I was finally able to open up my bank account at Kasikorn bank yesterday... took over an hour... the Lady employee was excellent.. just a lot of papers to copy and sign plus the photos taken with tablet... getting the yellow book is another storey... 8K baht to the local district people from the head of the district to the manager in the office to the lady doing the computer input.. plus the hour long "interview" from the head of the district... I hope I am finished with the "extra" money being spent on anything..

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

in "general" you do tend to assume too much... and stereo type in "general".. up to you... 555

seldom will two people agree 100%... while I do agree with some of your comments..... still... is it not a fact that Thailand was never colonized?...........as to "leaving to go to the 'greatest place'....... I like to think that with so many people from different countries living in America.... it is a good thing... maybe in two or three hundred years.... 90% of the people in America will have brown skin... and everyone gets along better..

Chiang Rai immigration in Mae Sai is where I went to today... one small photo. one copy of the passport photo page. one copy of the page with the entry stamp in the passport...they also made a copy of the receipt of current address which was stapled on the last page of passport... filled out the paper work and handed to the young lady... .... we arrived 1135am and was finished a couple minutes before 12 noon.. when they close for a hour for lunch... Chiang Rai immingration in Chiang Rai is extremely busy.. we wanted to visit the Sky Walk also.. Sky walk in Chiang Saen is better.. still... sky walk Mae Sai has a good view of the city..

try to understand... not criticizing... just trying to understand .. with out getting into specifics... here is a link to what I put together that represents what I truly think................... /videos//

@Brian *************

actually Cairo.... was the worst.. in my travel around the world.. you assume too much....

as stated .... visit first.... for extended stay to try to become acclimated ..... if you decide to stay for longer.... reverse engineer the process.... read/ask where is the best immigration office to apply... if out of the country or inside the country... travel there and do what you need to do to obtain the visa you want for your situation.... then you can move to where you really want to set up your life.... up to you....

@Brook *******

it has been written that the invention of language.....has repressed the growth of the human mind by a million years..

@Jonathan ******

local district checks with immigration..local district office no problems ...head of village....and.. Wife's father present their info...as did wife..everyone sign .multiple copies..immigration is the problem..local district is just waiting for immigration why local district needs report from immigration is up to district.

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

I after observing the head lady at the immigration office..I suspect that she is the problem...there is nothing pleasant about her demeanor.. while I do not speak thai much.. I rely on careful attention to the non verbal and the intonation of the words spoken. After observation of her autocratic interaction with her subordinates.. she is the abuser of her position..