1 hour ago, Pouatchee said:

 

poor you... very lucky in the end. the doctor who told you to come back in 2 weeks could have cost you an eye... idiot. when i had my flashes of light i rushed to the hospital to see my eye doctor. she stopped all she was doing and at once proceeded to treat me with lasers. 

 

only thing is now, my eye is really itchy and i have to take eye drops. you were very fortunate steve187 👁️‍🗨️

DR Somsai knew i was coming ( having been contacted by a family health care member) and waited for me until 7pm ish, having to travel from Rayong, she immediately booked me into EENT and operated the next day evening time, yes i was lucky, Cataract came at an early age due to the gas, was operated in the UK

1 hour ago, connda said:

My car cost $10,000 brand new and gets in-excess of 50+ miles per gallon.  Why would I want an expensive EV?  Right off the bat my saving are $32,990 and I'm not sucking off of the teats of a government who is using taxpayer money to essentially subsidize its wealthier than average citizens to purchase over-priced EVs.

is that $10,000 in Thailand, what is it

On 3/16/2024 at 9:39 AM, JBChiangRai said:

 

Can we please have a source for that statistic?

the nation reports there are 512,343 ev's ( nov 2023)in Thailand against 20,463,502 (nov 2023) ice vehicles(ceicdata.com)

in 2011 one morning walking down the stairs i had a really bright flash, went to rayong bangkok hospital (RBH), was told to come back in 2 weeks for a further check up, before the 2 weeks were up riding as a passenger in a car i lost the sight completely in that eye, went back to RBH this was a Tuesday, was told to attend Pattaya Bangkok Hospital (PBH) on the Saturday as i had a detached retina, instead my wife drove me to Rama hospital Bangkok where i saw a DR Somsiri (https://www.bumrungrad.com/doctors/Somsiri) she referred my to EENT hospital ( https://eent.co.th/) where she operated the following day, to repair the tear, refill with gas etc. since then i have not had any further problems other than a cataract op. 

op do not delay get it sorted asap don't wait for BPH, as i did with RBH and as a result lost vision in that only albeit only temporarily, i can not recommend DR Somsiri highly enough, she works at other hospitals as well as EENT and Bumrungrad, from memory i think she works at EENT on Saturday and Sunday, go somewhere today and get it checked out, best of luck

51 minutes ago, Deerculler said:

Can a Embassy letter confirming income be used?

some embassies 

6 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

I received one year permission to stay when I had 8 months left on my passport, this was last July.

 

On receiving my new passport they copied everything over.

 

PE Visa.

different rules for yearly extensions

5 hours ago, samtam said:

Yes, that sounds feasible. But in order to get the deferred % (5.8%) you would not receive (in my case) GBP19,255.60 over the 24 months you deferred. At our age, (and I'm healthy and fit having just turned 67), longevity is a diminishing return on "more yesterdays than tomorrows".

yes a bird in the hand

54 minutes ago, Mutt Daeng said:

I agree. A couple of years ago, a friend of mine deferred his pension for a year, thinking that he would get the next April increment, only to discover that he would receive what he was entitled to when he first became eligible. He was well pi$$ed.

maybe you get the deferred % increase, on top of the amount he would have got when he first became eligible

20 minutes ago, soisanuk said:

 

It was several years or so ago that I had a passport expiring (April) before my normal one year extension period ended (July).  Immigration gave me an extension up to the passport expiry date (April).  When I received my new passport, they transferred my stamps and further extended my stay to my previous annual renewal date of July with no additional fee charged for the further extension.  

 

Subsequently, they changed the rules.  If your passport expires in less than one year, they will grant an extension up to the expiry date of the passport.  When you receive your new passport, they will transfer stamps but not extend the current period of stay.  Before that period of stay ends (usually 30 but in some Offices 45 days before) you can apply of a one year extension of stay and pay the fee. Thus creating a new annual renewal date.

 

For example passport expires in April, normal extension renewal is July.   Extension will be granted until April.  When a new  passport is issued the stamps are transferred and before the April expiry date, you apply for a new extension, pay the fee, and the extension will expire one year later (April).  

 

I just renewed my passport as it was set to expire in April 2025 with my next renewal due in July 2024.  I have just now received my new USA passport and will transfer the stamps at the same time as I do my next 90 day address report in early May (I have to do the address report in person as it cannot be done online as passport numbers will not match with previous online reports).  I renewed my passport more than one year before expiry date so that my next renewal will continue to be for a full year (July 2025).

iam the same with a yearly extension due early December and a passport expiring in May 2025, so need to renew passport before November

1 hour ago, bigt3116 said:

 

Never heard of this, when did it change? (seems unlikely as how could you have a valid permission to stay with an invalid passport?)

 

now they only issue to passport expiry date

8 hours ago, samtam said:

 

My quotes were from that link.

 

Certainly when I inquired about it, when my eligibility for UK State Pension started in March 2023, I was informed that even if I deferred, it would revert to the amount per week at the date of eligibility. So yes, maybe things changed since you deferred, as supported in the text of the links I copied.

so no increase in weekly amount but a loss of £11,000 ish

10 hours ago, samtam said:

Not so, if you live in Thailand, and you claim you are not resident of UK. As far as I can see, it remains locked at the date you became eligible:

 

 

 

i think that reads as, ''once you actually claim it does not increase annually'' why would you defer if there is no monetary gain- ie if you defer you lose a possible £11,000 ish 

1 hour ago, PeachCH said:

Go to an agent. In Pattaya, 3 days to get the Non-O, then the retirement visa and a Bangkok Bank account. 

No money in the bank needed. Costs around 20 - 25k. No fake stamps involved. The easy way 😁👍

keep away from agents

1 hour ago, CrossBones said:

Thanks, any idea what stores there?

whole floor i think its the  5th or 6th floor,  is clothes shoes suitcases etc

8 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Seems to sell... 

 

Ultra-processed foods. 

 

Having high sugar, fat, and sodium content. 

 

I will stick with real Thai food. 

 

 

 

having no sugar or msg

On 4/13/2024 at 9:46 AM, FritsSikkink said:

Try to google 'used furniture Bangkok'

'used furniture Ban Chang/Rayong' would be better

op what are you looking for, post on here and maybe someone will have what you are looking for, there is a shop/stall near to micasa bar that has furniture not sure if 2nd hand or not

here as well on sukhumvit road - https://www.google.com/search?q=มือสองญี่ปุ่นระยอง+โกดังเขียว&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

are the cases available in Thailand

17 hours ago, Expat Tom said:

I have lived here for 15 years. The Russian invasion is just one more reason that I am working on my exit plan.

Regarding taxing expats, it is far from a settled issue but the brain trust in BKK ( I am joking about brain trust...should be brainless trust) has not thought this through. I am not wealthy but I bring in around 100,000 baht to the country monthly. I spent it all, every baht going into the Thai economy. I am not the only farang who will likely spend 179 days a year here to avoid tax- residency. That means that 6 months X 100,000 baht will not be spent in Thailand. I am sure the Vietnam, Malaysia, Colombia, Mexico, the PI  and many other countries are rooting for Thailand to tax foreigners. 

 

Let's see? Russians and Tax....the RFL ( Reasons for Leaving) is increasing. 

a small amount of text on threads topic, and then lots on the 'have to get in every thread' old subject of tax

5 hours ago, brianthainess said:

How nice, remove the shady trees. Idiots. 

What then ? dig up the new path to plant more ?

all the while, one road lane is occupied by rental motorcycles

57 minutes ago, giddyup said:

This is very good, I wasn't even aware of this case as I was living in Australia at the time. I found PB and TG very slow downloads but found it to watch on YouTube.

Although i was there at the time, on nights driving an armed resource vehicle, until watching i didn't realise the amount of enquiry work going on during the day, the whole triangle area of Beds, Bucks and Herts was under constant fear and other crime was reduced to zero, i was parked up at the train station. one of many places, being sent to addresses  as and when something suspicious occurred

'The Intruder Hes Watching You From Within',

documentary on Channel 5 on 8th, about a rapist and armed burglar, 'the fox' ( Malcolm Fairley) who brought fear to an area of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire in1984, 

 https://www.tvguide.co.uk/schedule/f7730545-5166-53c7-be23-c48e3a7c6818/the-intruder-hes-watching-you-from-within

available on magnetdl, and torrentgalaxy

25 minutes ago, recom273 said:

Cheers, I might drop them a line - not that it will do any good. 

what's the problem