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No. Life certificates are not sent to UK addresses.
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Banks refusing to witness Life Certificates for UK Pension Service now?
hotandsticky replied to pollyog's topic in Pattaya
I told you back in May that a stamp was not required. Since that time I have witnessed 5 Life Certificates which were returned without a stamp. Guess what?.....not one was rejected! -
Banks refusing to witness Life Certificates for UK Pension Service now?
hotandsticky replied to pollyog's topic in Pattaya
Yes That is an unnecessary stamp in a box on a form that is no longer required. I have not used a stamp for over 10 years (since DWP said that a stamp was not necessary). You literally need to think outside the box! Just because outdated forms have a box for a stamp does not mean that DWP require a stamp. Have a go at them by all means for not updating their letters to reflect the relaxation in their procedures. DWP of softened the requirements gradually in recent years, first saying that anyone who can countersign a British passport application can sign a Life Certificate. More recently they have said that anyone of good standing, not related to you, can sign. I am sure that you are smart enough to understand that KannikaP is absolutely right - you might as well sign it yourself. This is just a tick box exercise and when the forms get scanned, when they are returned to Wolverhampton, nobody undertakes any due diligence - the system is simply marked that that pensioner returned the form. -
Banks refusing to witness Life Certificates for UK Pension Service now?
hotandsticky replied to pollyog's topic in Pattaya
No. I sign about 20 of these every year. Stamp not required. Join the dots from here:- https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-if-you-retire-abroad/report-a-change-in-your-circumstances https://www.gov.uk/countersigning-passport-applications -
It is a very uplifting version but obviously not better than S&G. David Draiman shouting out the lyrics at the top of his voice does not make it better than the original. As much as I do like the Disturbed copy, I frankly prefer the rendition from Tom Ball on America's Got Talent:- https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+ball+sound+of+silence&sca_esv=557708880&rlz=1C1SQJL_enTH1054TH1054&biw=1920&bih=923&sxsrf=AB5stBiWPHqE0KumdKwiC6Nn9iMah3LOZA%3A1692253907248&ei=077dZL3WDoW7hbIPk5eU6A8&oq=Youtube+Tom+Ball+America's+Got+Talent&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiJVlvdXR1YmUgVG9tIEJhbGwgQW1lcmljYSdzIEdvdCBUYWxlbnQqAggEMgoQABhHGNYEGLADMgoQABhHGNYEGLADMgoQABhHGNYEGLADMgoQABhHGNYEGLADMgoQABhHGNYEGLADMgoQABhHGNYEGLADMgoQABhHGNYEGLADMgoQABhHGNYEGLADSNUXUABYAHABeAGQAQCYAQCgAQCqAQC4AQHIAQDiAwQYACBBiAYBkAYI&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:adf73f52,vid:G2YBJGBSMjk
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Banks refusing to witness Life Certificates for UK Pension Service now?
hotandsticky replied to pollyog's topic in Pattaya
A stamp is not required for DWP life certificates. Fact. -
Can I use a Thai DL to hire a car in oz?
hotandsticky replied to advancebooking's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
I didn't know that the UK license had to be renewed every 10 years. I do now. I probably won't bother, and just rely on my Thai D/L. -
Oh well, at least I now know that I don't have a clue. Being someone’s ‘whore’ or ‘toy boy’ is undesirable in the scenario described. That is not the case with working girls in Asia. Not one of the girls has felt, to me, like a whore - as we relate to in the West - and as I would probably feel at some point in the Toy Boy scenario described above.
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How much does a Retirement Home cost in Thailand?
hotandsticky replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
You need to be rich to have 800k in the bank - or an income of 65k? Is that "rich" in your country? -
How Thai people will see us foreigners
hotandsticky replied to newbee2022's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
You can actually find big manly, and fat, women in Thailand without looking too hard. -
Would you ever marry a bar girl? If so, why?
hotandsticky replied to bob smith's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Positive Brownie points are a figment of the male imagination. It always seemed to me that Brownie points could only ever be lost....................... -
Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai announce deal to form government
hotandsticky replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Have you missed the improvements to the infrastructure? -
Overseas when non-O to be renewed
hotandsticky replied to OzMan's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I will find the Thai Immigration Bureau reference when I have time and post it up. Buriram Immigration did mine 40 days early on one occasion. In the meantime you will see 45 days referenced here from the Key Visa website:- https://www.keyvisathailand.com/services/retirement-visa-in-thailand/ How to renew your retirement visa extension Your visa extension based on retirement is valid for one year, it’s important that coming up to that time of renewal, you start to make proper plans to renew it. Currently, you can apply to renew your visa 45 days before it expires. You should renew as early as possible and not leave it to the last minute. Also Pattaya Expats Club:- https://pcec.club/Extending-Stay How early before the extension expires may I renew it? Usually you can apply for renewal from 30 to 45 days before the end of your extension period - Chonburi (Pattaya) Immigration will only do it up to 30 days early. When renewing an extension, the new period begins at the expiration of the current extension period.