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3 minutes ago, Tony M said:

I don't see it. When I open on Line, it opens with the first pic,  And when I click on menu, it adds the emojis !!!

 

 

Click on the bottom-left rectangle that's labelled "Check visa result"

2 hours ago, KhaoNiaw said:

If they're sending him to the "Police Forensic Science Center" it's for a police records check not just getting fingerprints on file. 

That's right. But one would imagine that if Immigration has the fingerprints on file they'd be able to ask corresponding data from the police on their own, or have any such data linked to their system... Otherwise how would they stop those with local criminal records at the border?

1 hour ago, 1happykamper said:

Meanwhile the real bad guys are laughing

Exactly. Those with criminal background won't even bother doing visa extensions, they'd just overstay forever and if / when they are caught they'll find a way to crawl back in.

3 hours ago, david555 said:

Might be they have only there the fingerprint scanner to check.....

My guess? makes it easier to provide more work to the agents when it's further away.

3 hours ago, Tony M said:

I have Chonburi Immigration as a "friend, but cannot get any other info.  Where is this page found ?

Do you see it when you click on "chat"? Otherwise, in the chat window, click on "Menu" at the bottom.

31 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

"Check Visa's Result" sounds promising (if it works).

"The results should be announced on the due date or after the due date"...

1 minute ago, patman30 said:

maybe his are not due to being on extensions for 8 years

Last time I entered the country it was on a Re-entry permit, via Phuket, 2 years ago.

17 minutes ago, Tony M said:

Did you, by any chance, get the URL for the Line account ?  

I don't, she had my wife scan the QR code on the sign. Did she not make you do that? I wonder if all that is a brand new procedure or just in my case.

13 hours ago, blackcab said:

1. Convince a house master to include you in a yellow TB for their property

I heard this term several times but not really clear about it. Who exactly is the "house master"? Is he/she so defined in a blue TB?

- When a foreigner buys a condo, I understand the blue Tabien Baan (let's denote it by TB) is issued but without their name on it. Does it mean nobody is listed as resident?

- If a Thai company owns a property (be it a condo or a house), how is the blue TB handled, and can a Yellow TB be issued to a foreigner in this case?

- What are the options to get a yellow TB without owning a property?

6 hours ago, domdom said:

I imagine I must change the address on car book and maybe driving license..

Must is a strong word.

Bought my car in Chiang Mai, paid the yearly tax in Pattaya twice, didn't change address and didn't change plates (still driving with original CM plates), no issues. DL is also from CM.

Oh, except not getting traffic tickets by mail, if there are any ????

On 5/20/2023 at 6:04 PM, kokesaat said:

Or, people will speak in the third person

In some cases this freaks me out, for example, retired school teachers who still refer to themselves as "Ajahn" years after they stopped teaching and when talking to people that never have been and never will be their students.

On 5/20/2023 at 2:12 PM, KhaoNiaw said:

people also look for ways to avoid 'I'.

Can you expand on the reasons for that? trying to be less assertive? Even the mention of "I" is considered somewhat vulgar or forward?

On 5/18/2023 at 11:04 PM, Lorry said:

Correct.

When in love, what a Thai whispers into the ear of his/her partner is just "rak" or "rak xxx", xxx being the nickname of the partner, e.g. "rak Kai".

Or just "rak na"

1 hour ago, Lorry said:

เขา for "I" is even more intimate, said by females to close female friends or to a boyfriend. In youth language it is also used by men.

I was corrected, apparently the right word in this case should be เค้า rather than เขา ?

Heard the word เรา being used various times when the speaker clearly refers to himself / herself and not to some plural "we". When is that a correct usage?

Similar question about เขา when used as "I" instead of the standard "he" or "she", and also ตัวเอง that apparently can be used as both "you" / "yourself" as well as "I" / "Me" ?!

2 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:

I guessed that that was what he meant, it is not surprising that the only foreign identity document accepted is the passport as the veracity of other documents is far more difficult to verify and so is unnecessary. That was why I made the point, rather strongly, that a Thai ID, pink card, is often or even usually is also accepted so that is an alternative unchanging number.

Yes, I referred to the ID from my country, but your reply is actually interesting. In which cases did you experience the pink card being accepted and when wasn't it the case?

On 5/13/2023 at 12:29 AM, Ralf001 said:

The forum has a search function..... amazing Thailand !!

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/697747-port-my-ais-number-to-dtac-how/

Thanks. It is also amazing (with or without exclamation marks) that the current thread already involves more people commenting and sharing their current experiences, discussing types of sims (a point I didn't even think to inquire about) and more - all that, quite a positive outcome (if you don't mind me saying so) of starting this new thread.

By the way, one of the people in the linked thread commented "if the passport number and/or name you provided to DTAC do not make an exact match with what the AIS computer has, the process can (probably will) fail.". That can actually be an issue. In my country, a new passport is being issued (either there or by the embassy here), with a new passport number, when the previous one has expired. My citizen ID number obviously always stays the same, but this number isn't used by authorities in Thailand.

On 5/13/2023 at 12:22 AM, NextG said:

The procedure may be different with regard to whether it is Postpaid or Prepaid. 
Usually you begin with generating a code and then taking that code to a service centre of the network to which to port. But that might not work with a passport number as the system is set up to work with Thai ID card numbers. 
To generate the code, you would enter *151*thirteendigitIDnumber# then to press the Call key on your phone keyboard. The code should arrive via SMS. Use that code within 30 days or it will expire. 

My AIS sim is Prepaid. Had it for years. I guess I should just head to a DTAC shop. I just don't want downtime or any mishaps with the transition, these days losing a phone number is a real issue when so many services rely on them for verification.

11 minutes ago, MJCM said:

Other way round, OP has to go to the DTAC shop

 

but question for the OP do you know that DTAC is soon to be TRUE?

 

That is the reason I switched from Dtac to AIS and I was a customer for almost 9 years

I was not aware of that. But what's the issue with DTAC being owned by TRUE? And BTW how would you compare the internet quality now that you moved?

Is it possible and if so what is the procedure?

23 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

It's a nnice area too, to sit on the beach eat and drink after training?

I guess it is, but I work out almost every day (including during heavy traffic times such as weekends, long holidays etc) and prefer something closer.

5 hours ago, PJ71 said:

Seens as no one has answered your questionn, i will.

 

Be hard pressed to beat Muscle factory onn Pratumnak, might be a bit hot for some.

Thanks, I looked them up, impressive, but quite far from me.