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Yes, mostly Chinese in line looking for visa extensions. I think it will pass. Did my 90 day reporting using the immigration phone app. Easy. Approval sent back in app in less than 24 hours.

I assume your private pension is going into a US bank (not bkk ny). You need to bite the bullet and do a monthly SWIFT transfer of the private pension or an amount from it from the US bank to bkk bank here in Thailand. It will then always show as an FTT. That's the way I do it. No problems then.

I am sure the hoteliers (with their short supply of rooms) will be glad to hear that they want to promote homestays, and I am sure the potential homestays will be glad to have the TM30 explained to them by their local immogration officers. A MotoGP - in a location which has enough hotels - would be a good idea; but wait...we already have a MotoGP where you can't find a hotel room for 100 kms... Maybe their AI is already working. Any idea, just don't weaken the baht, make visas easier, make us give better services, or our bus and van drivers safe...  

All Thai pilots...does anyone else remember the article a month or 2 ago about how the Thai pilot schools couldn't get int'l certifications for their graduates??? What could go wrong????

not fake. Know many people that buy who are wine drinkers. Just like Cambodia, there's no huge tax on imported liquor in Myanmar.

The use of the IAT format is really not for SS direct deposits, Bangkok Bank should have no problem with direct deposits from the SSA directly to Bangkok Bank. Its for transfers made from one American bank to another American bank using a routing number (used only between domestic American banks), instead of a SWIFT code for overseas transfers through Bangkok Bank. Its a way for the Treasure Dept. to watch for overseas money laundering/terrorist related transfers as they were not monitoring routing number transfers and as you may or not be aware, they monitor SWIFT transfers over $5000. It was a hole in the system. Most US banks are not aware of, or setup to do IAT format transfers between banks. I doubt they will since its such a small percentage of their business.   

Travel insurance is not general medical insurance. It on;y covers emergencies and accidents. It does not cover all medical conditions that you can travel back home for treatment, or that existed before travel. If the doctors told him he had a tumor a month ago instead of the flu, why hasn't he flown home already. He should read his policy.

Pretty soon expect a map showing where it is with a dotted line between the consulate and the visa center; followed by claims that all the land between belongs to the consulate...

hmm...didn't realize it was his job to worry about it. I thought it was his job to do something about it....

opps, misread the headline; thought it said 3 provinces short listed for trans-oriented development...was going to say pattaya already headed that way....????

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and # 19, we guarantee you only a 1000 baht fine for not reporting Tm30 that we won't make you aware of as a new tourist to Thailand.

As someone that was a notary in the US at one time, notaries in the US only certify that your signature on a document is a true signature and that the person signing has presented document (drivers license, passport) to show that they are really themselves - they don't certify to the veracity of a document. Really doesn't mater what the document says or doesn't say. Doesn't require a specific place for a signature. Just tell them you will sign at bottom or end of document. Its takes nothing to become a notary in the US, so you can imagine that most don't know what they're doing. Lawyers understand, and lawyers always have an inhouse notary. Keep on trying different notaries or go to a lawyers office to get done quickly.

Wait until Trump makes him an offer he can't refuse, and asks for a 'favor' in return...strictly business, nothing personal...

not surprising. The Turkish companies want to get out of the downward spiral their own currency and economy is in thanks to their own homegrown version of Trumpovision.

oh, and by the way, make sure your foreign employees file their TM 30 every day.....

Most foreigners use private hospitals. If you have insurance you're using a private hospital and the insurance company monitors fees and won't allow themselves to be charged ridiculous sums. Most foreigners that use the government hospitals are tourists. If you have a B visa, you have a work permit and pay social security you are eligible for using the social security section in hospitals. Many of the social security clinics are in private hospitals. New reg doesn't really affect many people. Its still up to the hospital. I think it mostly gives a green light to some government hospitals in high tourist areas like Pattaya etc where they see a lot of tourists seeking emergency treatments.  

Socially responsible bars open till 4 am....may be an oxymoron...

Great, it will allow you more time to sit in line at the Sukhumvit exit. Probably best if used to connect the different hubs together.

never heard of it. they do ultrasounds in US and here. If its calcium stones, have to cut back on foods high in calcium and drink more water. high calcium foods include milk, cheese, broccoli, eating too much meat, etc. Beer, as it has alcohol, is a diuretic - dries out your system. not recommended. Beer can also lead to uric acid stones. Blood tests can detect levels of uric acid in the blood and kidney functionality. Uric acid buildup can also cause gout. Common test here in Thailand and US. All the hospitals can do.

got mine extended the same day at CM using the monthly deposits. nothing new in your post. they want to see an FTT in your bank book. Ok to deposit in your foreign bank, but then why not do an FTT of some of those funds into your thai bank instead of doing atm withdrawals?

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