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In Topic: Thai Driving Licence

2011-05-08 15:20:09

View Postsnamos, on 2011-05-08 11:31:02, said:

View Posttraveldog, on 2011-05-08 08:01:26, said:

Hi all.  I recently got my International Driving Permit in Phuket as I was going back to USA and no longer had valid US drivers license.  If you have a Thai Drivers License you can easily get one.  Pay the money(I think 300 Thai Baht), show your Thai license and they will have you come back to pick it up in a few days as it is issued from Bangkok.  Valid for one year.
where exactly do i show my thai licence and pay the cash? Posted Image

Hi again,
My wife just reminded me I paid 500 Baht for the International Driving Permit at the licensing office in Phuket-same place you take the Thai Drivers License testing.  Just in case you or anyone is interested.

In Topic: Thai Driving Licence

2011-05-08 08:01:26

Hi all.  I recently got my International Driving Permit in Phuket as I was going back to USA and no longer had valid US drivers license.  If you have a Thai Drivers License you can easily get one.  Pay the money(I think 300 Thai Baht), show your Thai license and they will have you come back to pick it up in a few days as it is issued from Bangkok.  Valid for one year.

In Topic: Pool Expo - Phuket

2011-03-01 10:48:05

Where will it be in Phuket please?

In Topic: Has Anyone'S Wife/Gf Actually Got A Us Tourist Visa?

2011-02-24 12:41:39

View PostKamnanT, on 2011-02-24 11:37:49, said:

View Posttraveldog, on 2011-02-24 07:34:37, said:

So my retirement visa is not really looking that good, though I used to have a non imm B when I did work maybe my 9 years of living here will help though only married to my wife for 3.  Gee what an ordeal just to take her to see my country which to be honest I have no real desire to do and even less so with all this...thanks to Kamnan, Prothai and others for their advice...3 more weeks till my wife goes for her interview will report her outcome.
No apologies needed, I think I have pretty decent ties, condo in my name, renewed retirement visa, marriage cert, and wife too with house and part time job...but still we have the 20 year age difference and frankly it seems the whims of the interviewer come to play.  What ever happens happens...we would lose the ticket but more importantly my sister in the US is just dying to see us....thanks again.

Apologies, I didn't mean to imply that those on retirement visas had weaker ties to Thailand than those who are working here.  I meant only to highlight that someone who stayed in Thailand from time to time on visa exempt entries or tourist visas would be viewed as transient and thus not a particularly strong "reason to return" for a partner applying for a US visitor's visa.

In Topic: Has Anyone'S Wife/Gf Actually Got A Us Tourist Visa?

2011-02-24 07:34:37

View PostKamnanT, on 2011-02-23 19:09:06, said:

View PostProThaiExpat, on 2011-02-23 08:54:07, said:

"Compelling Reasons to return to Thailand" are the magic words.
Very true and two significant elements of this determination are (1) the perceived strength of the relationship and (2) the strength of your (not only her) ties to Thailand.  If you are here on a visa exempt entry or a tourist visa, the consular officer is more likely to think that you are returning to the US and trying to take your GF with you than if you have a non-immigrant visa and a work permit.  Marriage will certainly help with the "strength of relationship" part, but if you have few demonstrable ties to Thailand yourself, even that may not be enough for a B1 (visitor) visa.

So my retirement visa is not really looking that good, though I used to have a non imm B when I did work maybe my 9 years of living here will help though only married to my wife for 3.  Gee what an ordeal just to take her to see my country which to be honest I have no real desire to do and even less so with all this...thanks to Kamnan, Prothai and others for their advice...3 more weeks till my wife goes for her interview will report her outcome.

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