@Thomas ******

U.S. government is absolutely hostile to expats, tourists, and (legal) immigrants. Try visiting a US Embassy or applying for a tourist or marriage visa for your SO, or requesting citizen services.

@Henrik ****

you are responsible though

The China visa office is not at the embassy, it is at an office building in Petchaburi Road as you said. Not near airports but close to MRT stop. Doubt any nearby hostel but many condos and there is a hotel. If you prefer a hostel try Photohostel in Chinatown. Nice clean place, European owner see that his staff takes care of you. One trip on MRT to visa center.

4year university degree, followed by 2 year masters if he wants, of course he is not allowed to work on ed visa

No. They will show you insurance, but what it will pay if you’re seriously ill, even if it’s not excluded due to being deemed a pre-existing condition, will be not much more than your annual premium. Might as well self insured.

This is true. Our friend used to work for Agoda. They reserve blocks of rooms, so the hotels often will not match the low rates.

Iglu?

@Todd ********

plus losing interest on the ฿800k. (It’s about 0.1%)

Try booking them on expedia

@Arthur *******

staff at US embassy were never rude to me but I interpret their reducing services and long appointment times as anti-expat, plus the plethora of us whose partners cannot get tourist visas in spite of good jobs, passport full of stamps etc.