As new as they get.
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LiftedAWDAstro
- I have my van tatooed on my cheeks
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Re: As new as they get.
Congrats!
Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
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Munken
Topic author - I finally get the smurf thing
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- Joined: Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:51 am
- Location: Västerås Sweden/Korat Thailand
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Re: As new as they get.
Maybe not so interesting reading but...........
The two sides of Swedish law.
Talking with the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok about passport for Timothy. And as he become Swedish automatically by birth, it should not be a problem........ But, I had to fill in some papers, send them to Sweden, wait 2 months for them to return, go back to the Embassy, do the application for the passport and wait a week. Go back to the Embassy and pick up the passport.
That was not so bad......2 and a half month, 1200Km back and forth to Bangkok......
I thought it has to be a easier way, in my opinion this is not automatic.
So, I asked, as the kid are 50/50 Swedish/Thai, If we choose a Thai passport and go to the Embassy and get a VISA to Sweden?
"Nopp, as he is Swedish, he can't have a VISA to Sweden".
So, he is not Swedish enough to get a passport and he can't get a VISA because he is Swedish ????
So I called the Swedish passport/border control and asked. He said: "Do you all come together"? And I said: "Yes".
"Nae...... it don't looks good if we send back the kid"....."so no problem".
We made a Thai passport (4 days with home delivery). Bought tickets and started our way back to Sweden.
And it didn't start so good. At Bangkok airport they took me a side, and asked: "Where do you have the adoption papers"?
After a couple of minutes explain that I was the biological father and showing them the birth certificate and my wife, they said: "Sorry sir".
In Doha/Qatar they asked in a rude way for the VISA for the kid. That ended with a phone call to the Swedish passport/border control, and he said: "Get me the guy on the phone". Then the guy started: "Yes,sir.....sorry,sir......sorry,sir" and gave me the papers back and said everything was in order.
At Arlanda airport the passport control girl asked her boss: "This kid have no VISA"? and he said: "Can you see a connection between the family members"?
"Yes, of course".
"Then, Welcome home"
Thanks to them we are home, but the 2 months little guy is still a Swedish illegal alien in Sweden (for a few more days).
The two sides of Swedish law.
Talking with the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok about passport for Timothy. And as he become Swedish automatically by birth, it should not be a problem........ But, I had to fill in some papers, send them to Sweden, wait 2 months for them to return, go back to the Embassy, do the application for the passport and wait a week. Go back to the Embassy and pick up the passport.
That was not so bad......2 and a half month, 1200Km back and forth to Bangkok......
I thought it has to be a easier way, in my opinion this is not automatic.
So, I asked, as the kid are 50/50 Swedish/Thai, If we choose a Thai passport and go to the Embassy and get a VISA to Sweden?
"Nopp, as he is Swedish, he can't have a VISA to Sweden".
So, he is not Swedish enough to get a passport and he can't get a VISA because he is Swedish ????
So I called the Swedish passport/border control and asked. He said: "Do you all come together"? And I said: "Yes".
"Nae...... it don't looks good if we send back the kid"....."so no problem".
We made a Thai passport (4 days with home delivery). Bought tickets and started our way back to Sweden.
And it didn't start so good. At Bangkok airport they took me a side, and asked: "Where do you have the adoption papers"?
After a couple of minutes explain that I was the biological father and showing them the birth certificate and my wife, they said: "Sorry sir".
In Doha/Qatar they asked in a rude way for the VISA for the kid. That ended with a phone call to the Swedish passport/border control, and he said: "Get me the guy on the phone". Then the guy started: "Yes,sir.....sorry,sir......sorry,sir" and gave me the papers back and said everything was in order.
At Arlanda airport the passport control girl asked her boss: "This kid have no VISA"? and he said: "Can you see a connection between the family members"?
"Yes, of course".
"Then, Welcome home"
Thanks to them we are home, but the 2 months little guy is still a Swedish illegal alien in Sweden (for a few more days).
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LiftedAWDAstro
- I have my van tatooed on my cheeks
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- Joined: Sat Sep 09, 2006 3:35 pm
- Location: New Haven, NY
Re: As new as they get.
Glad the little guy is home! Sounds like the way the US government operates!
Sounds like the way the US government operates!Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
Re: As new as they get.
Yes congrats on getting him home.
1979 Malibu drag race only car
1999 Sonoma 4.3 5 speed-Rufus
1989 Astro-Ole Yellar cancelled-still selling off parts
1985 Astro-shop van R.I.P. my friend
1994 Astro LT RWD W4.3 rod knock RIP
1982 Winnebago single rear wheel-Chevy 350 Scraped 1/28/13-broken dreams......
Rochester,NY
1999 Sonoma 4.3 5 speed-Rufus
1989 Astro-Ole Yellar cancelled-still selling off parts
1985 Astro-shop van R.I.P. my friend
1994 Astro LT RWD W4.3 rod knock RIP
1982 Winnebago single rear wheel-Chevy 350 Scraped 1/28/13-broken dreams......
Rochester,NY