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But we are not in Europe.

Where is the "Thainess"?

Why are we following Farang Democracy?

Not sure how you equate ZigZag road markings to Farang democracy ?

Jesus! That could have been anyone.

I don't know many places where you can bring a gun in front of a shopping mall like Central World on New Year's Eve and just fire off a gun in the air and not be taken down there and then.

Did you read the article, SHE was at Central, the GUN was 1200m away.

No copy of the Laos visa or entry stamp needed. Did my Non-B on Tuesday last week.

Thank you everybody for your help and opinions. I don't want to risk having the extension denied at immigration as that will probably leave some kind of red stamp in my passport, so we've decided to hire a car and have a day out to Mae Sai. It's actually quite a pleasant drive, and we've got almost 4 weeks to decide when we want to go.

I hadn't even considered what UbonJoe said in the first reply - that I may be caught out before I get to the airport, after which I would be deported. Definitely not worth the risk

You may have trouble at Mae Sai. I lived in Chiang Rai for 1 1/2 yrs and know the border crossing well, friendly with some of the immigration staff at the border as well. I am now on a triple entry tourist visa from my home country. Two weeks ago I activated my 2nd entry by crossing over and back and thought it was a good idea to see what my options were when I used my final entry plus extension. I was told I wouldn't be able to exit and re enter on a visa exempt. Another resident of CM from a G7 nation was denied exit while I was at the border chatting with immigration. He was trying to cross over to Tachilek and back into Thailand on a visa exempt after his double entry tourist visa had expired. He was told to get a 7 day extension. That said the border staff is very friendly and in the past (before Aug 2014) flexible, at least with me, so they may allow you to cross, but don't be surprised if they don't. Mae Sai has gone from one of the most flexible crossings to apparently, zero tolerance recently.

Not a tourist are you !

Was not aware that an extension of stay based on employment required proof of residence, I have never had to provide one.

And that extension is for you to leave the country.

yes

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I just asked my trusty agent. No price change. Same as usual. If your agent ask for 3000 or 5000 Baht, go for another agent.

The point is that IMMIGRATION are charging the extra money, not the agents !

Can you change a 60 day dependent extension into an extension of stay based on marriage ? Or do you have to leave and get a Non-O first ?

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"I know you can get apartments with pool for 3k in Bangkok" - please tell me where these apartments are.

2 months seems to be the norm now, there was a thread last week about it last week.

a hand held gun could never be held exactly vertical

Perhaps it depended on the angle the gun was pointed when the trigger was pulled. Vertically it probably would come more or less straight back down. Pointed at an angle less than vertical, then it won't.

A mute point, due to the fact that barrels are not made to fire a round in a straight line. They are made so that the trajectory of the round is an arc, landing at the correct zeroing point at the correct distance for that weapon system. The reason this is done is because of gravity, the round will fall as it is in flight, so the barrel will be made to fire the round at a slight upwards angle to allow for the fall of the round. :-)

Where did you get that info?

As an ex weapons instructor in the British Army, my Other Arms Skill at Arms taught me that.

Perhaps the bullet should have gone straight up and then straight down...

Perhaps it depended on the angle the gun was pointed when the trigger was pulled. Vertically it probably would come more or less straight back down. Pointed at an angle less than vertical, then it won't.

a hand held gun could never be held exactly vertical

A mute point, due to the fact that barrels are not made to fire a round in a straight line. They are made so that the trajectory of the round is an arc, landing at the correct zeroing point at the correct distance for that weapon system. The reason this is done is because of gravity, the round will fall as it is in flight, so the barrel will be made to fire the round at a slight upwards angle to allow for the fall of the round. :-)

Only extensions of stay can be cancelled by immigration they cannot cancel a visa issued by an embassy or consulate.

Same same

What can you do with your visa if you cannot get any more extension?

Not same same at all ! If your extension of stay is cancelled you must leave the country, however if you have a valid visa that can't be cancelled, you don't.

Should be easy to contact all the students, they are all digital nomads and therefore on their computers all the time. :-)

Visas are not cancelled.

For foreigners redundancy pay may sound better than it is. If a workpermit is cancelled or not renewed the related visa is also terminated and you have SEVEN days to leave the country. Doesn't leave much time to 'arrange' things, now does it?

A visa is not terminated, only an extension of stay based on employment. You do not have 7 days to leave, you must leave that day unless you apply for an extension of stay.

You have a huge post count, and are yet still posting this drivel.

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Hi all,

Anywhere local that issues a single entry Non-B without a WP3 ? Friends employer has dragged their feet getting one and so he will have to apply without out it. He says he has all the other paperwork.

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The thing is, some Immigration officers will wonder how you can take such a holiday and still be studying ;-)

The missus told the IM that you were married and were living in BKK when you were trying to enter on a 30 day exempt stamp? Next time don't let the missus speak for you.

Why ?

The OP also says his tourist visa was valid.

Of course, as soon as a criminal offence is committed, the visa becomes invalid.

Not true :-)

'I'm American from USA' - where else are they from ?