kimchibob

Anybody have any experience with replacing a missing license at the Pattaya DLT? My wallet was stolen along with my one-year (temp) driver's license. I have a scanned copy of the license and a copy of my IDP. Do I need any other paperwork? Any fee involved?

Thanks,

Bob

Curb is marked for painting all the way to Pattaya Klang.

I'm by no means an expert, but looks like a Brown Recluse me.

I can see the whole red and white curb zone from my condo. Not a single vehicle parked there now.

Didn't last long. Food cart already set-up (sorry for the fuzzy pic, but was taken from a distance and I had to crop down). Otherwise, three clear lanes all the way to the curve. Could be four, if they would open up that inside lane.

I can see the whole red and white curb zone from my condo. Not a single vehicle parked there now.

Red and white stripes. Looks like they have no impact on "illegal" parking.

BTW, Jomtien Immigration Office will be closed 22-23 July.

In and out in less than 10 minutes at Jomtien today. Piece of cake!

I believe those are bags of sand that ate being used in the construction process.

Don't see any wiring evident for lighting fixtures, so these could be brackets for benches (or?)

I opened two accounts (savings and direct deposit) at Bangkok Bank in Pattaya with a one year extension. But, I never saw them look at any page in my passport except the picture page. Also, that was the only page they made a copy of.

I do a monthly direct deposit from my U.S. Govt. annuity through the NY Bangkok Bank branch. They charge me the fees as depicted in Pib's post (#13). I do, however, have to physically go to the bank and transfer the money into my savings account so that it is available for ATM transactions. That's a painless process because I hand the two bank books to the bank agent, tell her the amount, and she fills out all the paperwork. Takes maybe 5 minutes.

Sorry, let me post that a little larger.

Took a walk for the first time to the Pattaya lighthouse today. Maybe this has been covered before, but what's the deal with the Pattaya Marina? Looks like fairly new floating docks but nobody seems to be using it. Is this a project that ran out of money? If developed correctly, the land in that area could be extremely valuable. Unfortunately, it has to be one of the most polluted pieces of land on earth. The smell of oil and gas is overwhelming. For you ex-military, I felt I should have been in MOPP 4 going into that area.

Anyway, just curious about the marina.

Bob

Forgot to add, B 300 for 1 day fitness only and B 500 for 1 day all sports.

Went to Fairtex today to check it out. Picked up the attached flyer. As you can see, B 13,000 per year, fitness only. Kind of small, but was not very busy at approx. 1:00PM.

IMG.pdf

Went to the AEON ATM located at Tesco Lotus on Pattaya Nua today (approx. 12 Noon) to try a test transaction. Line was very long, so decided to try another day. Maybe tomorrow will try the one at Big C on Pattaya Klang.

I obtained an income letter in March during the U.S. Embassy Outreach Program here in Pattaya. The letter is a template (see attached) that you fill out, sign, and hand to the embassy staff and they notorize it. They did not ask for any proof of income. You could fill in any amount, but the Pattaya Immigration Office asked me for copies of all my local bank book pages to show proof of income into Thailand. They did this even though I was only using income and not a combination of income and bank deposits as justification for a retirement extension of stay. Some have reported that they sometimes require a bank letter in addition to the bank book copies. They did not in my case. It is best to go there prepared.

income_affidavit_template.pdf

Thanks for the link. I had the Powermid in Korea, but it's in storage in the States now.

Yes

Is something like this available in Thailand?

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2049642

BTW, I'm located in Pattaya.

From above.

The Jomtien office still issues the Certificate of Residency. 300 baht, no receipt.

Reference my post # 26 above. I received a one year car driving license today and they only required the documents listed below. All other documents were handed back to me.

Copies of passport ID page and visa extension of stay page

Certificate of Residency

Medical Certificate

Copy of International Driving Permit (IDP)

You must also have your actual passport and IDP with you.

The cost was 205 baht and took about three hours to complete because the office was very crowded today (probably because it's Friday).

Bob

Thanks craigt.