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This is a summary of

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's contributions to the platform. They have posed 2 questions and added 99 comments.

QUESTIONS

Where is the re-entry permit desk located at Suvarnabhumi Airport?

10 comments

4 years ago

What is the best method for staying in Thailand an extra 30 days after my Spouse visa expires?

3 comments

9 months ago

COMMENTS

What is the current status and appeal of the 'Smart visa' for expats in Thailand?

Bill **********

Also in Buriram Province on Spouse. Have been "Snowbirding" in Thailand for several years. Works well as long as renewal date doesn't get in the way.

8 days ago

Is Wise a reliable service for transferring money from Canada to Thailand?

Bill **********

Also, checking Monito online, Remitly consistently beats all others in amount rec'd after exchange rate. Hard to find anything to complain about.

6 months ago

Is Wise a reliable service for transferring money from Canada to Thailand?

Bill **********

Remitly "From US bank card" to Thailand bank acct; almost instant (98% of time); fee = $1.99 US; my transfer a couple weeks ago took about 12 hrs for BB to admit it had arrived).

6 months ago

Is Wise a reliable service for transferring money from Canada to Thailand?

Bill **********

Am from US, but find Remitly completes transfers in seconds and costs just under $2 US

6 months ago

What do I need to know about volunteering in Thailand, especially in schools or for the elderly?

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@Ruud *****************

Greatly depends on what the "volunteer" things are. Like taking a car load of locals to visit a Temple and back. Or partly sponsoring a 4.0 student from a very poor family thru college. Providing transportation to a villager needing a round trip visit to a larger hospital 30 minutes away.

6 months ago

What do I need to know about volunteering in Thailand, especially in schools or for the elderly?

Bill **********

I live in upcountry, Issan; very rural. That said, might visit with village chief to see if you can 'volunteer' without causing 'issues'.

6 months ago

What do 'drive either side' and 'end of restriction' mean in Thai driving rules?

Bill **********

Thinking a big one was left off there; "what does a tree branch laying in the road ahead indicate?"

6 months ago

Why is it so difficult for a Thai woman to obtain a tourist visa to the USA?

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@Tony *********

Exactly the way it's been since previous century, due to free loaders & illegals who get in the country and stay.

7 months ago

Can I apply for a Retirement Visa from my home country?

Bill **********

My choice would be to wait until I'm in country, then do it. That said, it is still important to determine the issues and rules based upon your home country.

7 months ago

Why doesn't Thailand offer a permanent retirement visa?

Bill **********

A part of what we see with Imm paper work is to help more Thais have jobs. Thailand goes out of their way to create as many jobs for their citizens as possible.

7 months ago