jacko

Is this a suggestion or a challenge?

What has that to do with a flight to Korea?

I have heard this idea mentioned before, and have no idea whether, if you do have a valid visa in your passport, you are required to utilise it. I have not heard of anyone successfully employing this method either, but I only read this board. I would be concerned about arousing the immigration official's curiousity or annoyance by trying to tell him/her (better a her) what to do. It might remind him/her to ask to see your outward flight ticket for within 30 days, or worse.

A multiple entry tourist visa has a validity of 6 months from the date of issue. It is clear on the visa under 'Entry Before' You would be permitted to stay for 60 days if you entered just 1 day before this. I believe an onward flight ticket is not required if you have this visa, but Joe may say what I believe has no validity, and anything is possible in LOS!

A bargain, my UK bank charges £30..... that must be hundreds of dollars by now... Well $60 actually. I transfer in £ and my Bangkok Bank converts at the better Telex Transfer rate. The £30 is covered if I transfer £4000+...over tha cash rate.

That's a fact!

Only 1 bid and still at 99p. The seller doesn't mention if the taxes are included! Interesting way to get a last minute flight.

Hey Bob, what is the status of your shop in the Carrefour food mall? I keep checking by.

Well I might consider Heathrow over Delhi,Dhaka, Karachi or Tehran.....might, just might....

Amsterdam too!

You might be able to blag your way onto the earlier flight if you can make it. I did the same at JFK recently but was glad I booked the later flight for peace of mind.

And that is 2 cheap.... Was all the mileage utilized obtained from paid flights to LOS? Or was some other/business stuff thrown in there?

you may want to get in touch with this outfit.... many USA members. http://www.pattayacityexpatsclub.com/

Well my old residency letter, which I have infront of me, is all in Thai. I don't want to wake her up to translate so I have no idea to whom it is addressed. I do have some idea that it was issued by the immigration office in Jomtiem. They required passport, copies of said passport, my rental agreement, copies of rental agreement, and of course money, copies of the money were frowned upon. I used this to get a bank account (apparently they didn't need it) and to get my Thai driving licenses. I registered the vehicle in my girlfriends name, as I paid for it before I got this letter organised. The letter states my visa type, in English.

Yes, I think it was some Eastern Europeans yanked one out of the wall on the other side of Sukhumvit. They were caught as the mastermind had rented the truck and shown his passport to do so.

I believe there is also one in the Carrefour Mall, opposite the food court near the car park entrance.

Pattaya Pete answered your question, but I might add that a return ticket would be necesary when you apply for an extension. How about a multiple entry tourist visa?

She only needed to eat once in over 4 hours???? Didya take sandwiches?

I open up my computer at the airport....... nice to grab some free fast internet connection. Sometimes post on this forum from there. Wouldn't hardly regard myself as a poser.

Oh well... this impossible one year visa.... which apparently does not exist, I must have dreamt of. Twice, because I was looking at my friend's passport, again yesterday, and his Non Imm O-A multiple. Valid for a year, and each time he has entered Thailand (3rd time now), he gets a stamp for a 1 year stay. He could get 2 years out of it if he plans well. Whooooosh........ that woke me up. Lot of confusion out there this week, is someone from a visa company stirring the pot?

Had I been a passenger who had paid for a first class seat, I would have been tempted to ask to be put on another flight, perhaps claiming dog allergy disability. I am not travelling all the way to Bangkok sharing a cabin with a dog...... although I know he won't mind!

Would a non Immigrant O-A multiple (retirement visa obtained in your home country) not be valid for a one years stay in LOS? I have certainly seen them stamped thus! Obviously the 90 day reporting at the Immigration office would be required. I am also getting an impression here that income of 65,000 baht AND 800,000 in the bank is required to get the retirement extension in Thailand..... surely that is OR!?

There was a hovercraft service a LONG time ago ( a decade maybe) between Pattaya and Hua Hin... it is certainly no more. I think you are going to be driving!

The mains frequency in Thailand is the same as UK, 50hz. The voltage is slightly different, 220 in Thailand, 240 in UK, but neither of these should be an issue for modern appliances. The colour system is also PAL in both countries, but there are multiple types of PAL, Thailand uses PAL B/M, the UK uses PAL I , they are normally incompatible..... I am unsure whether you will be able to get the sound. This might be as Sam mentions above. Internet research may be needed! Check the TV book to see if it can handle multiple systems. http://www.kropla.com/tv.htm

It sounds like you have already put a lot of time and effort into this endeavour. A 40 inch LCD TV can be had at Carefour for about 70,000 baht, so your choice. I bought my fishing rods here to avoid the inconveniences you will suffer. You must LOVE that TV!