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Sadly the same thing is happening in Europe due to these ridiculous theories. The result is children / adults left with life-long medical issues unnecessarily. A quite intelligent guy at work in the UK confided in me that Covid vaccines had tracking capability. It amazes me what people will believe. There is a critical percentage of unvaccinated people in the population that will eventually lead to an outbreak. That number is now being reached.

It would be interesting to receive some first hand experiences. The DTV is still quite new though. It is possible even after having the old passport details and DTV details entered in the new passport, Immigration at the border ask to see the old passport. I could see that happening. Also I could see border officials instructing you to go to an Immigration Office. And if you didn't go and had repeated further entries with an old and a new passport, what would they do? It is also possible that the Immigration at the border might enter the old passport details into the new passport thus saving a trip to an Immigration Office. With multiple entry evisas, the system of linking the new passport details to the evisa is not clear.

2 obvious choices and many others dependent on your resourcefulness. i. Teach English in a language school. ii. Set up your own company and work for yourself. For the unqualified without a globally - transferrable profession (e.g. civil engineering, petrochemical, I.T., etc.) and I include myself, expect to work twice as long for the same pay or receive half your salary when working in Thailand in comparison to Farangland. I doubt it will work unless you and your wife can live really cheap or have decades-worth of savings to live off.

This is, at the very least, worth exploring. Many countries have experimented with decriminalisation. Their experiences can be used to learn from. It is worth pointing out in this case, he is charged with supply not possession. So, it was a business decision.

You have not answered @shdmn's question nor my questions. Your answers seem relevant to those on extensions due to retirement which I assume you are on. They are not relevant to this DTV thread. DTV holders can extend but rarely do as the evisa is multiple entry. Upon entry with a new passport, the passport number on the evisa would not match the passport number on the new passport. That is the question, what to do in that situation. It is okay to say that you do not have a DTV and you don't know the answer. Not knowing is okay.

I am not sure what you mean. How do you "transfer visa details" when they are not in the old passport, but they are on an evisa? In addition, the question really refers to entering Thailand with an evisa showing the old passport number and a new passport with a new passport number. This may happen multiple times over the 5-year life of the DTV as holders may go in and out of Thailand several times a year. You answer has not addressed this. As you appear familiar with this issue, could you address these two points?

As a very, very rough rule of thumb, how many days out of the last year have you spent in Thailand? Is it over 180 days? Are you entering on Visa Exempt or Tourist Visa? If so, there is no guarantee you won't be pulled aside. It all depends on a split second decision by the Immigration Officer.

Every sentence in this post is completely wrong and shows a total misunderstanding and utter ignorance of the immigration system.

This is a crime that Chinese specialise in. I expect Chinese criminal gangs to be running this.

What to say, I mean really, with a short fuse like this, how did he make it to 69 years old without being locked up or killed. I expect alcohol, gambling or drugs comes into it somewhere.

He is talking about a visa run from Cambodia back into Cambodia. You are talking a border bounce from Thailand back into Thailand. You are talking about different things.

I know.

Once you have the TM30, the lease is no longer required (but take it any way!!). A current TM30 is absolutely required.

For a long time now. (I think not permitted to visit is better than "banned")

Purchase for resale probably. "Don't smash a Chinese trader's rice bowl."

Asiatic black bears are very rare now in Thailand and likely only to be encountered in the most protected national parks and wildlife sanctuaries like Huay Kha Khaeng, for example. In addition, black bears will choose to flee rather than attack. It would be interesting if the article had stated where he was "fishing" and whether that was his regular occupation and fishing grounds.

Once every twenty months.

What you say is correct. Someone from my home town did this so I know it is possible.

The answer will lie in the legislation, both for PR and the legislation covering the TM-30 process. I don't know the answer.

Diverted planes all over the place, Amsterdam, Paris, Madrid, Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff, Munich. Some long haul stopping en route e.g. West Coast U.S. diverting to East Coast U.S. airports, Middle East stopping in Cairo. Many turned back to their origin. Carriers will like to divert to their hubs if they have the choice.

What is the "country deal"? It is deliberately omitted from the article, probably due to Thailand's defamation laws.

@jacnl2000 I completely agree with @Rob Browder's post above. We don't know the DTV is going to pan out over the next few years particularly for those spending the majority of their time in Thailand. Also, small issues like problems opening bank accounts, obtaining 5-year driving licences and obtaining pink cards are resolved by having a non-imm O extension.

It is apparent that Ukraine, at great cost, is hurting Russia through its drone attacks on oil and gas facilities. It is no surprise therefore to find Trump focusing his attentions on a ceasefire on attacks on infrastructure. He is seemingly parroting Moscow's desires and dressing them up as progress on the peace negotiations. This is completely dishonest. The reality is that Trump is not an honest broker, places all the pressure on Ukraine and agrees to whatever Putin wants. If he really wants peace, he should support Ukraine in any way he can with their attacks on Russian infrastructure in order to force Putin to compromise. Oil and gas is the lifeblood of the Russian economy. That needs to be where the pressure is placed. Trump will not do this as Trump himself may be compromised.

The quote you have provided above refers to statements with NS&I statements. It is about NS&I branding for documentation for financial advisors. You have collated two separate thoughts. There are no bank statements for Premium Bonds. You never mentioned if you were a FCA-registered financial advisor. If you aren't how are you going to register? I know you want to hear the answer that a Premium Bond record is acceptable. But the facts are, it is not what is requested on the evisa site. This is the site that really counts. I detailed above that initially it will be rejected but at a later stage it may be accepted when the application is considered as a whole. The thread is getting dragged off topic. You have 2 choices when/if you apply for the DTV i) Try the bond record of your £50,000 in Premium Bonds. ii) Pull £13,000 out of Premium Bonds and chuck it in a current account to create a valid bank statement to give them what they want. This will likely cause you to lose Premium Bond prizes on the amount taken out for 2 months due to the one month rule. Your choice.

I am confident that premium bond records will initially be rejected as financial evidence for a DTV application as they clearly do not match the criteria. At the "further document" stage they may be deemed acceptable by a higher-up using a holistic approach. i.e. "have you got sufficient funds?" Having worked closely with NS&I in my previous existence, I can assure there are absolutely no "statements" available for premium bonds. They are deemed an asset and on any given date a "bond record" details the value of the asset. NS&I is at pains to state that premium bonds are not a bank account. There is and never will be anything that could be described as a "bank statement" for premium bonds. This is what is specifically requested on the evisa DTV application. If you want to try to hoodwink the visa application examiner, you can log on to the NS&I website and print off a "transaction history". You do not need to register as an agent (not sure what that means). I assume you mean register as a financial advisor with NS&I. They do have a special service for financial advisors. Are you a financial advisor? I hope this helps even if it is not the answer you may wish to hear.