rimmae2

I travel outside Thailand about 20 times a year which is a decrease from 40/50 times a year. I always ensure that I can leave Thailand at a day's notice as was the case last Friday afternoon when I had to leave the following day.

I have not asked recently if it is possible. Try.

No exit stamp. I got a new Non-Quota Immigrant Visa in July with about 10 flights before then all with departure stamp only. All the IOs on arrival are aware and as normal super efficient.

For departure yes - I have used about 15 times. For arrival most recent information that I know of is that apart from Thai Nationals, autogates can only be used by Hong Kong and Singapore PP holders but I don't know if PRs with these PPs can use.

SCB 25 years ago and KBank a few months ago.

I had no difficulty opening an account with this Bank a few months ago. Pink ID Card is used for Account and App verification. I cannot remember what documents I had to provide when I opended an account - I have PR, am in a Blue Book on a property I own, but no longer have a WP.

Takes a second to find it. Try. https://www.deloitte.com/content/dam/assets-zone1/southeast-asia/en/docs/services/tax/2024/th-tax-newsletter-immigration-alert-dec2024.pdf

Registration not required.

Have a look at full document on Deloitte website re arrival.

If using e-gates there is no stamp as was the case previously up to pre Covid when autogates wwre in use. On return I always use lanes for Thai PP holders. e-gates on arrival are only available to 2 Nationalities and if a person uses these then there are requirements to register for certain types of visa including those with WP - refer to Deloitte website which I think that I mentioned before on this forum.

Always on departure in last few months, about 8 times.

I did not register to use e.gates as I had to several years ago when e.gates could be used on departure and entry. Today I obtianed a new non-quota immigration visa. No questions asked related to e.gates; normal procedure - 3 to 4 mins to check the documents and return circa 1 hour later.

Is the following due any way to USA? "Taiwan, they took all of our computer chips and semiconductors," Trump said Wednesday. "We used to be the king, right? We were everything. We had all of it. Now we have almost none."

Applies to Bessent, Rubio, Vance, etc as much or more than the people who voted without thinking. Make America Great Again is laughable. Where would the Americans living in Thailand prefer to live now?

Demand is there, but price is too high...no worries I'll ask Elon to open mutiple factories manufacturing products with no skilled labour available tomorrow and you know the guy is a genius he will do it. I want an American made shirt from my local shop in CA; owner says we cannot compete on price or quality. People born in USA don't want to make shirts all day or read they don't have the patience, skill, etc and salary is too low. Elon - import some Cambodians and make sure they pay their taxes.

Where is USA on this list? Does the average or any American have the mentality to sit making shirts all day as people in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam, etc do? How many years does it take to train people for skilled jobs, who will invest in new businesses, innovation when people don't know how long the trade war will last and what the impact will be? More damage to the world and any American who can see past the end of his Trump nose in the last 3 months compared to any 3 month period since the end of WW II. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/Share_of_manufacturing/&ved=2ahUKEwjTlZv7zrqMAxXFS2cHHdwFGvgQFnoECBYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2rOvEVIHBW-lGPl9TlY165

Last year I sent a mail to division1 about e gates and after several weeks received the following reply. I sent a mail to Division 2 but never received a reply. 'Please inquire with Immigration Division 2 directly. Contact - Immigration Division 2 email : [email protected]'

It is not currently possible as of 5 days ago. Following may be of interest. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/th/Documents/tax/th-tax-newsletter-immigration-alert-dec2024.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiqg9bv27aMAxU9TGcHHUFeGokQFnoECBoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1yE69FY58dUw2dvs0nDa-g

Yes. On 4 occasions now.

No.

FYI I have departed from and arrived at SVB 3 times in recent weeks. Each time I haved used the autogates on departure and the non autogates for Thai citizens on arrival.

Agreed except traffic on these soi probably worse especially when a bike lane is initiated.

You are frequenting the wrong places. Visit PARQ, Park Silom, Lake Ratchada and many more.

You clearly know little about females in Bangkok/Thailand. In professional positions such as accounting, legal, donors, banks, airlines, etc.....etc, as well as entrepeneurs there are thousands and thousands and more females who are fluent or almost in English. These women are attractive, smart, well travelled internationally, etc and a high % are unmarried and never have been. I know because since the mid 1990s until I retired from working in Thailand I employed many females, as well as working with females in sub-contrac tors, lawyers, etc. Go to eat in any office building at lunchtime in Bangkok and females outnumber males. Genuine and many attractive females and I guess a high % are unmarried, don't have a partner, maybe never have.

Deserving of a PhD! I learnt more (or less?) in a 2 minutes read than 30 years in Thailand.