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5 hours ago, Jack Hna said:

So this lady has had a number of Insurance payouts from a number of deaths and only now do they link her.  

 

Maybe a good time to start checking the payees against a national payout database of some sort. 

 

55555 national database 

On 4/17/2019 at 11:00 PM, icare999 said:

well ive been here over 30 years most in CM never had a porblem yet but I dont have a cash problem luckily and make sure i keep to all rules but your right if i had not heard fo new rules id have as usual spent 800k baht in next week or so and gone next year thinking all is ok I did ask IO if I could go onto marriage visa she said id need to go to next desk to ask and added why you obviously have no problem with retirement visa. I did have a unusual large amount in bank letter having just sold some asset and not yet used money for another investment. I had 1.8 million but thats very unusual and she could see from my bank book I kept just above 800k for 3 months before and before that very low balance. 

I suspect it will take a while to see what each IO decided or finds out the new rules.

 

Fortunately for me I use a marriage visa, but I know a few friends here in CM who are switching , due to lack of funds and the bad exchange rates. 

Personally I have found the new IO in CM a lot better than the old one, except the lack of food stalls.   

It just goes to show, I get information from Cardiff Consulate and London Embassy give different advice. lol  So best go to London, as the Cardiff Consulate is a two men affair and parking is difficult . Its a shame they closed the Birmingham Consulate. 

2 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

There is no visa you can get based upon the intention to marry a Thai now. In the past a few honorary consulates would issue one but that ended some time ago.

The only option is to enter on a tourist visa, get married and then either do a change of visa status at immigration or go to a nearby embassy or consulate to get a non-o visa.

Cheers for that . I got the 90 day visa and then got a marriage voucher as. I would recommend this, 30 days is not enough time to get a marriage visa, as you never know what can happen.

 

if anyone is going to get married ,I would advise to get married in Thailand .ihad a hell of a time getting my uk marriage certificate “certified” the UK procedure is a pain . The marriage certificate has to ,only go,to Milton Keynes to be certified then send to Thsi embassy in London, no where else  This process will cost about £80. Then get them translated 

 

you must have a Uk address to do this as well

 

if you get a Thai marriage certificate it’s a lot easier

 

Just info for others 

 

My advice is to get your marriage visa . It’s s pain the first time but it’s a lot easier, all you have to do when you get one is go to Chiang Mai immigration every 90 days 

 

I wondered how you got your visa , with intention to marry, I was told you can only get them outside Thailand , and in the UK you can’t get them any more , as I asked the Thai consulate in Cardiff

who should only give me a 90 visa , to get my marriage visa 

Spot On, Great advice

Ok Tassie....no Paranoia here mate.

But you have a low post count & there are trolls everywhere & so (it seems) I made an incorrect presumption, about your situation.

She does seem to be a bit dodgy, & what she says is over complicated. Be careful.

As for the Max guy....alarm bells are ringing, & deep down I think you do know he's a wrong 'un.

If you do break with her, then change all your passwords, & make sure you exit from her on good terms.

There are plenty of decent, kind & trustworthy ladies in thailand.

Good luck.

Trust is earned, she has done nothing to earn your trust.

If anything she has earned your suspicion, I doubt she would be as understanding if she came to your house and saw womens clothes in your wardrobe.

.....FURY: WHY DON'T YOU TRUST ME!!!!???? I CAN'T BE WITH A MAN WHO DOESN'T TRUST ME!!!!

Says it all. It won't get better if you get married.

IMO, whether you stay together or not, do NOT get married, and why the frack did you agree to have a baby with someone you barely know? If she is pregnant you'd better hope for a miscarriage, or at the least have a paternity test.

If you do stay together, be prepared to leave when the demands for money start or you'll, IMO, be a pauper before you know it.

Unfortunately you are far from the only farang to let his little head lead him.

In the psycho world of wisdom . The term WHY DON'T YOU TRUST ME!!!!???? I CAN'T BE WITH A MAN WHO DOESN'T TRUST ME!!!!

This is echoed in reverse meaning " You shouldn't trust me as I cannot be trusted to be with just 1 person."

When they refer to Trust. This often means they are already guilty .

The truth is, there are a lot of unanswered questions, which, are easy to answer.

Why is she not answering them? Its easy enough to show you a marriage certificate, to see a death certificate. £90 a week, does not seem right, see a link as to the UK pension rates, (http://www.which.co.uk/money/retirement/guides/state-pension-explained/widows-pension-and-bereavement-allowance/ )

If you gut is saying there is something wrong, go with your gut, if she refuses or declines to answer your , reasonable;e and simple requests, well, how can you start a relationship with someone who hides things from you, goodness know what else she hides from you. Blowing her top, when you ask pointed questions, is also a huge warning sign.

It's not worth it Tassieman, it makes no difference how much she says she owns, its what you see with your eyes and hear with your ears. She has other mens clothes there, chances are there is another man, she says she has money, but the house is not fully furnished. Proof is needed, and you have the proof in what she does not say.

My advice, say thank you, and go, find someone who you trust, and are not worried about, if you have so many questions, and she will not answer, and you have to resort to asking on the forum, well , you already know what you have to do, and the replies have confirmed that.

You have worked hard for your money and for your future, live it with someone how cares for you, not your cash.

I am getting married to a Thai lady, and asked her to sign a prenuptual, she said yes without a bat of an eyelid.

Good luck

Yea , oops,

Thats what I mean The Google Cromecast

Thanks

I was thinking of getting a google crome from the Uk, I was wondering if it works in Thailand, so I can view UK TV

Thanks in advance

Thanks , I thought I saw something like that.

First of all that you, in advance, for your help.

I have a marriage visa , and living in Chiang Mai, so I am OK visa wise.

My son, who is 22 and a UK citizen, is looking to stay with me for a year or so. He is not planning to study and has no job in Thailand. He has a job in the UK and will be as using his own savings and staying with me .

The question is simple. Is there a visa that covers this possible situation.?

I believe I did read, on the forum, of a 3 month re-enty tourist visa?

Thanks.

I posted a few months ago, advice on how to view TV from the UK while in Thailand.

I found out that its all to do with the address of your I.S.P. (Internet Service Provider) address, so when I try to look at the BBC iPlayer or ITV iPlayer to look at the programmes, it won’t let me as it knows where I am viewing from and won’t let me have access.

So what to do, well I asked about trying to get a UK I.S.P. address while I am in Thailand, now this can be done, but it is a bit of a pain.

Well I have found out how to do this and it’s all legal and above board.

So you get an electrical item called a Slingbox, (They cost from £50mup to £200 or more) a friend in your home country and a free TV box or cable TV.

It works in a simple way,

1) You have a friend or relative in your home country who has Internet.

2) You then connect the slingbox to a Cable box or free TV box

3) You connect it to the internet.

4) Best not connect the TV box to a TV as you will solely be using the free box

4) Register at singbox to get an account ( At no cost, and no reoccurring cost either)

5) Go on line to your slingbox account and see if you are connected. Also get the Slingbox app.

What happens now is simple, you go on line, no matter where in the world and watch your freebox or cable on your PC , (or if you have apple TV or Google crome, connected to your TV )

So you are using , from Thailand, a UK ( Or other country) TV box or cable. Depending on the quality of your freebox, you can record or lots of programmes. The remote control will also appear on your screen , its just like being there.

If there are any problems all you need to do is call your friend or relative and they can switch the slingbox off then on, and all it needs to do is sit in a corner somewhere out of the way.

I hope this helps some people.

If you want to have a look go to their website at http://uk.slingbox.com/

I remember how friendly the people are, I live in Chiang Mai, and it always warms my heart in the way the people smile regardless of their circumstances

Yes it's sounds all wooly and fluffy but it's true . As a Brit I think back in the way you are treated and the attitudes of people their , not realising what they do have .

I agree with one of the posts here , I wonder why some people stay here, as all they ever do is complain about Thailand and the people . It makes you wander why they stay .

Yes there are negatives , there are bad people here, but that's everywhere

As a Brit, we have our problems, I have travelled the world, and have had the pleasure of going to the States a few times as well.

Americans who are abroad, like yourself, understand geography, however your fellow comrades back in the states, are not too up on geography, and if given a pin and asked to put in in a map, showing other parts of the world, I am not talking about unknown countries, , parts of europe, Iran etc theses countries, they have a lot of opinion about, but no idea where they are.

It seems that , like all of us, from whatever country, are being tarnished with the same brush as your fellow countrymen.

That includes me, drunken louts ( Brits) behaving badly in spain etc.

Quick advice , the UK passport Agency is struggling and about a few months behind applications .

Apparently applications are at a high the highest in 22 years . So if you are a UK resident get your passport in quick.

No idea what's happening at the embassy's

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How about you PM me her contact info, photos and description. Then I'll try to see if she will meet me for a few weeks, after a couple of months of skype. Maybe we too will fall in love, and get asked for $30k. Then you will know for sure your true position.

 
You're the third person who's requested this info (myself included). She only lives a few miles up the road but I don't think he trusts any of us not to try and... !

It's her he does not trust


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why cannt get this <deleted> wit offff people replying to him  must have same empty head

You are adding to the discussion , ? Is that some kind of wit ?


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Good advice but the OP how posted this thread has not listened to any of the advice given to him . He is set on a course and only responds to replies that suits his course.
But that is good advice for anyone


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Ok I read now every post here!

But one question , for me still not answered !

Why is it nearly impossible to win a loosing face back?

That kind of people want protect there face , are also that one

That not can handle self criticism !

I have a friend at home very straight man, married Thai wife

20 year come here for more then 40 times!

He says Thais also ignoring our face, he don't care about loosing

There're face policy in Thailand !

He say what he think!

And when airplane change price half our before take off

He. Stand inside the office counter and complaining load

That all can here!

People that want protect there face all the time,

Live in a illusion of lies to themself, and proberbly phosical ill!

This are also the reason why loosing the face people are bull headed , and cannot accept a good meaning advice from others !

Using a signal horn in traffic in other Asian country's , no problem, in Thailand someone can point a gun on you! This fact should aswer all question!

In my opinion it has absolutely nothing to do with the culture itself

It's only a excuse!

Correct. The need to save face is the demonstration of ones own weakness, on so many levels. Real men do not need to save face. Buck up. Man up. Take responsibility for ones own actions. Saving face is the opposite of this, and it an act of extreme cowardice. I do not want to hear about the cultural aspects of this. When a culture permits a person to be a weakling, in the name of face, something is wrong. Courage my boy. Courage. OWN IT!

I understand your reasoning but we are talking about face an Asian culture , you talking as a westerner from a westerners point of view and western culture.

If you were talking about a westerner then I would agree with you, but the whole discussion is about face, not a western custom. I am sure there are a lot of things in each custom or even country that others think make them weak or think its wrong.

If it's been there for century's or even longer , it must work for them.

I thought the original question was to understand why , not slag them off, which most questions seem to end up doing.

I sometimes wonder why they stay in the country, they slag it off and the people so much.

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I believe posters stated already their opinion of FACE.....that is not slagging off, its stating an opinion.

If you know where the perfect country is, all of us would like to know, name it please.

The original question was how to handle it, (face). Not what their opinion is .

I can't give you a perfect country to live in, as that's subjective , and my personal opinion .

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Well if you dint think anyone believes you, stop posting and looking for attention.

It's all words


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Ok I read now every post here!

But one question , for me still not answered !

Why is it nearly impossible to win a loosing face back?

That kind of people want protect there face , are also that one

That not can handle self criticism !

I have a friend at home very straight man, married Thai wife

20 year come here for more then 40 times!

He says Thais also ignoring our face, he don't care about loosing

There're face policy in Thailand !

He say what he think!

And when airplane change price half our before take off

He. Stand inside the office counter and complaining load

That all can here!

People that want protect there face all the time,

Live in a illusion of lies to themself, and proberbly phosical ill!

This are also the reason why loosing the face people are bull headed , and cannot accept a good meaning advice from others !

Using a signal horn in traffic in other Asian country's , no problem, in Thailand someone can point a gun on you! This fact should aswer all question!

In my opinion it has absolutely nothing to do with the culture itself

It's only a excuse!

Correct. The need to save face is the demonstration of ones own weakness, on so many levels. Real men do not need to save face. Buck up. Man up. Take responsibility for ones own actions. Saving face is the opposite of this, and it an act of extreme cowardice. I do not want to hear about the cultural aspects of this. When a culture permits a person to be a weakling, in the name of face, something is wrong. Courage my boy. Courage. OWN IT!

I understand your reasoning but we are talking about face an Asian culture , you talking as a westerner from a westerners point of view and western culture.

If you were talking about a westerner then I would agree with you, but the whole discussion is about face, not a western custom. I am sure there are a lot of things in each custom or even country that others think make them weak or think its wrong.

If it's been there for century's or even longer , it must work for them.

I thought the original question was to understand why , not slag them off, which most questions seem to end up doing.

I sometimes wonder why they stay in the country, they slag it off and the people so much.

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