jimmiejackson

5 hours ago, Deli said:

I understood the max payout is 15 k, independently from that, what you had before. Not sure what is correct

I hope that is correct although I also don't have any specific confirmation. Our HR had to register our business with the SSF as one "affected" my mandated closedowns yesterday, and now our staff are able to apply for their compensation which is being dealt with today. I haven't been told any differently that the limit is 7,500 Baht but I live in hope, 15,000 Baht still isn't anywhere near 50% for most of my staff but it's definitely better than nothing. 7,500 Baht on the other hand really won't do much for them at all unfortunately.

6 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

As for those registered under the social security scheme, they will be entitled to 50 per cent of monthly pay for 180 days if their employers closed the businesses, or 90 days in the event of the government ordering the business to suspend operation.

From what our staff has been told by the SSF, there is a salary cap 15,000 Baht per month, meaning max payout is 7,500 Baht per month.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. His last extension was February 2019 which was before the whole TM30 thing took off, whereas mine was right in the middle so I got it all taken care of before going for the extension but as most of you know, it was a huge time drain. 

Yes I know you're sick and tired of TM30 posts, I am too.

I personally have a TM30 all up to date through the app. My business partner however does not and has never had a TM30 filed. He will be going for an extension to a Non Imm O (marriage) at CW, will a TM30 be required?

I have seen some somewhat outdated threads mentioning it isn't any more, but thought it's best to check.

My understanding is that once the viral load is below detectable levels (which is known as positive-undetectable) there has never been a verified case of a partner becoming infected. That doesn't mean you shouldn't be cautious obviously, as the viral load could increase and you're unlikely to know that immediately.

Just now, ubonjoe said:

That might be needed or other proof he owns the condo but Chaeng Wattana is not that strict on their requirements.

Ok thanks again

Just now, ubonjoe said:

That is no required.

Ok great thank you.

Is there any issue with not having the tabien baan copy for the actual condo I'm in? Obviously the lease is between me and the owner that I have the ID card and tabien baan for but just want to double check.

Hi everyone,

Hopefully the title says most of it! This is regarding a 1 year extension of stay to a Non-Imm O visa based on marriage to a Thai National.

I live in a Condo building and already have the permission letter, ID card and tabien baan from my landlord who owns the unit. 

The tabien baan is the OWNER'S tabien baan (i.e. the one they are on, not the one for the condo).

Do I also need a letter from the condo office, or something else? It's been a while since I've been in a condo so just want to check.

The immigration office is CW.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Thanks again for all of the input. I will pass the information along and hopefully it will help him to get a handle on everything.

I appreciate you all taking the time.

Thank  you both for your  input, I'll pass that on.

As far as I'm aware the  only medication he's on is insulin. He is currently self treated, which is far from ideal, he knows it. He is on a budget and doesn't really speak Thai so I think  he's struggled with the  "cheaper" Doctors and got frustrated and given up. It's not that he doesn't care but depression can  make these things more of a struggle than  they need to be - adding on the night terrors doesn't help of course. I'm trying to help him back on track.

Are there any recommendations for a good Doctor that could manage his condition for a reasonable price and speak good enough English to avoid too many  frustrations? He is in the Sukhumvit area so locally would be most ideal.

Thanks again.

Hi everyone,

I'm enquiring on behalf of a friend of mine who lives in Bangkok but who isn't a member of this forum.

He is having a lot of trouble recently with sleep paralysis/night terrors. He describes it as waking up and not being able to move. He tries to shout out but he can't. Although he doesn't know how long it lasts he feels it can be up to 8-10 minutes sometimes. Sometimes he sees a "demon" type creature standing over him and he's always wearing the actual clothes he's wearing in real life during these "episodes". Once he eventually regains control he wakes up screaming to make sure he's in reality.

He says this happens several times a night recently so obviously he's suffering from lack of sleep which just makes the problem even more stressful.

Looking online it seems that there's no real known cure for this. A lot of people say avoiding sleeping on your back helps (which I've advised him) but he says it happens whether he's on his back, side or stomach.

He is a type 2 Diabetic who self treats with insulin, if that makes any difference.

Is there any help either in person or online that anyone is aware of, or any tips/tricks/supplements/drugs that you'd recommend or have heard that works?

Thanks for your advice!

Thanks again for the help I received. 

As a note for anyone who might read this in the future. Collected on the 16th with no issues, nobody asked me anything at all and received my 11 months as usual. 

22 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

The 13th is a official holiday. Immigration will be closed.
 

If all goes well on arrival you can go to immigration on the 16th to get your extension stamp.

The under consideration stamp allows you to stay in the country until your application is approved but I am not sure about arriving back in the country on the report back date that is on it.

Thanks Ubonjoe, I'll go to collect on the 16th then. For arriving back on the date, I actually land on the 12th but just very late. Will report back if there's any issues. 

Hi all,

I have an issue that I'm hoping someone can help with. 

I applied for an an extension of stay based on Thai wife to a non-o (my fourth consecutive) at CW last month. 

The date stamped for collection of the 11 months was 13 October 2017. 

I'm currently out of the country (with a re-entry permit) returning on the 13th very early in the morning. 

Apparently the 13th is now a holiday (anniversary of the death of the King). 

We called 1111 last week to check and they said that at that time the holiday wasn't official so they weren't sure if CW would be open or not. 

Called again two days ago and apparently they're now closed, but different calls have resulted in different answers. 

I don't want to go all the way there to find it's closed, but I'm also concerned if I go on Monday I will 1 - technically be on an overstay over the weekend and 2 - that CW might actually be open on Friday and then they won't give me my extension. 

Does anyone have any experience or advice on this?

thank you!

I doubt having a 30 day "under consideration" stamp would be an issue for an airline (not that I put it past them). I have a valid permission to stay in Thailand that expires after my flight lands and even if they don't believe that to be the case, I would get 30 days on arrival anyway.

Going back and forth about it in my mind, going to get a multiple entry. 1800 Baht down the toilet saves me either a second trip to CW or an early morning panic at the airport.

Appreciate all the advice!

11 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

1. No issues with getting 2 re-entry permits.

2. It is 24/7 now. The desk is after security in immigration zone 2 just before the departure immigration desks.

    The only I forsee is if they are not familiar with doing a re-entry permit for the under consideration period. 

Thanks for this. I hope that they don't have an issue with doing it for the under consideration period. I'm trying to avoid a second trip to CW for the second reentry permit but maybe I'll just have to bite the bullet to make sure. 

Hi all,

I am going to be doing another 1 year extension of stay to a Non O visa based on marriage and for the first time ever I will be traveling during the 30 day "under consideration" period. 

I know I can keep the entry alive with a re entry permit which I will get on the day I apply at CW. 

The thing is, I'm leaving twice during that period and it doesn't really make sense to buy a multiple so I plan to get a single at CW for the first trip and another single at Suvanabhumi for the second. 

Two questions:

1 - is there any issue with this? Apart from being a waste of passport pages! Learned never to assume when it comes to this stuff. 

2 - I want to get the second one at Suvanabhumi around 5am. Very usefully the airline official website lists re entry permit service is both 24/7 and open 5am to Midnight. Either of which is fine but still thought I'd check. 

Thanks as always. 

Thanks for your comments. I will be able to check her passport when she arrives soon and see exactly what entries were given and for how long as she may misunderstand what she had. 

Good to know she can extend for 30 days, thank you. 

Hi everyone,

I have a friend who's a Chinese citizen who's struggling to find the correct information, and having searched all over Google and the Bangkok immigration website I'm not getting many clear answers. 

Two main questions:

1 - can she extend a 15 day VOA entry at CW? If so, how long will the extension be?

2 - she has had 3 tourist visas for Thailand issued in China in the past. Every time she has been given 30 days on entry. Can she extend at CW for 30 days for CW? (If you can provide a link to the actual rule on this that would be great too!)

thanks as ever for your assistance. 

Out of purely selfish concerns, what do you guys think the effect on the Eur will be? Seen quite a dip this morning.

Thanks for the info Sheryl, I'll get her to look into that and report back how it works out.