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An add on question. Do banks, e.g. Kasikorn have a limit on how much you can withdraw in a day?
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@William ********
Check out Dr. Joe. That's who I used.
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@Craig ******
Thanks Craig.Your opinion is valid of course for you. However I applied 3 times befire I finally and for Canada a Cdn visa and PRC. First time it was by myself, second time with a totally useless Thai agent, third time success with a brilliant Cdn agent. So in my case it worked wonders to have an honest, knowledgeable hard working professional help me.
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At the start you need a good honest Canadian agent who is familiar with the way it works in Canada.
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@Bent ************
Try the UK for national parks and forests. All charge. Where I am on Vancouver all the parks charge parking fees. It us not racism. It is a discount gor locals and residents. Again very normal for locals to get a discount.
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Many countries charge these fees. They help to maintain the trails, pickup garbage, etc. I have travelled a fair bit and so many places charge entry and trail use in parks. There is no way my rice farming Thai family could afford 100 baht just to walk on a trail. That is enough to feed someone for a day or buy enough food from the market for MA and PA's dinner.
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@Nongnuch *******
Yes. It took us two years, 3 applications and close to 10 thousand dollars for my Thai wife to get a Permanent Residentvisa for Canada. Last year we went to England-another 1,500 bucks for a visa. Same this year when we went to France. And even though she is a legal Permanent Resident in Canada, to go to the US, even on a cruise ship it is another visa, a few hundred dollars and a two year wait to get an interview. Yes, comparatively, Thailand is a piece of cake and very open.
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For me it is much easier to get a Thai visa than for my wife to get one to Britain, Canada, EU or USA.