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This place is in Wang Thonglang area and seems to have a couple of motor homes for sale

https://www.google.com/maps/@13.7651161,100.6008734,3a,16.2y,123.39h,89.72t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svm_x9Gn_kAb7RiPxFpF4Gw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

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On 7/23/2020 at 6:50 PM, Puchaiyank said:

Unless the more expensive "refundable" airline tickets were purchased...it is unlikely the ticket money will be refunded...

 

Lost $1,000 to Delta because of being unable to fly within their time frame...no apology...read the fine print.

The airlines all agreed to refund the cost of the flights.   Because it was booked through a travel agent the money was returned to the travel agent.   This is confirmed by the airlines.

Problem is the travel agent will not return the money to me.

In April this year just before COVID started up I booked some tickets to Australia for travel during Songkran through a travel agent run by a Brit in Bangkok.   Paid the fare got the tickets booked and then the airlines cancelled all flights.  A month or 2 after that they decided to refund paid fares and sent emails out advising of this fact.   Three months have now past and the travel agent, the Brit travel agent who promotes himself as being a farang and so better able to help farangs, has still not refunded to cost of the fares.   Many promises, many missed deadlines, but no refund.   I can see now that the only farang he helps is himself.

Has anyone else had this experience with a travel agent in the Sukhumvit 101 area?  PM me if you have, there is strength in numbers.

5 minutes ago, Oxx said:

 

You might find the following discussion helpful

 

Thanks

Could anyone recommend, or suggest, a Thailand based brokerage for someone brand new to the idea of investing in Thai Shares?

2 hours ago, adwbkk said:

I have been trying to register on line at https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn24online/FilterNoLogonServlet?nodeId=24&programId=FNHOTELREG as a landlord.   For whatever reason the site will not accept any information I place in the nationality field.   I have tried all the search options but after the search it comes up with no result.

Can anybody tell me where I am going wrong?

Thanks for your help, I am now signed up and waiting for my password and UN.

I have been trying to register on line at https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn24online/FilterNoLogonServlet?nodeId=24&programId=FNHOTELREG as a landlord.   For whatever reason the site will not accept any information I place in the nationality field.   I have tried all the search options but after the search it comes up with no result.

Can anybody tell me where I am going wrong?

On 8/16/2019 at 6:53 AM, Salerno said:

What tourists on a 10 day holiday spend any time interacting with immigration other than at the airport/border crossing?

 

There is a difference between a "tourist" and a "tourist visa"

A guy that lives in Bangkok and travels to Buriram over the long weekend is still a tourist even though he may be on a Non B visa

Thanks to all who offered advice.   The kid is now back at school and the transport problem resolved.

Andy

The local car magazines usually have a sort of "Blue Book" section with recommended or current used car prices.   Look for a big magazine with a glossy soft cover cover and standard black and white pages inside.  Brand names, year and prices are in English.

Am I wrong in thinking that the TM30 is the responsibility of the Landlord and not the expat (tenant)?

There is a 14 year old child in a wheelchair just around the corner from my home.   Both parents are dead and the kid is being looked after by an aunty who appears to have done a pretty good job so far.

Up till now the kid has been able to go to school at a place that is a few minutes’ walk from where they live so Aunty has been able to take the kid to and from school.  The problem now is that the kid needs to go to a different school that is further away and so will need special transport.   The foster parents (aunty) can’t afford this.   One day while shopping the aunty asked my wife if we could give the kid a job for a few hours a week and we got to talking.    I am thinking that perhaps we could sponsor the kids transport and some special needs stuff and get her back into school.   My problem is that I can’t find any English speaking organisations that can point me in the right direction to start getting this organised.

If anyone here could offer some suggestions for English speaking support groups for wheelchair bound kids I would be grateful.

3 hours ago, BuckleUp said:

All our investments here are safely in my wife's name, who is 100% Thai. Well as safe as can be, with the politics and all...

 

she is your proxy

No, she is the owner.

Good advice from ELVIS. and Heybuz.   I also obtained my records under FOI and while they appeared to be complete, I wouldn't bet on it.

Last week I advised DVA that I was overseas together with a few other changes.   The DVA allows the customer to request that the call not be recorded, which I did, mainly on the basis that I might say something on this call that I contradict at some time in the future.  The operator indicated that they had not received notification of my travel which was a bit of a surprise.   Anyway, the last payment I received was on June 21 so nothing has changed up to now.   She advised that someone would be in touch.   I agree about not telling them any more that is necessary.   One must be aware though that it is a requirement under the act that one inform them of changes which may affect ones pension entitlements.   They can start proceedings to get back any overpayments.   It will be interesting to see what happens next, but either way I will plan to make a trip back in about 6 months.

4MyEgo, I am not at all sure how a pension gets 'made' portable.   I guess there must be some sort of process. And certainly I did not spend enough time (about a year) in Oz to have made it portable.   Nonetheless, I will spend the Australian winter here and see what happens when I go back for a holiday.   You may well be right about the 2-4 weeks per year thing, but the way I read the document it seemed to say that one had to spend the 'majority' of ones time in Australia.   No firm time period was stated, I think.

As requested by DVA,  I am going to notify them that I am now overseas, which I realise they will already know, but I am going to follow the rules about notifying them about changes in my situation and see what happens.   Worst case I lose it - best case I only lose some, or none, or ??.   Either way I am sure there will be more hoops to jump through.

Lets see what happens.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

“Moreover, these companies are also owned by foreigners, they avoid taxes, and employ migrant workers, so Thailand does not get benefit in any way – no tax revenue, no employment for the local people, and the factories leave only pollution and environmental problems for the country.”

How does a foreigner own a company in Thailand?

Yes, Elvis, it pretty much worked out as you say.   I had to establish a home in Oz and show that I was living there.   First a rejection because they said I was not a resident then a decision in my favour on appeal which came a full 10 months after the first submission.   A few weeks after that and the pension and amount of pension was decided.   While I did not have to stay in Oz the entire time, I had to spend "the majority" of my time there.   Which I interpreted as more than 50% in Oz which seemed to work out OK.

I now realise though, that I have probably not spent enough time there for portability and would have to return for more than a few months to ensure it became portable.   I am pondering that decision in LOS as the Australian winter passes by.

Do you have any idea what happens if they decide that one's pension is not portable?   Is it a simple matter of spending the required time there or do they make one jump through more hoops?

What am I doing wrong that I can not see any video in the OP

Well, heybuz, that is pretty clear.   And with the benefit of hindsight it clarifies for me the process that I went through.   It also suggests that they may stop paying me the service pension once they determine that I am again overseas as I did not stay for a full 2 years.   I think they will continue to pay the disability allowance though.

On 5/30/2018 at 3:46 PM, ELVIS123456 said:

Just a quick clarification - in the highlighted section above it seems to say that you do not get the pension unless you are a resident for 2 years prior to application.  That is only with regards to the 'portability' issue - being able to take it overseas.  As long as you are a resident, you will get the OAP upon application.  But if you have been living overseas prior to the application, then you will not get portability for 2 years.  If you are a resident of Aust you will get the OAP when you apply (if qualified).

Hi ELVIS123456, you could well be correct and the 2 year waiting period may relate only to portability, however, it is my understanding that if you have not been resident in Australia for the 2 years prior to application then you are not eligible until you have been resident for that time period.   When I first made application it was rejected on the basis that I was living overseas and had not been resident for the last two years.   I appealed and it was determined that I was now (then) an Australian resident and so the application for a Service Pension could proceed.   As mentioned above my situation was slightly different though, so I could well be mistaken.   The pension rules are complex and it can be a daunting task to navigate through them without hitting some rocks.   Not sure what Centrelink is like but the staff at DVA are mostly friendly and willing to help.

Hi, well, as promised I can now report on my trials and tribulations in getting an Australian Aged Pension, or more correctly, a Service Pension.   A service pension is paid at the same rates as the OAP but is administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.   The rules are also slightly different in that an OAP has a requirement that the applicant must have been resident in Australia for the 2 years prior to application submission.   For the Service Pension there is no 2 year residency requirement, it is only necessary to show that you are an Australian resident.  For me that meant moving to Australia and setting up house there.   At that point I hired a 5 ton truck and sent all the application documentation off to Veterans Affairs.

After about 9 months it was determined that I was an Australian resident and then the Service Pension was processed almost in a matter of hours, at least it felt that way.   It actually took about a week.   So now I have a service pension, but, not a full pension because my wife works and we own property in Thailand and Australia.   After they had made their calculations and deductions it was almost not worth the effort but I get something which is always better than nothing.   And if my situation changes I could get more.

I will still get the pension while living in Thailand but I will not get the allowances and other “add on’s” like rental assistance and COL allowance and etc.

Overall I am happy with the result.   The biggest hurdle was gathering the information that they wanted and having the patience to stay the course.

Good luck to you all.

On 22/03/2017 at 6:41 PM, champers said:

I think you will find that jetski scams in Pattaya are a thing of the past. Opetators now have insurance and in the event of an accident an excess of 4000 Baht is payable by the renter. That is four thousand baht only.

If you have any evidence to contradict me, please feel free to produce it here.

Yeah, right.   Thing of the past.  Right.

Wonder how long it will take to get to the jetskis?