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Thailand 300 baht entry fee for tourists set to start in early 2023
sandyf replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
It may come as a surprise to you but services provided by a private company can hardly be equated to services provided by this or any other government. Good luck with your lawsuit. -
Credit Card Perceptions in Thailand?
sandyf replied to hellohello123's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
Pros and cons both ways. With a debit card the funds are removed from your account immediately and it can be very difficult to get those funds back in the event of a problem. With a credit card there is much more security around the transaction. You are quite right in the fact that credit cards do require a certain amount of self disipline and that has become a major concern in the UK. It is feared that many will resort to using credit cards to pay energy bills this winter and then run into problems with repayments. -
Credit Card Perceptions in Thailand?
sandyf replied to hellohello123's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
Obviously getting on in years to make that comment. In the early days you had to be 21 to get a credit card, I got my first, a Barclaycard, the week after my 21st birthday in 1968. I believe the first recognised credit card was Diners Club in early 50s. -
Thailand 300 baht entry fee for tourists set to start in early 2023
sandyf replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
The APD(Air Passenger Duty) is a tax and you get nothing for it. Your comment is a bit petty, the number of foreigners with insurance is quite small in the bigger picture, and the number that travel regularly even smaller still. You cannot expect the tail to wag the dog and international travel has never been compulsary. -
Thanks for that, looks like the 2 financial questions that appear for the marriage visa have been merged into one on the retirement, although the amount of GBP10K is the same for both regarding the bank statement. This is the docs for the marriage visa. Official Website of Thailand Electronic Visa_4.pdf
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Thailand 300 baht entry fee for tourists set to start in early 2023
sandyf replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
The delay in implementing the introduction of the fee to air passengers was down to finding a method for the land borders. It would appear a solution has been agreed on. -
Thailand 300 baht entry fee for tourists set to start in early 2023
sandyf replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
So Thailand proposes to charge 700 baht PSC and 300 baht entry fee. Heathrow charges £30.19 PSC and APD ranging from £82 - £150 depending on cabin class. Heathrow were taken to task over the PSC and ordered to reduce it, will come down to £26.31 in 2026. A BKK - LHR return flight would be 1000 baht in Thai fees and over 4500 baht in UK fees. Now tell me who is the more principled. -
I would think that the questions are similar to that for a marriage visa, in which case there will be 2 different questions. One will refer to proof of income and the other ask for a bank statement, you need only answer one, or both if you so choose.
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Retirement Visa Easiest Option
sandyf replied to CFC's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
It's a work in progress. The standard will be the E-visa platform which I think is now in use in around 12 countries. -
Glad to hear he wasn't born tone deaf. Music wasn't my best subject at school.
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If you have a relatively new phone shouldn't be a problem. If not you should check phone capability before shopping. My wife bought me one from lazada but couldn't set it up so called the service hotline, after a few settings were checked was told the phone wasn't up to that standard, sent the sim back for a refund. Bought a lower spec and that works ok.
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Last October i booked my quarantine through Agoda and they applied their standard refund policy, which came to an end 10 days before booking due to start. At the end of September the government changed the rules on quarantine so I was overbooked. As this change was 3 days after the refund period ended Agoda refused the refund. I initiated a chargeback which they initially contested but the bank fought my corner and resolved it in my favour. Hell would freeze over before I ever booked a flight with them.
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This is a copy of the uploads required, I never had to adjust the size of any of my documents. Maybe you should look at the resolution if you are doing scans. I assume you you are referring to item 11 when you mention passport pages, it doesn't say anything about last stamp. A friend of mine did it last week and I advised he write on a piece of paper "No travel since March 2020", take a photo and upload that. Taking a confirmation selfie is becoming common practice for online registration. I had to do it to open my Wise account, it is also required if you use the online method of registration for the NHS app. Official Website of Thailand Electronic Visa_4.pdf
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No TM6 - Register address
sandyf replied to rohitsuk's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
You are quite right but just to be factual, you should point out the misleading information you are referring to. There is a fine line between the term "suspended" and "temporarily scrapped". The words the Immigration officer used were "not required anymore", we can only live in the hope that was an accurate statement. -
Quite, Skyscanner normally includes a link to the airline. I will never use an agent again. In 2016 BA cancelled a flight to the UK but as I had bought the ticket via an agent BA said I had to claim from the agent. The agent said it wasn't a cancellation but a reschedule and wouldn't do anything. I had an email from BA saying the flight was cancelled so I took both BA and the agent to court. The agent said they would contest the claim but BA decided to settle out of court. The settlement came in 4 separate payments, part of the ticket and half the compensation from BA, agent commission and half the compensation from the agent. Moral - deal direct.
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It is about the density of the insulating material, the higher the density the better the performance relative to thickness. It is all about the amount of air contained within the product.
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Not always the case, I have seen some very expensive houses with problems. It is all about the builder rather than price, mine was 900K.
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No, I think about 70mm. Overall wall thickness is 225mm, bricks rebated to 25mm over 200mm pillars. Q-Con flush with pillars internally with approx 60mm airgap. Only indication of pillars internally is in one corner of the 2 bedrooms.
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No TM6 - Register address
sandyf replied to rohitsuk's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I came back on Fri evening and there were no TM6 at the airport. The question of address never arose and I asked the IO about TM6 for 90 day and extension. She just said they are not required anymore and it won't be a problem, I got the impression it could be a permament arrangement. -
Are consumers paying price for electricity mismanagement in Thailand?
sandyf replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
No doubt on that. This "hike" being debated will take the price up to approx 11 pence per unit. Current price in the UK is 27 pence per unit and set to rise. -
I have done it quite recently, no big deal, last week talked a friend of mine through the process got his visa in a couple of days. You must upload an answer to all questions in order to submit application, up to you what answers you want to provide. Yes, there is no doubt some saw popping a form and their passport in the post as an easiers option but time never stands still. I have a friend who would rather overstay than get a visa as he is paranoid about parting with his passport, always 2 sides. I fail to understand why people who live in the world of smartphones and social media find uploading a few documents such a problem.
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