jimn

This is such sad news, Joe was such a valuable asset to this forum. Thanks for posting details of his life.

You talk a great deal of sense. I hate COD, simply because I carry little cash. I am so used to paying by card and contactless when back in the UK, cash is so ancient. I use Lazada only and pay with my UK no fee credit card, it works very well. No worrying about being home to pay for the delivery, they can leave it with security or on top of the gate. Never ever had an issue.

I had 800k in my bank for about 5 minutes in April, until the agent asked me to transfer it back to him.

I already have a Bangkok Bank account. My agent provided the finance I had to visit the bank with them but not immigration. Extension based on Retirement back in 2 days 12,500. Based on a Non O.

You are being pedantic. Normally I would agree that anyone quoting visa on arrival you should correct them and tell them a visa on arrival is 15 days. In this case the OP clearly stated he was from the UK and alhough technically incorrect in saying visa on arrival, we know what he means. This however does yet again raise the importance of getting the terminology correct. Visa exempt entry 30 days, visa on arrival from about 19 countries 15 days.

I only use Lazada because it accepts foreign credit cards, I never use cash on delivery. Never had a problem if returning things Lazada always refunds me before the seller approves as apparantely I am an approved customer or words to that effect.

5 baht in the market lol. Overall the new layout is a disaster. My wife and I used to spend quite a lot in there. Now things are so hard to find, we spend half of what we did before and overall the shopping experience is negative. A poor move by the management, everyone in there was complaining last week.

If using the income method for an extension based on retirement you have to show 12 monthly income payments of 65k or over, into a Thai bank account as a foreign transfer. It doesnt matter if its a pension or not. For married its 40k.

What on earth has happened to the large Lotus's in South Pattaya. Over the last few months they have condensed the size of the store into 70% of the floor area it occupied before. Now there is no structure to the layout, everything is crammed into small isles which are barely enough to wheel a shopping trolly. The beer and spirit section is a small area and is now a joke. The tills are in the middle of the floor with no room to pack your goods properly. All this to rent floor space to small outlet shops who no one buys from. In fact the floor area that they are trying to rent too is mainly empty. Dont they know that online shopping is now so popular that there is no need for these small shops. Whoever made the decision to carry out these changes needs his/her head examined. Its an absolute disgrace.

Out of interest what forms are required. I know you have to get a form from the embassy, is there a Thai TM? form as well?

All that is required is to upload a copy of your passport ID page, nothing else.

Are you in Thailand now? If so please confirm that you entered on a Tourist visa and what is the date on the stamp when you entered. Are you aware that you can get a single re entry permit to save the date of your entry stamp into Thailand whatever date that is. It may then be possible to enter visa exempt again and if necessary extend by 30 days to give you what you need.

100 days early via my agent in Pattaya.

Dec and Jan are the busiest months, go away then

In this case I disagree with you. A questionable arrest and overstaying the visa in Malaysia with result in her being denied a UK visit visa. The UK will have no way of checking any Malaysian database even if it is kept up to date. She has nothing to lose by getting a new passport and not declaring the convictions, no one will know. By the way I am not naive about UK visa applications. I have successfully carried out 3 x 1 year applications, a 5 year and a 10 year visa for my Thai wife.

Tell her to get a new passport, that will be totally clean of any offences in Malaysia. When she applies simply do not declare any convictions its pointless. If she proceeds with the application with the same passport and you declare the offences, she has zero chance of success.

Why dont you compromise and share a room, set the air con at 27.5

I bought one 6 weeks ago and hardly use it. The air is too humid and wet at the moment it just makes things worse and gives you a bad chest.

Well its in the Chaing Mai forum so its safe to assume its in Chaing Mai, dont you think?

I am sure there must be rent a Thai pest control even where you are. I am in the Pattaya area and I use a professional non Thai company that does it on a yearly contract.

No the only cure is prevention not reacting to stopping them once they are there, this will only be temporary.

The first sensible answer in this topic. The OP should get his property professionally treated for termits and pests and lo and behold no ants. Ever since I had a bad termite infestation 8 years ago I have done this yearly with quarterly top ups and no termites or ants since. Like you I couldnt live surrounded by ants.

Agree some of the lager is aweful. However when I go I still stock up with the original Kronenbourg that you can still get over there. Much better than the 1664 version.

I think I probably know the answer to this but posting the question in case there is a simple solution. My wife has a 10 year UK Standard visa based on family visit. In the past if we wanted to go to France for a day trip I quickly obtained a schengan visa for my wife from embassy based on freedom of movement for family members of EU citizens, this was free of charge. Now since Brexit and the UK is no longer an EU member this avenue does not exist. My question is therefore is there any way around this other than applying for a full schengan visa, having to buy insurance and having to show accomodation. It seems way over the top.

If its the same as the Pattaya branch its way overpriced. Much better options elsewhere