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5 hours ago, jackdd said:

Who told you that this would be an option?

its obvious. unless you think running around undeclared forever is better.

its one or the other. 

Covid Amnesty Expired 30 Sept. Then New Visa needed by your Friend to stay legally here.

Covid Extention or Longstay Visa. NOT “ Automatic” !  That was the one time Covid Amnesty Only. Otherwise appears 13 month overstay. coinciding with the shock cancer diagnosis though so some possible mitigation there……Ideally needs a top Immi. Lawyer / Agent to best present case to Immi. Do Not go to Immi. without prior Lawyer Declaration and Lawyer Present. He must now Declare to Immi. to avoid possible Jail if Caught Undeclared.

Seeking recommendations please for best used car dealers in Phuket, including any that specialize in VW.

Looking to sell my New Beetle to garage for cash.

3 minutes ago, shadowofacloud said:

Thanks mate, but I am strictly a runner.

 

I was an amateur marathon and ultra-marathon runner a decade ago, then switched to other activities, now getting back to running, but in a less competitive context.

Right so then perhaps Beach Running Ideal if accessible. Softer Dragging surface.

Did 3k / 6k Road Races & Rucking in my 20’s. Knees started playing up so switched to HIIT Fin Pool Swimming & HIIT Gym Bike later, stayed with that plus Gym / Body Weight stuff ever since.try this.

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Consider instead a Standing Bicycle. Great Cardio Workout. No Joint Pressure. Weight Supported ( like Swimming) by Seat. Core & Legs Worked Well.Treadmill Good but hard on Joints.

15 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

This is the bit that Thailand ignores.

They are refugees.

They know that Thailand will just send them back so they have no choice but to escape from Burma illegally. (Earning a few bob helps as there is no financial cushion in Thailand.)

 

Shame on you Prayut.

 

Thailand cannot possibly handle refugees from Burma, a de facto failed state, in effective civil war, with 54 million pop.Any indication that it would stupidly try would literally open the floodgates.

or Sea Entry…..?

Imm. make ALL the immi. rules, including whether or not to apply any rule, or apply no rules, and agent use. there are actually written Imm. rules allowing all of this. many agents are Immi. officers. 

so if a passport visa / extn stamp is also on Imm. computer, it’s Irrevocably Legal. And Irrelevant how it got there. this set up logically means both (a) there are no rules and (b) because of (a) there can be no corruption.It’s Beautiful ! 

Supplemental : 

recommending OP explores with lawyers all UKPR options once back with his ladies in UK as tourists.

until then do nothing to change his family status here in thailand.

suppose for case & personal simplification / rest easy reasons, he perhaps really ought also to Divorce while he’s there too…… revisit the” leave thailand” position at any time too………

“ only 34k baht” ! thousand bucks. my new iphone7 cost 10k several years ago…… suppose no technical comparison though…… ? 

28 minutes ago, rocky123 said:

In all these years I havent divorced my UK wife. Always thought I,d just live forever here, without having to re marry. Still would have, but I need a change, Pattaya is not the mecca I loved 16 years ago. Especially at this time. 

consider Phuket.

consider Daughter Adoption as next best UK PR route.

consider getting UK PR from UK as family base.

consider initially repeating UK Tourist route.

consider UK Immigration Lawyer advice once back in UK.

hmmm… that rapid power loss ……would leave any new device charging for 24 hours, regardless of charge status…..then back to shop for warranty replacement ( faulty battery) if such power loss repeats.

Those with Tourist Visas are Classified “Tourists” regardless of any deeper Long Stay ties here.

Just as those with Non- Immigrant (Retirement) Visas are mostly actual Immigrants with no intention of leaving Thailand but treated/ tolerated as (glorified)Tourists ( Long Stay) although they have effectively Emigrated to Thailand.

Marriage.

23 minutes ago, LoudHailer said:

There appear to be NO EXEMPTIONS for Thai nationals or for foreigners with ALL types of valid visas re-entering the kingdom. If you haven’t left Thailand, DON’T, because getting back into the country is a torturous, stressful, and very expensive process. Appalling, whichever way you look at it. And so unnecessary!

yeah thats exactly my strategy. haven’t left Phuket since March 2020. and won’t until my next outside project, maybe January. then wont return until this panic fear <deleted>show is done. thought that approach was “hardcore” until a guy here said he hadnt left Phuket in FIVE YEARS ! he lives a seriously minimized life ( like that Ryan O’ Neal character from “ The Driver”) so it’s credible.perhaps he took that MERS outbreak in 2016 too seriously !!?? ????

a particular tiresome & awful poster,displaying breathtaking naivety, is a recurring theme across several threads today…..

7 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

Put down the bottle, is all that i can say to you. 

Hatred is bad for your health too ????

classic predictable “ad hominem”. taken a sound beating. clueless.

being skinned alive and hung from an underpass or having your tongue pulled through your cut throat or having your family butchered in front of you ….you have done nothing, example needs to be made and you’re nearby the real escaped culprit…. too bad …wonderful culture…

versus using an agent to bypass the often admitted immi. <deleted>show here.

yeah I can really see why someone would choose the former option……

lots of pseudo hokum nonsense mau from you but still, from your side , Zero Actual Science, Zero Scientific PROOF of anything you say and even “challenging” Scientific Method. The Ancients EASILY Disproved God using the simple Unbreakable Rock riddle and proved Earth orbits the Sun with sticks and shadows. yet 2500 years later here you are “ challenging” Science and “defending” childish God Nonsense……. 

23 hours ago, Benmart said:

“No Country for Old Men” Indeed. Excellent Shout Out …..Ha ! Where is Anton Chigurh though ?

Lord Bailish (GOT) “ I’m a little confused “. Lady Sansa “which charges (of the one thousand ever moving charges, apps., rules & documents under the Thai Govt. Tourism Recovery Scheme, are confusing to you  ?” . Lord Baylish “ the whole <deleted>show actually”.

3 hours ago, mauGR1 said:

Nope, skepticism, as opposed to blind faith, is a pillar of true science. 

So, now, while intelligent design seems to be unproven thus non existent, i think it's fair to be skeptical about that.

.. or do you really believe that humans are the greatest form of intelligence in the vast universe ?

 

As for religious belief, which is mindlessly vilified in these dark days, you might find out that, having got ridden of the superstition bit, it's just pure and simple common sense.

The 10 commandments,  for an easy example, it's just common sense for a peaceful cohabiting. 

So, the whole thing appears to be just a bit more complex that you appear to think ????

skepticism essential to science. but only where facts unproven. flat earthers are loons not “skeptics”. challenging settled science corroborated by thousands of scientists over centuries is lunacy/trolling.

religion is mindfully challenged. resisting untruth & unreason is not “vilifying”. 

evidence so far and some scientific theory is that we ARE the only advanced life form in existence.

one hundred years of radio waves travelling one hundred light years in all directions…..and no response. religion WAS indeed common sense. when humans knew nothing much about the universe religion “explained” everything. just makes no sense with scientific method around.

the 10 commandments have to have been around for the entire existence of homo sapiens. archeological digs evidence neanderthal cohabitation for 800,000 years. documented laws since 3000 bc.nonsense to suggest we “knew not right from wrong” until abrahamic religion invented !

normal Transit process. Imm. & Customs Only at Final Destination.Make Sure Flyers get Boarding Passes at BKK Flight Check In for BKK through AMS with any Hold Bags checked  through to AMS.