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34 minutes ago, TheLaughingMan said:

Yes we understand the bank account stuff, just clueless about how to get a condo owner to give us what we need.  We are in Bangkok and will deal with immigration there.  Do they not need a condo lease to get this started?

I've been to renew my non O retirement ext. yesterday. Yes, they wanted my lease or confirmation from landlord that I live there. In my case easy as landlord is a company. I also needed TM30 from landlord. He is legally required to register yr mother to get TM30 once she moved in. Surely, you don't move & pay without a contract? 

59 minutes ago, hioctane said:

As long as someone thinks it is “great value,” someone is willing to pay and there is no incentive to lower prices. 

 

Exactly.  Economics 101, laws of supply and demand. I don’t think airline and hotel hotel prices have anything to do with each other. One can’t control the other. The thirst for travel hasn’t subsided yet after the pandemic. I think airline prices will remain sky high. I am paying at least 50% more than prepandemic for flights! It won’t stop me from traveling but it stings.
 

 

Lufthansa just announced they are back to pre pandemic profit. No surprise considering their fares.

On 2/26/2023 at 4:33 AM, Troy Tempest said:

Thanks for that.

 

Maybe it was just something they did a few years ago?

Embassy doesn't do it, VFS gives you the letter when you collect yr new p.port.

On 2/28/2023 at 5:43 AM, itsari said:

The insurer would have to prove that alcohol was the root cause of the accident .  

Just the fact the insured has been drinking is not enough for the insurer to deny the claim .

The limit is quite low to lose yr license. Will it be different when you fall off a balcony.

2 hours ago, bangon04 said:

err..... Thai Airways flight decided to take off WITHOUT 200 passengers and fly to Scandinavia???  Hope they got a good deal on fuel.......

Read the article & you get the story.

4 hours ago, shackleton said:

I take it Thai Airways would supply hotel accommodation until the passengers flew out on the next available flight ✈ 

 

  

If it is all on 1 ticket, then yes. Often ppl buy sep. tickets as it is cheaper, then Thai is only liable for Krabi-Bkk. Onwards is yr own problem.

8 minutes ago, TaoNow said:

It seems that OP is renewing his/her Oz passport while in Thailand.

 

If the OP is currently here on a retirement extension, please note the following (as reported in another thread about 6 months ago):

 

At Immo/CW, they will want to see the bank book used to establish your financials (updated on the day of application to transfer stamps), with a one-year bank balance statement for the past 12 months, and photocopies of the bank book going back 12 months, in order to transfer the stamps.

 

Note: You will *not* need the bank letter affirming the bank balance:  just the updated book and one-year statement.

 

Hope this helps. 

 

(I tried to do my stamp transfers last Friday at CW and found this out -  though I was warned by this forum and forgot.)

 

 

I got the stamps transferred when leaving the country. IO sent me to "re-entry counter" where it was done. No bank book, nothing required but signing a form. 

11 hours ago, sandyf said:

Mine is due to expire Jul 24 so in Nov I will just accept the reduced extension. Will let the passport expire, renew in the UK and return on a new visa.

Last PP renewal I did in Thailand and took over 11 weeks, not going to do that again.

Takes about 3 wks at present. VFS will tell you 11 or earlier.

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

If they were laid off in 2020 as Covid raged, where did they go... all retired? I grasp replacements need some training and it takes time....

Many will have found alternatives. Same situation in other countries.

3 minutes ago, Skallywag said:

Strange they had no fire sprinkler system in the rooms and hallways.  Photo does not show any water spraying from above? 

If an older bldg there are no or often not working sprinklers. Depending on the fire a sprinkler may not help at all.

On 1/15/2023 at 10:01 AM, DrJack54 said:

That is certainly an option for a tourist with (for example) plan to go to immigration and obtain a 30 day extension to eg Tourist Visa.

 

No so applicable to someone living in Thailand.

The OP mentions doing 90 day report.

Perhaps even obtaining a residence certificate. 

For this situation best to have a lease or TM30 with address where you are living ongoing. 

 

I don't buy into his rental arrangements.

We rent out couple of condo and townhouse.  

The agent does the TM30 (if required for non Thai tenant) and of course a Lease. 

Our minimum lease is 12 months however a zillion rentals available in Thailand that have much shorter.

 

Bit off topic suggestion to anyone looking for permanent (ongoing) rental. 

We rent apartment in Bangkok. Low rise.

No rooms are privately owned.

We have one year lease.

The place is extremely strict so no sub letting while you are away etc etc.

I couldn't imagine living in condos such as View Talay 6 (Pattaya) or eg Trendy building Sukhumvit.

Those type of places are mad houses. 

 

The OP chose poorly. 

 

Where in Bkk? Looking to change from serviced to ord. rental. While it has been quiet in our bldg. the arrival of Chinese has changed this. 

10 hours ago, Robbkk said:

You don't need OTP to make transfers.

 

You only need it once when you install the app on your phone.

 

Just returned from a trip abroad where I used my Thai banking apps to pay rent, bills etc. No OTP, no roaming and no issues. I have no idea why so many people are posting about sms, roaming etc. You don't need it.

Funny, but I did need OTP with SCB. ????

2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

It doesn't matter what I think. Nobody asks me if they should let you or anybody else into Thailand.

I tried to explain the reasoning behind regulations.

Countries normally do what is in their interest. I.e., lots of countries make it very difficult for Thai people to visit them. They even make it difficult for young and healthy people. 

EU requires proof of health insurance when Thais apply for a Schengen visa. 

4 hours ago, popabear said:

I am willing to buy insurance , but will be unable to because of the system we have against old people . Do you really think I should be discriminated against because of my age. I am fit and healthy with no health problems at all , Regards Popa

Don't know how old you are. My partner is 78. Never had a problem to buy travel insurance for the 9 months we spend in TH. They exclude pre existing conditions but will cover whatever pops up new incl. C19.

8 hours ago, crazykopite said:

You are correct Armagh in a county in Northern Ireland which is part of the U.K. like me he might have two passports one English and one Irish if he travelled to Thailand on his Irish passport that would be the explanation for the Republic of Ireland to deal with it . Very sad it appears he did not have insurance cover during his visit as the insurers should cover for the repatriation of his remains

????????????????????

May be he did. But arrangements have to be made by embassy, family. Insurance just pays the bill. 

16 hours ago, Lorry said:

I did ask both and several others. 

Moderna is not available. 

10 days ago Medpark still did have original  Moderna. Not tweaked version. Sorry, my info was wrong.

On 12/17/2022 at 8:05 PM, Lorry said:

The updated versions are not available in Thailand. Neither Pfizer nor Moderna. Don't worry too much about it, they aren't much better than the original versions.

It seems that Moderna isn't available in Thailand at the moment. So Kwasaki's answer was spot-on

 

Moderna would be from private hospital. Ask Bumrungrad, Medpark.

On 12/19/2022 at 3:37 PM, ourmanflint said:

This is such a BS story. How on earth was someone from UK who was very probably taught how to swim age 10, drown 15ft from a jetty after previously saying he was ok? 

He wasn't from UK ????

Irish embassy deals with it. ????

20 hours ago, Lorry said:

I did the last tests there last month,  and will do more this week.

They do have some leeway what to test without seeing a doctor, it seems to depend on the person you talk to.

Thanks for the tip. Husband can try again.