LOG54

Hello, Whatever driving error the Thai motorcyclist did is not an excuse to chase him, horning and then hit him and leaving him as dead on the road.. Assaults of this kind every day in France where justice is far too lenient. Then yes, how do they justify the money origin for the car purchase ..it has nothing to do with the assault, but if this type of people and their income origin were really controlled, everyone would be safer.. Unfortunately one life is gone .. good thing, they will learn the hard way in Thai jail.. Have a good day

Hello, Did the same process in Jomtien in August.. Yes the lady wants the file in right order according to her list.. At the end were told we would receive a SMS saying to come to proceed the visa within 2 weeks and if not received to come and see them the expiry day of visa exempt.. We received a phone message, came, they took our passports and told to come back next day to pick it up.. Got 3 months.. we will ask 1 year extension next week. Have a good day

Don t forget they might be closed today (Buddhist Lens) and might be closed Thursday and Friday (not sure about immigration but it's a long weekend) If it is the case they might be very busy next week beginning.... Went last week around 11 and not busy at all..the lady checking the extensions files didn't have a single "customer" Have a good day

Good morning.. First of all did you exit Thailand with a "re entry permit" ? If not when you come back you will enter on visa exempt .. and could apply for non O in immigration submitting all documents they need minimum 15 days before your permission of stay expires.. If you had a re entry except if your OA was issued less than one year ago (which would allow you a 1 year time) airport mmigration will stamp only till November 22nd and tell you to extend your stay for one year in your local immigration.. In this case just do a visa run without applying for re entry in immigration..your OA will be cancelled you enter on visa exempt and apply for O in your local office. We did it last August and process was smooth (Jomtien) Apparently some people get issues in Samui (read one post about it) Have a good weekend

Hello We did the process 6 weeks ago in Jomtien..simple, no issue.. Just one thing come with ALL required documents well put in order according to the list... this helps not to upset the lady in charge who obviously hates people coming without a complete and well ordered file.. Google map not allowed..she asked us to make a design by hand in front of her.. All together 30 minutes including payment..Said we would receive a SMS within 2/3 weeks to confirm visa was accepted.. Went, gave passport and were told to pick it up next day.. Finished.. We will apply for one year extension within a month Have a good day

You re right.sorry.. Ban Amphur.. beach side 2 Kms before Ambassador coming from Pattaya. Have a good sunday

Good morning Anyone would know where to buy a small truck of soil (to fill holes in a garden) at reasonable price ? Thank you. Have a good Sunday

PM

Hello, Just to give final info. Have received message from immigration saying visa was approved and to come and get visa stamp on the passport... So, no problem or hassle. Hope this can help others. Have a good evening

We are extremely satisfied..it is a couple in their 60s working together.. very good professional, knows what he does, handy with machines.. no noise, no chat.. reaches at 7 and works non stop.. able to see by himself what has to be done.. Also, knows to use a high pressure cleaner.. As both work, half day was enough for us but of course they prefer to work full day, so, we take him every alternate week a full day. They don t speak any English and from beginning told they don t want "farang hassle".. Told my maid they were scared we would speak too much with them, give orders, complain etc.. which we don t do.. If contact needed will give you per PM.. Have a nice day

Sorry.. sent 2 times by mistake

Hello Always buy from local market and they are great.. Sometimes they are ripe and ready to eat, sometimes they are unripe and have to wait a few days .. or use the old technic to get them "ripe" within 10 minutes.. (wrap in aluminium paper and put in oven about 100 degrees temperature for 5 to 10 minutes, depending how big and how hard they are.. let them chill, and ready to eat !!) Have a nice day

Good morning Prices in Brighton seem extremely high..!! I have been told last week by a farang immigration volunteer that the situation in Pattaya is "not good".. Apparently a lot of long term expats left or will be leaving soon. Would be interesting to get exact figures. Have a nice day

...and no medical insurance cover verification announced, which would be very easy to put in place.... when they continuously claim foreigners contract debts in Thai hospitals, preferring to pressurize long term expats who are however easier to trace and mainly have a private medical insurance covering the costs which Thai rules don t accept if not Thai insurance.. Have a nice day

Hello, Went to immigration with my full file (documents filed following the order of the provided list as I had been instructed to do).. The lady was not extremely welcoming nor smiling but after beginning to check the file and noting nothing was missing she got more relaxed.. Checked everything, even returned some documents she found to be unnecessary..Only point which surprised me, she refused the Google map itinerary from immigration office to my place I had printed ..she asked me to draw it.. made me sign documents informing about laws, rules and overstay penalties Gave me the file back, asked me to do a second copy of the full file and come back to her.. I did, came back, paid the fee, got a receipt and was informed I would receive a message informing me the visa would be ready within 2 or 3 weeks. All together 30 minutes between arrival and departure from immigration.. I really felt a change of attitude when she saw the tidy file, so she might obviously get upset when she doesn't get all she needs and the way she wants.. This is my experience at least..no problem, not required nor suggested to use an agent..it run smoothly.. and relaxed atmosphere when I completed the procedure Just for info I go with +800.000 bank account (not with pension monthly amount which might be more complicated) Have a nice day

I do hope so...I checked 2 weeks ago with the lady who makes OA extensions and she gave me the advice after going and enquiring with one lady further at the end. Will inform Have a nice day

Hello, I already enquired with her 2 weeks ago and got the full list of documents ready.. She even in fact had suggested even one year ago to shift to O.. In fact, apart from a map to point out where you live, docs are the same as for OA extension.. Will see ..if problem will inform Have a nice evening

Hello Till September this year the cover was for 400.00 and yes it was able to get it chap with high deductible..which was a trick as the official aim of the request was that all farangs would have all payments secured for Thai medical services. Now it seems the cover will be 3 M 500.000 bahts and even with 1.5 M deductible the yearly amount is above 30.000 bahts.. Apparently immigration has still not issued the decree imposing this change but I have been informed by the insurance it is highly plausible this amount will be required for all extensions filed from 1st September onwards... So, made a visa run, entered with visa exemption and will apply for O visa.. This insurance request is a total nonsense... In fact a Thai insurance with 1.5 million deductible is admitted as everyone closes the eyes on it.. I personally have an insurance covering my full medical bills without any yearly limitations.. so, much safer for the Thai system.. Also, as you know, a new insurance always asks if you have a pre existing medical condition and refuses of course to cover anything related to this problem.. Therefore we are required to just pay for nothing.. I personally know a few expats who recently left or will leave because of all never ending created new issues.. I also wish to point out now there will be 300 bahts charged to all people entering Thailand, again officially to cover the hospital bills of people who have no insurance.. If they did the Thailand pass, it is very easy to adopt a similar measure, just for tourists insurance, as it was for COVID, simple on line procedure..you don t have it you cannot enter ..it could also be payed on arrival if not suscribed before.. I don t think long term expats don t pay medical bills. My experience is that the 1st thing you are asked for when you reach an hospital is either an insurance certificate if your insurance has an agreement with the hospital, either your credit card and you have to sign the quotation for agreement.. Have a nice day

Hello, Went as recommended to Ban Packard..3 hours to go ..heavy rains go and back from and till Rayong.. Reached there at 8.30.. As soon as the immigration officer saw our European passports, he called a lady standing on opposite side who came.. Apparently he was worried as we didn't have a re entry but I told him we want to re enter with visa exemption.. This lady with a travel agency badge of course immediately offered her service...2700B per person which included visa to Cambodia ..clearly her fees are 1000.. She said we could do it alone but Cambodia would make us stay 1 night.. and wanted all in bahts no dollars.. True or not, I thought 2000 bahts for both was not worth taking the risk ..as on top of it she had been called by the Thai immigration officer who could also make our return difficult..She made the exit process with us, snaps, fingerprints, offered a seat 10 meters away and filled TM6 forms, required signature, took the money..10 minutes later was back with passports, in and out Cambodia stamp, went with us to Thai counter, we gave fingerprints and snap taken... All together 30 minutes later we were on the way back to Pattaya.. Some may think we could have done it alone but it was a good and quick service and I don t regret spending that, avoiding all troubles, discussions etc... Just wanted to thank everyone for advices received and give the feedback. Have a good week

Thank you very much to everyone for help and time taken to answer me. Any idea of the "visa on arrival surcharge" I could be asked to pay cambodian side (to get enough dollars with me) ? I imagine there is nothing similar when reentering Thailand with visa exemption Will give the info after I come back as it can always be interesting to hear about the next developments. I will of course take all documents to prove vaccination full process.. I imagine it should be printed on top of the phone application ? Have a nice week end

Hello I go to Pattaya International Hospital.. the dermatologist lady is Dr.WARAPORN KLANWARIN She is very good.. She makes all procedures with laser or cryo and also makes the procedure to remove samples for analysis If it is really cancer she doesnt make the removal herself and it is the plastic surgeon Dr Choochart who removes it.. I went through the procedure with both and he informed me I would have a scarf of 3 centimeters in my face. Result.. absolutely invisible after 2/3 months Excellent job, reasonable price Have a nice day

Thanks a lot everybody.. Of course will stay friendly whatever they ask.. My main point would be to be absolutely sure I can do it go and back in a few hours as we have a pet at home and we should not get stuck there.. Anyway, have to try Last question, as we go per car.. we can cross the border by foot and come back the same way of course (as I think thai registered cars cannot enter Cambodia) Anybody with recent experience in Ban Pakard is welcome Have a very nice day

Thanks a lot indeed.. it will be much quicker..I saw the visa on arrival fee is 30 dollars per person to pay in dollar.. I imagine it is better to have the exact amount of money with us I imagine it opens at 8 o clock morning ? is it a long procedure to get the visa on arrival as yes, apparently we cannot make the evisa process as we did last time we went through Trat ? Thank you very much for your help Have a nice day

Hello Living in Jomtien with OA visa, after insurance became compulsory (as we have an insurance covering us fully but not the thais insurances needed by immigration) we thought of changing for O visa but in between due to covid we could not make the compulsory visa run We plan to do it now going to Trat so through Klong Yai border if I am not mistaken Could anyone tell us if this is now possible.. In this case, do we have to take a visa to enter Cambodia (I imagine can be done per internet) Then, procedure would be to just cross without having a re entry permit for Thailande and re enter 5 minutes later with visa exemption one month.. Next day go to immigration here and apply for O visa (we have all compulsory amount of money available in bank accounts and have done already here 5 extensions based on OA initial visa without any trouble or problem) Thanks a lot for advice and confirming if all this is right and possible now. Also please confirm this is the most convenient border point from Pattaya.. Thank you Have a very nice day

Hello, Condo purchase/will are basic procedures anyone can do.... But thanks anyway. Already in touch with Khun Patchara..From 1st phone contact and her phone call after I sent an information note, she phoned, gave a list of docs to gather and announced a very reasonable price to handle the case.. Will meet her next week but so far so good. Thanks to everyone. Have a good day