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If you are 64 years of age you get your state pension at 66 not 64, why do you think that. Yes its a bit of a hassle getting a gov.uk id but quite easy really. Once you have the Government gateway ID its easy to check missing years and pay via this link https://www.gov.uk/check-national-insurance-record

Pattaya of course is not Thailand. However as we are in the Paataya forum its safe to assume we are speaking about Pattaya. Any comments about dates for Songkran in any other region are irrelevant.

Why on earth have you left it so late to renew the extension, especially with the Songkran holidays. I did mine 8 weeks early via an agent, I could have done it up to 100 days early. It gives you plenty of time to sort out any problems. The 30 day early rule does not apply when doing it via an agent.

Soi's 6, 7 and 8 were all playing water.

A very naive post. Have you ever been in Pattaya during Songkran? It is from 11th - 19th April, forget the official dates, they dont apply here.

It started on some soi's yesterday 11th

A ladyboy is a man, if the guy likes the ladyboy then he is in fact gay.

You said your friend is "coming out". Is that coming out to Thailand, coming out as gay or both? He will have a shock if he has not seen or met ladyboy before. They can be loud and brash and way over the top. Looks or being over weight is not important as long as he has a fat wallet. I hope he knows what he is letting himself in for.

A clueless post. This may be true up country but not in Pattaya.

Just park in the normal parking right next to the terminal and you can walk inside. I have done this many times for a few days. Your car will be perfecty safe. Its about 250 baht a day.

Its reached its planned end point, its not been cancelled. It was intoduced to boost tourisum for a limited period, its reached its desired goal and the initiative has now ended as planned.

I dont understand the point of your post. The 45 days was implemented with an end date of March 31st. It ended on March 31st, in what manner have the rules changed "suddenly". This was a planned change months in advance, tourists will have known this.

I dont know why the authorities continue to make stupid statements. Surely they know people will totally ignore the remit and the police will not enforce it.

Gloating that he made the mother work for no pay is nothing to be proud of. Yes of course the kid was at fault but nothing was achieved by punishing the mother and playing the big "look at me I am a Farang, I can do what I want". In fact as many have pointed out, check and double check mirrors before turning. Always expect someone to over or undertake you. Its in the genes, its not going to change.

Oh you hero

Yes thanks for correcting me. I checked with the the ther well known agent I use on Soi Baukau, the requirement to go to immigration after the bank for the photo is not now required. I dont know why you have to pay a 1,640 extra baht, last year I only paid the set 12,500 fee.

Good report but sorry way too much hastle for me. Tomorrow I will pop into Pattaya and employ my usual agent. A trip to the bank for an hour and after a quick escorted visit to immigration and lo behold a brand new extension of stay based on Retirement for 12,500 baht the next day. I bet the OP paid only a little short of that with all the hassle. Of course if he is under 50 years it will be a different matter.

Last week I submitted my 90 day report online at about 14.00, the report was authorised and returned online by 17.00. Fantastic service by Jomtien immigration.

Oh come on, you can get it in most pharmacies. Tadalafil is the main ingrediant of Cialis which is expensive. You can buy the generic verions over the counter. Ask for Apcalis or google various other names. Also many street sellers sell and despite the scare mongering its normally the generic versions and works perfectly well.

In what respect? I bet they are not cracking down on agents doing extensions, its their bread and butter.

You are way off the mark here. They are cracking down on the illegal chinese who are the mafia type of people and try to launder their money over here, run businesses and lets be frank are here illegally on mass. Those of us who pay an agent 12,500 for an extension of stay are small fry, its classed as business as usual and no way will this come into the same category.

Thats why then, you have never booked a hotel in Jomtien

Yes you are very confused. No such thing as a 45 day Visa on Arrival.

Standard prices under the trees on beach road still lol

As the topic says I have had a bad stomach for 2 weeks now. It stared with bad nausia and I was vomiting and followed by bad diarriha. I have also had stomach pain and a feeling of being full all the time. I can control it by taking immodium which has allowed me to go to the gym but if I stop the diarriha comes back. It is getting very frustating now. I have tried Norfloxacn 400 tablets and also a course of Azithromycin, neither has worked. Any ideas on what I could try I would rather avoid the doctor or hospital. @Sheryl