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I suspect that the only "legal status" your home country cares about is "taxpayer".

What do you mean by "status"? And which is your home country?

With your home country you are probably just "citizen".

And, some of us don't carry a wallet. At least, not all the time.

I guess if you want to carry ID, credit card, ATM card, etc loose in your pockets, up to you.

Hi,

I only moved to BKK this week, so I am not yet too familiar with regards to what is a good/safe place to get a copy of my passport and get it laminated at the same time so that I can carry it in my wallet. Any recommendations? I am living close to Terminal 21.

Thank you!

DUS

All of this messing about with laminated copies etc.

Just photocopy the passport name/photo page and current entry stamp/permission to stay and put it in your wallet.

Some people make things too hard.

You did not "renew your marriage visa"...you applied for a new Extension of Stay.

As far as the requirement for the Kor Ror Song, I believe that "requirement" has been around for several years...but I was only required to show that document when I did my Extension of Stay in 2012. I had done 4 previous extensions of stay and Kor Ror Song had never been asked for.

Since 2012, I have been asked for that document one time (in 2015). I was able to show the KR2 from 2012 and they were fine with that.

Or fill out the form at the permit desk...it takes a few minutes at most

If the only problem is sweating then a prescription medication is available ie.from a doctor to reduce this.

After surviving 5 years you are obviously aware of hydration and potassium/magnesium importance - drink water before you're thirsty.. Use a sachet a day of a pharmaceutical grade electrolyte mix which covers it.

If you take any other medication check if 'profuse sweating' is a recognized side-effect. If yes there may be an alternative.

Some blood-pressure meds are diuretics...they will definitely make you sweat.

Actually, they make you sweat less !

My experience was different.

My doctor had me on diazide for hypertension and it made me sweat more.

Results may vary...but you can put away your "actually"

Any one know if you can you get a multiple re entry or just a single? Save the hassle of going to the local immigration...

When I get my yearly Extension of Stay, I always get a multiple re-entry permit at the same time.

When I am in the "waiting period" for the next Extension of Stay, I will get either a single or multiple entry permit, depends on the work plans during that month.

In most cases, for me it it is worth getting the multiple re-entry permit, to avoid a return visit to Immigration.

Surely the Banks would be against anyone providing their details to a third party ?

What happens if one refuses to give these details ? I am due to renew my retirement visa next week.

A Visa cannot be renewed in Thailand therefore it is unlikely you will be asked to complete the form

Clever, pedantic replies such as that are the reason a lot of people avoid Thai Visa.

Thinking people would call it "being accurate"...others might call it "pedantic"

I have to agree with another person who posted here.... He said air-conditioning makes it harder. Very true. I read about something called Acclimatization before going to Thailand.

With time, the body can adjust to things like hot climate like in tropical countries such as Thailand, higher altitudes like in the mountains of Nepal and Tibet.... but you need to do it gradually......

And going in and out of air-conditioning every day, simply is not giving your body the chance to adjust.

I made it a point of avoiding air-conditioning when I came to Thailand, and made do with just a fan in my residence..

For about the first three weeks... I sweat like a stuck pig... almost as wet as having a shower with my clothes on..... I drank bottled water almost constantly and had just a touch of salt now and then...

Wear loose, light colored clothing... some of the modern sythentics made for the tropics are very good...thin lite linen and cotton are also good. You want loose and thin clothing to allow maximum air to flow through and heat and moisture to escape...

Let your feet breath and be exposed .. don't cover them up in shoes and socks... I switched to a good pair of sandals and no socks. My feet felt much better for it. And easier to quickly remove when entering a Thai home or visiting Temple.

After about three weeks.... my sweating slowed down to normal... and I could back off of drinking so much water.. I still felt the heat... but now it seemed okay.. and did not bother me like the first three weeks.. and my clothes now stayed much drier... I noticed the heat.. but now could ignore it and consider it normal... even during the hottest part of the Thai year..

So much nicer when you are acclimatized to the local conditions... . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acclimatization

Rubbish re. the emboldened part!

It depends on just how hot it is - and the locals are also suffering nowadays. Its way too hot for all of us and aircon is a godsend when temps are so high.

Some may be happy sweltering in the heat, and believe it is acclimatising them - but in my experience this is not the case.

So anyone's experience that differs from your is rubbish.

Sit in the aircon all day if it suits you...but do not discount the experiences of others.

You're right, and I apologise - I never intended to imply that my experience makes everybody elses' viewpoint rubbish. I only intended to say that living with nothing but fans (when its unbearably hot) will not toughen foreigners up to deal with the heat.

And I only rarely use aircon during the day - its way too expensive .

I hear you there...I cannot imagine paying aircon bills here. I did in USA, and that was a well-insulated home.

I have to agree with another person who posted here.... He said air-conditioning makes it harder. Very true. I read about something called Acclimatization before going to Thailand.

With time, the body can adjust to things like hot climate like in tropical countries such as Thailand, higher altitudes like in the mountains of Nepal and Tibet.... but you need to do it gradually......

And going in and out of air-conditioning every day, simply is not giving your body the chance to adjust.

I made it a point of avoiding air-conditioning when I came to Thailand, and made do with just a fan in my residence..

For about the first three weeks... I sweat like a stuck pig... almost as wet as having a shower with my clothes on..... I drank bottled water almost constantly and had just a touch of salt now and then...

Wear loose, light colored clothing... some of the modern sythentics made for the tropics are very good...thin lite linen and cotton are also good. You want loose and thin clothing to allow maximum air to flow through and heat and moisture to escape...

Let your feet breath and be exposed .. don't cover them up in shoes and socks... I switched to a good pair of sandals and no socks. My feet felt much better for it. And easier to quickly remove when entering a Thai home or visiting Temple.

After about three weeks.... my sweating slowed down to normal... and I could back off of drinking so much water.. I still felt the heat... but now it seemed okay.. and did not bother me like the first three weeks.. and my clothes now stayed much drier... I noticed the heat.. but now could ignore it and consider it normal... even during the hottest part of the Thai year..

So much nicer when you are acclimatized to the local conditions... . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acclimatization

Rubbish re. the emboldened part!

It depends on just how hot it is - and the locals are also suffering nowadays. Its way too hot for all of us and aircon is a godsend when temps are so high.

Some may be happy sweltering in the heat, and believe it is acclimatising them - but in my experience this is not the case.

So anyone's experience that differs from your is rubbish.

Sit in the aircon all day if it suits you...but do not discount the experiences of others.

IF you have a valid visa (obtained from a Thai embassy/Consulate) there is nothing to do.

Just travel with both passports while the visa remains valid

Visas are never transferred from an old to a new passport.

Depends on your nationality.

For a U.S. passport, when you apply for and recieve a new U..S. passport they also give you a form lrtter from the U/s. embassy that requestsThai immigration to transfer the DETAILS of the old visa into your new passport.

You take this fprm letter to your local thai immigration .....and alyhough they o not drectly transfe yor visa the thai immigration copies the relevnt detils from your old passport to your new passport.

i did this in June 2015 when i recieved a new U.S passport here in Bangkok.

Only for those with extensions of stay ! Such people do not have a valid visa in their passport.

Valid visas are never transferred.

And yet another example of why it is important for people to understand what is in their passport, and to use the proper terminology.

If you are currently on an extension of stay, and do not have a re-entry permit, when you return to Thailand you will find that your extension of stay has ended.

Start over again.

A year is not that long...especially if you are taking positive steps to improve your position, rather than agonizing over the one-year ban.

The OP is in an unfortunate situation, due mostly to the unethical actions of others.

He is looking for a "workaround" where none exists.

Ok thanks. I seem to remember being offered a condo with a 30 year lease and option to renew twice equalling 90 years

Perhaps that was the offer...but it is not a 90-year lease.

It would be three separate 30-year leases.

I would guess the owner had the option to not renew your lease also.

We live same village as family no problem. I want to be close to my mum husband happy with that. We look up to family when they get ill/old. It's our way. As for houses trashed maybe in city not here and never seen in any village.

It is the Thai way, but not necessarily the farang way.

If it works for both of you, that is good.

I am the same, but my definition of "close" is different.

I cannot live next to my wife's mother, same as if I was in USA I could not live next to my mother.

In the same town/village, yes...but not next.

My mother-in-law offered us a piece of land right next door to her, to build a house.

I said, "Thanks but no thanks." After about 10 seconds of thought, my wife agreed with me.

We ended up building an 8-unit apartment building on a piece of land my wife had in the village, and kept the last unit for ourselves. That gives us a place to stay when we go up to Loei to visit the family...our home is in Chok Chai, Korat.

If the only problem is sweating then a prescription medication is available ie.from a doctor to reduce this.

After surviving 5 years you are obviously aware of hydration and potassium/magnesium importance - drink water before you're thirsty.. Use a sachet a day of a pharmaceutical grade electrolyte mix which covers it.

If you take any other medication check if 'profuse sweating' is a recognized side-effect. If yes there may be an alternative.

Some blood-pressure meds are diuretics...they will definitely make you sweat.

"What can I do to return to Thailand?"

Change of name and new passport. Illegal entry.

Otherwise find a job in Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos?

I have a new passport with a new passport number but same name . Can that help?

The new passport is linked to the old passport.

How did the school get away with destroying your passport?

Was in Chamchuree today. Form was there. Also required a picture attached.

First desk (where they check if all your documents are ready) lied to our face saying this form is nothing new and has been needed for years (!!!) and ignored us when we remarked that it's mentionned nowhere on immigration website and that the form itself says it was created on 22 March.

Then the officer insisted I fill some places I left blank like social media, bank account and places frequented. Kept saying things vague enough to make it feel like the info was mandatory, then when pushing against it she suggested that just need to 'put something' like a mall you go often or some stupidity like this.

For the bank account (which is definitely on the form) I said I don't have it with me (which is true) and anyway don't want to give it so I wrote N/A. She said ok, but sign next to that line. Well, ok then.

Interesting- and you have to sign that draft?? Hmm..

May I ask you, what was the purpose for the visit there -extension?

Extension of business visa.

Saw someone filling bank info from a foreign bank and that was ok for them. Seems they just want to see some ink on the dotted lines.

Thanks, but I guess you have to fill the TM7 as well??

I would be a bit cautious with the signing of the draft, as basically it would make it "somewhat" legal. In the current status it is not finally approved (trial basis). The draft contains also no confidential statement to protect your private data.

signing an unofficial document will not add any legitimacy to it.

Now that you found the "real" entry stamp, what is the "admitted until" date?

If you arrived on March 20, 2016 with a tourist visa your last day to depart is May 18, 2016.

Date of arrival and departure are fully included in the count.

No date on the arrival stamp?

Really??

Look harder or rush to the next immigration office to get it fixed.

You can not even be sure whether your visa has been used and noticed.

Maybe you were entered to the system as 30 day visa exempt.

Another example for THE rule:

Check the stamps immediately after the passing immigration checkpoint (passport control).

In case of any uncertainty call a supervisor.

Thanks for the responses guys. I did look at the stamp immediately after as I usually do, but I figured it was some change. They stamped my tourist visa as "Used - March 20", and on the departure card it just says March 20 without anything written in "Admitted Until" - it is blank. First time this has happened to me.

How is 60 days May 18th? There are 31 days in March and 30 in April, so shouldn't it be May 19th?

In addition to this above, I plan to go visit Malaysia for a few days and re-enter Thailand after on a 30 day stamp. I have a flight to the US on June 22nd. What date can I re-enter on a 30 day stamp such that June 22nd will not be over the deadline/overstay? Is it May 23rd, since May has 31 days?

The departure card (TM6) will typically not have an "admitted until" date...look in your passport.

I did the change to a new passport (U.S. passport) here in Thailand at CW in June 2015.

You should have received a letter requesting immigration to switch your current visa data to your new passport at the embassy here in Bangkok when you received your new passport

You simply take that letter to immigration and they will switch your current visa data while you wait.

Easily done.

As I said I went through the process here in Bangkok in June 2015.

I did the same in December of 2010...no muss no fuss.