George Bowman Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Yesterday, I was at the Phitsanulok Immigration doing my 90-day visit. Normally, it is a quick affair but this time there were tons of Burmese filling out paperwork. As I was waiting, three young muscular men walked in and were quickly seen to. During this short time, I heard them talking about Cobra Gold and what was on the agenda. I knew that military exercises were being held in this area and they certainly looked like US Army soldiers. It's not often I see fellow Americans and we had a short conversation. I'm a former paratrooper with Uncle Sam and we had all been to some of the same forts. Just a quick chat and then they left. It wasn't until I got home that it hit me. What were these guys even doing at immigration? I have been on numerous foreign exercises with Uncle Sam and not once did I have to go to immigration. Who were these guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keemapoot Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) Probably simply arranging Visiting Forces agreement visas for civilian support staff (and maybe military participants if no SOFA agreement) Not a big deal I would think. Edited February 19, 2019 by keemapoot sp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 You didn't have to go to immigration because other people within the army sort these things out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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