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  1. Hi I was planning this for the future, trip not taken yet
  2. Has anyone ever gotten this visa (or extension of stay) before? Happens if someone is suing you or accusing you of a crime, but the crime or evidence doesn't justify jail yet. Length of stay attached to the case right? How slow are the courts? Anyone know a lawyer who can advise?
  3. Pattaya and Krabi have flights from Dubai, and Samui from Singapore and Hong Kong. As an American with a long history of EDU visas, I typically enter Thailand through Chiang Mai. I come in on Tourist and convert to EDU. Are Pattaya, Krabi, and Samui low on immigration officer scrutiny like Chiang Mai? Or more like BKK, DMK and Phuket?
  4. I can confirm they are still there and also close 8pm. My guess is the Terminal 21 guy was mistaken. He probably meant to type 20:00, not 22:00 as their closing hour
  5. The 2nd Rd DHL and Naklua Rd Fedex both close at 6pm. But I have noticed that the Central Festival 5th floor UPS table, and Terminal 21 UPS, close at 8pm and 10pm. For someone on a night schedule this really helps. Have you guys seen any other UPS stores around town? I am on Soi Buakao Google maps claims there is one in Big C Pattaya Klang: https://www.google.com/maps/place/UPS/@12.9303573,100.8869361,15.46z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x310295fceccffb25:0xdff528b42843bd0b!8m2!3d12.9352298!4d100.8948128!16s%2Fg%2F11c5x7b9q7?entry=ttu I went there and no one knew where it was. I even searched the parking area for it.
  6. Anyone have a good apartment cleaner they can recommend? I stay in Pattaya.
  7. My plan is to always enter through CNX. Chiang Mai seemed pretty easy. I need to go to Cambodia for a few days at a time. Over a year I may need to do it 3 to 5 times. It can be timed to look like mostly weekend trips to a neighboring country.
  8. Is it "harder" to get approved for? Or just costlier at 3,800 baht? I assume unlimited re-entries? Do I need to prepare an excuse for it? I am considering using an agent. In my case, the US embassy Cambodia (Phnom Penh) has next day appointments for notary service (I'm in real estate) and BKK is 2+ weeks booked out. I probably need a cover story as that blows the lid on my stay in thailand for "education"
  9. So back on the Thai Elite, has there ever been a period where they appeared to roll out new pricing, determine it was too high, and actually lower it? My guess is no but I'm happy to hear otherwise.
  10. I'm in the long term ED visa crowd, my most current one will take me over the 10 year mark in Thailand. ED it is until I'm 50 in 12 more years. Or if they decide to do a serious crackdown, off to the Phils or Cambodia. As we are seeing here it's a pure monetary decision as to what will happen. If Thailand becomes rich enough to expel us middle income expats on non-work visas without much dent to their economy, they will. If not, they won't. Putting personal desires aside I think in another 10 years they will be rich enough to clamp down hard.
  11. The 100 person restriction on the 5m visa is reflective of the fact they do not intend to sell many of them. You are buying the 15 year for 2.5m and another 5 years for 2.5m. The only people who would do that are so value unconscious that they prefer Singapore and similar. The 15 year at 2.5m is the most comparable visa to the old 20 year at 1m. Less commitment to less people, for more money is their calculus. Given the flood of 10k applications per year, they had the leverage to do it. The "right" amount of people will still pay more for less years. I'm in disagreement that it was a COVID surge. China and Asia grows richer by the year. This is 21st century elite pricing.
  12. I was planning on getting the 20 year next year. But going from $32k to $143k scuttles that plan. Based on pricing per year being lower on the smaller visas they are trying to commit to less years while asking for more money. I hope the market punishes them harshly. I think it will not. My guess is many wealthy Chinese will happily pay for 5, 10 and 15 year visas at the higher price points.
  13. I'm not clear on why you suggest this over getting the passport card? I got the PP card and verified on ID.me
  14. I got a big refund and as a fraud prevention measure they required me to verify with 2 IDs before processing it. You always pay US taxes, you are taxed on global earnings minus taxes paid to nations with mutual tax treaties.
  15. Thanks guys. I tried to barrage my way through the “emergency only phone number.” It turns out the person who responded didn't try to end the call at all. She then told me a few important things: 1. I can get the passport mailed back immediately 2. This won't even affect the passport card application 3. I can pay for a 2nd return envelope (for the PP card) at this link: https://www.thailandpostmart.com/product/1013460000929/ Afterwards I should reply to her email with the confirmation details. So it is solved. The passport will return to me in 2 days and I will be able to go to Chiang Mai for the 12 month extension of stay stamp. I've been here 9 years and I learn something new every year. The big lesson this year, was that the so called "emergency only number" will actually take calls, and it's far more efficient than email, which they delay responding for days or weeks at a time. The other revelation was that they don't actually need to hold your passport, but they choose to by default. I guess to save on shipping costs. In the future I intend to call them with some excuse to send back the passport while the new one is being created. 45 days without it is often an issue with 90 day reports and extensions in the mix. Thanks to all for the help!
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