Raindancer

Thought it was just me hearing a fairy tale????????

Oh really?? And how did they contact him here, if they didn't know he was here. Sounds a bit far fetched. And if he was 74, he would have had to pay back 9 years, not 7 years. And why would he return to UK to pay it back, living here is cheaper. Some inconsistency in this.

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Totally agree.

Try Makro or tops. They have good New Zealand frozen peas.

Seems rather strange that as a " tourist" you are attempting a third re-entry. The IO at the airport might just ask you, why you keep re entering consecutively on a tourist visa. Perhaps you should apply for a proper visa, if indeed you actually qualify. That would put your mind at rest and solve the issue.

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Thank you. Wasn't aware of that.

The first thing that strikes me is that you received a reply on a Sunday. To my knowledge, immigration do not work over the weekend. So, I would suspect something is suspicious. Normally a rejection does not give any explanation. Have you been hacked?? I would log onto 90 day reporting and check the status of your application. It will either say, "pending, approved or rejected. I know you said that you only applied once. But the status will show whether you inadvertently applied twice. If it states pending, I would be suspicious of the email and its sender. Perhaps you should go to immigration drive through and get a new 90 day report. Or go to Central Festival and renew and take the email with you.

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I have just been to Immigration Central Festival. They do NOT process marriage or retirement visa extensions. This has to be done at the Airport office.

It certainly is not a question of worrying. It was merely a question of someone explaining it to me. Of course I change my money when it is beneficial. That is only common sense.

Now, that is the easiest formula and explanation to understand. Many thanks

That also makes sense. So, at least I have all the different views, particularly on the baht being kept low, and it's effect on exports. But it seems crazy to want more tourism, and then give each tourist less for their home currency. Rather defeats the object of trying to promote tourism.

@ripstanley. Thanks. That all makes sense now.

Best suggestion from me is have the £/baht conversion open all day - or check it every few hours - and send your money when it blips up , rather than wait for a specific day of the month Yes....I do that anyway. Just trying to understand the " logic". But, no probs...seems to have no logic.????????

Ok. I understand dollar/pound. But dollar/ pound/ thai baht is my issue. In simple terms why is the pound getting better against the dollar, and as soon as it does the Thai baht produces less against the pound. BOT manipulation comes to mind. Something they have been doing for years. But thank you for trying to help. Much appreciated.

@nigelforbes Thank you. Got a wee bit lost with all the technical stuff, but got the gist of it. The link you provided was also very helpful. Regards

Hi Could someone please help me to understand, in layman's terms, the mechanism behind the exchange rate fluctuation. Example: When the UK GBP was fluctuating between $1.11/$1.19 to £1.00 Gbp, the Thai baht was around 42/43 baht per £1.00 GBP. Yesterday the £ rose to $1.22 per £1.00 from $1.21 and the Thai baht went from 40.60 to 40.15 per £1.00 straight away. All I wish to do is have a better understanding of why. Thank you.

Read my post. Contact your card company. Disputes immediately place funds back into your account. Do NOT wait for the seller to react and keep you waiting 30 days!

Firstly, never pay in advance. Secondly, contact your card company and raise a dispute. That way your money is refunded into your account. Or, payment is recovered from the seller, unless they deliver. A dispute goes to the seller, who, if genuine, will get off their backsides and chase up delivery of your order.

Samsung service centre on the moat. You can Google the exact location on your browser. Ignore the USA phone number. The call centre number is 1282 but they do not speak English. Suggest you take the AC model number and a photo of the open AC to show them what is missing. Maybe they can help. If not go back to where you purchased the items and ask them to order what you need, providing spares for your models are still available after all these years.

Many thanks.????????

Many thanks. Could you clarify.....do you require copies of all passport pages?

I presume you already signed the extra 2 forms of acknowledgement held in the tent, before you went directly to the appointment window?