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Don't want to be pedantic but if the senior I/O disagrees strongly he is in fact the Law and can interprate the immigration act as he sees fit ?

I was under the impression that Senior I/Os were the law ??

My daughter came over in 2019 with hubby n grandkids absolutely loved it met up in Phuket had a brilliant time she wouldn't even consider it now too much uncertainty with the regs and all the hoop jumping and paperwork think the authorities are dreaming

I was looking on line at house building companies but decided to go with an architect who the village boss knows well (I know the village boss well and he knows the architects family) we went to meet him and he took us to some properties he has already started. I know nowt about house building so the specifics go straight over my head but have been impressed with the plans / specs / price he provided and if anything starts to go wrong i know where to go

Fish Chips n Football Hooligans ya cheeky <deleted> (you forgot the mushy peas)

Its probably been asked already but Just wondering how many actual tourists have arrived this year I flew in June there were 11 people on the flight and all the faff with 3kg of paperwork I cant imagine many families are choosing LOS for their hols it seems mainly like ex pats with Thai wives / families returning and putting up with all the Knob ache be interesting to see if it actually gets better with less restrictions

And break into the handbag

Does anyone have experience with April International regarding the usual "Old Fella" pre existing conditions controlled BP / Type 2 diabetes etc. and what the loading might be if it is actually accepted ?

Spot on thanks i just received the April international details after asking the question

I'm tending to agree in most western democracies a government official receiving a payment to facilitate circumventing the rules on immigration would mean front page coverage and undoubted jail time, over here it seems that the ordinary Thai people accept what westerners would call corruption as part of life and that the rules are written in such a way as to allow a degree of "Interpretation", it is after all a country where a bloke in the army took power from an elected prime minister without a vote being cast (albeit at the barrel of a gun or two). Gunna listen to the Mrs now and sabi sabi

Sorry but if the Chief I/O has the authority to basically interpret the rules as he sees fit even to the point of disregarding the applicants financials as has been posted by many people previously how is it "Illegal" ? I can understand that you may consider it rule bending / bypassing and morally wrong but surly not illegal

I'm just looking at a quote from April international through AA, just a couple of questions, are April an International company (as the name suggests) or a Thai company and if you develop a condition during the term of the policy would this become a pre existing condition for the remainder of the policy term or upon renewal or both or neither ? I'm quite confused Thanks for any replies

So not legit and corrupt but Legal ?

"Clunge" must be one of the best words ever invented and used far too infrequently for my liking

As the great Chubby said I'm fat cos I've got a problem with my feet I cant keep em out of the pantry

I had to get up in the morning at 10 o clock at night half an hour before i went to bed.............

You wont live forever it'll just feel like you have

In the UK the maximum length of time i could find for travel insurance was 60 Days out of the country

A quick question if you have a heart attack / stroke / accident or some other immediate situation would that then be classed as a pre-existing condition for the remainder of the policy or only when you renewed the policy next time ? I'm just thinking if it was something serious you would want continuous coverage for later years. I'm just pricing up health insurance and awaiting the detailed quotes looks like approx 100.000 baht per year for 1 million USD total coverage with CIGNA 60 years old does that seem reasonable ? Thanks in advance for any replies

Same story as a lot of the previous posters I downloaded Thailandplus in the UK I was advised it was a mandatory requirement to enter Thailand and it worked I perfectly flew into Bangkok mid June nobody mentioned it at the airport, I asked when i got to the ASQ hotel and neither the hotel or the nurses had even heard of it. Its now stopped working (not sure when last week or so) opens then closes straight away have reloaded it a few times and still not working. Not sure if its still a mandatory requirement or if it ever was, would be interested if anyone knows

Downloaded the NHS app but also got my Dr to print it out for me before i left the UK in June

Think I might be suffering a bit of culture shock (I've worked in foreign countries but only ever lived in the UK) I suppose "discretion" is the key word as far as getting visas is concerned (and a few other things form what i read / hear). I really couldn't get my head round the idea of a military coup until i saw it first hand here, as much as i despise bent Boris and his cronies i cant imagine the army just rocking up and taking over I mean who voted for them ?? reckon I'll just go with the flow as my old boss used to say "new ways of working" lol

Does anyone know for a legal certainty whether or not Visa agents are legal or illegal ? or is it just conjecture from the anti agent posters, as far as I can ascertain when the passport is returned from the agency the visas / extensions etc. are signed and stamped at the same immigration offices you would attend if you did it yourself ??

Bit of a newbie to the site but cant help noticing through many topics / posts there are some vehement anti agent posters on here, I cant agree more with the poster @FalangTingTong TVC were very professional and as time really was of the essence in my case it was the best solution for me, its all well and good for 10 -20 year veterans saying how insane it is to use agents and how easy it is to sort visas / extensions out but as many previous posts have said the rules seem to change pretty frequently and the interpretation of them can differ not only from different offices but also different officers, I would say if you want to DIY crack on if you want to use an agent crack on everybody's circumstances are different do what you feel most comfortable with