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Someone may have already mentioned it but Yes we all know that I'm sure but when most folks talk about longevity it is about being functional for what ever time you do have. Surprising how many sit around saying their old so their done. The last 5-10 years of their life they may be in more & more pain to just do simple things.... then they will wish they were done 😉

Just wondering but Wise charges about $142 for 800k Baht / 21,800USD What does a SWIFT cost these days for same amount? Lastly is Domestics Wire Transfer from US Bank to Bangkok Bank NY out of the question these days?

Just out of curiosity I wonder if that is true? Since a new passport has a new PP number.. not that it matters was just wondering. I guess these days the biometrics page has all the info regardless of PP number

Like fighting over a grain of sand on a beach 🙄

IFR = Instrument flight rules are rules and regulations to govern flight under conditions in which flight by outside visual reference is not safe. IFR flight depends upon flying by reference to instruments in the flight deck, and navigation is accomplished by reference to electronic signals.

I don't know about that....Few would look at this as a picture of health 😉

Thailand......Land of short railings & Long falls

Taurine only as a side of Magnesium Taurate & yes it is useful but....Try NMN if your over 55-60 the results are quite good. 1 Gram powder under tongue (sublingual) per day

Anutin should leave with him ...Oh wait....They won't let Anutin into Switzerland 🤣

Swadee Pee Mai / Happy New Year George 🙏

The odd smell of nuns robes in catholic school as they paddled me for spending my lunch quarter on baseball cards🤣 Boy Scouts & the weekend camping Schwinn Sting Rays Making a canoe out of scraps when we were 9 & using it in a giant reservoir later sinking it near shore so none could find it & retrieving it every time we ( a bunch of kids) rode our bikes there The Beatles first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show & my dad saying look at that hair! Music from that time onward Ham Radios & using Morse code to talk to folks all over the world & exchanging QSL Cards My first paper Route & the $$$ I made Mini Bikes with lawnmower engines then My first MX Race Bike a Yamaha 125 later a Honda Elsinore when they built their first two stroke MX bike & how ahead of its time that bike was. So many things thanks for a cool thread 😉

This is so funny I had to post.... So as I said they answered my one email with that canned answer to which I replied....just wondering why the difference of 40k baht to stay with Non Thai vs 400,000 to stay with Thai...perhaps it is an error? Their reply Please stop spamming our email. In this case I would suggest to apply for NON-O staying with Thai family which is YOUR WIFE family. 555 I ask one question of their canned answer & that is spamming hahahah Two emails total! Hahah Then the answer is to just use the 400,000 baht visa to visit 90 days... PERIOD Not the usual 40k baht (which BTW you can use to visit non Thai's???) yeah I will jump right on that 😉 Stick a fork in me..It'll come out clean... I'm done 🤣

Ah I know that one 😉 Way back in 2007 same happened with my wife & we were so happy to be free to travel we too left right away. But while your in process of green card you cannot leave or is may be considered abandonment of petition Good Luck to him hope it all goes easy

555 So sorry but you cannot take a shower or wash clothes etc from 9:30am to 3:30pm but...........You can use a super soaker on some unsuspecting victim tomorrow 😉 Bringing Happiness is our mission 😉

Why not just get the 60 day tourist visa (extendable for 30 more if needed) before leaving & remove the hassle of going to Immigration in Thailand not to mention the "up to the immigration office" Here is the E-visa Link https://thaievisa.go.th/visa/tourist-visa Here is a better explanation from the Los Angeles Thai Consulate https://thaiconsulatela.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/tourist-visa-visiting-family Lastly it is only $40 / 1466 baht with no visit to Immigration with is worth another 10k baht 🤣

I have always gotten a Non ImmType O based on marriage to a Thai & have always been 90 day visa's Buy yes they have always wanted the airline ticket info We always fly Korean Air, Japan Air or ANA Change fees can be rough like $400 each on JAL Korean is less like $200 but $400 to cancel Before Covid China Airlines was good about allowing changes free but only on return flight China no longer has flights for us

Well I guess inadvertently you answered your own question when you said "But only some. I guess misery loves company." But yes for those that do not consider living for months per year in a toxic environment a mistake then of course so be it for them no problem. The questions & concern is not for those people same as there is no concern for lung cancer in those who smoke. Because after all there is always freedom of choice. They chose so be it. They threw the dice some got lucky many did not You should just be happy your happy & not get so upset every time someone brings up the toxic air subject. Not everyone is a lifelong smoker & not everyone is a septuagenarian+ Some are still young with a life to look forward to & worry what the long term effects will be. They chose not to throw the dice... They hope not to pay the price

Thanks that is useful info ....Yes I have seen various sites & it is always converted to local currency. Of course will will likely find a way to go or work around but as always it is frustrating that you can never get a straight answer to an obvious problem. What makes it worse is before applying for a visa of course we need to book our flights which are usually (in our case ) non refundable or changeable without a big up-charge So of course would be nice to know if it will be easy to achieve a 90 day visa as usual or not. BTW: as an aside...Last year I did the Non-Imm O visa single entry 90 day online...I get a email saying I put a wrong expiration date on form for my passport ...I know I didn't as it was a drop down menu & I have my passport in hand while filling it out. In any case they say they cannot show me the error so I have to reapply So I did & of course they again charged me another $80 ..So last year was $160 for a single entry. When I complained that I didn't believe it nor should I be charged 2x they sent me a single line canned response that I still have.... "Consular officers reserve the right to request additional documents as deemed necessary and also reserve the right to reject any application without having to provide a reason." 🙄

Perhaps...Perhaps not.....But what it does do is help those who have not yet made the move avoid the mistake that many have made. Reading this thread & also this thread it is obvious many that have been in CM a long time have also either moved or are trying to. For that reason alone it serves a useful purpose to many That aside...Does complaining about the complaining make people stuck in CM feel better? 😉

Hear Hear !! 👏

It was not old news for us....We (my Thai wife & I) always come to our Thailand home 3 months a year. I always get a Non Imm O based on marriage & it is good for the 90 days no problem. It has always been show $750 in bank & proof of marriage passports etc... All done But this year they want 400k baht and yet this is not a yearly extension where that is normal just a type O non imm 90 day single entry visa. But the really odd thing is if you look at the e-visa site they now call this a visit family..ok fine but visit Thai Family is 400,000 baht proof...Visit Non Thai Family 30,000 baht/ $1000 usd proof (which is of course closer to last years $750) I posted a thread on it here Sound basically like the same thing your up against now except mine was just a single entry 90 day

Why did Aerosmith Dream On start playing in my head when I read that? 😉

Well I did get a reply in my email today from the Visa Department of the Royal Thai Consulate-General, Los Angeles 😉 This is after I detailed the problem & compared staying with a non Thai family for $1000 vs a Thai family for $15,000 Here is a copy & paste of their detailed full explanation..... Why am I not surprised? 🙄 BTW: Nothing has changed on the E-Visa site. It is still as above 1k vs 15k to visit On 4/8/2024 7:25 AM, Royal Thai Consulate General Los Angeles (Visa Section) wrote:

Add this to the polluted PM2.5 air & we have a real paradise developing 🙄

While living there the worse for us was when doing those long drives cars would pass us using the oncoming lane in the mountains....while entering a blind turn! It was like Russian roulette we were all forced to play with no option at that point.