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Hello,

Does anyone know what the current status is at the Mae Sot border? Is it possible to bounce out and in for 500 baht at this time or is it closed again? I am holding a Non Imm O Multiple Entry based on family. 

Thanks in advance! 

Thanks a lot!

Yes, a non B could be good, however my company prefer Vietnam for those visas.
But a Non O based on family/marriage makes me able to work as well, and if I rmb correct only 40k a month or 400k in a bank seasoned, is needed as proof, rather than 60k/month or 800k in a Thai bank.

Seeing they had issues with my extensions, I feel a new visa would be easier, and a Non O not make me too tied up to the company.

So if possible I would rather apply for a single entry non imm O (cause that's paperwork I know inside out), and then let BOI make a WP, since it will be a new Non O visa with "Thai wife" stamps (I still find it hilarious that many women I know got "Thai wife" stamped as well, even though they are married to Thai men 555)

Then make the extension before 90 days or however long a single entry non Imm O is with paper from my work at Caeng wattana Division 1, since if some documents are missing I can easily get someone to come and help me or send the correct documents with Grab or Lineman and have them within an hour.

Went to Mukdahan with a new passport and forgot to transfer all stamps and the receipt from the embassy, which was quite a pain, so rather make it as easy as possible while abroad since I understand Laos less as a nation and as a language, so usually more prone to lose money there, so prefer to make my 1-year extensions inside Thailand).

Hi fellow stone table experts,
I used to get a lot of excellent advice her some years ago from @ubonjoe Not sure if he is still around, but I am sure some well versed people are always around.
Premise: I have a non Imm O (the actual visa in a passport I lost, but a stamp from Div 1 in Chaeng Wattana and from Muang Thong Thani and I got a new 1-year extension of stay. However, BOI won't acknowledge my non Imm O as long as I am on an extension of stay with studying as my reason to stay (letter from embassy of enough money/month) because they count it as Student Visa (however extensions of stays are based on the original visa, not the extension of stay), however, I got different leads from MTT and CW. Until I realized I that Laos is most probably open now(?)
So...
Questions:
          1) I used to go to Savannakhet to get a non Imm O ME for 5000 without proof of income, is that still a thing?
          2) I am in no need of ME, so could I go to Vientiane with only my marriage certificate k.r.2, k.r.4. Passport copies, tabian ban for the wife, copies for me, pictures and all the usual stuff, and get a single entry Non Imm O without proof of payment?
If so, I can go and get a new Non Imm O and cancel the old extension, and then my company would have 2-3 months to fix it, no? And I know I can work on a Non imm O based on family/marriage etc. Is that still a thing in Vientiane

        3) If it is still a thing, do I need to book a time before, like I did before covid? Haven't been in Vientiane for ages.
        4) is there any additional documents I need to cross into Laos? (vaccine or ATK on border etc.?)
Appreciate all inputs, I am really on the last limb while actually having everything in order as long as I can fix it on the budget I have left, so the faster, the better
(cheapest route from Bkk to Nong Khai would be gold to know as well, have been using trains, sombat, 999 and Nakhonchaiair. Flights are fine, but it will cost a few hundred extra, and I am in the situation where a few hundred is worth more than a night of your life on a bus or a train

Thanks to any serious answers. Appreciate you alot.
 

Have the same situation, just got an under consideration stamp from CW.
Will have to come back the 15th.
First time we came we didn't have the tm30 and were missing some photos (living room, bedroom, and selfie in front of door was mirrored so 20 was "unreadable").
So did the tm30 with a fine of 800 baht, and the tm47 just to have it in order.
Then back to CW and they accepted the application and I paid 1900.

Do they always do home visits in inner Bangkok? We are often out or working or studying, so if they do will they call before? Would have no problem with them knocking on my neighbors doors, although seeing it's an apartment complex I'm not sure how many know me apart from those 3 rooms living next to me.
I live in Phra Nakhon district, if that makes any difference for some reason.

11 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

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Thanks a lot! That quickly cleared out some headaches!

Hi,

So I'm a little lost with the procedure here.

I'm holding a Swedish passport with a Non Imm "O" ME based on Marriage from Savannakhet which ended in August.
Right now I'm here on the final 90 day stamp I got before the Visa became invalid.

I'm in the process of making a new passport due to lack of pages and that it will expire next year.

In my old passport I have a full-page stamp at my first page stating that I am allowed to stay in the country from XX to XX (90 days total), I can't really remember but I guess this must be a transferred stamp from my old Visa?

Now my questions are:

1. Can I just go to Savannakhet with all my documents in order with my old cancelled passport which still has my visa and valid stamp, then get the thai exit stamp and lao entry stamp in my new passport, then leave both the new and old passport to the consulate and get a new visa in my new passport?

2. If so... Why do I have this full-page stamp from Chaengwattana saying which period I'm allowed to stay? - Is it necessary to transfer a stamp like this unless you are going to do a yearly extension at the immigration in country etc.?

If possible I'd prefer to just take my new passport and old cancelled one, go to Savannakhet and make a new 1 year non imm O ME without going to Chaeng Wattana and transfer any stamps, but I'm really unsure if this is necessary or not?

I will attach the first page in my old passport from Chaeng Wattana.
Thanks in advance!
 

3 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Where did you apply for the visa?

Savannakhet has been asking for financial proof and tickets for some time now.

For Savannakhet, Is that only regarding Tourist visas, or Non-Imm O based on marriage as well?

While we talk about Laos. Any one from the 2018 Visa exemption countries here who have crossed the border and got a stamp from Laos instead of a visa? Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, S.Korean and Japan are all exempt for 15 days from visas until 31 December 2018 in an effort to boost tourism. However, I have yet to hear from anyone who has crossed any of the land borders and got this. Do they give a free visa or will it just be a stamp in the passport?
Should I just walk pass the Visa on Arrival boot and proceed to the immigration?
 

So, I'm currently on a 60 days extension of my non-imm "O". To make things a bit easier I decided to opt for a ED visa for my last 2 years in University here. However, the school won't get the paperwork in order before I need to leave the country. Which leaves me with 2 options, get a SETV or a Visa exemption.

I would much prefer the Visa exemption, however, how strict are they about onward traveling out from Thailand at the land border? I would prefer not to spend any money for flights or similar before the next semester starts and I've gotten my study allowance/scholarship+loan, but I've heard that you need an onward ticket after 30 or 60 days if you intend to prolong.
I feel my reasons are quite legit and I do have my student card + signed and stamped papers from the uni saying I will study. I basically just need to get 30 days to sort out the paperwork then head back to Vientiane (where I plan to do the border run this time).

So, should I be worried? or could I just book a flight or train ticket there and then at the border if they say it's needed?

Could I just cross the border and go back, or would it be better to stay a night in Vientiane?

1 minute ago, elviajero said:

You do not need meet any financial requirement to get a 60 day extension.

Thanks! Was starting to stress out there for awhile

So, I have read conflicting facts from different people on what's needed to make an extension of a ME Non Imm O visa based on marriage.

Some have said I need proof of funds of 40.000 monthly or 400k in the bank, while others have said that's not necessary
Note that I'm not talking about a one year extension of the Visa but a 60 days extension of my final entry.
I will either have to leave the country by the 1st of June or get a 60 day extension at Chaeng Wattana, so now I want to make sure if I need to show proof of funds or not?
I have done a similar 60 days extension about 2 years ago on a Non Imm O visa before getting a new one, and at that time no funds were needed, however since some people insist I need it I thought I should ask here first to clear out any confusion.
Thanks in advance!

16 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Virtually all antibiotics are OTC in Thailand.

 

Go to this site

 

http://www.mims.com/

 

Register, then go to Thailand and you can get a full list of all antibiotics along with their classification (i.e. whether OTC or not).

 

You will have to go drug by drug as it does not organize the list by OTC or note, rather alphabetically within the  category.

Thanks a lot @Sheryl That's exactly what I was looking for.

11 minutes ago, MaeJoMTB said:

If you can name it, a pharmacy will sell it to you.

As far as I know they aren't bothered about antibiotic sales.

 

Makro pharmacy sells generic Amoxicillin 500 for around 30bht/10 tabs (1st choice).

Generic Cipro 500 is on sale everywhere at 50-100bht/10 tabs (2nd choice if 1st didn't fix it)

Never needed to try a 3rd choice..

 

If they come out with a posh looking box and a BIG price, usually saying 'generic' will get you the cheaper product.

(They tend to offer foreigners the expensive choice first because we're obviously rich)

Thank you for your reply!
I am well aware that many antibiotics are available. I am not looking to buy generic nor brand names, but rather to get a comprehensive list of all the antibiotics available OTC, to see to which extent the "Antibiotics Smart Use Program" has been successful in their campaign to prevent AMR, as well as to have better background in an academic setting to counter arguments such as "not all antibiotics are OTC here", which I certainly believe to be true since some of the ones used in the last line of defense are extremely nasty and comes with serious side-effects.
However, if there is a list of which ones are OTC, or which ones are restricted, that would be extremely helpful.
Thanks again!

hi, I am sorry if this thread is in the wrong forum, but I can't think of anywhere else I have seen so many knowledgeable people regarding availability and regulations in Thailand.
 

I'm looking for a comprehensive list of which antibiotics are sold OTC in Thailand, and specifically the ones that are not supposed to be sold only in a hospital setting but "somehow" made it to the shops around Victory monument anyway, but rather those that anyone can buy in accordance with the regulations/laws.

A source from Thai FDA or similar would be worth gold. I have been trying to look around but it seems I'm terrible at searching cause I haven't found any source good and reliable enough to be used in an academic setting.
Any help would be much appreciated!

On 3/7/2018 at 12:18 AM, BritTim said:

Mae Sai is a great crossing to use. You just walk across the short bridge to enter Myanmar with Thai/Myanmar immigration on opposite sides of the bridge..Mae Sai airport is walking distance to the border for me which makes it a legitimate option even when traveling from Bangkok.

Hmm, interesting, which airlines fly to Mae Sai?

Well, at least it was a decent nice reply, kudos to them for that. My cynicism would have thought they would just ignore the question... 

I have gotten all packages without problem, sometimes it takes 1.5 weeks, sometimes closer to 4 weeks. But so far never lost a package, usually order once a month and make sure to stay below 1000 baht.

Well, wouldn't cannabis have an automatic answer just because it is a class 5 substance, just as cannabis oil, would hae that vague generic computer generated reply?
i suspect if you would have written milk thistle or 'horainol' you would have gotten the same response as the second one simply because they would not be in the data base or be there but not under any classification.
 

So begun to study at a university here about a year ago. And while I'm not nearly as hyper and can keep myself rather calm during the long lecture sessions I still find it very hard to actually focus on what's being taught.
I have tried some alternative supplements such as l-tyrosine which actually seemed to help for awhile, but then I either didn't do anything at all or I became weirdly overstimulated with even less focus than before, so I gave up on that. I have also tried piracetam after reading conflicting result but unfortunately it doesn't seem to do much.

While I lived in Sweden I got concerta and then ritalin while young, but as far as i know these medicines are usually only prescribed to kids? Would they still work on me today? And if so are they available here? And if not is there any good alternatives that could help me get through these 3 years of school and actually give every lesson the attention it deserves, cause this surely is the last time I will give studying a try.
I live close to Siriraj hospital but I'm not really sure where I should turn to get the help needed, so if anyone has some similar experience or the knowledge of where I should turn it would surely help.
Thanks in advance.

So, are things relatively back to normal today in the downtown area? I happen to live close to pinklao and sanam luang so here obviously most things are dry and silent, which is perfectly fine, however I also happen to have visitors who came yesterday, so if any small waterhole around sukhumvit or silom is in business we would gladly like to know, some places do sell beer around khaosan and rambuttri, but it just feels very wrong to drink at all among all the mourners.
(EDIT - Yes, I know Seven etc. We were more thinking somewhere we can sit and have some food and a few brews).

This does in no way affect the main border between Mae Sot and Myawaddy, right?? Really have to go there on Friday...

3 hours ago, DPGumbypgh said:

Does anyone know if tobacco products are included in the banned substances? I receive some products by mail from sweden and may want to resend them on to someone.

You should be fine, as long as they only send 5 boxes of snus (if that's it) per bag you'll probably not even have to pay customs.
I buy from siamsnus in chiang mai and they send all by post, no problems there.

How about just divide the country into 3 sovereign territories, all under one rule but still independent, like China, Hong Kong and Macau etc.

Let isaan and the north be one, the south be one and then Bangkok be one... Cause as long as the majority of the population are from isan and rural areas up north the elite of the country will never be happy with any poll results... Unless they ban every party that works in favor of these people rather than in favor of the elite... (And no, I'm not Praising TRT/PT, they did a lot of shady things for sure, but they took the time to address farmers and lay people in the poorer provinces, something the Democrats nor the Military have had great success with judging from the dissatisfaction I hear from people in the small villages.

40 minutes ago, phantomfiddler said:

I talk to Swedes every day, and they say that Donald tells the truth and that the Swedish government has it,s head where the sun never shines.

and let me guess you live in Pattaya,,,,

On 1/20/2017 at 0:05 PM, ubonjoe said:

No problem if the rental agreement is in your wife's name. A copy the owners house book and ID card should be attached to it.

Is House Book and ID card of the owner of the whole apartment complex? Pretty sure he has no interest in giving us those copies.
I thought my wife's house book and ID card was enough, together with the rental agreement, passport copy, visa copy, arrival card copy and marriage certificate?