TigerandDog

On 5/16/2020 at 11:15 AM, lopburi3 said:

That is correct - only 6 months available at local branch or online.  As most people extend about a month early is not too much of a problem normally.

so why not change to TMB bank. 12 months statement available online immediately with NO FEE involved. 

or you could just watch it on free to air tv. Channel 36.

As stated in my original post, yesterday was the day I was told I had to return to CM Immigration to complete my extension of stay. Everything went smoothly and health insurance was visible in the database that Immigration had access to.

I also caught up with my golfing buddy who works there and asked about doing my extension early next year. He said that shouldn't be a problem as there is now insurance history in the system. He clarified that anybody on a Non-Imm O-A based on retirement doing their first extension of stay would encounter the same problem as I did, as the TGIA database does not allow the health insurance companies to enter certificates for periods of less than 1 year, so even if you have gap insurance, which I did, Immigration cannot see it in the database and therefore make you come back on the day your permission to stay expires.

I have spoken with senior management at my health insurance company, and also written to them, and they are making representations to TGIA to have this anomaly rectified.

Whilst I was there 2 things occurred that surprised me, 1 good and 1 not so good.

1. Without me asking or providing any extra paperwork or completing a form, my 90 day report ( which was due on Sunday ) was automatically updated for me. I also noticed this was being done for others as well.

2. Social distancing inside the Imm Office was not being enforced. Even though every 2nd seat was marked not to sit there, farangs were ignoring the signs and NOBODY from Immigration was asking them to move, even though they could clearly see they shouldn't have been in those seats.

18 hours ago, swissbie said:

No, OP said he has a 2-year licence, does only work for the 5-year licence.

Swissbie, not correct. I renewed my license ( 2 year ) to 5 year license 1 month after the 2 year temporary license expired. My 5 year license was issued for 6 years.

22 hours ago, StevieAus said:

As with Immigration Offices local offices seem to apply their own rules here in Chiang Mai Province the local office will not accept the Thai ID as proof of residence but the head office in Chiang Mai will so I had to get the certificate from Immigration.

As suggested below when they open go and ask the requirements.

You should have lodged a complaint at the CM head office. A friend encountered the same treatment at our local Land Transport Office last year and was forced to travel 200km to CM. He & his Thai wife both lodged a written complaint ( in english & Thai ) whilst there and CM head office telephoned our local office later that day and told them that they were required to accept the Pink ID card & yellow book as proof of residence. My friend received a phone call the next day from the local office manager apologising for the inconvenience caused by his employee's lack of knowledge of the accepted proof of residence requirements for foreigners renewing their licenses.

On 4/22/2020 at 6:56 PM, BritManToo said:

If he'd paid an agent, the problem would have never appeared.

I have no intention of ever supporting corruption, and that's all the use of agents boils down too.

These bands/groups/performers were all seen in Australia starting around 1962.  Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs ( my first live concert ), Neil Diamond, Led Zeppelin, Guns n Roses, John Farnham, Jimmy Barnes ( great songs but boring in concert ), Bobby Browne, M C Hammer, Bon Jovi, Metallica, The Bee Gees, Peter Paul & Mary, Baby Animals, Southern Sons, Jason Derulo, ACDC, The Easybeats, Def Leppard and too many that I can't think of right now. Most memorable was Gunners at Eastern Creek Raceway with around 800,000 in attendance. 

I still can't get access to do my 90 day report online. Never have been able too. Keep getting an error message saying web site not responding. I've used MS Edge, Google Chrome, Opera, Firefox & Internet Explorer as browsers, and NO VPN or proxy server being used.

Anybody notice that nobody was taking the Chang beer, just the Leo & Singha.

57 minutes ago, boonchu said:

I have used my Australian will, which was prepared by a solicitor and includes all property details and bank details, had it translated to Thai and stamped. This will be copied and given to the amphur, family members and banks.

If you have assets in Australia & Thailand you will need 2 wills, 1 for Oz and 1 for Thailand. Overseas wills which include Thai assets are not accepted here, even if translated to Thai, and Thai wills MUST NOT include assets outside of Thailand.

Firstly you will need 2 wills if you have assets in your home country that will form part of your estate. Your Thai will cannot include assets outside of Thailand, and it must also include details of your funeral arrangements, viz. cremation, christian service & burial etc or repatriation of your body back to your home country. You also need to specify who your executor will be here in Thailand otherwise everything will be referred to family/relatives, whether estranged or not, in your home country for execution of the will. As others have said you will need to have the will in your native language and translated to Thai. It is not necessary to register the will at your District Office, but it is an option. My Thai partner has access to my will which is why it is not registered. Apart from having 2 people witness the will, our village head has also stamped and signed the will.

On 4/27/2020 at 8:23 AM, Thailand said:

Mainly the foreigners I would think.

No, it's mainly Thais riding in large groups and not wearing masks.

I filled up yesterday and the price was down from 25.6 / litre to 15.5 / litre

19 hours ago, Tarteso said:

..until it was time to look up the health insurance database..

 

Do you mean that IO has required you health insurance for an extension 1 year visa?

Yes, if you are here on Non Imm O-A then health insurance is mandatory to do an extension of stay. There have been numerous posts about that.

6 hours ago, Thailand said:

I wonder what Thanathorn's answer will be?

He's not even close to being in the top 20, BUT if he was he'd be a huge NO.

I heard today that Gassan Legacy & Gassan Khuntan in Lamphun are opening on 1 May. I also heard from the same golfing friend in Chiang Mai Province that he played golf last weekend in Chiang Rai at Waterford G C. which apparently has remained open for the entire lockdown period imposed in Chiang Rai ( no one in no one out ) unless you have a letter approving you to travel from your local district office.

I also went with Pacific Cross. The assistance I received from Jamie Connell was exceptional. have to travel to CM later this week to do my extension.

that's what I normally pay for a return air fare, but please note that price is for the Sydney - BKK flight for Thais returning home. A bloody rip off at AUD $1200.00 if you ask me. God knows how much they'll expect people to pay for BKK -  Sydney.

On 4/11/2020 at 1:20 PM, ubonjoe said:

Where does it say that?

What they will do when the emergency degree ends they will give time for people to leave the country by land or air. I think it will be 30 days.

Joe see my response above, and it also correlates with what CM Immigration told a friend.

On 4/11/2020 at 1:36 PM, audaciousnomad said:

That is INCORRECT.

The 7-days stipulation is only for holders of BORDER PASSES. Those are usually given to migrant workers/biz-owners who frequently cross the land borders into Thailand from Cambodia/Laos/Myanmar.

Not according to the Prime Minister. During an interview on  television last week, which my partner translated, he stressed that those who were receiving automatic extensions or extensions using embassy letters would have 7 days from when their extensions expire to leave the country once the state of emergency was declared over. e.g. if you have received an extension to 10th May and the state of emergency terminates on 30th April those affected would have until 17th May to leave the country. I am yet to see, read or hear anything contrary to that.

Based on what I've read, AND a friends experience last week in CM, it all depends on when your visa expired.

If it expired on or before 26th March, you need to continue to obtain a letter from your embassy to obtain another extension.

If it expired after 26th march the extensions will be automatic until the state of emergency is cancelled.