ZAKY
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Nothing has changed since foreigners were always charged much more than thai in major hospitals. Where this hurt is that not only the service and treatment but medicine also are overcharged for foreigners
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22 hours ago, ukrules said:
There is only one sensible way forward and that's to make reporting your address very easy and online.
As this is Thailand I suspect there's an almost zero chance that they will be able to achieve that because they're incompetent and simply don't care if we need to run around reporting to them every week.
I would prefer a electronic bracelet for foreigners to be attached either in the neck, ankle or arm. Therefore no more wasting time in reporting. No queue! No hassle! No fine either side!
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7 hours ago, Isaanbiker said:
Just looking at a city in the lower northeast makes me believe that more foreigners are living here full time.
When I arrived here in 2002, you could hardly see foreigners here.
Now you can see them everywhere, at shopping malls, restaurants, and other places.
Pretty hard to understand that the number of expats has declined.
But when is a foreigner considered an expat? After 5, 10, or 15 years?
It is well known that tourist or short stayers who frequently goes to shopping malls, restaurants and where there are tourists attractions.
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9 minutes ago, Percy P said:
Blame your own countries currency value.Thai currency has value .
A killing value!!!
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6 hours ago, soalbundy said:
Poor you mean
Yes!!!
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Too busy to chase foreigners so no time to see what is happening on the roads. Im not surprised that insurance companies soon will either decline to insure foreigners travelling to thailand or just increase their premium.
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Cannot sell but can drink isnt?
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Yes of course! All these with a smile. You forgot to mention that while the porter is collecting your luggage,you are invited to wait in a confortable lounge and given some refreshments.
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With a retirement visa, you cannot apply for a work permit. When i use renew my retirement visa every year, i did it through a lawyer office, he took me THB 35,000 to get me a multiple entry also i have to add the cost of travelling just before the expiry of the visa.
Indeed.What is "12 month entry"?If have a 5 year elite card can we stay in Thailand anytime within 5 years and leave for travel needing a re-entry permit?
As a member, you receive a PE visa (Privileged Entry).
Each time you enter the country you receive a stamp valid for one year.
Every time you go out of the country and in again, you are stamped for one year.
You can go in and out as many times as you want. No need for re entry permit.
If you stay more than three month in the country, you just have to do the 90 day reports, as with any other visa. This may change in the future and there may not be any 90 day report to do anymore.
If you stay one full year in the country, you can extend your stamp without the need to leave the country.
Highly convenient.
If they knock out that 90 day reporting requirement then that might put me over the edge to get the 5 year Elite. I can qualify for retirement but I am willing to pay for ease and convenience and much less paperwork. The cost differences are still leaning me towards my plan to get a nominal Retirement type of visa. Will a Retirement visa get me unlimited ins and outs with no re entry permit needed? That is not quite clear to me but could be the deciding factor.
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Because Songkran is a farang water festival not ThaiI just can't understand why someone in their right mind would aim directly at someones face and eyes with a high powered water pump gun. Total disregard for another human-being and no thought towards safety. Just Stupid !!!
One year lockup for these lowlifes ....
Have fun .... Hahaha
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Happy Songkran !!! Happy exclusive farang water festival !!!
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One can certainly meet a good girl in Thailand but here the definition of good may be different to what you can expect ! Apart of being like any other girls around the world, Thai girls are beautiful and attractive ; that's right. there are some behaviour that you should find are part of their life which they cannot change ! Thais are very attached to their parents and besides they are not good migrators! If you are in love or married with a Thai; you should think about living in Thailand, if she follow you in your country or any place abroad where you intend to live, sooner or later she will want to go back to her country definitely. You will have also to take into consideration that life in Thailand for you might not be that easy as even married and have kids you will always be a foreigner; your visa of stay will not be permanent, you are not allowed to work there unless you have a work permit under all conditions as any foreigner except may be if you start a buisiness, the fund you have to invest is less. Please also bear in mind that if it happens that you are no more living with your wife, the extension of your visa might be more difficult and if you are divorced you will have to leave the country unless you are on a retirement visa ( with this visa, you are not allowed to work) but this is another story. The thai elite card offers you more flexibility and independance but it is costly at least here, you are yourself not like an hostage. So if you still want to go ahead with your Thai girl ; do like Thai men ; have a B-plan in your head so that in case your relation goes wrong ; you can switched with less damage to your heart
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If i could find a good thai girl, i would keep it for myself no doubt !!!
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I think Gerrys point is for him and many of us that use the TE visa the cost vs convience of using the visa is a no brainer. To pay 20,000 bht to some agent when you can obtain a visa yourself sounds like a waste of money to me and sounds a little dodgy to me. Im not sure why you worry how others choose to spend there money. For me it was a life saver as I am not old enough for a retirement visa and despite it being my only option now I would still consider renewing after retirement age because it is so easy to use. A real piece of mind worth every penny to us who use it.
Easy to say; it depends on what you have in mind and how long you think you are going to live when you reach a certain age ! My calculation brought me to 2035 if i went for the 20 years. So many things can happen...
Uh?I have opted for the 5 years as i never played golf snd rarely have spa, my interest is more for the 5 years visa as i was on retirement and had to renew every year with multiple entries cost me quite an amount as it was done through an agent, also with the 5 years there is no need to pay the 20k every year. I only once used the limousine on arrival it is a very good experience when you are alone but not when you are accompagnied particularly with a Thai wife or family; it can cause some embarassement when you have to use the fast track. On departure only the member is allowed in the CIP lounge for free ; here at least you can pay for them to get access.You paid thb500k for a 5year visa against a yearly charge via a agent who did it for thb20k/year?
You throw away thb400k.
That's a new type of "calculation", apparently. Never saw that one. Thanks for sharing
By the way, personally I have a 20 years card. You know? The one at 2 million
And I think it is a great deal
Oh, and also, speaking about "throwing money", I just threw away 1458 Euro (54,000b) for a 125gr of beluga that I ate alone in the plane... Not that cheap, but delicious
Money is very easy to throw away, but when it comes to Thailand Elite I think that it is more of a good buy
You can obtain the visa yourself at 1,900 THB but it takes you a longer time and hassle when you dont live continuously in Thailand and have to move in and out , you have to apply at the same time for a multiple entries morover you have to renew your visa near by the time it is going to expire which is not always easy to fly there each time at the specific time which also cost you money and take your time when you are busy elsewhere. With a retirement you cannot do any buisiness nor apply for a work permit where as with a T.E the assistance you get is valuable and you feel more confident that you dont have to rely on a gf or any other which could cost you more in the long run. Finally the T.E cost you 500k isnt? you should calculate for 5 years the average cost of your fare+agent fees at each visa renewal.
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Easy to say; it depends on what you have in mind and how long you think you are going to live when you reach a certain age ! My calculation brought me to 2035 if i went for the 20 years. So many things can happen...
Uh?I have opted for the 5 years as i never played golf snd rarely have spa, my interest is more for the 5 years visa as i was on retirement and had to renew every year with multiple entries cost me quite an amount as it was done through an agent, also with the 5 years there is no need to pay the 20k every year. I only once used the limousine on arrival it is a very good experience when you are alone but not when you are accompagnied particularly with a Thai wife or family; it can cause some embarassement when you have to use the fast track. On departure only the member is allowed in the CIP lounge for free ; here at least you can pay for them to get access.
You paid thb500k for a 5year visa against a yearly charge via a agent who did it for thb20k/year?
You throw away thb400k.
That's a new type of "calculation", apparently. Never saw that one. Thanks for sharing
By the way, personally I have a 20 years card. You know? The one at 2 million
And I think it is a great deal
Oh, and also, speaking about "throwing money", I just threw away 1458 Euro (54,000b) for a 125gr of beluga that I ate alone in the plane... Not that cheap, but delicious
Money is very easy to throw away, but when it comes to Thailand Elite I think that it is more of a good buy
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I have opted for the 5 years as i never played golf snd rarely have spa, my interest is more for the 5 years visa as i was on retirement and had to renew every year with multiple entries cost me quite an amount as it was done through an agent, also with the 5 years there is no need to pay the 20k every year. I only once used the limousine on arrival it is a very good experience when you are alone but not when you are accompagnied particularly with a Thai wife or family; it can cause some embarassement when you have to use the fast track. On departure only the member is allowed in the CIP lounge for free ; here at least you can pay for them to get access.
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No need to get that certificate of residence for Thai Elite, they just ask for your address as postal
So we need a certificate of residence to get an elite visa? what form does that have to be and how to get? what if living in a condo with another person who rents that condo?I need to know the exact documentation needed for applying for elite visa because a friend wants to apply soon.
I am on the PE visa and have the 1 year license and was told I can swap for the 5 year one when it expires. My certificate of residence was obtained from my local Amphoe and it has to specify it is for a driving licence. They keep the original copy of the certificate when you get the licence. I had a full UK licence and also got my Bike licence at the same time. Really easy process that took all of 1/2 hour. All the Amphoe asked for was my wifes blue book and a statement from her and the head of my Moo that I lived here. That took longer to get than the driving licence but all worth it in the end.It should not be a problem to get a 5 year license people on tourist visas have gotten them. At many offices it is just the difference of having a certificate of residence from immigration instead of one from your embassy.
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Hi ! I am new at Thai Elite ! I have just started to use the airport priviledge, it works well, even my visa stamp did not take long when i reach the airport and the fast track is if great help if you consider the long long queue at Suv on arrival and also at check-in on departure. My only concern is about the fast track is limited to the card holder only for example in case im being accompagnied by my girl friend or any member of my family arriving on the same flight, if i am the only one allowed through the fast track and others by the normal channel, at the end it will not change anything to me because i will have to wait for all the time they will take queuing after myself has been cleared. It will be also embarassing and unfair to show-off that i am above them.
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True true true Krap !!!! LolYep....channel, Hermes, coco, platinum credit cards, crisp $100 bills
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Until uber is authorised in thailand
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If muslims want to live like muslims they must go in their country where they can be free to live among themselves and practise their culture and religion, behead, whip their own people in the name of their own god
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The pilot should be jailed
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Frankly! We cannot blame visitors like the Chinese while they are bringing lot of wealth to the country, they are very clever, may be if they take the Emerald Buddha to China, they can copy it and export lot of them to Thailand and other countries.
Phuket facing worst tourism crisis in three decades - half of hotel rooms empty in 2020
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Im in Da Nang Vietnam now! I can say that i enjoy much more than being in Thailand, hotels, staff and service very good, no fake smile, much less expensive lot of places to see and shop!