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3 minutes ago, perthperson said:

Thanks for the picture which is of an extension of stay stamp -- not an extension of a visa,

AND it's an Extension of Stay based on Marriage, for which the sums he quoted are correct. Ane Extension of Stay based on Retirement has different financial requirements

3 minutes ago, sanemax said:

I do think that he wasnt being too serious about that .

Exactly. How can a language with very limited vocabulary and no grammar compete with the sophisticated languages?

2 minutes ago, KhonKaenKowboy said:

You misspelled immune hematology.....I got a good laugh the other day jogging behind a girl with a jersey that said "Animal Laboratory."

obviously american with your lack of spelling techniques

4 minutes ago, sanemax said:

My point was that just because either you or myself knows ONE person, who can either speak English or not, who is working as an English teacher, is quite irrelevant, when we are talking about English teachers in the whole country 

   You seem to be saying that ONE example is typical of the whole situation

I am saying that typically, Thai English teachers in Thai village Schools sometimes cannot even speak English themselves, and an unqualified English speaker would be the better teacher

It doesn't matter how good you are at a particular thing. Being able to do it and being able to teach it are completely different

3 minutes ago, sanemax said:

I am saying that they are better than a local teacher who cannot even speak English himself

If a teacher can teach the course proscribed then he is doing his job. Without a doubt exposure to native English speakers would improve the students'chances no end

1 hour ago, elliss said:

  Wow ,    immigration now   check  your  facebook profile , that explains why  the queues @ immi  are sooo long .

  If it keeps the chanchers  from entering the  kingdom,  {again},   job well done. Imho.  

 

 

 

 

But let those already with long term visas join the Thai channel, not queue for hours with VOA etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nULFMp4jKBo

3 minutes ago, wirat69 said:

Since when did Thais drink Jameson's and the other bottles in accompanying photo??? 

 

Would have had more cred with a pic of Chang, Leo and Laow Khao!!

Depends who's paying

and amongst the Thais who do drink, how many does he think actually

refrain from it on the existing days of bans?

Years ago the UK tried restricting certain websites using an offensive word. The result was any business in Scunthorpe and even the council itself found themselves banned.

7 minutes ago, theoldgit said:

 

No truth whatsoever, each application is decided on its merits.

if your BF meets the criteria and can satisfy the ECO of such, then a visa will be issued, he needs to address the reasons for the refusal as well as satisfying the decision maker that the proposed visit is genuine and affordable, and that on the balance of probabilities he will leave the UK at the conclusion of his is visit.

If you, or he, wants to ask questions about his application, please start your own thread.

Thanks. I had hoped that was the case and we feel better prepared than the previous application

I'd like to follow this thread. I'm British living on retirement extension in Thailand and want to visit UK with BF this summer. He's been refused once but we have heard '3rd time lucky'. Any truth to this?

4 hours ago, giddyup said:

Like I said, you're an obvious woman hater. Been burnt a few times have you?

misogynist is the word you're looking for

90 day today at Patong. I waited until after 2pm and was in and out in seconds. It does seem to depend on timing but also whether there are any difficult 'customers'

Thanks Jeab

I've not read this entire thread but I registered and recieved my ballot paper today with a postage paid envelope for reply. My query is whether UK 'postage paid' works from here or should I pay a Thai post office to send it?

4 minutes ago, 11223344 said:

There is some 40 years (or so) old law which requires you to have 20k thb or equivalent in a different currency... 40k if family

 

It isn't really enforced, unless you get an idiot immi officer who then can send you back home because of that. Even on this site, if you search bit, you can find stories of people who were unlucky. They could have take the money from an atm at the airport but the dickinsons wouldn't let them.

As I received your reply I'm watching television with the PM saying how much they want Thais to understand democracy and contribute to his junta

15 minutes ago, gk10002000 said:

I believe you will find that 10,000 or 20000 is an actual entry requirement and every now and then some people are asked to show it at the airport upon arrival

Ah OK - you mean visa exempt entry. I didn't know that, thanks. I will inform any visitors I have

I guess it doesn't have to be in THB then?

A strange requirement when many of the world's governments are edging towards enforcing a cashless society

4 minutes ago, lungnorm said:

Most likely the majority are hookers.

 

who me? I don't think I'd get many customers these days at my age

3 hours ago, 11223344 said:

I saw the ladyboy case... So many stupid people here think he is such poor fello, sent back for no reason.

 

On TV he said "I don't know why they send me home, I could answer every question they gave me" ... "I also asked for water and wasn't given any for long time!!" The moderator asked "What exactly did you say?" I asked for water in English "I have water. I have water" :D

 

Btw: he also said that now he has almost no money left.... ehm, so how the hell were you planning to holiday in South Korea for six months???

 

Farangs can get sent home sometimes for stupidity as not having 20k baht in cash, in 21st century with atm on every corner. And majority has no reason come to Thailand to earn 20% of what they can earn back home.

20K cash? I hardly ever carry that amount with with unless I need it for shopping/rent etc. I've never heard of a requirement to carry that

stayed may times in a small village in Isaan and never heard that

4 minutes ago, pentap said:

Inconvenient for most but for me personally, I'm not bothered.

Many more social media sites so why worry about it?


Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect

Because to be able to talk to your friends you have to use the same site. It is not a good idea to be on Weibo (whatever it's called) if all of your friends use FB