BrandonJT

The DTV is a tourist visa, and this is the policy at most DLT offices in regards to tourist entries (visa exempt or tourist visa). Going to a different DLT may turn up different results, as is the same across Thailand for various agencies.

Doesn't matter who has the numbers, as they already said only the people who were originally put forward as PM candidates during the election are allowed to be PM. Move Forward only put forward one candidate, which was Pita, and he's now banned from politics. PP has gone through their options, which means the only people who are left that are allowed to be PM are from the other parties, the largest of which is Anutin's party and he was put forward as candidate. Makes him PM almost by default. At this point they just need to dissolve parliament and call for new elections.

So what happens if a Thai person wants to register for a legitimate foreign service that includes texted links, like ordering a product from a foreign company and the tracking is sent to them? These foreign companies are not going to go through the process of registering in another country just to be able to send links in their texts. On top of that, a both iMessage and RCS are encrypted, which means the telephone company would have no idea what is in the messages to begin with. The only thing this could stop is regular sms (not rcs or imessage) from one Thai number to another Thai number. I'd wager that's only a small fraction of the problem.

This is all about headlines and not about helping people. If it was about helping people it would be implemented on the lines that people actually use, like the blue line, and the BTS as well.

Next month I'll be back in Thailand right when my Thai drivers licenses expire. I'll be staying in Chiang Rai for most of the time, but originally got my license in Chiang Mai so I've never used immigration in Chiang Rai. Just wondering if anyone has experience on if it's tough to get a COR in Chiang Rai and what the requirements are, either at the main office in the mall, or at the office in Mae Sai, which I'll actually be closer to. I also have the option of just getting the COR from Chamchuri in Bangkok before I head up North since I have an LTR, but I don't know if the DLT in Chiang Rai would accept a COR from Bangkok? I have an address I can use for either, so that's not a concern. Any insights or the best strategy would be great. Thanks! Edited to add that I have an available address for both provinces.

There is no tagging onto a visa application. If you want to get a dependent DTV, then the primary person must apply for and pay for their application, and wait for the DTV to be issued. Once they have that, then the dependent can apply for and pay for their own DTV based on the primary, with one of the required fields in the application being an upload of the DTV issued to the primary person.

Correct. Though some of the Malay borders are known for requiring you to spend the night. So you might want to use a border bounce agency if you decide to go that direction.

This seems to confirm the rumors that BJT party is basically running the Senate.

I've seen some posts from people that were recently there saying they shut down their appointments to prepare for the e-visa system.

Some immigration offices will not accept monthly transfers if your embassy provides the affidavit. If you are ONLY making the transfers to cover yourself if the embassy changes course, and you still plan to use the affidavit until it's not available, then you are covered. But if you want to switch to the monthly transfers even while your embassy is still offering the certification, you might want to check with your immigration office to see if it's a valid option first.

What, no mention of his private plane in this article?

The crime is opening an account for someone else. In Bangkok there are signs all over the BTS stations warning Thai people not to open mule accounts. Same goes for cell phone accounts, since they are trying to crack down on SIM cards used by scammers.

The reason people keep mentioning the 2nd yearly extension is because you CANNOT use monthly transfers for the first yearly extension. Even if you can show 10 years of monthly transfers, it will be refused. The ONLY option for the first 1-year extension is 800k in the bank, or an embassy affidavit of income.

Already widely discussed on Facebook groups. Wise has said to use the option for purchasing property if you want it to show as international.

The google translation of the Royal Gazette announcement of the DTV called it a "special tourist visa" but that might be down to crappy translation.

That has nothing to do with this. A work extension MUST be cancelled, even if you just let it run out, or leave without a re-entry permit, you still MUST cancel it. If you don't cancel it, you likely cannot get a new long-term visa or new long-term extension until you do so, and will also be fined 500 baht per day for failing to do so. There are also land borders that won't even let you leave Thailand if you haven't cancelled your work extension and don't have a re-entry permit. Same goes for education extensions and volunteer extensions.

Never heard of a 2000 baht TM30 fine. The fine for failure to do a 90 day report is 2000 baht though.

You don't see how the government would get commissions? The votes were already bought. There's no need to make the payment now. So a few thousand people don't get the full 10,000 or don't get it at all. But that money still shows as distributed in the rolls. Guess whose bank account it actually ended up in?

The closest land border will be Chiang Saen or Chiang Khong. But there is a lot of uncertainty there now as they've started requiring people to spend 1 or 2 nights in Laos before returning. Then reports from other places that you cannot do a border bounce if you have gotten an extension on your entry. A confusing time for sure. I think Dr Jack's recommendation of flying out would be easiest, especially since Chiang Mai has some direct international flights.

If you look at the machines, they all have a "price" listed on them for the toys. You can go to the staff and purchase one of the toys for that price, or you can play the game. The machine will not actually hold onto the item until you've put that much money into the machine. After which the machine will let you play unlimited times until you win. So you are not "gambling" you are paying the price listed for the item. Which is usually very high.

It sounds like you are in the application for a dependent DTV. One of the requirements for this is showing the DTV of the primary person that then qualifies the dependent (spouse, child) to qualify for a DTV as well.

I've never heard of the pre-clearance for CNX. The agent that I know that offers it, only offers it for Bangkok and Phuket.

When you obtained your work extension, you signed a document that said you would notify immigration if your situation changed. You stopped working, and you failed to notify immigration. This can prevent you both from getting a new long-term visa or long-term extension until it is cancelled. Likely that will involve paying a fine of 500 baht per day up to a maximum of 20,000 baht. You will need to find out how to cancel it with the immigration office. Even going past November won't make a difference, because you still failed to meet the terms you previously agreed to. You need to find out from immigration what they want to cancel your old extension, and then try to get that.

You've already been vetted, submitted an application and been approved to enter Thailand when you have a visa. There's no reason to have to submit information again for an ETA. Travel authorizations across the countries that use them are for pre-authorizing and collecting information for people that are traveling without a visa.

This is a very good way to get pulled into an interrogation room and questioned about what you are doing and why you are playing games with your passports. All to save 1000 baht? Doesn't seem worth the risk. Even people just normally changing passports betwen trips get questioned often enough, but you are planning on doing it 2 times in short order.