gmf1313
American expat in Thailand
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Registration: 14 January 2020
Waste Management in Thailand by Cheryl
Hello everyone, As an expat in Thailand, waste management can often pose challenges and requires an understanding of local standards and regulations. Understanding local practices is essential for environmental compliance and seamless integration ...
@barrytaylor God bless you sir and others like you for acting rather than sitting around and complaining. I've been to Prachinburi and have a dear lady friend from there and whose family, also poor, lives there. Read More
Getting a 1-year extension of Non-Immigrant (O) visa by rbakker
I will soon be applying for the initial 1-year extension to my Non-Immigrant (O) visa and would like to keep a record of it here along with any questions that pop up along the way. I'm eligible to apply on Feb 5 2024 because then it's 2 months since ...
I might add, mistakes will happen, but rarely are fatal. It just means delay and sometimes correcting forms and a few extra trips to immigration. Bottom line is for some people using a visa service is the best option, just do your homework and use a ... Read More
Getting a 1-year extension of Non-Immigrant (O) visa by rbakker
I will soon be applying for the initial 1-year extension to my Non-Immigrant (O) visa and would like to keep a record of it here along with any questions that pop up along the way. I'm eligible to apply on Feb 5 2024 because then it's 2 months since ...
@martinoo2002 1900 Baht PLUS 3800 baht total 4700 baht for multi entry is that correct ?? -@petercurr55 1900 for the extension and 3800 for the multiple entry. I remember it added up to just over $100 for the multi entry permit. Read More
Getting a 1-year extension of Non-Immigrant (O) visa by rbakker
I will soon be applying for the initial 1-year extension to my Non-Immigrant (O) visa and would like to keep a record of it here along with any questions that pop up along the way. I'm eligible to apply on Feb 5 2024 because then it's 2 months since ...
@JonSt One year after the date on the last extension, or after the initial visa date. Go two weeks before. Read More
Getting a 1-year extension of Non-Immigrant (O) visa by rbakker
I will soon be applying for the initial 1-year extension to my Non-Immigrant (O) visa and would like to keep a record of it here along with any questions that pop up along the way. I'm eligible to apply on Feb 5 2024 because then it's 2 months since ...
@rbakker Yes, you will convert to a non immigrant visa for a period, I think 30 days, they will tell you, and then you come back and get the retirement visa. When I did mine I was completely in the dark as to what they were doing, I just did what ... Read More
Getting a 1-year extension of Non-Immigrant (O) visa by rbakker
I will soon be applying for the initial 1-year extension to my Non-Immigrant (O) visa and would like to keep a record of it here along with any questions that pop up along the way. I'm eligible to apply on Feb 5 2024 because then it's 2 months since ...
@gmf1313 Thanks for that info, i have retirement pensions that can cover the 65,000 but it is made up of SS and other company pensions which I assume qualify. I cant seem to fund out what the qualification is for a married couple? My main concerns ... Read More
Getting a 1-year extension of Non-Immigrant (O) visa by rbakker
I will soon be applying for the initial 1-year extension to my Non-Immigrant (O) visa and would like to keep a record of it here along with any questions that pop up along the way. I'm eligible to apply on Feb 5 2024 because then it's 2 months since ...
聽 聽 "WOW didn't you know that all you have to do is show 65,000 baht per month in personal income rather than park almost $23,000.00 where it pays no interest?"I did know that but proving your income can be a big hassle - see other threads ... Read More
Getting a 1-year extension of Non-Immigrant (O) visa by rbakker
I will soon be applying for the initial 1-year extension to my Non-Immigrant (O) visa and would like to keep a record of it here along with any questions that pop up along the way. I'm eligible to apply on Feb 5 2024 because then it's 2 months since ...
If you come to Thailand on a tourist visa you can convert to a non-O retirement visa which does not require insurance. If you do it in the US you will get an O-A visa which requires insurance. The requirement is 65,000 baht per month income (that's ... Read More
Waste Management in Thailand by Cheryl
Hello everyone, As an expat in Thailand, waste management can often pose challenges and requires an understanding of local standards and regulations. Understanding local practices is essential for environmental compliance and seamless integration ...
As is usually the case there are a number of comments by people who don't know what they're talking about but like to comment anyway, like drunks in a pub. Read More
Waste Management in Thailand by Cheryl
Hello everyone, As an expat in Thailand, waste management can often pose challenges and requires an understanding of local standards and regulations. Understanding local practices is essential for environmental compliance and seamless integration ...
I'm not an expert at this at all (so take with grain of salt), but I asked my girlfriend about the other day and she said there's a recycling center in Tak province where they go through the trash and take out metals and plastics. I found this hard ... Read More
Waste Management in Thailand by Cheryl
Hello everyone, As an expat in Thailand, waste management can often pose challenges and requires an understanding of local standards and regulations. Understanding local practices is essential for environmental compliance and seamless integration ...
I have no trouble with waste management - those bum guns work fabulously, I take Milk of Magnesia once a day to get things going because Ozempic gives me constipation. And I never flush toilet paper or tampons either. Read More
Waste Management in Thailand by Cheryl
Hello everyone, As an expat in Thailand, waste management can often pose challenges and requires an understanding of local standards and regulations. Understanding local practices is essential for environmental compliance and seamless integration ...
@martinoo2002聽 The Thai people are not doing any recycling at all. I live in a Thai condo and no one but us recycles. We are from California and we just naturally recycle. our garbage room is full of garbage that the people can not even get in ... Read More
Getting a 1-year extension of Non-Immigrant (O) visa by rbakker
I will soon be applying for the initial 1-year extension to my Non-Immigrant (O) visa and would like to keep a record of it here along with any questions that pop up along the way. I'm eligible to apply on Feb 5 2024 because then it's 2 months since ...
I will soon be applying for the initial 1-year extension to my Non-Immigrant (O) visa and would like to keep a record of it here along with any questions that pop up along the way. I'm eligible to apply on Feb 5 2024 because then it's 2 months ... Read More
Vaccines required in Thailand by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Thailand, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
Please folks, try to stay on topic, and try to be accurate and fact check your statements. Official announcement from the Thailand Dept of Disease Control. The vaccination passport. While he mentions having all Thais get one, there is mention of ... Read More
Vaccines required in Thailand by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Thailand, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
Official announcement from the Thailand Dept of Disease Control. The vaccination passport. While he mentions having all Thais get one, there is mention of international travelers as well and since they're dying to restore the tourism market you ... Read More
Vaccines required in Thailand by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Thailand, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
Vaccine status update. It's good to know that those over 60 will get the more effective Asta Zeneca vaccine (90% + effective). Link: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/ready-for-your-covid-19-jab-thailands-inoculation-plan-explained/ Read More
Vaccines required in Thailand by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Thailand, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
Update for today. My advice for you to do your own research and not rely on answers here has proven itself. I have read so much BS, misinformation, falsehoods, and bad attitudes here that it is hardly worth anyone's time to sift through it all ... Read More
Vaccines required in Thailand by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Thailand, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
And, people not getting the vaccine is EVERYONE's legitimate concern. You have no grasp of the big picture. You have no moral authority to back up your arrogance in declaring that if people have such concerns they should not come here. It's ... Read More
Vaccines required in Thailand by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Thailand, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
You should do your research before you make such comments. Being "riled" does not excuse you from passing on misinformation. Covid is nothing like the Spanish flu except in the most superficial respects. Most of the spread and deaths from ... Read More
Vaccines required in Thailand by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Thailand, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
Really? You can "build antibodies without the vaccine"? Who told you that? Impossible unless you've had or been exposed to Covid. The Chinese vaccine Sinovac is 50% effective, so you have no guarantee with that one, and that's the ... Read More
Vaccines required in Thailand by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Thailand, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
I have been living in Thailand 8 years. My relationship to vaccines is, I am not a fool. I believe in science. I believe in established facts and credible research. I study the available facts, science, and research. I have been vaccinated against ... Read More
Vaccines required in Thailand by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Thailand, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
If you are "against vaccines" then you should stay home and not put the rest of us at risk. Period. That means anywhere and not just Thailand. Anyone who is an anti vaxxer is anti science and poses a threat to the rest of the sane world. ... Read More
Vaccines required in Thailand by Diksha
Hello everybody, When living or moving abroad, and in particular in Thailand, vaccination against certain diseases is often required to enter the country or to avoid risks. We would like to ask you a few questions to help future expats ...
You have misstated the facts. With or without the vaccine, the 14 day quarantine remains in place. That may change once the vaccine has been distributed, but no official has committed to a plan to waive quarantine upon proof of vaccination. That is ... Read More
Expatriation to Thailand: border updates by Cheryl
Hello everyone, in Thailand as elsewhere, the current pandemic has changed our way of life but also our mobility, due to the state of borders of nearby countries or countries we wanted to visit. Today we would like to take stock of the current ...
In case it hasn't been pointed out to you, referring to Covid 19 as "wuhan flu" or "chinese flu" is a very Trumpian ethnic slur against the Chinese people. The Chinese people are not responsible for it, it was not hatched nor ... Read More