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I have appointments tomorrow at CW for retirement extension and re-entry, but just now tested positive for the covids. What are the requirements for entry to CW after having the covids? Do i need a hospital PCR test or just my home ATK showing negative? Is there a minimum waiting time afterwards? I've made new bookings for ten days in the future, but am unable to cancel tomorrow's appointments. Is there a secret button somewhere I missed?
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The booking is checked at the airline check-in counter, not at immigration. The airline is just covering their behinds, as they would be responsible for returning you to point of origin if denied entry. You have a valid booking for a flight thirty days in the future, as required by the destination country. If denied entry, you have a valid onward booking you can pay for and use. Airline is off the hook.
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Well, sure. Everyone's personal experiences are personal. Your experiences are yours, and do not match my personal anecdotes. I failed to add that in one case about four years ago, Pentor refused to take a heavily worn, creased $100 note with a few random pen marks and a "security stamp" from some forex window long ago . They advised me to take the bill further into the mall to exchange at SCB. The nice folks at that particular branch on that particular day accepted the bill without question. I doubt immigration would deny entry due to "dirty money."
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Are you confusing Thailand with Myanmar? Banks in Yangon demand pristine notes, but in my experience not Thailand. A couple of weeks ago Pentor at the mall wouldn't accept my US$100's. They only wanted "big heads." Super Rich one floor below took them without any questions, even the 25-year-old worn notes.
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https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/notaries-public/affidavit/ Fill out the affidavit with whatever you desire. The notary will not confirm it, nor ask for supporting documentation. The notary is certifying only that you are the individual that made the statement and signed the form. You will need to book an appointment for notarial services. https://evisaforms.state.gov/Instructions/ACSSchedulingSystem.asp
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Crouching Single-Paper, Hidden Uses
NoDisplayName replied to NoDisplayName's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I don't know her job or title. My girlf.....oops!.....my wife handled that. The nice lady at the amphur is responsible for registering marriages and divorces. The deed she did was to take the legalized documents we gave her, and provide us with a marriage certificate, returning the original legalized documents to us. But that's not important. This thread is about non-standard uses for the notarized and legalized "certificate of singleness" marriage affidavit obtained from an embassy. -
Written Exam Questions - Study Guide?
NoDisplayName replied to NoDisplayName's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
If anyone is interested, here are my findings. I used two of the sites recommended here to study. The first one gives a good overview of the laws, although the English is questionable, and some of the answers are incorrect. Scroll to the bottom to read comments. https://move2thailand.com/driving-license-exam-in-thailand-2020/ This second one offers 50-question practice exams. The questions are close to what I found on the actual test, although a few were translated differently. https://thaidriveexam.com/ Test day was too easy. Three hours of boring videos, lunch break, then half an hour to review the DLT signs and questions handbook followed by computerized testing. I did both tests in about fifteen minutes each, plus another five minutes to review my answers. Scored 50 and 50. -
Crouching Single-Paper, Hidden Uses
NoDisplayName replied to NoDisplayName's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
@tonray Sorry for the confusement. I'll try to explain. Lots of people report having trouble opening bank accounts, even with valid long term visas. Some banks/offices will only open an account if you have a work permit, others require a letter from your embassy confirming your identity. DLT requires either a residence permit from immigration or a residence affidavit from your embassy to apply for a license or renewal. Embassy letters cost $50 (US embassy) after waiting weeks for an appointment. Immigration (Chang Wattana) won't accept an application for a residence certificate until you've done your first 90-day report (the first non-O annual extension counts as a 90-day report at CW), and then you still have several weeks wait for the certificate to arrive in the mail. I found it possible (YMMV) to open bank accounts at Bangkok Bank Silom, and to apply for a drivers license at Mochit using my leftover, unneeded, single affidavit from the US embassy. No extra fees, no weeks-long wait for appointments, and no waiting for certificates to arrive in the mail. I don't recall anyone mentioning this as a possibility, so thought I'd pass along some useful information. -
Just a note letting members know I found new uses for the US Embassy notarized marriage affidavit. Seemed like such a waste - $50 for an embassy notary stamp when my county clerk back home will notarize for $5, and translation and legalization only came to $20. And then the nice lady at the amphur did the deed for us in under 45 minutes, walk-in, no waiting, no witnesses required and no translator, and gave us two lovely certificates suitable for framing for just 20 baht. Anyway, about those uses. The paper has your name, your passport number and your residence, with an embassy seal. Bangkok Bank Silom accepted the single affidavit, made a copy, returned the original to open multiple bank accounts. The amphur lady scanned the legalized affidavit into the system, and returned the original. DLT at Mochit accepted the single affidavit in lieu of a residence certificate and/or embassy residence affidavit. They retained the orginal (+copy for motorcycle), so drivers licenses were applied for after the hitching. YMMV
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"onwardflight"
NoDisplayName replied to Makoshark's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I booked a $16 onward ticket the day before my flight departed. Within ten minutes was able to log into the airline website using the reservation code to confirm the booking. Flew into Thailand in July via Hong Kong. The ticketing agent wanted to see an onward flight to issue boarding passes. The agent logged onto the airline reservation system to confirm the flight was legitimate. Immigration was not interested in an onward flight, just stamped a 30-day visa waiver in my passport. -
The WISE main page has a widget that lets you enter how you will fund your transfer, and will tell you exactly how many baht you'll receive for your western money using the right now rate. You can compare that to Bangkok Bank daily forex rates: https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Personal/Other-Services/View-Rates/Foreign-Exchange-Rates
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Last month on the highway outside the Tesco for fifty baht.
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I'm going to apply for a license next month and will be required to take the exam. I do not have a valid foreign license. Can anyone provide a link to websites with sample driving test exam questions? I've done a search and looked through some of them, but I'm having trouble understanding the English. I'm not sure if these are bits of Thai driving regulations that have been run through google translate by the websites or they actually appear on the exam. I'm looking for actual question sets that have appeared on prior exams, or perhaps a full study guide with 1000 Q&A's to memorize.
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Your Windows License Will Expire Soon. ---> Lazada Keys?
NoDisplayName replied to NoDisplayName's topic in IT and Computers
Excellent. Picked the Lazada 5-star seller with the most purchases. Paid by bank app, immediate code delivery via chat. I am activated. Thank you for your assistance. -
Hello IT Experts! About six months ago, the HDD in my laptop carped out, the C drive was getting corrupted, and windows was losing functionality. I replaced it with a same-capacity SDD, and had the drive seller install windows 10 pro. Now that six months has passed, I'm getting "Your Windows License Will Expire Soon" at startup. It seems the seller used the "organization activation service" and that needs to be re-validated every six months. I ran "wmic path blahblah" to find my activation key, and tried changing the product key, but the old key was not valid. I then ran "slmgr/xpr" to find my expiration date next month. I assume now I need to buy a new key and enter that using "Change Product Key" in Settings/Activation. How about the product keys sold on Lazada? Will these keys require replacement every six months as well? With a Lazada key, will windows update need to be suspended? (I tried forum search and google search, but the most recent Thaivisa thread I found on this was from 2017)
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Near Phimai.
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We tried that, but her nephews are...........unreliable at best, and would want more than the shippers mentioned by sanook. I'd prefer a professional service with a large covered truck, fixed quote, and cargo insurance.
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Thanks! GF will contact both LalaMove and Deliveree via app. Lala looks good, would go with the 6W truck with cargo insurance. We tried to contact Daeng on Facebook but no response.
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I am confused, both by the question, and the "correct" answer. https://move2thailand.com/driving-license-exam-in-thailand-2020/16/
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My girlfriend and I will be moving from Bangkok to Isaan soon. We're looking for a reliable mover preferably with a covered/enclosed van to haul the contents of her 28m apartment to the new house. Any recommendations?