Red Phoenix

Spot on!

> You are looking in the wrong place for answers to your query...

Reading all the horror-stories from other Imm offices, my SiSaKet office truly deserves kudos. I need to remind myself, to bring some cake for the whole office as it's very likely that they would not accept money. They are an extremely efficient and friendly bunch. No need to fill in any forms for any service, they do that for you in their system and you are served in minutes. Mind you: they are strict but correct (like they should be). So no 'fees' or any other hanky-panky for the services they provide.

Very sensible response, and I fully agree.

At my SiSaKet Imm Office, when I needed a Residence Certificate to apply for my Thai driver's permit, it was issued on the spot (took 10 minutes) and when I asked how much I had to pay, they said it was free of charge (like it should be). However, my Imm Office when I inquired beforehand told me that they only issue a Residence Certificate when you provide a filled-in Request form from the Thai authority that requires it for providing you a service. So I had to go first to the SiSaKet DTP (3 km down the road) to get that official Request Form - also issued on the spot and free of charge - and then to the Imm Office to get the Res-Cert, and then back to the DTP with that required document to apply for my Thai driver's permit. Issued in 1 hour (including eye/eaction-test).

TIP > It's indeed recommended to buy a Re-Entry Permit when at your Imm Office immediately after having received the extension of your 1-year Permission to stay. But if you foresee that you will be exiting Thailand less than 3-4 times during the 1 year period of your Permission to stay, it's more economical to buy a SingleEntry Re-Entry Permit (1.000,- THB) than to buy a Multiple-Entry Re-Entry Permit (3.800,- THB). And should you need to exit Thailand using the SingleEntry Re-Entry Permit, and you foresee another exit during the remainder time you can buy another SingleEntry Re-Entry Permit when doing your 90-days report after your return (or alternatively buy it at the Immigration desk at the Airport just before leaving, but take heed that you would need to pay CASH when doing so as Airport immigration does not accept credit/debit cards).

No, when you are on a Permission to stay from a Non Imm O Visa for reason of retirement, the only way to extend it is by applying for a 1-year extension of stay. And this has to be done in the period from 1 month before till actual expiry date (some Imm Offices allow to apply 45 days beforehand). Note that if you are married to a Thai national or have Thai dependent children that it is possible to apply for a 60-day extension of stay even when your Permission to stay is based on a Non Imm O Visa for reason of retirement. As mentioned earlier > When you exit Thailand the Permission to stay from that Non Imm O Visa is invalidated, UNLESS you bought before exiting a Re-Entry Permit which will protect the Permission to stay.

#1 - You re-entered Thailand and the Re-Entry permit you bought before exiting, protected the Permission to stay based on the extension of the Non Imm O Visa you had. So you were stamped in till Oct 11, which was the Permission to stay date based on that Non Imm O Visa. #2 - The Thailand re-entry date of 25th June counts as DAY-1 for doing your 90-day reports. So you need to notify your local Imm Office before due date of Monday September 22, 2024. As you re-entered Thailand you will not be able to do the 90-day report on-line, and will have to do it in person at your local Imm Office. Note that this can be done from 14 days before Sept 22 due date till 6 days afterwards. #3 - In your case, having to apply for a 1-year extension of your Non Imm O Visa, you can do the application 1 month (45 days at some Offices) before expiry date of Oct 11. Note that when you apply for the 1-year extension of your Non Imm O Visa in the period from 12 to 26 September, that you can combine that 1-year extension application with the 90-day report, thus avoiding a separate visit to your local Imm Office to do the latter. #4 - When entering Thailand by air, you do not get a TM-6 form anymore (it is only at Thai land-borders that you still need to fill out that form on entry).

A 6-month multiple-entry Tourist Visa will allow you to stay up to 9 months in Thailand. That should be time enough to determine whether you want to stay in Thailand, and if so the apply for an appropriate long-term Visa that provides 1-year extensions.

Facts don't Matter

My post was about a 1-year MultipleEntry Non Imm O Visa, the requirements and extension options of which are totally different than from a MultipleEntry Tourist Visa (METV).

For @jas007 > That 1-year unlimited 100 Mbps NT Thunder SIM would be ideal as he would use it in his router so no need for phone calls/connectivity.

> FYI - I am located in SiSaKet province, 10 km from nearest small town, 35 km from Khantaralak, 79 km from SiSaKet city and 95 km from Ubon Ratchathani. The expression 'living in the sticks' aptly summarizes my location. Obviously there is no cable here, so I rely on the SIM in my mobile phone to get Internet connection, which I use as hotspot to my laptop. Just did a small test using https://speedtest.adslthailand.com/ And my 1-year 30 Mbps unlimited download SIM shows 26.9 Mbps download speed average. Needless to say that that allows for streaming HD-movies without any glitches. But of course I agree that the download speed will vary according to location.

Yes, if it is only 10 days instead of 10 months, then it's an obvious scam. Anyway, Lazada refunded me as it was not the product that I ordered.

I already have a 30 Mbps unlimited download SIM from dTac which is valid till mid April next year. But I ordered that advertised SIM for use next year, as the price was 3 times lower than the Mobile2You one I have. And indeed the seller did sent me a different SIM than the one I ordered. That SIM featured maximum download speed, whether it was unlimited download was unclear (it said 50 GB on the SIM), and it had 100 free phone calls per month to any provider. Quite a good deal for 1.064,- THB. That particular DtAC I might have considered keeping the one that they did sent me, were it not that it was already registered and expiry date was 30 March 2025. So I contacted Lazada that it was not the product that I had ordered, and the courier came to pick it up again within hours, in the days after that I received a message from Lazada that the money I paid on delivery is on my Wallet, and can be either send to my Thai bank-account or can be used for later orders. So yes, somewhat of a scam by the seller, advertising a different product than what he sends over. Actually I don't understand why the seller does not advertise the ACTUAL product that they will provide, as that one is not available anywhere in Thailand and is a very fine deal.

The 1-year 30 Mbps unlimited download SIM I ordered from Mobile2You does exactly what's promised - it provides up to 30 Mbps download speed, provides unlimited download and is valid for 1 year from the moment that you register the SIM.

We already have the Para Olympics, so why not the Drag Olympics with Bud Light as main sponsor. Such a freak show would be quite popular I guess.

There is no such thing as a transgender woman (or a transgender man for that matter). You are born a man or a woman, and that cannot be changed - period. But of course you do have men that pose as women, and women that pose as men. But that doesn't change the fact that whatever surgery or hormone cures they take, they will NEVER become someone of the opposite sex. Labeling a man as 'transgender woman' or a woman as 'transgender man' just adds to the confusion.

Sanity slowly returning... = = = by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News June 12, 2024 Biological male Lia Thomas’s hopes of competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics in women’s swimming were dashed on Wednesday when Thomas lost a legal case filed against World Aquatics (WA) at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Lia Thomas The 25-year-old Thomas also remains barred from swimming in the female category after failing to overturn rules introduced by swimming’s governing body in the summer of 2022 which prohibit anyone who has undergone “any part of male puberty” from competing in the female category. Thomas had argued the rules should be declared “invalid and unlawful” as they were contrary to the Olympic charter and the World Aquatics constitution. In a 24-page decision, the court of arbitration concluded that Thomas was “simply not entitled to engage with eligibility to compete in WA competitions” as someone who was no longer a member of U.S. Swimming. World Aquatics introduced its new rules after Thomas beat Olympic silver medalist Emma Weyant by 1.75 seconds to win the women’s 500-yard freestyle title at the 2022 NCAA championships. In a scientific document that informed its decision, WA said swimmers such as Thomas retained significant physical advantages – in endurance, power, speed, strength and lung size – from undergoing male puberty, even after reducing their testosterone levels through medication. The court of arbitration ruled that Thomas had no standing to sue WA’s transgender policy, with a key paragraph stating: “The panel concludes that since the Athlete is not entitled to participate in ‘Elite Event’ within the meaning of USA Swimming Policy, let alone to compete in a WA competition, which occurs upon registration with WA prior to a competition or upon setting a performance which leads to a request for registration as WA world record, she is simply not entitled to engage with eligibility to compete in WA competitions. “The policy and the operational requirements are simply not triggered by her current status.” World Aquatics hailed the decision as “a major step forward in our efforts to protect women’s sport.” “World Aquatics is dedicated to fostering an environment that promotes fairness, respect, and equal opportunities for athletes of all genders and we reaffirm this pledge,” it added. = = =

Oh yes it works, but not to the benefit of those taking it....

Nice attempt to deflect from the real issue here.

From the responses above it is clear that those posters have woken up to the scam and will not be rolling up their sleeves again for their next 'protection' COVID-booster. Obviously that worldwide phenomenon has already triggered a double-pronged response from the vaccinators: - combining the Flu and COVID jabs in one shot; - stoking up the fear for the next pandemic, and since COVID has lost much of its fear-factor it's now Bird Flu.

> Instead of posting these opinions stated by actors having an interest in denying any connections with the roll-out of the COVID-jabs, let's look whether the actual figures of jabbed/unjabbed patients developing cancer since the last 3 years support it.

I re-post here a mail-message from Brett (Learn Thai from a White Guy) who confirms that yesterday evening 7th June he did only get a 30-day Permission to stay on arrival at Suvarnabhumi Airport. = = = สวัสดีครับ! I saw a nice award miles deal on Qatar Airlines earlier this week so I booked a last minute flight over to Bangkok. It did seem like Qatar Airways which used to be my favorite has gone downhill a bit since I last used them. The airport was a mad house. Despite all the news headlines and a number of government sites reporting a June 1st start date, I'm disappointed to report that I landed in Thailand last night (June 7th) and was given a 30 day stamp. I'll report in again when there is evidence that they've actually implemented the 60 day visa exemption. If anyone makes it over here later and expereiences differently, I'd like to hear about it. No word yet on the DTV 5 year visa. I've heard Sept 1st, but I wouldn't lock in any plans based on that. Best, Brett

Naah, we will have the 'promise' by Big Pharma that their products will help you regain your health. I' ll pass...