We are using this Forum to count the visitors to show this project is worthy - please click (visit) again and ask your friends (addi na comment is a bonus for us)

The website - click here
We show TRAVEL DIARIES, PHOTOS ALBUMS, BACKGROUND,  DIARIES, OBSTACLES

The benefits
WA Tourism - we promote tourism wa - THE via the the travel diaries and Photo Albums. 
          In 2010 we added Study visa to WA 
Community values - exchanging culture, knowledge and wisdom


Sponsors: 
The website of Austhai (not Auswathai) is used as Austhai provide finanical support of the project

Progress
Monthly 1 line summary added to our Projects Directory - click here 


THE PRESENT as at:   OBSTACLES

July 2010 -
1. Visa issues
2. Volunteers to Host visitors in WA and


May 2010  Visa - Immigration office Bangkok 
The latest invitee had their visa rejected - inspite of the fact they have full financial support and hosted by us ... The Immigration office in Bangkok said NO.  We were in Bangkok and asked for a meeting to understand the issues but the officer/s did not have time for a meeting nor a phone discussion?... so what does one do...   Ironcially if we lodge a formal query or complaint it consumes 10 times more of their time but it appears to their culture or process?

Last year the immigration Bangkok stated proudly that around 85% of visa applicants are successful?  We wonder why 85% of our applicants are rejected?    
Is it the applicants? the procedure or the Immigration officers? 


What we need for support
Lots of people click on this article or adding comment

Anyone interested to meet the Thai visitors and exchange culture - show your comment in our article or visit our page "help us help them" to see how you can help

Anyone with experience or knowledge or connection with Aust Govt - immigation to gain some support 
We have contacted Minister for Tourism in WA and WA Tourism office .. they are efficient at saying goodluck and refering us to a website but incapable of actually doing any of the basic requests we have rasied? (we have a diary of the correspondence and will publish the results)