RubenRemus

Thanks for the helpful comments everyone. Seems far easier than my last country of posting, where you couldn't convert the local currency to USD and the banks were not well set up for international fund transfer. I can live with a small % fee. Cheers.

Just curious. Let's say after 2-3 years you feel that Thailand isn't the place for you. What happens to the 800,000 baht you've been sitting on at the bank? Is it easy to request a wire transfer back to your home country? Or do you generally need to pay it down before you leave?

Not clear how the authorities will know a given plant's THC levels, unless you're trying to sell it.

Sorry! Misread.

There is. Search this site for "Bang Sue" + vaccination and you'll find recent threads about it. There's a large center in Bangkok that has relatively easy drop in for those who can show they are 4-6 months since 2nd shot.

Just got back from Singapore a few days ago. USD 200 round trip flight and an easy embassy to work with. You can apply for a tourist visa online before you leave Thailand and get all your documents approved in advance, then it's a one day turnaround on the passport stamp. Only need an ATK pre flight and 24 hours after arrival in Singapore.

So does your post. Rogan is no longer an MMA guy or a comedian, but a social influencer with vast reach.

Central Vaccination Center (CVC) at Bang Sue Grand Station in BKK has a walk-in line for those needing boosters who are outside of the Thai health system. They're offering Pfizer for free. Bring your passport and previous jab evidences. Don't forget to the get the yellow slip of paper before you leave, and check that all of your bio data is correct. https://www.facebook.com/richardbarrowthailand/posts/489955169157418

I've travelled a lot since the pandemic began, including several arrivals to Thailand and including with family. It's not as impossible as many here are saying. You need to do your homework and have patience, of course, given there are more hoops to go through. But the worst case scenario is C19 infection or exposure that gets you put in quarantine. This has happened for some but not for the vast majority. The next worst case is sudden policy changes that lead to a short halt in visa approvals. We have seen this is not the end of the world even in the Omicron phase – again, you just need to be patient. The final big hurdle is the risk of having to switch from Test & Go to a sandbox scenario. But having done both Phuket sandbox (7 nights on the beach) and BKK ASQ (15 nights in a room), the bad old days appear to be very much behind us. Again, you just need to be patient. Now, having the money for all of this is another story.....

Except the data shows that there is a benefit. https://www.deseret.com/coronavirus/2022/1/12/22881114/do-masks-really-prevent-omicron-heres-what-we-know-covid-n95-risk

There's not really a correct desk. I showed an officer my docs curbside and he showed me where to sit... then I just followed my group that was going in. There are a row of desks where "walk in" clients get registered, and I was asked to briefly check in there. Once I was registered I got back into my group. At the end when everyone was sitting and being observed post jab, I went over to a set of desks and a worker there printed up my vaccine certification paperwork and handed it to me. Don't leave without one of these - it's yellow.

Just to point out that I was able to get a Pfizer booster after 4 months fully vaxxed at Bang Sue station last week. I only showed up with my passport and CDC (US) vaccination card.

This is one with the large green and the horse riding training facility. The one up in Phayathai. For most of 2020 it was open but it appears to be closed to outsiders now. My Thai wasn't good enough to understand what the felllow at the gate was saying. If anyone has any details I would appreciate it.

The Thai Visa forum facebook group says that the first COVID extension is always stamped from the day you apply, but that any later extensions (2nd, 3rd, etc.) are tacked onto the last day you are allowed to stay.

There's a police office on the arrival level of BKK, outside to the right. You go there and tell them it's lost. They will give you a piece of paper. Take it back inside and go up two levels to Information Booth. They will coordinate with the immigration office to print up a new card for you. Order a coffee while you are waiting for the card!