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That's what they need a bit of German discipline, lazy pampered clowns

I meant how low can the pound go before you can no longer qualify, others must be worried as well. Glad I have always kept 800k in the bank here, that was 12k sterling when sent over

I could be wrong (dementia's a wonderful thing) but about three/four/ five years ago I seem to remember the pound was quite volatile for a while and I'm sure I read/was told that Thai Immigration used a fixed rate (that they reviewed every week/month) because the daily rate could vary wildly, even in a single day.

Have Thai immigration changed the way they do their calculations...............or is my memory that bad and I'm mixing it up with something else?

I have done 8 extensions using the income option and immigration has checked what the exchange rate is for the date I applied for every one of them.

How low can it go before you cannot do this any longer? I imagine a lot are in the same boat

Rubbish. I remember not so long ago it was lower than that.

when was that 1935?

Could we offer the Iceland manager the job? not the shop, although even one of theirs might do just as well FA should offer a public apology for yet another disgrace.

if a Brit no need to go and get the letter, they do it over the net, with instructions how to fill it out.

why not if the 27-1 is true?

watched JVK moving a neighbors stuff some years ago unobserved from my balcony. The way they threw the cartons about was anything but professional

Daft, just replicating the info they have had over and over already, gets put in a pile of papers, tied up with tape and never looked at.

I got this at another office, just filled in name and address, gave the officer a pic which he did not bother with. They seem to think it's a waste of time as well. They did ask for an address back home, told him home was here and left that blank as well.

well here's another tip then samut prakan asks you to do one and the form has a box for a photo. Utter waste of time, just filled in the address and name. Gave the officer the photo but he did not bother sticking it on.

sorry I thought he said first 90 day report and what will he need to show I thought taking a photo for the foreigner info form might be a tip

Then there is the information about the foreigner form with photo to fill in as I did last week at 90 day, even though they already have all the info they need. To be fair the staff seem to think it's a waste of time as well.

You can do it 30 days before, in theory, letter from the bank uually the day before and book updated on the day with copies of the book main page and latest page

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Yew CW is good and professional, but offices do not all play by the same rules, why do some need photocopies of PP just to do a 90 day report when there seems no requirement for it, just to mention one small variant.

Demonstrating once again that if you take the time to get all your ducks in a row (and there aren't a million clueless tourists milling about) that it's not the onerous task that some people make it out to be.

Good to know that it's not only Jomtien that can get things done efficiently and quickly.

My experience today not at CW. Last year asked for every copy of every page of passport even blank ones. This year turn up with them done, not asked for. The two newish forms, one all in Thai signed, no idea what they are but they are not provided before and cannot be downloaded. Off upstairs for another tm30, all done before ready and with mrs house book, photocopies of book and id card, ploblem no record of me on the system, well that's funny been here 10 years and did the tm30 last time. Fill two more forms in same as downstairs I think, no time to try and read them anyway, just sign. Back downstairs for retirement extension and re entry. Long queue for re entry photo and data on the system, they have it all on paper of course and photo already on the form. Back outside only to see people with an agent who came in long after us leaving already, I wonder how that happens All done in an hour and a 45 mins, used to take half the time at Suan Phlu.

90 days is usually in and out, another new info about the foreigner form with photo needed and now 5 pp copies for 90 day. Refuse to put anything on the form except name and address, i am not giving them any address back home, bank details or any other info, accepted no problem that's it. Seems to be more forms and run around every year.

Go outside and there is an airport police van with two falangs locked up in the back with suitcases looking very glum,

Leaving forever, lucky you I envy those who can move about with their work.

why do they need your blood type?

it is a horrible racket and no need for it at all other than to impose their presence on everybody, Muslim or not

Has no TM number but has to be filled out with the dates the Alien has been in 'her' house, in this case the mrs. Does ir need to filled in Thai or English? I know we had to do one last year with a TM 30 before they would process an extension. Want to fill it in before we get there

could not even get my mrs a vv once, they said I visited Thailand often so why did she need to go to the UK? Contacted MP, got letter no problem with 2nd application

maybe like immigration, up to office and up to officer in that office

To all the posters that stated the poor driving and the unnecessary road deaths, I have a question for you. Where did you live prior to moving to Thailand? Where are you seeing all the deaths and destruction? The News?

Some come on here and post like they are walking down the street and there are dead people all over the place or wrecks every 10 feet.. I simply do not see it and I travel around Thailand a lot. Bangkok to CM to Nakhom Ratchasima and I drive it a lot. Some of the time when I am not driving myself I am in a company van from Nakhom Ratchasima to Ayutthaya and I still don't see it. Admittedly I have seen bad wrecks on the news but let me tell you, I am from California and I saw multiple car accidents every single day to work and back. EVERY DAY. In fact the news and GPS in cars have warnings to tell you about the wrecks. Some serious some minor. <deleted> I have seen on the news 35 car pile ups on the news where 15 people died on Interstate 5. When is the last time any of you saw a 35 car pile up in Thailand? I never see a multiple car wreck in Thailand. My point is, if you came from a place in your home country in the middle of nowhere and move here you might shake your head because honestly you were never exposed to it so you complain about it. However stop with this image you portray that people are dying and wrecking everywhere and bodies are all over the place. If you watch the news to formulate your opinion then you should reconsider watching the news if you can't filter it properly and if your a putz old man driver then you should stay off the road.

With that said, Yes I see families of 4 or 5 on a scooter. Yes I see 5 people in the back of trucks, Yes I see some guys on top of a garbage trucks, Yes I see people riding scooters right to the edge, but I still have only seen a few wrecks in Thailand in my 10+ years.

Over 24k dead a year that's about one every 20 mins. Just cos YOU don't see it does not mean they are not getting killed

All of the reasons given and about 20 not mentioned. They can kill themselves on the road and screw each other over with corruption as much as they like, it's more the immigration nonsense and not being able to buy land/houses that are the two main drawbacks.