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Never going to happen. Nobody will ever know how the conversation went but my suspicion is the Thais were looking for an indication of net income rather than gross. At the end of the day, a tax liability cannot be construed as income.

That is garbage. How long you have been given to stay in Thailand has no bearing on "how" you live in Thailand. On entry you are granted a visa status for a duration determined by method of entry, it is the duration of that visa status that is extended, or in some cases converted. No permits involved. Some years ago there was a self appointed guru and a band of followers that tried to create a distorted set of definitions based on a misinformed perspective. The last thing we need is a resurrection.

Of course you still have a visa, it just gets classed as "USED". I have to provide a copy of mine every time I go for an extension.

Thailand is listed as having the latest variant so medical facilities will be testing on a routine basis. My niece is a doctor and they have had a lot at her hospital, including the doctors. Think my wife and myself have had it but like many more, will not be in the figures. Since first being recognised in January 2025, the omicron variant has spread to several states across the US, Australia, Thailand and is the most dominant variant in China and Hong Kong. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/covid-variant-nb-1-8-1-symptoms-uk-ni-cases-b2763196.html

And other countries have not already blown the foot off, self harm is far from unique to Thailand. Conflict exists in every government and people should be grateful for the opportunity of reasonably easy long term stays, it is never guaranteed.

Why not pay attention, a post mentioned "freeze in their homes" and a reply turned it into "frozen in their homes", a blatant context distortion. It may come as a surprise to you but "freeze " is the process of going cold, "frozen" is the end state. I also have to assume the word "bias" meant little to you.

You shouldn't change the context, "freeze in their homes" does not equate to "frozen in their homes". Rising winter mortality in the UK is not figment of someone's imagination but different studies will bias the figures to suit the point of view. Someone developing respiritory problems, going into hospital and dying would not be included, although the root cause may have been inadequate heating.

As I said to someone else not something I had heard of. Not surprising really when it is much easier to go to immigration.

As they say you learn something new everyday. I would have thought it would be much easier for most to go to immigration rather than the embassy. i got my yellow book in 2010 and that was ok at the DLT up until 2 years ago when they sent me to immigration for a CoR, think some staff had been transferred from Pattaya.

It doesn't matter what you are confident about, Your "we" should be aware It is against the forum rules to take posts out of context, unless of course your "we" do not understand the difference between ground level housing and condos. The exodus from Bangkok condos to housing estates escalated with covid and has nothing to do with foreigners. The view is nothing more than a misguided sense of self importance.

Certificate of residency is a fairly common document and normally obtained from immigration. I don't think they have ever been available from the British Embassy, it was income certification they discontinued.

It is not about the needs of a tourist. There is an argument from those that want to use the "tourist" umbrella to remain in the country for longer than that a tourist would normally require.

This is the comment I responded to, but you want to start quoting figures on condos. "Plus this will stall the property market unless buyers are buying condos." It would be quite delusional to think foreigners represent 30% of the property market.

Garbage. On saying that, a couple of years ago HSBC did have the audacity to raise the transfer fee from £4 to £5.

Do try and stick to the context.

Unfortunately they do not want to be smart about it, keep it difficult and deter people from applying for a visa. They cannot control the boats but by reducing visas it looks like they are dealing with the problem.

Not sure how they are going to manage this. It is my understanding that Malaysia is electrified, why they stopped the train in the first place. I can only assume that at PB you get off the train as previously, walk through the platform immigration and get on a waiting Malaysian train for the remainder of the journey. If the Thai diesels are allowed to go all the way through then it will be the rolling stock that was introduced about 2017 which are quite comfortable. I would recommend the first class cabins and your own refreshments. I went down to Butterworth just before the change and yes, the suspension not that great.

When I did the one for Canada, some information was separate so it could be used in subsequent applications.

Your post is garbage. Obviously you didn't bother reading the email I posted previously, so here it is again. Note item 2.

Several large ground level housing developments around me, no shortage of buyers and i doubt any are foreigners. The first development had 2 x 4 storey blocks of condos, they knocked one down and turned it into a temporary car park with "for sale" notice. For some reason foreigners seem to think they have a controlling influence on all aspects of the economy. Just another housekeeping exercise.

My bank TTB(previously TMB) does that. I have been using online banking since 2009 and only update the book once a year, the majority of entries are consolidated, for some reason not all. It has been that way for many years, probably before immigration started the monthly transfers or checking on balances. You canot blame the banks if immigration change their ways.

I think it was about 2012 that VFS took over, prior to that it was done at the embassy. A friend of mine tried to get visa for his wife in 1999 and any reference to a book would be an understatement, more like a volume set. They wanted records of all communication and a multitude of photos along with all sorts of financials, and then the visa was rejected. He registered a complaint with the embassy and we had to stay in Bangkok for another couple of days to sort it out. After another couple of interviews with other embassy staff she was finally granted the visa. Past experience will always influence the perspective of some, particularly if it was a one off. I have been doing it almost every year since 2009 and there has been significant changes since then. When my wife first applied she had a 20 minute interview at Regent house and then about 5 minute phone call from the embassy to check her English. I fully expect to be pushing up daisies before they stop asking repetitive questions, people only die once and you only travel on a certain date once. Data storage seems to be an alien concept.

The real problem here is a lack of co-operation between the MFA and BOT, but then govt depts working hand in hand is as common as a 9 bob note. When the long term visa scenario first raised it's head in 2014 it wasn't really a problem as those serious about staying in the Kingdom could come on a 12 month ME visa which was quite acceptable to the banks and gave people more than enough time to get sorted. Unfortunately the MFA saw fit to remove that option from the evisa platform leaving the opening of accounts a bit up in the air. Simplest solution would be for the MFA to reinstate the ME option.

First 2 points totally irrelevant. Thread is about tourists and most advanced economies require a utility bill to open an account, something not normally available to tourists. Thailand is only trying to do what other countries have tried, but you seem to think the other countries have failed.

Another that wants to distort the context. The thread is about banking regulations and it's effect on visa processing.