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9 hours ago, charleskerins said:

She's well educated with a good job  so they gave her a 10 year visa actually makes little sense to me   please elaborate  .    Why would she want a 10 year visa if she has a good job in Thailand?    What is the Embassy looking for ?

They are looking at few things in no particular order:

1)  A large sum in the bank.

2)  Assets in Thailand, such as houses, condos, etc.

3)  Employment status.  Business owner or a higher level position with a large company.

4)  Education.  Where you went to university in Thailand.  Really helps if you have been educated overseas.

5)  Travel to other countries.  It really helps if you have been to other European countries, Australia, Canada, etc.  

6)  Family in Thailand.

As has been said earlier, the 10 year visa just means that you don't have to re-apply for a visa for 10 years.  I think the maximum time you can spend in the US on a 10 year visa is six months.  They are also looking to see if you are likely to return to Thailand after your visit to the US.  That's why having traveled to other countries and returned helps as I listed in #5.

On 5/6/2024 at 1:05 PM, it is what it is said:

 

my american mate's gf got a 10 year visa no problem, but she's well educated with a good job.

I know a number of Thais that fit that same category.  They got a 10 year US visa on the first time they applied.  It can be done.  You just have to have all the things in order that the US embassy is looking for.  

I'm surprised he was hanging out in Bangkok.  Usually, the foreign criminals head to Pattaya or Phuket.  I'm hoping that he is sent back soon to the state or Oregon, USA where he can serve out his sentence.  

The way Liverpool FC has been playing lately these three might be needed at Anfield on Sunday! 555

1 hour ago, baansgr said:

ID cards are not issued until age 7, whereas passports are issued if required from day 1..so possibly this is his situation 

This is correct.  The minimum age was originally 16 years but later lowered to 15 in 1983 and 7 in 2011.  A passport can be obtained prior to acquiring a Thai ID card.  Both of my kids obtained their first Thai ID cards at age 15.  They since renewed them at a Thai embassy or consulate after that as they have been living outside of Thailand for many years now.  

It would be a travesty of justice if she was granted UK citizenship or anything else that would permit her to stay in the country.  Can Thailand file for her to be extradited back to Thailand?

2 hours ago, jaxon said:

 

My understanding is that you have to be resident in Thailand to apply for the ID card.  

My youngest had a Thai passport but no Thai ID.  When he went back to Thailand at age 20 for a visit he applied for his very first Thai ID.  You do need to take the Tabien Bahn where his name is listed.  It was amazingly quite easy to do.  It took about two hours from start to finish.  You can get new Thai ID cards when they expire from the embassy/consulate in your country if living outside of Thailand.

In an update to the headline, it is now four law enforcement officers that have been killed with four that are injured during this incident.  

I'm sure a lot of Thai girls were able to make a few extra baht during the visit of this ship to Pattaya.

This is another reason why I try to escape from Thailand during the month of April.  

13 hours ago, Freddy42OZ said:

He posits that one reason salaries are so low is that the sheer number of officers is staggering, roughly 250,000. This means that an increase of 5,000 baht in every cop's monthly salary would cost the government a politically untenable 15 billion baht annually

250,000 police officers in Thailand.  Is this the largest organized criminal gang in Thailand?

It will be a great day when this is extended to Europeans, Brits, OZ, NZ, and the Americas but hopefully it will be for 90 days anytime during the year.

12 hours ago, Rich888 said:

Thanks... slightly shifting the topic a bit, but does anyone have any recommendations for a good school in Bangkok that teaches the UK curriculum? I'll do my own research but personal experience is going to be useful too

Bangkok Pattana out in Bangna uses a UK curriculum.  It has been in Bangkok for over 30 years.  There are others as well, and I think some are good, but I'm more familiar with Bangkok Pattana.  

I did something similar to this but only slightly different.  The kids were mine so they were luk krung.  They attended very good Thai schools in Bangkok so they were academically ok with moving to the USA.  They were almost 16 & 14 at the time and entered the 10th and 8th grades upon arrival in the USA.  Their English was very good and had no accent.  They had both US & Thai citizenship so there weren't any problems in that area.  They adjusted very well to life in the USA and both completed university and have very good careers in IT and finance.  

If you cannot move right away to the UK then one of the international schools in Bangkok might be another option.  You'll probably want to go with one that has a UK curriculum.  Definitely do your research on that as some are very good and others just so-so.  

First off, the detained man should have been handcuffed with his hands behind his back.  Then he should have been placed in a rear seat diagonally from the driver and placed in a seatbelt.  As was shown above you need a police transport vehicle with a shield/wire mesh separating the front seats from the row behind the driver.  The area where the detained person sits also needs to be made of hard plastic for a variety of reasons.  Next, why are they transporting the detained person's mother?  She should find her own way to wherever they are going.  I can only speculate as to why she was being transported so I won't go into that.  Basic LE principles seem to be lacking in the RTP which would have saved this officers life, injuries to others, and the damage to the police vehicle.  

150 baht seems a fair price.  The question is how long will it be until the girl is haranguing you for another drink?

I'm surprised she hasn't gone to certain area of Phuket where there is a demand for women like her from a group of tourists that are interested in farang women.  She would solve her financial difficulties very quickly.

Is this good news or bad news?

Israel will not use their nuclear weapons.  They know that in doing so a whole host of other nuclear weapons would be simultaneously launched and many countries in that region would be erased from the face of the earth.  

The Pattaya Sports Club used to have a group of people that bowled on a weekly basis.  I believe that it was a bowling league.  You can check their website to see if the group is still going.

It would be great if the resistance forces had some heavier weapons to shoot down one or more of those Migs.

It's a sad state of affairs when the USA can only come up with these two old geriatrics to lead one of the most powerful nations in the world.  

23 hours ago, Kerryd said:

Could be where he met his "wife". All foreigners like to pretend that their wives were working "in a bank" or "at the DLT" or "at a high end car dealership" when they met them but the truth is, a lot of them met them at the first (or 2nd) beer bar they ever went in to.

Maybe that is how you met your Thai wife, and that's fine, but I met my Thai wife back in the 80's when she was a graduate student in my home country.  I had never been to Thailand until after we married.  

13 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

I wonder if the rest of the world is aware that this is happening here in Thailand? 

 

I'll be checking world news in the next few days. 

Not really.  In the world view this is just a minor blip on the radar.