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4 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Best to renew pp.

If you obtain an extension with existing pp it will have expiry date same as expiry of pp. 

 

Are you on 12 month extensions or a ME non O visa. 

I'm on a TR visa looking to apply for a 1 year ED visa.

My passport is expiring in 8 months. Will I be able to get a 1 year visa or I have to renew the passport first? Thanks.

9 minutes ago, DezLez said:

Which country in the "western world" are you referring to?

 

There are many inter-governmental banking agreements!

Are you referring to FACTA for instance.

A bit more detail might give you a better answer from this forum. 

If you do not want to disclose here I suggest you ask Mr Google!

Canada

30 minutes ago, Bill97 said:

Not same for all countries.

 

Not to worry they will catch you in the end.

Ah ok buddy. After reading your useful reply I'm not anymore.

Does Thailand report an existence of foreigner owned bank accounts to account holder's country of citizenship? Specifically the Western world. Thanks!

An agency offered a Non-Immigrant Visa-B (business) that apparently doesn’t require a Thai work permit. Sounds odd that you don’t need a work permit for a business visa. But they're saying it's used only for "staying", not to work or do business. I've never heard of this before. Anyone has any experience with this visa type? Thanks!

4 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Because at most border crossing the immigration officers are much less likely to deny entry. And it is very difficult for them to deny entry and send you back to the other country you were in.

Someone suggested I can do a border bounce (as long as I cross by land in Nong Khai) even with a warning I've gotten by immigration in BKK. Would you agree or it's a safer bet to cross with a new TR visa? Thanks.

3 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Better than reports done in the past. Another advantage is you can do it overland.

Fly to Udon Thani and then a van to the bridge in Nong Khai.

What's the advantage of crossing the land border over air? Thanks.

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

The immigration officer at border was a dill.

Which border BTW.

 

As for tourist visa from Phnom Penh, I assume this is your first from there.

PP (pre covid) were sometimes rejecting second/third applications.

Issue is the visa was stuck into pp with big VOID stamp.

 

Not sure about flights from Samui (Bangkok airlines) to Saigon but that's a good place for tourist visa. 

Edit: just checked flights. Nothing direct from Samui to Saigon. Forget that idea. 

 

 

That’s ok. I can fly back to Samui via Singapore.
 

How’s Vientiane for tourist visa, do you know? Better than Phnom Penh?

5 minutes ago, Daithi85 said:

What border crossing did you use last time ?

BKK

22 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

With a tourist visa should have no issues.

 

Where would you be planning to obtain the tourist visa and will you reentry via land or air. 

 

You mention that your tourist visa is soon to expire soon.

Assume that you are aware you can make 2 visa exempt entries via land per calendar year.

That shortly will give 45 day stay that can be extended by 30.

Why not do a border bounce. 

The plan is to get the visa in Phnom Penh and fly back. Samui being the entry point (apparently they’re not as strict as BKK). 

I don’t want to do a border bounce because when I tried doing it last time back in May, the immigration officer warned me that next time I’ll be denied entry unless I have a valid visa. Reason is my previous stay was over 4 months on Covid stamps.

My TR visa is running out and I'm planning on doing a visa run. I spent a good part of 2021 and 2022 on Covid stamps and the immigration took a note of that saying I can't enter Thailand on visa exempt anymore. But what about entering on a TR visa 2 consecutive times. What are the chances of getting denied entry? Thanks!

Anyone done a visa run to Vientiane recently? How long did the embassy take to process a TR visa? Thanks!

Is it true that while studying Thai on a student visa, the immigration or customs can randomly check your basic Thai language skills? Thanks.

41 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

If you are buying a new one get a test drive first and see what the steering is like,

I’m in Samui. There’s isn’t a single Fortuner here available for test drive. Bangkok is probably the only option.

1 hour ago, blackshadow said:

perhaps LOW on fluid......get the rental people to check......or go yourself to toyota......

Checked at Toyota dealer. Everything is normal. I guess it’s just how Fortuners are, poor handling overall. Everest and Pajero are much better in that regard.

Anyone find that Fortuner's steering is way too hard? I'm renting a 2.4L 4x4 with only 4000km and the steering is much heavier than on any other car I've driven before. I'm considering buying a new 2.8L 4x4 but this steering issue might be a deal breaker for me. Wondering if this is how it is with Fortuners or it's just the one I'm renting that has a problem. Thanks.

When you buy a used car in Thailand, how do you verify its history? Thanks!

1 hour ago, Kwasaki said:

Yes. 

How?

Is there a way to do a VIN search on a used vehicle in Thailand? Thanks!

Hi everyone.

Can you register a car with a tourist visa and resident certificate? According to One2car, the Department of Land and Transport requires a Non-Immigrant visa. However people are posting tourist visa works just fine as long you've got a resident certificate. Which one is it?

Many thanks.

On 3/31/2021 at 2:13 PM, ubonjoe said:

This it the official site for covid 19 insurance. https://www.tipinsure.com/CovidRegional/product_detail

At the bottom of the page the insurance companies participating in it are shown.

Do you know if they cover no symptom Covid hospitalization while in quarantine? Thanks.

Which private hospital is considered the best in Bangkok. Thanks.

Yes, I was under impression Thailand requires return ticket to grant entry, does it not?

Hey guys,

I plan to purchase a return ticket that's different from the inbound one. It'll be under a different reservation and not to my home country. In other words when going to Thailand, I'll have 2 one way tickets on hand. One ticket is from my home country to Thailand, the other from Thailand to a third country.

Could that cause a problem with COE or airport checkin?

thanks