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  1. No, we will stay in Thailand for the foreseeable future but likely move back to the US eventually.
  2. OP here. Sorry, after posting, I've been taken up with a number of things. Still, I've read and I appreciate all of the comments. Thanks. I'm now annually extending permission to stay based on original OA Non-Imm visa. Wife and I had traditional family marriage a number of years ago (sin sod paid, etc), not registered. She has a ten-year US tourist visa (her second). Based on what folks have posted, I'm thinking registering the marriage in Thailand is the way to go in order 1) to change my permission to stay from retirement to marriage (and hopefully not need anymore the annual health insurance expense) and 2) to change her US visa from tourist to marriage. Is this right? One major concern is that if we move to the US later (she currently has family obligations that keep her here) she will want to work there. Will a US "marriage visa" allow her to do that? Thanks again for your input.
  3. Of course it would be much easier, but given the hoops one currently needs to jump through to get annual retirement OA-based extension of stay, there's no way TI would do it online to make life easier.
  4. What are the pros and cons of each? 1. For ease of change with Thai immigration from retirement visa to marriage visa 2. For ease in eventually getting US marriage visa down the road 2. In case of divorce down the road Also, to do pre-nup, is it wise to do one in the US and also in Thailand?
  5. “I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.” - Mark Twain
  6. Remember, of course, that an estimate from a hospital is like one from a car mechanic. It's just an "estimate," and it's not unusual to have the bill come in higher due to the problem "turning out to be more complicated....", etc.). My wife and I go to 2 different private hospitals in BKK for different issues. One of them has proven much more reliable in their estimates. I won't name them for obvious legal reasons, but it's good to try to research a hospital's reputation when it comes to estimates.
  7. Thanks. I've stopped using Lazada because of past problems with their business practices. No melatonin in my local pharmacies. I'll try some of the bigger ones downtown.
  8. I also have a real problem with these first three. Lately in restaurants in Bangkok, I find myself surrounded by people at other tables doing some combination of all of these. The tinny sound that phone/tablet speakers produce is much more annoying than ordinary voices. In part, though, I blame phone producers (especially Apple) for no longer having wired earphone jacks in their newer models. People who can afford cheap wired earphones often cannot afford the much more expensive wireless bluetooth ones so they just use the phone speakers.
  9. I used to buy melatonin (5mg) regularly on Shopee, but when I tried yesterday to reorder, I could not find it anywhere. Has there been some official change on whether it is available here?
  10. In the US, when I had crowns done, there was no discussion of materials. A crown was a crown. I've noticed, though, at the clinics in Bangkok, they offer different material choices (with different prices). Below is just an an example of one site's options. How can I go about finding what corresponds to a standard crown in the US? Thanks. *************************************
  11. Two issues here: 1) Noise from neighbors' roosters in the morning. Pretty much anywhere, if you live in a rural area you're gonna hear roosters. Fact of life; live with it. 2) Escapee rooster in your kitchen. It's your kitchen. You have a perfect right to kill the thing and eat or bury it. Neighbors just need to control their property better.
  12. (I know many don't believe in the vaccines, and I respect your choice. That's fine, but I'd rather responses to this don't dwell on that....) Updated 2023-2024 Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have been released. Does anyone have an idea when they might be available in Thailand, and where? Or what sites may have that information when it becomes available? Thanks.
  13. Thanks for the replies. I'll make an appointment for an extension, and if I'm told that was a mistake, I'll plead ignorance and apologize profusely. That sometime works if people are in a good mood. ????
  14. To follow up, the only possible option I see on the website for online appointment is for something called "Endorsement". Can this be for transfer of visas, etc. to new passport?
  15. Can someone recommend a Thai language tutor in Bangkok? I want only verbal training, ideally conversation and drills. I can speak a little and read a little, but comprehension (both ways) suffers because of difficulty mastering tones. Please don't recommend courses (I've taken some) or online training, or suggest I should want something other than what's in the preceding paragraph. I have taught language (English) and learned other languages, but Thai is proving difficult because of the tones. I know what I need, and want a tutor who can provide it (preferably female, but not adamant about that). Thanks.
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