Anyone with experience at the immigration office in Kalasin. Visa O to retirment visa 1 year. Was the affidavit of the Belgian embassy accepted there? Or the deposit of 65 000 baht? Do you have to show an insurance policy of 40 and 000?
My husband and I went to Chaengwattana Immigration on March 1 to apply for a visa extension due to retirement. Existing visas up to that point were for both non-immigrant F multiple-entry and stay permits based on work at the UN. At that time, they were still valid until March 31, 2021.
Warranty to the door (Mai mi prakan?)
Here in Europe we are used to everything having a guarantee and that you are protected by the law for everything and anything you buy. But what about Thailand?
I normally use Wise to transfer money from my Belgian account to my Thai account, they give a good rate. But a few days ago I received an invitation to use OFX, which gives a little more.
Reader question: Mandatory quarantine and liquor
Those arriving in Thailand must be quarantined. What to do with the nice bottle of drink that was bought tax-free at Schiphol? Will it be confiscated? kept for you? Can you give it to someone? Are suitcases and bags checked for alcohol at all? For the record: the bottle is intended as a gift and not to drink in the hotel room in all solitude.
Dutch GP in Hua Hin opens heart clinic
For people with heart problems, the 220 kilometers to Bangkok's hospitals are sometimes difficult to bridge. To make things easier for these patients, the Dutch general practitioner Be Well will open a heart clinic on March 19 in collaboration with the renowned Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok.
Indonesian restaurant Trindy's Indo in Pattaya/Jomtien
Through the Newsletter of the Dutch Association Thailand Pattaya I learned last weekend that a new Indonesian restaurant had opened in Jomtien. What do you do as a former navy man? Of course, because the options in Pattaya for Indonesian food are rather limited.
Because this is sometimes discussed here, I submitted the question to the SVB and on March 11, 2021 I will receive an answer. Please note: it concerns a long holiday in Thailand with which country the Netherlands has concluded a BEU treaty.
Water consumption in Thailand highest in the world
With Songkran on the horizon, it is interesting to read that water consumption (misuse) in Thailand per capita is the highest in the world.
Reader question: Shipping costs A4 envelope from Thailand to the Netherlands with airmail?
I need to send a stamped return envelope to Bangkok. I cannot buy stamps in the Netherlands for Thailand here. What are the shipping costs of sending an A4 envelope from Thailand to the Netherlands by airmail?
We have been in almost complete quarantine / isolation in the Netherlands with our daughter (both of Thai nationality) for a year now. I have been personally teaching our daughter for a year now. I do not experience any serious attention from the Dutch authorities and institution (including our daughter's school). On the contrary. We are now exhausted.
Landed on a tropical island: Back to Thailand
Finally, finally it's time. I'm flying to Thailand. I've wanted it so much and now it's here.
Chiang Mai has the worst air quality in the world
Chiang Mai is the most polluted city in the world. Since the beginning of March, the city has been among the top three cities with the worst air quality, but Chiang Mai is doing even worse than the other cities. The USAQI has been at 195 for many consecutive days, followed by Beijing at 182, IQ AirVisual said Tuesday.
Last week I wrote to you about my condition herpes zoster, shingles and received your valuable reply. Now I'm on aciclovir for 8 days and I still have pain under my right armpit and still a rash, although it looks a bit better.
Up early this morning, taking the ferry from Koh Chang to the mainland to be the first to arrive at the Laem Ngop office. Unfortunately it didn't last any shorter, a total of 1 hour 15 minutes. As agreed during the previous visit, I supplemented the file with color photos of the home situation and a lease contract that can be terminated per year.
Koos from Beerta, a real unlucky one
Gringo describes the adventures of Koos, an acquaintance who came to celebrate in Pattaya but came home with a rude awakening. A story about love, lust and sorrow.