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I used to bank at Kbank and mentioned that I was going to England and Spain. They advised me to change my ATM card to a chipped card the one with 6 digits as many ATM machines in Europe refused the old unchipped cards now. I imagine  the same applies to your BBL card.

If there is a title deed you can ask your wife to register a right for you to live in the house until you die. I believe this is called a usafract. The house cannot then be sold without your permission. 

Clear as mud! Originally came here on an O-A Visa did it magically change to an O Visa 

Thanks for the clear as mud explanation. If it were not for the pictures of the Visas I would not have had a clue as to what you wanted to explain!

Maybe she is returning the toilet seat she stole from a previous visit. Or offers special toilet services!

I am renting a Ladyboy and am very happy with her ????????

I carry a copy of my passport picture page and my TM card. For extra safety I also copy my last 90 report and my retirement Visa. I make them the size of a credit card. So only 2 cards are needed you can put the info on the front and back of the card. Carrying the info on your phone is a useful precaution but the hotel has difficulty copying your phone. They need to report your presence in the hotel to the police. 

I have left Thailand after 18 years as the rules as written would leave me hostage to fortune as a brown envelope would be needed even though I meet the income requirements. All my pensions are paid to a UK bank account and my address for all my pensions is a UK forwarding address. It is a nightmare changing addresses for many of my pension providers and Transferwise requires a UK address. 

Why not add another important detail did she take hormones or have plastic tits? Obviously that would narrow down possible suspects as only some like plastic tits. Maybe she was Dominant and the Police Helmet was a prop. More likely the driver was a cop who will never be copped!

Went to Jomtien Immigration today to ask if they had any new information about what will happen next year and they said at the moment it looks like you will need 800k or 400k in a bank account for at least 3 months before applying to renew your retirement Visa next November. I asked what the requirements were for a Marriage Extension. A photo of me, my wife and a witness in our bedroom and for the 3 of us to go to Immigration with the Marriage Certificate and a letter from the bank confirming the deposit and that it had been in the account for 3 months. Harsh!

6 months ago after living here at the same address for 17 years I asked if I could have  TM30 posted in my passport. I was told it was unnecessary for longterm residents returning to the same address but agreed to do it for me. They said if I moved address I then would have to file the TM 28 and TM 30. 

yet underaged girls will still be subjected to abuse by monks and others!

27 minutes ago, evadgib said:

Hmmm; How much was your letter?

I paid the Embassy price plus a fee for them to take it to and from the Embassy. Nothing crooked just saved me going to the Embassy or relying on the local post system!

I have just received this from the British Embassy

"Our British Embassy in Bangkok currently issues a pension letter as a supporting document for British nationals applying for a Thai retirement or marriage visa application.  The Thai authorities have confirmed that they want the British Embassy to verify the income of British nationals which they are unable to do.  They/We would refer such requests to the issuing authority.   Therefore, the current letter does not fulfil the Thai authorities requirements so we need to stop issuing it so it is not misinterpreted as verification."

Obviously Thai Immigration is behind this move so for once the British Embassy is not to blame. It would seem that in due course all other Embassies will be affected. I have never understood why a copy of UK bank statement and a Thai Bank statement hasn't been sufficient evidence for Immigration. I know of people who do falsify the information that they give the Embassy to verify. Those people have caused the problem.

Transferwise is based in London and overseas UK residents can open an account with them with little hassle. It is covered by the UK protections. You also have the advantage of extremely good exchange rates when transferring money to Thailand. The transfer costs are much cheaper than with other banks as well.

Disgraceful answer from supposedly British Embassy. I pay over £2,000 a year in UK taxes to the UK Government and my pension income is supported by P60's which are officially recognised by the UK Government. I would have extreme difficulty getting permission for my wife to live in the UK but the Embassy says no problem put the best part of £20,000 in a bank account in Thailand for 3 months and you will be able to stay there with no problems. Hopefully some solution will be found without having to resort to brown envelopes!

Brown envelopes win. City loses.

In my case it is a form of migraine. But I have a headache for a couple of minutes and immediate nausea and my legs don't get proper signals from my brain so without a crutch walking stick I fall over.