No1Farang

I'm sure this was all about Finnair not understanding the rules covering retirement visas. The issue was resolved after a phone call to the embassy. At no time was insurance mentioned.

Trouble at airport - onward ticket I am flying this week from London to Bangkok via Doha with Qatar on a one way ticket. Earlier this week my friend went London to Bangkok via Helsinki with Finnair on a one way ticket and he had a problem. We both have non imm O/A retirement visas which are annually extended. And the Thai embassy has always said you don't need an onward ticket out of Thailand. The Finnair transfer staff at Helsinki did a full document check (so what was the point of the Thailand Pass, but that is another issue) and told by friend he could not board as he did not have an onward ticket out of Thailand. Fortunately there was sufficient time for several phone calls and eventually it was agreed he could board. Finnair has got this completely wrong. My question is has anybody had a similar experience with Qatar? I want to be prepared!

The hotel quoted 1,300 Baht for a one way transfer. Booking.com is 620 Baht. I've now checked and booked with Booking .com I guess you are the sort of guy that is happy to pay double for everything you do? Maybe you could post a picture of yourself so we could all have a good laugh

Thanks for useful info. Think I'll use Booking.com

Just about to come to Phuket for the first time in several years. What is the going rate for an airport taxi to Patong? I don't mind paying the correct price but need to know if i'm being rolled over!

How did you get a flight ticket without paying? I'm not aware of any airlines that will issue a ticket before payment. I know some agents will hold your booking for a couple of days before payment but that is not a ticket. Please explain

Just got my Pass and QR code, I went through all the hassle of using different browsers and email addresses. The application site rejets PDF's so I Changed all PDF's into Jpegs and downsized to be below the limit. My QR code arrived as a PDF !!!!!!

I have made several attempts. I'm using a Macbook pro and Google chrome browser. I could not get past the first page using Google chrome so I tried Safari which is already in the system for a Mac. With safari I got past the first page but I could not drag and drop or browse and upload my passport page. Having read this forum somebody had success using Microsoft Edge browser. So I downloaded that and could not open the browser. So I thought I would try Firefox. I downloaded that and started my application. Including leaving a space after my passport number. At the end I got the "Success and grenn tick" quickly followed by the email confirming my registration and to wait for up to 7 days for the result and presumably a QR code. So far I have tried about 10 times to fill the form using four different browsers and the space after the passport number and have got a success. But until i get the result I have to sit and wait like the other 65,000 applications

Question. I read that the document JPEGs must be a maximum size os 2,000k. Is this for each document or collectively for all six documents

I think you mean the Lamai Wanta which has now been renamed the Hive. The net has been removed. It was there 2 weeks ago but last time I walked the beach it had gone

In Samui the New Nordic Group started a development in two phases totalling about 270 units. I was reliably told by one of the managers that they had sold all but 3 units. The first phase is structurally complete but not all windows aircons etc have been fitted. The second phase is only just above ground level. All work stopped in Nov 2019 which was before covid had been invented. I understand the company is bankrupt and they have just abandoned the development thus leaving an ugly reminder to their incompetence. I'm not sure which is worst. The nearly complete blocks painted orange or the concrete pillars just above ground level. For those who put life savings in for a retirement home I feel sorry for. But those that bought as an investment were fools. They should have read the small print first. Things that are too good to be true usually aren't true.