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6 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:

Er, you might change your mind if they decide to enforce that foreigners need tax clearance certificates before leaving the country. Those certificates are already on the books but not enforced.

 

https://www.rd.go.th/english/23518.html

Yes, I can see them stopping all the Cambodians returning through Poipet.

1 minute ago, MartinBangkok said:

Thanks for calling me an idiot..

Your words - you did it yourself.

I was sure that the online reporting window was 15 days (14 calendar days) before the due date - up until the due date. I thought that a previous requirement to do it 15 day prior up to 7 days prior had been changed.

I doubt myself because I found 3 separate references to to 15/7 days prior on various websites........... I was trying to find an up to date Immigration link for a friend who had asked me about the window.

20 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I never thought about that but assume it will be frozen. Then again, I could argue that I'm not living abroad. They could argue that I get nothing, as I am a foreigner! 

It will be determined by your declared domicile at the time of claiming the pension,

5 hours ago, Kenny202 said:

Thanks for that ???? You can walk in and pay for breakfast without staying there? Any idea of cost?

I am pretty sure than you can walk in... certainly at this time of year .

But I would suggest that you contact them to ask:-

https://www.kckohchang.com/dining/the-beach-restaurant

3 hours ago, Jeff the Chef said:

We're going to KC Grande on the 22nd for 12 nights, never been before but it does look good, on the hillside with ocean view.

Hillside is 'over the road'. Like many hotels on that coastal strip they have rooms on the beach side of the road, and hillside 

Quite a distant ocean view but you should pick up some glorious sunsets. 

2 hours ago, Kenny202 said:

While we're at it, hotel we normally stay great location and everything else but breakfast a bit ordinary. Can anyone recommend a good buffet breaky somewhere?

Which hotel do you stay at?

2 hours ago, Kenny202 said:

While we're at it, hotel we normally stay great location and everything else but breakfast a bit ordinary. Can anyone recommend a good buffet breaky somewhere?

KC Grande.

Very good choice and decent quality......not too far behind the JW Marriott in Khao Lak.

5 minutes ago, bignok said:

Michael Jackson

So you like young boys. do you?

Tom Cruise

1 minute ago, BusyB said:

MY experiences have been different - just observing the wildlife that's all. 

Oops. 

I read your post differently (as I think others will).

Thanks for clarifying.

1 minute ago, BusyB said:

Maybe he hasn't lost his sex drive. He might have just lost the drive to waste his time and money on the boring, predictable third rate experience most farangs get caught up in.

.

You need to change your experiences.

Most of mine have been NOTHING like yours.

11 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Years ago they always issued the visa from application unless requested otherwise and then a few years ago it seemed to change to a few days before travel.

We have never requested any particular date as with only going for a month it wasn't ever a problem in a 6 month period. The last one we did in March was just issued to start 3 days before date of travel so bit strange yours should be different.

I do not think VFS have anything to do with what is on the visa. When we did one for Canada we dealt directly with Canadian immigration online and once we had been advised by the Canadians of approval we had to send/or take the passport to VFS office and they printed off the visa and stuck it in the passport. 

I would suggest your best bet is to contact the UK embassy. They do not deal vith visas but they should be able to give you a contact in India. I think the change would have to be made by the consular section in India before a new sticker could be printed.

Good luck

Thank you.

In the past (we have had 12 or 13 UK visas) they have been very good at picking up on my requests. Only once in the early days did they miss it - but, like you, my trip was only for a month or so and it didn't matter. This time I was trying to cover 2 trips which just fit into 6 months if the start date is our first arrival date. It just saves my time, 100 Quid and a trip to Bangkok if they get it right.

Obviously, the passport does not leave Bangkok so VfS insert the visa sticker.  I don't know if that is something that is pre-completed online and VfS print off - or whether VfS produce the visa sticker themselves once India confirm approval.

I vaguely recall @oldgitchanging one of his wife's visas (or he knew of someone that managed to get theirs changed).

We shall see.

Having praised UKVI, for their speedy processing time, it was disappointing to find that the visa sticker has been issued from 29th September for 6 months. I had specifically requested a start date of 14th December 2023.

We are permitted to apply 3 months before our travel date and the date of arrival was clearly stated as 14th December - this arrival date was also highlighted in my sponsor letter (in which I requested the start date).

I am aware that VfS Global insert the visa sticker once approved in India - I don't know who was 'at fault' for not picking up the requested start date. Trying to find contact phone numbers/email for VfS is like looking for a needle in a haystack. 

Does anyone have:-

(a) Contact details for the UK section at VfS.

(b) Does anyone have experience of getting their visa changed in these circumstances.

I guess my request is aimed at @oldgitfor obvious reasons and the likes of @sandyf (and others) who have had multiple UK visas.

4 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

Is it not the duty of the police to protect the people? Why should they be rewarded an be named as heroes as they just did their job? 

Is that a serious question?

1 hour ago, proton said:

Paying bribes, falsifying documents, extensions from a province you do not live in and unregulated yet 'trusted' ? ???? 

Indeed "trusted".

Some of them are dodgy you know....

Just now, bkk6060 said:

You can bring $20,000 usd cash into Thailand without reporting anything at immigration.   So, if worried buy a good safe, and live off cash every year.

Sound advice.

If necessary I will transfer funds to my missus and say that she is supporting me/us from her/our farming income.

2 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Change banks then ! 

The bank is OK - I would rather change IO.

7 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Yes I have. And the answer is NO, Immigration do not accept Wise transfers unless additional paperwork is obtained from Kasikorn.

Transfers to Bkk Bank are shown in the book as FTT, Foreign Telegraphic Transfer, and International Transfers on online or from-the-bank statements. They take an extra day to arrive, or same day if initialised early morning, and no pi55ing about getting extra papers.

Kasikorn statements show "trade finance" for incoming WISE transfers. IMO (worth Jack, I know) that should be sufficient for any Immigration officer to identify it as a payment from overseas. As you know, it isn't, and I find that ridiculous.

4 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Drowning trapped in a car must be terrifying.

It happened to an old school friend when was 17 years old; I still of that horrific incident 50 years on.

1 minute ago, Brahmz said:

All overseas SMS messages seem to be blocked in Thailand. Messages from my bank are always blocked. I ask them to send emails only.

 

But if the sender has a Thai server (Google, Microsoft etc.) then the message can be sent via the internet to the Thai server and delivered via SMS.

I don't normally have that problem with sms messages from the UK; I receive them mainly to a UK number but also to a Thai number.

35 minutes ago, dingdongrb said:

Sorry if I hurt your feelers....

You are certainly not good enough to do that.....