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No longer handing out plastic bags at the check out is a good first step but converting all packaging back to cardboard would be a very bad step for forests!
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Foreign ministry consular staff don't have any connection at all with immigration police. Total disconnect. They issue visas based on box-ticking criteria while immigration officers use their `discretion' (discrimination is a synonym in their case) whether they'll allow entry or not.
I have a Thai passport and even I have been asked by immigration officers why I am coming to Thailand ... err....
(Yes, I could use the electronic gates and avoid the annoyance but they more than often don't work.)
They are typically not on the A, the B or even the C team.-
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I don't see that this pricing is particularly unfair, and is perhaps more generous than many other countries.
I can't think of too many countries where non-nationals benefit from subsidized services.
Thailand's hospitals don't operate on a cost basis - they are subsidized by the state, and the pricing structure seems to reflect that those entitled to the subsidy are, of course, nationals, and - generously - Asean nationals.
Partial subsidies are enjoyed by working expats and students - a very generous concession as Thai students in the U.S, U.K. and Australia, for example, get no subsidy at all and must have insurance to get a visa. Lastly, those who don't pay tax pay full price.
Any health insurance policy should cover at least most of the cost, which is still considerably lower than private hospitals charge.-
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An immigration officer at Suvarnabhumi demanded a work permit from a friend of mine a year ago when she was returning from a trip to Sweden.
She has held back-to-back Non-I Bs for many, many years and, of course, doesn't travel with a work permit as it's supposed to be kept at the place of work....
She was eventually allowed in (how kind) but was very shaken by the experience. Explanations simply don't work with immigration officials. Some are extraordinarily ignorant.-
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Really, these days, PR is useful only for those who need it to qualify for citizenship, or to set up for retirement.
I found the process of applying for PR very annoying as I had to keep running around renewing my visa, reentry and work permit every few months through the process, could no longer use the convenient one-stop shop and timing was very tricky as I was traveling a lot for work.
Then, once I got it, renewals became more complicated and time consuming: instead of the one-stop shop, I had to go to one place to buy reentry permits for my passport (stupid notion if you have PR), another place to renew my work permit (no longer convenient one-stop shop), then there was the PR book, the household registration certificate, and the police book. Whew!
No Thais other than those at the offices that issued them knew what these things were, or what entitlements they gave me (certainly didn't get me Thai price for the Grand Palace, for example).
So let it lapse while living abroad since I'd otherwise have had to fly to Thailand to go to a counter to renew my reentry permits....
I had, however, applied for citizenship before I left, got the interview delayed until I came back, and got my ID card and Thai passport a little more than a year after returning.
So much easier, faster, cheaper to become Thai and now face fewer bureaucratic hassles.
I'd definitely recommend going for citizenship either directly, or by PR if you can't take the direct route, if and when you qualify.
There's really nothing to lose, unless your original citizenship doesn't allow two passports and you don't want to lose it. You can be asked to pledge to revoke, but Thailand can't make you do so.
Don't become that person who suddenly finds they no longer qualify to stay when they don't want to leave and have no where to go.
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I usually get tablets at Foodland (since it's very close to home) but you can get at most big supermarkets (altho not BigC) and Villa. I rarely use the dishwasher salt (have used only 1 1/2 packs in 10+ years) as there's no lime in the water to clear.
I put vinegar in the rinse tray, although probably don't have to as the tablets are supposed to ensure no streaks, and it leaves no residual smell. I also, btw, use it for the rinse cycle in my washing machine as is much better at cutting soap suds than stinky fabric conditioner. it leaves no smell.
Here's a randomly Googled guide on vinegar as a cleaning aid: https://www.stain-removal-101.com/how-to-use-vinegar-as-automatic-dishwasher-rinse-aid.html-
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Powerbuy has many. My Siemens has been going strong for ~ a decade. No roaches or rats ????. Buy tablets and salt from various supermarkets and use vinegar for the rinse.
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Try using a relocation company for any other shipments. There's quite a bit of paperwork involved to get your stuff back to Thailand duty free and the relocation companies typically know what's involved, whereas courier firms may not.
For example, I recall when my stuff shipped back from India some years ago, in addition to the detailed inventory of goods etc, I also had to show dates that I'd been in (and out) of Thailand to show that I qualified for the duty free status.
Because Thai passport holders can go in and out using electronic gates, the document showing ins and outs has to be obtained on request at a counter at the Suan Plu Immigration Bureau office and takes a few days (not a computer to be seen in that office).
The whole process is quite bureaucratic and archaic (what a surprise) and makes you wonder (or not) how people import components to build an entire Lamborghini without paying a baht of tax.
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Suggest you email the pics to Lazada with a message about what you encountered and the sort of corporate image it conveys. Relatively easy to find who the top execs are in Thailand with a Google search.
I did this when almost run down on the pavement by a motorcyclist wearing a company jacket (although I had no photos, just time and place) and got an acknowledgment.
Really up to the company as to what action it wants to take.
People and police in Thailand couldn't give a damn about public attacks. My daughter and I were beaten up on the pavement by a crazy taxi driver one evening, with nearby motocy taxis ensuring we couldn't get away. We were right in front of dozens of vendors and hundreds of people walked by (around us) even as I called out (in Thai) for help. Not a single person did, so kudos for you for stepping in. -
ThaiPolo often bring in polo horses from Argentina so suggest checking with them. There's also a 1 month (I think) quarantine period imposed.
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When I had to replace mine a few years ago at LTD in Bangkok, filled in a form along with a copy of ID, paid the 105 baht, had photos taken and replacement licence was issued. Quite fast and very efficient.
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How about your stepdaughter going to the UK on a student visa, at least until you can work something else out?
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Xiao, This thread should be useful. And to note, that the process doesn't necessarily take several years, although it is mostly a waiting game. It can be shorter; my own application took about 18 months from start to ID card.
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Hi Peter, You'd probably find you'd be assigned quite a decent job, such as assisting liaising with embassies military attaches, as a uni grad with language skills beyond Thai if you took up the six-month stint. The lottery would put you in for two years. The intake is around April or May, I think.
It would also give you the opportunity to improve your Thai while clearing you of the lottery risk. That said, Samran states in a Thaivisa post from on Nov. 22, 2009, that he's aware of a Caucasian Thai who didn't read or write the language being rejected for his lack of literacy. You can find his informative and insightful post on this thread:
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Elvajero, I beg to differ. I have personally been through this process and got my information from the highest
Foreign and Interior ministry levels.The point is there is no clean up to be done.
I can also state quite confidently that very few govt officials wld even know this because of the poor state of information management in this country. This is not bashing anyone or anything, it is simply the state of the nation. It's the way it is.
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Nowretired, the discussion is about what needs to be done when you gain Thai citizenship after entering the country on a foreign passport and how or if govt ministries exchange information.
Please share your experience or insights if you have any on these matters.
It is not about how things are done anywhere else but in Thailand.
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The point, Elvirojero, is that you do not ever have to walk into an immigration office regarding your other passport once you are Thai with a Thai ID card. It is irrelevant. The ID card is the clean up.
Nowretired, did I mention anything about any 'perfect' country of origin?
To help you out since you seem not to have followed the discussion, I did not.
I was responding to a question about information sharing between Thai government ministries and my comment was that they don't.
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They can't even get the 5 yrs before a newly minted Thai can vote right. I changed district offices (ie new ID card, tabian baan registration) within a year and got a vote notification for the very next poll a yr or so later. D'og
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As for immigration knowing a person has gained citizenship since entry on a visa, the Thai ID card has the issue date, as does the passport. That's all they need.
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Frankly, they can't share information between divisions of departments in the same ministry, let alone with other ministries. Many of the govt officials are utterly clueless about regulations let alone laws. It's a complete misinformation society.
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Jonde, the record of your German entry is voided by you subsequently gaining Thai citizenship. They already have your details on your citizenship application. The authorities do have a record that you have gained Thai citizenship because they gave it to you. You can't overstay!
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Phimeaow, the Thai visa in the Swedish passport is no longer relevant. It is superseded by gaining Thai citizenship. There is no overstay. This is how it works. It's not a question of keeping the Swedish (or any other nationality) passport `clean'.
On a technical point, any Thai using another nationality passport to enter or leave the country risks losing their Thai citizenship as it could be construed as taking advantage of that citizenship in Thailand. That's actually stated in the law, although I've never heard of it being applied. The point being, when in Thailand you use your Thai passport only from the day it's issued. Simple. -
You will have absolutely no problem leaving Thailand on your Thai passport regardless that you entered on the Swedish.
Reiterating: your status in Thailand as a Swedish passport holder with a catB visa is superseded by you subsequently gaining Thai citizenship.
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Btw, names and direct line contacts of Director-General and other Consular Affairs officials are on the Web link I posted in the Directory section under Ministry of Foreign Affairs sub-head after Home on the top menu banner.
You want the Visa and Travel Documents Division. The director's name is there.
Big C asks for Passport when purchasing groceries
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The cashier wanted to give you a discount based on the spending points you'd accumulated on your loyalty program membership.
They ask to see ID (Thai ID card or foreigners' passport) to verify that it is in fact your membership card and not someone else's. It's a reasonable ask.
Their failing was they were unable to explain the reason to you or your girlfriend, which I would put down to poor training.
Nothing sinister.