hotandsticky

On 1/3/2024 at 3:14 PM, Lite Beer said:

There is something that says it has to be there 2 months before application.

Plus 2 or 3 months after.

Plus 400,000 for the rest of the year.

So yes it is illegal.

The stamp in his passport is as legal as the stamp in your passport.

1 hour ago, Nillerille said:

What options are there close to Jomtien beach to buy groceries? I am mainly looking for chicken and vegetables to make food at home.

MAKRO is doable by songthaew.....as is Lotus'

14 minutes ago, Nickcage49 said:

Oh joy. So much for walking the beach in the morning. 

Missed it.....are they digging that up as well?

7 minutes ago, paddypower said:

Yet the IO dowloaded and gave me a hard copy of what he said was the latest regulation 2.22  Item 5 is still listed as an option, can you quote any source which says this option was taken away, please? . after quoting me chapter and verse about the 65k per month rule - I waved my 800k deposit book and he just about creamed his jeans. He said - ignore the savings book. Just get the 800k bank book updated and bring me a certification letter from the bank, plus all the other documents which he has always asked for. any comments, anyone? tia

Look back over previous threads if you need evidence of the change. Probably a couple oy years ago now.....I used to transfer quarterly but was told that monthly was required - preferably the same date each month .

8 minutes ago, proton said:

 

Pointing out he could be involved in bribery is factual not scaremongering. Using agents is not all above board, legal and honest and as a recent agent disappeared with money and passports sometimes disastrous. Using one just to do the paper work is totally different from being tempted into bribery just to save 800k in the bank. The fact that bribery and corruption is endemic is no excuse for being as bad oneself.

Thousands use reputable agents every day.

To generalise us scaremongering. The OP should have no fears if he takes the recommendations made on here. 

1 minute ago, proton said:

 

Some people immoral people will always favour corruption when it benefits them, just don't start crying and blaming others when it does not work, or somebody runs off with your money or passport!

Corruption is a way of life in Thailand - endemic in the culture.

No need for scaremongering if the OP sticks with an established, recommended agent like Maneerat.

23 minutes ago, paddypower said:

with respect, I believe that your interpretation, similar to that of the IO, is incorrect.  see the regs - at 2.22.(5)  or my detailed post below.

The IO, and @DrJack54are both spor on 

3 hours ago, Celsius said:

 

How does this work when the money is supposed to sit there for 2 months..... and 400k throughout the extension.

5 months if Jomtien.

The agents side-step that little matter..

1 hour ago, Mike Lister said:

 

Nonsense on both points.

You know nothing......................but keep pretending that you do.

1 minute ago, GypsyT said:

Oh yes, there are plenty IF you like big, large, fat women. They even pay you!

 

Cheers.

I think that I will stick with Thailand.

22 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:

 

Prostitution is not part of Thai culture, it's a function of Thai economics!

 

Cultural traits, do you even understand what you're talking about!

The Thai attitude to sex is cultural. It may be driven by economics but is cultural.

23 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:

If you want to judge the content of the book by its cover, you can, but it doesn't mean....well you know what it means.

Just a statement of fact.

15 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:

 

I think it's you that needs to change their attitude, you appear to view local girls as merchandise. What I see there is a picture of a couple of pretty local girls. Who they are, what sort of people they are, what they believe in, how they treat others, are thy decent human beings etc etc....I dunno and neither do you so quit the steriotypes.

Local girls don't dress like that.

Out of town girls who work bar and massage places do.

9 minutes ago, cavallerio said:

It's a bit both, I'm not ready to hang the pecker up for good just yet...but I am looking for a proper relationship, if I was just looking to get my end away there are cheaper and easier ways than flying to Thailand - thanks for your input mate, it is appreciated 

Cheaper and easier than Thailand?

Please send details.

23 minutes ago, Surasak said:

Nothing like a half empty glass! I can imagine you being a bundle of laughs at your local?

Was @protonwrong in what he said?

4 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

 

I do not click <deleted> links, Thread makers should not be so damn lazy.

Sounds like someone else is the lazy one!

47 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

I was asking retarius in connection with his "taste buds and stupid" comment.

 

Well, retarius, have you?

But I knew you wouldn't mind if I chipped in.

You probably need to precede the name with an @.

@retarius

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Have you ever bought anything from Starbucks?

Personally, not since 2006 when I first (and last) tried Starbucks in Pattaya.

On 12/23/2023 at 5:49 PM, John49 said:

I have only scanned quickly through the posts…

I am not the expert…

We successfully got a UK visitor's visa about one year ago with a detailed history of 10 years together, fortunately that included several trips together around Asia.

 

What I see is that they have capitalised on “You state you are unemployed and spend 12,000 THB (£270.42) per month on living expenses.”

 

Don’t say you are unemployed – tick the box that says ‘retired’.

Also, are they twisting your payment of 12,000 baht a month to mean you manage to live on that amount for a month? Then deducing that you are saying you can live on same in UK?

 

I would not talk about how much I pay my partner or how much I spend each month in Thailand.

For me, that’s kind of irrelevant; I said nothing like that.

They want solid evidence of your assets, especially money/pension, to fund your stay in UK.

Also, looks like they need more evidence of reasons to return to Thailand?

 

BTW, the UK visa is 'easier' than the Schengen visa.

For Schengen you have to go through the farce of dummy hotel and dummy flight bookings, plus buy health insurance, on top of requirements similar to UK.

Nothing wrong with being a housewife who is fully supported by her sponsor/partner............worked for the 13 applications for my missus (plus many others).

There isn't actually a box for housewife.

On 1/3/2024 at 2:07 PM, Stocky said:

Thanks. How available are the appointment slots for the biometrics?

Very.

A friend just booked a free, early time slot for next week.

9 hours ago, Wuvu2 said:

Tourists bring the majority of their money into Thailand via ATM withdrawals from their home countries. ATM withdrawals will always be untraceable in Thailand.  I don't expect this tax to be much of a problem for most expats unless they wish to buy hard assets. We renters have little to worry about 

Rubbish.

All of it....(except the last sentence).

21 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Believe it's 70

It appears on the ANA website:-

Fast track Immigration is available to the following customers:

• Business Class
• Disables passengers
• Senior passengers (over the age of 70)
• Expectant mothers
• Passengers with infants

Please show your boarding pass when using this service.

https://www.ana.co.jp/en/eur/travel-information/airport-and-city-info/bangkok/

15 hours ago, Sheryl said:

You have been lucky,. I've clocked in 2 hours+.

 

Arrived on Saturday, lines stretched way out into and down the concourse, end could not be seen. From the looks of it 3 hours easy. Luckily I now qualify for the "Priority" lane due to age.

Same situation when I arrived at Swampy on 30th December; fortunately, I could go through the Thai lanes with my missus.

We had a long wait for baggage after quickly passing through Immigration. I realised that the carousel could not cope with 500+ passengers arriving on an A380 - especially when most of them were stuck in long Immigration queues. The baggage backed up and cases were 3 deep on the carousel when we left.