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  1. Good idea, I will go in a bit early. So, if my termination date / letter states 30 April is my last day, do you think I will be able to apply for a 60-day extension when I go in to report on...Monday, 25 April??

    I will go in a bit early.

    I suggest you check out the CM Immigration threads on the CM sub-forum a see exactly how early you'll need to show up if you expect to be seen. You should post and ask for someone who has processed their own extension at the Airport Immigration recently. Trust me, I've read about people standing in line for three hours only be be turned away. Your mileage my vary. Just saying, forewarned is forearmed.

    So, if my termination date / letter states 30 April is my last day, do you think I will be able to apply for a 60-day extension when I go in to report on...Monday, 25 April??

    You'll have to run that by Ubonjoe. He is truly the Subject Matter Expert for all things immigration.

    Thanks for looking after me Connda! Just to clarify - I'm still in BKK working through April - and so there will be no going to Chiang Mai Immigration until after the initial 60-day extension is obtained at BKK immigration when I end my current employment (which also coincides with my current extension's 90-day report, to be done in BKK). After this, I'll be able to move up to CM and begin the fun-ride that you've warned me about. I'm not a procrastinator, so when I say early, I mean the earliest date available for me to apply for extensions, in the case that I am turned away.

    I'm okay with try try again. Helps me get over my 'American neuroses' faster. Everyday, jai yin yin just a lil bit more :-)

    You've got the right idea. If you know a Thai National whom you trust, you might consider paying someone to do the waiting for you. They'll have to hold your passport to get a queue number. If I didn't have a visa agent, I would have used my Thai son.

    Slightly off topic, but you may wish to read the thread regarding the Northern Thailand burn season. The air quality is pretty bad from approximately mid-Feb though April. If you're coming around Songkran, you'll probably miss the worst of it. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/879040-smoke-smog-dust-2016-chiang-mai/ Another article penned by our esteemed local moderator, Tywais. Like, Ubonjoe, Tywais rocks. He takes good care of us up here. I think you'll like it in Chiang Mai. If the Thais aren't burning down their forests, it's a very beautiful place to live. I moved from BKK to Chiang Mai in 2007. Never left. Best of luck. thumbsup.gif

  2. Songkran is in the middle of next month.

    But why worry over police checking bars? As long as you're not in violation of Thai laws, it's nothing more than a 5-minute inconvenience.

    The problem isn't the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem.

    Would have to respectfully disagree.

    Whilst you are right it can simply be an inconvenience as I don't carry a passport; also know many who don't routinely carry the passport. This can cause hassle if the police want to see your passport of course.

    Carry recent copies of all pertinent passport pages. I also keep a copy of my housebook, and my Thai DL which has my address that matches my housebook. Dust off your Thai speaking skills. Be polite. The last time I was stopped by the BIB, as soon as started speaking Thai and he figured out I have been living here for years, he gave me a "Mai Bpen Rai" and waved me along before I could pull out my paperwork. I smiled, thanked him, and off I went. I also normally wear slacks, shirt, and shoes. If your covered in tats, body piercings, have long-hair, and a bone though your nose, your mileage may vary. Lol. <puut len>

  3. Good idea, I will go in a bit early. So, if my termination date / letter states 30 April is my last day, do you think I will be able to apply for a 60-day extension when I go in to report on...Monday, 25 April??

    I will go in a bit early.

    I suggest you check out the CM Immigration threads on the CM sub-forum a see exactly how early you'll need to show up if you expect to be seen. You should post and ask for someone who has processed their own extension at the Airport Immigration recently. Trust me, I've read about people standing in line for three hours only be be turned away. Your mileage my vary. Just saying, forewarned is forearmed.

    So, if my termination date / letter states 30 April is my last day, do you think I will be able to apply for a 60-day extension when I go in to report on...Monday, 25 April??

    You'll have to run that by Ubonjoe. He is truly the Subject Matter Expert for all things immigration.

  4. Whoa !

    You cannot "change" visas !

    1. Do you have a valid VISA or an extension of stay (obtained from immigration) based on working ? ( I suspect you have the latter)

    2. Is your husband a Thai national ?

    You might get better answers in the Thai visas, residency and work permits forum .

    Total newbie, and might very well have used incorrect lingo in my OP. Sorry! BUT THANKS for helping me clarify.

    1. I have a valid Non-Imm B Visa issued from 20 Nov 2015, and extended for one year to 17 FEB 2017 as of February 2016. My first 90-day residence check will be on 1 May 2016 - but, I'm moving to CM shortly there after and beginning a new teaching position once I'm ready to go in CM. Totally unsure of what that means for my 90-day check in when...basically, I'm ready to move on.

    2. My husband is a Thai national.

    Cakewalk. You'll be treated differently than foreign men married to Thai national women. Enjoy. And a wake-up call regarding CM Immigration. My visa agent shows up at 3am in the morning to get queue tickets. That means that if you plan to walk your own paperwork though the gauntlet, you too will need to show up at zero-dark thirty if you expect to be seen by immigration. I suggest hiring a visa agent if you don't want the head-ache. FYI, the Immigration office for marriage extensions is at the Airport Immigration office, not the Promenade. They have recently rebuilt the waiting room, which is reasonably comfortable, and there were actually parking spaces available in the parking lot. That's a change of pace from previous years. If there are no parking places, consider parking at the Air Port Plaza Mall and walk up. About 5 minute.

    However, walk-in 90 day reports are done at the Promenade. I suggest researching if the online reporting will work for you, and if not, mail it in. Mail-in 90 day reports are processed at the Airport Immigation office. Confusing? Welcome to Chiang Mai. Go the the Chiang Mai sub-forum and check out the various excellent 'pinned' immigration write-ups by Tywais.

  5. The relatives of the dead should sue his ass in a civil court for tens of millions of baht, that will hurt him a

    hell of a lot more than a speeding and reckless driving charges which carry fines and no jail time....

    HiSo family will toss 100K at the family who will fold. America may me litigious, but sometimes that's a good thing, like now. I'd give the lawyer 90% of a multi-million baht settlement and not blink. Heck, I'd give him 100% if he won. It's the principle. But...Thais don't understand the concept of 'principle'. It's all about the ฿฿฿ baht.

  6. Such a conservative and hypocritical society. How about girls who work in bars and such places all over Thailand? You could make a long list of places where pretties dress proactively.

    The difference is that those are private establishments and children are, in theory, not allowed entry. The Motor Show is a public event and children attend it.

    Personally, I go to see the cars and don't want pretties in the way when I'm taking photos (of the cars), thank you.

    So you think this happened in a vacuum? The 'pretty' just showed up to strut her stuff? The car dealership hired her and her male partner to do this. The hammer should fall on the HiSo dealership owner, not the freaking performers. Did anyone call out the guy in jeans? No. The dealership? No. Just the female performer! This is bunk.

  7. And some gal had to apologize for 'sexy dancing'. The car dealership didn't have to apologize. The male actor didn't have to apologize. And this bare-titted super-star will not have to apologize. Amazing Thailand. What's the difference. Money!

    http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/906838-prayut-proposes-law-change-to-control-motor-show-pretties/?utm_source=newsletter-20160330-1518&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news

    With that said, sure! She can be my mia noi. I need another one. <not>

  8. going on for hundreds of years.

    That's a common misconception because actually it's new in our generation. Traditionally Thailand grew organic because that's all there was. What used to be reused to nourish the soil is now called "agricultural waste" and burned in this era of chemical and poison farming. I ran across someone who has been in Northern Thailand since the 70's which was the time before farming methods changed. He described burning back then as seldom and the air as clean. Compare that to today where maybe 8 months out of the year the north is blanketed in heavy smoke pollution that is harmful to the entire population there. It's the same/worse every year. Nothing will be done about this in our lifetime.They give a little lip service to pass the time, blame others, and wait for the rains to start--works like a charm every time so why do anything? They already have the perfect solution in place.

    As far as what you can do, leaving is probably the best thing for your health. Otherwise make an artificial atmosphere in your house with windows and doors always closed, AC always on, and high quality air filters running. Stay inside during the dangerous 8 months of the year. When outside always wear a face mask like the government warns residents to do. I sometimes wonder if the lungs of people in the north are worse than heavy chain smokers.

    "8 months out of the year the north is blanketed in heavy smoke pollution that is harmful to the entire population there".

    Rubbish nonesence and diatribe! I live North of Chiang Mai, I've lived in the province for almost 12 years,. Burning and pollution is bad for about six weeks from February through mid April, that's all.

    The 8 months you quote is typical of somebody who has never even visited here for more than two weeks at a time, let alone lived here!

    I'm guessing a typo and meant weeks rather than months otherwise it doesn't make sense.

    Agreed.

  9. going on for hundreds of years.

    That's a common misconception because actually it's new in our generation. Traditionally Thailand grew organic because that's all there was. What used to be reused to nourish the soil is now called "agricultural waste" and burned in this era of chemical and poison farming. I ran across someone who has been in Northern Thailand since the 70's which was the time before farming methods changed. He described burning back then as seldom and the air as clean. Compare that to today where maybe 8 months out of the year the north is blanketed in heavy smoke pollution that is harmful to the entire population there. It's the same/worse every year. Nothing will be done about this in our lifetime.They give a little lip service to pass the time, blame others, and wait for the rains to start--works like a charm every time so why do anything? They already have the perfect solution in place.

    As far as what you can do, leaving is probably the best thing for your health. Otherwise make an artificial atmosphere in your house with windows and doors always closed, AC always on, and high quality air filters running. Stay inside during the dangerous 8 months of the year. When outside always wear a face mask like the government warns residents to do. I sometimes wonder if the lungs of people in the north are worse than heavy chain smokers.

    8 months? Do you actually live here. Try 2 months, 3 on bad years.

    I live in a mountain valley in Lamphun province. Most of the rice farmers don't burn, they plow the stubble under prior to planting. But the mountain forests??? They are on fire every day.

    If you live in an urban center, you really don't understand what is going on with the burning. Get out of the city and look.

  10. I moved back to Udon...just could not handle the pollution/smoke/traffic of Chiang Mai. We are about 4 kilometers outside the city. The air is sooo much better. I really don't miss CM overly much....except our trips outside the city. Cool and windy outside this morning. but hot weather for 10 days this month.

    Poster might build a fireplace in his home, to mask the smell of the outside smoke. (lol)

    And you guys have cane fields all over the place up there. Ag burning isn't the problem. Burning forests is.

  11. While I commiserate, you chose to move into an agricultural and waste management situation that's been going on for hundreds of years.

    We all hope it stops, but your opportunity to "do something" about your predicament pretty much ended when you chose to move in.

    Unless, of course, you're renting. Then you can still do something- extricate yourself from an unacceptable (to you) environment.

    Change the situation? May as well tilt at windmills.

    Great cautionary tale about doing extra diligence (beyond what you'd need to do back home) before investing tons of money into the dream of living in paradise. For that, I applaud you.

    Best of luck.

    Burning the stubble in rice fields is a fraction of the problem. It's the a-holes who set fire to the forests in order to stimulate the growth of pak wan and mushroom. So much ecological damage and health risks for a few million baht of 'wild' produce. Wow! What a boon to the Thai GNP. <not>

  12. I tell my doctor up front that I'm going to talk to him/her like I do Western doctors. But with that said, don't think for a second that they will not pull the greng jai card out of the deck. But if you think that is the case - call them on it. It's your life, not theirs. And get a second opinion. Or a third.

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