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Soon to be arrested and let out on bail.

Somehow I don't think this guy is going to be arrested. Not when they have a shoot to kill order out on him.

But the real PM is in Dubai, so why are they discussing Yingluck?

Yeah I don't understand why they keep referring to her as the PM. It's not a secret who the real PM is. Even one of their slogans spells it out. "Thaksin thinks, Pheu Thai does." Doesn't get any clearer than that when it comes to who is running things.

Headline should read:

If it's unofficial, why is she even bringing it up?

An honest question. Has Thaksin or his proxies ever done anything good for Thailand? There has to be something. Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then.

No. I would have thought the evidence was obvious

Yet his party keeps getting elected again and again. Doesn't say much about the voters.

An honest question. Has Thaksin or his proxies ever done anything good for Thailand? There has to be something. Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then.

We'd just spent a weekend at the village a few weeks ago ,where I'd lived for one year many moons ago.

A big party for grandma, as one of the uncles had built a nice Isaan style, but unbelievable comfortable and I'm sure expensive house, as all's made from finest material.

"Your friend Satien Tamm Mue" is here" said my wife. Didn't believe it until we sat there with him and drank finest French Brandy, old red wine and a food service did all to fill up our stomachs with all sorts of delicious food in the middle of nowhere.

A waitress looked very lost as she had no idea how to get the Cork out of the wine bottle. A little course in how to open a bottle of wine makes people smile. No, everybody's smiling.

I walked through the village for a while and thought about some good guys who had to leave this planet too early. "Joy" was into Lhao kao, so Lung "Hui" and I made a tour and drank a small bottle as we did back in the old days.

The fact that everybody respects you gives you a good feeling. You're actually at home and a part of the family, a part of the village society. Almost everybody wants you to come to their house to eat, drink and have a chat.

My dog comes home from the rice fields and greets me waiving its tail. The girl from the shop next door grew up, you start looking at her long legs.....

The Morlam girls look better and better after more alcohol........

But you eat at home....

Then the news. They'd planned a football game and made me to the goalkeeper of one team. People made their fun of me,as many don't know how difficult it can be to run with an artificial knee joint.

The little school received a computer, printer and other useful stuff. Wife drove home that day and memories end.

My team had lost, but we fought and the tricot at home reminds me of that nice weekend. Life could be worse.- .

Nice photos.

What country is the fiance visa from? US, UK, Zimbabwe?

You are a better man than I am for helping your Ex. I would call immigration on her and have her citizenship revoked.

You can't just get someones citizenship revoked. For that matter you can't even get their green card revoked.

What's even more tragic is that the poor wee lass kept going back because her family was too poor to eat.

Tragic for her on so many levels.

As much as I hate to say it, but not a lot different than what drives many of the Issan girls to work in Nana or Soi Cowboy. I am, of course, refering to poverty and family needs.

Most of those girls working in Nana or Cowboy spend that money on the latest shoes, or handbag. Or maybe their YaaBaa habit. I'd say very little of it actually makes it back home.

Democratically elected prime Minister on a visit to the UN HQ ousted by the 5 families using the army as their guard dogs...simple innit.

Agree that until he returns (under whatever conditions)then the country will remain divided.

Next few years should be interesting

How many times do we have to read people coming on here with absolutely zero idea of what ACTUALLY happened and making it up as they go along, either that or listening to some red yokel who has red radio on all day at 100db's. Please read the post by Baerboxer above. Thaksin was NO LONGER Prime Minister and was self appointed caretaker Prime Minister. He kept using delaying tactics to avoid the 'overdue' elections. The criminal was not ousted by a coup, the Military stepped in to stop what were becoming blatant moves towards a Dictatorship.

Exactly. Maybe it should be part of the welcome email you get when you sign up for TVF.

Democratically elected prime Minister on a visit to the UN HQ ousted by the 5 families using the army as their guard dogs...simple innit.

Agree that until he returns (under whatever conditions)then the country will remain divided.

Next few years should be interesting

Was he still the democratically elected PM when ousted? Or perhaps parliament had been dissolved and the self appointed caretaker PM was refusing to go?

I'm not sure why people can't grasp that. That key fact always seems to get lost with the pro Thaksin bunch.

I'd be curious to know the status of this as well. My in-laws had a good potion of their land ruined due to the dam. I know the govt. finally paid them a portion of what they were supposed to get a few years ago. They are still waiting on the rest.

This is as good a place as any I suppose. Just got the notification that the I129f was approved, but I had the consulate listed as Chiang Mai (that is where the GF is from), of course I found out only Bangkok handles immigrant visas so now I need to get things fixed. Anyone know the process?

Things will start moving fairly quickly now. First thing you need to do is download packet 3 from the US Embassy website here:

http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas/packets.html

Follow those instructions. You will be getting a letter from NVC with your Bangkok embassy case number. It will start with BNK2013.

Pretty much everything from this point forward will need to be done by your Fiance in Thailand. Police Report, Medical, etc. etc. However, you will need to provide her with an I-134 affidavit of support and the supporting information that goes with it. You'll probably want to get an account on visajourney and look in the Thai forum there. There's a bunch of people that have just finished K-1s in Thailand there.

I just received approval for the Fiancee (K-1) visa from Homeland Security (USCIS). They emailed me that I would be receiving further instructions, which they mailed to my address in New York (and then faxed to me). This first step took only 3 months. I understand that my fiancee must schedule an appointment with the US Embassy in Bangkok, and we are now collecting all the additional requirements necessary. I felt it was much better for me to walk her through the process myself, rather than having an agency do it. I am retired, so I can wait it out here in Thailand. There is no hurry, but I did notice that the USCIS approval is normally good for only 4 months, so I figure her appointment with the embassy will be before that expiration date. We have a place to stay in Bangkok and I understand we need Official Translations, particular Medical Checkups, Vaccinations, supporting documents, Affidavit of Support, Police Clearances, etc., etc. Was told it was better to have originals and multiple copies of everything (and then some) in preparation for the interview. She is fluent in English, University Graduate and owns her own resort in Mae Hong Son. Never worked in a bar, Divorced from her Thai Husband legally. Evidently, we were very meticulous providing everything required by USCIS Homeland Security, as 3 months sure beat the average waiting time of 8 months. I would prefer her to arrive in the USA in March, and I believe that to be possible (we will cover all the requirements. and leave nothing undone). I my expectations too high, or are we in for a much longer wait (after the interview).?

Your preparation had nothing to do with the time it took to approve the petition. Either you have enough to satisfy them, or you don't. If you don't you get an RFE or they outright deny it.

The I-797C petition approval you received from USCIS is usually good for 6 months. If for some reason it takes longer than that to get an interview, the embassy will extend the validity of the petition. Don't worry about that part of it.

You are done with USCIS at this point. You don't need anything from them and they don't need anything from you. Soon you will get another letter (If you haven't already) from the National Visa Center (NVC) stating that your case has been forwarded to the embassy in Bangkok. This letter will have a case number that starts with BNK2013. It would be good to have that case number.

The next thing you want to do is go here and download the instructions and required forms for the next step of the process:

http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas/packets.html

Unless you have some issue that you haven't posted here, then she will have the visa long before March. I would guess she'll have it by October, or November at the very latest.

Very good info...thanks

I forgot. Don't lose that I-797C that you got from USCIS approving the I-129F. I think you'll need that when she adjusts status here in the U.S. to get the green card.

I just received approval for the Fiancee (K-1) visa from Homeland Security (USCIS). They emailed me that I would be receiving further instructions, which they mailed to my address in New York (and then faxed to me). This first step took only 3 months. I understand that my fiancee must schedule an appointment with the US Embassy in Bangkok, and we are now collecting all the additional requirements necessary. I felt it was much better for me to walk her through the process myself, rather than having an agency do it. I am retired, so I can wait it out here in Thailand. There is no hurry, but I did notice that the USCIS approval is normally good for only 4 months, so I figure her appointment with the embassy will be before that expiration date. We have a place to stay in Bangkok and I understand we need Official Translations, particular Medical Checkups, Vaccinations, supporting documents, Affidavit of Support, Police Clearances, etc., etc. Was told it was better to have originals and multiple copies of everything (and then some) in preparation for the interview. She is fluent in English, University Graduate and owns her own resort in Mae Hong Son. Never worked in a bar, Divorced from her Thai Husband legally. Evidently, we were very meticulous providing everything required by USCIS Homeland Security, as 3 months sure beat the average waiting time of 8 months. I would prefer her to arrive in the USA in March, and I believe that to be possible (we will cover all the requirements. and leave nothing undone). I my expectations too high, or are we in for a much longer wait (after the interview).?

Your preparation had nothing to do with the time it took to approve the petition. Either you have enough to satisfy them, or you don't. If you don't you get an RFE or they outright deny it.

The I-797C petition approval you received from USCIS is usually good for 6 months. If for some reason it takes longer than that to get an interview, the embassy will extend the validity of the petition. Don't worry about that part of it.

You are done with USCIS at this point. You don't need anything from them and they don't need anything from you. Soon you will get another letter (If you haven't already) from the National Visa Center (NVC) stating that your case has been forwarded to the embassy in Bangkok. This letter will have a case number that starts with BNK2013. It would be good to have that case number.

The next thing you want to do is go here and download the instructions and required forms for the next step of the process:

http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas/packets.html

Unless you have some issue that you haven't posted here, then she will have the visa long before March. I would guess she'll have it by October, or November at the very latest.

Do you think Chalerm was behind leaking this clip? Timing seems to back up that type of scenario....

Yes, the timing of this is interesting.

Additional Question?

If we go with a K1 visa, fly to the USA get married, can we return to Thailand for extended periods?

I am asking this question because we are not sure about making the move..if I can go through all the steps now and we can be free to chose where we live I would go with the procedure, BUT if she will be required to stay in the USA for a period of years..that may present a problem.

Thanks so much guys you have been very helpful!

Well that's sort of a tricky question. After she adjusts status from the K-1 and gets the 2 year green card, they want you to maintain residence in the U.S.

Now she can travel back and forth to Thailand with no problems. The issue arises in how long you stay out of the U.S. The general rule is stays outside of the U.S. for 0-6 months are not a problem. 6-12 months are ok, but they could give you issues when returning to the U.S. 12 months or more are a problem. They don't want people using the green card as a tourist visa.

Also, when she goes to file for citizenship, you have to list all trips out of the U.S. for 24 hours or more. I think what they do is count those days as days that she was not in the U.S. and use that when calculating when she can file for citizenship. I'm not 100% sure about that.

I have a friend who took his Thai wife to South America for ~6 months on a 2 year green card. They just got back and he said it wasn't an issue coming back. She is getting ready to turn around and go to Thailand for 2 months. Once she gets citizenship, she can come and go as she pleases. That will require maintaining residence in the U.S. for 3 years though.

Your situation would be perfect for a K-3 visa, but that's not really an option any longer.

Could get interesting when two dissapointed people, Jatuporn and Chalerm, join forces.

Don't forget Chuwit! The three masterminds with their new party "Rak Thailand toooo much"

I don't think even Chuwit wants anything to do with those two.

He's lucky they didn't find him on the street 15 stories below his honeymoon suite hotel balcony in Pattaya, after he committed "suicide." Go back to France and chalk it up to a (expensive) lesson learned.

The list on BP indicates that there are now 3 deputy prime ministers. Can that be right?

2. Pol Gen. Phongthep Thepkanchana, Deputy Prime Minister

5. Phongthep Thepkanchana, Deputy Prime Minister

8. Niwatthamrong Bunsongphaisan, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister

I think there a more than that at times.

Maybe she can do something about those helicopters that cant fly at night.

I have to ask. Why aren't you getting married in Thailand and filing for DCF? It seems you meet the residency requirements. I realize everyone's situation is different.

I worked and lived in Thailand for around 7 years, but the past couple of years I technically have a job in the US (but it's IT, and for 90% of the job I can telecommute from anywhere). I needed to come back to the US this summer though for the past few months for work, so I'm filing while I'm here.

Cool. I always feel obligated to ask that question because I wish I had known about it and gone that route. If you haven't already, check out visajourney. It's a good website with alot of good information. Especially for K-1 visas.