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Sad situation

I made a search typing rehab thailand and I have got some results

One website seems interesting in your case

I hope I have the right to copy paste it and that you will find some help

http://www.rehab-center.com/rehab_bangkok.htm

PS: no beating is helpful nor pitiness in theses cases

I did have to put all my luggage through the scan in January 2008 (so it is nothing new) I do not smoke, drink nor have any special (illegal) needs. They found a box: in there, were a couple of gold watches, rings and other stuff my friend and I carry along when travelling. It doesn't seem a lot to us but I was entitled to a full questionning, by officers from different services, until the person in charge (I mean The One in charge) arrived with three other big brass. He explained to me that he could see that they were not new items but next time I should declare them.

Well I still wonder why I should declare these items as they are not dutiable.....

I came back early September; went through customs and did not have our luggage scanned nor checked although there were almost no passengers going through and the officer obviously not busy. But in any we were wearing everything and did not have them in our luggages

The thing is that I really don't know what to carry or not: different answers from different offices I have called from abroad before flying to Bangkok.

What surprised me most, is the detailed announcement made on the plane before landing stating what was forbidden.

Latest news is that they have re-implemented some of the benefits which was recently cut due to cost savings...

How about giving us a proper update on things?

If you know of changes, why not give us a proper update yourself?

The post immediately following yours from an Elite Card member gave no indication that any of the benefits have been re-implemented, only further curtailed.

I look forward to you informing us which benefits have been reinstated.

Excuse me....and what is it to you?

Sorry I did not post correctly so I say it again

What is to you and to all the non members?

Don't go to the Czech embassy for a visa. The staff there is just crazy! I was there about a year ago applying for a visa to Czech for my Thai wife. They came up with a lot of "necessary" documents needed. I'm sure the Czech people are still communists with a lot of love of Russia.

I believe they simply don't like Thai people. Best would be to get them out of EU.

If you need a visa to schengen countries (which Czech belongs to), then go to another schengen country and get your schengen visa. With a schengen visa you can travel within all schengen countries.

The problem is not with Czech people, they are indeed OK, but if you give stamp to an idiot... And the Czech Embassy is full of them.

This information is very useful and something I never would have thought of doing. You have confirmed what my friend was hearing about trying to get a Czech visa. As a result, we will very possibly go to some other country for our holiday. However, the option of getting the visa from a different bureau sounds inviting. I have never heard the term schengen. Can you recommend which schengen country's embassy to go to or possibly whether it would be better to go to the EU? We don't live in Bangkok, so we would like to minimize the number of trips.

Thanks once again for a great forum and for knowledgeable information.

Hey

My friend and I went to Czech before it entered the Schengen (actually six months prior to their entry)

Therefore I applied for my thai friend who was given a one month visa

I was greeted by a natice staff to whom I remirred all necessary documents and he was very helpful. He answered quite a lot of question

Of course it took, at the time, spmething like two weeks to get the visa from them (as they had to refer to their immigration office back home)

I should add that my friend had alreadyy been granted a Schengen visa

Maybe things have changed since 2007 but nothing to do with what has been described on this site

Actually it would be a shame not to go to this country so the best (if you really get the kind of welcome described) so get an EU visa which will allow you to vist many countries in general and this country in particular (you could also try Hungary (fun), Sloveni

a (small but very nice country)

Hi,

I've been searching the web and here on Thai Visa about this and have found a couple different answers. I am Thai/US citizen with both a US and Thai passport, my girlfriend however only has a Thai passport. We are thinking about going to Europe on a tour of course thru a travel agency, which includes return tickets, tours, travel by bus/rail, hotels, and meals ect.

Now I've been told for my girlfriend a couple different things regarding the visa, first being that she needs at least 100,000 thb to pass. Another source (Swiss, German, Dutch Embassy websites) tells me that she needs a letter from her employer to verify she has a source of income at least 50 eur/per day to support herself for how many days we are there.

My question is which one is correct? If she has say about 50-60,000 thb, would she have any chance of getting a visa? Any input or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

It will probably vary depending on which embassy you decide to apply through and of course how long you are going to be on holiday in Europe. 1 month, then yes 50k to 60k THB would probably be acceptable if all your travel and hotel expenses were already paid, but 6 months, I doubt it.

The package we are looking at was for Austria, Germany and Czech Republic for 8 days, and the agency said that we need 100,000 thb I am assuming we have them do it. Do you if we can do it on our own? I heard the easiest embassy to get a Visa would be Netherlands, but actually arriving and departing from a different country, would this work? I myself have never been to Europe so I'm not too familiar with how it works.

Thanks again!

You may apply to any EU country (usually the one you arriving in or the one you spend the most of your time)

You may land anywhere and leav from any other country in the EU

Even if you hac=ve declared leaving from, let's say Prague, and you decide to leav from Rome you have the right to do so as long as you do not overstay

Let the agent deal with it as they are used to it

regarding how much money you have in the bank, it is not that much relevant although the amount stated is usually the one shown

What is more important is the movements (and their regularity)

As I understand you are only going there for 8 days so even though you d have only 20,000 baht in the account (considering everything else has already been paid for) and you have a regular income the visa would not be denied on that ground

One note though: the worst you can do is present a bankbook with a small amount of money which grows overnight to 100,000 baht

Actually it would be helpful to provide them (if necessary) with credit cards as they are looking for means of living once in Europe (and above all how you can be repatriated without being a burden to the taxpayer of the visisted country)

Of course if you plan to go only one month and then go back after a month or two for a short period, apply for a 90 day multiple entries which will allow you to do so and will not have to apply again

I'll try to reply, based on my past experiences. Others will certainly provide more accurate information.

1> Can anyone (non-Thai on a Thai wife visa) apply for a Schengen tourist visa, if the visa to stay in Thailand is for a month? (Under consideration, will be granted 11 months visa next)?

Not sure I understand this. If you are, let's say, a Chinese national traveling on business in Thailand and you need to go to Spain, you can apply at the Spanish embassy in Bangkok. There might be some delay in case the embassy needs to check documents proving your status (employment/income, usually).

2> If the Schengen tourist visa has been refused, for whatever reason, how long to wait for applying again?

AFAIK, you can apply as soon as you have corrected the issue that caused the refusal. You can also appeal the ruling, normally though a competent court in Europe. They will tipically tell you the reason during the interview, but they do not 'have' to. Sometimes you just hit a moron.

3> After travelling to Schengen countries on a Schengen tourist visa once, is there a waiting period to apply for another Schengen tourist visa? Need to travel again after 1 or 2 months.

Not that I know. No problems, as long as you respect the terms of the original visa (no overstay, etc.).

4> How much bank balance is required to show?

For this you need to check with the embassy, they have a table with the requirements. Something along the lines of 40-50 euro per day, I believe.

5> At which embassy is it easiest to get a visa, with the least waiting period?

In theory you should apply to the embassy of the country where you will be spending most of your time. I have seen approvals within a few days at the Swiss, Italian & German embassy.

"Easy" is subjective. the documents are the same for all embassies, but approval depends on the judgement of the officier that process your application. Some embassy take a dim view of single Thai girls with little income traveling to Europe.

6> Do all embassies take an interview?

All these I tried do, or used to do. It's usually quite painless, much easier than when trying to get a visa to the US.

You will also tipically need to show ticket reservations, proof of income (employment letter), medical (travel) insurance, hotel reservations or letter of invitation if the non-EU citizen is staying with relatives or friends.

Answer number 3: Wrong A six month period is needed beetwen the end of the first one and the second one

Therefore there is a fine when one is late for reporting (2,000 baht flat fee) or iis caught.

I am not sure but the fine is much higher should anyone be caught

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Ooops Sorry

I was not aware of that as I just wanted to highlight the passage

I am taking noe of it

Thanks

Therefore there is a fine when one is late for reporting (2,000 baht flat fee) or iis caught.

I am not sure but the fine is much higher should anyone be caught

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I have a friend who's last arrival was in September 1999. He has an marriage Visa and till now he never reported his 90 day's, and not any immigration officer, till recently made any remark about it. Last month when he did go for his annual extension at Suan Phlu they put a stamp in his passport that he have to report every 90 day's. Now he is worried that he will get seriuos problems because he never did any reporting.

The last 10 years my friend did not leave the country, but now he is planning a trip for a few day's to Singapore and hes afraid that when he use his re-entry visa he will have problem and have to pay an heavy fee because he did not report. He calculated that it could be more than 500 000 baht.

Does anyone have some advise to avoid this?

Thanks again in advance for the given advice

Unless I am mistaken the counter is set back to 0 when you (re) enter the country. Therefore there is a fine when one is late for reporting (2,000 baht flat fee) or iis caught .

In this case the person will be entering the country therefore nothing to worry (but I guess this will be confirmed or contradicted by more knowledgeable posters)

Mate & family looking to come to Thailand, seen flights with Qatar. Good connections and reasonable fares. Anyone got experience or reviews I can give them.? Have only been Emirates & Gulf myself, are they much the same?

Qatar is supposed to be one of the best

j1) ust took a flight out of the airport and now they are introducing more rules

1) Unless you have flown out only once in six years I don't see what is new. It has been compulsory for years as it has been in many other countries (at least where I have been to)

2) you need to take off your watch (be carefull where you put it and make sure it comes out at the other side)

2) Oh yes; look at the machine's side in case they have made a hole in it to introduce their hands in order to retrieve (obtain?) your properties

3) you need to take out your belt (what the f???)

3) Same comment as 1)

4) you cannot take out your shoes (strange as that is the norm in the US)

4) You mean one is not asked to; As a matter of fact feel free to take off your shoes

5)the staff is very unfriendly and if you comment on the stupidity of the new rule they are threating you for harassment ...

5) Well depends on who you are talking to; but the kind of comments you are posting does't incline me to think that that you are very cool either

6) this is definitely not the LOS I remember when I first arrived 6 years ago

6) How about seventeen +

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7)concerning the scams : as long as they allow those loose boundaries of the shops (no markings on the ground), the scams will continue

start with the basics and start marking the shops and allow space between them as a DMZ

my 2 cents

7) Yes it makes sense

8) I do not mean to be rude but it seems too me that your travelling experience is limited

Bt1m is chicken feed for many people on this planet, believe it or not. You most probably never met any, but be sure that those people do not torture themselves with calculations like yours.

Or simply are fatalist enough to consider that, what has been spent, has been spent (it doesn't mean that one does not care about it)

Being born of a French mother would make the child French I presumme. The legitimisation by the father will recognise the father as the child parent, and might serve to give the child also Burmeese nationality.

This is correct: the kid is French by his mother.

The OP needs to have the birth registered with the local hospital or doctor and officialise it with the French Embassy

But tI guess we are on the wrong track as the OP wants to know how her bf can reach Bangkok

But in any case only the service in charge at the French Embassy will tell you exactly what is needed

Except for the fact Rangoon is not in Thailand and I suspect the child was born in Thailand and the paperwork will be Thai and most likely can only be processed by the French Embassy in Thailand. She appears to know what is required but not how he can travel to Bangkok to comply.

Well as you may not know, the kid can be registered in any French Embassy.

The fact that the paperwork is in Thai is irrelevant as that can be translated in Rangoon

The important thing, it seems, is that the boy is registered

[Well, I don't get it.

Why don't you go to Rangoon? Here is the address

French Embassy in Rangoon, Myanmar

Embassy of France in Rangoon, Benin

102 Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road

BP 858

City: Rangoon

Phone: [95] (1) 212 520 / 523 / 528 / 530 / 532 ou 212 178

Fax: [95] (1) 212 527

Web Site: http://www.ambafrance-mm.org/

As for your accusation towards these religious groups you should also know that they have condemned what happened on Saturday night (along with every single member of the government)

Tel Aviv spells freedom an dI wish I could feel the same, let"s say, in Pattaya

Well as you should know, you shouln't everything you read and certainly not citing without explaining the context

Please don't shoot the messenger! I'm not accusing anyone of anything, I merely posted a link to a news article and paraphrased the comments of the head of an Israeli Gay movement about possible religous involvement, with a caveat. I don't know anymore than what is in the article (which also backs up the nice things you say about Tel Aviv), and nor did I claim to.

My point was, acceptance of Gay people by many religous groups is still a problem and just because one religous group is accepting, many, many others are not. As PB said above, "change takes decades"

Hey

No problems

I just get easily upset regarding Israel. As a matter of fact, reading and listening to what people have to say about this country , we had cancelled our trip. It took a phone call to the Consulate to reassure us ( I am not talking about the possible attacks Israel is facing)

Of course there are security issues which have to be dealt with but it certainly doesn't deserve the bad publicity it gets on the internet

Unfortunately many religous groups are far less tolerant:

Gunmen attacks Gay centre in Tel aviv

(N.B. yet to be proved it was religous motivation, but that seem to be the direction the finger is being pointed)

Hey Paagal

Have you ever been to Israel and for that matter to Tel Aviv?

There is no safer nor more tolerant a place than this place

We are actually on holidays in Tel Aviv (first time) and even though this barbaric act is (as you stated not yet) proven to have its roots in a religious branch this is still an isolated attack

Whenever couples walk hand in hand, or kiss in public nobody takes offense and it is business as usual. And I mean it: nobody minds nor care

It is true that some orthodox groups denounce same sex relations (here it is legal yo get married and to adopt). But it is also true that everywhere in the world some people do not see their neighbors as equal, or normal, because they behave differently

We have never felt (as a couple) the way we feel here: integrated

As for your accusation towards these religious groups you should also know that they have condemned what happened on Saturday night (along with every single member of the government)

Tel Aviv spells freedom an dI wish I could feel the same, let"s say, in Pattaya

Well as you should know, you shouln't everything you read and certainly not citing without explaining the context

Thanks for the input

As I live near by the immigration, I am not reallt bothered by the trip to this office but I guess I will reconsider it whenn they move to Chaeng Wattana

We don't know the full in's and out's of the "paper" she signed. But I'm pretty sure a Lawyer would be duty bound and possibly legally bound, to ensure she fully understood what it was she was signing. In Thailand maybe not but in Europe, I would think so.

My point exactly

1. She files for sole custody.

2. Because her baby has Swedish passport, she gets permanent residency.

3. With permanent residency social security will provide her with home, furniture, and a check every month.

4. Swedish courts will give her sole custody, in Sweden the female gets it 99% of the time.

5. She sends a check to Isssan every month paid by Swedish taxpayers.

Well that sounds correct (I would have a reserve for point 4)

I am surprised by the fact that no one has suggested that the paper she has signed might not be valid as she seems not to have understood its content (I am pretty sure , if that is the fact indeed, that her signature is void as the document would not hold in court)

For those that have sent their 90 day form by mail in Bangkok, how long did it take to receive your receipt back in the mail?

Thanks.

Hey

I am not sure whether you meant that you are in Bangkok and have sent the documents to the Bkk immigration

If that is the case you are not allowed to do so

If not, well, your question has been answered

I will disagree with that, unless there is some promulgated Radius in Kilometres and I am outside of it. I live in outer suburban bangkok (approx 25 Klm from Suan Plu) and I mail mine, religiously, via EMS every 90 days. Never got a nastygram from them and no-one says anything when I sign on for another year either.

Receipt times vary, but I reckon the average is a week.

This is good news but then again, either, laws have changed, or, you have been lucky.

I tried to mail at the beginning of the year and had prepared everything to send it out.

I enquired about the dates it had to be sent in to the immigration (on this site) and was told that it could not be done via mail (I am residing in Bangkok).

Nevertheless, I went to the immigration to ask the same question (before the report was due) and was given the same answer (Mind you that was before evryone had to eport to a specific office)

So, until proven wrong I will still report in person at the Suanplu's office (or whatever address it will be in the coming years)

But if you a link telling otherwise please share it with us

For those that have sent their 90 day form by mail in Bangkok, how long did it take to receive your receipt back in the mail?

Thanks.

Hey

I am not sure whether you meant that you are in Bangkok and have sent the documents to the Bkk immigration

If that is the case you are not allowed to do so

If not, well, your question has been answered