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How to get the money in the Thai account to get the visa when you first need the visa to open the Thai bank account? Chicken and egg?

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You can open a bank account and get a Thai driving licence on a tourist visa, so you'll have no problem on a spousal visa.

Really? I enquired in KTB recently and they said not a chance on a tourist visa. I also heard driving license is not possible on TV also.

Apply for a new passport asap and wear the overstay fee. I don't know what else you can do with only 3 months left.

 

 

 

 

That's good to know. Without a visa i can't open an account in Thailand so didn't know how I'd show funds in an account to get the visa!

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Re the 400k, can this be:

equivalent currency in an account outside Thailand evidenced by a bank statement?

Or can proof of income outside Thailand also be used, if so, do I need a stat dec from embassy or will payslips suffice?

Currently outside of Thailand and would like to get the 12 month multi entry spouse visa straight off the bat. 

My wife is Thai, I am Australian. Both our children were born outside Thailand. We have Thai birth certificates for both of them (issued by the Thai embassy in their countries of birth) and they have Thai passports (they are both dual nationals, as is my wife). We do not live in Thailand but visit frequently. My wife and children always enter Thailand using their Thai passports.

Question - we have not registered the children on the House Registration Book (Tabien Bann) in Thailand. Do we need to and if so why?

My understanding has always been that its not necessary unless we reside in Thailand. If and when we move to Thailand longer term we would do this. However, my wife now suggests that we do it on our next trip to Thailand (as friends in a similar position to us have done so).

My wife is still listed on the tabien baan for her parents address, so it should easily be done I'm just not sure on the necessity to do so right now. Are there any benefits, or possible future issues, if we do or don't do this now?

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Does anyone have any updates/predictions on Suvarnabhumi today?

We're due to fly in and out (from Ubon and then onwards to Australia) on Sunday 30th October and feel the information flow may be similar to our experience at DM yesterday:

We were on an 11am flight from DM yesterday, all was OK at the airport, no indication of imminant flooding, I checked out the runways from the end of the terminal pier while waiting to board and the drainage ditches appeared to be about 1-1.5m below runway level. We arrive in Ubon to announcements that return flights to DM are cancelled due to the floods! All this change in the space of 2 hours.

We'll hopefully get a refund on our Nok Air flight back to DM, which we booked months ago, good job we booked a second 'contingency flight' with Air Asia also once we arrived in BKK last weekend incase DM closed. However, even with this flight into Suvarnabhumi we may still be stuck if she too closes. No I know that flooding may be a bit unpredictable but I would have thought that some forecasts of closure could have been made for DM. We were lucky to just get out in time. I'm concerned that we're going to hear that 'everything is alright' up until the point of Suvarnabhumi closure which will make planning to get back to Australia very difficult.

Does anyone have any updates/predictions on Suvarnabhumi today?

We're due to fly in and out (from Ubon and then onwards to Australia) on Sunday 30th October and feel the information flow may be similar to our experience at DM yesterday:

We were on an 11am flight from DM yesterday, all was OK at the airport, no indication of imminant flooding, I checked out the runways from the end of the terminal pier while waiting to board and the drainage ditches appeared to be about 1-1.5m below runway level. We arrive in Ubon to announcements that return flights to DM are cancelled due to the floods! All this change in the space of 2 hours.

We'll hopefully get a refund on our Nok Air flight back to DM, which we booked months ago, good job we booked a second 'contingency flight' with Air Asia also once we arrived in BKK last weekend incase DM closed. However, even with this flight into Suvarnabhumi we may still be stuck if she too closes. No I know that flooding may be a bit unpredictable but I would have thought that some forecasts of closure could have been made for DM. We were lucky to just get out in time. I'm concerned that we're going to hear that 'everything is alright' up until the point of Suvarnabhumi closure which will make planning to get back to Australia very difficult.

Does anyone have any updates/predictions on Suvarnabhumi today?

We're due to fly in and out (from Ubon and then onwards to Australia) on Sunday 30th October and feel the information flow may be similar to our experience at DM yesterday:

We were on an 11am flight from DM yesterday, all was OK at the airport, no indication of imminant flooding, I checked out the runways from the end of the terminal pier while waiting to board and the drainage ditches appeared to be about 1-1.5m below runway level. We arrive in Ubon to announcements that return flights to DM are cancelled due to the floods! All this change in the space of 2 hours.

We'll hopefully get a refund on our Nok Air flight back to DM, which we booked months ago, good job we booked a second 'contingency flight' with Air Asia also once we arrived in BKK last weekend incase DM closed. However, even with this flight into Suvarnabhumi we may still be stuck if she too closes. No I know that flooding may be a bit unpredictable but I would have thought that some forecasts of closure could have been made for DM. We were lucky to just get out in time. I'm concerned that we're going to hear that 'everything is alright' up until the point of Suvarnabhumi closure which will make planning to get back to Australia very difficult.

Water appeared to be lapping at DM airport this morning but no news on whether its likely to be inundated or not.

We're in BKK and are due to fly in and out of Don Muang over the next week (25th and 30th) and then out of Suvanbhumi next Sunday.

The media is avidly reporting flood news and I've searched this forum extensively but can't find much reference to the likelihood that either airport will stop operating over the next week as a result of the floods. Obviously the Don Muang area is now flooding but not the airport itself I believe.

Any thoughts on the chance of this? Just want some piece of mind that we're not going to get standed up country and miss our flight back out of BKK.

Thanks for the posts. Its been 12 months since we've been back and Big C was a burn out shell when we were last there. Some good suggestions here which will get us started, thanks (anything to stay away from Chatuchak with a pregnant wife!).

For clothing go to Bo-Be market. Also around the builing are a lot of shops that will sell childrens clothing. Especially if you buy 3 or more it is cheap. Inside a lot of people buy there to sell at other markets.

Thanks Mario2008. Do you know which shopping centres may have the best chain type baby stores? My wife only has 7 weeks to go when we're in BKK and an air conditioned shopping centre close to transport may be a better option for us then dealing with the markets. Thanks in advance.

We'll be back in BKK next weekend for a few days (floods permitting) and intend to do some baby shopping for our child (expected in December) before heading up country. This is our first child so we've never noticed baby shops in BKK before.

Where is good to shop? Which markets or shopping centres? We want to get clothes for 0 - 12 months, bedding, blankets, toys etc. We are staying near Siam. My wife is Thai so bargaining and markets no problem.

Thanks mijan24, I found some extra info today on the Australian Embassy in Thailand website. Sisaket is stil a bit away from Udon Thani. I think we're going to go with the 679 Sponsored visa as it just appears to be easier for us to apply on their behalf in Sydney and also that given we can sponsor then it will be a more solid application and more likely to be granted.

My Thai wife and I (living in Australia) are expecting a baby before the end of the year ( ) and are trying to arrange for my wife's parents (living in Thailand) to visit early next year for one month. Both my wife and I are Australian citizens and have lived in Australia for 6+ years.

Which visa is most suitable for the visiting parents? It appears that we have two options for them:

Tourist Visa - 676

Sponsored Family Visitor Visa - 679

There appear to be minor differences in the forms and processes. The 679 visa appears to be more suitable as we can make the applications in Australia on behalf of the parents in law but its more expensive and is non refundable if rejected. The 676 needs to be applied for by the parents in law in Thailand but is cheaper at $110.

Can anyone shed any light on the process and the suitability. I really don't want to spend hours on the phone to the Department of Immigration!

The next question I have is on obtaining Certified Copies of documents in Thailand. The Department of Immigration website says they can do this at the embassy but a. they will charge, and b. my wife's parents are upcountry so a trip to Bangkok to certify documents is not appropriate (especially if we take the 679 visa option which means they only need to visit the embassy to get the passport sticker). Can this be done by a doctor or pharmacist as it Australia? If so, does the certification statement also need to be in English? Or, do we need to get all documents translated and certified by an official agent in Thailand?

We are going to be in Pai for about 3-4 nights after Loy Kratong this year. In researching hotels we've identified the following which all appear to be reasonably up market places but its hard to distinguish one from the other from their websites.

Location is not really a concern, but cleanliness, friendliness of staff and overall ambience are important. Any comments on the following appreciated, or any alternative suggestions:

Hotel des Artists

Pai River Corner

Paivimaan

Rim Pai Village

Indiana Cottage

We're planning to be in Chiang Mai for Loy Kratong this year and know that the festival is 19-21 November but are struggling to find more information. We don't want to miss the lantern festival (yi-peng) but can't find whereabouts it actually takes place and on which night (if not all?). Any suggestions? Where else is a good place to stay in Chiang Mai at this time of year to be closest to the festivities?

I'll be in Ubon next month with many (10+) visiting friends/relatives from the UK. I'm not familiar with the city so where is a good place to eat that's close to the Laithong hotel that's not too fancy but not too local as to scare Thailand first timers?

... what poster meant was that what is a relatively good place this week will be relatively bad next week ...

What I meant was that in that area there are about 3 or 4 "Super Rich" outlets in that street which all seem to offer different rates, make sure you check them out and use the best one at the time you go to change your money.

We always use Super Rich across the road from the Central World near Pratunam.

There are a number of outlets it that area, check the rates for the best one as we found they varied by as much as 0.2 baht.

Are you sure your wife wants something posh?

I live only 45k from Si Saket (sorry do not know Si Saket venues) and decided to go with my wife's choice of venue in her local village when we married in June. It turned out to be a local cattle market shed - smell and all - and by all my normal western criteria should have been a disaster. But it turned out to be a ball and in retrospect the thought of moving 325 villagers (only 250 were invited!) to a hotel or out of environment location would have made for a stuffed-shirt do.

Maybe I'll post my blog of the wedding run-up when I get back from the baby clinic!

Have a great time what ever you do.

Thanks SantiSuk,

Wouldn't say that the Phrompiman is posh but yes thats the level we were pitching for. We'd contemplated the local village school but its less convenient. We live in Australia and have family/friends coming from the UK and Australia as well as lots of my partners friends from Bangkok and up country so a central location for the evening reception was better. Maybe we'll stick with the Phrompiman. All the mornings activities are in the village anyway.

Just back from Sisaket on a trip to plan our wedding next year. We checked out and applied for access to the Cultural Centre just outside town for the evening reception. Contacted them today to confirm and they now tell us that despite paying for the venue we have to sign a document that allows them to cancel our booking right up to the last minute! How about that for wedding planning. We're thinking of pulling the plug but where else is there in Sisaket? We've checked out the Kessiri and Phrompiman hotels both both are a bit grotty. The Laithong on Ubon is top marks but is too far for the family. Any suggestions?

Just back from BKK and got this sorted. For the record: Validity of the Affirmation once stamped by MFA is 6 months.