@Allen *********

she had all those. But that is true, that many have abused the tourist visa in the past, of all races, and that hurts a lot of people's chances

@Lawrence *********

as a girlfriend, or a wife?

@Jeffrey ********

that's what I believed until today. The fact it was denied in less than 60 seconds, and the interviewer never looked at a single document, or even her passport, tells me different

I'm just relaying what I've been told, for our situation. If the word boyfriend isn't husband, it's getting denied before they have a chance to get dressed for the interview

@Michael *******

they happen to mention if the reconsideration route works?

@Garrett **********

she owns her own business. 2 of them actually

90% chance of never seeing a dime back. 7% chance of seeing some of it back. 2% chance of it ending in violence, 1% chance of getting most of it back. My suggestion...tell him you have a way to double you're investment, but need the money you gave him back first, to put it in on a flip. Example: say you gave him 100,000 baht, say you have a way to make 150,000 baht, but need that 100,000 baht to put in to a flip. Say the flip already has a buyer lined up, and your friend is letting you in on it because he has no other way to come up with the rest of the cash. The flip will be sold in a month, and you'll then have the original 100,000 PLUS another 150,000 to put a total of 250,000 into the business. If he's scamming you, he will see dollar signs and fall for it. Just have to play it cool, like y'all are the best of friends, and there is no way the flip won't happen.

Place across from Links bar . I think it's called D's. Rented from them and had an issue and they came right out and fixed it. Good prices too

@Christopher *****

ya, they're not going to risk money from another tenant, trying to chase down a foreigner for a few bucks. Especially if they're at fault for something.

Very unlikely that they even care. You have two options, from my experiences, either pay for repair yourself, or leave it and deal with it. Third option...lose your deposit and move out. They have really very little recourse on trying to uphold the lease with you. Most just keep the deposit and rent it out to someone else a week later