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  1. On 2/11/2024 at 2:19 PM, iforget said:

    Arick, how long have you been in Thailand? Where do you do your extension of stay? 

     

    I've lived in Thailand for 25 years and you're wrong. I'm not talking <deleted> or <deleted>. The rules often change. And the rules can vary from one province to another.

     

    When I first came here no-one in Phuket was required to do 90-day reports. Then the rules changed. Immigration first introduced the bank book requirement a few years after that as a way of rooting out farang khee nok, who had less than the required minimum B800k in the bank.


    Some people got around this by borrowing B800k the day before the 90 report, then paying it back (with interest) the next day, after reporting.

     

    Immigration got wise to this fairly quickly and demanded proof of B800k two months before extension of stay and 3 months after.

     

    So when you go to extend your one-year, you have to get statements from your bank, covering the 2 months before, showing you have B800k+ right through that period.

     

    They also usually required you to go to the Immi office in person to do your next 90 day report and show them the bank book, updated on the day, to prove you still had a record of B800k+ over the 5 months. That stopped people borrowing, as the interest would be too much of a burden.

     
    That's what happened the past three times that I went to Srisaket Immi office to renew my stay.

     

    In my original post I was trying to find out whether the "no bank book required" applied countrywide or just in Phuket. I suspect the new "no bank book" requirement in Phuket is an attempt for them to unclog their office. But I don't know.

     

    But so far no one has responded with their location, so their answers are not useful. They're particularly useless when delivered with insults.

     

    So if you want to contribute to this conversation, please state where you do your extension of stay. That would be useful to other people. And behave like an adult.
     

    I am not in a 800,000 in the bank for retirement! Poor you 

  2. On 2/8/2024 at 7:03 AM, ChipButty said:

    That Dengue fever is not funny, I've had it twice first time they kept me in hospital, rip off merchants, the second time I stayed home, 

    Why do they need to take blood test every day? 

    Make sure you have loads of water and eat plenty of Khao Tom, rice porridge soup, 

    Imagine all the rice soup leaking out inside your body 

  3. 7 hours ago, NativeBob said:

    yes and no. 
    Yes: my son collapsed in dep.store and we went to St. Louis Hospital. 5 days under dripper (basic solution nothing special). Every morning (6AM) strange student from local college came to take a blood sample. Why? Maybe study? cost 28.000 THB.
    He recovered himself.
    No: I didn't. It is your immune system that fights Dengue. You just sit and wait until its over. 

    PS: I saw a little girl in our kindergarten after Dengue - she lost so much weight that turn her into a shadow. Literally. So skinny!

    PPS: few years later I got it again. Same suffering and weakness, same change of taste.

    Vitamins don't do much. Its only your immune system fights it. And common sense to avoid places with stale water and pure luck.

    28,000 baht for blood test?

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  4. 11 hours ago, happysoul said:

    Saw that in Chiang Mai Ram the other day. It's for a Dengue vaccine. Wonder if it works ? Anybody know something about it ?

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    Doesn't work.  Or if it does just for a couple of months.   not recommended.  That what I get from reading the scientific papers. 

    The private hospitals are just offering it for the money or to get rid of old stock.

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  5. 19 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

    The family could consider a cremation now and funeral of the ashes (I don't know the name of this) later, maybe months later.

     

    My parents died at Covid times, and I couldn't go there at that time. I didn't worry much about it. They were dead and my presence wouldn't make any difference. 

    The Will won't wait !

  6. 10 minutes ago, garzhe said:

    No mention of a license in the article but for a tourist to drive any vehicle legally in Thailand you need a license from your home country and an international driving permit from that country. I believe most tourists don't have both and bike renters will be unlikely to tell you this legal requirement. Insurers will insist that you must be driving legally otherwise they may not pay out.

    Licenses from the United Kingdom do not need an international driving license however you need a motorbike license she's only licensed to drive anything under 50cc

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