XGM

2 hours ago, thailandsgreat said:

Weep hai noi kaap.

 

Weep is pronounced like this. It is written with thai f but I wonder if Thai people don't often use p at the end?

 

https://en.bab.la/pronunciation/thai/เวฟ

Yes, "wef" is how Thais would pronounce "wave". Thais don't switch "F"s to "P"s at the end of the word.

2 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Do they not always ask? All I ever have to do is shake my head yes or no.

I guess some do and others don't.

On 7/24/2023 at 7:49 AM, thailandsgreat said:

For some reason I wasn't understood when I today asked to heat food in 7/11. I then asked in English how a Thai person would say it. A lot of misunderstanding and chaos erupted before they told me I should say "weep pai noi kaap".

 

Just use the word "wave" (short for microwave) as a verb. "Wave krup" or "Kho wave krup" (a bit more polite).

In the past there was such a feature, very convenient when repeating recent transactions, either with the same amount or a different one. Sometimes it was available and at other times it wasn't (looked kind of random, I never managed to figure out in which cases). Recently, this feature is absent altogether. Anyone else has the same issue? solution?

5 hours ago, Neeranam said:

We got in at the right time for sure. I applied Dec 2017 and got my ID card Dec 2020. ???? 

Kind of discouraging that a total of 3 years from application to completion is now considered amazingly fast...

On 1/31/2022 at 6:04 AM, DrJoy said:

Sure they will speed up for you , when u pay THB 500,000/- (Hard Cash)

@Arkady
@yankee99
Reading this, I wasn't sure if it's a joke or not (I now realize it was). BTW, didn't read it as a bribe, programs such as Elite Visa charge millions per piece for example, so who knows.

50 minutes ago, DrJoy said:

@onthemoon is waiting from April 2020, 3yrs + wait

 

She has just applied this year, at this rate you can imagine when she may be called for an MOI interview !

I recall you mentioned somewhere that they expedite it for 500,000 baht. Was that a serious comment or a humorous one...?

On 7/25/2023 at 4:04 AM, khunPer said:

apart from functions as a board member-director.

I believe acting as a director might also be deemed as work and require a WP, strictly speaking. As for only owning shares in a company, of course, no WP required.

@Arkady Understood. BTW is there a difference in processing time between applying using the PR route vs. the marriage route? And to follow on that - for those who don't have PR, is there any advantage of any kind (not necessarily time related) of applying for that first and then applying for citizenship? I guess that in the event of a divorce an application based on marriage will not be worth much - does being a parent of a Thai child change that?

On 7/21/2023 at 1:04 AM, onthemoon said:

MOI received my docs in April 2020. I was told last year that I should expect to be interviewed early this year.

Is that kind of timeline normal now?

On 7/20/2023 at 9:22 AM, Arkady said:

Although my application category was later changed to PR, when I first applied I was classified as married

That's interesting, could you elaborate on this? what was the reason for the change and what was the procedure for that?

On 7/19/2023 at 7:15 PM, khongaeng said:

 Supposedly you are supposed to get 5 points if you are on a house registration for 5 years, but they did not give me those points even though I was on a yellow book for 5 years.  You do not need to be registered for a minimum amount of time (if you are married to a Thai). I think the points in the residency section are geared towards Permanent Residents.

Got it. If I had any thoughts of getting registered and waiting 5 years to apply - not any more.

28 minutes ago, Arkady said:

A useful exercise is to read the Nationality Act in Thai with a translation at hand to note down all the key words. Since this vocab is repeated over and over in the text, it will eventually sink in as you read.

Great practical advice, thank you.

2 hours ago, DrJoy said:

If not married to a Thai, you have to sing Thai National Anthem, Royal Anthem from memory, in a clear precise tone.

I am married to a Thai, but since I am not registered in any Tabien baan I want to explore any other possibilities to gain more points. I speak Thai on a daily basis for many years but my vocabulary is rather limited to the topics I normally discuss. I don't know how to evaluate my level. It is way higher than what the average expat can produce but that's not really a very high standard to compare oneself to. As for reading, I can read short and simple texts when I am familiar with the vocabulary (knowing the context helps a lot as well). Absolute zero in writing.

I don't know the anthems but I assume that shouldn't be terribly hard to learn with some help.

14 hours ago, Dogmatix said:

Re level of Thai required it is intermediate level Thai. You need to be able hold a reasonable conversation and answer questions. If you are applying without a Thai spouse, you need to be able to sing the National and Royal anthems unaccompanied and handle an interview of about 10 minutes by yourself at the MOI- if married to a Thai your are interviewed with your spouse who may help you.  Reading and writing is not required but you may offer to do the reading and writing tests to get more points.  Knowledge of the Thai language is only an absolute requirement, if you don't have a Thai spouse but it is hard to get through the process without being able to communicate in Thai at all and you may need the points allocated for Thai language.

Anthems: should the applicant sing it all "from memory" or can a piece of paper with the lyrics be used?

Reading and writing tests: are there example texts / questions available anywhere to get an idea about the difficulty level?

Is there a summary of the current requirements and the main steps that one needs to go through? the specifics of the points system for each type of criteria, level of Thai required to gain this or that amount of points, salary (I see that this point was actually covered in a recent post) etc?

Undoubtedly there's tonnes of useful information in this thread but reading through 270+ pages is challenging.

Keep all the incorporation documents, company's "nangsue lablong", VAT registration and basically every document apart from ongoing day to day operations. Originals. Make your own backups. With some initial assistance, it is really not that hard to know what's what.

I also recommend going over the monthly documents as well - withholding tax forms etc. Those forms may appear illegible but they are the same each month so you only need to learn the structure once.

On 6/30/2023 at 10:59 PM, Neeranam said:

It's worth getting the Yellow Housebook, that some farang call Tabien Baan.

By getting that, and some other things, I got a Thai ID card. 

I assume you mean gaining points for citizenship application. Will be interested to hear more. Did you post your experiences here? I noticed a long 2007 thread of another poster on this topic but I guess things might have changed since then.

On 6/16/2023 at 7:08 AM, XGM said:

Didn't try it yet, will need to do such a transfer soon enough, will post here.

To follow up on that, Krungsri's App now has an additional stage before approving larger payments. The App directs the user to a screen in which a selfie is taken and only then approves the payment.

Thai-French beef (some pieces sold on Makro, also from the farms) is good and not very expensive. Other than that, I buy imported beef, mainly Australian / NZ. BigC / Foodland / local importers. But yes, good beef in Thailand is expensive. Can you take standard Thai beef and make it tender? sure you can. As a stew for example. But not as a steak. Marinades won't do the trick. Tenderloin could be an exception though as it could be tender enough even in the normal Thai beef.

On 4/14/2023 at 6:17 AM, DJ54 said:

pork ribs … boil

Don't. Best will be to smoke them in a smoker. Don't have one - use indirect heat on a grill. No grill? Cook in an oven. No oven? forget about ribs. Boiling ruins the texture.

On 6/15/2023 at 3:50 AM, scubascuba3 said:

so you can do greater than 50k transfers to other thai accounts? tried it?

Didn't try it yet, will need to do such a transfer soon enough, will post here.

Went to Krungsri in Central Festival today. The clerk checked my account and told me "you already take photo" (probably when opening the account a few years ago?). That's it.

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

What reminded me was my Krungsri app having a full page disclosure in English (good clear English) saying go to a branch, now if it wasn't for foreigners why would they do that

I got the same krungsri notification on every login during the last month, did nothing, and today I got another page asking me to update my address in the app (no idea if that's related at all). After updating my address, I get no more notifications regarding the photo verification. Might pop in to a Krungsri branch if I'm near one to see if anything else is needed.