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On 7/28/2022 at 3:04 PM, Olmate said:

12.900 in Pattaya.

Thank you for this info. Wish I lived in Pattaya. LoL.

On 7/23/2022 at 5:03 PM, Rig Pig said:

Thai Visa is a good recommendation. They may not be the cheapest in town but very reliable. 

That is what I've heard from others. They quoted 16,000.

On 7/23/2022 at 3:02 PM, Olmate said:

Hope thats agents 800k!

Yes.

1 hour ago, bobandyson said:

What was the quote and from whom?

The quote is 16,000

6 hours ago, proton said:

Samut Prakan just past the nation Tower Bang na Trat, I will use them when the time comes, seem reliable.

Thank you.

7 hours ago, CharlieH said:

I believe Thai Visa Agency is in Bangkok.They are also spomsors on this forum.

Thanks for the info. I'll look them up for contact info.

7 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Keyvisa. 

Thanks for the info. I'll look them up for contact info.

I need to renew a retirement visa and I'm looking for a good agency. Anyone out there who has used an agency for any visa work? I would like to know how much it costs. I've already received a quotation from one agency, and want to find something cheaper, if possible.

1 hour ago, Henryford said:

Hardened criminals, what is the world coming to. Playing pool and drinking beer !!

I guess it's better than snorting whisky and drinking cocaine. LoL.

I'm guessing they will be offering the Chinese Sinovac or Russian Sputnik vaccines, which they have already purchased.

On 3/6/2021 at 2:01 PM, rooster59 said:

The Index said a retiree expat couple could live comfortably in Costa Rica for around $2,000 a month.

Hell, that would apply to almost anywhere. $2,000/month will go a long way even in expensive America.

On 2/17/2021 at 6:46 PM, RichardColeman said:

There's a clue in there somewhere, if only I could find it

This guy shouldn't complain, if he is too cheap to spend money for a better experience. What the hell did he expect from a free, government sponsored hotel?

On 12/9/2020 at 6:29 PM, snoop1130 said:

Elsewhere, five health workers in alternative state quarantine (ASQ) contracted Covid-19 after one of them took the temperature of a family of three in ASQ on November 24-27, said Sophon. The family was later found to be infected. The health workers eat together after work and share the same room. Their close contacts have been traced and tested. Among them are 226 workers at a private hospital (224 have tested negative while two are waiting for results), 6 co-workers (all negative), 7 at a government hospital (all negative), 14 in the first ASQ (negative), 20 in the second ASQ (negative), and 7 family members (negative).

Doesn't seem to so terribly infectious. So few out of so many who have had contact actually catch it.

18 hours ago, webfact said:

231 from neighbouring Cambodia

Uh, these visitors are not here for tourism, I'm sure.

Wow! The average Chinese person is much richer than the average westerner. Who know?

Seems the Thai government has suddenly become very interested in people having access to online porn here lately. They recently blocked PornHub.

If they are so intent on preventing anyone from having access to online porn of any type, why don't they simply block all porn sites? And, if they are on a morality crusade, I guess they should shut down all the thai sexual massage parlors, go go bars, beer bars, Thai police brothels, etc.

6 hours ago, Grumpy John said:

"tourists understand that Thailand does not tolerate violence."  555 Will this be the joke of the week!

I laughed so hard when I read that sentence, I almost fell out of my chair. Since when do Thais not tolerate violence??? What a joke.

On 10/15/2020 at 2:53 AM, webfact said:

Each was sentenced to 5 years and 4 months, and must pay Bt748,660 compensation.

So, by paying the family this amount of money is compensation for her life? Life has very little value in Thailand.

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Should foreigners not have a work permit or correct visa type, they face fines of between 5,000 and 50,000 baht and possible deportation.

 

For teaching agencies that hire illegal foreign teachers, the penalties are much more severe.

What about the schools? Shouldn't they be penalized for hiring teachers and forcing them to work before they have obtained a work permit?

You see it all the time. Thai schools want foreigners to come teach at their schools, but don't always provide a work visa and permit, nor the documents needed to obtain them.

Also, at this time, the Covid <deleted> makes hiring those with the proper visa impossible. How does this guy think schools offering an English program are going to be able to find these positions when no one can get the work visa?

On 10/3/2020 at 8:33 PM, baansgr said:

Although Asian...Thais and Filipinas are easily told apart. Mannerisms, skin tone, facial features and accents. No way could a Thai pass off as a Filipina.

From my experience teaching in Thailand, Thai students don't pay attention to foreign teachers. So, as long as they were told by a Thai school teacher or administrator that their teacher is Filipino, they will never notice.

18 hours ago, Zikomat said:

Why not to let those already in the country apply for this new Visa? Or we need to leave the place first, then buy expensive tickets and go through 14 days quarantine? 

 

 

I think that may be the plan. It forces more people to quarantine in those over-priced luxury resort hotels that have been losing money for many years, as most people wouldn't stay in them due to the high cost.

20 hours ago, Airalee said:

I’d be curious to know exactly how much the hospital bills have been for the Thais that have been hospitalized here for coronavirus, and if it even comes close to the US$100,000 coverage that they require foreigners to carry.

 

The ฿400,000-800,000 insurance requirement to extend my “retirement visa” now basically jumps to a ฿5,000,000 policy requirement (The ฿3,000,000 pacific prime policy won’t be sufficient according to my insurance agent) if I, as a retiree, ever want to leave and then reenter Thailand for any reason.

I read an article a while back in the Bangkok post about Thais complaining about being charged for Covid treatment at Private hospitals, since the government made a statement that no Thai citizen should be charged for Covid treatment.

The article stated that some were paying up to or a little more than 100,000 THB (in PRIVATE hospitals). That's not really a lot considering it was treatment in Private hospitals.

I was also perplexed by the US$100,000 insurance coverage requirement. You would have to be hospitalized for many months for a very serious illness to even make a dent in that amount here in Thailand.

Very suspicious, indeed.