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I spent most my adult life working for airlines.
If Bangkok is your first port of entry and your final destination is within Thailand, yes you will clear immigration and customs upon arrival and then make your connection to a domestic flight.
If Bangkok is just a connecting point to a flight outside Thailand from the international terminal, you are a through passenger and won’t have a need to clear immigration or customs, you would just follow the transit passengers signs.
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You can’t fix stupid
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3 hours ago, BuddyPish said:
Thais seem to care more about visitors from this part of the world . . . India, China, Malaysia etc. They don't seem to complain anywhere near as much as farangs
You do know that “Farang” literally means foreigner, so people from India, China or anywhere else outside of Thailand are Farangs
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Goodbye border runners and those who try to live in Thailand without a proper visas. If, and this is a big If, it’s implemented correctly the system should deny anyone from unlimited visa exemption entries.
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“I went to sleep in Thailand but woke up in China.”
So true!
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16 hours ago, Lolothai said:
13 years ago I did the same and it costed 20 000 only, just had to notify my residency every 3 months. Did the price changed that much?
No, the price went down which is why is 36,000 more. SMH
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Seriously, why would anyone come to this forum or any other for financial advice?
But more importantly, nothing is set in stone yet, so what is said today won’t be the same as tomorrow.
As so many others have pointed out, they can’t even collect accurately from their own citizens, do you really think they can from all the expats. Oh, and if you’re reading the gossip columns or the YouTube lawyer, that's not really a lawyer in country, about the requirement for retirement renewal, don’t, they are just rumors!
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7 hours ago, webfact said:
The US expressed concern that dissolving the Move Forward Party undermines Thailand’s democratic progress and conflicts with the aspirations of the Thai people for a robust democratic future.
Sadly, its a very accurate statement.
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Boy the unlimited visa waivers is really working out well!
Think this is bad, wait till all the bogus DTV people start flooding in for their 1 time medical or dental appointments or a concert they likely will never attend!!!
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I wouldn’t give up my retirement visa for any of these and I have no issue with my 800,000 sitting in an account making little or nothing.
Anyone that’s been here long enough know things will change 10 more times this year alone and once thing start biting them from not throughly planning long term, there will be further restrictions.
So enjoy these while you can as I guarantee they won’t last and you won’t be “living” in Thailand long term like many think they will
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12 hours ago, SunsetT said:
Why does it matter?
Why does the release of fish that’s destroying the environment and ecosystem matter?!
You can’t be that stupid!
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I’ve got a bad back too and what I find that helps on occasion is Norgesic.
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Why do some guys like blondes vs brunettes!
What an idiotic post, don’t you have anything better to do?!
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YouTube premium is only 149b here, so not with the trouble of a 3rd party app. Same with Netflix, it’s dirt cheap
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Flee from Thailand in 2017 and 7 years later decide to return thinking they would forget about the crime you allegedly committed not realizing they use computers like the rest of the world.
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Simple solution:
Arrest him and send him to jail pending charges and deportation orders. Once deportation is signed off on, then drop criminal charges and deport him (at his expense) to his home country with a 10 year ban.
I know, this will never happen here as it would in other countries, but one can only hope we can catch up with the rest of the world in enforcing laws.
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This exact same thing happened to me in CM. Online rejection of 90 Day with a note saying to see immigration.
So I go to immigration and the IO says it shouldn’t have been rejected for 1 night at a hotel in country and to just go through the drive through. I did exactly that and the drive thru IO just processed it as normal in 30 seconds.
I’ve given up on trying to make sense of things, I just go with the flow anymore
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6 hours ago, expatsoon said:Not really, we would prefer to stay in one country and enjoy our retirement but things look shaky in Thailand at the moment with all the sudden changes.
With all due respect, it doesn’t sound like Thailand is a good fit for you.
You may want to consider just staying where you are instead of moving to a different country since changes are inevitable, no matter where you move, and it doesn’t sound like you will be happy with any changes.- 4
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I’m sorry, but the quota of foreign idiots is already met so you will need to find someplace else to visit.
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You’re welcome to move if you don’t like the lifestyle here. Trust me, no one will miss the whining
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Worried about elephant pants but selling knock off brand name clothing, watches, shoes, purses etc is perfectly fine and doesn’t need to be looked into?
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I’m from the US, retired last year and I’ll share what I did to open my primary bank account so I could deposit the 800k to get my Non-O.
As you know since you’ve lived here longer than me, things change weekly.
I arrived Visa Exempt and purposely booked an AirBnb for over a month. I made sure when booking that the host would file a TM30, which they did. I then got the TM30 slip and to make life easy I paid 500b to have an agent get me a residence certificate. I actually had them get me two, 1 for banking and 1 for my drivers license.
With the residence certificate in hand I went to Kbank in Chiang Mai, dressed nicely (no shorts or flip flops, although I’m not sure it matters) had a nice conversation with the manager explaining that I retired, was applying for my non-o visa but to do so I needed to open an account so I can fund it.
About 30 minutes later and 300 signatures later (lol) I left with a new account, online access and debit card.
Hope this helps
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11 hours ago, Richard007 said:
818pilot, thanks for sharing that information. That website falls under the “Corporate” tab not the “Individuals” tab. I wonder if the same networks apply to the Individual plans?
Just curious, did you ever have a large hospitalization claim with April (i.e. >$2,000)? If so, which hospital was it and did April hit you with a 20% deductible?
Hi Richard007, you're welcome and I also noticed that it was under the corporate tab. I guess I figured if it applied there then it would apply to individuals too (Might be a bad assumption on my part).
I just recently moved here, so like you, I'm looking for a policy that's not Thai backed and offers good coverage. I'm 57 and a local agent offered April/LMG thai policy with 3.5m Bhat coverage at around 87k bhat a year, which i didn't think was bad until I had him put in what it would cost me at 60 since rate increases are every 5 years here. The increase went to about 120k bhat a year, which then made me consider either Cigna Global or Aprils international (France) policy. Medical is so much cheaper here then in the US, but I recently had a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles that put me in the hospital at Cedars for 10 days and my US bill is already over 600k USD. While my US insurance will never pay that amount, it got me thinking if some did happen here that was serious, would 3.5m Bhat really be enough.
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On 9/7/2023 at 10:19 PM, Richard007 said:
I have been researching options for expat medical insurance for when I retire and move to Thailand early next year and I have been looking closely at April International (France).
Section 7.1 of April’s MyHealth International General Conditions 2023 booklet says:
We provide you with a network of healthcare professionals who charge Reasonable and Customary costs. If You receive treatment in a medical facility that is not recommended and is not a member of the APRIL International network, You will be subject to a 20% Deductible applicable to the amount of your claim if the cost of your treatment exceeds local standards (except for vital emergencies).
I have been in contact with the sales department at April International (France) and asked a bunch of questions about their policy. The one request that I have made (and repeated in several email exchanges) that they have refused to address is to allow me to have access to the list of hospitals that are members of the APRIL International network or let me know how to access the network online so I can see the names of the hospitals. It’s shocking to me that they refused this request. After all, their customers have a right to know exactly what it is that they are buying.
If April’s focus is controlling costs by only including the inexpensive hospitals in the April International Network, and excluding more expensive ones, then this policy is not a good fit for me. If I have a need for surgery sometime in the future, I don’t want to be subject to a 20% deductible if I don’t like the hospitals in the April network and the hospital I choose is more expensive than others.
My questions to current April International (France) Policyholders are:
Do you feel that the hospitals included in the April International Network are high-quality hospitals? If so, which other country’s hospital system have you been treated at as a basis for quality comparison, if any?
Is Bumrungrad International Hospital included in the April International Network?
Is Bangkok Hospital included in the April International Network?
Is Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital included in the April International Network?
Is Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital included in the April International Network?
Is Ramathibodi Hospital included in the April International Network?
Did you ever have to pay the 20% deductible for a scheduled hospitalization (i.e. not an emergency) because the hospital was not in April’s network and April determined that the cost of your treatment exceeded local standards (i.e. exceeded Reasonable and Customary costs)?
Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for any thoughtful replies.
I had the same concerns as I live in CM and Bangkok Hospital is the closest to me and I currently use them for Physical and Occupational Therapy for an accident in the US (Out of pocket, but only $26 an hour compared to over $100 in Los Angeles).
I explored their site and found this, https://www.april-international.com/en/corporate/services/healthcare-networks . I then checked what network Bangkok Hospital is with and they are part of Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS) so it is in network according to their link above. You may want to check the others, but BDSM has the following as part of their group.
Bangkok Hospital
Phyathai Hospitals Group
BNH Hospital
Samitivej Hospital Group
Paolo Hospital Group
Royal Hospital Group (Cambodia)Hope this helps!
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