General Reports

[QUOTE=Run Mann;1475949]What is your source for this?[/QUOTE]Here you go.

[url]http://thailand.visahq.com/[/url]

And here is the text.

[I]Check the current validity of your passport.

All travelers will need a passport valid for at least 90 days following your departure date from Thailand. However, we strongly recommend traveling with 6 months validity on your passport at all times. VisaHQ can assist USA citizens with a full range of expedited passport services, including new passport application and passport renewal.

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[QUOTE=RBDave;1475888]I'm not sure if the airlines get fined, or if it is more about covering their asses. If they bring someone to Thailand that is denied, then they have to bring them out. This may end up costing the airline a bit.[/QUOTE]Airlines can be fined by the host county but it is not an automatic fine and the fine is subjective up to a certain limit / amount. The fine is based on the severity and the amount of infractions the airlines have with the host country. Visitors who are denied entry in any country will most likely have a round trip ticket so the airline will not lose much on rescheduling their return flights if they are refused entry. Almost impossible to get any airline to transport visitors from one country to another on a one way, (unless they also have an onward ticket to another country) ticket these days because the airlines know if passengers are denied entry then they, the airline would have to pick up the tab for their return flight to wherever they came from.

[QUOTE=Paul Kausch; 1475951]Here you go.

[url]http://thailand.visahq.com/[/url]

And here is the text.

[I]Check the current validity of your passport.

All travelers will need a passport valid for at least 90 days following your departure date from Thailand. However, we strongly recommend traveling with 6 months validity on your passport at all times. VisaHQ can assist USA citizens with a full range of expedited passport services, including new passport application and passport renewal.

[/I][/QUOTE]That is not the Thai Government Official site, that is a third party site giving out information. The official Thai Embassy/Consulate says your passport must be valid for six months after the expected date of entry into Thailand.

Also, text from the U. S Dept of State.

[url]http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1040.html[/url]

ENTRY / EXIT REQUIREMENTS FOR USA CITIZENS: If you are a USA citizen tourist staying for fewer than 30 days, you do not require a visa, but your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond the date of your entry into Thailand. Thai Immigration officials may ask for your onward / return ticket, and airlines may ask for this information when you book or check in.

And from Thai Consulate:

[url]http://www.thaiembassy.org/telaviv/th/services/685/17388-Visa-Information.html[/url]

[url]http://www.thaiconsulatela.org/service_visa_detail.aspx?link_id=32[/url]

[QUOTE=Run Mann;1475966]That is not the Thai Government Official site, that is a third party site giving out information.[/QUOTE]As I am familiar with this company. I am well aware that they are not a government agency. I was very surprised to read their claim that only 90 days remaining on the passport is required for a Thai visa. I had never heard of this.

All I can say is that it is a reputable company whose business is helping people get visas and passports. Apparently they can get visas to Thailand for US citizens with only 90 days on the passport at time of departure from Thailand. I have no idea how they do this. Notice that they strongly recommend traveling with a passport that will be valid for at least another 6 months at the time of return.

[QUOTE=Paul Kausch; 1475974]As I am familiar with this company. I am well aware that they are not a government agency. I was very surprised to read their claim that only 90 days remaining on the passport is required for a Thai visa. I had never heard of this.

All I can say is that it is a reputable company whose business is helping people get visas and passports. Apparently they can get visas to Thailand for US citizens with only 90 days on the passport at time of departure from Thailand. I have no idea how they do this. Notice that they strongly recommend traveling with a passport that will be valid for at least another 6 months at the time of return.[/QUOTE]Bad on you to be posting info you think or know is incorrect. Your original post and subsequent reply read like you were surprised about the 90 day rule and you genuinely believed it to be true. If you knew or suspected the info was wrong it would have been better for you to post their info and correct it instead of posting it like it was gospel only to make your disclaimer after the fact.

[QUOTE=Paul Kausch;1475944]I was surprised to discover that Thailand only requires 90-days on the passport.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Run Mann;1475983]Bad on you to be posting info you think or know is incorrect. Your original post and subsequent reply read like you were surprised about the 90 day rule and you genuinely believed it to be true. If you knew or suspected the info was wrong it would have been better for you to post their info and correct it instead of posting it like it was gospel only to make your disclaimer after the fact.[/QUOTE]Good sir, I will give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you struggle comprehending the English language. Otherwise, shame on you for blatantly misrepresenting my post.

I wrote that I was surprised to read they can get a Thai visa for a US citizen with a passport so close to expiring. I did not say I think or know the information is incorrect. This is a sizable company whose headquarters is in Washington, D. C. They have been in business for over a decade, have close relationships with the major embassies in that city, and have offices in several other cities. They are skilled at getting passports and visas quickly and are adept at dealing with red tape. I have known people who have used and had nothing but good things to say about their services. I do not think they would claim to be able to do something they could not do.

Personally, an expiring passport is not something I even think about. I've always had mine renewed by about the end of the ninth year.

[QUOTE=Paul Kausch;1475998]Personally, an expiring passport is not something I even think about. I've always had mine renewed by about the end of the ninth year.[/QUOTE]Runs their passport down to the last few months. Indeed I cannot understand why it is an issue worth discussion. I can envisage situations where it is plain stupidity not to renew a passport once it has less than a year to run.

[QUOTE=Scorchin;1476009]Runs their passport down to the last few months. Indeed I cannot understand why it is an issue worth discussion. I can envisage situations where it is plain stupidity not to renew a passport once it has less than a year to run.[/QUOTE]How true. If you've been following the posts, this started when a member discovered the 6 month rule for the first time.

Some people apply for a passport, use it once and then never think about it again until a decade later when they plan another trip, only then to discover their passport has expired. Fortunately, one can pay the freight and expedite the application for a new passport.

People who travel more regularly, as is probably the case with most ISG members, are probably aware well in advance of when their passport is due to expire.

Maybe someday in the future one or two poor sots who are unaware of the 6-month rule will stumble across these useless posts and think to check their passports' expiration dates.

[QUOTE=Scorchin;1476009]Runs their passport down to the last few months. Indeed I cannot understand why it is an issue worth discussion. I can envisage situations where it is plain stupidity not to renew a passport once it has less than a year to run.[/QUOTE]I really wish I knew everything, but I have difficulty in admitting that I don't.

[QUOTE=Paul Kausch;1476018]Maybe someday in the future one or two poor sots who are unaware of the 6-month rule will stumble across these useless posts and think to check their passports' expiration dates.[/QUOTE]Exactly the motivation behind my original admission that I almost messed up bigtime.

[QUOTE=Jack Of Spades;1476127]I really wish I knew everything, but I have difficulty in admitting that I don't.[/QUOTE]Meant to type "I have no difficulty admitting I do not know everything."

Senior member over at the Usasexguide site, just starting here.

Few questions for all western expats living in Bangkok or Thailand in general. Especially those that work there.

I have planned for some time to move to Thailand when I retire, lately have been considering it sooner. How many of you, that are from the west or AU, work in Thailand. And, without giving away details, what sort of work is it? Ie. Work for western corp that has office in Thailand, work for Thai company, own my own business, etc.

It is possible I may be able to continue working for my currently company and just work remotely from Thailand (or where ever). But I like to cover all my bases.

Thanks

[QUOTE=Kiyakubuke; 1476304]Senior member over at the Usasexguide site, just starting here.

Few questions for all western expats living in Bangkok or Thailand in general. Especially those that work there.

I have planned for some time to move to Thailand when I retire, lately have been considering it sooner. How many of you, that are from the west or AU, work in Thailand. And, without giving away details, what sort of work is it? Ie. Work for western corp that has office in Thailand, work for Thai company, own my own business, etc.

It is possible I may be able to continue working for my currently company and just work remotely from Thailand (or where ever). But I like to cover all my bases.

Thanks[/QUOTE][url]Http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=Thailand&country2=United[/url]+States

[QUOTE=Paul Kausch; 1475951]Here you go.

[url]http://thailand.visahq.com/[/url]

And here is the text.

[I]Check the current validity of your passport.

All travelers will need a passport valid for at least 90 days following your departure date from Thailand. However, we strongly recommend traveling with 6 months validity on your passport at all times. VisaHQ can assist USA citizens with a full range of expedited passport services, including new passport application and passport renewal.

[/I][/QUOTE]If you read it carefully, it says 90 DAYS FOLLOWING YOUR DEPARTURE date. So it is not a 90 day validity. Enuff said.

[QUOTE=TConor; 1476321][url]Http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=Thailand&country2=United[/url]

+States[/QUOTE]I currently live outside Nashville, TN. Very low COL for the US. Bangkok is not tremendously cheaper, somethings even more expensive. So I would still need to work if I didn't want to have to tap into my retirement early.