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I got my girlfriend a US visa in March. I had initially applied for one two years ago and was denied as most first-time applicants are. We had traveled elsewhere in Asia several times and she had gone to Japan and Singapore on her own so she had a record of traveling and going home which I think is important. Most of her friends have been turned down and I suspect it's because they have few stamps in their passport so the interviewing officer doesn't trust them to return home.

You think the Americans who come to Thailand are the prudish sort?

I was sorta hoping he was wearing a Speedo and we could all get outraged but ... elephant pants...ehh.

I think it's ghastly they're wearing flip flops in an airport. Positively uncouth but it was wise to use a cart as I'd think their bags would be uncomfortably cutting into their shoulders. One step back, one step forward.

Boy, that's not a bet the old me could afford to lose but these two pull it off as best can.

Huajai phet, indeed.

Sorry to hear about your experience. If you are an American, I know you can get a replacement vaccination card depending on where you live. You can also get a digital card and I think Apple may allow you to load your vaccination record into your "Health" app. When flying into Thailand (or anywhere), I always wear travel pants that you can buy for $15 USD at Costco. They have so many pockets that you can zip up documents/wallets or use the velcro pockets which alerts you to bad, bad men trying to touch you in the wrong places. I use TSA-approved locks on my bag just so I reduce the risk of grabby hands wandering. I hope you get everything back if you just lost it by mistake on the MRT. '' Enjoy your trip!

From the article: “… Due to time constraints, the witness couldn’t personally caution the foreign women. After leaving the temple for personal affairs, the witness returned to check on the foreigners, only to find that they had already left. It remains uncertain whether someone informed them about their inappropriate behaviour or if they left of their own accord.“

You guys need to get a hobby. He's living in your head.

If you are talking about crossing a busy road by using a pedestrian crossover (สะพานลอย), I have never seen anyone in a wheelchair use one, for obvious reasons, and my condo is next to one. I'd think you just have to cross on the road, perhaps at a stoplight where the danger might be minimized but is not insignificant. Best of luck to you.

SPOT ON! Talk about drama queens. Cite a fact and get a hysterical reaction as if the bitcoin password just got irretrievably tossed out in the trash.

If you're trying to argue that these mRNA vaccines are safe and effective in 2024, you're wasting your time. If someone hasn't have figured that out by now, they are hopeless and there's nothing you can offer them other than ask if they want a cremation or proper burial should they go unvaccinated. "Survival of the fittest" it's called.

Using Thailand's dreadful traffic mortality as a comparison doesn't exactly buttress your point. That's probably the last thing you should cite in making a counter-argument.

If you buy new, you get an online training session. https://www.apple.com/shop/personal-session#:~:text=Schedule a free 30-minute,even share our favorite tips. Apple Thailand may offer something for a payment. In the US, you can attend in-store classes so I would imagine it's similar in Bangkok

Air Asia has a cheap flight from Japan to Hawaii so you can cut the trans-Pacific route into two legs. Other than that, I don't think you can do it.

I just checked my US consulate and the DC page still shows 800K THB. The LA consulate has always been sketchy with the info so I wonder if you just apply with the standard 800K USD equivalent, you get it nonetheless.

What would "social media" be were it not for the wild imaginations and gullibility of its consumers.

Thanks for the clarification. I'll pass along your helpful suggestions and he'll have to sort it out. It sounds like it would have been much easier to just renew the health insurance for another year prior to entry but different strokes for different folks as they say. Thanks for your help. The always generous spirit of UbonJoe lives on, RIP. Many, many thanks to all.

Thank you OJAS. I will pass along the link in case he is too lazy to renew his health insurance. Thanks for taking the time to help.

Hi Sheryl and thanks. So you're saying it is possible to extend the O-A without leaving Thailand as long as he renews his insurance policy before his current O-A expires. That would be easiest but I wasn't sure if it was possible. Thanks for your time and help.

Thank you!

Hi all, My friend has an Non O-A visa from the US that started September 10, 2022. For some reason he was lazy and didn't renew his health insurance which expires September 30, 2023 (one month). He will enter Thailand tomorrow, September 2, 2023 and I am assuming he will be allowed to stay until the 30th September but if he were to go to CW with a renewed policy before the 30th of September, would he be able to extend his visa until September 1, 2024? What would be the pest course of action, if it's not possible? Switching to a Non-O for 90 days after leaving Thailand and returning visa-exempt or perhaps a 60 day TR visa? Thanks for your help, as always.

Thank you!!

Thanks for the answer. Does he need all the financial info as well? I've told him to have everything just in case but perhaps that's not accurate. I'm assuming he doesn't need to show another criminal background check and the doctor's letter that states he doesn't have leprosy and dengue fever.

My age-50+ friend got a Non-Imm O-A visa from the US DC consulate. He entered Thailand October 10, 2022 and left in June of 2023. He will return to Thailand on September 1, 2023 with a renewed health insurance policy (terminating December 2024 I believe) and a US bank statement similar to the information that he used to get his original visa. Will he be stamped in for the full year, that is, from September 1 2023 until August 31, 2024 ? Does he need to go to immigration for any extension ? Or does all he need to do is start checking in 90 days after he enters? Thanks