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Phuket wants 21 days minimum for a visa exempt to non-o conversion. Not sure why they want this number.

Hugh and Sheila's great adventure didn't work out so well. I hope they spend some time in a Thai jail.

You can buy the antigen test kits at all pharmacies. You take the self-administered test only if you are sick and you think you might have a covid infection. Total costs will be low. 49 baht per kit is hardly expensive.

You can tell the difference with a positive antigen test (49 baht).

Visa exempt arrival (30 days stay plus extendable 30 days) is allowed at land borders. From the internet I find Visa exempt entry to Thailand is granted if you have a passport from one of these countries: Andorra Australia Austria Belgium Bahrain Brunei Canada Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kuwait Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Maldives Mauritius Monaco The Netherlands New Zealand Norway Oman The Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar San Marino Saudi Arabia (&VoA) Singapore Slovak Slovenia Spain South Africa Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine UAE UK USA

Yes. I am assuming you are in Savanakhet and that you want to come back to Thailand now. Maybe you can come back to Thailand using visa exempt and sort out another embassy/consulate that may be more likely to grant you a SETV later.

Can you return to Thailand now visa exempt and then sort out something later (after a 30 day extension)?

I won't be getting any more vacs. My thoughts are that getting a covid infection should provide some lasting protection. Each covid infection for me had different symptoms, though they all had some fever. My first was mainly felt in my nose and throat. The second in my stomach. The third as muscle aches. The third is lasting longer than the first.

Sure, more info. My post was intended to let people in Phuket know that covid is here and people are getting it. I have no idea what strain I contracted, just that it shows positive on an antigen test. I am treating this at home. Symptoms are uncomfortable but not close to a hospital visit. I don't normally wear a mask, and my best guess is I got it at the crowded Phuket Town Immigration office. I was there on Wed for several hours. My background is that I have had 3 covid vacs and I have contracted covid 3 times (5 months apart). Interestingly and unfortunately, each covid infection I get is worse than the previous one.

Lots of covid spreading in Phuket. I got again this weekend.

Neutral here. Jones is trash and has been stealing a living for years. Even my Man U friends make fun of Jones regularly.

That python should be good eating.

The Chinese like to put it on pizza.

You may be able to use a "global money transfer" function within your TD bank. Done on the bank website. Sends money to your Thai bank account. I use this with another large Canadian bank, and it works well. Money arrives in 3 days.

I wonder how much of the ill-gotten loot has not been found and never will be.

Sorry to hear about your friend's overstay problem. My dealings with the Canadian passport office in Bkk have been positive. As I said, I have gotten two new Canuck passports from Bkk before (both less than 2 weeks). I know of a recent Canadian passport renewal in Bkk that took 2 weeks. Other countries, like UK and US, may take much longer.

The Canadian embassy in Bkk issues new passports quickly (2 weeks). I've had a couple done there. A friend's son got one done fast last month. Not sure why your friend couldn't renew his in 3 months. Extension of stays end upon passport expiry.

Borat?

The US welcomes 59 more loony tunes to the party.

I would think 1.2 kg is worth much less than 14.4 mbht. Making up numbers as they go.

My understanding is that even a short overstay can get you arrested, sent to IDC (Immigration Detention Centre), deported, and banned from Thailand for 5 years. Your stay at IDC will not be nice and could last 2 weeks or more. Any overstay is a bad idea and you need to fix it as fast as possible. Perhaps an immigration office can help or you need to leave the country and pay a fine of 500 baht/day on the way out.

The current American situation, with so many guns and gun-related violence, is very disturbing and reflects poorly on the nation. Half the people want to limit them because they believe less guns will result in less gun violence. The other half want more guns because they think it will make everyone safer. Big philosophical divide. Sandy Hook on one side and God, Guns, and Trump on the other.

Just when you thought you had heard everything......

I don't believe this man's story.

It's a start.