G325

[matt & wila 0]

I'm wondering how I should handle employment on g325for Wila. She has had only very limited employment history but has worked the on the family farm(not a large scale registered business) most of her life. Should I list this time at as unemployed though technically she may have been working very hard planting rice crops or tending to livestock?

Also has anyone found a any useful tips for address lookups in Thailand. Wila has not kept track her paperwork well and do to her rural background it appears she's not so equipped figure this stuff out on her own and I am trying to walk through the leg work I need in Thailand. It seems renting rooms and finding temporary employment can be far more casual arrangement in Thailand. I am able to locate where she worked and lived on google maps but this does show addresses as it does in the U.S. The restaurant where she worked when I met her has a web site and has partial address and directions(enough to find it but no building number. Her apartment (where she only lived for 2-3 months) was a very non-descript building which I have been to and can locate on Google maps but cannot find an address. From information I am able to gleam from the internet I think I have assembled to address minus the building number, any advice is very much appreciated.

One more thing Wila has something lieu of birth certificate (which was lost in fire) from the local authority. Can someone recommend a good translation service, ideally around Udon or Nong Khai?

Thanks for reading

Matt

[Ning 619]

I'm wondering how I should handle employment on g325for Wila. She has had only very limited employment history but has worked the on the family farm(not a large scale registered business) most of her life. Should I list this time at as unemployed though technically she may have been working very hard planting rice crops or tending to livestock?

Also has anyone found a any useful tips for address lookups in Thailand. Wila has not kept track her paperwork well and do to her rural background it appears she's not so equipped figure this stuff out on her own and I am trying to walk through the leg work I need in Thailand. It seems renting rooms and finding temporary employment can be far more casual arrangement in Thailand. I am able to locate where she worked and lived on google maps but this does show addresses as it does in the U.S. The restaurant where she worked when I met her has a web site and has partial address and directions(enough to find it but no building number. Her apartment (where she only lived for 2-3 months) was a very non-descript building which I have been to and can locate on Google maps but cannot find an address. From information I am able to gleam from the internet I think I have assembled to address minus the building number, any advice is very much appreciated.

One more thing Wila has something lieu of birth certificate (which was lost in fire) from the local authority. Can someone recommend a good translation service, ideally around Udon or Nong Khai?

Thanks for reading

Matt

This is always a little difficult for an American but its really easy to take care of. Keep in mind they are really just look at her general way of making money. They are really trying to see if people had a background in some of the ugly side of Thailand.

I suggest you put her down as farm labor and resuraunt worker in the Udon Thani area. Use her farms address in the area or the main post office in Udon. No one is going to spend on time on this so it doesnt need to be exactly correct.

Translations can be done by anyone competent in both languages. See the format I copied below.

Certification by Translator

I [typed name], certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and ________ languages, and that the above/attached document is an accurate translation of the document attached entitled ______________________________.

Signature_________________________________

Date Typed Name

Address

Udon has many services. Have her check with a few to get a good price. There are several around the Nom Perjack area. Normal fee is about 600 baht per page.

She should be able to do as I did & get a new birth cert from her Ampuhr. This will come up may times in your futures so she should do what she has to to get what is accepted if at all possible.

Is she near Udon or closer to Nong Khai?

[Ning 619]

This is always a little difficult for an American but its really easy to take care of. Keep in mind they are really just look at her general way of making money. They are really trying to see if people had a background in some of the ugly side of Thailand.

I suggest you put her down as farm labor and resuraunt worker in the Udon Thani area. Use her farms address in the area or the main post office in Udon. No one is going to spend on time on this so it doesnt need to be exactly correct.

Translations can be done by anyone competent in both languages. See the format I copied below.

Certification by Translator

I [typed name], certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and ________ languages, and that the above/attached document is an accurate translation of the document attached entitled ______________________________.

Signature_________________________________

Date Typed Name

Address

Udon has many services. Have her check with a few to get a good price. There are several around the Nom Perjack area. Normal fee is about 600 baht per page.

She should be able to do as I did & get a new birth cert from her Ampuhr. This will come up may times in your futures so she should do what she has to to get what is accepted if at all possible.

Is she near Udon or closer to Nong Khai?

Should have added that the farm for example may not have a typical U S type street address. Houses in villages dont have mail boxes as you know. Mail just shows up usually brought by a guy on a motorbike. Due to this she could just indicate her village or her parents house as the working address.

[matt & wila 0]

Keep in mind they are really just look at her general way of making money. They are really trying to see if people had a background in some of the ugly side of Thailand.

One of Wila's employers was at a restuarant in Pattaya (this is where I met her). The establishment was a legitament restuarant and did not particpate in "the ugly side of Thailand", are they likely to make assumptions based on it's loacation?

Is she near Udon or closer to Nong Khai?

She is a little closer to Nong Khai.

[Karee 4,190]

One of Wila's employers was at a restuarant in Pattaya (this is where I met her). The establishment was a legitament restuarant and did not particpate in "the ugly side of Thailand", are they likely to make assumptions based on it's loacation?

She is a little closer to Nong Khai.

I don't know about a restaurant, but I've heard if you even mention "bar" you can forget about it, even if it was legit. Also, Pattaya is not good.

[Ning 619]

I don't know about a restaurant, but I've heard if you even mention "bar" you can forget about it, even if it was legit. Also, Pattaya is not good.

Right again Karee. I know of a case where a female worked in one of those places cleaning. She made the mistake of giving too much info but not enough at the same time. The embassy spent several months trying to determine what she really did there after she tried to explain. They did not go to the bar, call or even try to speak to a human about the situation. The last report I had was that they needed time to decide her fate.

[Ning 619]

One of Wila's employers was at a restuarant in Pattaya (this is where I met her). The establishment was a legitament restuarant and did not particpate in "the ugly side of Thailand", are they likely to make assumptions based on it's loacation?

She is a little closer to Nong Khai.

Nothing wrong with this occupation of course. I owned & worked in several myself around Udon Thani.

I am not suggesting anyone lies but what reason would there be to give this info if it isnt asked for?

Again they are looking for info about her general background in her field of work. If its mostly farming then leave it at that. Dont expect anyone to " understand " that like many Thais she had to leave home to seek employment. This is a way of life in Thailand but any hint of anything connected to the sex industry will cause the embassy to recoil in its efforts.

Please be careful in your approach to this subject.

Wherever she goes for info or assistance in her area she needs to be careful not to get involved with the local " experts " when it comes to these visa matters. Best to ask for & follow the advice of members here that have done this with nothing to gain. I understand she may have limited English skills but there are ways to help her regardless.

[Karee 4,190]

They gave my wife a hard time because her sister was married to a British guy. That's how I met her. That's how petty they can be. And my wife and I lived together in BKK for 2 years

Edited June 4, 2012 by Karee

[matt & wila 0]

When we first met we only talked fairly briefly and exchanged e-mail/facebook information. Perhaps it would be more wise to share our contact via Facebook and subsequent skype calls as this was a more meanful meeting anyway.

Edited June 4, 2012 by matt & wila

[Ning 619]

When we first met we only talked fairly briefly and exchanged e-mail/facebook information. Perhaps it would be more wise to share our contact via Facebook and subsequent skype calls as this was a more meanful meeting anyway.

It is commonly accepted when people meet on line whatever site they use. You can see in Karee's post that they arent wild about anything that hints of an arranged meeting even though its fine & we see with him. This stems from the way things are in Thailand & Laos when it comes to selling people ect. Many Americans have no idea of what goes on.

[Karee 4,190]

It is commonly accepted when people meet on line whatever site they use. You can see in Karee's post that they arent wild about anything that hints of an arranged meeting even though its fine & we see with him. This stems from the way things are in Thailand & Laos when it comes to selling people ect. Many Americans have no idea of what goes on.

There's a good reason for it. There's a couple places here in Dallas that are "Thai massage" The girls came over on K-1, and now they're laying on their back for a living. Passports confisicated by the mama san etc. I'm not saying they weren't doing that in Thailand before. Most likely they probably were. Of course they're all out of status now.

On the other hand, I've met some really good Thai people here that have treated my wife well.

What new arrivals need to look out for are these vicious Thais. They will treat your wife like sh!t since they were here first. I've run into that and it had my wife in tears. Just cause they're Thai doesn't make them nice. Pick and choose your Thai friends carefully once she arrives.