birddogger

Is a TM30 report required twice on an internal trip in Thailand? Once by the hotel at my destination (1 week stay) and again by my landlord when I return home to my rented condo? In addition to the 90 day reporting and again for 3 month money still in the bank account after retirement extension? 

Chaos, confusion, and total disregard for regimented regulations. Love it. Wouldn't want it any other way. ????

If I wanted to live in a place of "cannot cannot cannot" I could move to Singapore. 

On 5/16/2019 at 11:44 AM, smedly said:

Just like Baht busses - might there just be too many of them

 

How about limiting the numbers to a level that the current infrastructure can cope with

Please don't mess with the Baht buses. They've already tried that. Another major cockup.

If they don't wear a gun the uniform is meaningless.

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I've kept more than 800K in a Thai account for more than 8 years. Always considered it the cost of being allowed to live here. Is the next Immigration shoe to drop medical insurance? I'm covered on that as well but after 70 it's very expensive. If they don't rescind this latest rule and top it off with compulsory medical insurance there's going to be a bunch of cheap condos hitting the market.

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As pointed out either on this forum or possibly another, this could be a requirement for NEW extensions of stay and possibly does not apply to those already under the current regulation. Similar to those fortunate enough to be under the older requirement for a smaller amount of bank deposit or monthly income. The new regulation requires 2 months of seasoning which is the same as the current first time so this could be additional requirements for new applicants. Certainly as with all regulations in Thailand there is nothing which occurs that time will not cure.

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and 400K there at ALL times

Which means an extra 325,000 using the bank deposit method over the 65,000 monthly income method (65,000 X 5) since the 800,000 which is supposed to prove sufficient funds for living in Thailand can't actually be used for support 5 months of the year. In addition half of the 800,000 support money can't be used at all and must remain in a bank account.

I'm sure this makes sense to someone at the IO office as a method of solving a perceived problem with some retirees in Thailand but baby and bath water tossing might be at play here.

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And should we put our garbage in cloth bags?

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Prior to my retirement I flew long haul flights every month. Always business class and always carrier was up to me. Only flew Thai once. Moscow to Bangkok. Poor quality food. Older aircraft. Poor entertainment selection and mediocre cabin service. Over priced. Never flew them again.

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You really have to be a special kind of person to live in that place. Floods, traffic jams, the worst kind of tourists, polluted everything, and it doesn't matter how far away from walking street you are, the sex dynamic is ever apparent. ????

Exactly why I chose to live here. Love it.

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A simple fix would be to have as a condition for renting beach space the umbrella and chair concession holders are required to clean the beach in front of their rental area.

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The brown envelopes only appear at City Hall during the purchase process. There are no reach arounds for maintenance or repairs so none will occur. Also better to buy a bunch of different types of pumps from different suppliers. That way more brown envelopes appear.

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The Chinese government has weaponized tourism with their ability to first shower a country with millions of tourists and then cut off a massive source of revenue.

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Since the Waterfront condo has been illegally built on public land why is it still standing?

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Pointing was involved. Expect prompt action from city hall

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