TimBKK

Medconsultasia 

1 hour ago, stat said:

I agree 5000 Baht is cheaper then having to season 800K Baht . But are the visas "provided" legal or do I run a risk that a change of wind deems me a criminal for having obtained a visa without having fullfilled the requirements? Thanks!

I suppose there is a risk but I have neither the knowledge or experience to quantify it.  

Minus the costs that I otherwise would have paid if I self-processed the OA extension (6000b for insurance; 6000b [roughly] for money transfers) the final agent total comes in under 5000b.  I think this is a fair price and is probably even a bit less now that I am able to invest the funds that would otherwise sit in a Thai bank account.

After updating the app I could not get the pay by credit card feature to work - failed multiple times with different (foreign) cards.  Used to work a charm.  So, paid by True Money and that went through.  Otherwise the app operates exactly as it did before.

3 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Yeah you could start over that way or you could just pay for an agent to work his magic. Personally I wouldn't like either choice but you created this problem by not asking questions much earlier. 

Live and learn - I was under the mistaken impression that because this is my first extension of the OA that 2-3 monthly deposits of 65k would suffice.  
 

If anyone has an agent recommendation I would be happy yo hear by PM.  Have used Cambodia Inter Tour & Travel on Buakhaow for a few minor things and they seem reasonable…

1 minute ago, KhunBENQ said:

So much too late even for that.

@TimBKK what is your nationality?

 

Yes, looks like the agent route    at this point - I might leave and come back visa exempt, apply for a 90 day O based on retirement and then extend from there.  I was hoping to avoid keeping 800k in the bank though as I think the opportunity cost lost on this amount is a wash with the agent fee, at a minimum, and so much easier.  My nationality is USA.

I will soon apply for a Non-OA extension at the Pattaya immigration office in Jomtien.  This will be my first extension and I have a few questions:

I would like to do the monthly 65K option - is this an option?  I ask because I stopped by a visa agent to inquire about their prices and the agent insisted that the monthly option was not possible and that only the 800k option would work.  I presume the agent is wrong?

My OA visa expire in mid-December - by that time I will have made three (3) 65K deposits, Oct-Dec.  Is this sufficient?  All will be coded FTT.

Presuming the income method is acceptable, does Pattaya immigration (generally) ask for proof of the source of these funds?  For example, should I bring investment statements of letter from my home country bank?

Is there a list somewhere of all the docs I need to put together to process the Non-OA extension at Pattaya immigration?  If someone has a home copy, mind sharing by PM?

Thanks in advance.

4 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

It just makes one wonder what kind of treatment the refugees from Myanmars Hell Hole are receiving in Thailand.

This thread provides some detail: 

2 hours ago, couchpotato said:

Pattayarak Health Unit in Naklua (Next to the Naklua Fish Market)

Go any morning or afternoon, to the window on the right. They will check your original certificate/passport and keep the copies of both. Then they will give you an appointment time for next morning to collect the booklet. 

I just told them my country needs to see the Vac Passport before I can book ticket..was ok with her, but if you have travel docs then take them.

By the way for those that do not speak Thai, the young lady normally at the window speaks good english.

 

 

In a previous thread it was reported that an appointment set up via Line was needed - true, or did you just show up?

4 hours ago, Neeranam said:

I suggest getting into Metaverse coins if you want the 1000s of % rise. 

 I am invested in HIGH and RNDR, here's a list of them all

 

https://www.coingecko.com/en/categories/metaverse

Which exchange do you use to buy these lesser known coins?

7 hours ago, Eibot said:

I understand and than you're lucky. For people who didn't the new regulations apply when opening an account.

"Please note, these documents are required for verification as per the AMLO and Bank of Thailand guidelines, effective September 26, 2021"

TrueMoney said the same, WP required, but were perfectly happy to accept a retirement visa only as (obviously) there is no WP.  DeeMoney will be the same.

A wildcard entry:  Mauritius?  Immigration seems reasonable (to me at least):

https://www.sovereigngroup.com/mauritius/immigration-and-residency-in-mauritius/residency-by-retirement/ 

“A Retired Non-Citizen can apply for an initial ten-year Residency Permit. The requirements are to make an initial transfer of at least USD1,500, or its equivalent in freely convertible foreign currency, at the time of issuance of the permit to his/her local bank account in Mauritius.

A Retired Non-Citizen Residence Permit holder is then required to transfer at least USD1,500 per month or at least USD18,000 per year on aggregate during the ten-year validity of the Residence Permit.”

Hits on your on your weather/beach requirements and after a quick look at cost of living online it seems reasonable, even cheap, for a single person.  Beautiful country too.

Someone should nominate Pattaya News for a Pulitzer 

16 minutes ago, gearbox said:

That's not correct, you can have one policy which satisfies all the requirements:

 

* 40k/400k medical

* 100K USD medical including covid coverage.

 

Nobody is going to force you to have 2 separate policies unless you choose policies which cover only one of the conditions.

In many instances (at least for longer stay visas) it will indeed be cheaper to have 2 separate policies, 1 to cover the 40/400 provision (the throwaway LMG policy so often discussed here) and a second to cover the 100k Covid requirement.  I could not find a reasonably priced policy that covered both, unfortunately.

45 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

The new insurance is only for new OA visa applications at a embassy.

On September 1st it will be required for extensions of a Non-OA visa entry based upon retirement.

Info is here: https://longstay.tgia.org/guidelineoa

 

That is only needed for entry to the country. 

Just to ensure I am clear, as I have an extension of a Non-OA retirement visa in Jomtien due next month:

Extensions of Non-OA’s processed before September 1, 2022 only require 400k/40k coverage.

Extensions processed after September 1, 2022 will require 3 million baht coverage.

Is this correct?

If at first you don’t succeed, try…and try…and try…and try again.  

On 11/5/2021 at 3:06 PM, recom273 said:

Narcos Mexico S03 has just appeared.

Happy to read that Narcos will (kind of) continue on as well:

”Shortly ahead of the season three release, Netflix announced the next project from the Narcos team: a limited series focused on Griselda Blanco, the Colombian drug queenpin who was one of the most powerful cocaine traffickers in the 1980s and a key figure in Miami’s drug wars, to be played by Sofia Vergara. Despite having Bernard, Newman and the rest of the Narcos creative team attached, however, Netflix stresses that the series is not a spinoff from its original drug cartel drama.”

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/narcos-mexico-final-season-3-netflix-2-1235042502/

Incredible - similar in some ways to Free Solo except this guy is (mostly) on ice and snow, or ice/snow mixed with rock.  
 

The new 3 in 1

It was good to hear live music again from this place when I walked past a few nights ago but thought I noticed a beer garden sign in the alley immediately adjacent - didn't take long, did it?