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I too found Watsadu miserable on my few visits. Dirty, disorganized and clueless staff.

homepro on the other hand gets my thumbs up - bought a lot of things from them and it was all smooth sailing, including delivering items. Most stores have quite a few English speakers. Unfortunately, some items are only to be found at Watsadu

I managed to sell quite a few things on craigslist.co.th

you can not get a business-Visa or any other sort of Visas at the Poi Pet border. You have to go to an embassy or consulate. And be prepared to provide them with TONS of documents.

I would suggest to start google-ing the topic to get at least some basic Visa-knowledge

being 100% fluent in Thai (speaking, writing and reading) could easily get you a Job as well

4 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

It is nationwide but there may still be a couple of offices that will not process the application when they receive it.

if it can be done, why still so many go to the immi office that in some cases might be very far away? I mean, one could try the online version and if there is an error, you can still go to the office in person. I am subject to these kind of things too in the near future

1 hour ago, Don Mega said:

I do ,my reporting online. so far my computer screen has not requested I fill out this additional form.

is this online thing only possible at selected immi offices or nationwide ?

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

They may not ask for one.

No reports I can recall of them wanting one every time  you enter the country.

anybody knows what is the status Quo in Pattaya? Haven't seen Jomtien office being mentioned anywhere, even though a lot of foreigners reside there

On 14/09/2016 at 11:16 AM, Agent Sumo said:

 

I've seen their website but there isn't any info about ownership of the box contents in the event they go into liquidation or whatever.

 

Maybe it's unlikely that would happen but what recourse does one have if they did go belly up?

when I used them it was operated and managed by g4s, the world's leading security company. Highly unlikely they go into liquidation. That was many years ago though, but a short phone call should clarify ownership

cblockers.com 

Charoenkrung road near Saphan Thaksin BTS stop.

Used them some years ago for 3 years and they are reputable and safe.

what exactly do/can they clear in case it is a foreigner who is applying ?

what are the requirements for a foreigner to be able to get one from the RTP ?

6 hours ago, ghworker2010 said:

these hospitals always mark up the medications. Its a huge profit driver for them. I bet the saudi's at bumrungrad dont care....

I have on several occasions asked the Doctors at Bumrungrad if there is a cheaper generic drug available, as I most probably have to cover the bill by myself, and never have been refused a satisfying answer. Just ask nicely and tell them your insurance will not pay for that and you are not Bill Gates or the Donald when it comes to your latest bank statement

21 hours ago, nofarang said:

The following German honorary consulates do not issue non-immi-O visa for mutliple entries after 15 August 2016:

Essen, München, Hamburg, Stuttgart.

The honorary consulate in Dresden has closed its doors on 31 May 2016.

 

Non-immi-O visa get only be obtained at the Thai embassy in Berlin and the consulat general in Frankfurt.

 

The new visa requirements (effective 15 August 2016) apply worldwide to all honorary consulates.

 

what about non-immi-B multiple, ED-Visa or METV ? Any first hand experiences since Aug 15th ?

why not go to the Chinese embassy in person ? Admittedly, it is an intimidating mess, but there are usually many "freelance agents" roaming around in front of the building or even inside which offer to help with the Visa procedure for a fee (at least it was like that in the past). I always applied for China Visas at their relaxed and hassle-free Consulate in Chiang Mai, though.

2 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Where?

In some countries honorary consulates cannot issue any multiple entry visa. Only a embassy or official consulate can issue them now.

yes I know and this is what I wrote earlier in this topic. But I was surprised that another member just mentioned that HULL is obviously still issuing multiple non-immigrant Visas as recent as this week, and nobody obviously has tried to get a METV or non-immi-B-multiple since those new rules have been implemented

It would be interesting to learn (from a real life experience of a member) if those new rules apply to METV and multiple-non-B as well ? so far, only the non-O is being discussed here

this is nothing new, in fact, the Phils as a country is the world's biggest jail, almost same as the GDR in Europe during the socialist times.

5 hours ago, Deaw said:

Wow, thanks a lot Ubon!

 

A friend actually told me to send you a PM when I sent him a letter about all this, what a coincidence you replied!

 

cheers

Because he is TV's most precious asset (I hope the new TV owners are aware of that)

8 minutes ago, 4evermaat said:

The title of this thread is misleading.  Should have UK in the title.

 

can you confirm that this is just the individual consulates making their own decision, or is this coming from some official directive from Thailand?   I could not find anything official on this that non-immigrants multiple are banned or anything like that.

 

I believe it is a worldwide thing, there are actually some topics running here on TV already. The TV Visa experts may hopefully be able to clarify this within the next days

can we not just agree that there is no other country on this planet that harasses its long-staying foreign residents more than Thailand does nowadays? This is, AFTER you got your actual Visa / permit to stay / extension.

I acknowledge it is difficult to obtain an actual Visa for many countries (which is for some reason - developed and wealthy countries would just be overrun otherwise as it now already happens - wink wink Angela Merkel), but once you have obtained the Visa and entered the country, you will be left in peace as long as you don't do anything bad.

Or are there countries that are an even bigger PITA ? If so, please tell me....

this is known since almost a month already, many honorary consulates have posted this prominently on their websites (such as Portland USA and several German consulates). no more multiple Visas whatsoever from honorary consulates.

10 hours ago, texanaust said:

 

It definitely true for the USA.  I have called around and there are also messages posted on some of the hon consulate websites.  I have also heard this is true for Australia.

and true for most European countries, there are messages too on several consulate-websites

the topic is going astray somehow here - the main point was: Is it true that FROM NOW ON, multiple-entry Visas (except METV) can only be issued by embassies and NOT honorary consulats any longer ? And is this the case in ALL countries ?

any very recent first hand experiences ?

8 hours ago, eskatonia said:

Whatever you claim the position is in you'll still have to prove your have a degree and sufficient experience.  Do you have any skills which a restaurant could actually use as a consultant?  if not then you will have a hard time getting the ministry of labour to approve a work permit.  Everything has got much harder in the last two years and the current administration is being very strict on visas and work permits.

that would be very new to me that it is compulsory to have a degree to obtain a work permit, unless you want to work as a teacher or similar. I know many people working legally in real estates, for example, who don't have a degree but got a work permit

for sure SGN is a lot more relaxed and easygoing. Think of Hanoi as the BEIJING of Vietnam. The communist government sits there, after all. VungTau is indeed a nice side trip and a lot more pleasant than I had expected. SGN wins all the way, Hanoi more aggressive atmosphere, though the beer is as cheap as in SGN

I always enjoy a few days in KL particularly with MAS offering 3600 THB return tickets every now and then, the City is VERY green and easy to get around, the food is the best in all of Asia with unmatched variety, just do not expect any sort of "service" - Malaysian work ethics are probably the worst in all of Asia (no wonder the new foreign MAS CEO fled the country after just one year) ....  not sure if I wanted to live there. If Malaysia, then rather in Sabah state in a house on stilts in a Kadazan community in da jungle... KOPIVOSIAN