Scott Ramsland wife was there 6 months ago, and it still comes up on Google

@Erikh ********

there is an office in the Subway station MRT blue line at Klong toei , and in MBK 5th floor.she just needs the old passport, ID card and a copy of her entry in the house registration, takes an hour or so, and the passport is ready the next day. My wife went at 2pm new passport arrived express mail 10am next morning

@Peter ********

there's a form you have to fill in, and because I was staying with family they registered me as staying with them and printed out the acknowledgement email, which had the registration address. If you are staying at a hotel they are supposed to register you, ask for a print out, it saves the document checker time trying to find it online, it can take them 20mins from my observations at the time watching others. If I can find the form I will pm it to you

Thai authorities are playing around with exemption times to encourage more tourists, Personally, I got a 30 day extension 2 weeks ago at IT plaza. It's accessable now by monorail on one of the colour lines. Or train. Had all my paperwork and I made an appointment which seemed to be ignored. But I was in and out in 45mins and 1900 bht

Regardless of whether you get an evisa or buy it at the border, make sure they stamp you in. Usually the next window to where you get the visa. I got one last year, and when I tried to leave a couple of days later, they said I was illegal as I didn't get the visa stamped, they wanted $400us to fix, negotiated down to $200 as I said the ATM limit was 200 per day, a total con but no options

@John ******

when she was born the hospital would have registered her on the government system, the number on her birth certificate goes on her ID card, passport etc. so if your name is on that certificate your are in the system as her father. She may not be in the house registration but that just a matter of checking what district she was born in and transferring her and registering where you are.

@Brett ****

I agree but being a resident is a lot different to being a tourist.

@Lyb *****

Thank you, and our insurance company just upgraded us to business class on the trip back home so my wife will be more comfortable.

@Brett ****

No there are more expensive hospitals, my comment was not to explore the best or worst hospitals rather the pitfalls, of not taking out a policy. Having a map of affordable hospitals in every country I visit is not on my bucket list. Been travelling for 50 yrs, this is our first medical issue. Lost bags, cancelled flights yes. Just a risk you can manage

@Russell **********

you're on holidays in a foreign country on the side of the road with bones sticking out of the side of your ankle. What do you do ???ask the ambulance driver (no English,) take me to a cheap hospital I don't think so