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On 12/12/2023 at 6:12 AM, hotchilli said:

Absolutely, no camping out on beaches... hotels are provided.

u can camp out at Layan beach in the Sirinat national park

13 hours ago, Red Phoenix said:

When re-entering Thailand with your new Passport, you will also need to show your corner-clipped (to invalidate it) old Passport that contains the Re-Entry Permit to protect your 1-year extension of stay.  Thai border-immigration will based on the data in the old Passport then stamp your new Passport with a Permission to stay till the date of your Re-Entry Permit protected Permission to stay (June/July 2024).

You would then need to go to the local Imm Office that provided you with your 1-year Permission to stay to do the 'change of passport' which consist of transferring the info from the relevant stamps in that old passport to your new passport.  No need to do this immediately on your return, as you can do this at any time convenient for you, but latest when applying for a new 1-year Permission to stay when your current one expires June/July.

Note: 90 days after re-entering Thailand your 90-day report will be due, and since you will have a new Passport you won't be able to do the 90-day report on-line (as the Passport number will not match anymore), and you will have to do it in person at your local Imm Office.  And while doing that you can of course at same time do the 'change of passport' and have the relevant stamps transferred.  You should also keep your old - invalidated - passport, as it will be needed when applying in June/July for your next 1-year extension of stay.

100% correct>>
extensions./valid visas, ( like china/india 10 year ones)  in cancelled passports are still valid
i just got a new passport last week ( US passports dont have those stamps as the Australian one NOR do they give you a letter anymore) yet my extension expires end of March
I am doing my 90 day report by mail ( due jan 5th, only need mail in relevant copies) and than will transfer stamp and get new extension at same time!
 

not sure about others BUT
i dont believe you
 

Jim was a great guy and always enjoyed sitting with ya over a coffee or drink>
 

head a bit further south to Ranong and take the boat across to Kwathoung>  Burmese stamp $10 valid for a 14 days stay in Kwathoung ( limited to 20 kms from town)
boat across is 50 baht/seat or 500 for the whole boat

Cambodia voa is $30 
evisa $36 but as stated its only an entry stamp

10 hours ago, jaxon said:

How much does the agent charge usually? 

for the 15 month (single 90 day non O + 1 year extension)
28,000+ if ur in Patttaya< 
everywhere else 36,000-60,000
 

LOL:  " typical retiree"

Be willing to bet the Typical retiree owns nada, zip, nothing in his own country>>>

 

On 12/9/2023 at 9:51 AM, toofarnorth said:

Was certainly open on Thursday 23rd Nov. Wife crossed and came back with booze.

 locals are allowed to cross

Ranong/Kwathoung by a 30 minute boat ride
also trip to the casino 
all others   Nope

1 hour ago, Felton Jarvis said:

I got an answer from Benjamin Hart on the cost of processing my Passport renewal. He says the fee is 5350 baht.  I DID mention to him that I had already paid the 130 USD Passport fee and had a receipt. Not sure if he figured that into the price or if that is going to be the fee charged for all Passport renewals.

and for that what does he do?   what a waste OF $$$

19 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

You may wish to check with Phuket immigration.

Usually stamps (eg reentry permit, extension etc) can only be transfered at office where they were issued. 

I know that
hence reason i will do my 90 day by mail

requirements : https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/special-reports/2697119/

6 hours ago, Foek said:

Easy process transfering the stamps to do self at immigration. .

90 days you can still do online with old passport number, just make sure you have it correctly updated at immigration office before you aplly for your visa extension.

i just got a new US passport, as my last extension was issued in Trang and i am in Phuket, rather than dela with transfer the stamps to new passport and than file the 90day i am just going to use the mail service an send copies off all relevant pages to Bangkok.

FYI:
NO agent in Phuket, when u dont have the 800,000 in the bank, will get u an extension in Phuket
TVC  is the best and cheapest UNLESS u live in Pattaya

OP  : u paid $900 for a Non O visa ONLY  
not the extension as well ( which would have given u 15 months)
OR   did  you get the 15 months, that a great price if no money in bank
PLEASE post that agent name if it true
 

$40

12 hours ago, kickstart said:

I wrote this about last year, you can get a service bus from Pattaya to Bangkok Ekama bus station on Sukhumvit, or road or Morchit  Northen bus terminal, then another service bus down to Aranyaprathet, then best way is a motorcycle taxi down to the border, then have lunch may be a late one, then do the return journey.

It might be longer in time than a minibus, but you should be able to do the whole journey for 1000-12000 baht, for service bus information call the call center 1490.

More adventurous
Rent a motorcycle: head to Chanthaburi, than north to Pong Nam Ron, cross there ( voa for Cambodia $30) and back. there and back in a day 

 

2 hours ago, Felton Jarvis said:

Most legal offices seem to be charging 10 thousand baht, which includes the 130 USD passport fee. If Hart is charging more than that, his British competitor in Soi Buakow will continue to get the business.  I won't pay more just because Ben is an American.

why would anyone pay an agent?   it is quite simple if you follow the directions which are not difficult!!!

FYI: even thou they offer email notification., i got ZERO emails  :-)

Ranong/Kwathoung is open, Crisp $10 bill,  50 baht/seat on boat or 500 baht for the whole boat ( he will wait for u to return)
6 hours by bus or 4 hours driving
Andaman club not open all the time 

received it today  41 days  from initial  ems to Bangkok
new one is very high tech and 50 pages ( pages 8-50 for visas- no pages for endorsements )  vs old one 52

UPDATE  my Renewal 

32 days after i sent my passport and application to Bangkok

Application Status: Mailed

The U.S. Department of State has mailed your passport book on 11/14/2023.

We sent your passport book to you using Prepaid Delivery.

Your new passport and supporting documents are mailed in separate packages at different times. You should expect two separate mailings: one with your new passport and one with your supporting documents. We will provide another status update on the date we mail your supporting documents. This update will not include the tracking number for your passport.

Please allow two weeks for your U.S. passport to arrive at the mailing address you provided on your application

** If you submitted your application at a U.S. embassy or consulate, the mailing date in this status update is the date your passport was mailed to the U.S. embassy or consulate where you applied and not the date it was sent to you. Your passport may take up to seven business days to arrive at the embassy or consulate where you applied. The U.S. embassy or consulate will deliver the passport to you once they receive it, based on local procedures.

On 11/9/2023 at 10:49 AM, lordgrinz said:

Singha and Chang both taste horrible, I've come to the conclusion that Thai's drink to get drunk, not because they like the taste of beer.

hard to get drunk when ur beer is served in a glass with ice

13 hours ago, xylophone said:

After not posting for a couple of months, I seem to have gone ballistic, however this last event is an absolute doozy, so I just had to post here about it......... 

 

A friend enquired about the tapas in a recently opened tapas restaurant, only to be told that they didn't do tapas.

 

This gets interesting because not only do they not do tapas, which is on the sign outside of the restaurant, the owner is from Sweden (not famous for its tapas) and the name of the restaurant is the "Mayflower" (named after a flower or a famous ship?).

 

And to top the lot, on a billboard outside of the "restaurant" there are several pics of burgers with French fries and similar.

 

So we have a Swedish guy, opening a tapas restaurant which doesn't serve tapas, in Thailand and naming the restaurant the Mayflower, outside of which is an advertising board containing pics of burgers....hmmm. TIT.
 

ages ago, back in the 90's, i considered opening a advisement office with a thai lawyer services
My speciality would be to give advice to newcomers on the posible successfulness of their "Business plan"
but how to get client's willing to spend $$$, to have them told their "dream" is a stupid idea 

Also when i ran the Phuket Food, shopping entertainment guide, I would ask all new business to advertise>
sometimes would enter a new restaurant and present the book , only to be told that there were so many restaurant's in it already, at which i would smile and say < "yep, so why did you open another one"?   

5555

any body shop can do it at a cost of 500-1,000 baht/ headlight

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My 90-day report (first one at my new address)

you cant submit your first 90 day report online, must be in person
14 days Before, 7 after due date

airport wont care, BUT it will be in their computers u did not file so might be hit with a fine next time .