jeffandgop

RIP Ubon Joe.........

4 years ago I changed from Retirement to Marriage as the basis for my annual extension of stay because of the Outpatient insurance requirement- I have had for the last 10 years Inpatient coverage in excess of 3M THB. Also, the insurance requirement dictated you had to purchase from a limited select group of insurance providers and their policies that seemingly were developed because of the new immigration insurance regulation. My Q now is whether my current 3M+ THB Health insurance policy, not originally purchased for the retirement extension of stay regulation, would be acceptable today should I wish to convert back to retirement for my annual extension of stay......

Note the OP was referring to a joint account for an extension based on retirement, not marriage. That's what I was responding to. Second, you refer to what CM IMM accepted in 2020. The very latest written instructions I received from CM IMM last month related to applying for an EOS based on marriage clearly states: Nothing allows for a joint account with twice the funds, but that could be possible; I'd recommend anyone trying this method first verify with their local IMM.

Persons not related to the decedent by marriage does not render that person not entitled to the wishes of the decedent as expressed in the will. Now if the decedent has children, former wives, etc; the will could be challenged. But if unchallenged, Thai law accepts the designation of the girlfriend to inherit per the terms of the will.

Doesn't matter as it concerns simply registering (filing) a copy of the will w/the Amphur

To clarify our understanding of your meaning above, I offer the following. To execute a will means to have one prepared- whether by a lawyer or self. In other topics on this forum related to the preparation of wills by lawyers, 100K is not a sum seen- it may be 15-20K. If you are referring to administering a will that a court has determined requires probate, then a 100K lawyer fee could be a cost; I don't know. But not all wills require probate; that will depend the value of an estate, and the complexities of assets- bank accounts, real estate, investments, etc. If the principal asset is a bank account, and the will designates the partner as the sole beneficiary, and there are no other heirs who may make a claim, probate may not be required by the court. And I would go so far as to contend if a lawyer's fee of 100K represents a big percentage of that bank account which is the decedent's sole asset, then the court would not require probate- again, especially if there is a will and the decedent did not die intestate. In closing, my wife and I have wills drawn up. Under Thai law, spouses are automatically the prime beneficiary even without a will; if children, they too by Thai law have entitlements. In any event, we have no children. I fully expect when either of us passes, the other as Executor will be able to administer the will without probate based on the type and value of our assets.

Not a waste. Valid wills in Thailand include those prepared by a lawyer. It also includes- and is said to ease the process in settling the estate- to taking a will, whether prepared by a lawyer or not, and having it registered at the Amphur.

No. It cannot be a joint account; only in the name of the retiree. Another person can be recorded in the bank account as a Beneficiary. If another person has signature authority, then it is a joint account visible to Immigration.

As I wrote, a house book or lease agreement is documentation for the CoR request to Immigration (not a requirement for a DL)

Based on my experience, you do not need to change your vehicle registration. I purchased my car in BKK and 2 years later moved to CM where I drove and renewed the registration for the next 7 years w/o an issue. You do not need to change the license plate when moving to a different province. You don't need to change your DL until it's expiring and you need a new one- then that's when you update your address with a CoR to obtain the new DL. To obtain the CoR you need to bring your passport, TM30, copy of your lease agreement, and the application form. (If you don't have a lease, you bring the owner of the dwelling you live at to attest that you reside at said address) 6 months

The law requires that you maintain the balances cited for the periods required. Nothing in the law requires you to return to IMM to submit proof. Only at your annual EOS do you need to show these balances from the last 12 months.....

Approval. 11 weeks b4 the FBU scheduled the call, which they missed. A full 12 weeks b4 the FBU finished their minuscule tasks and sent the file back to Baltimore. Then 5 more weeks for them to do whatever little they do

FINAL UPDATE. After applying a full 17 weeks ago, my wife finally received her benefit award notice....

FINALLY. Received benefit award notice a full 17 weeks after applying online...terrible service.........

NO. Only on the basis of retirement. NOT marriage. That is why 4 years ago I switched my extension of stay from retirement to marriage.

SCG advertises a home air filtration system under the product series name of "Active Air Quality". Dust Free Houses is another company marketing home air filtration systems. Both claim that their systems filter the air of harmful dust levels before entering the interior and use positive pressure to keep "bad air" out. Both use various filters, including HEPA, to keep the interior environment clean. Does anyone use home air filtration systems; and/or have specific experience with either the SCG or Dust Free Houses products and can relate their performance and quality? Thank you.

Yes. This is our similar experience. It took 12 weeks after submitting the online application to have the phone interview and only because after 10 weeks without any response our submittal thru their web portal got us that scheduled interview for 2 weeks later. Which they missed. The commonality is the significant length of time this process has been taking and the FBU in Manila has not been transparent on their responses and actions concerning my wife’s application. We are now at week 16 since applying and still waiting for SSA’s acceptance

Same as I experienced as I wrote above on Mar 15

Because it's a "Spousal Benefit", not a "Survivor Benefit". Her benefit amount is based on her own social security benefit, or a percentage of mine; whichever is greater. Look it up on the SSA website......

You can direct email to the FBU at [email protected]; but that may still not get a response any different than thru the Manila website. If you have a my Social Security account, that will show your application status and no one in Manila will probably have anything else to offer.... Good Luck. We've been waiting for the SSA to approve my wife's benefit start up application since the first week of December.....

For my wife's spousal benefit 15 weeks and counting

UPDATE. The SSA's UPS courier package arrived yesterday. The xxx's in their email identifying the tracking number was no more than the SSA NOT providing a trackable number. Why on earth after my repeated requests to return our documents with a tracking number they would "mask" the number is ridiculous, incompetent, or was with purposeful intent.... I want to stress for those that do not want to send original docs but would send Embassy-notarized copies, be mindful that some embassies require appointments which availability may be AFTER the date the SSA specifies in their email to you requesting those documents......that will then require the originals to be sent.

UPDATE. Yesterday morning I sent this email message back to Manila FBU. "The failure to attend to the timely return of our documents is not acceptable. But for our continuous follow up inquiring as to the whereabouts of my passport and marriage certificate who knows if they would ever be returned? These need to be sent by courier without any further delay AND I insist that your office monitor that these documents are sent AND we are provided all of the shipping details. I don’t want to be in a position of having to send anymore emails asking where these are and not receiving any acknowledgement or information." This morning they replied. "Good morning, Upon checking, there has been delays with mailing out of documents due to the volume received this last month. Your documents were mailed back by our admin yesterday via UPS courier. The tracking number is 1Z 8X9 xxx-xx-xxxx 5983. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ We have transferred your application to our central office in Baltimore, MD for processing. After going through a final quality review, applications are generally processed within 2 to 3 months. Our central office will mail you an official notice once they finish processing your application. Please note that variations in international postal systems may delay the receipt of your notice. " I assume the xxx in their email are to be replaced with the beneficiary's SSN. I tried doing that with and without dashes and/or spaces....UPS did not recognize the tracking number......

True, but the point I was making was their lack of effort to determine if I might be cut off and given a chance to remedy the problem before I was cutoff. Last year I I received the 7162 at my home in Thailand and as I was later in the U.S. I mailed it from a USPO back to Wilkes Barre in late August yet still got that 2nd Notice in Nov. I mailed that from Thailand to Wilkes Barre in Dec and tracked it to their receipt. Without a reply to my inquiries asking if I was still at risk, this just leaves people like me twisting in the wind waiting for months to find out if your not going to receive your benefit or not. If they are making their big announcements to assist you AFTER you got cutoff, wouldn't it be better for them to assist you BEFORE it happens?

When Manila FBU sent email to us for the phone appt they specified it as being Philippines time- most likely same for you.....