zzzzz

u can travel to the casino ( Andaman club ) on its own island OR Kawthaung town.
They do not leave from the same Pier

different  boat ( casino boat is aircon) and expense, I have read the boat ( return)  and stamp for Burma,  to the casino is like 2,500 baht++

2 hours ago, Baz Erckens said:

Yeah, in more than a decade of riding here and just passing ignoring waving policemen, just once one actually followed me and gave me a chase. :D He demanded my drivers license and that I should follow him back to the checkpoint to talk to his supervisor. I requested my permit back, told him that I would follow him back on my bike. As soon as he did the u-turn I sped away. No chance for him to turn around and chase me ;()

another quality expat in Phuket
when a cop says pull over, you pull over>
would you do what you did here, in ur own country??

no idea why a link about mae sot was posted regarding  a question about Kawthaung?

You clear thai immigration , pay for ur boat seat ( 200-300 baht) 
$10 ( make sure no rips, tears) for the Burmese stamp in and out
30 minute  boat  ride each way

OR you can stay up to 14 days in Kawthaung ( its interesting for a day or 2, especially if u hire a boat for the day and go exploring) 

Enjoy>>

On 1/10/2024 at 3:45 PM, jacey said:

when sending in application to US embassy, do we need a return pay-for(stamp) envelope? how much is the return (stamp) and how do I process of getting that return envelope. 

https://www.thailandpostmart.com/product/1013460000929

pay 100 baht

Quote

I agree the process is now harder for many but easier/less work for the State Dept/Embassies

did it late oct, found it very easy, straightforward>

new passport is very high tech  :-)
 

u might get better response here 
https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g294190-i9408-Myanmar.html

no 9 month extension n

6 & 12 are multiple entry
if ur NOT in PP it will cost ya $300 and take 10-12 days 

https://www.thaitrainguide.com/guidebook/

2024 guide 

21 hours ago, kenjinuk said:

Register online and then complete the TM47 once, it automatically refills on each new application. Send by email and within 24 hours on working days expect an acknowledgment and a response. Print off the receipt.. it has now worked well for over a year.  No postage or trips to the Immigration office.

I get an email reminder 15 days ahead of my renewal date. But I realised this means I am renewing after 75 days rather than 90 days.

for reason of using an agent an living in Phuket , one can not do the 90 day report online 

lets see what happens having sent mine to bangkok

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://ohrm.au.edu/images/NEWS/Announcement/AY2020/90-day-online/90daysOnline_Manual.pdf

1 hour ago, KhunBENQ said:

Dumb question.

Your profile says you live in Phuket?

Shouldn't the letter go to your local office?

It's some years that I did by postal mail and always to my office.

https://thevisaproject.com/experience/thailand/thailand-90-days-report-online-in-person-mail/

14 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

They won't even look at mail in report till after due date.

Obviously you included the return self addressed envelope. 

yep
how would they know the due date, Unless they opened the envelope and looked at the slip?
thanks

has anyone done it?
how long till u got ur next report due receipt back?

i did mine on dec 26th, due date was Jan 8th
sent to 

90 DAYS REGISTRATION,
IMMIGRATION DIVISION 1
Chalermprakiat Government Complex
120 MOO 3, CHAENGWATTANA ROAD,SOI 7,
LAKSI, BANGKOK. 10210

Thanks

just for thinking about

IF you use the 800,000 in the bank and ur single 
 Make 100% sure you have an iron tight will registered and in someone's hands you trust, ( or a lawyer)  where the 800,000 goes when you die
otherwise ur just giving it to the bank
a good reason to use an agent, even if you have the $$$   :-)

18 hours ago, Concerned observer said:

American visa required. Can someone please advise me on the current process. I am British, living in Thailand for 17 years, but I am taking my grandchildren to DisneyWorld in Orlando in March. I have been to the US but many years ago so obviously I need to apply for a tourist visa (I will only be there for 3 weeks). I would really be grateful if someone would outline the process for me please, either here of DM to <email removed per forum rules>, thanking you in advance... 

PLEASE start ur own thread:
this is renewing US PASSPORT
MODS>>>>>

33 minutes ago, pub2022 said:

The problem could be getting the job done by an agent, say in Pattaya, if you are actually living in a different city, say Chiang Rai. You have a stamp from Pattaya Immigration Office in your passport but you're not living there.

Am I wrong?

How would you deal with it?

Let's say the agent in Pattaya makes your 90 day reports with a fake address, you'd then be a Pattaya resident.

But you're also registered in Chiang Rai, the place you're actually living in.

What if one day you need a residence certificate?

These are the reasons why I'd advise against getting the job done by an agent at an Immigration Office that is not in the city you're living in. Correct me if am wrong.

Cheers

You file a new tm 30 ( easy now with the new tm 30 online site)  AFTER ur extension is issued to where u actually live,
IF you want to...

if there wasn't some high ups involved, dont ya think they would just shut it all down?
TIT
 

9 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

sounds like one of those dodgy agents, be careful, extension doesn't sound legit

NOPE>>>
thai visa centre
i got an official receipt for my last extension, cant get more legit than that
please better not comment on things u know nothing about 

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

What about when sent back?

They send by Thai post?

So if you get a notification to pick it up at the post office and you don't have a passport to show?

I don’t have a DL.

They will deliver it to you where you placed as ur address, you dont need show id
https://www.thailandpostmart.com/product/1013460000929

19 hours ago, John Drake said:

If you're sending your old passport back in the application for a new one, then how do you go to the post office and use EMS? You need to show your passport, which is now inside the package, in order for the post office to accept your package.

go to PO
show ur passport
Put in envelope and seal it
My thai drivers license has always been accepted at the po as it has my PP # on it 

20 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

how have you seen it work?

not for me to divulge the agents means bhut suffice to say i use an agent and have never seen a money transfer into my account when the agent had my bank book

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

They transfer the 800k in, bank prints off letter showing 800k, 800k is then transferred back out again, all done in less than an hour. No financial check required with an agent

not necessarily so 

42 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said:

You think too much about stuff that doesn't matter. Just give Agent your passport and 25k and enjoy your 15 month hassle free visa 😉

FYI:
to use them, u need be in Pattaya<
Many dont, i did the math and with flying into  Bangkok, bus to Pattaya, 1-2 night hotel stay.. and back
It was cheaper /easier to use Thai visa centre via thai post office

all extensions are issued ....."at the discretion of the immigration official" 

crazy question,

NOBODY has the same taste's as someone else!!

i'd like to know which bar girl speaks the best english in Patong

crazy question,

NOBODY has the same taste's as someone else!!

i'd like to know, which bar girl speaks the best english in Patong

3 hours ago, youreavinalaff said:

Actually, no.

 

I've opened 5 bank accounts in my time in Thailand. The longest time it took was about 45 minutes.

sorry, dam internet...

3 hours ago, youreavinalaff said:

Actually, no.

 

I've opened 5 bank accounts in my time in Thailand. The longest time it took was about 45 minutes.

when was the last time?
i have also opened multiple accounts' at multiple banks, 1st back in 85 but last one was way back in 2014>
TOTTALLY irrelevant  to opening one now