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@Anna ********
Hey Thanks for all your insightful Information, GF!!!
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@Jim ******
Im pretty ive heard it more then a couple times also..
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@Anna ********
, The people within the office's Tend to set their own Procedures to what makes their Job simpler, When you Research something and think you understand what you need and have spoke to people that have done it and then you get to that office and they tell you something you haven't heard about??, yes you ask questions, Now this is from my Personal Experience, Last year I went to get a drivers License at the Local Department of Land Transportation office, I took everything I needed Per The Land Transportation Website, and on the Website it says Everything must be in Thai or English, I get to the window and give the Lady everything and with my wife Explain I would like to apply for a drivers License, and the Lady looks at Everything and say I have to take My American License that is in ENGLISH to My Embassy and have It Translated to Thai and Certified Because She doesn't understand what it Says, I show her the website where it states everything in Thai or English is acceptable, and she refused to do her Job and I Ultimately went to another office and submitted the same Paper work and License And paid the fee, passed the Video and testing and Received my Thai Drivers License. Unfortunately I dont think I have the Option of going to Another area to Apply for my Visa,
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@Ally ***********
, we didn't even get to the do you have this or that, asked them what I need to convert my Tourist Visa into a 1 year Marriage Visa and they said I cant do that, I have to go to Lao, get a 90 day Non-O, then come back and we can convert the Non-O 90 Day into the 1 year Non-O marriage with of course all of mine and my wife's paper work and the Bank Account, And yes Tomorrow we are going to my wife's bank to see If I can open a account there, Money for this is actually Not a Problem, I should probably include we are Located in Lan Sak , Uthai Thani, so we are not in a area where they do a lot with westerners at the local Office, every time ive been in there No one else is in there..
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@Ally ***********
, yes its to a Thai in Thailand, I forgot to include that, Actually did all that paper work with my Embassy and the Local Thai Office that Does the Marriage License/ Regeration ,
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@Brandon ***********
, Yeah I have plenty of days left on my 60, and then of course the Extra 30 I can get if needed,
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@Michael *******
, seems Spot on, When I went to get my Drivers license last year tell me I had to have My American paperwork and License Translated and certified from the US Embassy, It States per the Land Transportation Website Everything must be in Thai or English, Went to a different Office and no Problem..
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@Steve *********
, Thanks Steve, if you have a Minute could you message me the Process you went Through??
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@Greg **********
, yeah the 400k in the Bank was a Given part of the Process, Which they said they would give me the Form for the Bank when I Came back with the 90 Day Non-O., Already have all the other paper work, House info, map, Photos, Copies of It all 3 times over,
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@Eric ******
I have a friend in Thailand Thats Exactly That, well she is 55 but looks good, owns a couple pieces of land and her house is on 3 Rai, newer build with nice wall around entire property, Cleared and clean, every moron she talks to is a scammer she tells me, or want to see her bit's after 2 minutes of talking