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Doctor in the US prescribed me the max dosage of medication for high cholesterol. Developed issues and I had to stop after a couple of weeks. Went to a top private hospital in Bangkok, doctor was very much surprised why the dosage was so high. He prescribed me the minimum dosage and my cholesterol has been fine since. I had internal organ issues last year and went to this same top hospital and was recommended a battery of tests. Options were explained to me well and the decisions were mine to take. At no point did I feel that the doctors saw me as a cash cow. The medical care at this hospital is pricey but luckily my US health insurance (accepted by BOI) covered most of it.

I suggest you email the Thai consulate where you applied for the e-visa. If it is New York they are not responsive. They do not answer their phones. But your experience may vary. it could be someone in the approving chain may be out on vacation.

I did this as well to all my uploaded documents that had my full social security number. BOI accepted the documents just fine.

I believe you can just put your planned itinerary and not necessarily your booked and reserved itinerary. Pick a hotel in Bangkok for a night or week. They didn't ask for proof that I paid for flights or hotels when I submitted my application. They will require you to upload your LTR endorsement letter. Once all the documents are uploaded you will be prompted to pay. You can pay by credit card. It took five working days to get my e-visa issued. They didn't notify me though, I had to check my thaievisa account.

You print out the e-visa and show it to the immigration officer each time to enter Thailand. I've used the same printout now for over a year and it's well worn. I did print an extra one in case I somehow lose one. The Fast Track lanes in BKK are all the way to right of the check-in counters at the departure hall. You need to show the staff your e-visa printout. I use it every time I leave BKK and the security lines are never crowded. For arrival follow the signs for Fast Track. There is maybe no more than one person in front of me whenever I use the fast track lanes on arrival.

If I recall correctly you have to click on the embassy option to apply for the e-visa. Then after you complete that, it will generate the LTR endorsement letter and your status option will indicate complete and you can download the letter. Then you move on to the e-visa application. Wait for the BOI to respond to confirm. But I don’t remember anything being complicated when I did it.

It appears that you are at step 5 of the process. You can check where you're at in LTR application timeline in your BOI account. Click on the check status tab and it should direct you to the next step in the process. Once it is complete the status will show complete in the Check Status tab and you will have the option to print the BOI LTR endorsement letter.

If you are doing the LTR e-visa like I did, you will need to create an account at the Thai e-visa website. Just follow the steps for the e-visa application for the LTR. This should be pretty easy and self-explanatory process. You should have a copy of your BOI letter of endorsement that you can download from the BOI account profile. Once you've uploaded the documents, you will then be prompted to pay the LTR fees. Once you have done that the approval process will take a little over a week. You will be notified by email that you have been approved. You can then access your e-visa account, download and print your LTR e-visa.

The manned gates are literally next to the automatic gates. They are to the right of the automatic gates. Fasttrak departures have the same setup.

I've been all over the world. Lived in Europe, Middle East and Asia. Living in Thailand now for the last two years. Nowhere feels like home like the US for me. Moving to Hawaii as soon as my wife gets her immigrant visa.

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I've entered Thailand twice in the last two months. They do not staple anything in your passport, at least in BKK.

1. I had an METV. Immigration officer refused me entry on my second inbound trip on the METV. The interaction started routine and polite then suddenly he started asking me questions about purpose of my trip and suddenly raised his voice. 2. Yes, one of my first posts on this forum. 3. After the immigration officer yelled at me, he called the IO supervisor, he took me at the back wall where I was questioned and was told I needed to purchase an outbound flight, and that I needed an OA visa on next entry. I booked the flight on my phone and show the booking to the supervisor. 4. I stayed 55 days on first entry on the METV. Prior to that I stayed 45 days on visa exempt a four months before. Total time in Thailand over four years prior to this incident was less than 140 days.

This happened to me around a year and half ago. BKK Immigration wouldn't let me in unless I bought an outbound ticket right there and then. And I had a tourist visa.

I used one of my old cycling water bottles and gently squeezed the bottle to flow the water into my nose. I mixed sea salt with hot water out of the tap or add boiling water. Looking back at it, I should probably just use the saline solutions sold at the pharmacy. Probably much safer.

You're correct. A Thai court must approve the US request for the property seizure. And I would assume that it would be true in this case otherwise it would be pretty easy to for a local lawyer to undo. How could Thailand be reluctant to enter into such treaty they already signed?

Per Google: The United States and Thailand have a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) in force, which was signed on March 19, 1986, and entered into force on June 10, 1993. This treaty facilitates cooperation between the two countries in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of criminal offenses. It allows for the exchange of evidence and information, including the execution of requests for search and seizures, serving of documents, and transferring persons in custody for testimonial purposes.

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Congrats on the LTR! Though, even as a wealthy pensioner, 50K is a lot for one hour of work for me. That’s about the time it took to get my documents together and submit them online. They did asked for my tax returns an hour later so maybe 1 hour and 5 minutes total.

I departed and arrived using fast track with my wife a month ago at BKK. No issues, no one even asked what's her relation was to me. I'll probably never depart using the fast track at BKK again, much easier and quicker to go through the e-gates.

It has a rooftop, swimming pool and a gym. I rarely go to the rooftop. No good can come from being that high up. But I do laps almost daily at the pool. I suppose this is temporary as we plan to move to the US in a couple of years. My wife owns this condo so she plans to rent it out after we leave. I would rather keep this condo empty and come back to it whenever we visit.

I'm retired. My wife still works. Our condo has floor to ceiling windows, a tiny balcony where we hang dry our clothes, and has fantastic views of the city. Location is my main consideration as well. I would want to be close to amenities and accessible to public transportation which is were I am now. I absolutely hate driving in Bangkok. I fixed this by not getting a driver license. I'm glad it doesn't bother my wife at all.

I live in a 35m2 condo with my wife in Bangkok. It's plenty of space for us. Very much easy to clean. My wife doesn't want to live in a bigger place and I'm very much fine with that. We don't own a lot of things. But we have everything we need. Maybe if I can figure out how to ride a road bike safely in the city I'd look into more space for bike storage.

I just got married recently. 1. You need two documents notarized ($50 per notarized document) from the US embassy/consulate: a. Affidavit of single status b. Certified copy of your US passport. 2. The documents need to be translated then legalized. I used a translation services close to the US embassy to have the documents translated and have them legalized (3500 THB). This process took me almost three weeks. 3. Schedule an appointment with your Amphur. This took over two weeks as they need to verify the documents you submitted are legitimate. 4. Register your marriage on your appointed date. I read some Amphur do not require witnesses but mine did. Here is the link of the general process from the US embassy: https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/getting-married-in-thailand/ Good luck!

The message clearly says that it is a virtual town hall in the beginning of the message then at the beginning of the last paragraph. In addition, it mentions that the in-person attendance is fully booked and then that participation at the ambassador's house is fully booked. It also mentions that you can register to attend the meeting online twice. I'm not sure how clearer can the message get.