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If you are just talking time its easy. Going to the UK, book flight online takes minutes I recommend at this time Finnair. You need a Covid test in the 3 days before you fly. Completing the UK passenger locator form with 48 hours of flight takes minutes. Booking the 2 online Covid tests takes minutes.

From the UK as you already have visa and re entry permit all you need is $100k Covid insurance which at this time I advise you to obtain from Thailand. Getting the COE is normally very quick maximum 3 days.

1 hour ago, WineOh said:

You are joking aren't you??

 

that's worse than Archa

 

Gassy as hell that Federbrau.

 

Lol, that comment tells me you have no idea what you are talking about. I agree Archa is revolting though, but Feberbrau, top beer.

No Federbrau is the best beer by a mile..

I am also confused to what is going on. Last year around this time of year I was getting almost instantaneous transfers. Since about 6 months ago the funds always arrive as people have said 2pm the next day. I have changed nothing. Funds for long stay, bank account transfer from Santander to Bangkok Bank and yet for some reason it is taking much longer.

You keep coming back to ladyboys. Yes its ok you can have a ladyboy lover if you wish. No need to post about it in a roundabout way on ThaiVisa. Your name just about confirms it @georgegeorgia lol

5 hours ago, lanng khao said:

If you say it quick it's easy, have you entered Thailand on a COE before, far from easy.

Yes I have what is hard about about it?

I am after that as well. Only one I know of is in Bangkok for 1,600. I am getting my wife to call the Navy hospital in Satahip soon to enquire about it.

There are only a few people who are actually stranded. Australians for example find it difficult to return home. For the UK it is very easy. I have a retirement extension and am married. I will get a re entry permit before I leave. I have a flight booked July 1st to October 12th with Finnair 21,450 return. All I need is a negative Covid test within 72 hours of my flight. Within 48 hours of my flight completed the UK passenger locator form and book and pay for online 2 Covid tests to complete on days 2 and 8 of home quaranrine. The price has reduced recently. Before I return I only need $100k Covid insurance and a COE. Easy

15 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Excellent.... 

 

But why oh why couldn’t Immigration have made this simple decision 12 months ago and removed a significant degree of hassle and stress.

 

 

 

I am not sure what you mean. They have been doing this every 2 months for a long time now. What simple decision was it that they should have made months ago?

11 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

 

KeyVisa to name one agent in Pattaya do the retirement extensions and use KK imm office. 

The one I use is 13k, signed for in Jomtien. Cambodia Travel on Soi Baukau is the same. Why would anyone want an extension out of province, it ties you to that agent.

8 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

When using an agent most often your extension is not obtained in that province.

The main issue with that is 90 day reports. You can either do a TM30 or have agent do 90 day reports (added cost)

 

Those agents that do that are on dodgy ground. In Pattaya an in Province extension is easily obtainable from the many agents from about 12k

8 hours ago, Simon555 said:

Thank you very much for your replies. It's now completely obvious to me that we will need new flights, booked at very short notice to make sure we don't get embroiled in some argument at the airport.

 

The simple fact is that it would not be an issue. All direct flights to England with Emirates, Etihad and Qatar have been cancelled for sometime now from Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

5 hours ago, jaideedave said:

It's a well known secret where I live that the local IO prefers you to use an agent. It makes their job easier. A lot of foreigners make errors/omissions etc that have to be addressed hence the agent.

I used to do the retirement extention myself for years but after I encountered a very nasty IO one year I said never again..Hastle free now using an agent. I consider the fee the cost of living in LOS. No muss no fuss.BTW..after closely checking the stamps/signatures it's obviously the same person signing my extension every year including pre agent days...

I use an agent and all I need is a photo, my bank book and passport. The bank  book for the 20 minute visit to the bank for the 800k to be put in and taken out. Come out the bank with photocopy of transaction and the agent takes from me and I give her 13k. Passport back next day with extension signed by the immigration head. Easy.

12 minutes ago, LarryLEB said:

I've done all my annual retirement extensions myself:  Jomtien Office, last 10 years.

 

My annual extension does not require one or two trips to Immigration; it requires THREE:

• TRIP ONE:  Get queue number; give documents and passport; collect numbered chit for passport pickup next day (I always do trip one at around 3:00 p.m.)
• TRIP TWO:  Swap numbered chit for passport.  Check passport for correct date of next visa extension.  Given a date-stamped document telling me to appear again in 3 months with proof that I still have at least 800,000 Baht in my account.
• TRIP THREE:  Bring the date-stamped document and the required documents proving I still have 800,000+ in my account.

Adding to the above the four 90-day reports, I make 7 trips to the Office each year.  (Yes, I could use the online reporting for those four, but I live only a 15-minute walk from the Office.)

 

Using an agent does away with step 3 as the money is no longer there.

14 minutes ago, skatewash said:

Interesting.  I had been given to understand that some agent-assisted extensions where obtained in a province other than where the applicant lives.  And if they tried to do it themselves at their immigration office there was an issue because their previous extension was done elsewhere.  For example, I'm thinking of the case where someone needs a Certificate of Residence, say for a driver's license, which they would need to get  from the immigration office where they live.  I understand some immigration offices will not issue a Certificate of Residence for applicants unless they have previously submitted a TM-30 at that office. 

So where do you do your 90-Day Reports?  The province where you live or somewhere else?  What would you do if you needed to get a Certificate of Residence?

All done in the same office. Until last year I did it myself, now agent from the same office. 90 day reports, residents permit re entry permit all done by myself in same office Jomtien in the last 12 months.

On 5/25/2021 at 4:45 PM, Pilotman said:

Not the ones I have seen. Some dumb nonentities from Love Island who can hardly string a sentence together.   Maybe there are grades/rankings of such people. 

They are getting sheds more money than you or I. Why are you so quick at putting people down. They are using their short term fame to its best use and make money. I do agree though its the people who are "influenced" by them are the dumb ones not the influencers themselves. They are rather clever and good luck to them.

2 minutes ago, skatewash said:

I wonder what would happen if you stopped using an agent and decided to do it yourself?  Any problems doing that after having used an agent?

Non at all as long as you then meet the financial requirements to do it yourself. Its all a nonsense really. The week previous to using the agent just as a test I went in armed with all the financial proof that I meet the requirements only that my money is in the UK. As expected I got refused. Used the agent 1 week later who deals with the same people and lo and behold I have my extension signed off by the big boss. Its the way it works over here, its no big deal to them or anyone in authority. They simply accept it as part of life over here.

On 5/25/2021 at 4:39 AM, Ralf001 said:

I reckon it is to do with the new train line going in.

Yes it is, thanks for the map

I am reliably informed by my wife that it is for the fast train service that will link the 3 airports. Don Muang, Suvarnabumi and U-Tapau.

I feel sorry for your wife. You need a few lessons in personal hygiene. Disgraceful behaviour.