@Luit ****************

most airlines flying into Thailand do not allow cancellations. However, some third parties do, but there are still fees. Some airlines recognize the “onward tickets” as bogus, so the latter may be a better option.

@Glyn *******

funny. I actually just got a new passport and have been asked frequently. I was had been starting to wonder if it was because it looked like I was new and maybe looking to relocate. 🤣🤣🤣 I think they’re actually just cracking down more.

@Daniel ****

just because you’ve never been asked doesn’t mean you or anyone else won’t be. I’ve been traveling frequently since 2017. Only in the last year have I been asked and I’ve now been asked three times, only once entering Thailand, but nonetheless…

@Bonnie ********

Thank you for proving my point. Please point out the visa information on the first link found on your list. The proper link for the full site for the Thai embassy is Thaiembassy.org, not Thailandembassy.org. I don’t know what that link you posted is, but it looks a bit questionable. None of your links point to the right place.

@Ellen ************

It’s not all of SEA. Honestly, you will find some expats like this throughout, but Thailand seems to attract the most. Unfortunately, it’s also currently my favorite location for other reasons, although recent policies along with this negativity are making other locations more and more appealing.

@Bonnie ********

This looks like the Thai embassy and is not. People have good reason to ask questions.

@Bonnie ********

or maybe they’re just not experienced traveling

@Brian *******

He’s the moderator (or, at least one of them). Telling him to leave is kind of counterproductive.

@Brandon ***********

- I think at this point you know how much I respect you. However, having needed to do searches in groups of late, I have to tell you that it’s not as easy as it once was. I don’t know if it’s a change in the FB algorithms or just the quantity of content.

The searches I’ve done were regarding:

- visas in Vietnam on a Vietnam group

- motorbike lessons in Vietnam

- property searches in a property group

- ***trying to find the window in which one can apply for a non-O visa extension in Bangkok***

For the last one, I searched this group as well as other visa pages. I could not find the answer, even though I know, for a fact, that I’ve seen this discussed multiple times over the years.

I am quite adept at using proper search terms. I’m a former sw engineer and long-term Facebook user. The search function is simply behaving differently. I did not ask my question, because I knew I would be attacked on the group. I don’t think a healthy group is one where long-term members are afraid to post.

@David **********

I actually recently encountered a guy who implied that that’s what all men do. 😂 😂 😂. I said “in your circle” and he blocked me.

@George ******

I live in Bangkok and was planning a trip to return there from Da Nang last week. A typhoon was expected and I was trying to find out if the airport was going to be closed the day of my flight as it had been once before. I wanted to plan appropriately as I had an appointment with immigration.

I tried multiple methods of searching and could not get the information. Everything I found was vague or about a previous typhoon, despite the fact that I was entering the name of the typhoon.

Additionally, as it pertains to this group, Google will often point people to visa agents or lawyers whose information is not necessarily reliable. While this group is only people, when one person comments and another corrects, then another and another, one can weed through and figure out who can be trusted.