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The rule is a 30 day supply. They do not usually count out tablets and people are usually OK bringing in more than that as long as the quantities look consistent with personal use.
If the meds you are on are inexpensive in the US they are likely dirt cheap in local brands here. It is only newer drugs still under patent or drugs which there is so little demand for that no local brand exists, that are expensive.
Suggest you post the names of the meds in question.
30 days is nuts. I was going to bring a year's worth. It would look like the biggest drug cache yet.
Amlodipine
Lisinipril
Glimepiride
Lipitor
Metformin
Atenolol
Yeah, that's what I take twice a day to stay alive.
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If my adopting her gives me sole custody then so be it, it's the only way to get her a USA passport and citizenship.
That's worth it.
My thoughts too. The info is first hand, did that a few months ago. It's just legal stuff, I suppose the custody can be restored to joint after all the hub-blah with the citizenship & passports is done.
Please don't misunderstand, I don't want to give her a USA passport just so she can go live in America, I want her to have it because it opens doors that the Thai Passport does not. I think the USA is falling rapidly, but having a Blue Passport opens doors.
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The poll doesn't really reflect my reality as I use Linux for both business and personal. I have several Linux droplets on Digital Ocean running Centos and Ubuntu but have settled on LinuxMint for personal use. I however use an iMac for my computer needs so in a sense, I run Unix, not Linux.
LinuxMint would be my personal choice.
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Is there consensus as to the least expensive place to buy blood pressure and diabetes drugs in Bangkok?
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Drugs here in the US are dirt cheap if you take the right ones. Is there a limit to how much one can bring into the country? I'm referring to Blood Pressure/Diabetes drugs.
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Note that when a foreigner adopts a stepchild, the custody is transferred to him/her alone. I was a bit surprised about my wife having to sign the release of custody to me.
Is this true? Why would this be? It doesn't matter. I will let my wife adopt her with the consent of the mother and father. We have the birth certificate, and it does list the father.
Update: Both father and mother are in jail for same sentence - another 5 years.
If my adopting her gives me sole custody then so be it, it's the only way to get her a USA passport and citizenship.
That's worth it.
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So many single Thai mothers let these old reptilian westerners into their homes to be 'stepdad' to their young daughters, just on the promise of financial support. They should all be screened and checked, I'm pretty sure that this would be the normal procedure in the west.
Screened and checked? I think they mean the same thing, but which western country screens people who want to get married or live with someone?
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Why don't you sell it at a garage sale and buy a new chair here?
Geez..
That I wish to live in Thailand doesn't equate to I want to sit on a milk carton crate instead of a real desk chair.
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bring the chair - i have bought many chairs in Thailand trying to find that perfect one i left behind, but none could compare. bring the chair!
The chair I purchased in Thailand was also a mesh chair from an Italian company. I purchased it from INDEX on Sukhumvit Pattaya. It was a fine chair, very comfortable, but nothing like this chair.
Did anyone read that it goes together with 3 bolts? That's a fine design. I think I can break it down and spread it among 3 suitcases. The heaviest part is the base and also the biggest. That's the one part I can buy anywhere in Thailand as it is universal.
The Thai's are not anywhere near the level of ergonomics that Europe and USA are.
Regardless, I bought the chair for $200.00 on eBay. I would guess buying the same chair in Thailand if available would cost me at least $800.00.
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Geezss , strap some wings on that chair and you can fly here.
Not recommended.
I'm a pilot. I'm sure.
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Nice chair by the way.
In 2006 I bought a very good Italian made office chair but it was nothing compared to the ErgoHuman Chair. I'm not sure I could something like this in Thailand.
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Jeez that chair must have special powers.
You can buy plenty of STUFF here.
It's an Ergohuman Chair - It's so special, it fits me. Plus it breaks down with the removal of 3 large screws.
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Nothing is exempt for you.. If you were shipping them in your son would be able to get some things in duty free. On same site see this. http://www.customs.go.th/wps/wcm/connect/custen/individuals/importing+used+or+secondhand+household+effects+/importingusedsecondhandhouseholdeffects+
Ok the iMac is his and the chair is mine. All they will see is pieces. My son has been studying abroad for 7 years.
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It doesn't mention how much duty/taxes are and what is exempt. I'm only bringing my iMac and a few external hard drives.
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Some friends and I use Acellus Academy. It's online and accredited, 30 bucks a month.
www.acellusacademy.com/I like that they offer courses that are not common core.
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I'm ticking off all the things the embassy needs to issue an O-A visa as my 9-year-old son and I will be moving back to Thailand. My son will enter on his Thai Passport which I have yet to secure at the embassy here in the USA and I will be entering with my USA passport. Between us, we get four suitcases weighing no more than 62 pounds each.
I'm planning on fitting my 27 Inch iMac into one suitcase and breaking down my desk chair and distributing it in the other three. Is there any difference to what one can bring in duty-free for personal belongings and is there a difference between him and me in what we can bring?
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Our law firm specializes in adoption. Feel free to semd me a PM and we can set up a meeting. Our service is reliable and affordable. We are located on soi Thonglor in Bangkok.
"Always choose the harder RIGHT instead of the easier WRONG."
It's not noble, it's the RIGHT thing to do.
My wife has her, she isn't going anywhere and there isn't anywhere for her to go. Seems straightforward to me.
I haven't met her yet except for Skype, I'm in America with our boy until August and the baby showed up a month ago.
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It's unlikely BTW that the adopted child would get the same automatic settlement rights in the US as are (I assume) granted to your own progeny.
Looks like she can in 2 years.
The child resides legally in the U.S. in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent and meets the following conditions after February 27, 2001 but before his or her 18th birthday:orThe adoptive parent adopted the child before his or her 16th birthday (or, in some cases, 18th birthday) and had legal custody of the child and resided with the child for at least two years; -
I am American and my wife is Thai. We have a 9-year-old son who holds US and Thai citizenships. We are legally married for almost 10 years at the Ampur.
My wife's younger sister and boyfriend were arrested and convicted for selling Yaba. They got 6 years. They are not married. When she was sent to prison, she was pregnant. Fast forward to today and the baby girl is now almost 11 months old and was born in prison. The prison told her to get the baby out of prison and now we have her.
We plan on raising her but my wife agrees with me, that we should have 100 percent parental rights. I do not see giving the girl back to her mother at 6 years old after we have had her for 5 years. I want to get insurance and do things right. I see adoption as the proper way to do this.
The parents did not get married. I'm fairly sure that the mother never took the girl to the Ampur to get a proper birth certificate and no one knows where the original hospital birth documents are located.
It's safe to say, the father who is Laotian not Thai, is list as the father.
What's the proper way to go about getting parental rights from the imprisoned mother, and then adopt her as our own? I do not anticipate resistance from my wife's younger sister who is now in prison.
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What you didn't read, was that the ex-factory worker held out for 5 million baht from a request of 10 million baht. I think he did well.
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Well now, the usual hysteria.
"I've seen them demand 50 percent of the new value."
Sure you have.
"I've seen them execute a man trying to bring a computer into Thailand."
Uh huh
From Pitney Bowes
http://www.dutycalculator.com/country-guides/Import-duty-taxes-when-importing-into-Thailand/
Import duty & taxes when importing into Thailand
Overview
Import duty and taxes are due when importing goods into Thailand whether by a private individual or a commercial entity. The valuation method is CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight), which means that the import duty and taxes payable are calculated on the complete shipping value, which includes the cost of the imported goods, the cost of freight, and the cost of insurance. In addition to duty, imports are subject to sales tax (VAT), and in some cases to excise, interior tax and a surcharge.
Duty Rates
Duty rates in Thailand vary from 0% to 80%, with an average duty rate of 20.93%. Some products can be imported free of duty, e.g. laptops and other electronic products.
Sales Tax
Goods imported into Thailand are subject to VAT at a rate of 7% calculated over the CIF value plus any applicable duty.
Minimum thresholds
Imports with a CIF value up to 1000 THB are exempt from duty and VAT.
Other taxes and customs fees
Alcohol and tobacco products are subject to excise duty which could be ad valorem or specific. Goods subject to excise are levied an additional Interior tax calculated at 10% of excise.
Additionally, Thailand imposes certain product-specific surcharges on some foodstuffs that take the form of ad valorem or specific duties.
Local Customs office and contacts
More information on import declaration procedures and import restrictions can be found at the Thai Customs website.
But let's not look at the Thai Custom's Website, no, don't do that!
REQUIREMENTS FOR DUTY FREE ALLOWANCEBoth Thai and non-Thai residents changing residence into Thailand are eligible to bring used/secondhand household effects into Thailand, in reasonable quantities, free of taxes and duties. It is also required that the imported used/ secondhand household effects have been owned, possessed, and used in the country where the importers resided before returning to Thailand to resume residence.
In case where the household effects are electrical appliances e.g. radios, televisions, refrigerators, microwaves, ovens, air conditioners, etc., only ONE unit each of such items is eligible for tax and duty free allowance. However, if it is the family change of residence, TWO units each of the items will be allowed to bring in tax and duty free. Any excess unit shall be subject to regular taxes and duties, and Customs will place the items that have the lowest rate of duty under tax and duty exemption.
It is important that the used/secondhand household effects must be imported not earlier than one month before or not later than six months after the arrival of the importers. Under exceptional circumstances, Customs may extend the time limits for the importers. -
My question is this: Of the 3 uniformed cops, which one is Moe, which is Larry, and which is Curly? I already know the one not in uniform is Shemp.
The man on the right side has a remarkable resemblance to Shemp.
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I came across http://en.april-international.com/us
So far it looks good but I don't see anyone mentioning it. Does anyone here use it?
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my son is lying SOB, sweet and caring yet lazy like dead donkey
since KG-2 BS'ed me about teachers, no home-works, lost books and "cheating" teachers again who falsed / forged (?) exams.
Changed a school, at G3 moved to another school. Same sh*t. Nothing learned and really stubborn.
Desperate, I'm freakin' desperate
positive reinforcement didn't work
story and life examples of useless bums sleeping in cardboards - no results
negative - cut all toys and idiot widgets - same-same. Nothing changed
me feel desperate
I don't see where you offered your son a bribe. It works for the Thais, maybe it will work for you.
Drugs - Diabetes/BP Is there a limit to how much I can bring?
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Another observation, why would there be any limitation i.e. a 30 day supply when I can go into any Thai drugstore and buy the entire shelf if I want? Nothing in my list requires a prescription in Thailand.