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I'd like to install high quality screen doors on my condo balcony. Something like those pictured below. Does anyone know of a good contractor, serving Jomtien, who can do this? Approximately how much would it cost? Thanks in advance for your replies.

I'd like to install a nice pair of screen doors on a condo balcony. Is there a good contractor serving Jomtien who can do this, and approximately how much would it cost? Thanks in advance for your replies.

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That's in Laos, right?

I live in Pattaya and I hate Songkran. Having people throw water on me as I walk down the street or sit in a song thau sucks. Is there a quiet, peaceful, respectful spot in Thailand that I can go to for Songkran where I won't be subjected to the Pattaya-style chaos? Preferably someplace with decent lodging and restaurants and pretty scenery. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

In the end I submitted a hand-drawn map that took me about 20 seconds to draw, very crude. It was accepted with no comment.

Thank you all for your unanimous replies. I'll ignore it!

Until recently I was on an O-A retirement visa and usually filed my 90 day reports online. Last week I did a round-trip to Cambodia, without a re-entry permit. I'm now in Thailand as a tourist with a 30 day stamp in my passport. I'm in the process of applying for a Non-O visa. I just got an email to file my next 90 day report. But as of now I'm a tourist, so does this even apply? Should I ignore it? If not, what's the correct way to deal with it?

I am in the process of applying for a Non-O retirement visa. In order to document my residence, Immigration requires a map, for some strange reason (like Thailand is terra incognita and they don't know where things are). So I submitted a printout from Google Maps. NO! It must be a hand-drawn map. I told the agent: "I think Google can do a better job drawing a map than I can." She glared at me like I was Public Enemy Number 1. "No! It must be hand-drawn." This is just a way to annoy and harass visa applicants, isn't it? Or is there a reason that I'm missing? What if they don't like my drawing??? Has anyone else experienced this nonsense?

I will be flying to Phnom Penh, departing Suvarnabhumi Airport at 09:45, on Sky Angkor. My ticket seller, Trip.com, advises: "We make the suggestion to arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport at least 3hr prior to departure to ensure you have enough time to check in." Is this good advice, or is 3 hours overkill? What are other travelers' experiences?

Using Skyscanner, which is an excellent website and app, I found a flight from BKK to PNH (Phnom Penh) for $41.35. I feel this is a reasonable price for a throwaway ticket and I booked it.

I'd like an update on this issue. If one enters the country as a visa-exempt tourist, is an outbound flight within the next 30 days still a requirement?

My understanding is that if I stay past my visa expiration, even 1 day, I'm violating the rules. That's why I'm planning the border run before it expires. As noted in my edited note, money in the bank is not a problem for me.

My O-A retirement visa expires in less than a month. My plan is to do a border run to Cambodia, using a professional border run service, and return as a visa-exempt tourist. I will then apply for an O-visa. Has anyone used this method, and did it work for you? More details: I do NOT have a re-entry permit. I'm in the Pattaya area and use the Immigration office in Jomtien. I've had over 800k Baht in a Thai bank for a couple of years.

As noted, I've had 800k+ in the account for at least 2 years. So I should be okay, right?

Yes, I plan to do a border run to Cambodia and return visa exempt. I've had 800kB in a Thai bank for at least a couple of years. I'll be using Jomtien Immigration. By the way, what are "OP" and "o/s"?

Thanks for the link. Very helpful.

I'm planning to convert my "O-A" retirement visa to an "O" retirement visa next month (February 2024) so as to remove the insurance requirement. Before proceeding I want to double-check that the "O" retirement visa still does not have an insurance requirement. Thank you in advance for your comments.

Can anyone recommend a good border-run service in the Pattaya/Jomtien area? Have you used it yourself? What did it cost? Any issues to watch out for? Thank you in advance for your advice.

Where do you live? And can you recommend a high-quality company for doing a border run?

I just called the Immigration Bureau hotline at 1178. The rep told me that if I have not formally applied for a re-entry permit, if I leave the country and re-enter my O-A visa is cancelled and I must re-enter as a tourist. He also told me there's no specific time I need to stay out of the country. I can exit, turn around, and return.

I'm in the 6th year of my O-A visa. So no automatic re-entry permit after the first year would apply in my case, right?

Here we are in 2023 and people are still freaked out about sex. And sex just keeps happening! Why, oh why, can't we just stop having sex?! Screw sex!!! By the way, isn't prostitution legal in Germany? This is the pot calling the kettle black. If they'll stop having sex in Germany maybe the rest of the world will follow.

I assume that if I haven't specifically applied for a reentry permit or stamp, then I don't have one. Is that right?

Is there a minimum amount of time I will need to stay out of the country before returning as a tourist?