Hugh Jarse

The bank letter can be the day before at CW. But your bank book needs to be updated on the date you apply (no ATM slip accepted).

Not sure about the page copies of the bank book but better to many than not enough.

What is the "seeding" period for a 1st time renewal based on marriage,2 or 3 months? Thanks in advance.

It is 2 months for every extension. The 3 months is only for retirement extensions.

Thank you, most helpful.

The bank letter can be the day before at CW. But your bank book needs to be updated on the date you apply (no ATM slip accepted).

Not sure about the page copies of the bank book but better to many than not enough.

What is the "seeding" period for a 1st time renewal based on marriage,2 or 3 months? Thanks in advance.

Try Nong Kwai, Naam Phrae, Hang Dong district. Serendipidy ,if you have time to look .

Well, never say never, everything is possible. As I said I had the same problem with my SCB ATM at Frankfurt airport 3 weeks ago. Just did not work, even though they said it was activated at the branch on Hang Dong Rd, bit further down from Central Airport on the left. They probably meant the CC, as I showed them both. That is not a standard thing they have in their scripts and they obliviously fail to do what is asked because they just don't know it as part of their daily work. Does not mean they would not tell you some BS that all is good and done.

Thats scary especially if you needed to pay for a flight home urgently.

If you got a new card you would have to activate that new card to make it working outside Thailand. But believe what you want, up to you

Had an internet purchase also declined recently. Apparantly SCB say coz. it needs to be activated for internet use also. This was for an Air Asia ticket and had to pay at the local 7/11 plus a further fee on top! AaaaaaaaaaaH! took over an hour to sort it!

" Thailand’s military leader and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has refused to elaborate on the 600 million baht land sale he made to a private company (registered in British Virgin Islands) last year." Chiang Mai Times

but, but, but Prayuth

if true would this be a reason not to go after that ptp guy?

HAve any of these people been featured in the 'Panama Papers" ?

If they are having to pick up there medical bills that's a crime on its own... The authorities should have picked the bill up if only as a goodwill gesture... Regardless of who did what and when there is no justification for the level of violence shown in this attack.. And once again the big issue being the damage to Thai tourism and the country...The General could have done himself some big favours by coming out and deploring this incident! and insisting the perps are punished correctly.

I agree that TAT or = should pay the medical bills if no insurance cover was effected. Bangkok hospital have also missed out on some goodwill advertising by waiving or at least reducing their (usually outrageously high) fees.

Just ask Novotel to pick you up at the airport .

Keep up the social media pressure in this case. To stand by and not complain is worse.

Agree and Hats Offf to Thai Visa for reminding us all about this case of injustice.

It's because most of them were willing participants.

Ug! evidence please.

Just came back from Central Festival. Holy shit you guys weren't kidding, pricing was absolutely ridiculous. A potential tax refund in Bangkok would only be like 5% or something in VAT, so for sure not even close to being worth it.

I'll take the advice and skip the fashion purchases until back home. Thanks a lot for all the answers! Take care.

Better still, give wifey an envelope stuffed with some £50's!

RENTER, China is though with $120 billion pledge over the next 5 years in key areas. see the Bangkok Posts 18/12/2015 ed. for further details. FDI from China in the first 10 months of 2015 was 12.5 billion baht and probably more as the high speed rail links develop. Thailand is seemingly looking for further econ/political ties with China and not the US etc.

I am currently in dispute with Nationwide UK over this very charge.

If you go onto there website and click on fees and charges for SWIFT transfer it will say £20, and if you verbally ask one of their staff what the charge is, you will be told £20. However, tucked away in the terms and conditions you will find reference to them using a third party (HSBC) to facilitate the transfer and they may(will) levy a charge against you for doing so.

All a bit underhanded in my book, and on top of that, because I wasn't expecting this extra scam of a charge, it put me overdrawn and incurring interest charges, albeit miniscule amounts. So at the moment as a matter of principle I am trying to get the charges taken off

I no longer use Nationwide (Proud to be the same as every other bank) for O/S transfers because of their excessive charges and gave up on Bangkok Bank 6 years ago when they demanded c.£20 for a small transfer of less than a million THB. Lloyd's Bank have recently reduced their SWIFT transfer rate to £9.50 (was £17.50 'til November this year) so I use them ; takes about 2 days.

Very helpful post. Did mine this week. Only needed to present 2 photos. New rule is that when you sign the photocopies you must now use blue ink only AND then print your name underneath. They love to see us jumping through hoops! As always helpful ,friendly staff there to assist .

Do you have a non-Immigrant visa, else you must make a conversion first or get one from a consulate abroad.

Paperwork:

1. Two application forms T.M. 7 with two photographs size 4x6 cm. and Visa Fee 1900.-Baht
2. Copy Marriage Certificate
3. Copy Kor Ror 2 from amphur office, marriage registry (not older than six months, even if marriage certificate is under 6 months old)
4. Child's birth certificate (if any)
5. Copy wife’s house registration (first page showing address and the page showing her details)
6. Copy wife’s identity card
7. Copy passport (all pages with stamps), non-Im visa, arrival card.
8. Interview the husband and wife for confirming status of husband and wife
9. Map to residency (names of roads and house marked in Thai and GPS coordinates)
10. 3 Pictures, one showing you outside the house with wife and house number visible, One in bedroom, One showing time relaxing.
11. Copy house book from residence (signed by owner and a signed copy of their ID Card, as this may not be the wife in some cases) or rental contract.
12: Copy of the letter from the MFA showing you were able to marry

With money in bank option.
1. Letters from your bank same day or day before stating bank records, and a transaction list for the past two months.
2. Bank account must be in Husbands name, joint accounts will not qualify.
3. Letter from bank must show transaction during previous two months.

With Income in Thailand option
1. A copy of work permit (All stamped pages)
2. Personal income tax (PND.1) for latest 3 months and personal income tax for previous year (PND.91) with receipts showing it has been paid
3: Copy of Company documents stamped and signed, Documents must be under 6 months old.
4: Letter of employment, stating location of employment, role and renumeration.


With Income from abroad.
1. Embassy letter stating your income.

All of the above in two copies, if not in BKK

TM.7 can be downloaded here, print both sides on one paper.

http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/en/base.php?page=download

The Hellfire Pass itself.

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The Pass was given it's name because, with the increasing workloads, work continued into the night, lit by firelight, creating an image considered to be similar to hell.

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In this pic, the railway sleepers can be seen still in place in the ground. The torment of those who carried out the task of placing those sleepers is dreadful to contemplate,

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A view from the site of the railway. Again, a time for thoughts of those who never enjoyed this view.

Why do Honda only do black interiors? The hottest and least practical colour for hot climates?

music is a bit dreary.

What would you prefer?

Kylie Minogue singing "I should be so lucky"?

after the first minute, I was expecting the "Funeral March". Or maybe the good ol' song. "why are we waiting....?"

Or the great Monty Python's :"Always look on the bright side of life....te boom te boom...."

Thanks all for the answers. Will give the online reporting a go, or perhaps mail-in (or both) and hope one hits the target.

Is the on-Line reporting now working?

He'll be like a lamb going to a real free press slaughter.

A free Press in the USA? Uug!

So he loses a shit load of money, advises people not to retire here, then re-marries!

For purely practical reasons, try bringing up kids as a lone parent!. He probably has no problems either with getting his new wife entry clearance to the UK where he will no doubt settle and his kids get a free education. A sad case indeed , a man who trusted too much before realising that there is little recourse to due process and an independant ,unbiased legal culture.

The good news is that this has gone viral and has been reported as a "don't invest in Thailand" campaign. The prime minister will not be happy about this documentary and will hopefully act to help these guys, not because he cares, but because he won't want to lose face and put off would-be investors. But then as we all know, when it comes to the islands like Phuket and Samui, there are seriously powerful families that rule above the police and government.

EArlier this week the PM was optimistic about attracting more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Thailand . I wish him every success and moreso, in his efforts to stamp out corruption , in Phuket and elsewhere.

For people trying to find it on iPlayer, it starts 89:19 in on the Victoria Derbyshire episode.

I player only available in the UK.... Any workaround?

One option is tosearch www.HMA.com and go from there. Easy.

don't increase the number of students but the QUALITY please

Also improve the English language skills of young people who have been let down by succesive governments on this front. Once these students graduate many will go into the building, car servicing ,carpenty, hotel services and numerous other fiedls where they will have to interact with foreigners and communicate with them. Thailand is desperate to attract foreign investments as the economy continues to falter. English language skills must be central to any technical and vocational training.

What would be the point of studying thai language or culture.....???? In another 30 years it will be part of china anyway once China invades and takes over after Democracy has been totally bastardized to operate exactly like communism.

In any case.... you might as well learn Latin....it's a dead language too.

Cynical bstard. and what bllocks you talk. No such thing as "democracy" anywhere in s.e Asia or indeed the USA!

Check out The Atlanta Hotel at the end of Soi 2 Sukhumvit. Old world charm, pool , gym, library, travel shop and a good restaurant. Sex tourists, Katamites , dope fiends are not welcome however.