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Foreigner database to be ready in 6 months

Foreigner database to be ready in 6 monthsForeigner database to be ready in 6 months.

The Foreigner database to be ready in 6 months after the Immigration Bureau and the Interior Ministry were instructed on Wednesday to speed up the implementation of a single-platform online database of foreigners entering and leaving the kingdom.

The order was given by Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan when he chaired the meeting of the fifth government committee in charge of bureaucratic reforms at Government House, said deputy government spokesman Kongcheep Tantrawanich. Continue reading “Foreigner database to be ready in 6 months”

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Pattaya Immigration Office Closures

Pattaya Immigration Office Closures

Pattaya Immigration Office ClosuresPattaya Immigration Office Closures

With Songkran fast approaching it is a good time to consider the Pattaya Immigration Office Closures, so you don’t get caught out.

Every year many expats and casual visitors alike get caught out by Thai public holidays and Pattaya Immigration Office closures.

Below you will find a list of all Thai Public holidays and in particular the days that will affect the Pattaya Immigration office closures. Continue reading “Pattaya Immigration Office Closures”

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Top Ten hard truths

Top Ten hard truths of living in ThailandTop Ten hard truths of living as an expat in Thailand

There will be bumps along the way between your visits to the beach, bar and immigration office (sometimes the bumps will be at the beach, bar and immigration office). Expat life is what you make it here in the Land of Smiles. Moaning about it never helps but accepting the bumps is part of the adventure. Here are our Top Ten Hard Truths for expats in Thailand. Continue reading “Top Ten hard truths”