Deaw

Wow, thanks a lot Ubon!

A friend actually told me to send you a PM when I sent him a letter about all this, what a coincidence you replied!

cheers

6 hours ago, yogi100 said:

Thanks everyone. In my passport it says it's a Non Immigrant Visa, Category O.

 

The Embassy web site is about as clear as mud.

  Boy, do I agree with that! And every city seems to have a different set of rules on their site. Some clearly haven't been updated.

Yank here, same as the OP I never had a problem getting the Type O Non-Im Visa at the consulate in Boston, 4 or 5 times; as recently as early 2014 I got it and spent the year there, but have spent all of 2015 and most of 2016 in the states. Single guy, 54, no family there.

Want to go back again  from November till next October but everyone tells me the rules have all changed, and I should try for a MREV instead which is only 9 months. I really liked the Type O....going out every 90 was perfect, by then I was ready to go out for a few days anyway. Not ready for the long-term retirement deal and would prefer not to tie up 23K in a Thai bank if possible.

 Thanks

Shouldn't be too hard for these clowns to doctor the evidence, no?

After a week or three the Brits go home, convinced that their Thai counterparts have been upfront and truthful with them, while those 2 Brmese boys either rot in a cell or ''commit suicide'' somewhere along the way.

Does anyone really believe the BIB will allow British authorities to overturn their findings in this case? Not bloody likely!

So what's the plan, then? Anything constructive would be welcome.

It just seems to me that by now the Thai police have been able to doctor/fix the evidence any way they see fit, so that by the time the Brits look it all over it will be perfect.

You really think they are going to willingly show them any evidence which does NOT support their case 100%? I don't know what 'the plan' is, I don't work for CSI, but being truthful and upfront is not part of it!

Shouldn't be too hard for these clowns to doctor the evidence, no?

After a week or three the Brits go home, convinced that their Thai counterparts have been upfront and truthful with them, while those 2 Brmese boys either rot in a cell or ''commit suicide'' somewhere along the way.

Does anyone really believe the BIB will allow British authorities to overturn their findings in this case? Not bloody likely!

1 think I am sure of, I'm yet to run into anyone Thai or farang who believes this ending yet. I don't mean nameless and faceless trolls on here, I mean real people.

........and you certainly won't run into any Burmese who think this is the real ending, either.

I lived on Phangan for 6 high seasons and met dozens of Burmese, always really friendly and nice and just there to earn a decent living, doing jobs the Thai's wouldn't. Of course there are bad apples, there are in every nationality, but it stretches the limits of credulity for one to believe this was done by some kids from Myanmar. Rape and murder just don't seem to be hard-wired into their DNA.

Some lawyers and investigators from the UK or at the very least the United Nations need to get involved in this. Scotland Yard?

I think you can take to civil court. I would go and face them directly and ask for the deposit. Go in with a few mates and not leave until you receive.

If I were there that is what I would do, in fact I am quite sure I would have my money by now had I just moved to another location in Jomtien.

Fact is I am back in the states now and no plans to go back there, maybe for good, but at least for a year or three.

Understood Jay, if I had time to give a one-month notice I would have, but I had to get out of there quickly. I would think [but of course be wrong] that the month I paid for in July when I was not even in there would kind of work as a notice. Managements DID know why I came home and I made it clear around the 20th of July that I wouldn't be coming back.

I would think under the circumstances, which I laid out for them in detail and even included a service card from the local newspaper for my ex-wife, along with a scan of my passport, that these guys would be nice and understanding about things. As usual, TIT

Good luck dont let them off easily as that just gives them a green light to do this again.

As I said, I am retired; this is literally just the first step of many and I won't leave these guys alone until I get that money, I have plenty of time.

Why are there so many scammers involved in property here?

Honestly, I was going to start a thread with a title similar to this, but I know a lot of the sponsors for this forum are real estate companies.

So that may not go over so well with the management here. But for sure, I noticed it this past year when I moved into the Pattaya/Jomtien area; seems as though many of the farangs who operate down there are short on scruples and large on greed.

Oddly enough, I spent 2006-2012 on Koh Phangan - of all places - and never had an issue; in fact, my last landlord down there was from Germany and was a really nice guy.

These guys......jeeesh, they have photos on their website of them accepting some kind of half-arse awards from the local chamber of commerce; I wonder if those chamber people would still be giving them awards if they knew they basically ripped off their customers?

Quick backstory here, and no names as I know the mods wouldn't like that;

Been going to Thailand for 12 high seasons now, spent this past one in Jomtien. Was planning to stay longer this time and was on a one-way ticket. I am 52 years old and retired.

On June 25th I got the awful news that my Ex-wife, and the mother of my 2 grown children, had tragically passed on. Only 48 years old.

Naturally my kids were devastated and I told them I'd be home asap, to Boston USA. I needed to tie up some loose ends before I left and also {I thought} maintain my apartment.

Booked a flight, got all my gear ready, and gave the rent money for July and my apartment keys to a mate from Scotland; he dutifully paid the 16K on the first of July, the day I arrived back in Boston, and also paid for my internet and electric and water to maintain my residency.

I called their office that day and spoke to the Thai office manager. She offered me sympathy, and agreed that my rent was paid and I told her I'd likely see her in August.

Once I got back here to the states I realized there was no way I could leave. My 22-year old daughter especially is really lost right now, her best friend in the world is gone. I can't, in good conscience, leave this area to go back there and anyway I wasn't getting anything done and being a beach bum gets old.

On July 20th I called the lady and told her my story. Since my lease had long expired {It ran November to May, then I was doing month-to-month}I figured it would be no issue getting my deposit back, which is 32,000 baht. Before the first of August my Scottish mate cleaned up the place, removed anything I had accumulated over the winter, turned in the keys and paid my remaining bills for electric and water, etc, which were minimal. Even with the cleaning fee [1000 baht] and any remaining incidentals, these people owe me 30K baht and now they are avoiding me and not replying to my emails or phone calls, etc..... extremely frustrating.

2 farangs run the place - I have written to both direcly and spoken to one on the phone, 8 days ago - and their attitude is probably "why should we pay that back, we will never see him again." Super nice guys.

If it was 5 or 10K baht, I'd let it slide; but 30K? That's almost a thousand U.S. and I could really use that! And, frankly, it's mine; the lease was long over and they are basically stealing my money at this point.

Is this common? Do I have any recourse, outside of hiring a lawyer which would likely eat up most of the 30K?

Any thoughts or help appreciated, Thanks

Working doing what?

Just wondering.

Bar man probably.

Had a mate that did it in Phuket. Not everyone knows or cares as much as TV members about work permits

I asked the same question and some pleb jumped to the same assumption in the closed thread. Ever thought that what he was doing might be connected to what happened? There isnt much info. Very sad.

well, I don't want to make assumptions either but I have seen with my own eyes what a hard lifestyle "the scene" can be to a lot of these kids. Lots of late nights [every night, really] and lots of alcohol involved, and oftentimes drugs as well.

AGAIN, not saying this young man was doing those things, just stating the fact that a lot of young kids do.

So who is more screwed, this guy from Sweden or his homeless compatriot?

Always sad when a person decides to end the life (unless to avoid being caught over a serious crime maybe).

I fail to understand what his native country has to do with it.

You are apparently unaware that many TV posters love to ridicule Americans for no apparent reason.

Imagine how sad ones life must be if they can't enjoy it without an alcohol buzz?

Kudos on the ingeniousness of pointing. If she hadn't pointed, people might have thought it was the Indian looking copper on the right.

A Thai with a 70's-style porno mustache; extremely rare.

That 198kg of cannabis would bring a lot of stress relief to many people.

Hard to believe that lightweight plant is still illegal here - or anywhere for that matter.

Sangsom with coke, then beat up the wife and cause auto crashes? Good!

A little weed which makes people more mellow and never harms anyone? Bad!

Sangsom with coke, then beat up the wife and cause auto crashes?

Is that what your weekend looks like?? have fun....

They should be tough on drugs, especially with the foreigners.

Why? Why? And why?!!

Deaw makes a very good point which you have clearly missed. Marijuana is harmless, alcohol is extremely damaging. And why on earth should "they" be tougher on foreigners. Explain yourself, please.

Yeah, that guy seems unable to pick up on sarcasm.

I say "Sangsom and cokes and beat up the wife and get in a car crash'' and he thinks that is really what I do on the weekends; sigh.

Fact is, it's what a LOT of men do in this country; not all, but a lot. But Sangsom - which, lets face it, is basically one step up from floor cleaner - is perfectly legal and any 10-year old kid can go get it at the 7. Weed? Get caught with a few grams and it's as serious as if you were holding Ice or Yaba. Not getting it.

Ya' think maybe by age 53 this guy would have decided to stop doing meth?

And not caught just once, but twice. A year or 2 in the klink should straighten up this tosser.

Strewth...Aussies would be annoyed to read Tullynagardy's view.

Probably.....but then again, maybe some of them shouldn't go around calling people names and denigrating them, then offering in defense "oh, you just don't understand the Aussie sense of humor, mate!"

RE this thread; skip both of those over-crowded, traffic-filled cesspools and go to Phangan.

Why, when I made a similar post about being happy because I possess a type 'O' Visa and won't have to worry about the new rules for Visa renewals, I was shot down by numerous people for being just another arrogant American?

This guy is happy about securing a retirement Visa for another year; shouldn't the TV haters be out in full-force declaring their undying hatred for the guy?

Come on keyboard warriors, no one in Thailand is supposed to be happy while YOU'RE miserable, you're slipping!

I don't live in Pattaya, and I am only 51 and in somewhat-decent health, but I've often thought that if I died in my sleep no one would know for days.........surely the same or more than this guy. I have lots of friends but they don't babysit me and sometimes I go 3 or 4 days or even a week before I cross paths with anyone I know really well. Plus where I live there is no maid service, and I have no GF or wife, so who would find me? It would take many days before the smell got bad enough for the few neighbors on the 6th floor to notify reception.

I'd like to think the guys whom I do Quiz Night with every Monday night would say "Hey, where is Deaw?" and send over a search party, but by then I would be as ripe as this poor old man. R.I.P.

Well you know what they say Deaw, if your good at quizzes you tend to have no common sense!!! Get yourself some Harpic haze buddy.

Who says if you are good at quizzes you tend to have no common sense? Utter rubbish and a generalisation, typical of many of the persons that post on Thai visa.

Some people feel sorry for losers like him who sit back and just wait to pounce on some post they don't like on Thai Visa, because their lives are so empty and pointless otherwise. But I don't feel bad for them at all, I think they are pathetic and yes, they are legend on this website.

A truly sad lot with no lives outside being angry keyboard warriors.

R.I.P

At least he died living the dream and not in some lonely UK shizhole.

Living a dream is some sleazy shizhole in Sunee Plaza, all alone and nobody knew for 3 days and then only because of the smell? You call that living the dream? Warped.

I don't live in Pattaya, and I am only 51 and in somewhat-decent health, but I've often thought that if I died in my sleep no one would know for days.........surely the same or more than this guy. I have lots of friends but they don't babysit me and sometimes I go 3 or 4 days or even a week before I cross paths with anyone I know really well. Plus where I live there is no maid service, and I have no GF or wife, so who would find me? It would take many days before the smell got bad enough for the few neighbors on the 6th floor to notify reception.

I'd like to think the guys whom I do Quiz Night with every Monday night would say "Hey, where is Deaw?" and send over a search party, but by then I would be as ripe as this poor old man. R.I.P.