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1 hour ago, Espanol said:

I bet he has residence or family in Thailand. 

He quite clearly states that he is in Category  1. Short term = People on vacation in the traditional sense with real return flights they intend to make back.

Didn't you read his post?

7 hours ago, hioctane said:

I am returning in October. I have been following the situation closely. I know what to expect.

My only question would be WHY?

My preference would be Rawai.

Funny question but what about if I am in Australia when I turn 67 and apply for the pension. Application declined as  do not qualify due to too many assets.

2 years later move to Thailand and spend my assets over the next few years.

Once assets reduced return to Australia and re-apply - would I have to do the 2 years penance or is this considered to already have been endured?

What year are we in????

55 minutes ago, MaxYakov said:

I agree with you in general that the air has been an "unhealthy" (>150 AQI) and above off and on for days now with local excursions into the "very unhealthy" level (>200 AQI). However, I monitor two sites that reasonably well track fairly close to each other and I have never seen a 600 AQI reading (or anywhere near it) from any Bangkok air monitoring site. I also have my own air tester that I use to measure outside air pollution and it indicates very closely with these two sites (links below). I'm in the Khlong Toey area and on the sixth floor.

 

https://www.iqair.com/thailand/bangkok

 

https://aqicn.org/city/bangkok/

 

I've never seen it much above AQI 200 lately and when I have it's been very localized according to these two sites.

 

I believe a more serious problem is the of mask that most people are wearing - the paper medical/surgical and unfiltered cloth masks which are cheap, yes, but were not designed to protect the user from air pollution - that never was their design goal. They were intended to protect medical patients from the exhaled breath of medical personnel. I don't think cloth-only masks will protect the wearer from air pollution either if they do not have a proper internal filter

 

I use a "dust/fume" mask which is specifically designed to protect the wearer from, guess what? That's right - dust and fumes. However, they will not protect anyone that is not (anti) socially distancing from the wearer of this mask since it DOES NOT filter exhaled breath. They cost about 120 baht at HomePro (when they are not sold out, that is). They have a three-layer filter, including a carbon layer. They have an easily replaced filter element and come with a spare element. They are identified as being 3 Gems dust/fume mask with a TG-50SV filter element. I've seen it advertised as good for stopping particles down .2 microns. This fineness might even stop a particle on which a virus or bacteria is riding but probably not stop a virus that is not riding on a solid or liquid particle.

 

I find the facial seal to be very comfortable even though the mask is held against the face with elastic head straps to better ensure a good seal. It also provides a level of facial protection being a hard shell respirator style. This feature has saved my nose from a severe injury once already.

 

Also, I augment the mask's filter with a single layer of 3M Filtrete filter material which is also available a HomePro and is designed to be used in air conditioner units. I change this Filtrete lawyer once a week as it gets visibly dirty. I can use one of these masks for two months before I have to go to a new one. It was intended that they be disposable, but with care their life can be extended for up to around two months (with the periodic 3M Filtrete upgrade).

 

An advertisement for this particular mask at a Safety Equipment Store: https://www.sirasafety.com/product/หน้ากากกรองคาร์บอน-tg50sv/

 

I lament the millions of residents of Thailand and elsewhere in the world that are not adequately protecting themselves and their children from air pollution. I keep my "clean room" where I spend most of time (aka bedroom) at 000 AQI or near it at all times with an air purifier and wear my TG-50SV mask just to go to my bathroom or any other part of my apartment or balcony or anywhere else in Bangkok (of course). I am not wearing my mask only when I'm in my "clean room". So, Bangkok do your worst. I'm ready and have been for over 10 years. ????

 

 

 

 

Why would anyone live like this?

I must admit I am surprised that Thailand actually has a Minister for the Environment.

8 hours ago, jastheace said:

absolutely agree????. i still have some copies, and haven't seen her, much less speak to her for 5 years+. i have taken copies of the signed papers also, and used them. but best to use copied and then signed...

Ha Ha my ex changed her name after divorce so all  my copies went in the bin!!!

Being stuck away I was wondering how the bars along the pier road and also waterfront are doing?

Sure miss a few coldies at Tamarind, Book Cafe or Bull Ship Bar.

On 8/28/2020 at 4:52 PM, Peterw42 said:

This is the website for TM30, you will need copy/scan of some documents to register.

 

https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn24online/

Thanks for that. Unfortunately the firewall here at work wont let me access it so will have to wait until I get home.

Cheers

My wife rents out her house to a foreigner and we now wish to register this with the dept. of immigration.

We are overseas so will need to do it online if possible.

Anyone able to help me do this?

Cheers

13 hours ago, khunPer said:

I'm father to a Thai child – well half Thai. as I'm Scandinavian and mum is Thai – I can enlighten you about what I had to do.

 

You need a certified translation of the front page of your passport, it's mainly the name that is important. This will be needed both for placing you as father on the birth certificate, and for the baby to have your family name.

 

The first name of the child need to be a name that is approved, or rather not in the "black book". Western names are not a possibility as they are prohibited, but often used as nick name or short name. Agree with the mum which name, or name possibilities, is going on the birth certificate; you can be lucky that they don't find your preferred name for the child in the "black book"; I was.

 

Having you name on the birth certificate don't make you a legal father, unless you are a married couple. You seem to be unmarried since you write "partner"and not "wife" in your opening post. I was not married, the mom is still my girlfriend.

 

If you are NOT married then for a small child you will need a DNA test to prove father-ship, and it need, to my knowledge, to be settled in the family court. As I didn't use that when my girlfriend gave birth, I cannot help with details, but you need the be verified as father to obtain dual nationality. The British embassy in Bangkok can help you, they might even have information on their homepage.

 

You can however always have it approved later that you father, which was what I did, as my country didn't allow a child from a foreign mother, not married to the father, to have my nationality; the law changed after a judgement by the EU court. If the child is below seven years of age you need a DNA test. If the child is seven years old it's easy; you just go to the local district office (amphor) together with the mother and the child, and all three of you shall state that you are the father. The amphor office will issue a legal certificate, which you can have translated to English, and legalized by the Foreign Ministry in Bangkok.

 

A child born in Thailand from a Thai parent (mother) will be issued a Thai national ID-number. There are to my knowledge no ID-cards for minors, the child need to be seven years old to obtain an ID-card. A copy of the birth certificate can be used instead, or a pasport of course. Anyway, get a certified English translation made of the birth certificate, even worth having it legalized, as you will need that to obtain British nationality now, or later.

 

Wish you good luck with your family...????

I don't understand what this is about Western names not being possible. Both my daughters have Western first, middle and surnames, both born in Thailand to a Thai mother. First one born before we were married and second one after marriage. All done very easily with no Dna tests etc etc, and both received dual nationality at birth with very little fuss. (Thai/Australian)

22 hours ago, Airbagwill said:

I'm a dyslexic, insomniac agnostic.

 

I lie awake at night wondering if there's a dog.

That kind sir brought tears of laughter to my eyes.

47 minutes ago, Keyser Soze666 said:

Because I have commitments with a son and a daughter. If I were single I would have been gone long ago. No doubt.

Strange that but my commitments with 2 daughters is the exact reason I left.

Its the Messiah coming   ????????

1 hour ago, CorpusChristie said:

I did some dive courses there at that time , seem to recall it was diving with Asiadivers or something 

You remember the Umbrella Bar?

On 5/27/2020 at 7:47 AM, stevenl said:

This trash comes from the sea.

And a pink fluffy unicorn put it in the sea.????????

3 hours ago, colinneil said:

What a load of cobblers, wind moved it nothing else.

The chair looks like a Soma very similar to mine, which sits outside under the house at night, many times it is meters away from where my wife left it.

Maybe your chair has a ghost too!!

For me it has to be Sabang Beach, Puerto Galera in 90/91. Lots of girls, lots of diving, BBQ fish on the beaches and dirt cheap beer. Great times indeed!!