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THIRSTY Beavers is a massage parlor in the daytime and a bar at night.

I'm sad to say that their premiere massage lady has recently departed for better pickings somewhere else.

Hmm, would this be the amusing Miss Bee? What happened with her?

1. You can ask immigration to stamp you rather than use the visa but it will be there call. Normally they have been willing to help out but times are very hard on them at present with the 90 day rule so anything out of the ordinary is probably not something they welcome. The tourist visa will have a 3 month validity to be used.

2. If you have no paperwork to back up an education visa there is slim chance it is going to be issued. And no - if it is not issued you are out the money and would have to apply for another visa with a new payment - but I suspect they will tell you that upfront and not even accept your application.

If you are here long term perhaps it would be worthwhile returning to Europe/Oz/USA when you could probably obtain a multi entry non immigrant visa from one of the smaller Consulates.

Today I returned from KL, entering Thailand via Chiang Mai, and what you describe did indeed occur.

1) I asked to be stamped in, that was ok. I had to sign something the officer added to the entry-card,

which afaik said "I declined to use the tv". The officer also wrote something similar in thai under the stamp

in the passport.

2) I did have some paperwork, but not enough. The people in KL were indeed much more reasonable than the

lady at CM immegration (is there only one handling the > 30 day extensions? Both times I tried, I had the

misfortune of having to deal with her). What they asked for was reasonable, but unfortunatly nothing the regular

thai gym will have. The lady took my papers (including newsclippings and fight-cards with my name on) with her

to review (consult with somebody else?) for a few minutes, but ended up rejecting it due to lack of some official

papers from the gym. I then were allowed to apply for a tv instead.

Will have to try and get a multi-entry next time I'm back to Norway. Sadly the embassy there is not friendly, and I did not

have any luck in contacting the consulate last time. Will have to try harder for the consulate next time.

At least now I'm, presumably, set for four months (stamp, getting tv stamped at maesai, 30d extension) unless

work calls me home before.

Thanks,

Hello, I'm leaving to get a new visa at KL, taking air asia rountdtrip from Chiang Mai.

This is my first application for a visa outside of my own country, and

I have some questions I hope somebody will be able to answer. ;-)

As I understand it, I still can get a visa excempt sampt in my current situation,

but after that I will have to get a visa, so I'm figuring I'll go for the visa sooner

than later, given the uncertain times ahead. ;-)

So, rather than doing a visarun to maesai/burma to get an excempt stamp,

I will apply for a visa in KL on Monday, before my 3m imm-o expires.

I however wonder if I could save the visa entry I (presumably) will get in KL.

If, when I enter back into Thailand, by plane, I do not fill out any visa number

on the arrival card, can I ask the immegration guy/girl, to give me a

visa excempt stamp instead?

Before my 30 days are up I would then take a shorter trip out/in the

Burma boder (maesai) from Chiang Mai, and use the visa then,

rather than now.

Possible? I assume the expiry date on the visa issued by KL will be atleast

a month or two, but dunno.

Another question: I want to apply for a one year non-imm educational visa. I don't expect to get it (I study at a real

school every day, but it's muay thai, and except the big farang gyms, none of these small gyms have any of

the official papers required), but if nothing to loose, I want to try anyway.

My question is then, what happens if my non-imm application is denied? Will they automatically

convert my application to a TV application? Or will I have to submit a new application the next

day, after finding out my non-imm application was denied? Will I have time to talk

with the people at KL when submitting my application, and ask?

Any suggestions here?

Regards,

Not all local immigration police offices are the same. Chiang Mai has been requiring a long term visa for many months now, to register a motor vehicle. Your results may vary.

Ok, that's important. Perhaps I should have mentioned that I live in Chiang Mai, and it is here that I was told that I need a work permit. Is a multiple entry non-immigrant O visa considered long term?

I registered a motorbike there a month ago. I needed a letter from embassy with my address, and copies of my

passport (don't remember which pages anymore, perhaps frontpage and visa page?).

In my passport I had a 3m imm-o visa, so at least that works, though don't know if it works without

visa also.

Believe the cheapest is probably bus to Udorn/Nong Khai/Vientiane.

Thanks. Has anybody done this recently, who would be willing to give

a newbie/dummies guide on how to do this?

Don't suppose there are any organized tours for this from cm, like

there is (used to be?) to maesai?

What's the easiest/best/cheapest (yes, all three please ;-) to go to, from chiang mai,

to get a tourist visa?

Air asia has flights to kl, but apparently only once a day, and corresponding very badly

with embassy hours, arriving around 15 in kl, and departing before 09.

This means, I think, I have to spend four days to get a tv this way, arriving one day,

applying next day, pickup up the day after that, and departing on the fourth day.

Can anybody recommend a better way to get a tv, when living in cm?

2) The multipe entry non-immigrant visa then (if the 12 month extension is not possible): The Web-site says this is best obtained in Europe, or Australia. In my homeland, Norway, the embassy says that a non-immigrant Visa is for 90 days. No mention of multiple entry-visas whatsoever. So if a Thai embassy in Europe does not give this, would a consulate in Australia do it, for a European citizen?

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Unfortunatly, that's just you and me being in a bit of bad luck concerning the lady stationed at the thai embassy in

oslo. At least previously, there have been reports of many other embassies in europe, including sweden I believe,

being much friendlier.

from http://www.udif.or.th/290350.htm

The American Citizen Services Section of the U.S. Embassy has issued a warden message alerting American citizens living in or visiting northern Thailand to the need to take appropriate health-related precautions due to the unhealthful air quality northern Thailand is currently experiencing. ( Warden Message)

Warden Message

March 15, 2007

Medical professionals also note that cloth masks or bandannas are generally ineffective in reducing smoke inhalation. In order for a mask to work, it must filter fine particles. More functional masks are available at pharmacies, such as the N95 respirator mask available for about 50-55 baht per mask. One size does not fit all. Please choose a correct fit and follow all instructions to ensure proper effectiveness. The recommended maximum use time for most respirators is 7-8 hours.

Does anyone know a place where the N95, or similar, can be purchased in bulk/larger quantities?

So far I've been using whatever mask the pharmacy I walk into has, but have always been dubious as to what, if

any effect it has, and according to the above, it is not much.

Hi, can anybody help me with the approximate address for city gym? Or have a phonenumber?

Thanks,

It only applies to a tourist visa (60 day entry).

Well, that's usefull information. Now I know I need to change my plans.

Thanks

I don't know how open your work is but if you are found working without a work permit you could have another problem.

Hmm, I would think it was ok to "work from home" for non-Thai company, but I am no lawyer, so I could

be wrong. Obviously (?) I can not get a work permit working for a non-Thai company?

Right now can say you will not receive any 30 day extension of your 90 day stay so that needs to be planned for. Visa exempt entry is not something for the long haul I suspect. Tourist visas may work, at least for awhile.

Oh, that's a surprise for me. Why will I not get a 30 day extension? From what I've read here, it

seems to be expected to get that, though the posts here have mostly mentioned

60d tv. Does the same not apply to 90d visas?

Lots of information here, but it seems for guys like me, there is no long-term visa, and my only

option is to apply for a 2m tourist-visa + 1m extension, every three monts, in some neighbouring country.

Correct? Or can anybody think of a better/safer option?

Currently I'm here on a three months single-entry non-imm o, which expires

in one month. I then plan to ask for a 30 day extension, and then I will go either go to KL for a

60 days (?) tv, or to maesai for a 30 day visa exemption, depending on whether I will need to go visit

my employer before july, or after july.

My situation is as follows. While studying muay thai here for half a year last year, met a girl, went back

to my country (Norway) for half a year, decided I want to "try things out" with the girl I met here, and

my employer agreed to let me try and work from Thailand. So far so good.

Maybe someday I will want to mary this girl, and then I can apply for visa based on marriage,

but that day is not here yet. Know what I mean?

So, I am working full-time in Thailand, have the usual monthly salary, but from an overseas employer,

into my regular overseas bank account.

I'm assuming that eventually I will have stayed here for more than half a year, at which point

I would be legally required to pay some income tax? Not researched that yet.

I'm very happy with my company/boss, and even if the salary would be comparable in Thailand, I would

not want to change.

This also means, I do not have time for any full-time job here in Thailand, even if I could fine one.

(I'm not sure how easy/difficult that would be; I have a M.Sc. in computer science, but my area of work/interest

is in a rather limited niche of this field (embedded/unix programming).)

I also have a "degree" of some sort as "swimming instructor", and have worked with that in my

home country, as a part-time/"hobby' thing. I wouldn't mind getting a part-time job

in that area, but I guess there would be even less chance of

using that to help. I neither speak thai, nor can I imagine part-time salary from that kind

of job meeting any income requirements for salary. I'm not sure what those requirements

are though.

I know some people get education visa's, but, well, I have my degree and are not

interested in any full-time study, nor do I have time for that, working full-time already.

I guess if I did enroll in some school with the correct papers, there would be problems

after I did not show up. Or does somebody know of a more "flexible" school perhaps?

I'm staying in Chiang Mai.

I'm not a "rich old farang", so those "elite visa" cards or whatever would not be an option to

me even if they still existed, but I could probably afford to pay sunbelt, or somebody, for

b-visa documents if that would give me a multiple-entry one year,

but it seems that is also not an option after last years rule-change.

I'll be going back to Norway for some weeks around July, but unforunatly the embassy

there is nowhere near as friendly as some others I read about here, and would only

give people a single 3m.

So, I think I am out of luck here, or can other, more knowledgable members here, see other options?

Regards,

I just got this insurance from a reputable insurance brooker:

Third party bodily injury or death: 200,000/person 10,000,000/accident

Third party property damage: 400,000/occurance

Personal accident driver: 10,000/person

Medical expenses driver: 10,000/person

Bail Bond: 200,000/occurence

Deductable: 500/claim

Cost 3,105 to 3,317 per year depending size of bike.

I just bought a motorcycle, registred etc. in my name. I tried to quiz my girlfriend about what the

insurance I got covered, and she quized the bikeshop, and they agreed it covered damage to

both third party, myself, and passenger. I was somewhat dubious about this though, as I afaik

only have the mandatory insurance, and doubted it would cover all the cases.

So, I guess they were wrong. Can somebody recomend a reputable insurance brooker?

I'm in Chiang Mai btw.

Thanks,

Hello, I'm currently staying in Thailand, Chiang Mai, on a 3 month non-imm o visa, single entry.

I would like to stay here for longer, maybe permanent. I'm not over 50, nor do I have work

in Thailand, so I need to consider other options.

I see on Sunbelts site, where they write the following:

3. You now submit your documents to the Royal Thai Consulate with your accompanying Visa Application (you get that at the consulate).

"

This does indeed sound like a very simple process, but I read many postings here about

work permit required in addition.

Can anybody confirm that all I need are indeed the documents provided by Sunbelt, and I wil get a multiple-entry

one year visa?

Can I do this in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?

Thanks,

One of the largest commercial printers is next to the main post office just down from Thai Airways office. They do a lot of the university printing and also a ton of general business copying.

Thanks for the tips all. I went to the one near thai airways today. For b/w printing, they had

two prices, depending on whether you used the "high-quality" printer or not.

hq: 2b/page, not-hq: 1b/page. Seemed ok to me.

One thing I forgot to add, which I did not like, was that they did not support printing on both sides

of the paper. They could do it, but apperently that involved printing out a single-side volume first,

and then using a copymachine to make it two-sided.

One of the largest commercial printers is next to the main post office just down from Thai Airways office. They do a lot of the university printing and also a ton of general business copying.

Thanks for the tips all. I went to the one near thai airways today. For b/w printing, they had

two prices, depending on whether you used the "high-quality" printer or not.

hq: 2b/page, not-hq: 1b/page. Seemed ok to me.

Hi,

cheers for the posts. In the previous post i was referring to the 'baffles' inside the end can, and not the 'mumbles'...!

Anyhow, given the advice I've been given, I'll take it to Red Baron for them to have a look over.

On that note, any recommendations on where is best to get the VFR checked over?

Cheers

James

There's english speaking thai meachanic working in a shop

not far from the old 700 centre here in CM.

I've visited him a couple of times in the process of checking out used vfrs before buying,

and he seems firendly and competent, and not out to rip you off.

Not sure what the address, so probably easier if you call him yourself for directions.

His name is Nut (of course), and the number is 08 1952 4433.

I occasionally need to print out slightly larger volumes of pages, in the order of a few hundred different

pages. Obviously I don't want to pay 10 baht/page or similar for this.

Has anybody seen any shops that do this kind of thing? I.e. some shop with a big laser-printer that

can do this in a few minutes at a reasonable price?

Hello, anybody know of any swimmingpools, 25m or 50m, that are open late?

Latest I've found closes 21, which is a stretch for me to make many times.

Any better?