:32:03 BST (06:32 Thailand)

Anyone who makes that much effort to get a McD's should be instantly demoted! 😲

Yes they would!! I get the FCO advisory emails: last week they announced the 60 day visa exemption and updated the website. Today another email arrived and the website has reverted to 30 day exemption. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/thailand/entry-requirements#:~:text=British passport applications.-,visa requirements,-British passport holders As of 4th May 2024 10:40 BST

And the UK FO sent out an update today reverting to 30 days visa exempt - last week they announced the new 60 day limit...which hasn't been implemented.....yet.

Oh ...beam me up Snotty! So as you ARE the OP - I was correct except it was Belgian doctors rather than Thai. so there, I was incorrect in that I missed your comment "....fly me from my country to Thailand " Apologies for that. But this whole discussion has everything to do with the OP - you! And in your OP you did not mention " I ASSUME that the hospital would have made the Airport security aware about this and would have flagged me (Belgian Travel Airport Security)." which you've only just mentioned. Now I don't know Belgian law, but my assumption would be that the hospital is not allowed to divulge your personal health status to 3rd parties like airport security let alone airlines. If that was the case how come when you ".........found an airline which was willing to fly me from my country to Thailand under the condition that I would take the responsibility." then security relented? Before you jump all over me, please be so kind as to explain all the facts clearly - and I hope your health is now better, even if your temper isn't! 🙄

I presume that the NO-FLY ban issued by the Thai doctors was issued to YOU? If you hadn't told the airlines, how would they have known? Realising that to ignore such a ban is VERY inadvisable, my thought is that it would be your choice whether to obey it or not. Obviously, any insurance would be invalid but I'm still wondering how any airline would know?

I was wondering that same thing. I "Googled" for this and found that individual airlines can operate a blacklist - same as any business can refuse customers if they wish. So presumably, if they're in something like the Star Alliance, others in the alliance might know. BUT.... somebody would have to tell them to impose the ban in the first place. Who? So individual people may be banned by individual airlines. Also: Individual airlines may be banned by countries. Countries can prevent their passport holders from travelling (i.e. the "federal no-fly list" - see link below)) Now interestingly, only 2 years ago Delta Airlines asked the US government if they could create a blacklist of passengers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/02/10/no-fly-list-delta-ceo/ This tells me that there isn't one, at least in the US. I'd love to know.....

@george As you've helpfully pointed people at the existing thread, would you be so kind as to close this one please. Makes life less confusing. TIA 👍

How does this change affect those who can't or won't stay that long? Not at all, of course. But for all those who can and want to stay longer, it's great news. @smedly you'd be surprised! I was a contractor, and for the final 10 years of my working life I went to Thailand for 2-3 months every year (UK winter) and worked my socks off in the summer! Now I've retired, I still do it except my socks can stay on in the summer 😆 I personally know several people who do/did the same (apart from the socks)

They do indeed. Back in February, I entered on a SETV and the IO stamped me in for 30 days not 60. I ALWAYS check before leaving the desk, and politely told him he'd made a mistake. He apologised, corrected it and stamped my passport again, telling me it was "OK on the system" I had no problems leaving 58 days later.

Can't see that working 😂

Won't that be fun! First off, I'm against this on principle, despite it being "only" 300 Baht - it's actually another 300 Baht and the thin end of the wedge. But, if the airlines won't cooperate, and i don't blame them in the circumstances, and if Thailand wants to collect it as people enter the country, can you imagine the chaos? An extra line to pay (like the old exit tax?) IO made to collect it? What about people who don't have the exact money? What about people who arrive with NO Baht? They're not very clever I admit but what will the procedure be? Forced to use a credit card? Hmmm.......watch this space 🙄☹

I was going to say similar. I believe that if a company is audited and found not to be actively engaged in a legal business then that is illegal. Someone mentioned the nominee companies used for property purchase, I believe this is similar in the eyes of the authorities.

But it's (supposed to be) Buddhist!

Phuket too...... fond memories of going there a long time ago... it was actually reasonably priced too. Had a wonderful lobster meal for under $20. You must be as old as me 😂 I remember Phuket as an unspoilt (almost) tropical island with lots of jungle, (great for the Hash House Harriers) superb almost deserted beaches and, apart from Phuket Town, very little concrete. To quote Joni Mitchell: "They paved Paradise and put up a parking lot" As small as Koh Larn is, it's heading that way.

I would have thought that, almost by definition, a digital nomad isn't likely to spend 180 days in one place(?) Isn't that the idea of being one? Otherwise one is simply a working expat with all that entails.

Which seems like a damn good excuse to revisit........

But would you not agree, that ignoring the (il)legality, digital nomads aren't likely to bother about visas because unless they're spectacularly stupid, no-one's going to know they're working rather than holidaying? I'm not advocating this behaviour just suggesting that this is the most likely situation.

I was about to post exactly the same thing. Koh Larn was lovely and quiet and clean back then. Now..... YUK! Reminds me of a mini version of Phuket ☹