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thanks for that Evadgib

well so far so good Khon Kaen office is on the ball, helpful efficient, unless its a monday ( busy day) 90 day reports and 1 yr are done in about 20 to 40 mins max unless big queue

As a thai teacher told my wife when she went up to complain " i have more important things than you" then he went to lunch, it shows how a little power corrupts and that was thai to thai so how are the kids treated, i feel more teacher training let alone english half the kids in my village cant read or write thai.

Question for all why did the family need to check the cctv system in the building i thought the police would have checked that first and he failed to meet the bail money why bail him, my the child now rest in peace and i hope he suffers every day in jail but i doubt that will happen

Question for all on here, if it is safety issues for Japan is it not the same with other countries like USA UK Europe ect so could they be banned from other places in the world?

mine took 12 days from 17 to 28 Nov so unless you have a set back i think max is about 3 weeks now system sorted and uk back logs out the way. good luck

on recommendation from the Family we had a guy put in wooden windows (thai style house in village) this guy made Leggo look good what a utter Arse, had to redo 26 windows but then again my fault as listened to the wife. some people we have hired are great some utter dross, but then again same as the uk you get good builders and cowboy outfits. lesson well sunk in

I dont know about it being a 3ed world country as some of the 3 world places i have seen make it look good, but everyplace has it drawbacks UK USA ect, but i wish the uk would have the same immigration policies as thailand then we would not be turning into the 3ed world country.

i agree the system has improved but i think a lot had to do early on with the office just opening and the problems in the UK regarding passports at the time, i was very impressed as it took just 12 day to get a renewal but the office had found its feet by then and the home office had replaced the FCO ref passports, one question why is it i had to go from the trendy office to the British Embassy to get a letter to say my passport No had changed as this was require by Thai Immigration office , when this could be placed in the new passport when you get it from trendy as some other countries include it automatically? maybe our Ambassador at the Embassy could look into this.

maybe should have a few laminated cards in other languages to show people the problems but then it goes down to education and the fact that for years people have been allowed to mistreat holidaymakers with scams and threats of violence and the Police have stood by and done nothing about it as for the Jet skis it is know far and wide about that scam yet still people hire them if you dont hire them it will dry up and go away ( but some other scam will replace it) till the law is seen to be done and fair on both sides of the line

I dont think it has changed they have just changed there MO for collection, now called donations in envelopes for the temples same route new cover, until real jail time and assets taken nothing will change. Everyone knows how a person on 30,000 bht a month can affored a 4 million bht house

anyone know if they have a office in Khon Kaen?

Hi Hillywilly

you can also fly in thailand on your thai driving lic as that is what i used when i went down and back to Bangkok trendy office good luck and if your booking a hotel the citrus is about 200 mts up the street from trendy (clean secure and next to trendy)

Good News from putting paper in at trendy office to return of passport to trendy 12 days,17 nov papers in 28 nov passport ready for collection.

seem most of the problems are sorted now but if only trendy issued the letter for a new passport there instead of having to trail round to the UK embassy to get on but all in all cant complain.

Funny having served in the armed forces for my full time i never knew we had so many deployed to the bars in thailand i understand why the forces are so short all the SF are covering the bars 55555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555

Question if anyone can answer? why when you pick up your new passport at the trendy building does it not come with the letter sometimes required by Thai immigration, why do we then have to go too or write to the British Embassy to get the letter? any thoughts on this

hi all if anyone can help with info: regarding address i have the following:-

a. letter from the British Embassy in Bangkok stating my name address and passport No, (dated jan this year)

b. letter of residency from Thai immigrations translated into English valid for 30 days, ( as my appointment is the 17th Nov ) so valid.

will that cover the requirements as i dont want to travel all the way there and have a drama of some sort.

if anyone can let me know asap.

Thanks

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hi all

wonder if anyone can help, i am due to renew my passport at the trendy building and as Annex A states proof of address is required i have a letter from the British embassy in Bangkok dated jan of this year so in date it states my name address and passport No, would that do as proof or do i need to go to immigration and get a residency letter then get it translated into english did phone the uk passport helpline but waste of time.

thanks

regarding the proof of address ect as stated in annex A, i have a letter from the British embassy in Bangkok with my address and passport No dated with in the time period of a year would that do ? or do i have to get a residency letter from Thai immigrations.

any info would help