SAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

[SqdnGuns 21]

Wow, cool... When will they be back? We will be in Bangkok May-August.

They got there last week and won't be back till later this year.

[toma1 10]

They got there last week and won't be back till later this year.

I see your status is "Filed for K1". Are they just visiting here on Tourist visas now?

Will you be back at all this summer? Maybe we can meet up there...

(I mean back to Thailand...)

Edited April 2, 2010 by toma1

[Audy_Rob 26]

Oh, I have plenty of one handed pics of us but when you take those they are usually too close to show the background that you may want to include in it. But when Teaw had her first interview on 3-24 there were three people there, two faranga...man and lady...and a Thai lady who was the interpreter. They asked her why she could not answer most of the questions in English since she apparently could type English fairly well and asked her who typed her emails for her. Well, gee, folks, I have talked online to many Thais who can type English much better than they can speak it. I think they are just not busy enough this time of year. She talked to them for 45 min. and they still wanted more evidence of relationship. She goes back Monday with a ton more stuff for them and hopefully they will be satisfied with it. It's been a pain for her to get 3 months of phone records

from AIS, which is as far back as they will go.

This is exactly what I don't like. When we take the one handed pictures, you do not get any background. So we have one handed pictures at Suwannapoom Airport but it is just Audy's head and my head. Then we have pictures from Chiang Mai airport. Same, just our heads. You can't tell the difference between airports based just on our heads. Fortunately I kept the boarding passes for our flights.

Audy reads and writes better than her listening. But I call her every morning her time. I hope the Embassy is a little busier by the time it is Audy's turn.

[daboyz 36]

This is exactly what I don't like. When we take the one handed pictures, you do not get any background. So we have one handed pictures at Suwannapoom Airport but it is just Audy's head and my head. Then we have pictures from Chiang Mai airport. Same, just our heads. You can't tell the difference between airports based just on our heads. Fortunately I kept the boarding passes for our flights.

Audy reads and writes better than her listening. But I call her every morning her time. I hope the Embassy is a little busier by the time it is Audy's turn.

We just ran around Bangkok and paid the motorbike taxi guys 10 Baht to take out picture.

[shawndoc 0]

That's a good idea.

We're probably going to buy the new Samsung camera, that has a LCD on the front to make it easier to take pictures of ourselves, before our trip in May. Its also supposed to have a slanted bottom to make it easier to rest it on something with a timer and still have everyone in-frame. That way we can get more photos of us together.

[Tom and Teaw 1]

Ya, timer is good to use as long as some wiseass does not run by and snatch the camera while you are standing 10 or 15 feet away. While I have always felt safe in Thailand when I was wandering around

by myself, I know that not all is good and things can happen. It will be interesting to see what happens on Monday.

[Audy_Rob 26]

It will be interesting to see what happens on Monday.

What is on Monday?

[Tom and Teaw 1]

Teaw had her interview on 3-24 and they wanted more evidence of the relationship. You can only go back with the stuff Mon or Wed from 1-3pm so she is taking about 300 emails, over 140 pages of chats, more pictures or

everything she can think of and some other stuff to give to them so we can hopefully get her visa and get her over here.

[Audy_Rob 26]

Teaw had her interview on 3-24 and they wanted more evidence of the relationship. You can only go back with the stuff Mon or Wed from 1-3pm so she is taking about 300 emails, over 140 pages of chats, more pictures or

everything she can think of and some other stuff to give to them so we can hopefully get her visa and get her over here.

Oh I see. I am sorry I did not remember that posting. Good luck to Teaw and you too Tom!

She will do fine.

[Pii Sam 0]

Su and I were married at the Thai temple today. Very small service, just two witnesses, 1 monk, and Su and I. We already had the excessively large engagement ceremony last month in Thailand "Whew!". What I'd really like to know is, is there any reason to notify the Thai embassy, or register our marriage at the Amphur when we return on vacation later this year?

[toma1 10]

Su and I were married at the Thai temple today. Very small service, just two witnesses, 1 monk, and Su and I. We already had the excessively large engagement ceremony last month in Thailand "Whew!". What I'd really like to know is, is there any reason to notify the Thai embassy, or register our marriage at the Amphur when we return on vacation later this year?

You might want to update her passport with her new last name (assuming she changed it)... it's kind of a pain in the a** to travel with the old passport combined with the new green card.

[Audy_Rob 26]

Su and I were married at the Thai temple today. Very small service, just two witnesses, 1 monk, and Su and I. We already had the excessively large engagement ceremony last month in Thailand "Whew!". What I'd really like to know is, is there any reason to notify the Thai embassy, or register our marriage at the Amphur when we return on vacation later this year?

I know I will inform the Royal Thai Consulate in Los Angeles when Audy and I marry here in the USA this year. I believe there might be some benefit to sending a copy of your marriage certificate to the Royal Thai Consulate/Embassy in Los Angeles. Please search for the web site and they talk about it on that site.

[rsn 135]

I don't see any benefit to changing the last name on your wife's passport. In fact, it could very well make it difficult for her to buy land in Thailand later on. Traveling w/ her GC (married name) and her passport w/ her maiden name will not be a problem. If you are concerned, take a copy of your marriage cert with.

Edited April 5, 2010 by rsn

[Audy_Rob 26]

Teaw had her interview on 3-24 and they wanted more evidence of the relationship. You can only go back with the stuff Mon or Wed from 1-3pm so she is taking about 300 emails, over 140 pages of chats, more pictures or

everything she can think of and some other stuff to give to them so we can hopefully get her visa and get her over here.

@Tom and Teaw, Hey Tom,

I am waiting to hear some good news about Teaw's visit to the Embassy this Monday afternoon Thai time. I will keep my fingers crossed. She'll do fine.

[toma1 10]

I don't see any benefit to changing the last name on your wife's passport. In fact, it could very well make it difficult for her to buy land in Thailand later on. Traveling w/ her GC (married name) and her passport w/ her maiden name will not be a problem. If you are concerned, take a copy of your marriage cert with.

It's always a problem for us when the ticket doesn't match the name and we have to produce all kinds of documentation.

Anyone with Thai citizenship can buy land, including naturalized farang. In my opinion, it's better to have to produce the documentation ONCE when buying land than every time you fly. But up to you.