New visa rules announced for long term ex-pats in Thailand

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New visa rules announced for long term ex-pats in Thailand

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New visa rules announced for long term ex-pats in Thailand

In a bid to unify areas of Thailand heavily populated by ex-pats a new visa regulation has been announced.
From the 1st of January 2018 ex-pats wishing to renew their annual Non B Non O and Ed visas will be required to take part in a three day ‘Thainess’ training course as a requirement for annual visa applications.
The course has been designed to introduce residents from overseas to the Thai culture and give them a greater understanding of Thai people and help them to integrate.
During the course, anybody applying for a one year visa will be required to learn the Thai alphabet, sing the National anthem, memorise the full name of the nation’s capital Bangkok, cook Massaman Curry, demonstrate an understanding of how to use squat toilets, learn basic Thai greetings, name all of the annual Buddha days and applicants who wish to drive will be required to pass a basic driving test. Concerned about the health of immigrants applicants will also have to pass a physical examination including skipping, running, swimming, pass a blood pressure test and eye test and undergo a blood test for drugs and alcohol.
An spokesman said “ we hope that by making long term visitors to Thailand take this test it will discourage those who have no interest in our culture from living in the Kingdom as well as those who only come here to get drunk, take drugs and take advantage of the female population,”
Applicants who pass the new visa requirement test will be given a certificate to submit with their annual visa documents. “There will be no exceptions” the spokesman said, “no certificate, no visa, it’s as simple as that, we only want foreigners who want to embrace our culture and not act as they do in their own countries.

https://www.samuitimes.com/new-visa-rul ... -thailand/
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I guess it's a joke by the kind of idiots that live in Thai tourist destinations but it would be a good idea. Thailand has become a magnet for the dregs of western society. It shows what kind of people they are that they would even what to live in those kind of places. Most of them become know it all's despite not knowing the language, culture or anything about Thailand or the people except for maybe a tiny bit about their smileselling partners.
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:plus1: Good one :Bravo:
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More Thai fuckwittery.

They make themselves lose face, if only they could see that.
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:facepalm: :please: :plus1:
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From the 1st of January 2018
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Expats with a record of a minimum 30 driving violations in a single month will be granted a Thai licence as an equivalency option in lieu of a test.
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