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Or, or, or... oh, OH! Maybe they could require people to bring a box of chocolates - enough for each Immigration Officer to each have at least 3 pieces.

While waiting for a good translation I did a quick Google translate. Was this kind of language (in bold below) in earlier orders extending? When traveling back out of the Kingdom and there is a necessity to stay in the Kingdom, the following guidelines are therefore prescribed: 1. Extending the period of time for the execution of the above letter until 24 May 25 2. Increasing rigor in considering permission to stay in the Kingdom to prevent aliens from using it as an opportunity to avoid reasons for applying to stay in the Kingdom without meeting the objectives of the immigration law

If you live in the south within 40-50km of the Andaman Sea or the Gulf of Thailand, you might want to avoid putting it outside. The salt in the air can cause corrosion on the compressor and other hardware. A good chest freezer uses very little energy once it's fully frozen and I doubt where you place it will make much of a difference. In fact, you can keep a well insulated fully packed chest freezer frozen for a couple of days without power. (The fuller the freezer, the longer it'll stay frozen.) If you want to compare the energy consumption of indoors vs out, you can buy a cheap plug in energy meter to monitor the energy consumption for a couple of weeks each way. If the difference is negligible, then keeping outside shouldn't be much of an issue. You can get a second (wired in) meter to monitor the AC unit's energy consumption and factor that into your calculations too. I'd suggest starting the metering after the freezer is fully frozen (in each location) to get an accurate measure of the true ongoing operating cost.

I can't make any sense of this post. Can anybody else? Or ist just a troll post? Neither can I. I was wonder who "us" is. It seems like a very odd thread for a new user with (checks post count) only 8 posts to their name as of now.

Dirty little secret about some sellers on Lazada (and I presume, Shopee)..... Some vendors on Lazada appear to sell products THEY order from Ali Express... after you place your order with them (the Lazada seller). I bought something on Lazada from the only "local" shop that was selling it. Price was 2X the price of Ali Express shops but I didn't want to wait 2-3 weeks for delivery. The Lazada shop said they had it "in stock" with delivery in 2-3 days. A few minutes after ordering, the order was marked as packed and ready to ship. Can only cancel if shop agrees at that point. Several days passed and it didn't ship. Via chat they said they were hoping to ship out by the end of the week. I pressed them another few days later that and they said they were waiting for shipment from their supplier in China. It's pretty clear the game they were playing.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html

Sorry I've confused you. Let me try to clarify.... Yes. You must take a Covid test no more than 1 day before the time you leave Thailand headed for the US. There is no ATK test that you can buy AND self administer in Thailand that is acceptable for entry into the US. You need a certificate from a testing facility that shows the results. So there's no point in trying to figure out which ATK sold at local pharmacies you can use. You can't. For others who are in the US planning a trip to Thailand (with a return to the US).... Those people can buy certain specific ATK test kits in the US and bring the kit with them to use before their return flight to the US. Those test kits include video conferencing with someone who remotely administers the test (watches you do it) and then verifies the results. That clearly doesn't apply to you, but it might help others already in the US. You are correct. It's not 24 hours, it's 1 day.

I'd be happy with a Jollibee in Bangkok, as long as they offer a decent halo halo. Alas, I imagine they would offer a rather crappy one.

I don't think that's what they were saying, though if that is what they were saying, they are wrong. The only ATK tests that can be used must be purchased in the US (and delivered to the US). And they must be taken at most, 24 hours BEFORE you first departing flight. See my previous post above for more information on this.

My understanding is that you can only use an ATK test if purchased from specific vendors in the US. The ATK tests in the US allowed include virtual assisted testing. Basically, you connect to a site with your phone or computer and use your camera to video conference with someone who watches you do the test correctly. They then look at the results and issue you a certificate you can print and use to fly. If your flight starts in the US, you can buy several kits and bring them with you and use one internationally for the return flight. But you can't buy them and have them shipped internationally. The United site has the details. https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/restrictions-map.html Enter in your origin and destination and it'll pop up all the requirements. From that site.... You can find more information here: https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/covid-testing.html#to_us And here's information from United on ordering tests (if your flight starts in the US)....

There is mutual benefit. It gives US citizens (and US corporations) the right to wholly own companies here (in many sectors, but not all). On the flipside, it gives Thailand the benefit of having more investment from US citizens/companies while being able to protect certain sectors from competition. Yeah, most American's don't get the foreign land ownership thing. Most real estate agents get it, but the average person on the street doesn't. That said, I recall that back in the late 1980's there was a mad frenzy of xenophobia about foreigners/foreign companies (especially from Japan) were buying up all the best property.

Yeah, I've thought about that a lot in the past. On the one hand I agree. Fair's fair. On the other hand, if Thailand opened up large land purchases to foreigners, the rush to buy that would ensue would result in a huge price increase and essentially make land too expensive for all but the wealthiest Thais. Perhaps a better solution is for the US to have the same land rules as Thailand. Anyone can buy up to 1 rai (or let's be generous and say 1/2 acre) of land in the US. But only US Citizens/Permanent Residents can buy more. Of course, since corporations are "people" in America, there would be a great big loophole to that idea.

Not really. The US allows pretty much anyone from anywhere in the world to set up any kind of (legal) business in the US. Of course, they'll need to obtain the proper kind of visa to actually work while physically present in the US, but they're free to set something up in the US and can of course work on the business from abroad. Also, no restrictions on land ownership.

This has nothing to do with the US-Thai Treaty of Amity.

Some kinds of businesses, but some you definitely can't own. And owning doesn't mean you can work. For that you need to get a work permit, which requires having 4 Thai employees and a bunch of other things....

It has been discussed elsewhere on the forums. An easy way to find links is to search google adding "site:aseannow.com" at the end of the search, like this: treaty of Amity site:aseannow.com That will limit results to the site you specify.

Why? Could you not just say that you're flying into Thailand and then flying out on the temporary ticket to somewhere else before returning to Thailand some days later? That's a perfectly reasonable explanation as to why you have a return ticket that is 50 days after your original flight.

Congratulations! The paper stapled in your passport is the 90 day report receipt. Probably has a notice that you need to report again in 90 days (even though you only have a 60 day visa extension). If they're still offering covid extensions in 60 days and you decide to extend again, they'll do another 90 day report as a part of the extension. Yes, things here can be that ridiculously silly sometimes. Also, if they offer covid extensions past March 26th, you can go up to 30 days before the end of your current extension to get it. The 2nd covid extension will add 60 days to your current extension (it won't start the day you apply). So if you apply 30 days before the end of your current extension, you would leave immigration with a new extension date 90 days out. No real rhyme or reason why they couldn't do that for the 1st extension. Just more of the that ridiculous silliness.

Whether it's true or not, sometimes immigration likes to make up/change rules on a whim. I know someone who was hassled at CW Immigration in BKK about the TM30. He went to a province for a trip and the hotel filed a TM30 for him. He later returned to his home in Bangkok (which his landlord had previously sent in a TM30 for). When he went to CW Immigration for an extension, he was told his TM30 was filed in the province and his previous TM30 in Bangkok was no longer valid. He was told he needed to file a new TM30 at MTT. He went to MTT and the IO told him did NOT need to file a new one, but went ahead and did a new TM30 anyway. FYI, the links to the June 2020 law change found elsewhere on this site (English / Thai) might have help him. I suggest everyone should probably download copies of these files ASAP as they aren't always available. For whatever reason, when I checked after my friend's experience, they were broken links. But they're working now.

I wonder how those avocados tasted. If they're from the north of Thailand, I'd say they were probably pretty horrible. Never had a good one grown in Thailand. Seems like they plant trees from seed, rather than grafting a good avocado cultivar onto a rootstock.

You can also pay via Lazada. Just top up enough to cover the balance you think is due. You can top up the following companies.... Screenshot....

I'm only going to address immigration for Bangkok (CW & MTT), as that's the office my friends and I all deal with. Correct. Correct. Correct. When you do a Covid extension, they'll also give you a NEW receipt for your next 90 day report which is... 90 days later from the day you got the extension. CW is better IMO. BUT.... If you are staying at a hotel, ask the hotel for a copy of the screen showing they submitted the TM30 form within 24 hours of your checking in. If you're staying at an AirBNB, make sure the host did the TM30 and bring proof. If you're staying in an apartment, get it from the landlord. A lot of people over the past month or two have been asked for proof that a TM30 was filed. So be prepared with that proof. CW has been giving out extensions, not "under consideration" stamps. And those extensions are days added on to the end of your current extension. So if you go to CW with 20 days still left on your current extension, you should leave with a total of 80 days. (20 days left + 60 additional days = 80 days) Good! I assume you mean proof of the already filed TM30 and not the TM30 forms to file. BUT... If you were given the forms to file by a landlord, you'll need to go to MTT and get it filed first (2nd floor, same room as the 90 day reports, but a different/much shorter line). You could be fined for late reporting. Another option if you don't want to mess with MTT is to stay at a hotel in Bangkok the night before. They'll do a TM30 and you can get a print from them (basically a print of a screenshot) showing they filed it. (Hotels like to do the TM30 reporting in one big batch of all new check-ins at the end of the evening, but if you explain the need for proof for Immigration, they'll hopefully be willing to do yours on the spot.) The proof of flight out has sometimes been asked for at CW when doing covid extensions, but not always. I think they recently stopped asking for them. Insurance has never been asked for, as I think that's a requirement only to enter Thailand and now that you're here.... ???? I've been wondering about the increased number of broken links to publically available forms and documents! Even links to official announcements published in the official Thai government Gazette have in recent days become broken on this and other sites. Very strange! The documents you will need will all be given to you by CW immigration. In fact, if you bring the forms found online, they'll give you new ones to fill out. My best guess is they want their "official" forms used because they're printed on thinner paper and take less space to store them. Oh hell, what am I saying! They want you to use their "official" forms because it's more of a hassle for you! I believe this is the form you're talking about (see images below). Not a great copy and it may have changed since I first saw it. ALSO SEE PAGES 3 & 4 of the attached pdf, which you may be given at CW. (I believe you write "Covid" on the blank line where it says "for the reason of............" Good luck, and I hope you'll let us know how it goes and give an update if any of the information above has changed! 1d แบบฟอร์ม ตม.7 , สตม.2.pdf

Not 100% certain, but I believe you want to reach an international operator by dialing 110 on your phone. Then give the operator the number on your credit card (not they 800 number but the regular long distance number) and tell them it's a collect call. They should connect you. Do please post back if you are able to connect using this method. Otherwise, as Danderman said, Skype should also work. Other VoIP services too.

Normally, yeah. But it seems the OP already got a 60 day Covid based extension.... Perhaps the IO missed doing the normal 30 day extension first? Or maybe some IO's are skipping the 30 and just going with the 60? Never much rhyme or reason it seems.

I've never understood the map thing. First time I gave them a printed Google Map that I had annotated clearly. They rejected it and had me draw a map by hand, which basically looked no more detailed than this.... So what do people think the reason is for the map? My personal theory is similar to what buick said. It's to test see if you have familiarity with the area you live in (in which case bluffing with any map would probably satisfy).