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18 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

So that's the "expiry" date, would have been "enter before" on your printed stickers. 

Thank you Sir!

41 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

Does your e-Visa not have a "Visa must be used by" date?  Non-O example below;

 

Yes sir, it does. The format is very similar to your example, only the "Visa conditions" states in Thai that I must have health insurance valid for one year from my entry date. Is that actually the expiration date? I would expect that "Visa must be used by" would mean that you must enter the Kingdom using the visa by that date. Maybe just terminology differences?

My wife and I have been here on Retirement Visas for around ten years. We learned early (via UbonJoe and also an I/O) that if we did a border run on the last day our visa was valid we would get stamped in for another year, then buying a one year re-entry permit gave us the abilities to travel also.

         But then along comes the E-visa...we are on our first ever E-visa now and the last day the visa is valid is not clear to us. The old paper sticker visas had a definite expiration date on them, then there was an entry stamp with a date we must exit stamped in our passport when arriving by any border or airport. My passport has no visa now, just an entry stamp with the arrival date and an "until" date and "E-Visa" hand written under it. The E-visa approval document the Thai Consulate in the U.S. provided does not have an expiration date on it either. Before heading to the local Immigration Office I figured I would ask if anyone else has any experience in this matter? 

4 hours ago, patman30 said:

not for me to check what can be carried where and on what airlines
your statement also makes no sense
checked luggage,...... coming through security.......
which is it?
if checked he would not take his luggage "coming through security" till he gets to destination
so i will just ignore any more of your comments
all i can say is my old man has brought all sorts or tools through as have many other people i know
i think i will just trust Ai response more than a rando AN member

Checked luggage does go through a security process (scanning) before being allowed aboard an aircraft, and if there is a problem the TSA or airport security can and will call you back from the gate. It's not usually up to the airlines as to what they can or cannot carry. (It's up to the TSA or the similar body in whatever country you are flying in if it's domestic) Tools are not Automotive parts, so they fit another category.

7 hours ago, 2long said:

Great headline.

I would have thought that ALL hand grenades are dangerous.

I thought about that too...but I lived near a military reservation before, and dummy or practice grenades could be found there once in a while.

On 4/25/2024 at 10:17 AM, patman30 said:

if you are not in Thailand,
it may be better just to bring with you
along with purchase receipt and also online price references to show customs in the red lane
what i would personally prefer to avoid
is them being sent here and having an issue
and you or wife not here to resolve said issue which may be as small as a signature and some ID but needed this end
my wife has had to provide ID and sign forms for DHL to act as her agent

A friend of mine tried to bring brand new automotive parts in via his checked luggage. They were confiscated coming through security for his first flight, seems that auto parts were not allowed whether brand new or not. I have managed to bring such items as new air and oil filters, also light bulbs. I wouldn't risk trying shock absorbers though, especially at that price tag.

5 hours ago, Classic Ray said:

Usually the rail systems installation work does not wait for completion of the civil works, but is carried out as each section is completed. 5 1/2 years would be a very long time to install these systems .

"The planned construction timeline is four years for the civil engineering work, followed by an additional five and a half years for establishing the electric rail system." 

  Unless they are already a couple of years or so into the civil works the time frame doesn't work out, at least not if the statement, "followed by" is correct.

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

The limit of 2 per calendar year refers to land and sea.

No stated limit via air. 

Actually I believe it is 6 visa exempt entries by air per year, my neighbor was denied entry based on that rule last year at swampy, but I am not sure it is enforced regularly.

sorry posted in the wrong thread

I have always printed them as two separate pages and it has worked well. Now that I think of it, I'm not sure I have seen anyone at the I/O ever print or copy anything front and back.

3 hours ago, swm59nj said:

So he shared the videos with their friends, colleagues, and family?  I guess these women gave him all the information how to contact these other people.  Very odd . 
And for the American bashers, including other western countries, on here.  Maybe they should look at themselves.  Because in reality they are in Thailand because they didn’t have much going for them in their own countries.  Both socially and economically inept. 

all that is needed is your name, and thanks to social media and google, people can find your friends, where you live, your family...nearly everything about you.

1 hour ago, Colabamumbai said:

In Thailand never pick up property that is not yours, unless you call for witnesses first. 

That's actually a law in Thailand, not to pick up property that belongs to others that is.

On 12/8/2023 at 12:36 PM, bob smith said:

you can shove yer mask where the sun don't shine!

don't think it will do much good there, but yours is a novel approach!

1 hour ago, bignok said:

Americans are loud mouths 80% of the time

what a load of malarkey

1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

It's not about money at all. It's about offering help in a special situation. She asked you and you refused. I can't see any red flags at all. If you had put your feet in her shoes ..what you would have done? Of course waiting for a farang whom she could explain her situation to. And where is a better place to meet a farang if not at the ATM? To give her a ride to the hotel would have been at least what I would have done. I don't think it was your best day in life.😕

That's okay, I don't mind that you think poorly of my decision, but it was my decision to make and I'll live with it. you can do differently when you are faced with the same situation if you like.

On 11/26/2023 at 10:10 PM, Gottfrid said:

Yeah, not that I put any laughing emoji there, but we can back it up with that most immigration offices now have told it has become harder to get bank accounts.

and there is something funny about that? I guess I don't understand. it seems mean to me, like people are laughing at the hardships of others. by the way, what does your reply mean? "most immigration offices now have told it has become harder to get bank accounts"....?

2 hours ago, it is what it is said:

 

without wanting to be a pedant, all i did was follow the instructions provided...

That would be nice if the instructions were all uniform for every consulate or embassy, take a look around, they aren't all the same. The instructions I found before I posted indicated that only the e-visa authorization letter was needed. I don't think anyone who has lived in Thailand for extended periods of time would believe that the instructions given are always complete. (and the same could be said for agencies of other countries as well).

In the sixteen years I have been here I have seen more than a fare share of foreigners riding helmetless also, and all old enough to know better. I drove tow truck for 18 years, and I can tell you first hand that brain matter isn't pretty to see.

Thanks for the help everyone! I came through today and what was needed was our passports, the e-visa approval form that was e-mailed to us, and our certificates of health insurance. It was a bit slower than coming through with the visa sticker like days past, but not much. The officer stamped us in one year from the date our insurance started, which I had arranged to be the same day we entered. The only thing I don't see on the stamp is anything indicating it is a multiple entry visa, but maybe I don't know what I am looking for, I figure on taking the original e-visa approval letter showing that it's a multiple entry with me the first time I exit and re-enter just in case.

Hi, and thanks in advance for your help. My wife and I have been on O/A multi-entry visas for many years, but this is the first time for us as far as the E-Visa goes. From what I have seen in my research it looks like we just print out the E-visa approval document and present it and our passports to immigration on arrival. Has anyone been asked for any other documents for verification?

Non-O Multiple Entry is still available from the Los Angeles Consolate, I applied two weeks ago and received it today

I just received my Non-O O/A Multiple Re-entry e-visa today via the Los Angeles Consulate, total time was about two weeks. I have no knowledge as far as the family visit visa goes.

1 hour ago, ikke1959 said:

Thailand should be happy. In several parts of the world Chinese tourists are not so welcome, as they make a lot of noise in the hotels, at buffets the take what they can't eat all and have lots of commands and demands. Why is Thailand so keen on these people? 

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