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1 hour ago, DezLez said:

I do not know why DRJack tries to force people to use an agent to open a bank account, he seems to have shares in them.

I don't think Dr Jack is trying to force anybody to use an agent to open a bank, by saying "an agent is a good option, I mean agent just for bank account" is just suggesting a viable option when bank staff are not aware of the actual critera, or just just can't be bothered to open an account.

1 hour ago, balo said:

Thanks, but no thanks, I think I'll just continue buying a 1 year visa from an agent for 15000.  

I didn't know you could buy a 1 year visa from an agent, year after year.

I've always extended my stay at 1,900 Baht a year directly at the Immigration Office, that's probably saved me almost 200,000 Baht over the agent route over the years, but each to their own. 

2 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Which immigration office?

As you can see in your thread, as per the norm in Thailand some offices do weird things.

CM requiring a TM30.

The OP's profile suggests they're located in Jomtien, so maybe the office there.

5 minutes ago, Leon1980 said:

I'm an Irish citizen. I applied through the Thai e visa online to the UK embassy. 

I'm assuming that's a typo, I don't think the UK Embassy process visas to Thailand

58 minutes ago, stratocaster said:

The EU are changing UK passport requirements for entering EU to 3 months remaining on passport.

Not quite true, the EU have always had this rule for travellers from outside of the EU, or at least have done so for many years for third country travellers.

It's the UK that chose to be subject to this rule when they voted for Brexit, it's quite amusing how many "brexiteers" are now calling foul as they "weren't told this would happen".

What if you left Thailand using your current valid passport, containing your retirement extension and re-entry permit based on that extension, and then renewed your passport in the UK and travelled back with your new passport, and old passport containing your re-entry permit and extension?

I know it works the other way round for Thai passport holders, who have a valid UK visa in an old passport, when travelling on a new one.

On 3/8/2022 at 11:17 AM, userabcd said:

Just walk in, no appointment and took about 10 mins to apply.

My wife pitched up, without an appointment at the MBK office, on Thursday afternoon, and like your wife, her application took about ten minutes.

Her passport was delivered to our home in Hua Hin on Saturday.

We were impressed with the whole process.

Thanks for the advice.

13 minutes ago, userabcd said:

My wife recently renewed her pp in MBK.

Did she need to make an appointment, or just turn up?

My wife has tried calling, no answer though.

My wife renewed her passport via the MRT Klongtoey office some years ago, and wants to do so again next week when we're in Bangkok.

Does anybody know if the office is still operating and if so is an appointment required of can she just turn up?

I can't find any info online.

Thanks in advance

2 hours ago, DezLez said:

The agent does not need to keep the passport and I would not post it to one, I would deliver by hand.

That's ok if you live near an agent, if not it might be better to take by hand to VFS.

"These are clearly first and middle names, notes ASEAN NOW. Other information circulating online and unconfirmed suggested the decease had the surname Evans and is 49"

The BBC are reporting that the Royal Thai Police have confirmed the the deceased guy is Marcus Evans, 49, who was originally from Weston-super-Mare and has been in Thailand for five years, and the injured guy is Shaun Dagnan, 54, who has been in Thailand for three years and is from Nuneaton.

Did your agent give you an explanation for the delay?

So crowds of visitors over the New Year break and now they’ve returned home restaurants are no longer permitted to serve locals, and returning visitors, alcohol with their meals, I wonder if there’s a connection?

The same newspaper is now saying that alcohol cannot be served at all, not sure which version of their report is correct.

3 minutes ago, Raindancer said:

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Ha Ha, when I said “That said the frozen pension issue is certainly wrong” I meant the frozen pension issue is certainly wrong, I apologise if that was confusing.