ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
ThailandThai Police Cert

Is that one year validity or 6 months? Mine was done since around February 2013. My case is still in NVC and waiting for the case completion. I wonder do I need the updated police certificate from Thailand?

 

I'd say no, since I'm assuming you are IR-1/CR-1.  It might be a good idea to indicate that in your profile.  Since you've already submitted the police report to NVC, there is no reason to get an updated copy.
 


KareeMaleThailand2013-08-01 10:06:00
ThailandG325
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 by Karee, 04 June 2012 - 05:18 PM.

KareeMaleThailand2012-06-04 17:17:00
ThailandG325

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.
KareeMaleThailand2012-06-04 15:46:00
ThailandAlmost at the End

My wife found all the questions translated to Thai, I can email them over if you want.

I have them as well. Washington State though.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-07 17:53:00
ThailandAlmost at the End

We filed for citizenship on Thursday. Almost at the end of the journey.....

I just sent it off today. A bit worried about the test.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-07 08:54:00
Thailandexchanging mone
The easiest way to tell if you're getting a good deal is to look at the difference between the buy and sell rate. If it's a large spread, you're getting robbed. The smaller the spread the better deal you're getting.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-05 20:41:00
Thailandexchanging mone

Hi VJ Thai forum members !
I'll be having my honeymoon in Thailand and i wanted to see what you all think the best option to exchange dollars to thai bhts. i called a local exchange place and they are given me 26 bahts per dollar. I have an app on my iphone but its given me the 'market' rate (31 bahts per dollar). My questions is, should i exchange my dollars in the US or wait until i get to Thailand to exchange them? i am sure you all have some personal experience in this matter.

Thanks !
JD

Definitely do it in Thailand. 26 is way to low. Go to a bank in Thailand to exchange money.

Bangkok Bank is offering 31 THB per Dollar if you exchange $100 or more.

http://www.bangkokba...es/Default.aspx
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-05 18:57:00
ThailandObtaining fingerprint set in Thailand

This is good news at this point. I suggest you now contact the embassy to have them tell you exactly what your fiance can do to get this info inside the embassy. I have seen cases where they just say to bring such info in on any Monday or Wed and then then review it and grant the visa. This will not take long.
I know how you must feel as far as the total time this has taken. My own case went on for 408 days. The worst is behind you and the best is yet to come so concentrate on that.

Unless they changed it, it used to be Mondays and Wednesdays between 1-3 pm to submit additional evidence.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-12 20:54:00
ThailandNing, I am starting to get a little stressed

Thank you, I sure hope that is true. While I would want nothing more that to have the interview before October 7, 2012, I just don't want to run into some bureaucratic red tape because of the short time they gave me.


Look at my time line. You'll be fine.

As to the previous poster from Gambia, please link me to anyone here that has been denied because the interview was after the NOA2 expiration date. I see people get put in AP at NVC for MONTHS and they never have an issue.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-20 16:51:00
ThailandNing, I am starting to get a little stressed

I read about your monumental wait and some time frames you gave me and I'm getting a little stressed. Here's why: my NOA2 Approval date is July 2, 2012. It is valid from June 8, 2012 to October 7, 2012. It was entered at the NVC on July 6, 2012. Called today and it's still at the NVC supposed to leave Monday or Tuesday. Obviously, as soon as it's at the Consulate Packet 3 will be sent via EMS to BKK. So, assuming they get it and enter it by next week, they should have our Packet 3 by the end of July. That gives them only 2 months to schedule the interview before our NOA2 expires!!! Do you think they pay attention to the NOA2 dates when they process the Petitions? I would hate for our NOA2 to expire while our Petition languishes in BKK!!! Help!


That NOA2 expiration date means nothing. My wife had her interview more than 6 months after NOA2.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-20 16:42:00
ThailandNVC Case # Question

My Petition should arrive BKK next week and we want to submit Packet 3 the following week. Since we need the Police Certificate to submit Packet 3, and the Certificate can take 1-2 weeks depending on how it is handled, why wouldn't we want to get it right away? Am I missing something? THanks.

You can get an idea here of what the interview dates look like:

http://photos.state....edule062912.pdf

The way to decode those case numbers is here:


3. NVC Scans Package.
This marries the USCIS receipt number to your newly generated NVC number which is based on

EEEYYYYOOOSSS

  • E = 3 digit embassy code (example TKY for Tokyo)
  • Y = 4 digit code for year (example 2008)
  • O= 3 digit code for Ordinal date plus 500
  • Example I. Aug 28 = 241st ordinal day ADD 500 = 741
  • Example II. 741 SUBTRACT 500 = 241st ordinal day (Aug. 28)
  • S = Sequence number of the day (if you were the second approval scanned, your code would be 002)
Full Example of NVC case number = TKY2008741002





So looking at that current interview schedule, I picked one from the bottom:

BNK2012576003 has an interview date of 7/12/2012. That means that NVC processed it approx. March 15 2012. (576-500 = day 76 of 2012) So from NVC to interview, it took 4 months for that application.

I believe I read somewhere the police certificate is valid for 6 months, although looking at my wife's police certificate there is no expiration date.




:rofl:


After all of that above, reading the new instructions it looks like now they want you to send in the police certificate with the packet 3 response. That didn't used to be the case. You used to bring it to the interview with you. So I'd say go for it and get it now. Good luck!
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-20 19:20:00
ThailandNVC Case # Question

Yes this is best left to her. One person recently suggested waving around a handful of money. That of course is a very bad idea and may lead to a different relationship with the police than they had in mind.

:rofl:

My wife never even showed up in person to get her police cerificate. She was living in Chiang Mai. She paid some lawyer in Chiang Mai 5k THB and he took care of the whole thing.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-20 17:27:00
ThailandNVC Case # Question

Actually it is what he wants. I suggested to him that he ask the duty officer there to assist him in locating his case and find out when it will arrive in BKK.

Ohh ok. I'm still trying to figure out what the big deal is. We all went through this. It's a stressful waiting game. Nothing can be done really. Go out and have some beers.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-20 17:24:00
ThailandNVC Case # Question
If it was me, I'd just sit back and relax. If you have spare time to waste, check out this link:

http://www.visajourn...-to-us-embassy/
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-20 17:22:00
ThailandNVC Case # Question

Found it, thanks. I will give it a try. acsbkk@state.gov

That's not it. That's for American Citizen Services.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-20 17:14:00
ThailandNVC Case # Question

We discussed the tea money issue as she was approached on it last time. My fiance is very smart and lived in BKK for a number of years, outskirts from where they would bus her to one of the technology estates in Ayutthaya. I will have to leave it to her discretion as we have had these conversations before about "tea money". Thanks again.

Also, I wouldn't go running around getting the police report just yet. I believe they are only good for a certain amount of time.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-20 17:11:00
ThailandNVC Case # Question

Thank you very much. Korb khun krab!!! :thumbs:

Please reread my post. I added the part about the subject line later. Sorry about that.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-20 16:55:00
ThailandNVC Case # Question

Do you still have the e-mail address? I have our NVC case number I called yesterday and was told the NVC got our petition on July 9, 2012 and they usually send in on in about two weeks via DHL I believe. He said to call bacl Tuesday to confirm that it has been sent. I reckon I could then wait a week and e-mail the consulate. Thanks so much for your help! Korb khun krab!

visasbkk2@state.gov

Make sure you put the '2' in there. They rarely respond to the email posted on thier website.

Also the subject line needs to look like this:

IV Inquiry BNK2012xxxxxxxx

The BNK2012xxxxxxxx being the case number that is on the notice from NVC.

Edited by Karee, 20 July 2012 - 04:54 PM.

KareeMaleThailand2012-07-20 16:47:00
ThailandCambodia

Over the last five years or so there has been strong tension between the two nations. Ostensibly it is over an ancient temple at a disputed border. However, the conflict runs deeper. Similarly many Thai have a distaste for Burmese and some even dislike Laotians. Hundreds of years of conquest and conflict have not helped.

Thai are also notorious for looking down on those of darker complexion and deifying the white skinned (just watch Thai TV). Of course there are plenty of liberal Thai who do not see it this way, but there are still plenty who do. Even among the more affluent and educated, there runs a vain of prejudice. I still don't get the contempt for Indians in Thailand, since they had been the bearers of culture who brought Hindu and Buddhist teachings, including written language, hundreds of years ago.

Perhaps you could speak with her about her feelings regarding Cambodians to get a sense of her reservations about them.

I think it has to do with the Khmer Rouge. I don't think she has a problem with the people per se, but she wont walk across that bridge... ever. She just tells me "not your problem, why you care?" I leave it at that.

I have bigger battles. Get me a beer!!!

:innocent:
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-22 20:27:00
ThailandCambodia
When I did visa runs, she refused to walk over the bridge. They had a thing on CNN about Kampucea. She wouldn't watch it. I know some bad sh$t went down there, but she hates that place, even though she speaks the language.
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-14 15:50:00
ThailandStunned
This get's more bizarre every day. I don't know what to say.


Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung yesterday defended the national police chief's visit to Hong Kong to meet fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Pol Gen Priewpan Damapong reportedly made a one-day trip to Hong Kong on Tuesday to wish his former brother-in-law a happy birthday.


Chalerm said the police chief had done nothing wrong and that he would not penalise Priewpan for not arresting Thaksin because Thai laws cannot be enforced in foreign countries.


"I think it was appropriate [for Priewpan]," Chalerm said. "Besides, he has no jurisdiction to arrest anyone outside Thailand."


Priewpan had permission for a leave of absence to travel to Hong Kong, Chalerm said.


"Instead of punishing him, I intend to ask what he and Thaksin talked about," he said, alluding to speculation that Thaksin's ex-wife Khunying Pojaman na Pombejara is pushing for her brother Priewpan to join the Cabinet following his retirement in September.


In fact, Chalerm said he doubted that Priewpan actually met with Thaksin, alluding to his own trip to Hong Kong last week, during which he insists he did not meet Thaksin.


In a related development, Priewpan's designated successor General Adul Sangsingkaew dismissed speculation that he too had met Thakisn.


"I did not go to Hong Kong," Adul said, speaking at Government House on the sidelines of a meeting on drug suppression chaired by Chalerm.




Source:


http://nationmultime...e-30187003.html



KareeMaleThailand2012-07-25 19:44:00
ThailandPolice Report

Hi again!!

We want to get the police report started now or on my wife's return to Thailand on Oct 8th

I have an address in Bangkok.

Section 3 Subdivision 2 General staff division
Special Branch
Royal Thai Police Dept
Rama I Road
Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330


Does anyone know if this is the only place she can get the report or can it be done in Chaing Mai as well

Many thanks
Walt :help:


Can't be done in Chiang Mai. Has to be done in Bangkok. That said, my wife paid a lawyer in Chiang Mai 5k Baht to deal with it, and she never had to go Bangkok. The lawyer was able to obtain it somehow. I have the lawyer's details if you want to PM me
KareeMaleThailand2012-07-25 18:34:00
ThailandTips for the Interview?

I didn't go to an embassy. I initially applied and received a 90 day tourist visa (through the Thai consulate in Alabama). Once in Thailand, I applied for the marriage visa (think it was a non-O, but can't say for sure because this was in July of last year and I've forgotten) at an immigration office. They wanted pictures (from the wedding and of our condo), our marriage certificate, and our lease agreement, as well as some forms we had to fill out. They then asked us a few questions about how we met, how long we've been together, and stuff along those lines and I was issued the visa. I then just had to report to the immigration office every 90 days afterwards to basically check in and confirm I hadn't moved. Compared to my wife getting a U.S. visa, it was a piece of cake.

Wow!. They've changed that alot since 2006. They wouldn't let me apply for the visa in Thailand. I had to go to a consulate. Also, I had to leave every 90 days. I never quite understood the 90 day thing.
KareeMaleThailand2012-08-09 09:15:00
ThailandTips for the Interview?

Well, we have proof we lived together because both our names are on the lease where we lived. Also, we have pictures of us outside our place, as well as standing in each room...this was required when I got my Thai marriage visa. At any rate, I'll tell me wife to print out a whole mess of photographs of us together in prominent places (so they can see we traveled extensively together as well as lived together).

So help me...if my wife is denied a visa just as O-bla-bla is about to allow roughly 1.8 million illegals to stay in the States and work, then I will raise some serious hell. hahaha

Fist I heard of that one. What Thai embassy did you go to? I'm assuming you were applying for Non-O? I went to the Thai embassy in Singapore on Orchard road. All they asked me to do was fill out a form and give them a copy of the Thai marriage certificate. I did that and they said come pick up your passport tomorrow afternoon. Picked it up and I had 1 year (15 month actually) Non-O Thai visa.
KareeMaleThailand2012-08-08 19:14:00
ThailandTips for the Interview?

I take it that since you took most of your photos on the same day you didn't have any date stamps. Did you write when, who and where on the back of the photos? We have about 60 photos of us, us and the family and numerous trips we took around Thailand and Cambodia. We didn't date stamp them at the time we took them because we weren't taking them for the K-1. I have written where, when and who on the back of the photos, will that suffice? The photos are clearly taken on different dates and different locations. Thanks for your input.

No I didn't write anything on them. You'll be fine with what you have. That jerk at the embassy is long one.

I never really met much of her family. I met my wife through her sister's husband who was from England. Her parents and brother lived in Sia Saket. Her sister's husband died from drinking not long after I met her. Then her sister moved off to Chiang Mai to blow the inheritance. I travelled throughout asia every week for business, so when I got back to Bangkok, I didn't really feel like going anywhere.

We've travelled back to Thailand a couple times since my wife moved to the U.S., and I've stayed up in Si Saket with the family the last couple times. It was a pretty good time.

My Thai is ok, but her parents speak that Lao/Thai Isaan stuff and I can't understand hardly anything.

Edited by Karee, 08 August 2012 - 11:08 AM.

KareeMaleThailand2012-08-08 11:07:00
ThailandTips for the Interview?

I keep reading about people having call records, Skype records, etcetera (like in this thread). Should I be concerned that my wife and I don't have any of that? I have a SIM card in my Afghan cell phone, so there's no record of my calls other than on the phone itself, and it's the same way with her cell phone in Thailand (she uses a SIM card). Also, we cannot Skype with each other because the internet is absolute sh*t here in Afghanistan. We've try on occasion, but always give up after about a minute into it because we can barely hear one another and the video never works. We rarely bother emailing each other because we talk on the phone every two or three days for anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour and a half. And when we send each other a package, we use my parents' address in the States...send it to them first and then they send it the rest of the way...and I highly doubt she's kept the boxes to prove she's received stuff from my parents.

To compensate for the lack of the above types of things, she has a complete copy of my passport which will show the numerous trips I've taken to Thailand as well as a copy of my lease agreement from when we lived there together for a year (I left in April to return to work while we go through the visa process). As for pictures, she has hundreds she can choose from (of us and of me with her family). She also has pictures of us together from trips we've taken to Hua Hin, Cambodia, and Singapore. And we also have a son together (who has dual citizenship). I mean, anyone who would think we're not in a "real marriage" and wants to see call records, emails, and envelopes would have to be certifiably insane. But, when dealing with government workers, who knows what to expect.

I had over 100 Thai entry stamps in my passport and they didn't care. They said that just proves you lived in Thailand, not that you lived with her. They denied us and gave us 221g. They wanted photos. I lived there for 3 years. 2 of them with my wife. We only turned in like 5 photos. They said we want more proof. Ok fine then. I bought a couple disposable cameras. Ran around Bangkok taking pictures with her. Went back changed clothes. Ran around Bangkok and took more pictures. Off to the one hour photo shop. Then back to the embassy witht he photos. You can turn in more evedence between 1-3 pm on Monday's and Wednesdays. Turned the pictures back in and she got the visa.

I was the first to get the new "bald guy" CO at the time. Apparently he was denying everyone back then. Thankfully he's long gone now. For some reason that consulate gives alot of weight to photos, or at least they used to.

That said, looks like your evidence is fine. Pictures pictures pictures when going throught the BKK embassy!
KareeMaleThailand2012-08-08 09:20:00
ThailandDVD Formatting In Thailand

Definitely needs to be PAL.

I found this on the net:

http://www.bestshare...tsc-formats.htm

rant
It's really quite annoying the U.S. failure to adopt the rest of the worlds standards. Metric etc. I'm in telecom and I run into it all the time. The U.S. has a standard, the rest of the world uses an international standard that almost all countries follow.

Arrogance I guess. Look at the Susan B Anthony dollar. Could've saved the government some big money. No one would accept it. In Canada they just said this is the way it is. No more 1 or 2 dollar bills. They are coins now in Canada.

/rant

I do know that when you buy a DVD there are region codes. I've run in to that mess before buying a PAL formatted DVD and then trying to play it on a DVD player when the region codes don't match.

Edited by Karee, 08 August 2012 - 08:04 PM.

KareeMaleThailand2012-08-08 20:01:00
ThailandDVD Formatting In Thailand

We want to give my wife's family a copy of our wedding DVD and I'm fairly sure we are going to need to convert it from NTSC to PAL formatting.

Anybody have any experience with this? Do they need conversion at all?

Definitely needs to be PAL.

I found this on the net:

http://www.bestshare...tsc-formats.htm
KareeMaleThailand2012-08-08 19:09:00
ThailandThai police report - outside of the country

Good morning,

I am the citizen of the neighbouring country of Thailand. I am still using that passport.

I used to study in Thailand,then worked, then resigned the job and changed tourist visa before I moved to Canada as the skilled immigrant. I spent around 5 and half years in Thailand.

I got married with US citizen last month. Decided to move States as the spouse - CR - 1

We havent applied I-130 yet but to be well-prepared, I would like to know how can I get the Thai police certificate outside of the country.

I did contact to one lawyer firm for the Thai police certificate for my Canada PR mid of 2009. They did a very good job at that time. But I still want to know the real procedure of it.

Thanking you in advance.


I sent you a message.
KareeMaleThailand2012-10-21 12:44:00
ThailandSecond time request, Fiancee Visa

as I understand VAWA, it's two K-1 visas within 2 years. Yer way past the 2 year mark.

I think you mean IMBRA.
KareeMaleThailand2012-10-24 13:05:00
Thailandreturn to Thailand soon

Yes, I assumed as much but, the way he wrote it sounded like he was interpreting the 90 day period the period in which his fiancee/wife could not travel back home. As amazing as it sounds, since joining this site I have read a few times of people who travelled back home on their K-1 without an AOS only to find out they were so screwed.


Yeah I've seen that happen here as well. Just hopped on a flight back home not realizing K-1 is single entry.
KareeMaleThailand2012-10-24 15:37:00
Thailandreturn to Thailand soon

Not sure what 90 days you are referring to but, as mentioned by others, if your wife leaves before she gets her her AP/EAD combo card or green card she will not be allowed to return and you will have to start over this time as a CR-1. From what I've read, you should be able to get you AP/EAD combo card about 2 months after filing your AOS, assuming that you filed an I-131 and I-765 when you filed your I-485/I-864.You also might want to fill in your timeline so we have a better idea of your time frame. Good luck.

The 90 day requirement refers to marraige. You must get married within 90 days after entry into the U.S.
KareeMaleThailand2012-10-24 13:07:00
ThailandNo verifiable birthdate in Thailand

Sending a notary to Nong Khai cost me $700 and the person signing was a no show, twice.

Why did you have to send a notary to Nong Khai? The stamp from the Amphur should be fine.
KareeMaleThailand2012-10-25 06:28:00
ThailandNo verifiable birthdate in Thailand

Yes, This is quite common in Thailand. My wife had similar issues. As Ning said, she will need to go to the local Amphur office.


Yep. Get it done while she's there. It's an major pain once she's in the U.S.
KareeMaleThailand2012-10-14 18:20:00
ThailandNo verifiable birthdate in Thailand

I never thought i'd be asking this question but I guess some people in Third World countries were not born in an actual hospital so there was no verifiable birthdate on the birth certificate. If there was no actual birthdate on the birth certificate, my question is what do I pur on the G-325A Biographic Information form or any other form before submitting? Anyone out there who has run into this situation, please reply back. I have no answer to this as of yet but will post once I get the correct information on what the procedure would be.

My wife didn't have a birth certificate at all. Not sure what you mean by "verifiable." What is the birthday on her ID card and in the family house blue book?


Birth Certificates
Available. The issuance of birth certificates in Thailand began in Bangkok in 1917. Records of birth are often lacking for people born in Bangkok before World War II and for those born in other areas of the country up until the 1970s. Birth Certificates are issued by "Amphur," (geographic subdivision roughly equivalent to a county in the U.S.) district authorities having jurisdiction over the place of birth. There may be a fee for this service.

A Thai citizen older than 15 and born in Thailand, whose birth was not registered, must present in its stead a household registration, together with a Thai national identity card ("bat prachachon"), and may also be required to submit additional proof of the claimed relationship.

Source:

http://travel.state....5.html?cid=9660




My wife went to the Amphur with her mom and they gave her in official document in place of the birth certificate. It would also help to know what kind of visa you are applying for. If IR-1/CR-1 you're going to need it at the NVC steps. If K-1, the embassy pretty much takes anything for a birth certificate, however I have seen people run into alot of problems once she applies to adjust status with USCIS once in the U.S.



KareeMaleThailand2012-10-09 19:28:00
ThailandInterview schedule in Nov

Oh I just read your reply message over and over again! :thumbs: I just realized that my is 255 of 365 days. Is it correct way to thinking like this so if 241 is August 28 that is mean 255-241= 14 so it gonna be September 11 which is passed then what next i could do with this date(Sep 11)?

Thank you for your nice answer
MiiMO

255 is Sept. 12th. ( This year was a leap year so there was a Feb. 29) So Sept. 12th is the day they assigned your NVC case number. I would call NVC and ask them if they have assigned an interview date.
KareeMaleThailand2012-11-01 06:26:00
ThailandInterview schedule in Nov

http://photos.state....edule103112.pdf
Actually, it suppose to have ten pages but now they only got seven pages. My hope still shines. :girlwerewolf2xn:

I see you're obsessing about this. Take a look at some of the case numbers on that list. I'll use an example:

BNK2012737012


is scheuled for an interview on 11/29/2012 at 7:00. Based on that case number look at the following guide:

This marries the USCIS receipt number to your newly generated NVC number which is based on

EEEYYYYOOOSSS

  • E = 3 digit embassy code (example TKY for Tokyo)
  • Y = 4 digit code for year (example 2008)
  • O= 3 digit code for Ordinal date plus 500
  • Example I. Aug 28 = 241st ordinal day ADD 500 = 741
  • Example II. 741 SUBTRACT 500 = 241st ordinal day (Aug. 28)
  • S = Sequence number of the day (if you were the second approval scanned, your code would be 002)
Full Example of NVC case number = TKY2008741002

So from the example I used before, that number was assigned by NVC on the 237th day of this year. (737-500) August 25, 2012. Looks like your case was sent to NVC around the same time. You moved through NVC in 41 days which is about average. There's some back and forth here about who assigns the interview dates for CR-1/IR-1 visas. Back when I went through the process, NVC assigned the dates for the interviews about the 3rd week of every month and the embassy assigned the interview dates for K visas.

Take a look at your NVC case number and use the above formula.



KareeMaleThailand2012-10-31 14:41:00
ThailandPretty cool

Hi there!!! How ya doing?

T&T

Doing good. Nok passed her citizenship, so we are done! Looks like you're getting close.
KareeMaleThailand2012-11-04 09:02:00
ThailandPretty cool
KareeMaleThailand2012-08-19 17:27:00
ThailandBirth Certificate Translation

Yeah, the cosponsor was already lined up, but I didn't send it ahead of time due to all the information stating that BKK doesn't accept them. I contacted a lawyer after the fact about something else and he said that cosponsors are never considered, so if the CO said they wanted it just consider yourself lucky and comply.


About the medical, this has me fuming. My fiancee had her medical at Bumrungrad and the doctor refuses to submit it on her behalf. She had some abnormality on her chest x-ray and a positive skin test, but the sputum test was negative. Thus the doctor told her he was 90% sure she had INACTIVE TB, which to my understanding isn't grounds for denial and is largely up to the CO. Obviously, if she does indeed have inactive TB we want to treat it, however, since it isn't contagious we would like to be able to pursue treatment in the States. The doctor outright refuses to submit anything until she completes 6-12 months of treatment, which requires her to take the medicine at the hospital everyday. This is a huge problem because that means that my fiancee wouldn't be able to see her family during this time and is essentially a prisoner to the treatment.

I am trying to work out another way to handle everything because I feel, and the lawyer I spoke to agreed, the doctors are given far too much leeway. This combined with the fact that the hospital is for profit makes it all smell even worse. Considering a waiver is available, if it were needed, but only if the doctor submits the medical with the findings, but he refuses to do so.

It's a mess.

I'd go to BNH and get another medical. I know it's another 2100 THB.
KareeMaleThailand2012-11-10 14:58:00