French Amsterdam in Pattaya (part 4)

By Frans Amsterdam
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October 15, 2021

Cat would stay in Manama for three months for the time being. I asked her to speak up every few days, and she solemnly promised. Cat regularly reported that things were not going well in Bahrain. She didn't even make enough to pay the shared room rent, so the debt only mounted.
Read the follow-up story of Frans Amsterdam.

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If I receive an inheritance from a family member after getting married in Thailand and I have registered with the municipality's BPR and have not registered the marriage certificate in The Hague, will I be the only one who inherits or will my wife also?

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We hope to be able to leave for Thailand around November 1 and to stay until the end of April. We see that the rules are constantly being adjusted (CoE becomes Thailand pass system as of November 1).

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just announced that the COE application process will be replaced with a simpler Thailand Pass system from November 1.

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In the third week of his new position, our ambassador Remco van Wijngaarden (55) has made time to meet the readers of Thailandblog.

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Big party in the temple! We write 2012 and my partner, Kai, goes to Phanna Nikhom, a 30 km west of Sakon Nakhon city. She lived and worked there for years. 

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Reader Submission: 'Through the eye of the needle'

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October 14, 2021

Last week I was not feeling well. Just short of breath and nothing else, we went to a private hospital where an ECG was immediately made. Immediately afterwards with the ambulance to the government hospital, there I got 2 tubes in the urethra.

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 I have summarized the most requested information about the most used visas. Hopefully the result is that fewer questions are asked for the same information over and over again.

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Questioner: Rens I am wondering how people in the Netherlands can obtain a medical statement as required for an STV visa, since a GP is certainly not allowed to sign your own GP. see the websites of the interest group of general practitioners. https://www.knmg.nl/advies-gidsen/dossiers/geneeskundige-verklaring.htm Why is your own doctor not allowed to issue a medical statement? (Dutch medical certificate) The requirements for an STV or regular tourist visa seem very difficult to me to get them all in order …

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I am a (healthy) person over 65 with back problems. I take heavy painkillers for this. Can these painkillers be brought without any problems at a long stay in Thailand and if so, under what conditions and if not, what alternatives are available locally?

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Questioner: Peter Due to the temporary closure of the visa file, here is my question about a stay of between 75 and 85 consecutive days in Thailand. I would like to leave early December. If I have arranged a stay of 60 days via the embassy in The Hague (Non-immigrant Visa (single entry) Application), can I extend this with Immigration in Thailand by 30 days? The alternative of a 90-day authorization ( Tourist Visa (TR) or …

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Thailand Visa question No. 242/21: Fill in CoE

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October 14, 2021

Questioner: Jos I have a question about completing the CoE application. What do you have to fill in at; types of permitted persons if you have a re-entry? Reaction RonnyLatYa Seems to me to depend on the circumstances under which you obtained the year extension. For example as Thai Marriage or as Retired. My question: what is the correct group for “Thai marriage”? Reaction RonnyLatYa See on the link STEP 3 – Apply for the Certificate of Entry (COE), …

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French Amsterdam in Pattaya (part 3)

By Frans Amsterdam
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October 14, 2021

After I caught up with my travel report, I also dozed off. We dropped the plan to go to the Wonderful 2 Bar later in the evening. We slept well and liked it that way. Even before the band stopped in the bar we had left completely only to wake up when the sun came up again.

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I read that all kinds of changes and relaxations are coming in the near future to travel to Thailand. Now I have a plane ticket for the end of November. Is it wise to set it to the beginning of December? That can be done quite easily. I don't mind those few weeks, but I do want to be with my girlfriend in Thailand during the holidays.

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Thailand question: Buy condo in Jomtien/Pattaya

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October 14, 2021

I am considering buying a 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo in Jomtien/Pattaya. Now I see that the condos on Thai name are much cheaper than on Foreign name. What are the differences and what are the objections to buying a condo in Thai name?

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Pattaya City Council plans to host five major events to boost tourism as fully vaccinated visitors from low-risk countries will be allowed quarantine-free from November 1.

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Every year, on October 13, the death of King Bhumibol in 2016 is commemorated. The population has been called upon to wear yellow and participate in ceremonies. Yellow is the color of Bhumibol's birthday.

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