So it's 2000 baht now to enter Laos, that's 60 USD, with a very unofficial receipt. Probably my last trip there.

Can you apply from any consulate world wide instead of your home countries ? NZ charges $2000 which is ridiculous , Australia is $600 , the currencies are almost the same value versus one another.

Hi guys can anyone tell me where can Thai girls fly to without a special visa ?could I meet my girlfriend in Barbados for example

How would a Thai citizen obtain an international drivers permit for temporary use outside of Thailand?

Trying to evaluate a Plan B

To the Oracles of this splendid group.

My OA Long Stay is expiring 6 August 2019

I will have had 2 years out of it by then.

I have a Lease on a condo expiring mid October 2019.

Original plan A was to return to Australia August 6 and apply for a new OA long stay. Then assuming it was approved make my back to LOS for another 2 years.

Fly in the ointment

Possible Health Insurance requirement. read it again..

Possible!

I'm 73 years young but cannot get cover that I can afford....if indeed the Health Insurance is made mandatory.

So Plan A goes in the bin. NO return to LOS.

So plan B is I exit LOS as required on 6 August 2019 ...but go to say Penang or another close city and apply for a Tourist Visa and if issued come back to LOS see my Lease out by mid October 2019 and return to Australia at that point.

Is this doable?

I'm in Pattaya so which exit to which country for a tourist visa would be the most sensible?

I'd be coming back into LOS for approximately 2 months.

Please advise.

And whilst a little off topic...if the Health Insurance becomes law for OA Long Stays I expect there will be one or two others facing same predicament...Has anyone an opinion on another Asian Country?

Friend arrived Visa exempt Nov. 11. That gives her until December 10th

December 8 or whenever she will be getting 30 day extension in Chiang Mai. Which gives her until January 9 approximately.

She wants to travel thru SE Asia until early May but would like to stay predominantly in Thailand at least thru start of smokey season.

What is her best options?

Border bounce and 60 day visa?

Or spend a week or two in other countries re enter on Visa exempt?

If she gets 60 day can she still come and go or is that inviting hassles at immigration. We are talking predominantly air travel to SE Asia.

The big concern is ease of entry as she really just wants to travel through asean countries.