steve187

Really really hard to read/follow op

Just as a matter of interest, i have just returned to Brisbane on expiration of my Non Imm O, at the Thai consul they tell me that, provided i can show that i can support myself ( nothing about 800000bht) they will renew it, but they say do not come till a couple of days before i am due to go back. It will cost me $A90 but a marriage visa will cost $A250, so theres no guessing which one i will get. Brisbane have always been very friendly and helpful to me.

sounds like a single entry for $A90A and a multi entry for $A250

thanks for that

It's very good Scea.

All subjective of course, but for me, Sopranos was the best.

Honourable mentions go to The Shield, Brotherhood, Wire and

recently Breaking Bad.

Regards

Will

if you liked the sopranoes try 'intelligence' a canadian show see link here

The helmet-shops found all over BKK sell helmets of the brand "Real" for THB 1200 and these meets both EEC and DOT standards. These are available in Size S to XXL, while most crap helmets are only available in "free size". Second hand (or stolen) helmets is probably much cheaper. If anyone can afford to buy a motocy, they can also afford to buy more than a powerranger plastic helmet. The government should make it illegal, to wear helmets that doesn´t meet the DOT standards. Helmets for children of all ages should also be compulsory. I have never in my life seen any child in Thailand wearing a helmet.

I have seen quite a few children sat on the front of motorcycles recently with proper fitting helmets on, more so than i have seen in the past.

I look at girls driving along into the sun, with their left hand shielding the sun from their eyes, and i think to myself ' why dont they just buy a helmet with a sun visor', but i think it is the Thai mentality not to wear a helmet, but it is also infectious, how many westerner do you see also not wearing a helmet, and they should be more aware of the risks involved.

But i also agree with some posters on here that we, as westerners come here to get aware from the 'PC' brigade, speed camera everywhere, as well as other silly rules, one of which is not being able to use a newcastle brown crate as a hop up on a building site, how many people have died falling off the same?. so do we really want those same silly rules to spread here?

Don't forget you can use a combination of cash in a Thai bank and an embassy letter for an amount smaller than 65,000 baht

consulates have been known to be wrong

If you have any entries left, if you cross on the 20th the start period of that entry stamp will start that day, be it 60, 90 or 1 year , you haven't said what type of visa you have.

I read somewhere about a new airline flying from the UK to Bkk in the winter and UK to USA in the summer, i think they were flying from a regional airport, maybe Birmingham.

I visited their website, i have looked but i cannot find the website of the original post.

Does anyone have any knowledge of this airline?

did she look rootable?

:cheesy:

I just bought a samsung 2tb 3.5" harddrive for 2,810 baht, a sata dock is about 700 baht, thats a total of 3,500 baht or there abouts, for a 2tb external harddrive, which is faster than a usb external model, and will run cooler.

by the way, i still have a valid multiple entry permit until the 27th Dec 2010. It is actually on my old passport but i had to renew passports recently.

cheers

Do you mean visa, when you say permit

Seems like a good idea to come here, but in all reality its hard to earn a living here,as posters have said before its all been done to death here.

My advise would be to form some sort of a plan for the future, and make as much as you can over in the UK, to enable that plan to work.

Not what you wanted to hear, but better to hear it now, than to give up everything in the UK, come here and have to return to the UK at a later date to make a fresh start,

Does your wife have UK citizenship? because if on ILR, a return to the UK, after a failed attempt to live here in excess of 14 months, would cause problems.

i used my multi entry the day before the use before date , to be safe, but the immigration guy told me, i could have used it the next day.

see

here

buses are direct airport to pattaya

Personnel visit to Hull with an appointment are £10.00, special delivery is required which is about £6.00 ish, Hull will charge an additional £8.00 to send back by special delivery, but you can send a pre-paid addressed envelope, and clear special delivery pouch, available from the post office will will save you £2.00 or so.

Someone will have to be in to sign for the special delivery package, which should be back 2 days later, send monday receive back Wednesday.

You will require forms ab and ad from the hull site, you may have to add .doc to the ab and ad files to open them in microsoft word.

This is taken from my link.

Visitors

Provided your full licence or driving permit remains valid, you may drive vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes and with up to eight passenger seats, for up to 12 months from the date of coming to GB.

I think the problem will be in hiring the car, driving it will be ok on your UK driving licence, as if stopped by the police you will have 5 days to produce it, and the replacement should be with you by then, as you have already applied.

The UK is now awash with speed cameras etc. bare in mind that any fixed penalty tickets, if driving on a foreign licence have to be

dealt with by a court appearance. ( hopefully you will not get any)

Hopefully your replacement licence will arrive in time to hire the car.

Can she not obtain the 'o' a, or any visa prior to leaving, if she does not have a visa, she could be denied boarding by the airline, if she does not have a flight out of Thailand within 30 days of arrival.

If there is no way you can obtain a re-entry permit prior to leaving, then it would seem you will have to chance using the multi entry non 'o', in your old passport, if that fails they will give you a 30 day visa exempt entry, which could be converted to a visit thai wife extension, and then reapply for a yearly extension, you should be ok getting on the flight as the airline would think that the multi entry is still valid (i think)

Re-entry permits can only be issued by the office that issued the extension of stay.

As far as i know, your multi entry would still be valid, unless it has been cancelled, this would give you a 90 day permission to stay stamp if you arrive before the 27th december, but it should have been transferred to your new passport, if you do go this route, you would have to start the extension of stay process all over again, within the 90 day permission to stay period.

So it looks like your between the devil and the deep blue sea. it would seem that as many posters advise on TV, always obtain a re-entry permit at the time of obtaining your yearly extensions.

Apologies for asking on this thread but this general question probably doesn't warrant a new topic.

Given that 90 day reporting (from reading the bit of paper in my passport) appears to be advance notification of a stay of more than 90 days, what is the situation in respect of the following:

Have 1 year permission to stay (ending Dec 2011) plus re-entry permit and next 90 day reporting is due on 7th February 2011 but will be leaving the country for a month around 17th February 2011.

Do I still have to report to Immigration on my due date in February given that I will not be staying for a further 90 days from that date?

You have to report to immigration after being in Thailand for 90 days, so if on the 7th February you will have been in Thailand for 90 days ,you should report. the next report will be 90 days after your return to Thailand.

you do not tell immigration you will be here for the next 90 days, you are telling them you have been here for 90 days, and this is my current address

Just think of this while driving 'every other car on the road is doing there best to kill you' it makes you more aware

You can use a Thai drivers licence in the UK, no need for an international. see

here

taken from dvla website -

Photocard Driving Licence Holder

Apply by Phone – Fee £17.50

If none of your details have changed you can apply by phone if one or both parts of your photocard licence have been lost or stolen. You have to pay by credit or debit card. The telephone number is 0870 240 0009.

Ring from Monday to Friday 8.00 am - 8.30 pm or Saturday 8.00 am - 5.30 pm. You can’t apply by phone if you have a paper licence holder or if your photo is due to expire or has expired.

Apply by Post - Fee £17.50

Just complete the D1 Pack form. You can get this form from DVLA form ordering service or Post Office branches. Remember to include the part of your licence you have if only one part is missing. You can send the application and fee to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1AB.

If you changed your name since your last licence was issued you will need to provide original documents to confirm your new name if it’s changed. DVLA tries to get your licence within 3 weeks of receiving your application when you apply by post.

Dont forget that all uk photocard licences are only valid for 10 years, they require a new photo every ten years.

Is her Thai id in her husbands name?

makro are now doing a 5 kilo slab of orange/yellow or white cheddar, with a label that says its from Ireland, its about 2.200 baht or so, has anyone tried it?

No one makes persons applying use agents, if someone does not have the confidence to apply themselves, then where would they get the assistance they require, and yes than can read up on TV.

If looking at fees, are the fees for the new English test fair?, and for that matter are any fees payable to get your lawfully married spouse to your home county fair?.

Its an expensive process all round, you either choose to pay or not.

I am not connected in any way to any agent.