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There are many very good buffets available in Bangkok. But it depends you want seafood or international, and of course also the price range.

Goji at the Marriott Marguis they have a really huge selection of many different styles of food, but it's also more expensive.

At the end it depends on the price and what dishes you see as a must have...

55 minutes ago, nerjaron said:

If I may, I would like some advice on another topic. My wife obtained her British citizenship last year so she is now a dual national. We are going to the UK next month for a quick visit and although I am aware of the need to use her Thai passport for leaving and entering Thailand (and UK passport for England) my wife has posed an interesting question: when departing Thailand previously she has always had to produce her official "permission to enter" UK documents. Now of course she doesn't need these and she is afraid that if she is forced to show her UK passport the airport staff will insist on stamping her out on her UK passport, causing problems when we return. How have others dealt with this scenario? Thanks again.

At check-in she has to show her British passport to prove she is allowed to enter the UK (and the passport she used to book the flight with). At Immigration, she has to show her Thai passport or use the electric gate (for Thais).

Same when flying back from UK to Thailand. She has to show her Thai passport and the Passport which used to book the flight.

There is never a problem as long she always use the correct passport for the correct place.

2 hours ago, JackGats said:

I heard they were only 6 months valid. So I shall need a normal passport to travel back anyway (6-month rule, enforceable by airlines if not by Thailand). The question is whether a visa stamp transferred on the emergency passport is any good when I come back. If not I get 30 days and take it from there. Or better still, do the LTR, for which I qualify. Do the LTR online from Europe and come to collect it in October, that would be ideal.

the 6 moths is not valid if you fly direct home to your passport country!

Don't forget last week Thursday was an holiday as well (Friday after, many took extra day off).

As someone else already stated, this time many already on long holiday... so everything could be slower than normal.

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

You should get extension straight away if possible.

Any permission of stay stamp in "old pp" remains valid even when new pp issued. 

 

BTW when does current pp expire. 

You can get an extension right away?.. this is not only possible 10 or 14 days before actual permit run out? 

I think if your immigration is easy to reach for you, then single re-entry is better when you leave country less than 4 times per year.
I buy most multi re-entry, because I don't want to go to Immigration of Chaeng Wattana (Bangkok) as you are always losing almost half a day with traffic and everything. So even I leave country only 2 times per year, it's worth to buy at extension right away the multi re-entry for me.

When doing extension, I know about how many times I want to leave (more or less). Could of course be more (or in case of year 2020 much less).

Use the existing Router, and configure it "Bridge mode" or if not possible use the DMZ feature, which should be available on most routers to send all Incoming traffic to your "better" router, to handle everything there.

45 minutes ago, renaissanc said:

Thank you everyone for your replies. In spite of the Retirement Visa having fewer documents, we'll carry on with the Marriage Visa for Year 40. Leaving 800,000 Baht in an account earning so little interest is silly, in my opinion. The 400,000 Baht difference is better off being in gold thanks to the mess Joe Biden has created. Besides, the additional documentation isn't onerous, and we'd still have to travel the 130 kms. to Immigration there and back twice anyway. At the old office the return journey was 150 kms.

You can put your 800'000 in a time deposit, which will give about 1.5% interest at the moment. It's still not a very high interest, but at least not that bad, as in a saving account. Check with your Immigration office which they accept. But most should accept Time deposit accounts (As you can take out your money at any time, maybe with loss of interest).

I have an account with another K-Bank branch than my main branch. This account is on 0 since more than 3 years, but still accessible in my K-Bank app.

Maybe this frozen or closed account only counts if you not have open active accounts in same bank?

I had exactly the same problem. As the Laptop was still under warranty, Microsoft shipped a new one to my Thai address. I still have the old one with the broken battery. Everything was free of charge.

I needed a few phone calls and some email conversation with Microsoft, including pictures of the damaged laptop. But I was very surprised how easy and smooth everything went on.

5 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Pacific Prime is a broker with several options.  You can go to their offices in Bangkok for a personal quote or online.

I am customer of Pacific Prime, but before they had the bangkok office. 

But I guess most person here us AA broker when I read the insurance thread of the last few years.

2 hours ago, abaganov2 said:

April thailand and Cigna 

I would not take the Thailand one of April. Better use the International.

About pacific cross (increase of premiums after claim) was the main reason I not chosen that one.

As they can increase premiums 20% after a bigger claim. And I not found information, if this increase can happen only once or multiple times.

If you go before your birthday, then you will lose 1 year of your new driver license. But you can renew your license of course before.

Another idea. You do your license 1 day after your birthday, and not use the car till you have the new license!

If you need the car, then do it before your birthday!

As you told it's a Thai insurer. I see some policy, they have a maximum amount for some diseases per lifetime. As long we do not know the policy we only can assume.
 

7 hours ago, 10years said:

I was told foreigners shouldn't file online. Also, the Form 90 is completely in English. And what do you do with required supporting documents such as the bank paper statements? Can you access online versions of the forms?

I scan my paper documents from the bank and upload them as PDFs at the end.

I have now done online tax returns for 4 years.

You don't need to travel to the tax office.

It can be filled out online completely.

The only downside it's in Thai, and the first time you need probably some help (Even some tax office will help).

But when you have done it one time, the next year you can use your old version to check what you have to click. it's done in about 10 minutes online. if you fluent in reading Thai even much faster.

41 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Go alone to Pattaya for a week or twos holiday.

No funding for the misses and home while you're away.

 

Just the threat of that removed my MiL from our family home.

Money Vs parents/siblings = money wins every time.

2 minutes ago, riclag said:

For falang respect especially when it comes to their funding ! This suggesting to go alone to Pattaya has worked for me in the past!

Good idea!

This will not work. Maybe even backfire. 

I would first try to understand what exactly happened! why Brother-in-law start the fire in the first place?

From the App K-Bank I like most. Krungthai is good when you have to pay tickets (Fines) or when you receive tax-returns.

Bangkok bank I personally not like (not mean a bad bank).

I have Omsin (GSB), L&H and Citibank (which will soon UOB) which are OK. But their app are not that good as the other 2.

At the end I think it most depends on the branch you use and what person you become when you are at the bank branch.
I mostly use branches in shopping centers, as this are open on weekends as well.

On 1/28/2023 at 12:08 PM, Pumpuynarak said:

and here was me thinking as i'm from the UK my Thai wifey could buy a UK/European health insurance but maybe not !!!

On 1/30/2023 at 11:56 AM, Pumpuynarak said:

I just contacted Cigna Insurance for a quote but low and behold they called me back and explained that as my wifey was Thai she could not hold a Cigna policy insuring her in Thailand.

Yes, your Thai need to have additional another passport, or have to be included in your cigna policy, then It would work.

18 hours ago, NativeBob said:

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PS: But the bounty idea looks appealing - there're so many farangs willing to do exactly this kind of "volunteering job" )

If you give 500 baht per found person, I think many Thais would be happy to do the Job. The first few months, this would be a nice earner. Foreigners couldn't do the Job... Thai reserved earner...

On 2/6/2023 at 10:56 PM, Leaver said:

 

Or those lead by the nose by a Thai girl.

 

I have asked this question before, who has ever aspired to retiring to rural Thailand before coming to Thailand and meeting a Thai lady? 

 

It really is laughable. 

 

Actually, I have a friend, who really want to come to Thailand and not like tourist areas or big cities... He is looking into some less populated areas. Not everybody is the same of what they desire. For me, it would be a nightmare to be in a location like that for more than a few days. But luckily different people have different needs.

Strange, back in my home country I lived in a rural area, and never wanted to live in a bigger city. But here it's the opposite!