[I thought healthcare in Thailand was supposed to be cheap?]

On 3/2/2023 at 5:56 PM, Startmeup said:

2. Quote for a Dexa body composition scan.

 

Australia including short consult - 2300 baht

Vejthani Hospital incl consult - starts from 7000-8000 baht

Trying to find other prices, anyone?

 

This place appears to be advertising 3500 baht (under the photo at the bottom right).

 

https://www.bdmswellness.com/en/packages-promotions/dexa-scan

[Tourist Visa: Evidence of Onward Travel]

I was wondering if anyone has any experience of this. The e-visa site has this as one of the requirements:

 

      3. Evidence of travel from Thailand (air ticket paid in full).

 

I'd like to know whether there is any way of avoiding buying an exit ticket before applying for the visa. There are sites that offer this kind of service, but they provide only a reservation, not a paid-in-full ticket. Some sites allow you to buy a ticket and then cancel it within in 24 hours, but there are few uncertainties surrounding that. Does the ticket need to be uploaded online when applying for the visa? Will I be able to cancel it in time?  Might the Immigration Officer ask to see it when I arrive in Thailand?

 

if I have to buy a ticket, do they check the luggage allowance? A ticket to Ho Chi Minh City cost £31 with no allowance and £68 with 30kg.

[arriving on tourist visa what's the requirements]

11 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

I think it was someone asking same in obtaining a tv eVisa from LA.

Can't recall the solution. Hopefully someone will advise.

Thanks for that. I think I'll create a fresh thread specifically about this to see if anyone has any experience. As you say, it's a fully-paid ticket, which the rent-a-flight sites can't offer.  Some ticket sites offer 24-hour refunds on certain flights, but I'm pretty sure the e-visa wouldn't go through in 24 hours. I'm not clear whether the ticket has to be uploaded when you apply via the e-visa site. 

[arriving on tourist visa what's the requirements]

On 12/10/2022 at 2:52 PM, DrJack54 said:

Arriving on a tourist visa an onward flight would not be required.

Either from airline at departure or immigration on arrival. 

 

On 12/11/2022 at 7:09 AM, bbi1 said:

There's no need for a return ticket on a tourist visa, just a one way ticket is fine.

 

Hi Guys,

 

I just want to check what you're saying here. I took the information in the screen shot below, taken from the e-visa website , to mean that a flight ticket out of Thailand is required when applying for a Tourist visa. Is that not the case?

 

[Moderna or Pfizzer Booster?]

On 3/25/2022 at 10:55 AM, Whale said:

My biggest surprise was there was only me and three other people for the twenty minutes I was in the hospital (medP).

Which hospital is "medP"?

[Any drone shops which do the entire registration process?]

Thanks guys, Maybe I'll do it myself. If there's anyway of avoiding dealing with bureaucracy, I'll always take it, but this sounds as thought it's not too bad.

 

13 hours ago, G Rex said:

and in true Thai tradition , there are different forms for farangs! 

I asked the guy in Big Camera if you can legally fly the drone before you have received the registration. My guess is that you can't

 

-"Yes you can fly it, but only in certain places".

-"In which places?"

-"You have to look"

-"Look for what?"

-"You have to look".

-"korp kun krap"

[Any drone shops which do the entire registration process?]

I've read that some of the DJI drone shops in BKK will do the entire registration process for you. Does anyone have any experience of this? At the moment, my nearest dealer is a Big Camera store. The staff in there were not very knowledgeable about the whole process. I'm wondering if a dedicated shop would be more helpful.

[The Ambassador: H.E. Mark Gooding, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Thailand]

3 hours ago, mikebell said:

I have written to various MPs explaining that starving ex-pats back to UK would cost more than inflation linking state pensions.  Elderly pensioners returning in droves would plunder the Social Services for Heating Allowances; Medical/Travel/Housing/ benefits - all of which we pay for ourselves at the moment till the tipping point is reached.

i think they all know that  there is no justification for freezing pensions. It would be expensive to unfreeze them, and there would be no votes in it, so just they just look the other way.

[Using Kbank app to transfer money out to farangland]

18 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

No.

It seems to be one of those things that depends on the office and officer.

[Non-immigrant OA visa applicants required to have ฿3m health insurance]

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

It is still the same 40k/400k baht insurance requirement. The only thing new is the $100,000 covid 19 insurance that has been required for entry for about a year and a half.

 

Isn't the article saying that the 400k has been increased to 3m?

[Using Kbank app to transfer money out to farangland]

13 hours ago, Adumbration said:

You just have to be able to produce a one year bank statement showing that income as a direct deposit.

Don't you have to prove that the income is from some form of pension?

[If you miss each other, make a ...]

16 hours ago, mahtin said:

Fortunately my Firefox extension hasn't thrown up a picture like that yet.

Definitely NSFW - not suitable for wife.

Actually, it was from a Facebook post. I did point it out to the girl in the picture and she thought it was hilarious.????

[If you miss each other, make a ...]

3 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

The ‘auto translate’ feature on sites like facebook have been removed

Yes, this one is from Google translate. It's sometimes okay, but this one gave me a good laugh.

[If you miss each other, make a ...]

[OP-ED: England’s unfriendly travel regulations]

26 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

The reason has been stated and made public 

What is the reason?

[OP-ED: England’s unfriendly travel regulations]

The government needs to say why it is discriminating against these countries. We should not have to guess the reason.  We don't elect governments to make far-reaching decisions like this without explaining the reasoning.

 

The governments of the countries which are being discriminated against also need to be informed of the reason for the decision. 

[Recommendation for visa agent in Bangkok]

1 hour ago, HeijoshinCool said:

.Using an agent is entirely legal.

 

58 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

I would not say that since you are not meeting the financial requirements for the extension of stay.

I'd be interested to hear @ThaiVisaCentre's opinion on this.

[UK continues its refusal to recognise vaccines administered in Thailand]

If they're going to impede vaccinated British citizens' ability to return to the UK, then it's incumbent upon them to explain exactly why they're doing so.

 

My guess is that they're most worried about the lack of testing. They're concerned that if a new virus appears, it won't be picked up. But we shouldn't have to guess. They should tell us the reason (and also tell the Thai government). 

 

It would be good to see @British Consular Team active in this thread, or addressing the issue elsewhere. 

[Acceptance and Recognition Of Astrazeneca(Thailand) By The UK]

'Refusal to recognise vaccines given across Latin America, Africa and south Asia has been denounced as ‘discriminatory’

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/23/englands-covid-travel-rules-spark-outrage-around-the-world

 

Be good to hear @British Consular Team's position on this and to know whether they are lobbying the government to reconsider. 

[Acceptance and Recognition Of Astrazeneca(Thailand) By The UK]

Maybe @British Consular Team could comment.

[The Thailand Trip Reports link in the Motorcycles in Thailand forum is broken]

At the top of the Motorcycles in Thailand forum, there is a link to Thailand Trip Reports. That link returns to the main landing page.

[After Non-O extension is granted, can I withdraw my 800k?]

37 minutes ago, OJAS said:

If you're after a policy which does more than just ticking an Immigration box may I suggest one of the Pacific Cross policies

Thanks, last time I looked into this both Pacific Cross and AA were towards the top of the list, another was April. I've since seen Cigna which, if I understand correctly, has the advantage that they are legally obliged not to increase the premium after a claim, unlike Thai insurers who increase it as a matter of course. 

 

Anyway, I'll review it all again a bit closer to the time.

[After Non-O extension is granted, can I withdraw my 800k?]

1 hour ago, OJAS said:

In which case you'll then have the dreaded mandatory 400k/40k health insurance policy requirement to have to contend with. Easier said than done in practice, I suspect, to take out acceptable policies in our home countries in view of certification requirements which necessitate insurers being fully au fait with the provisions of some obscure Thai Cabinet resolution!

I'll probably get insurance here. I know it's something of a quagmire, but it's something I've been considering doing anyway.

[After Non-O extension is granted, can I withdraw my 800k?]

9 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

That would be a local enforcement issue rather than part of the national Immigration law. However it is part of the law that immigration officers have the right to demand additional documents. They are after all police and not our friends. If it came out that you were just recycling the same money and didn’t really have the 65k income , would there be a big problem? I assume there would but of course they might never ask.

For me, it's a risk I'm not prepared to take. If they stated clearly (some hope) that you simply have to have transferred 65k per month, then I might use this option. I wouldn't do the recycling. As it is, the best method for me will be an OA with bi-annual trips home, once the quarantine requirements have been removed.

[After Non-O extension is granted, can I withdraw my 800k?]

3 minutes ago, OJAS said:

I strongly suspect, based on personal experience, that whether you're asked for such source documents depends on which side of the bed the officer you deal with got out of that morning. Last year I was asked for these documents at Rayong, but this year I wasn't! Go figure!! 

Just another of the frustrations of dealing with officialdom while living here. For me that effectively rules it out.