Fookhaht

His apology video:

Those crocodile tears move me to…crocodile tears. 
 

Not sorry for what he did.  Sorry he was caught and pinned to the wall. 

Did mine yesterday on a national holiday, about 3pm.  Didn’t expect any sort of movement on my report until at least next Monday or later.    

Got the approval email at 11:40am today, on another holiday.  I must be literally dreaming.  Someone slap me. ????

Today, my 90-day online report was accepted as mentioned previously.

However, on the RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION, my name was misspelled (the drama goes on).  
Anyone anticipate this may be a problem?  Anyone else experience this?  

2 hours ago, SooKee said:

Yes I was fortunate in that I didn't have to fix it by a personal visit.  The rejection notice I received contained a note to telling me to re-submit and fill in full name, that worked.

I have had about 4-5 rejections.  Never once did they include a reason, although there was a field for it on the rejection notice.   Good on your recipient for doing their duty.  

4 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

What's your reporting office?

All online 90-day reporting data goes into Bangkok central immigration for processing, does it not?   So local reporting office is irrelevant in this instance, right? 
 

21 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Try (after registering) here:

 

 

https://tm47.immigration.go.th/tm47/#/login

 

https://tm47.immigration.go.th/manual/IndexForeign.html

 

 

 

 

using a browser on you phone or PC.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEO8sSAHbdM

 

^ hope this video is OK, scanned it quickly.

Jumped through all those hoops early-on, but thanks for trying to be helpful.

2 hours ago, SooKee said:

After never having a problem before I was rejected last time I did an online and was told to fill in my full name, despite only the surname being a required field.  Now on the new site, it's still only the surname that's a required field but I filled in my full name regardless.  Left the address building name out though.  Guess they are happy that they have what they need and can check themselves with regard to the other missing information (TM6 and Visa type).

Yeah, the optional vs required name fields had taken a shift.  Following good advice on this forum about three years ago, I left all optional fields blank and my applications were accepted. Filling in optional feels seemed to get rejections regularly.

However, last December, when I tried this, I had two applications rejected. When I personally went to my immigration office, and presented them with the data, they said “Oh no, you have to fill in your FULL name including your given name and middle name for this to work!”  There must’ve been some change in the system’s requirements sometime in late 2021.

BTW, I just received an approval this morning from yesterday’s marathon attempts. For what its worth,  I had filled in all optional fields.  

After 1.5 hours of trying on the phone app, failed  (tried maybe 12 times; long process, starting from zero each time)

After 30-45 minutes of trying on the web app went through (after trying 15-20 times)

I'm not impressed  ????  

Just one of many examples:  
The first step of entering your email/password/Captcha was super-buggy.  Entered that data dozens of times, and finally it takes.  How absolutely frustrating.

I'm no newcomer.   Have been reporting online for 3-4 years with wildly varying results.   Last visit to immigration was told, "Website no longer work.  Use phone app only."  But it was the online site where I finally got through.     

Edit:  Just went to check "status," and website stops accepting email/password again, although my computer enters it automatically every time (including the successful times).  I check my passwords list--no change.  I would throw this computer through a window, except it's a Mac (don't you dare rebut!).  

“The media said that the driver failed to negotiate a bend perhaps due to unfamiliarity with the narrow and winding mountain road.
 
“Or maybe because of negligent driving.“

If he blew it on reason #1, folks, then it follows he’s guilty of reason #2.  

And I’m no genius. ????

My car was t-boned from a guy backing out of a shopping center parking space.  He was clearly at fault.  He did not look.   He had one of those huge SUV's and mine was a small Chevy compact.    The significant damage and cameras from both cars corroborated the obvious placement of fault.

 My insurance agreed that the other guy was at fault, but decided to pay for damages to my car AND his.  No claims were to be made against his insurance.  Reason?  The offender "was well-connected" to the local police chief.   Those were the actual words of my insurance rep who came to survey the scene, see the cam footage, and talk to both parties.  The at-fault party made not-so-veiled threats to my insurance rep about getting his police buddy involved, and that it would get ugly.    

The whole incident has really made me about 50% more cynical about living here.   It's really hard to get justice in a land where "who you know" trumps the laws.  Certainly no surprise, but it hits hard when you're the one personally caught in the middle. 

And now comes the say-nothing-do-nothing email to all US citizens in Thailand.  
 

Oh, I take that back. You can now report your dismal experiences to a dedicated email address. I am underwhelmed

EMAIL TEXT: 

To My Fellow Americans in Thailand,

In the past few weeks, many of you have asked about the availability of vaccines in Thailand.  I want you to know that I hear you and understand your concerns.  I am providing you with an update on the actions our government is taking to ensure you have access to vaccines. 

The Biden-Harris Administration has embarked on a global effort to address this pandemic by sharing 80 million vaccine doses worldwide by the end of June and 500 million more in the coming year.  The first 25 million of these doses will soon be released, with seven million going to countries in Asia, including Thailand.  We continue to advocate with the Royal Thai Government for fair access to vaccines by our citizens.  We are heartened by Thai government commitments to vaccinate Americans and other foreign nationals who reside here, just as Thai and other nationals are receiving vaccinations with ease in the United States.

The U.S. diplomatic mission has not been spared by COVID-19, as several families in our community have endured tragedies from this terrible pandemic.  Across the world, many countries are grappling with surges in COVID-19 cases and emerging variants among largely unvaccinated populations, requiring this crisis to be resolved on a global basis.  Our government is therefore taking a methodical, equitable, and science-based approach to direct vaccine doses to the most seriously afflicted countries.

The U.S. Department of State is unable to provide vaccines to the millions of Americans who reside outside of the United States.  For those who wish to return to the United States to be vaccinated, information on vaccine availability at the state level is available at www.vaccines.gov.  Meanwhile, as Thailand pursues its vaccination program, I will continue to advocate for your equitable access, keeping in mind that many Thai citizens are also waiting for their own vaccines.  I welcome your personal experiences with vaccination conditions in your area, and have set up a new email account ([email protected]) to receive your submissions.  We continue to provide updated information on COVID-19 on our Embassy webpage at https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/covid-19-information/.  We will work with the Thai government to ensure you are served in line with their goal to vaccinate all residents without regard to nationality.  

The United States has made significant progress in fighting this pandemic, but I agree with you that the work is far from done.  I am optimistic that vaccine availability in Thailand will increase as the fruits of American technology are made available to the world.  Our own health agencies here in Thailand continue to work side-by-side with Thai colleagues to develop vaccines and therapeutics to defeat this pandemic over the long term.

I will remain in touch with you in the days and weeks ahead as the situation develops.

With best regards,

Michael Heath

Charge d’Affaires

Embassy of the United States of America

This letter can be found on our website: https://th.usembassy.gov/a-message-to-american-citizens-in-thailand-from-charge-daffaires-michael-heath/

I have registered successfully accordingly to your directions. Thank you. Now I'm waiting for the password to be sent to my email. Generally how long does it take to receive the password? It this works, it will be very helpful and I'll pass on the info to as many of my expat friends as possible.

My local Immigration office told me that when I renew my Marriage Extension in August they will want at least 2 months records of foreign transfers to a Thai bank, which is helpful. When I told them Bangkok Bank want a Residency Certificate from Immigration they said OK, but it will cost me 500bht. This was not so helpful because last year they did not charge me a fee for Residency, when I transferred the registration of my pick-up from another province.

 

When a policeman or a government official refuses to issue a receipt for monies paid, you know it’s tea money.

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Moi renewed his Retirement Extension yesterday w/absolutely no problems.
As long as you have the bank letter & the passbook, it's a piece of cake. [emoji846]

Singapore is a lousy Embassy. I almost got arrested some years back because of the arrogant women inside at the applicants window. I told her to give me the passport back and that I don't need her crap, so she called security.

 
Maybe you could kick off your campaign by asking the British embassy, American embassy and others in Bangkok EXACTLY why it's so difficult for many people to easily get visas  to their countries. That might give you some idea of the criteria involved.
 
You could start out by asking them " Really what is their job?" and they could explain what an embassy does other than hand out visas willy-nilly.

Live in the exact geographic center of Isaan.  I didn't choose this area.  It chose me.  In hindsight (15 years later), wouldn't have it any other way.  To me, the best possible combination of professional work and country living.  

7 minutes ago, StevieAus said:

Have lived with my Thai wife in Fang a couple of hours North of Chiang Mai for just over five years

Great place would never live anywhere else

Just finished reading a fascinating book which includes a lot of history about your area approx. 70 years ago.  Focuses on the hill tribes, and frequently refers to their forays into the Fang valley.  Ascent to the Tribes, by Isobel Kuhn, 1999, OMF; avail. thru Amazon.  

1 hour ago, OJAS said:

I just save all those we get from Big C and Tesco Lotus and don't need ourselves for rubbish disposal purposes, and take them over to my sister in Paris each year to use for disposing of her rubbish, given that plastic bags are like gold dust in France these days!

I think you've just uncovered a new export business opportunity.  

(I can't see why French customs officials wouldn't love receiving crates and shipping containers full of plastic bags from Thailand!)  

For those who persist in thinking there's no hope, there's a website for ya....

www.facebook.com/The-Bitching-Expat-853880421359546/

32 minutes ago, sipi said:

I have a thing with pop rivet guns. Can never find one and buy a new one.

I must have about 14 now, somewhere.

Ha. You remind me of my dad.  Garage was always a mess and he was always re-buying things he couldn't find.  Finally, when he got laid up with a bad back for a month, I tore into the mess, installed peg-boards on all the walls, and hung up nearly everything.  It looked like a hardware store with 5-6 identical copies for nearly every tool.  

"The envelope doesn't show on my account, see screenshot. I know, my eyesight isn't anymore what it used to be when I was young."

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Ah yes, having to sort out a little envelope among the 37 flashing, sliding, garish advertisements is even a chore for us sighted folks.  

It's free in my Isaan province as well.

A "service fee" with no receipt is part of Thailand's corruption. Don't participate!

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Ever been to Kings Cross, The Pyramids of Gaza, Taj Mahal.  Same the world over. Any tourist place attracts its fair share of scumbags and Mafia types and red light districts up the anti.  You want a nice holiday stay clear of the tourist mecas.

I totally agree.

Actually, the OP is Thai-bashing by default to imply that this distressing dichotomy only exists in Thailand.

No real revelation in this thread, folks. Move along now.

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