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Great opportunity to score some extra food.

Trump successfully moves the narrative from poor employment figures (negatively affected by tariffs as companies plan recruitment with years in mind and can't do that now as it is "tariffs-on, tariffs-off" leading to postponement and cancellation of hiring) to Biden appointees are a fifth column. And woe betide anyone talk about what Epstein and Trump did together. It is all about shifting the narrative.

Does this mean you are flying into Chiang Mai from an overseas destination with a permission to stay and a re-entry permit that expire on 26 Aug. So you will be stamped in for less than 24 hours??? If so, could you just ask for a Visa Exempt?

A significant minority of motorcycles lack either head or tail lights or sometimes both. I have pointed this out to the driver on numerous occasions as they may be unaware. I am yet to receive anything other than a blank look in return suggesting they are well aware and couldn't care less. We don't know but maybe the NMAX rider had no headlight on his bike.

Is this for his work backstage with the Miss Teen USA beauty pageant?

When did the latest permission to stay expire as shown in her passport?

How would the MFA possibly know you had a valid permission of stay + reentry permit?

Good idea. I think the 1900 Baht extension fee is written into the legislation and would require a legislative change. This may well be true for the re-entry permit cost too. I can imagine the howls of protest from the 30-day extension crowd having to pay 5700 Baht and getting a multi re-entry thrown in! (Snigger) 😛

Tip of the iceberg.

One of the fundamental concepts of of levying and collecting taxes is expediency. Chasing taxpayers for money they don't want to pay is costly and inefficient. That is why we have taxes such as the land transfer tax/stamp duty and the re-entry permit fee and many more. In order to achieve what you want to do, you need to pay the government. If you don't pay, you don't get what you want. So, all the government has to do is have its tax-collecting officials sit in the relevant office and wait for the public and the funds to flow in.

Since the 35-year-old son doesn't seem to be working, an Elite visa would resolve all issues. It's only 650,000 Baht.

Look who Thailand sent. That shows how much they are interested in Chinese "mediation".

The Police habitually do this, it seems the 'authorities' in this case have done it as well. Presenting a guess as a confirmed fact and then allowing the authority gradient to do its work. I don't think they should guess.

I will not be applying for an extension as I am on a DTV, a 5-year multiple-entry visa. I visit the UK at least twice a year.

Yes, that's true.

They never fail to admit their guilt whatever the crime.

By "there" I guess you mean the airside VAT refund office, the place where they actually give you the cash. Maybe I should try with my DTV which actually does fall under the tourist visa legislation even if it is not a tourist visa.

PM sent

@asiacurious I returned to desk 10 of Jomthien Immigration, the TM30 desk, and pointed out the latest entry used the same visa and same address. The only difference was that I had been in and out. And therefore a fine was not appropriate. Their clarification was that the fine was correct because the "visa" (Did they mean visa, permission to stay or extension of permission to stay or, in fact, all 3!) was not issued by Chonburi Immigration. If it had been, then there is no requirement to report each entry. In my case :- My DTV was issued by the MFA (London Embassy) My permission to stay was granted by Bangkok Immigration (Suwannaphum Airport) and I have not extended that permission to stay. So, Jomthien Immigration's take is the fine stands and every "visa" not issued by them requires a TM30 for each and every entry.

Lol. Every couple of years! It keeps the rents down in that area.

You appear to have no idea what I mean. As a result you have resorted to abuse. Does this happen often? You should do stand-up.

You're still at it. Fantastic. You're hilarious.

I have not seen a better example of "anecdotal evidence" for years. Thanks for the laugh.

Another excellent incentive to live off benefits and the proceeds of crime handed down by our pathetic judiciary. Britain is truly broken held together by sticking plaster, a shrinking percentage of people who do the right thing and borrowing from future generations.

Appropriate name of intersection! The car probably ignited due to the alcohol fumes. 😄