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Exactly. As long as they seriously don't want to put a full stop to corruption due to greed, visa abuse will continue into eternity for the simple reason that it is facilitated to push some brown envelopes under the table whether it is about immigration or business operations. Felt

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Just that Multiculturalism. So extremely political promoted in Europe in the mid 90s early 2000. Yeah, I saw that live on one of my first "summer holidays" in my home country traveling from Thailand and back after the introduction of Schengen. Schiphol Airport was clogged with multi Felt

A little sidetrack here but according to one of the most well-known motorcycle sales businesses in Phuket (I believe) it is possible to get a "Certificate of Residence" issued by Immigration even if you are staying at a hotel and use the address there when applying for the Certificate. Can anyone confirm that this is correct? Thanks Felt

It's telling when a country with one tongue targets drunk tourists while the other tongue only wants the rich and wealthy.🙃 Felt

Well, they do insure holiday car drivers! Felt

It will probably be like that, but I had actually thought that motorbike rentals, and car rentals for that matter, would be a little more responsible for their business operations now than when I first set foot in Phuket! But as mentioned, no insurmountable problem. I myself have motorbike insurance with Roojai which costs me about Thb 4900, - annually and when rental companies don't have the finances for minimum similar insurances do that in itself give the answer to whether people should rent or not. Felt

What you say here is not entirely correct. Some Western embassies including my own home country have access to financial information from the applicant's current financial status by the applicant submitting an annual tax return or annual statement from the tax authorities or in the case of pensions, an annual statement from the pension payer. With this information, the embassy can again use the applicant's National ID number to search for the necessary information via their database. That said, it is impossible to do this from another country's embassy / consulate, which of course does not have access to the relevant database. In addition, I would also like to mention that some countries in the tax treaty with Thailand have rules that state that public pensions are taxed in both countries, but as a percentage based on how much of the pension is actually transferred annually to Thailand so not everyone here live from "generosity" either from here or there Unfortunately, I can't say the say the same about citizens from here moving there. The world is not black and white😉 Felt

👍Gret news IMO. Felt

Thank you for replying. I have found a few online but only a couple of them offer insurance and some even reply "not possible on motorbike" Totally b.... it. Anyway, I have the possibility to send my own bike there but cost for secure return sending with a private transport company is actually more than rental a month. Felt

With what kind of authority can another country's consulate issue income verification for a citizen of a nationality other than their own? Felt

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Let's get back to the time when there was nothing but cash payment for airline tickets and traveler's checks and cash was the method of payment for goods and services and credit cards were unheard of. 😉 Felt

I need to rent a motorbike for a month and if someone have info to share, I like to know if there are a motorbike rental company that operates seriously with standardized rental contracts and where it is either included insurance or possible to buy as an add-on that covers damage to both the motorbike, the rider and third party. I will be located in Phuket town so prefer to eventually pick it up in town area. Thanks Felt

Thanks for the reply, and IMO better to let the traffic chaos that remains as it is instead of a terrible road construction mess forever. Felt

...and soon we hear about a new scam....🙈

What about more even distribution of wealth😉

Thanks for the replies. I would think that even with WHO`s guidelines regarding vaccination for the southern or northern hemisphere, the increase in flu will also be somewhat weather and seasonally dependent! And since the southernmost parts of Thailand are now coming out of the rainy season, my experience over many years is that we who live in the Southern part on the east coast are exposed to much more rain now than ever before in the year and much cooler weather until closer to February the following year, and half the population here is always running around coughing from September - February annually. Anyway, I will check with the clinic mentioned above to hear what they recommend. Felt

Anyone who can recommend the flu vaccine brand and composition which is appropriate now in October here in Thailand to protect against the flu? Thanks Felt

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Correct, I have used Embassy income letter for nearly 20 year and never been asked for any other proof of financial verification. Felt

Church...yes, it's something foreign so of course it's bad but maybe an idea to clean up their own religious Etablissements before complaining about a minority church......... 2017–2020 Thai temple fraud investigations - Wikipedia Felt

I haven't been in Phuket for a year plus but thinking about going back for a few months soon, how is the construction of the new underpass at Heroines Monument proceeding? Thanks Felt

This deserves award for best joke so far 2025🙃 Felt