I have an extension retirement visa that expires on December 3, now there will be a new rule that you can apply for a 3-day visa 90 times. This only applies to tourists, can I also enter Thailand with my visa or do I have to apply for a new 90-day visa?

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Reader question: Moving from Belgium to Thailand

By Submitted Message
Posted in Reader question
17 September 2020

I am Belgian and have just arranged my deregistration from Belgium and my registration at the Belgian embassy in Bangkok. Who do I still have to inform in Belgium about this “move”. Are there any other things I should take into account? Tips and tricks are welcome.

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Reader question: Quarantine in the ASQ hotel in Bangkok

By Submitted Message
Posted in Reader question
17 September 2020

Anyone have experience with ASQ hotels in Bangkok? Will you be required to spend 14 days in your room, or will you be given more room to move?

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Reader question: AOW and the consequences of a joint household

By Submitted Message
Posted in Reader question
17 September 2020

I am a single pensioner and want to have a Thai girlfriend come over for a 90-day holiday in the Netherlands. Thus also providing shelter at my house, when we are home from other trips in the Netherlands and or Europe.

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Blog Ambassador Kees Rade (20)

By Submitted Message
Posted in Expats and retirees, Dutch embassy
16 September 2020

A little later than planned my twentieth blog. Later because my return from the Netherlands was delayed, the KLM flight we had booked turned out not to go and we were put on a flight a few days later.

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All formalities at the Dutch embassy and the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs have now been completed. Time to write the promised review of the Arthur restaurant in the Bliston Suwan Park View hotel.

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Thailand will allow foreign 'long-stay' tourists

By Editorial
Posted in News from Thailand
16 September 2020

The Thai cabinet on Tuesday approved the plan to allow foreign tourists who want to stay in Thailand for a longer period of time, such as winter visitors. They receive a special visa for this, the Special Tourist Visa (STV), which is valid for 90 days and can be extended twice to a total of 270 days.

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On Tuesday 15 September, the cabinet theoretically agreed to a new visa. It would be named Special Tourist Visa (STV) and cost 2.000 Baht for a stay of 90 days. Those 90 days could then be extended 2 x in Thailand at the price of 2.000 Baht. This would allow a maximum stay of 270 consecutive days.

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At the moment I am in the Netherlands and it does not look like I will be able to enter Thailand again in the short term. My non-immigrant OA visa expires at the end of this year and it is necessary that it be extended again, but because I am not in Thailand this is not possible.

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Second Money Expo in Rayong

By Lodewijk Lagemaat
Posted in Background
16 September 2020

The first Money Expo in Rayong took place in Pattaya 8 years ago. Last year 2019 this expo moved to Rayong. The interest in this second Money Expo turned out to be high given the number of loans and insurance contracts worth 3 billion baht.

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There are quite a few requirements that must be met in order to travel to Thailand. One is USD$100.000 health insurance with covid coverage. I wonder, does this require insurance with a Thai insurer or may that also be a policy from an insurer from the country of residence or from elsewhere?

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I have a question about the navigation system in the car. Recently bought a Mazda CX30 2.0 SP which is a wonderful car by the way.
Before using the navigation system, the Mazda dealer explains that I have to connect my iPHONE via USB connection and then activate “Google maps” on my iPHONE in order to use the navigation system.

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A Dutch translation of the open letter we sent to The Phuket News, among others, this letter was also posted on September 14, 2020.

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On Thailandblog, questions are regularly asked about the English-language insurance statement that shows that you are insured for medical expenses with coverage for Covid-19 of at least $ 100.000. You can request this from your own health insurer, but if you encounter problems, there is an alternative. 

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From now on, KLM customers can request a refundable voucher free of charge and for any reason for KLM airline tickets with a scheduled departure before or on March 31, 2021. Customers then have the choice to use this voucher to buy a new ticket or request a refund.

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Dear fellow bloggers of the Netherlands and Flanders, this is a call to everyone. I am a music lover and have moved my entire collection to Thailand (28.000 pieces). I still regularly buy old 45 rpm records for my jukebox, here in Thailand, also some CDs and some DVDs and music books. Everything second hand.

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The course of my extension Retirement visa. Visa expired on 28/09/2020. So after the exemption. We arrived at 11.25:13.00 am but were not allowed in. It was terribly busy. We had to come back at XNUMX pm

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