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Despite some dreaful days, IMO, after many years here, this 'winter' has, on average, enjoyed cleaner air than previous years (in Bangkok, depending your location). Maybe that long cool snap of winds from China helped to blow it away or at least keep it moving. Do any long-time residents (like 20 years) recall that this bad air in Bangkok only really kicked off 7 or 8 years ago? I don't recall it being an issue before that. I could be wrong. It's always been a s-show up in CM.

The bottom line, according to what the TRD has said so far, is to avoid being classified as a resident of Thailand for tax purposes, you must be present in the Kingdom 180 days or more. So 7 months would be over the limit, unless you can dip in an out for a couple of weeks at a time during the 7 months and avoid residencey classification. Basically, we are all waiting to see what happens - it's not clear yet about what is going to be assessible income - just remittances as is the case now, or your global income. The latter is pretty stupid - I'd call it the 'widow maker'.

So they're charging us more but we get to do everything ourselves; auto-check-in, print our own boarding passes and baggage tags, drag the bags to a conveyer belt and dump them on it. Then head to security and immigration. Before you know it, we'll be hauling our bags with us out onto the tarmac and loading them on the plane ourselves - for an extra charge of course.

Thanks both.

That's a pity. It will probably look exactly the same..

Apologies for creating a new topic, but this is something I haven't seen anywhere else. I have SCB account. In the App, it is possible to generate an Account Statement going back one year. It is then sent to my email, password protected. Each month is a separate document and has all the deposits and withdrawals on SCB letterhead (bilingual). So 12 statements or 6 or whatever I want. Anyone know (or better still tried this) if sufficient to print these from home and then just get the account ownership letter from the branch? Or do think immigration would want to see a bunch of rubber stamps from the bank on the account statements (no stamps on auto-generated but each month on letterhead)?

Thanks for the reply. It's outer ear and just inside the canal around the top (precise area of incisura or external auditory meatus). It happens once or twice each week for many months, and I can tell when it's coming on because the discomfort begins slowly and if I press lightly on the tragus it hurts a bit more. I try to hack it out as long as I can but eventually reach for the ibuprofen. I try to avoid water near the ears when showering, so I don't think it's 'swimmer's ear' but could be. Air conditioning seems to be trigger too. I had to look up all these anatomy terms here: https://otosurgeryatlas.stanford.edu/otologic-surgery-atlas/surgical-anatomy-of-the-ear/external-ear/#iLightbox[gallery_image_1]/0 Thanks for any advice. R.

Hi @Sheryl Can you recommend a good ENT Doctor that specializes on ear problems - like recurrent earaches (e.g. specializes in ears rather than sinsus or nasal)? The one I've been seeing for the last two years says everything seems fine - but it's not..

It would be good if AC turned the seasonal flignts into year-round. AC has the rights to the route it inherited from the (defunct) Canadian Airlines (CP) - THAI Airways joint route. I guess the two countries' government air authorities would need to agree to that. Then again, as you say, particularly for American travelers to/from BKK, there are so many other pretty good connecting flights via Japan, Korea, Taiwan, it probably wouldn't make a lot of business sense. THAI used to fly non-stop to LA for many years - I even took that flight myself once. They tried BKK-New York briefly too. But, yeah, it's tough.

Yes, you're probably right.

Too bad the Corrs or ( whomever) is responsible for their booking has chosen a mall in central Bangkok. While that venue is very good for many things, a real Western style concert IMO (Thai LIbel Lawyers - F-cuk off), needs arena-style seating so that elevation is possible in oval style to see the band and not 4000 people seated on the floor hundreds of metres from the actual performance. I saw the Scorpions at the other place near Lak Si many years ago and that was okay. Not really great but okay thanks to elevated seating options. Anyway, I won't be paying to see the Corrs in central Bangkok - to my own disappointment. I hope others enjoy it - if they can actually see it.

I seem to recall that all concert seating at Paragon Hall in Bangkok is on one level (no risers), is that right? Haven't been there in ages and can't remember. Some photos on the Web suggest all 5,000 seats are floor level.. but maybe there are other modalities? Cheers.

Thanks, I just kept checking each day several times and finally got a convenient day (not too early in the week, in case the bank documeents weren't ready..it would give me extra time to work on the banks)

Thanks @rockedbottom that's very useful. So that's the letter, then the statement is several pages long if you ask for 3 or 6 months, is that right? (and takes longer to get)?

Sorry if not clear. Yes, this is my first retirement extension request following the 3 month O Visa I received for that purpose. My bank is SCB. I know there isn't one at CW. However, a branch near my place (not my own branch) is helpful. They printed the oversease transfer credit advisory same day (in just a few minutes), however that wasn't enough for IO, who then sent me to another branch on Changwattana Road. They gave me a 'certificate of deposits' in Thai language and checked a box that said it's addressed to Immigration and I took that along (for the O visa). Would the two letters (letter and statement) for the extension be different?

I really don't understand why she would stick around and travel around Thailand as a tourist after that experience. Not too smart. As mentioned there are many foreigners who have lost their properties and other wealth, even to fairly low-level operatives and they get no compensation or cooperation in the courts, police, elsewhere. Then there's the farang professional guy who had his PhD thesis copied almost page for page by some Thai pooyai here. When he took the matter to the university, he started getting threats and rocks through his windows.

Thanks, very useful. I wasn't aware the statement would take so long. Isn't it just a print out (of how many months)? Then a stamp by the bank branch? I gather I can go to any branch, not specifically my own for both letter and statement, is that right? Sorry one more question, is the bank 'letter' the same one I took for my O Visa request? It was addressed to Immigration and indicated the amount of international transfer (and I think the balance that day). All in Thai.

Thanks. Useful indeed. So if I show up at 11am, I can ask for an afternoon queue ticket? Or are they just issued continuously, but getting the queue number late morning let's you walk in at 1pm (but then wait my turn while all those from morning who still haven't been seen - is that right?) - also can the two bank letters (letter and statement) be issued while you wait? Like 30 minutes, etc.)?

Does anyone know how often Immigration Division 1 refreshes/opens their online calendar for appointments? The queue for retirement extensions is booked solid for the next four weeks. Do they open it day by day (like 8 am each morning and it quickly fills), or do they do it week by week? Curious if anyone knows the practice. I know I can just go there (CW) early any day without an appointment and line up to get a queue number.. but the appointment system seems better - but not easy to get one..

Thanks again. At Changwattana, can I go back to apply for the retirement extension after 45 days, or do I need to wait for 60 days? The money (800) has been seasoning in my Thai account for more than 2 months already..even before I applied for the O visa..

I've used a few usually around the Pleon Chit area. However, some years back, we were getting a previously translated Thai -to-English birth certificate certified at Changwattana Govt office for our son who was travelling on a school trip out of Thailand and the official there pointed out several inaccuracies in the translated version we had. So it was revised again there - I guess by their own service or proxy - which we paid for.

I'm a bit confused on when my 90 day reporting is required. I entered Thailand 24 November on 60 day visa exemption, then applied for the 3 month O visa based upon retirement. The visa was duly issued on 17th January, backdated to 2 January when I applied for it. So when do I report the first 90 days? Does the clock start when I get a 12 month extension (day 1) , or do the weeks that I was here already on the visa waiver, plus the days here on the O visa combined count toward the 90 days (meaning 90 days in late Feb before getting extension)?

Yes, thanks, I was aware of that. My point was no assets 'and no UK income' (should have added the latter).

True of getting off topic. Anyway, the UK revenue site is clear. If you don't live in UK, have absolutely no assets there (OK maybe just a bank which is fine) you are NON-RESIDENT for tax purposes. There are some other things - your State Pension willl be taxed at source (25%?) but that's it. Others may know more..

This needs a new topic. But the history of this website's political leanings - I mean it's long time posters which I've seen (and I guess before it) might mean it won't get bumped up. Tonight the coup leaders from BOTH past coups were on the Thai Royal news tonight. Yes, they were given prominent exposure - but no one from the present government of the people. That's worrying. Why? At least to me.