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50 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

No countries deny entry to its own citizens even if you don't have a passport, they can't. 

Not true.

5 hours ago, Don Mega said:

What countries have closed borders that don't allow entry to its own citizens ?

Trinidad & Tobago: "On 21 March, National Security Minister Stuart Young announced the closure of all borders to everyone (including nationals & non nationals) effective midnight on Sunday 22 March. "

17 hours ago, Mises said:

Those countries that closed their borders such as Australia, New Zealand and Thailand that rely on tourism for a significant part of their economy are either going to have to open up and let COVID 19 do its worst, which is not very much for 99.9% of people, or remain closed for years and kiss goodbye to tourism, airports, airlines, hotels etc.

Agree 100%

On 6/24/2020 at 6:08 PM, Mahseer said:

Used to have an account and credit card with SCB and their policy was to deposit twice the monthly credit card limit in a separate account as you describe. Bangkok Bank is equal amount as you are now aware.

 

Any Thai banks out there that don't demand a separate deposit?

My Bangkok Bank Mastercard credit card limit is 50K but had to be secured with 100K on deposit. But I have had that setup since before the year 2000

1 hour ago, Toany said:

SCB is an anti Farang bank.  During the pandemic some branches were banning Farangs.  They enjoy making things difficult for their Farang customers.

Agree 100%. There is a branch on the ground floor of my condo who refused to let me open an account. Same old BS about work permits and such. I let my Thai coins accumulate until I have a 2 quart jar full. I then go to that branch and have them exchange them for banknotes. I do not separate or count the coins beforehand. The teller has to do all that while I stand there with a smug smile on my face. My little bit of payback.....

I have yet to find any beer made by Singha that doesn't taste what I imagine bilge water would taste like.

Put some liquid soap into a spray bottle mixed with water. Spray around the base of the toilet. If there is a leak you will see a bubble(s). Use silicon sealant to seal it up. 9 times out of 10, the sewer smell will be coming from around the base of the toilet. If there is a leak there, it does not mean that liquid will leak out either. But sewer gas will.

I always used an agent to renew a retirement extension. I never stepped foot inside immigration in Jomtien. Went to the agent's premises, dropped off required documents, picked up passport (with extension) the next day.

11 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said:

A pragmatic decision that restores a reasonable measure of normality while retaining some restrictive aspects that presumably will retain a reminder of personal responsibility. Yes there are some unknowns as yet that people might have also presumed unnecessary that remain.

The  fact remains,in spite of the critics and  doubters, that for whatever reason Thailand has so far escaped the horror story of other places. The irony of that is that so many of the TVF critics originate  from those horror story locations.

14  days more will see if the story changes. While the Thai general population may become accustomed  to coping  with  the Covid-19 measures of  limitation how  many and  how quickly will they also gain a measure of awareness of the seriousness of global political agitations?

 

 

 

 

 

Must be the SomTam.....

On 5/14/2020 at 7:57 PM, ubonjoe said:

It says next appointment not due date.

Found it. I was looking on the wrong "form". Thanks

On 5/8/2020 at 1:28 PM, Peter Denis said:

If you did not get an e-mail from your local IO, you need to check the status yourself.
You can go there directly >
https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn90online/online/tm47/TM47Action.do?cmd=acceptTerm

A window opens with a blue (notify), green (check) and orange (cancel) option

Click the green option (check the status of your application)

A new window opens, where you can either fill-in

- the reference number OR

- your passport information

Having filled in the information, your full data appear at the bottom of the screen

It can say Pending or Approved.

When approved > click the small icon at the end of the row, which will allow you to print or save a scan of the Approval Notification (with next due date) which you are supposed to keep in/with your passport.

 

You are right in everything you say except for the next due date. It is not there. That is why I asked my original question.

I just did my 90 day report online. It was due on May 20 but I did it on May 7th. It was approved on May 8th. What date is my next 90 day report due? 90 days from May 20, or 90 days from my approval date of May 8th?

14 hours ago, Bramley said:

Can't speak for your Oz bank, but my HSBC accounts in UK and HK give a far worse rate than Bangkok Bank. So I let BKB do the currency exchange.

Agreed. Bangkok Bank gives me a far better rate receiving USD than my DBS Singapore bank does on sending USD.

I am Joe Biden and I forget this message.

10 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Perhaps it is worth noting that since 1989 it has the WHO classification of a Class 1 carcinogen.

WHO also says that China did a great job at containing the pandemic and that there was no need to worry in the rest of the world........

2 hours ago, The Barmbeker said:

Remeber that, the next time you tell me "You no undasatand Thailand" or "You just guest- go home if you no like!"

And maybe...just maybe...kick your government in the butt , so next time they actually pay money to every needy person!

I am not sure if the money tree in the backyard of government house has that much money..........

And here I thought that they were a Don Quijote cowboy boot shop.

4 hours ago, Jadam said:

I got a refund from AirAsia one time. Here's how it went.

1. Apply for refund on the website.

2. Get an email a few days later that doesn't make sense.

3. Phone them up and ask what to do.

4. Every passenger had to write a letter to the airline authorizing them to deposit the refund into my bank account.
5. Scanned all the letters and signed copies of everyone's ID

6. Refund still took ages but eventually came. I'd say about 60 days total.

 

They make it complicated on purpose so that some people won't bother and they ge to keep the money. Also they purposefully make their refund department short-staffed so that people have to wait longer for processing, that way the money stays in their account and earns interest for longer.

 

You will, eventually, get your money back though.

 

Funny how the b-stards take exactly 2 seconds to deduct the cost of a flight from one's credit card but it takes them 45 days to return a refund to the same card.

Koh Phayam is closed as of yesterday.

3 hours ago, Antonymous said:

Why not make it a permanent feature.

 

Sure to boost tourism. Can just imagine the new TAT ads.

Reminds me of the PI. Armed guards (shotguns) in every shop, bank, etc.