loumaripol

Thank you, that would seem to be the only option.

Many thanks for all!

Follow up questions:

1. where would be best?

2. What is the basis for her application?

Thank you, that would seem to be the only option.

Many thanks for all!

Thanks very much for your help. Seems straight forward enough.

She is on an extension of stay based on working for a Thai corporation.

Would she be able too switch to her own non-o A for retirement based on her own funds without leaving?

Non-O B, with work permit.

Hi all, I am an American citizen retiree. I have just had my 9th extension to my non-o "retirement" visa. My wife (also American) plans to retire. We would like to add her to my visa as a dependent for the remainder of the year. I do not know the acutal procedures and documents required to do this. Your help humbly requested.

Thanks!

Hello,

I am an American citizen and this year was my 9th extension application. I arrived later than I hoped: Que received at 09:43 with 48 ahead of me. Processing was rapid and my que number was called at 11:15. I sumitted the American affidavit which now includes a section for your address, TM 8, copies of my passprt pages showing the previous extensions and most recent entry and arrival card in duplicate. The officer returned the duplicates. She only wanted originals. Extension granted without further comment at 11:30.

I received a que number for Re-entry permit with 12 ahead of me. Had to wait for lunchbreak then was called in 5 minutes. This year re-entry Officer wanted copies of application and passport pages, which ws a first for me, and I had to get a photo copy of the new visa extension stamp. Total time 30 minutes.

Overall processing seems quicker but a bit more brusque than in previous years.

I wouldn't think they would blacklist even serial overstayed.

Although I think frequent blatant disregard for the laws is a good reason.

How many overstays do you have? How long are the overstays?

If truly blacklisted, I would suspect something else is going on.

4 long overstays. 3 times over 300 days each time and 1 time about 200 days.

Deported 2 times, but "volontary deported", never been looked up, only 1 day at IDC each time

Lost passport every time

Forgive me for a personal note but your overstay record shows a clear lack of respect for Thailand and its laws. It appears you view Thai immigration law with contempt. It smacks of western arrogance.

If you re-enter do you have the slightest intention of complying with the length of stay granted? It would be a hard sell to me. Up to immigrations to admit or not. There are much worse offenses of course.

Very few lanterns ever reach a height that would be remotely dangerous to an aeroplane and even if an aeroplane did hit one I cannot imagine there would be any serious consequences. These are flimsy constructions with a candle for propulsion. Are we seriously expected to believe that a 747 can be brought down by a candle?

Come to think of it I am now concerned about flying at any time if that is the case.

Death penalty my rump.

Another poster who does not read previous content.

They are not flimsy at all; they are made with wire, which if it got into an engine would cause catastophic failure. In addition, they generally reach up to 3,000 ft, and pilots have reported them as high as 5,000 ft. If you think that could not interfere with a descent, then I suggest you understand that planes descend from 5,000 ft downwards through 3,000ft downards, and below, in order to reach the runway!

Ingestion of thin wire might cause damage. Improbable though. Worst case: engine shutdown on climb out or approach. Not good but little chance of a major problem. Engines are tested for foreign object impact with a large frozen turkey. The fan blades would cut the wire, the hot section melt the residue. Bird strikes are worse but not catastophic. If you are flying tomorrow evening relax.

Its going quite far of course.. however I feel that floating lanterns near an airport is a real dangerous thing. If an airplane crashes because of one many lives are lost. Making a threat with a big stick might prevent this from happening.

The lanterns are not capable of brining down a turbine or turbo prop aircraft. They are flimsy and even engine ingestion is unlikely to result in damage. They are a hazard to navigation in large numbers. Pilots would, I am sure, much prefer that they are kept from departure and approach paths. In the 8 years we have lived here I can no trecall a reported incident.

Drack the impaler might agree with the proposed sanctions. I can not.

No support for TrueCrypt which is kind of a pain.

Please correct me if I am in error on this. TrueCrypt's web site closed and the software is no longer supported. If that is true then it is highly insecure by definition. May I suggest switiching to PGP or GNU PGP?

We are US citizens. I have been living in Thailand on a Non-O A for purposes of retirement with seven extensions granted with out any fuss. My wife entered on a Non-O A with me when we moved here. She was offered an executive position and has been working for the past seven years. The company has handled all her visa and work permit applications.

She is retiring at the end of this year. She is employed by a large private Thai company. In the past they have cancelled other executives visa with little or no time to make any change. We will need to get her switched to a retirement as my dependent as our first step. We will then transfer funds to allow her to apply for her own visa,.

Question #1 - can she change to a dependent visa based on my status?

#2 - In the worst case can she leave Thailand and return on a tourist visa giving us time to get her on my retirement visa?

Any help you can offer will be sincerely appreciated.

In the one car accident I have had I just called my insurer and kept quiet. The insurance claims man handled the entire affair. I did not pay anything.

Regarding #5 I would guess that a lot parents can not afford helmets for growing kids. It is scary.

Generall I find Thai drivers calm and polite. I find driving here easy if you are alert to natural flow of traffic. There are agressive drivers everywhere. Less in Thailand than in the US!

I do keep it running. Iuse WiFi for my phone at home.

My sincere thanks to each person who took the time to reply. Your time and trouble is appreicated!

Lou

If you have a current, valid visa extension, apply for a new re-entry permit at the appropriate immigrations divison for your residence.

As statedc, a multiple re-entry permit is required. The number on the permit will be what you use as a visa number on the Immigrations entry form. Don't leave with out a re-entry permit. I will cause you to lose your visa extension. Verify the stamp when youjr passport is returned. I know of someone who did not and had t re-apply outside of the country for a new business visa. In the case of a retirement extension nonO-A that mena applying from you country of citizenship.

My sincere thanks for your informative replies. Rodknock, may I ask what the extra forms were?

Hi,

I was wondering there any US citizens who have recently obtained an extension and might leave a brief report.

Many thanks!

Ratcatcher, the 738 is shorhand for the 737-800 a medium range single aisle aircraft. It has been in production for a number of years. It is being succeded by the 787 Max models Boeing is offering for delivery in 4 years (?).

Thank you. It is very helpful to know.

Just a quick note on the 787 comments. I would fly the aircraft. I do have reservations about it. In particular the FAA decsion to authorize 787-9 routes 5.5 hours from the nearest suitable airport. I wouild not relish the prospect in any twin engine transport.

That means 5.5 hours grinding along at a lower altitude without the option of climbing to avoid weather at best. At worst wondering about the remaining engine. A friend of mine who is a Captain on the 767-400 shared my reaction. Normally extenson of ETOPs operations requires that each carrier apply after two years of operating with more restrictive 1.5 hours maximum from a suitable landing place. This applies to A330, B777, B767 and B757 flights overwater, as well as B737 and A320 narrow bodies.

However not a deal breaker on less remote routings. Modern aircraft design, and engine reliability is excellent.

We use a service called Zayhi which offers very cheap calls. You can register with them on the web.

URL: http://zayhi.com/index.php?lang=en

350 Bhat buys 12+ hours of calls to the US.