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3 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Notable exception is Bangkok Bank where 12 month statement can take few days. 

Just my luck. That's where my bank is.

I searched "house restaurant Bangkok" and lots of choices came up.

4 hours ago, khunPer said:

The banks will normally know it, when you ask for a bank letter to immigration for retirement extension. Both the banks I use – Bangkok Bank and SCB – have templates in the system. They will also provide the needed account statement. The fee use to be 100 baht for the letter and 100 baht for each account statement ("each" in case you need more than one account to show your 800k baht).

Thanks. Since you mentioned the bank statements, I always download monthly statements off their website. Would the IO accept those? Or must it be some kind of certified copy printed by the bank?

Got it! Thanks everyone.  

I can't find anything online that says specifically what this letter from the bank is supposed to say for Immigration. Is there a template somewhere? I am afraid the bank might give me something that doesn't satisfy the IO. (note: this is for 800,000bht option requirement). Thanks in advance.

I bought myself a sharpening stone, double sided with 2 different grits. I used to throw out my knives every few years. Now I still have the same ones for over 7 years and they are as sharp as the day I bought them.  

10 hours ago, Will B Good said:

You'd have thought the soi 2 traders....the Marriot in particular, could come to some arrangement.....it was a handy little cut through. 

Agree. I have a few favorite food joints I used to visit frequently on Soi 2 before covid and the passthrough closing for hotel renovation. I am not interested in walking the long way around to get to them now. 

Someone could make a comical Youtube video watching the security guards running amuck trying to stop everyone, and following them around to see if they are going the full walk or just popping into the somtum shop. 555.

Kaidee or Pantip (use google Chrome, right click for English translate)

Was it shipping damage? If so, I deal with this all the time for my work. You must take photos and make a claim with the shipper (assuming is was something like DHL or FEDEX).  There must be photos of the damaged shipping box, etc. If no shipping damage, then do as others have suggested. 

Take note. Dentists are taught to say you need a crown any time a root canal is needed. Especially when they grind down your tooth and find a crack down in there. Every time I had a sensitive tooth that they ground deep, said a crack is there, and I need root canal and crown. Luckily, my sister was a dental assistant and told me the game. Dentists are playing it safe and go for the guarantee solution for all.

Root canals cannot be avoided if there is an infection in the root. (Make them show you the infection in the x-ray, it will look like a black void at the base of the root). She recommended to always go with the filling and not take the crown the first time. I have taken her advice and for 2 teeth, the fillings have worked just fine for 5 years now. 

I got my new passport in 4 weeks last month. When I read the embassy website about possible 13 weeks, I was scared I couldn't make my 90 day report. No worries. All is good.

Use Chrome browser. Right click, choose "Translate to English".  Unfortunately Homepro's website is not very English friendly unless a name brand is already in English. Sometimes I must use Google translate into Thai, then cut and paste into Homepro search engine. It helps. Good luck.

Also, I have had better luck doing a Google search and adding the words "Bangkok" or "Thailand".  Google search seems to do a better job finding the things I am looking for in Thailand. 

Somehow, the "to each their own" philosophy became "you must celebrate me" philosophy. Under the "to each their own" rule, companies, media, etc. mostly pandered to the majority of consumers because that is where the money is. Somehow, they forgot. Go ask Disney and Bud Light. They all fell into the pander verse.

Nothing wrong with different lifestyles, just wonder what happened to marketing to the majority.

I am very interested also. Any recommendations of good surgeons are welcome.

On 9/2/2023 at 1:47 AM, BritTim said:

Correct on all counts. Changing the reason for your extended permission to stay is usually going to be the best solution.

Does anyone know which immigration form needs to be submitted for changing extension based on employment to extension based on retirement? TM86 and TM7 seem the closest match, but neither match the intention perfectly. Perhaps TM7 with an explanation at the bottom?

There are many many types of lasers used for different types of treatments, depending upon what ails you. I have had dozens of moles removed and occasional skin tightening treatments. But most impressively, I had red patches on my neck treated and gone. That took many visits and a lot of money. No regrets.

Agree there are way too many laser clinics. Business must be good.

Soi 4 Pharmacy, the one closest to the soi 6 intersection, across from Hillary 1.  Discount when purchasing 5 boxes Sidegra 100. 5 boxes for 1,000 bht. 

20 minutes ago, BritTim said:

If you entered with a tourist visa on visa exemption, you can apply for a Non Immigrant visa at Immigration under a number of circumstances. Excluding that, you can in a multitude of ways change the reason for your extended permission to stay.

I think you correctly pointed out something. If my employer canceled my "extension", and I left the country and re-entered Thailand on a Visa-exempt, I would need to re-apply for a new visa (retirement, Non-O). 

But, as Tod has said, I can simply apply for a new extension based on retirement before the cancelation due date... before the end of my current extension cancelation. That is my understanding. 

The synth equipment scene is rather grim, but CT Music off Sukhumvit Soi 40 has a great catalog of recent pro level equipment available.  You can Google their website, and use Chrome to translate to English. It's a 5 minute walk from the BTS and you will find someone who speaks English, no problem, and enjoy the view. I bought my Roland XPS-30 synth there and my KC-110 keyboard amp. Both were in stock. 

Another choice would be Theera Music near Central Pinklao. If you are big with Roland, they are a certified Roland dealer and a good place to get Roland everything and send your Roland gear there for repairs.

I am a devoted synth player, and former owner of Prophet 5 (Rev 3), Hammond B3, ARP Quadra, Ensoniq Mirage, Roland S-50, Roland JX-8P, Roland XP-80, Korg M1, Kurtzweil 2000. I currently have only kept my vintage Yamaha CP-70, which I love more than my girlfriend (if you want to play Genesis, you need one of these), and a 1990's Roland AX-1 in mint condition.

My recommendation to you is to buy a controller. Software plugins are the new thing. They will never give you that fat sound of the 70's and 80's, but developers are improving them, and they have so much power, and very cheap.

You need a Thai driver's license. The International License is just a translation into English which is not a license in itself and would NOT BE REQUIRED in the U.S. because the Thai driver's license has English included on the license.  There is both a federal law and state law that covers this. When I drive in the U.S. I keep a copy of the Fed and state code in my glove box just incase of some unknowing police man harasses me.

I have renewed my Thai license many times. The CofR was easy. I just walked into the immigration office that granted my visa. I filled out a form, paid a few hundred baht, and they gave it to me in minutes. I don't know why you are having problems. Good luck. 

4 minutes ago, Tod Daniels said:

You can cancel your extension at Cham Churi Square up to three weeks before your actual termination date on the paperwork from your employer <- they will cnacel the work permit/extension and give you a stamp letting you stay until the termination date, 

That gives you plenty of time to go get the bank letter, the documents, and go apply at Chaengwattana for your extension.

The Bank LETTER can be up to 7 days old at C/W although your bank book must be updated the date you apply for the extension, and you need a 3 month print out of the detail transaction report which most banks can do on the spot.
 
You DO need to have the funds fully seasoned the 2 months before you apply for the new extension as well as have all the documents required but it's pretty straight forward.

Believe me people do "reason changes" for extensions all the time. ESPECIALLY employment to retirement or employment to marriage ???? those are done the most.   

One final time so sandyf catches on, you're NOT doing anything VISA-wise. An extension of stay is NOT a visa, it's exactly what the stamp says, an extension of stay, (you got it FROM a visa, but that visa expired long ago) You're just changing the reason for your extension is all.  

Totally can be done, totally can be done over a period of a couple weeks if you cancel your employment extension early like I mentioned

Tod, thank you kindly. Excellent info. I know what to do now. BTW: the funds have been seasoned in the bank for months already. I can't wait to get this done. Cheers!

Thank you all for the great comments. I do understand my original Non-B has expired and I am here on an extension. I had included it in my post to summarize background info and help explain what I want to do. Very good feedback. 

Expat4life66 offered solutions to give one a few more days to prepare for the CW visit. Any other suggestions are welcome!

3 hours ago, Tod Daniels said:

You will take documentation from your employer to C/C Square a few weeks before your termination date, cancel the current extension you're on <- they will give you a new stamp allowing you to stay until the termination date.

Then you meet the requirements and go to Chaengwattana to apply for a yearly extension of stay based on being over 50 (retirement) <- in Section L-1 at the main immigration office for 1900baht.

 

Just wondering if it all must be done the same day. I have read from other posts that CW wants a bank deposit letter written the same day as the visit. It seems crazy to do if one must be at C/C Square early in the morning.

I have been working in Thailand many years with Work Permit and Non-B, and now it's time to retire. Can my VISA be converted inside Thailand? Or, must I leave and re-enter on VISA Exempt? Can One-Stop in Bangkok do the conversion, since they currently do my Non-B extensions? I need someone to walk me through the process. I understand the Non-O requirements, just don't know the conversion process. Thanks much.