Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Asia: East and Pacific	US to Thailand calling card - best quality	I've had good luck with Pingo.com. 3.3 cents a min, .98 per month service charge, and 1 min increments. That can make quite a difference if every call is rounded off to 3 min. increments as are many cards. There are occasional blips but all in all it's been good. All is done online and you can check your call history, balance, everything at the website anytime.	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2007-08-23 16:43:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Packet 3??	QUOTE (Nagishkaw @ Sep 29 2007, 11:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> http://www.visajourn...amp;cty=Bangkok or http://www.state.gov/m/a/dir/forms/ Thanks much Nagishkaw!!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2007-09-29 10:02:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Packet 3??	Does anyone know where I can find the packet three forms from Bangkok to download? I know I've seen it somewhere but I can't find it and a search gave me nothing. I want to start preparing. Thanks!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2007-09-28 22:40:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Packet 3 questions???	Thanks Thai style! Did your lady do her medical before she sent the packet 3? Good luck on a speedy interview !!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-01-27 22:20:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Packet 3 questions???	Hi folks, We should be getting close so I'm trying to get a headstart on the packet 3. I've found the forms needed thanks to some help from the forum. I apologize for being dense but I find the instructions very confusing.I've tried searching for this info to no avail so we would appreciate your help. Don't want to mess it up now! It says to immediately send the DS-230 part 1 to the Bangkok Embassy. Is that all that is sent initially? Everything else is taken to the interview?? I'm assuming we can send this off as soon as we receive the NOA2. Should we wait until we have the police certificate in hand and the medical has been done to return the checklist, or can we return the checklist while those are in process?? Verification of unmarried status. Is this required for everyone?Neither of us has been married previously. Thanks in advance for your help and best wishes to all.	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-01-27 13:19:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Travel to home country, which passport?	Thanks for the replies. S.D. I very nearly immigrated to New Zealand 10 years ago, I'm a big fan! I'm sure she could complete the trip using only her U.S. passport. and as she'd get 30 days stay on arrival it wouldn't be an issue. No need for as visa. I'm going to advise that she has both in hand at each encounter. Should cover it. Thanks again and good luck in Aus S.D.	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2012-10-15 22:13:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Travel to home country, which passport?	Hi all, My wife attained citizenship in August and now has her U.S. passport, along with her Thai passport. She is traveling home this week and wondering how this will work. I told her to use her U.S. passport in Seattle upon departure, and her Thai passport upon arrival in Bangkok. The reverse coming home. She has the departure card in her Thai passport which was inserted upon her last departure from Thailand. Any first hand experience here with advice? Thanks!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2012-10-15 20:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	September Filers!	Thanks Eric. I haven't called yet so mine may be processed too?Maybe I'll call Tuesday. Have you got all your pack3 requirements ready? Good luck!!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-02-16 13:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	September Filers!	Congrats Eric!! Did you do anything to hurry it along? I got my NOA2 on 1/31, a few days before you,and haven't heard yet. Edited by bigsky, 15 February 2008 - 10:46 PM.	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-02-15 22:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	September Filers!	Congrats to all the new approvals!! i got my hard copy today, 5 days after the email, and it says they've already sent the petition to the NVC. Things are moving right along! Good luck to all still waiting!!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-02-05 22:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	September Filers!	Thanks all for congrats! Hope you're next!!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-02-01 10:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	September Filers!	I just received an email of our approval!! I called my sweetie and gave her the good news. she couldn't stop crying, tears of joy of course. It's finally feeling like a reality, not just a dream. Best of luck to all in the Que and special thanks to those who have helped!!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-01-31 22:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How to mail Docs US-Thai?	^^I thought of that but I don't think the quality would hold up. I paid 5 bucks for a scan at Kinkos and it was fair at best.	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2007-08-25 20:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How to mail Docs US-Thai?	Thanks for all the help! I got the $35. quote from one of the local mail shops here in Ballingham,WA. I went to send it via Fedex but the $64. fee got me looking for alternatives. She is in Nakhon sri Thammarat which I'm sure is more expensive o get to than BKK. I'll try going direct to the post office. I took some of your advice and sent her the docs via email, along with a scan of the G325A that I had completed so she would have all the info at hand. Hopefully with the help of friends she can get them filled out and sent back to me. Thanks again or the replies!!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2007-08-24 09:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	How to mail Docs US-Thai?	Does anyone have any good options for mailing documents back and forth from the US to Thailand? I'm beginning the K-1 process and need to send my fiance' the 325 and 129 docs to sign and write her info in Thai. Fedex wants $64. for 3-5 days, the Postal Service is the cheapest so far at $35. for 5-7 days. Not sure how reliable that is. I had no Idea it was going to be that expensive! Any better options?? Thanks!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2007-08-23 16:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Changes in fees and service centers????	So what's different about "Direct filing" other than the fees and only having Cal. and Vermont service centers? Did you read the bs reasons for the fee hike! What a joke! "To enhance the security and integrity of the immigration system" . F'em! I'm going back to Thialand! Thanks for the link!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2007-09-05 23:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Changes in fees and service centers????	Wow have I been sleeping??? I've been researching this process for over a year and I'm finally about to send off my I-129F tomorrow. I figured I better check the USCIS website one more time as I haven't for awhile. The fee that was $170. is now $455. and now I have to send it to Calif. instead of Nebraska. #######!!!! When did this change take place??? As you can probably tell I'm not happy!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2007-09-05 22:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	total cost, I-129F to citizenship?	Thanks for the replies! I was mainly interested in the filing fees but appreciate any input, it all adds up. I figured the I-145 would be necessary, didn't know about the visa fee. I just discovered the fee increase yesterday, I had intended to send my I-129 package today but had to back up. I'm P.O.'d and discouraged and just weighing the overall situation. Wondering if it's really worth it???? Life in Thailand wasn't so bad and I'm increasingly disenchanted with this country!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2007-09-06 23:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	total cost, I-129F to citizenship?	Anyone know off the top of your head what the total cost will be, providing all goes well? I was looking at the new fee schedule and I don't know what all is necessary. So many!!!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2007-09-06 22:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is it normal to be touched quite a few times?	Sorry for being dense, but what exactly does "touched" mean? did you receive an email??	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-01-14 23:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Odd G-325A Question	I included and extra sheet of paper with everything that wouldn't fit, itemized as to the line number. I think it says to do that in the directions? Good Luck!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-02-10 21:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	G-325A	QUOTE (richsha2008 @ Feb 11 2008, 09:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi. I just want to ask if filling up the form G-325A is fill it up first in the internet before printing it out, except the signature and date? Or u can print it out first and fill it up through handwritten? Thanks Either will work but typing it first is better IMO, that's what I did. Less chance of printing error.	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-02-10 21:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Hello...A couple of questions about I-129F	There is a "Sawasdee"thread on this forum for Thai fiance applicants. I did use my fiances' nickname on the application and was approved. Don't know if it's necessary? There is also a forum in Thailand that my sweetie frequents, in Thai for Thai people. If you want to PM me I'll ask her for a link and pass it on. Chok dii!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-02-10 21:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	Have a good trip Jamie. Hope all goes smooth. Shawndoc, I've never heard that one! Don't believe it, you should have plenty of time to do it right before your interview.	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-04-09 00:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	Thanks for the info. I'm still job hunting and may have to get creative?	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-04-05 12:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	Congrats Jamie! Hope you have an easy trip home!! How well did they check out your 134 support documents?	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-04-04 19:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	I'm a little slow sometimes.	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-03-30 00:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	Hey Tingtong, I like your new avatar! Someone in the past jokingly said that it would be easier to buy your fiance a ticket to Mexico and have her walk/wade/swim across the border than go through this process! My honey spends a lot of time on that that forum, I wonder if they know each other? Edited by bigsky, 30 March 2008 - 12:18 AM.	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-03-30 00:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	We sent our packet 3 on March 6, they mailed the packet 4 to us on March 20 and we still hadn't received it as of yesterday-Bangkok to Nakhon si Thammarat. Our interview is scheduled for June 6.	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-03-28 18:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	Good luck George and Joom! Have you visited the K1 subforum? Threads for the month you file so you can relate with people on the same timeline. I don't have the address for the Embassy in Bkk Huge, it was posted a few pages back if I remember correctly? You can find it at their website or email them if you have questions. They have been pretty good with replies for me. http://bangkok.usembassy.gov Congrats on the green card Sam! Edited by bigsky, 28 March 2008 - 11:47 AM.	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-03-28 11:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	^^Thanks for both!!^^	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-03-26 11:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	Thanks for that list Tingtong! Any chance of getting your Docs' name so we know who to avoid?? I finally got a reply from the embassy and our interview is June 6, 3 months longer than our original timeline!! At least we can see the target!! Chok dii all!!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-03-25 10:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	Thanks much for the update TTF! Could you possibly pm me the docs name, or just post it here if you know it. I think we can request a particular doc when making an appt. and I'd sure like to avoid that guy! We still haven't received our p4 or interview date. I've emailed several times but haven't got word yet? Hope all goes smooth for you from here.	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-03-19 01:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	Hey Sqdnguns, did you morph into tingtongfarang? How did it all end with the medical? OK??	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-03-18 12:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	I've seen mention somewhere in the past of certain immunizations that are necessary for the AOS or maybe the final step to citizenship, and that it's much cheaper to have them done in Thailand as opposed to waiting to do it here. Does anyone know specifically what those requirements are? I'd like to have them done and was planning to rely on the hospitals advice, but in lieu of Sqdnguns experience I don't think so.	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-03-13 10:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	Alright Thai Style!!!! I can't wait till I breathe that sigh of relief! Good luck with everything. Damn that's an unnecessary pan in the but Sqdnguns! Good on ya for sorting it out and not just paying the buggers! I'll be paying attention to what happens next so please keep us updated. Chok dii!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-03-12 22:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	QUOTE (SqdnGuns @ Mar 12 2008, 02:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks Jamie, John and bigsky! I am going to have her stay @ Ruamchitt Travelodge, close enough to the hospital and far enough from Nana. Glad to help! Hope she likes it. I've spent lots of time there in the past three years. The new Chuvit Park on the corner is really nice. A big hello to Joom and Aek at the front desk from me(Jim).	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-03-11 19:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	Good luck with your interview Thaistyle! And congrats TMC on you sucess!! Sqdngns, I always stay at a small hotel on Soi 10, Ruamchitt Travelodge. It's quiet and very basic but works for me. There is a really nice new park on the corner of soi 10 and it's really improved the neighborhood! There is another new place on soi ten, Cozy at Ten, it's small and overlooking the park. I haven;t stayed there but looked at the rooms and hey were really nice and new! Asok or Nana BTS stations are very near or she can just walk to Bumrungrat from there. I have never booked at Ruamchitt online or by CC but I think it's possible. Ruamchitt Travelodge Soi 10 Sukhumvitt Road Tel: 66 2653 1314 rcbangkok@hotmail.com Cozy At Ten Tel: 66 2653 3934 info@cozyatten.com Asia Hotel is often reccomended though I haven't stayed there and they literally have a ramp that exits to the Ratchatewi BTS station. Walking distance to MBK. You can find Asia Hotel at any of the Thai booking sites.asiarooms.com, Sawasdee Chok Dii!	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-03-11 10:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	Congrats S&G! Too long but at least you know exactly where it ends!! We should be right behind you. How did you get that notice? Email or letter?	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-03-10 10:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	SAWASDEE 2	Congrats on the interview date Bob! At least you have a date and know where it ends. I wonder why it's taking so long for the interviews? By normal timelines from the past I was expecting our interview to be this month. Looks now like it'll be mid to end of May. We sent our 129 in 9 days before you did and now we're about a month behind you. The difference between VSC and CSC . There are Sept. filers that still haven't seen their NOA2 yet! When my honey gets frustrated I try to point out that some folks aren't doing as well as we are and that our luck isn't all bad. Chok dii! Edited by bigsky, 07 March 2008 - 11:04 AM.	bigsky	Male	Thailand	2008-03-07 11:00:00