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IMHO, on 04 Feb 2015 - 18:35, said:

Faz, on 04 Feb 2015 - 18:22, said:

The best fittings to buy in Thailand are 'Panasonic' for sockets and switches.

Good post, but have to disagree with this - the Clipsal brand stuff (by Schneider) is clearly the best

Personal preferences. I found 'Clipsal' to be modern looking but not hardwearing.

I got sick of replacing 'Clipsal' switches less than 2 years old.

Certainly in the UK, MK is regarded as the toughest and most hardwearing, also the dearest.

Panasonic take ring and flat pins and Thai electricians (if you can find one) will tell you they are best in reliability......only time will tell.

It wasn't from renewing his passport........that was just coincidence.

My guess he was claiming benefits or falsifying annual self assessment forms for a period of years.

Probably the interest he received from the bank didn't match his reported income and triggered an investigation.

Or he was receiving an income he didn't declare, such as renting a house.

Meatboy, having had some experience with Thai electrical installations, I can honestly tell you that you really need to do a complete rewire and upgrade the sockets switches.

They loop feed sockets and switches together, and connect air cons and showers from the tail feeds and not through the consumer unit.........not to mention earths....NOT!

The best fittings to buy in Thailand are 'Panasonic' for sockets and switches.

The method of wiring causes most problems.

My girlfriend was recently spending a lot of money renovating her house and a rewire was part of work. She asked me to look and I wish I hadn't.

The 3 wires and 1 fuse ran the whole house.........aaaaaargh!

Sockets need to wired ring main with 2.5mm 3 core cable.

Lighting circuits loop feed with 1.5mm 3 core cable

Showers up to 4.5Kw can also be wired using 2.5mm 3 core cable. (Through an isolation switch)

Air Cons with 2.5mm 3 core cable. (Through an isolation switch)

Circuits should be split onto different RCD's so you'll need to replace the old Consumer Unit.

As an example I rewired my girlfriends house as such:

New tail feeds from the meter to the Consumer Unit.

A 6mm earth cable from grounding rod to Consumer Unit.

3 x ring main circuits through 32Amp RCD's (1-Kitchen circuit. 2-Lounge & D/room circuit. 3-Bedroom circuits)

2 x loop circuits through 10Amp RCD's (1-Internal lighting circuit. 2-External Lighting circuit. 6Amp is sufficient but could only find 10Amp RCD's)

2 x Shower feeds through 32Amp RCD's and Isolation switches.

1 x Aircon feed through 32Amp RCD and Isolation switches.

1 x External socket through 20Amp RCD for Pump.

I bought a 10 way Consumer Unit so she has a spare.

Back boxes tend to be plastic so do not require earthing but the sockets and light switches should be earthed.

Total cost was around 12,000 baht for materials plus 3 days free labour from me.

Revealed to who?...........the Passport service, who under the DPA cannot reveal my details to another party.

Personally, I'd never use Trendy to replace my UK passport. I'd wait for a visit to the UK even if I lost 18 months on the old one.

I actually find totally the opposite. Drinking beer actually causes dementia................I know when I've had a few, I can never remember how many!

Dual citizenship isn't recognised under the Thai Nationality Act.

However their seems to be an exception for Thais born to a mother or father of foreign nationality who choose another nationality for their child where their Country accepts dual nationality

Obviously the child isn't old enough to choose for himself, but at the age of 20 that child will be given 12 months to decide which nationality to choose.

Just a fact I thought you should all be aware of, for the future of those who have children with a Thai citizen.

http://www.refworld.org/topic,50ffbce524d,50ffbce525c,506c08862,0,,,THA.html

Nationality Act BE 2508.

Chapter 2. Loss of Thai Nationality.

Section 14.18 A person of Thai nationality, who was born of an alien father or mother

and has acquired the nationality of his father or mother according to law on nationality of his

father or mother, or a person who acquires Thai nationality under Section 12 paragraph two

or Section 12/1 (2) and (3) may, if he desires to retain his other nationality, make a

declaration of his intention to renounce his Thai nationality within one year after his attaining

the age of twenty years, according to such form and in the manner as prescribed in the

Ministerial Regulations.

After consideration of the intention for the renunciation, the Minister shall grant

permission if there is reasonable ground to believe that such person may acquire the

nationality of his father, mother, or a foreign nationality, except in cases where Thailand is

being engaged in armed conflict, or is in state of war, he may order the dispensation of any

renunciation of Thai nationality.

Section 15. 19 Except in the case under Section 14, a person who has Thai nationality

and other nationality, or who acquires Thai nationality by naturalization may, if he desires to

renounce Thai nationality, file an application with the competent official according to such

form and in the manner prescribed in the Ministerial Regulations.

The granting or refusal of permission for renunciation of Thai nationality shall lie with

the discretion of the Minister.

So it appears that at age 21 a child born of Thai /foreigner must either keep the foreign nationality and renounce his Thai nationality, or keep his Thai nationality only.

Drinking Beer could 'help fight dementia'

If only I could remember !

dragonfly94, on 03 Feb 2015 - 07:34, said:

Faz, on 03 Feb 2015 - 06:50, said:

No they can't, but transferring money abroad isn't a crime anyway.

No but claiming you are in the UK for pension updates is when living here!

There are plenty of Pensioners married to foreigners living in the UK that send money abroad regularly to support family, so that in itself is not suspicious.

HMRC cannot access your bank accounts, look at your transactions, balances etc, without your permission or a Court Order.

The bank would be in breach of the Data Protection Act to do so without your permission.

The bank only have a legal obligation to notify HMRC of interest for taxation purposes that they have to deduct from your account.

No they can't, but transferring money abroad isn't a crime anyway.

garrya, on 02 Feb 2015 - 17:00, said:

How come that so many people ticked culture, temples and religion. What sort of culture or religion? You can't be serious, can you?

Obviously the sex culture, then visit a temple and ask Buddha for forgiveness.

Repeat the following day.

I use EMS for send and return. 64 baht but worth it and traceable both ways.

It would cost me 800 baht in fuel to attend Immigration and get another 90 day report receipt if mine was lost in the post.

Due on 10/1.

Posted EMS 26/12.

Signed for 27/1

Then straight after the New Year break.

Posted by Imm 5/1

I signed for 6/1

Great service.

Overall cost of living and weather.

Fed up freezing my nuts off in the UK and paying insurmountable bills to keep warm.

I can pay all my bills here just on what I paid as Council Tax in the UK.

Ahmed, please read the Supporting Documents Checklist for Settlement.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/270197/sup-docs-settlement.pdf

Then the Immigration Rules Appendix FM SE

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/393496/20150108_Immigration_Rules_-_Appendix_FM_SE_final.pdf

These give detailed information on the types of documents you should consider submitting for financial proof of supporting your spouse, including;

Bank statements or Bank books

Bank letter or Balance Certificate

Payslips

Tax Returns

Evidence of income from land or property

richard peters, on 01 Feb 2015 - 19:17, said:

Got mine in Phitsanulok early last year and no problems with documents etc; - They just charged me the grossly exhorbitant fee of Bt.5,000 (must be a new Thai overcharge record). In retrospect i has saved me a lot of additional expense etc.

I'm not surprised you didn't have problems with documents for 5,000 baht.

Tabian Bans are supplied free of charge with the right documents..............

Filling the arrival card with the new address won't inform Immigration of change of address.

You need to fill out a TM28 form for that. You can do it before or after your vacation.

Immigration certainly don't adhere to the 24/48 rule for change of address. In fact they have no idea when you changed residence other than the date you notify on the form, so just put the previous days date on it when you submit the form.

Because there is no recovery from a flat spin, only ejection, and that isn't available on a commercial jet.

That's up to Immigration.

Personally as long as they give me the notification slip back, I don't care what they do with the forms.

You must be on an 'O' type Visa to get an extension of stay based on marriage.

You can enter Thailand on 30 day Visa exempt, then follow Joe's advice and get a Non Imm O Visa from Savannakthet based on marriage.

You can convert that to an extension of stay based on marriage at your local Immigration office when your ready and prepared.

Section 37 and Section 38 of the Thai Immigration Act deal with the procedure if moving residence

Section 37 : An alien having received a temporary entry permit into the Kingdom

must comply with the following :

2. Shall stay at the place as indicated to the competent official.

Where there is proper reason that he cannot stay at the place as indicated to the

competent official, he shall notify the competent official of the change in

residence , within 24 hours from the time of removing to said place.

3. Shall notify the police official of the local police station where such

alien resides, within twenty – four hours from the time of arrival. In the case of

change in residence in which new residence is not located the same area with the

former police stations , such alien must notify the police official of the police

station for that area within twenty – four hours from the time of arrival.

Section 38 : The house – master , the owner or the possessor of the residence ,

or the hotel manager where the alien , receiving permission to stay temporary in

the Kingdom has stayed , must notify the competent official of the Immigration

Office located in the same area with that hours , dwelling place or hotel, within 24

hours from the time of arrival of the alien concerned. If there is no Immigration

Office located in that area , the local police official for that area must be notified.

Immigration will also want a TM30 along with the TM28.

My local Immigration office isn't within the same province, so I completed a TM28 and had it stamped by the local Police station.

The Police however do not report it to Immigration.

I went to Immigration in person when my next 90 day report was due, taking the police stamped tear off strip of the TM28, but completed another TM28 and TM 30 for Immigration to officially amend my residence details on their database. They'll attach the notification of change of address in your passport along with the next 90 day notification.

brewsterbudgen, on 01 Feb 2015 - 08:39, said:

Dannyboy666, on 01 Feb 2015 - 07:57, said:

Cletus, on 01 Feb 2015 - 06:39, said:

Hi guys,

what's the price of a box 20 cigs in Thailand (marlboro, camel)?

Cheers

. 100 baht

Thai price or "foreigner" price??

Shop price!

For the families of 239 people it's a tragedy, not an accident.

They want answers to why the transponders were disabled and why it changed course twice, which I find hard to believe was an accident.

I don't think the families are concerned with compensation claims at this particular point in time.

Read this link: http://www.chinaembassy.or.th/eng/lsfw/qzxk/t1072023.htm

I obtained many Visas for visiting China, but from the UK, very easily, but a letter of invitation is required.

It doesn't matter how or when you draw lump sums and It's only the first 25% that is tax free...........period.

I see how your thinking but it doesn't work that way.

Your pension provider will automatically deduct tax once you go over the 25% tax free limit, regardless of the year or years you draw it.

Your trying to circumvent the law on taxation of Pensions using the yearly taxable allowance as an excuse.

You could always contact HMRC to reclaim the tax deducted by your pension providers claiming it's within your yearly personal allowance.

IMHO you've more chance of being decapitated by a Frisbee or finding Elvis alive.

Seems very coincidental that they asked for permission to climb, which was refused, then it was forcibly pushed up by wind sheer?