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    Flight evacuated due to smell from fruit

    in General Topics

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    On 28/05/2017 at 1:17 PM, lucjoker said:

    No, not the dog  droppings........but the durian i accidentally stept in  ...........

    I have house shoes ......or did you think i walk barefoot like a monkey?

     

    What's wrong with walking barefoot in the house. I do all the time.  And what's special about how a monkey walks.

    Thai Military Medals

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    Posted

    Can anyone tell me the meaning of the Military medals worn by PM Prayuth Chan-Ochra.  I see that he wears the 'obligatory Paratroop wings' as worn by almost all army officers and policemen. However i would like to know about his other medals, campaigns he fought and bravery awards etc., he appears to have seen  lot of action in his day.

    Thank you.

    One year O-A visa

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    There appears to be some confusion with this one, I came across it again last night where I was branded an idiot by someone who did not understand.

    I will state my own case.  When I was last home in Oz  I got my O-A for one year. During that year back in Thailand I received advice from  Ubon Joe that if I left Thailand and returned just before my visa expired, I would get stamped in for a further 12 months. So I went to KL and returned about one week before the visa expired and low and behold, YES I got stamped in for a further 12 months. This can only be obtained with an O-A obtained in my home country.

    I hope that this clears it up and that someone will gain the benefit that I have.

    O-A visa scare

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    57 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

    You cannot get a permit to stay longer than a year. That is why you have to apply for a new extension of stay every year or in the case of a OA visa go out for a new entry before the visa expires.

     

    57 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

    You cannot get a permit to stay longer than a year. That is why you have to apply for a new extension of stay every year or in the case of a OA visa go out for a new entry before the visa expires.

    Question for Joe.   Is this arrangement only a one off, or can one do it again with the next O-A visa.

    O-A visa scare

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    3 hours ago, tgeezer said:

    What is an O-A visa? I understand that it is a non -Immigrant visa which allows stays up to 90 days, also in order to get a non-Imm visa you must prove to the embassy in your home country that you have a valid reason to be issued one. I presume that this is what O-A indicates. You talk of being "18 months into the second term" so perhaps this is where Immigration got it 'wrong'.


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    Ask Ubon Joe he introduced it to me  originally.

    O-A visa scare

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    Today i did my 90 day report at Koh Samui immigration, 18 months into the second term of my  O-A visa.

    Imagine the shock and stress which i endured when i was told by the officer i had to leave Thailand tomorrow, but after much discussion that i could have one more week.

    I pointed out the stamp which i received on my passport when i came back through immigration from London on 12th Oct 2016, which  said "Valid until 16th July 2017"

    After much discussion, mostly among immigration officials, which i did not understand, i was eventually told that i could stay until July 16th.

    I tried to find out what the problem was as i have been here for 12 years and never had any problem  with due dates etc., even offered to show all old passports with appropriate stamps. I still do not know for sure what the problem was, but gather from what was said, was that the officer was not sure that i would leave on 16th of July, and had to assure them on several occasions that i would leave on or by the due date.

    As a senior person, i can do without this unreasonable stress.

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    What passport to use?

    in Visas and migration to other countries

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    22 hours ago, skatewash said:

    First, he must leave Thailand using the same passport with which he entered Thailand.  Of course, this dictum applies to everyone not just your son.

     

    There is less chance of a problem if two one-way fares rather than a round-trip ticket are purchased.  The reason is that it allows you to put a different name on each ticket (UK or Thai name), which is not possible to do with a round-trip ticket.


    1A.  Buy a ticket from Thailand to UK using his UK passport information.

    1B.  Buy a ticket from the UK to Thailand using his Thai passport information.

    2.  Check-in at the Thai airport using his UK passport.

    3.  Exit Thai immigration using the same passport with which he entered Thailand.

    4.  Enter the UK using his UK passport.

     

    returning to Thailand

     

    5.  Check-in at the UK airport using his Thai passport.

    6.  Exit UK immigration using his UK passport.

    7.  Enter Thai immigration using his Thai passport.

     

    In general, if you are a national of a country you should always use the passport of that country when you enter and exit that country.  This gives you the greatest flexibility since obviously citizens of a country are granted entry to their home country without restriction.  In some countries (for example, the US) this is, in fact, mandatory.  I'm not sure if it is mandatory in the UK, it does not seem to be mandatory in Thailand.

     

    If you purchase a round-trip ticket for your son at some point you will encounter a name mismatch between the airline ticket and his name as it appears in the passport he will want to use to either board the plane or enter the country.  It may be possible to resolve this name mismatch problem by showing both passports.  However, if you purchase the two one-way tickets and follow the above guidance it never becomes an issue to be resolved.  This is a hassle that is avoidable.

     

    I have heard of cases in which Thai dual citizens have been hassled to enter Thailand using their foreign passport if Thai immigration becomes aware that they have another passport and used that passport to purchase the ticket and check-in for the flight to Thailand.  Again, doing it the way I recommend (following the numbered sequence) this is not possible because no one is ever shown more than one passport, nor is there any suggestion in the documentation provided that the traveler has more than one passport.  At every stage you use the exact same name to purchase the ticket, check-in at the airport, and enter the destination country.  No problem, no fuss, no explanations necessary.  You only need to show the one proper passport to any one official.

    Finally, long term it would be desirable to get your son's passports to use the same name, but I imagine you already know that ;-) I'm always amazed at how something like this could happen (different names for the same person on important documents) but it does seem to happen occasionally, so maybe I shouldn't be so surprised.  Happy travels to you and your son.

    Got me a little confused here !  I recently flew into  UK on expired UK  PP, flew out on Aussie PP and into Thailand. Did i do something wrong.  Brit Immigration questioned my expired PP but i said that i was back to stay, so he said OK !

     

    Re Entry visa

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Fithman said:

    You can obtain a re-entry permit on departure from the airport !

     

    Are you sure you need the permit? It is not required unless you are in the second year of stay based on the O-A visa.

    Yes mate, this is the 2nd year, but do i have to get it before i leave , or can i get it on entry .

     

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