Gerard052

That's more bullets than the whole Thai military

So you are one of them.

Lucky you.

I agree. I don't mean they are all like that, some are very helpful, others, not so much.

Some IOs are just a...hole, period.

Must be nice to have money to waste or is it pure laziness?

You are right, he got no money to go home and as you say, he has money to spend it on hookers, beer, ect. No sympathy from me.

As far as I am concerned, this is the best way to transfer money. Good rates and never a problem.

Western Union are crooks and expensive, I stay as far away as I can from them. I have used Wise and XE lately. Excellent.

Bye.

We are arguing for the same thing. I know how it works, I don't need a mile long explanation, I have been to Thailand 25 times, with 4 different types of Visas, so I got a pretty good idea.

That is what I got from the EXPERT Ubonjoe "That is the amount of time the visa is valid to use for entry. Most I have seen states 3 months not 90 days."

Thank you very much for the info, I was not aware of it.

I used the wrong terms, I realize that it doesn't say 90 days but 3 months, that is the amount of time you can spend in the country with that type of Visa. Right now, I have a METV, they stamped me 60 days, but I can do 6 months with that type of Visa, I know that I have to get out of the country and back in. When I was in Pattaya, I used to do the Cambodia border run through a travel agent, 2,400 Baths at the time, probably more now, we left in the morning, came back in the afternoon.

You are exactly right, maybe I used the wrong terms, but like you said, on the Visa it says 3 months. Right now I have a METV, I got stamped for 60 days, after that I have to go to Immigration for 30 days, ect. but with that type of Visa I can do 6 months. I know that I have to get out of the country and back in, I went to Laos last month and they gave me 60 days.

You are trying to tell me that if you apply for a Tourist Visa (S) the Thai Embassy is going to send you a Visa for only 60 days. Is it what you are trying to tell me? Next thing you are going to tell me is that a 6 months Tourist Visa (METV) doesn't exist. Am I correct?

I stand corrected. Did I say that you get 90 days on arrival. NO, I know that you get 60 days on arrival, then for 1900 Bath you get 30 more, but on the Visa itself, it says 90 days. I know because I've had that type of Visa before. Maybe you should read my comments again, you might have missed something. There you have it folks.

I disagree, you get a Tourist Visa (S) good for 90 days. They stamp you 60 days when you arrive and you go to Immigration, you pay 1,900 Bahts, you get another 30 days. 60 + 30=90 days. I could say the same with my METV, 27 October 2022 - 24 April 2023= 179 days, but I got a 60 day stamp, after, I have to go to Immigration to get another 30 days, ect. There you have it folks.

I booked my flight for the 12 October and I received my METV by e-mail on the 27 October, didn't have a problem getting on the plane. I got 3 of my friends that are doing the 45 + 30 days thing and they didn't have any problems getting on the plane either.

I applied for a Tourist Visa (M) I made a few mistakes along the way because it was my first time, it took 37 calendar days from the Thai Embassy in Ottawa, they say 15-20 working days. But for 90 days, I wouldn't really bother, you get 45-day Visa exemption on arrival, then you go to the Immigration, for 1,900 Bahts you get another 30 days, that gives you 75 days, then you do a border run that will give you another 45 days, that is between 1 October - 31 March.

A Tourist Visa (S) is 60 days plus 30 days at the Immigration. Add it up.

That is 7 years, 10 months, 3 weeks or 2882 days. That goes to show you what a grade 5 education can do for you and that's a smart Cop.

I took a selfie this year for Wise, no problem, never had an issue.

For some reasons, I am not surprised one bit.