expat_4_life

What a meltdown .... caricature of the power-tripping girl boss gone wild, "don't you know who I am" 😁 She can certainly dish out death threats, but can't handle them when incoming. Suspect appeals of previous decisions she handed down will be forthcoming.

The article starts with "The Mirror Foundation of Thailand are looking for the family of a Thai woman found dead in Germany 35 years ago so they can identify her. Then later adds that they're not even sure the deceased is Asian let alone a Thai National. They are just guessing and looking for a lead in the case. Nonetheless I hope the deceased gets identified. Best of luck

Ya think? Everyone knows what game is afoot. 😁 Same story world over.

Too right, no more "business as usual ". it is also another blow to the credibility of the MSM. The politicians will bend to the will of their constituents who will not be swayed by the "prevailing narratives" without their consent any longer. The representatives that fail to learn this quickly will find themselves replaced. I'm optimistic about the future for the first time in decades,

Good point ...as mama used to say, "if u don't have anything good to say, then best to say nothing at all"

Sure feels that way. Mainstream media: “we have no idea why are numbers are down and we are going out of business!!!” Also mainstream media:

To get a new renewal date you'll have to start over as @DrJack54has noted. All depends on your personal preferences. On a long term view, I would opt for "starting over". Two advantages, protected from an increase of "funds in the bank" requirement and the fact that Non-O still has no health insurance requirement. If you want a March renewal date and come in tourist visa or visa exempt, apply for your Non-O at immigration 90 days before your targeted renewal date as the subsequent extension will begin/renew when the 90 day Non-O expires. Good luck

Female feminists are insufferable enough, but a man and the Prime Minister at that. Who knows what happens with Trudeau, insufferable tho he is.

Anyone have an answer this question, someone who has had to get in the queue recently? Of course appointments are the most convenient way to do it. I'm stuck going out there this next week because my online reporting was just rejected. A report from someone who has had to get in the queue would be nice.

Nothing can kill me now, thanks. I've had all all my shots 😁

This certainly sums up my opinion of these loons - perhaps detention and depriving them of anything that oil was used to produce would enlighten them. Of course they'd have to discard that sign, go naked and stop eating

I've seen this discussed on the forums before. Essentially, you were granted an extension of stay based on the 800k rule. So when you turn up for your next one, even though you want to switch to income method, they will expect you to have complied with the terms you were granted on your existing one. This means keeping the 800k for 3 months after. @DrJack54FYI, I used to use 2 separate accounts although they were both at the same bank. I was asked to consolidate funds to one account about 5-6 years ago, but extension was not refused. I think you'll manage to get by with the 2 separate accounts under the circumstances. Just have a backup plan, leaving time to use an agent is maybe the option of least resistance, good luck

This exactly, some bad math or erroneously figures being reported here. Nonetheless, if it is a predatory website (as it appears to be) I hope the scoundrels get their due. As to the victims, I hope they get re-compensated. Not holding my breath though.

Sir Michael Ellis doth protest too much. Russia and Ukraine are not signatories to the treaty either. Been struggling to find his article condemning the verdict handed down against Putin, likely because it does not exist. The court should be disbanded as it's just political now. 🙈

This pleases me greatly, Kash has been a great advocate for transparency and has called for releasing piles of classified materials. Release the long buried files on the assassinations of the 60s and more recently things like the Epstein client list. Let the chips fall where they may.

It's a form of demoralization and voter suppression. A constant barrage of fascist, dictator, felon, and whatever other language/smears they used in conjunction with the fake polls was all intended to make you feel that voting Trump would not matter. In the end it was not enough ... democracy won the night of Nov 5.

They don't like Trump, he's a threat to the political class and wants to reform the institutions that comprise the trough they've been feeding at for decades ... this sums up the medias hand wringing and yours it seems. Are you old enough to remember when Bill Clinton won the election with a mere 43% of the popular vote back in 1992? They liked Clinton and Time magazine called it a "Mandate for Change". Regardless of what you read, Trump has a mandate too.

I would suggest that the reason the media do this is to circumvent any real discussion of policys that matter.

FYI, Georgia most definitely has the death penalty. It was the prosecutor that made the decision not to seek it. One of those soft on crime types. "Athens-Clarke District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez, who appointed a special prosecutor to take over the prosecution of Jose Ibarra at the end of February amid criticism over her own prosecutorial record, laid out her soft-on-crime reforms when she assumed office in January 2021. Gonzalez said her office would “no longer seek the death penalty” and when considering charging defendants, she would “take into account collateral consequences to undocumented defendants,” according to a copy of the district attorney’s policies shared by Georgia state Rep. Houston Gaines." https://nypost.com/2024/11/21/us-news/lefty-georgia-da-in-laken-riley-case-faces-outrage-after-killer-migrant-avoids-death-penalty/

Just an FYI, BA resumed direct flights to Bangkok late October, albeit from Gatwick. Initially 3 flights per week.

The travel insurance question is not complicated. You're basically uninsured if you visit Thailand as a tourist. Yes, you may have some sort of travel or other insurance but be prepared to pay "out of pocket" until you can be reimbursed later (or not) by whatever insurance you may have. This holds true whenever or wherever you travel.

The Dems did not play nice when Trump won in 2016 nor during the Biden administration. Russia Russia Russia and jailing their political opponents. Time to take out the trash ... https://x.com/Ikennect/status/1857919934459699325

It was the Democrats that were giddy about their prospects for a sweep of the House, Senate and electoral college. There was talk of Supreme court reform (packing) and abolishment of the filibuster in the Senate. You're projecting and expect the Trump administration to behave as Schumer promised the Democrats would. Now that the tables have turned. Schumer is calling for bipartisanship, absolutely no self-awareness. SCHUMER TO REPUBLICANS: PLEASE DON’T DO TO US WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO TO YOU.

I think you should go with cross-dressing first, see if it suits you.