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Any latest info about how much days before the expiration date (of the Non-O, in my case), one can go to Immigration? Is it still about 1 week, or do they grant the 30 days as it should be nowadays? (I guess I know the answer already, but who knows, miracles do happen sometimes.....).

12 hours ago, khunPer said:

I only know what I wrote in post #118...

...and what PoorSucker explained. From that It seems like everybody need to go downstairs and register anyway.

But apparently you can do so when going for the extension, so do it at the same time, I guess?

Hi,

 

I have an automatic payment for the PEA invoice every month from my Krungsri bank account, but want to change that to another bank. To arrange this, do I just need to go to the nearest PEA office? Or are visits to the respective banks also required?

 

Thanks!

On 10/1/2018 at 1:05 PM, khunPer said:

Thanks, I'm my own landlord, and I have already registered my TM30 on the Internet, as landlords shall do with all foreign guests, and I also do when friends are visiting. But I'll bring a blanco TM30, just in case, when I'm up for extension later this month...????

As for the TM30 requirement: what if you are not your own landlord, but you have a Thai landlord and (thus) a rental agreement, do you then still need to fill in this TM30 form (and if yes, when? and for the whole family?), or is that the landlord's obligation to do?

1 hour ago, johng said:

Well then I'd also be watching the tide too...if it doesn't flush well at high tide and ok at low tide.

Unfortunately the good and no-so-good flushing schedule is not that regular....

7 hours ago, Crossy said:

Just throwing in some alternative ideas.

 

Does your septic have a vent? (and is it clear) I'm thinking more of a pressure build-up in the tank rather than a vacuum in the soil pipe.

 

Try flushing with the lid off the septic (care with kids and pets).

 

Does the septic flow into a drain field or (like ours) a local water course, does the level in said water course collate with flushing issues (covering the outlet and causing pressure build-up).

Thanks for your input, this is indeed very helpful, because it made me think of an alternative (which I should have considered before, but the situation around our house is a bit unusual...). We live right at the beach. The bathroom wall of our house is facing the beach, and the toilet venting pipe is going outside the house, seaside. (It is protected by a few palm trees and some vegetation, but not overgrown, I always make sure of that). Now, on the 'land-side' of the house there is a garden, where is an old cesspit. I never gave that much thought, but I suddenly realized it could be the overflow of the septic. The venting pipe of that old cesspit was indeed overgrown with vegetation (ivy sneaked into it), I just cleared it. So, now we will watch closely what happens with the flushing the next few hours/days....

2 hours ago, livram said:

Same problem at my house with fairly new toilet. We have a cesspit and it seems a combination of problems.

1. Check level of receiving tank. If full get it drained. This is our main problem but unfortunately needs to be done monthly.

 

2. The reason it doesn't flush good in the morning is that you may have a slow leak in your toilet filling your receiving tank or inlet valve/ball set incorrectly causing overflow. Before going to bed turn off the inlet valve to the toilet. Check in morning to see if tank level has gone done. We have such a problem with limescale that I finally ditched the ball float and installed a one piece Fluidmaster Inlet valve from HomePro for 800 baht. Fewer problems.

 

3. When we have heavy rain it causes us a problem because the rain fills the receiving tank.

Thanks for sharing. We don't have slow leak in the toilet so that is not our problem. No cesspit here, but septic tank.

An additional thought/question: should there be water in the vent pipe in the first place, or is that normal?

9 minutes ago, mahjongguy said:

Just in case, let me add:  western toilets won't work well if the drain is built below floor level in the way that is traditional for squat toilets. The drain pipe should rise above the floor enough to use a wax seal.

The drain is certainly not build that way. But then again, how to explain why it (irregularly, sometimes even a week in a row or so), flushes really good? And how to ensure to have the wax seal? Completely rebuild the drain pipe/system towards the septic tank I suppose?

40 minutes ago, Caiman said:

Flushing OK with a bucket could also indicate a heavily scaled toilet rim slowing water entering the bowl. Many videos on YouTube.

 

 

I have seen those videos, but this toilet is only about 1 year old. We had it replaced last year because the previous one did not work good....

1 hour ago, johng said:

Seems to me the more leaks you have the less vacuum you would have ?

the receiving tank could be full and  overflowing slowly  when it gets back down to the overflow level  toilet will flush ok for a while  then be full up again and almost flood the bowl.

If that were the case, the flushing and not-flushing should be more regular (imho), for instance you would expect that it flushes ok when first used in the morning after a nights rest. That is not the case however, this morning it hardly flushed the first 3 times or so, then with nr 4, suddenly a very good flush. That puzzles me...

3 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

How full is the receiving tank ? is it possible its near full and this is slowing down the out-flow ?

If so, how then could the toilet flush sometimes really good (especially when using a bucket)? I suspect this is mainly a vacuum issue, but I could be wrong of course ????

Hi all,

 

We have a long-time toilet issue (the flushing is not ok), and we, finally, may have found the cause. So this topic is to check if I am right, and what we might be able to do about it.

 

Our toilet is not flushing well. That is to say: sometimes it flushes perfectly, but more often then not, the bowl almost overflows when flushing, then the water goes down slowly. When we throw in a bucket, it almost always flushes ok though. The flushing mechanism is working ok. We thought to have found the cause, when we discovered a little leak behind the toilet in the bathroom, where the venting pipe is leaving the toilet to go outside the house. We sealed that off, toilet is not leaking in the bathroom anymore. But now we just discovered that the venting pipe outside the house is leaking water as well when we flush. Water (just a little bit) is coming out between where the venting pipe comes out of the house and the wall, while you can hear a gurgling sound. We never spotted this, because there is a lot of vegetation on that side of the house (the pipe is not blocked though, the end of it is clear).

 

So... could this leaking of the venting pipe be the cause of the flushing issues? And if yes, what can we do about it? Would it be sufficient to seal off the leaking spot with some concrete (not the end of the pipe of course!), or do we need to replace the entire venting pipe? Or something else?

 

Thanks a lot in advance for your thoughts on this!

The transfer posted to my U.S. bank account in 6 hours from clicking the transmit button in my Krungsri ibanking....and actually just two hours after Krungsri approved the transfer 4 hours later.

Thanks for your very extensive answer! Do I understand you correctly that you just used iBanking for effectuating the transfer (I use Krungsri too)? In other words, you did not have to go the a branch office for all kinds of paperwork? Because that was my understanding until now.


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Hi,

 

We have a Thai bank account with quite some money on it (we are on the Non-O retirement extension, so each year we need to put at least 800,000 baht on the account for the yearly extension requirement), but as it turns out, we may have to leave Thailand several months before the expiration date of our extension. If that happens, there will still be a considerable amount of money on our Thai bank account. Is it possible to just transfer the money back to our (European) bank account, or does this require more then that? (Note: we have never wired money back to Europe before).

 

Thanks in advance for your thoughts and tips on this.

On 8/17/2018 at 2:31 PM, ubonjoe said:

Only you could change to a non immigrant visa at immigration since you will qualify for a extension of stay based upon retirement by showing the required financial proof.

One more question about this @ubonjoe. When converting the tourist into a non-immigrant (based on retirement), I understand you need to show the required financial proof. Is that the 'financial proof' the same as the 800,000 baht requirement I suppose? And if so, can that financial proof be on a foreign (Dutch) bank account, or does it have to be in Thailand on a Thai bank account already, just as when one applies for the extension of stay based on retirement?

9 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Only you could change to a non immigrant visa at immigration since you will qualify for a extension of stay based upon retirement by showing the required financial proof.

Thanks for clarifying, much appreciated!

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

No 

I meant going of the country to get the non-o visa at nearby embassy or consulate.

Immigration does not do a conversion to a non immigrant visa for a family member of a person on an extension of stay based upon retirement.

I see. And if we would both enter on a tourist visa, could we both convert then into the non-O, or does then the same rule apply as you just explained?

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

You could contact the embassy at the Haque about it.

Shown here at number 1 but they left 15 off which is for others that a retirement extension is under. http://www.thaiembassy.org/hague/th/services/76474-Non-Immigrant-Visa-O-(others).html

Or she could get a tourist visa and then go to a nearby embassy or consulate to get the the non-o without a problem.

Do you mean to get the tourist visa and convert it into a Non-O at the local immigration office?

6 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

That is not correct. You wife can get a non-o visa for her being a member of your family.

Shown on their website here. http://www.royalthaiconsulateamsterdam.nl/index.php/en/visa-service/non-immigrant-visa-english

Yes, I know. But it was refused nevertheless. Of course I can go back and complain about it, but it will be the same guy answering me. We are lucky that my wife will be 50 herself pretty soon (and before we will fly back to Thailand), but this is not correct, I agree.

3 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Completely wrong info on a baiting unofficial website set up by a law firm.

Here is some official info. https://www.immigration.go.th/content/service_20

 

Thanks again. But as I stated in my previous post, I was refused a Non-Immigrant O for my wife this morning at the Royal Thai Consulate in Amsterdam, as she is not yet 50 (but will be next month). Very strange, as we both got our Non-Immigrant O's from the same consulate a few years ago. I was told we both have to meet the financial requirements before we will get our visas.

2 minutes ago, OJAS said:

This is not an official site but one of a bunch of so-called "immigration lawyers" who clearly don't have a clue as to what they are talking about!

That might be so, but I just returned from the Royal Thai Consulate in Amsterdam, where I was refused a Non-Immigrant O visum for my wife, I was told I have to wait until she will be 50 years old. Luckily, that date is just before we will be flying to Bangkok, so we will probably get the Non-Immigrant visas before departure, but I am worrying now about what will happen when we show up for the extension at the Immigration office.

Thanks for your quick answer! I understand what you are saying, but how do I interpret what is written here then?

 

"Please take note, that if you and your wife are both aged 50 and above, each should meet the requirement, this requirement will not be presented as couples. Yet, if your wife has not reached the age of 50, she can act as your dependent."

 

http://www.thaiembassy.com/faq/retirement-requirements-with-a-wife.php

The last few years our family (that is besides myself my Dutch wife and our child) has been living in Thailand, based on retirement. My wife was not yet 50 years old in those years, so the yearly extensions for my wife were based on dependency (we wrote "stay with husband" on the extension application). Now this fall, she will be 50 years old at the time we have to do our yearly extension (we will re-enter Thailand soon with renewed visa).

 

My question: as for the financial requirements, can we still proceed as we did before? That is to say, with an amount of at least 800,000 baht in our Thai bank account? Or, since my wife will be 50 years old herself this time, does this mean we need to double that amount to 800,000 baht each? 

Yes, I know, but flying to my home country, straight from Bangkok, would not be a problem I think.


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