David Broadfoot thanks david. yes, i am clear on this now. i just freaked out a little bit wen tod says need to do in home country. first, do not want to go back to home country. too many shootings. second, for reasons, i don't want checks. nothing too serious, but with thai you never know. so O will be the one for me. no worries. can do in ventiane which is close by me. thanks again. i read this forum every day. just like to know what is going on with the different kinds of permissions needed to stay here in LOS. which is what i want. Ta. shalom cheers aloha, jb.

David Broadfoot yes, my vernacular was incorrect. i will be doing O. thanks. but is a ways off, yet. i just was confused by tod's explanation about having to do in my country. but i read and found out, again, about O. so all good. thanks again. jb

@Tod ********

i will be doing the non imm O. yearly. kinda freaked me out for a second there. i have probs with the checks. O will work better for me, at least.

K, thanks again for the clarification. jb

@Tod ********

K, thanks. jb

tod, when you get those visas in your home country, they are more likely to ask for medical\crminal background checks. is this correct

wow, now that is interesting. thanks RL, good 2 know. jb

@Robert ***********

just joking, of course. she actually is very careful about spending, always telling me, too much, too much. but we men have to make them seem like they are robbing us blind. but i love her so i spoil her. just like all the cats i ever had. spoil them all rotten. "SIGH!!!!!"

@Robert ***********

now, have to worry about wife spending me into the poor house. but thatz universal, so thailand is no different. lol jb as spock says, live long and prosper. as my wife says, spend more, and then spend more. similar, i guess. lol

@Robert ***********

yep. sure do. ta, jb.