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On 8/3/2023 at 5:11 PM, pedro01 said:

Thanks - I was worried it might be replaced by the e-visa. As it is, all was well. 

only if you want pay more and save a page in ur passport 

6 minutes ago, mstevens said:

No doubt this is true for you and I agree that it is the best reason to live in Thailand. But from what I hear from many people myself as well as what I read in this forum, many people live in Thailand because (they perceive) it's cheap.

most dont live here cause its "cheap", we live here cause of the quality of life you get for the money you spend
plus for me, the fact i can go to the beach and swim 330+ days/year  ????
 

YES:
once you have brought the car, bike, flat tv you can very easily live on $3,500 /month
I've been here since the mid 80's,  seldom do i spend more than $3,000/month ( an when i did it was cause my daughter was in International school) 
now its under $1,500 for 2 of us
 

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I am not going to preach about the evils of regular weed use, but observation suggests that not working, and smoking often, you can expect a fairly rapid rate of cognitive decline. That will not help when it comes to impulse control.

LOL: You will live alot longer and have a better. happier life smoking weed ( look at Willie Nelson)  vs being an alcoholic!!!

Get the number of a few girls that will visit ya at home for 2,000 baht/time and you will do fine

in phuket its 1,000 baht fine no receipt, if u want a receipt its 2,000
on departure nobody checks or cares BUT next time you are required to do a 90 day report they will notice and most likely will fine you

dam computers ????

Just talk to appease the locals

Expat outlaw gang members account for what >>>maybe .001% of those on retirement extensions??

tourist visa ($30 on arrival) can be extended once for 30 days ($40-45)
an E visa ( $35 on arrival ) or called an ordinary visa  can be extended for 1, 3, 6, 12 months depending on what category you choose
you or your gf could get a EG extension for 3 months ( looking for work) No additional paperwork needed for any age

29 minutes ago, oobar said:

Do they handle US passports?

US passport is all done online and thru EMS 
https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/passports/instructions-for-ds-82-processing-by-mail-and-online-fee-payment-for-u-s-citizens-residing-in-thailand/

18 hours ago, Rickster said:

You can tell Russians a mile off...head like a fridge, belly hanging out the bottom of their 2 size too small food stained t shirt and a 6' stunning blond hanging off their arm ????

disagree
most are young fit and have tats and have yet to see a 6' russian lady   

US  letter:

Dear Immigration official of the Royal Thai Government Please be informed that as of April 10, 2023, the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok and the Consulate General in Chiang Mai no longer issue passport linkage letters. For purposes of transferring visas for cancelled U.S. passports to new U.S. passports, please refer to the passports themselves. 

24 minutes ago, Henryford said:

I was there 4 months ago and it was already a little Moscow. Last time i will be going to Phuket.

BS:
living here, hardly notice them around at all unless shopping in Villa or central
we wont miss ya 

41 minutes ago, bristolgeoff said:

Cambodia has the chinese down sth,no one wants to go there and  leave for other parts.Phuket is heading the same who wants to go there if it is all russian control,just more expensive when it happens

i dont see the Russians controlling anything

as far as tourists around,  Mostly Indians and middle easterners ( they love to sit on the horses on the beach while looking at their phones while a thai guy leads them)

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...i'm going there to open a cannabis shop. 

i'd say than u have zero business sense
already to many, prices have dropped alot and the new government will reverse the policy in place

cool:
one thing i am considering to avoid the hassle is when the 90 day is due , head up to Ranong and exit
kills two stones at one time
gets all needed info transferred and no 90 day report till next time ????

that sucks:

when you arrive in Penang, go to the train station an book a trip to Hat yai and enter there>
worth checking out
be nice if oyu could post a pic of what they stamped in ur passport when they denied you>
this Might cause troubles down the line
FYI:
make sure u have the 20,000 baht on hand an a hotel booked in Hat Ya

2 hours ago, foreverlomsak said:

Assume from the refusal to transfer stamps into the new passport that your still registered as residing in Trang, you need to submit a TM30 to Phuket Immigration to show you are now at a Phuket address, if you want to have them do anything for you.

NO; i "moved" back  phuket and 2 previous 90 day reports are done in Phuket
They refused to transfer stamps to new passport for friend of mine last week, same thing as me, extension issued in Trang BUT filed new tm 30 for Phuket

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Your old PP is valid until the expiry date

WRONG, old passport is invalid the date the new one is issued<  extensions are valid till they expire

 

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...The fact is that essential stamp transfer can be done at any airport, land crossing or immigration office, in general, if this is a prerequisite for some other immediate action. What they should not do is transfer stamps that were not issued by them, and which remain valid in the old passport (though that can often also be arranged if the officials agree). 

OK: understood, So i can go out of Thailand and stamps will be transferred when i leave OR return?

BUT nobody has answered my question>
WILL phuket ( where i am registered as living) do a 90 day report ON a old /invalid passport, since new one is issued without Transferring stamps?
OR will they say NOPE, must first transfer stamps

Has no one run into this?

 

Background
my year  RE extension was issued in Trang
Phuket Will NOT transfer stamps to new US passport, but told to get it done in Trang
My 90 day report is due?

Do i need transfer the stamp, extension first or will phuket do the 90 day report on old passport?

12 hours ago, lamyai3 said:

SCB Easy Net service has been discontinued from this month, app only now. Similar situation with KTB recently too. 

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30 day visa exempt?
MAX 2 visa exempt entries /land borders/year
you need pay for a Cambodian visa, $30 and most land borders, the Cambodian immigration will charge you 3-500 baht for same day return>

she is going to need a long term extension an unless she is over 50 , ur stuck paying an agent for "help" 
 

what dif does it make when u move?
Immigration has no idea when you moved, just file it when you want to an make sure your new lease starts the day before on paper

16 hours ago, BugJackBaron said:

Lat month, I visited Patong for the first time in 15 years or so. My how it has grown!

I liked it. Like a low-key Patty.  Gone  is the Subway Sandwich shop and apartment I stayed in. Puckett is way cool.

Subway is on Beach road now, very small shop so hard to miss an dam,,, their prices have gone up

$30 no photo needed, no hotel booking
takes a full page in ur passport,  E visa online $37 is just a stamp

what happed to the cash that was transferred to the Cambodian bank?