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Quick response? Hate to see a long one.

Explain. I almost went the $100,000 route but decided to go with local Thai insurer (probably overpaying) recommended by BOI. Thinking it might be easier for BOI to understand. Don't know if that helped. Approved in 3 weeks. I also bypassed the LA Consulate. Besides being a little more expensive (not a big issue) I had read it was a little bit of a hassle as they are not very familiar with the relatively new LTR. Flew to Thailand and did at Chamchuri. Glad I did.

Moved them from Chiang Rai to Koh Chang and then back to Chiang Rai?

Depends. By the way I think an agent is a waste of time and money for LTR visa. They can't help you meet the requirements. Maybe just hold your hand through the process. Not like they can put money in a bank account like they do for non-imm o's. By the way what does an agent charge for getting you the LTR visa?

Isn't that what they want?. Quantity. Hard to quantify quality, easy for quantity . Is that understandable? Bottom line TAT loves those statistics..

Thought I read Russians got 90 days previously, if I remember correctly. Maybe they reduced it after recent events in Phuket.

Gotcha. Still has nothing to do with renewing a US passport.

Thought this thread was about renewal of US Passport. Thai Immigration has absolutely nothing to do with renewal of US passport in Thailand.

Thanks for clearing that up.

I'm from SoCal so know what you're referring to. But to others they're going to say Knotts Berry Farm? How does a berry farm relate to amusement parks.

All absolutely true. But why would you expect Thai lawyers to have higher ethical standards than any other Thai

I'd say maybe put the Brits slightly ahead of the Yanks. A Yank

TM30, 90-day report. IO, to renew US passport? What am I missing?

May be mistaken but I believe this is for renewal in the US.

I remitted $300,000 last month, same month as I received my LTR (maybe that's not considered a lot for you), I sleep easily at night. Not worried about the Thai RD.

I've never even heard of Google Gemini. Seems amazing. Guess AI has arrived. Actually Gemini was correct in their (his/her, ?) initial response.

Actually when I went back to them I thought yes they would just reopen my old account. In fact they opened a new account with new account number. I had a Macro card that was also closed while I was away during Covid. I went to them thinking they could just reopen it without much trouble. No. They had to go through the whole process opening a completely new card.

Good to know. Thanks

Did you pay tax on that money in your home country that you plan to remit? If so nothing to worry about.

Was just reading today that the Thai Minister of Justice is flying to Indonesia to "bring him back". They just can't stop from patting themselves on the back and getting a photo op.

Isn't that from about 10 years ago? Did they ever catch any bad visa felons?

Haven't run into a lot up here in Chiang Rai. Check it out.

It is common in the US for those given bail to surrender their passports. After all you're not a flight risk till you flee. YankMike

Home free?

Lebanon pretty nice back in the late 60's early 70's when I lived there. Before the "troubles".