hotbuthappy
American expat in Thailand
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About me
American
Lives in Phuket Town
Speaks English
Registration: 15 October 2014
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Looking for travel buddy to do the TEFL Teach english- in THAILAND by JulieLouise
Heyyy So I am just finishing my online tefl course so I can be qualified to be able to teach english in THAILAND!! I want to go this MAY/JUNE 2014. I am looking for other people who have the same plan! I am too scared to go over alone It would be ...
My boyfriend (25), a college friend (22) and myself (27) are looking to move to Chiang Mai in August of this coming year to teach English as well!Hey, Are you guys there now? I'm currently looking for work and could do with some direction. I ... Read More
Visa run nightmare by hotbuthappy
Anyone else ever have this happen?? My husband and I booked a visa run through a Phuket company to take us down to Penang to get our Non B's. We drove the 10ish hours over night to Malaysia. We finally arrived at the consulate to do our paper ...
I am very sorry to hear this. I hope everuthing gets sorted out. My story is nothing compared to your nightmare. Good luck to the both of you. Read More
Visa run nightmare by hotbuthappy
Anyone else ever have this happen?? My husband and I booked a visa run through a Phuket company to take us down to Penang to get our Non B's. We drove the 10ish hours over night to Malaysia. We finally arrived at the consulate to do our paper ...
What's the most common visa run location for people in Thailand?It depends where in Thailand you are. For us, we live in Phuket and going to Penang, Malaysia is the most popular and easiest option for getting the initial Non B visas. There are ... Read More
i need help about my visit to thailand by judizalambag
I am judiza from Philippines, i am visiting thailand this coming april 4 and be back here in april 9,i will just be staying in thailand for 4 days to meet my bf and for the mototrbike show in phuket thailand,coz my boyfriend read an article online ...
Hi Ann, If your planning on staying in Thailand for 30 days or less than all you need is a ticket out of Thailand within 30 days and your passport. If you plan on staying longer than 30 days than you'll have to get a tourist visa. Hope this ... Read More
Visa run nightmare by hotbuthappy
Anyone else ever have this happen?? My husband and I booked a visa run through a Phuket company to take us down to Penang to get our Non B's. We drove the 10ish hours over night to Malaysia. We finally arrived at the consulate to do our paper ...
Yes a friend of mine took a boat over Tyron Cambodia to Vietnam . All were tourist visa runs but one wanted an ordinary visa . Well anyway it was very chaotic and the boat ride back was problematic as the boat started to sink! 12 of them and they ... Read More
Visa run nightmare
Anyone else ever have this happen?? My husband and I booked a visa run through a Phuket company to take us down to Penang to get our Non B's. We drove the 10ish hours over night to Malaysia. We finally arrived at the consulate to do our paper ... Read More
Renewing tourist visa by redshoes27
Hello, I currently have a multi entry tourist visa, I will soon extend it another month-- for a total of three months. What are people's experience with leaving Thailand and applying for another multi entry tourist visa through a thai ...
Hello, I currently have a multi entry tourist visa, I will soon extend it another month-- for a total of three months. What are people's experience with leaving Thailand and applying for another multi entry tourist visa through a thai ... Read More
Student Visa in Krabi by redshoes27
Hello hello! I am looking for advise from someone who has experience with getting a visa in Krabi. I am leaning towards an ED visa, but don't wish to take a language class-- I am open to taking a different focus, such as cooking or art, but ...
Thanks for the advice! I'm under 30 and currently have a tourist visa.Are you on a double entry visa? You can try to get another tourist visa which would give you 180 days here with extensions. I've heard from many people that their still ... Read More
Hello! by mikeEAmikeEA
mikeEAmikeEA New member Chicago 2014-09-15 2 posts Help from expat community on stuff to do! Hi! My name is Mike, I'm 32 and I have one pet, I'll let you guess what animal it is! (You will need more than one try) I am going ...
Hi Mike! Welcome to the land of smiles! Your going to love it here. My husband and I( Americans) live in Phuket. Which is an island in the southern part of Thailand. It's about a 7 hour bus ride to bangkok. Not sure where your planning on ... Read More
Student Visa in Krabi by redshoes27
Hello hello! I am looking for advise from someone who has experience with getting a visa in Krabi. I am leaning towards an ED visa, but don't wish to take a language class-- I am open to taking a different focus, such as cooking or art, but ...
Hi, Getting a ED visa is pretty easy right now. The key words there are RIGHT NOW. things could change at any time. From what I know, there hasn't been a crack down on the ED visas yet. There are places out there where you can sign up, pay ... Read More
Hello all! New to this forum! by hotbuthappy
Hi! I am a teacher/blogger living in beautiful Phuket, Thailand. My husband and I quit are 9-5 fancy jobs and moved to Thailand to eat yummy food and be surrounded by amazing people. We started our blog to help others with the fundamentals of ...
Hi! Its called hotbuthappy.com :) Read More
Hello all! New to this forum!
Hi! I am a teacher/blogger living in beautiful Phuket, Thailand. My husband and I quit are 9-5 fancy jobs and moved to Thailand to eat yummy food and be surrounded by amazing people. We started our blog to help others with the fundamentals of ... Read More
New members of the Thailand forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Thailand forum? Don聮t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
Hi, Glad your coming to the land of smiles! From what I know, getting work here, LEGAL work is a hard one to come by unless you are a teacher. In most cases you can get a dependent O visa off of your partners work visa, but you have to be married. ... Read More
New members of the Thailand forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Thailand forum? Don聮t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
Hi Sombrio, So far nothing has been set in stone. We know a few people who have had no trouble getting a back to back tourist visa going through the Malaysian office. The visa run bus companies are still running from Phuket to Malaysia. My husband ... Read More
19 year old in Bangkok by dragonfliescantwalk
Hei, I moved to Bangkok 2 months ago and will be living here until February. As a 19 year old by myself I get bored, so I was wondering what there was to do for a person my age ? Where to go what to do blah blah blah. :D
Hi there! Come down to Phuket! It's amazing here. Food is tasty, there are plenty of beaches and endless amounts of island to explore :) Not sure if your a partier, but if your into it's here too (check out Patong). Phuket is great because ... Read More