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theoldgit

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  1. If your travelling to the UK from Thailand you are considered to be full vaccinated if you can show proof of the vaccination.

     

    If travelling to England from Thailand a vaccination certificate is all that's required, Scotland and Wales don't specify what evidence is required.

     

    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/countries-with-approved-covid-19-vaccination-programmes-and-proof-of-vaccination

     

  2. 17 hours ago, onthedarkside said:

    What I read elsewhere (not sure if it's accurate or up-to-date) was that the same airports bus operator was then offering van rides from HH airport into town. What I read said, you could get a free ride if you just wanted to go from HH Airport to the clocktower area... Or, you could tell them what hotel you're staying at, and the van would deliver you direct to your own hotel for something like a 100 to 150 baht fee...

     

    Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any mention at all, that I could find, on the airports bus operator's website relating to any kind of onward van service running from HH Airport....

     

    Haven't been on that bus for a while, it's only just started running again and only once a day, but when we did use it regularly the conductress would ask passengers if they wanted onward travel, and a minbus would be waiting for them on arrival, I think they were 100 - 150 a person depending on where you wanted to travel.

     

    Now there's only one bus a day, and very few airport arrivals, I don't know how they would operate.

     

    There is another bus that runs from Ekkamai, mini or micro, and maybe one from the Southern Bus Terminal, I think the Ekkami bus drops off at Market Village, which is pretty central, and I'm pretty sure the other bus drops off at the bus terminal nearby, there's another pitch between the two.

     

    Grab works fine. 

  3. No real problem with your girlfriend obtaining a settlement visa as I assume you can provide evidence that you’ve been living together in a relationship akin to marriage for the specified period, and can meet the financial and accommodation requirements, and she can pass an English test and show she’s clear of TB.

     

    Marriage is really up to you both, it wouldn’t harm her application if you were not married, or enhance it if you were.

     

    Her daughter would face more of a problem, it’s not impossible but can be more difficult, I’m sure people who’ve attempted this route will share their experiences.

  4. 2 hours ago, sandyf said:

    I think you will go through immigration at Paris, Paris to AMS will be an EU domestic flight.

    Your bags should be checked through to AMS so customs will be there following baggage reclaim.


    I think you’re right, though we didn’t have to when flew to AMS via CDG.

  5. 1 hour ago, sandyf said:

    Only if you have no checked in baggage or bags not checked through.

    A couple of years ago I went BKK - Doha - Paris - Manchester(don't ask).

    I cleared immigration in Paris, went from one terminal to another and back again.(don't ask)


    As the UK wasn’t part of Schengen and you had to enter the Schengen Area to retrieve your luggage, then yes, you would have needed, should have needed, to clear Immigration in Paris to retrieve your luggage and recheck them.

     

    The same could happen to the OP if his bags are not checked through, though then he shouldn’t need to clear Immigration in Amsterdam as he’s traveling within the Schengen Area.

  6. 36 minutes ago, Gjmax said:

    When transiting in one of the schengen countries to another, you will go through immigration, then at the final destination you will go through customs.


    No, you clear Immigration and customs when you enter the Schengen Area, ie not in transit, airside.

     

    Traveling from one member state to another there are no regular immigration or customs checks, that’s the whole idea of the Schengen Area. 

  7. 16 hours ago, fangless said:

    HSBC have their own branch on Rama 1V Rd in BKK also First Direct will not let you open an account if you are not resident in the UK.  Need to get a UK resident to TX but it is  unlikely to show as a FTT.


    Whilst the HSBC have a branch on Rama IV domestic customers cannot open an account there or use any of the services.

    They closed all accounts there years ago.

    A friend of mine sends his funds from his HSBC branch in the UK to his account with Bank of Ayudhya, the Rama IV branch act as an intermediary bank, receive and pass the funds on, and charge a fee for their trouble, Bank of Ayudhya charge a fee to receive the cash.

  8. As he intends to spend longer in the Netherlands than in France, he was right to obtain his visa from the Dutch authorities, even though is first arrival into the Schengen Area was at CDG.

     

    If he has a long stopover in Paris, that visa would allow him entry into the country, though it would be good if he had declared his actual travel plans when applying.

     

    Transitting airside is fine with his visa issued by the Dutch. 

  9. 18 hours ago, sandyf said:

    Where there is a will there is a way.

    I went back to the UK in August, the day after I had renewed my marriage extension. Came back early Oct, my insurance did not cost me anything and there was no age limit.

     

    If you're referring to the Emirates policy that was included with their flights, they're dropping that offer with tickets sold after the 1 December.

    It was certainly good while it lasted.

     

    Edit: I note that the removal of the free insurance after November has already been mentioned a few times.

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