doctormann

34 minutes ago, AAArdvark said:

Can you say which agent? 

Khaotalo Visa Services <http://www.visakhaotalo.com/en/Home/Index>

39 minutes ago, Maestro said:

Although the OP,  @chilly07, mentioned that he is using an agent I understand that he meets the requirement for the monthly income and is using the agent merely for his convenience.

As many of us do.

37 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

Which agent?

 

 

Khaotalo Visa Services <http://www.visakhaotalo.com/en/Home/Index>

Just down the road from me, which is why I use them.

Khun Thanita is the lady that runs the agency.

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

My impression is most agents do use the 800k method with doctored papers.

 

 

This rather depends on what you are using the agent for.  Not everyone is trying to circumvent the 'money in the bank' requirement.  

13 minutes ago, OJAS said:

The OP appears to be suggesting that the 65k monthly income method for retirement extensions is no longer deemed acceptable by Jomtien. But @doctormann's recent experience contradicts this assertion!

 

Maybe this only works if using an agent?

No mention of needing 800k in the bank from mine.  I did need to get an annual statement and account verification letter from my bank but this is quite normal.

12 minutes ago, jaideedave said:

In my case it's done right in the agents office.Previous years yes,had to visit that dreadful place for the photo..no more

Same here.

7 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

Here's a house,

Here's a door,

Windows one, two, three, four,

Ready to knock?

Turn the lock,

It's ...

 

... Derek Griffiths ????

 

Ah, Play School from a more innocent age.  Used to watch it with my kids, long, long ago.

And what did Chloe Ashcroft do to Hamble?

Something to do with feet and metres (or possibly meters) maybe?

2 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

One of my attempts got "buffalo", at least it has an "f" and could be found on Thai farms.

That seems legit.  I was assuming that F had to be the initial letter but maybe not so.  Who knows what goes on in the 'head' of an AI anyway!

2 hours ago, MJCM said:

????

 

I tried this.

First attempt :  pig

Second attempt : horse

Third attempt : fowl

A bit tricky as I don't think that there is an actual farm animal with an F.  Fowl is a bit of a generic term.

How on earth the AI gets 'pig' or 'horse' I have no idea!

25 minutes ago, TigerandDog said:

you do realise that there's no such thing as official bank paper don't you. Banks use the same quality paper for printing as we use, viz 800gsm. There's no bank watermarks on what they use, so as long as you print it in colour there's no way for Immigration to know who actually printed it, and yes it does print with the banks logo etc.. You just get the branch manager to stamp & sign it.

Irrelevant as you still need the stamp and signature and that requires a visit to the bank.  Just printing off statements from the internet does not work at the Jomtien office.  I am aware that the bank does not use 'special' paper - although they do appear to use paper that is pre-printed with the logo and bank details.  Believe me, I observed the printer tray being loaded with such paper.  As I said before, I can only speak for Jomtien - YMMV, as they say.

14 minutes ago, TigerandDog said:

Immigration will accept bank statements you print yourself from online banking as long as they are printed in colour. If you print them in colour there's no way for Immigration to know who printed them, you or the bank. I've been printing my own statements, in colour, since it became necessary to provide them. However, I do get my bank to stamp the most recent statement (viz the one printed on the morning I go to the bank for my bank guarantee letter) and I've never had them rejected. Occasionally an IO will ask if they are originals and I just tell him/her "yes", which they are. Perhaps CM Immigration is a bit more progressive on this than other Immigration Offices.

I can only speak for Jomtien Immigration.  They require a statement - and letter - from the bank, printed on official bank paper, with logo, and signed by the branch manager.

it would be nice if all Immigration offices - and officers - sang from the same hymn sheet.  Not likely to happen, unfortunately.  TiT!

1 minute ago, TigerandDog said:

 

 

Also why would you go to ttb to get your 12 month statements for Immigration when if you also use their online banking you can print them yourself from there. 

Because Immigration will not accept statements printed from TTB online banking.  They also require a conformation letter from the bank that you actually 'own' the account.  Bank passbook - yes, we are still in some previous age - must be updated on the same day that you update your permission to stay and the balance in the passbook must match the figure quoted in the confirmation letter exactly.  Crazy but TiT so we expect no less!

1 minute ago, connda said:

I'd just use a credit card to purchase an airline ticket. 

Which is fine if you actually have one!  Barclaycard (UK) withdrew mine as I don't maintain a UK address.  As you probably know, a foreigner getting a 'real' CC, in Thailand, requires a work permit.  Not all airlines, for example, will accept debit cards.  I am aware of 'one time virtual CCs' but I'm not sure just how they would work if one is required to show the CC that was used to make the booking, when checking in.

53 minutes ago, TigerandDog said:

I've been told by my bank, ttb, that foreigners not included. However, after reading in AN of how many foreigners/farangs have had their photos taken and the differing opinions by bank employees of the same bank but different branches, I emailed Bank of Thailand seeking clarification as to whether we have to or not. 

 

 

I went to TTB Pattaya 2nd Road branch last Tuesday to get a 12 month statement for immigration so I thought that I would try to get the photo ID thing sorted while I was there.  I had previously received a notification from TTB that I should do this - only in Thai language so I phoned their help line for clarification and was told that I should call into my branch.

Anyway, the branch staff seemed rather less than knowledgeable about this so I ended up speaking to the branch manager.  I was told that the photo ID requirement applies only to Thai citizens, not to foreigners!  However, being a bit cynical, I predict that this means that foreigners will not be able to make transfers in excess of 50kBaht, using online banking.  We shall see.

In my case, I use the TTB Touch app to pay my bills but nothing normally in excess of about 5kBaht, so likely not a problem.  Purchasing an airline ticket might be a different matter, of course.

3 minutes ago, bluejets said:

One final note.......most LED internals will never last any where near what the older units would.

Be prepared to replace at more shorter intervals.

It is rarely the LEDs themselves but moreso the driver unit. 

Rated at 20,000 hours but, of course, that assumes continuous use.  In practice, with normal on/off cycles you would probably achieve nothing like that.  As you say, it's the driver units that fail.

10 hours ago, xtrnuno41 said:

In lazada came upon this one and there are more

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/led-9w-18w-t8-full-set-hot-i4602951278.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.129.932d1c2etbpqtB

Otherwise go shopping in Thaiwatsadu, Homepro, Global house or any other store. 

So very cheap, i do see others way more expensive, no clue why.

Problem you could have with a new one, ceiling connection (screws) are on wrong place. You have to align that again. Drilling new holes in your new light.

Or, there are fixtures with a bracket, so you have some space to move around.

However then there is a little space between ceiling and light which can get dirty.

 

Yes you can change existing TL wiring to LED wiring. There are sets with a so called "starter dummy", it just connects the 2 pins together.

However you have a problem of light not working, so also can be done without that dummy. would leave the ballast untouched (not take it out), also not the starter fitting ( otherwise you have a hole not using a starter dummy) just taking the wires to reconnect different way.

Doing all above your head is exhausting, well all the work above you is.

It must be a very special lighting holder to have all this work done, a new one is way easier. I put schematic on wiring of the situations. The black blobs are the connections to be made. Keep the existing wiring as long as possible , so short cutting from the items (starter, ballast)to have as long wiring as possible. 

Only one side is used to connect LED light tube. 

I think that the easiest way, for a basic replacement, is just to fit a LED module.  You scrap the existing ballast etc and just connect the new module to the mains supply.  The rest of the existing hardware is retained.  The LED module supposedly has magnetic attachments so, assuming that the existing base is ferromagnetic, there is no need for drilling new holes.

This one is from Philips.  225 Baht from Lazada

16 minutes ago, billd766 said:

As my fluorescent tubes fail I get them replaced by the LED versions. I do have a stepladder and an 18 year old son who replaces them.

 

Sadly he goes off to uni in August, so somebody else will have to do the grunt work. At 79 and with a balance problem, I don't climb steps.

 

The short (2 foot) LED fittings I buy in the local hardware shop complete for around 150 thb. The bigger 4 foot ones are around 300 or so baht.

I have the same problem with balance now.  Just a year younger than you and everything is falling apart!

1 hour ago, dingdongrb said:

I personally think installing a primo disco ball would be your best option.

Just slightly OTT, I think!

Thanks for the responses.