MikeN

1 hour ago, bigginhill said:

Thanks, I see the 90 day and the Tm6, but I can,t see TM 30. 

Its the "section 38" app.

@KhaoYai using rootstock is a way of getting the best of 2 varieties of a tree. A tree ( variety A) might have great fruit but be too large or susceptible to disease. Another variety B of the same fruit tree might be smaller or tougher. So you use the roots and lower stem of B then graft on a cutting of A, hopefully the graft takes and you get the best of both .....good fruit on a tough tree.

The actual chanotes to "our" blocks of land only show those particular pieces of land, not adjoining property, although both have a sketch map pinned to the document, showing the rest of the sub division and the location of "our" ( aka her) land. I would suggest you possibly do not have a full chanote ?

Looking at the TM30 form it appears that no supporting documents are required, or at least none are listed as officially required.

I have just moved to Ubon and the owner of the house where my gf and I are living does not want to get involved in submitting a TM30.

So, can my gf submit as possessor without any lease or other paperwork ? It is just a handshake deal with her sister, no contract.

The GF is on the tabian baan of another house and she is suggesting that we use that address, not something I want to do in case they or the local cops pay me a visit to check, or if I might later need a residence certificate for some reason.

5 hours ago, buick said:

are you on an extension of stay ?  when was your last renewal ?  new 'rules' have been in place for a few weeks (months ?) now.  my experience was same as yours until i visited to renew my extension of stay in may.

I did my extension of stay at CW about two weeks ago and no mention of TM30 then, so it must be a very recent change.....or they are only picking on a few people for some reason.

I just moved up to Ubon 2 days ago and having GREAT difficulty in convincing the gf and her sister who owns this house that a TM30 was required in 24 hours.

Mai pen rai, can do next week......

2 hours ago, Cuchulainn said:

Thanks to all above.

 

So, hopefully, once registered, the wife can submit the TM30 online each time I come back from abroad and no need to traipse all the way out to CW?

 

I thought only hotels and guest houses could use this online method of registering and reporting. Can we lesser mortals do it as well?

Chaeng Wattana don't ask for a TM30 if you are returning to your previous address.

On 5/20/2019 at 11:56 AM, giddyup said:

I went through the pre marriage process in Thailand about 3 years ago, but decided not to go ahead because of possible pension loss. However I still have all the documents from the Aussie Embassy, translations etc. My question is would I still be able to go ahead with the marriage now or would all those documents be considered out of date? If I need to repeat the process I would only be getting the exact same documents again.

There is a new "certificate of no impediment to marriage" instead of the old paperwork, since April I believe. I did it last week, fairly straightforward except my gf was required to produce her passport when that was not on the listed requirements. Dont know what would have happened if she did not have one. The certificate is valid for 3 months so dont get it too early.

The application form and info pdf are on the embassy website.

I don't have the links handy on phone but if you google florida gardening calendar you should get a number of suggestions. Florida has a similar climate to thailand....cooler dry season, wet season.

Tomatoes from end of wet season, lettuce in the cool season, and stick to the open leaf varieties.

19 hours ago, ChouDoufu said:

no mention of the new requirements to keep 800k on account for 3 months after, or that account can not drop below 400k at any time?

If you are asking about CW, I did my extension there recently and they gave me 2 copies of the new rules. One to sign as acknowledgement, and one to keep for future reference. The IO pointed to the relevant section ...."new rules".

8 minutes ago, khunken said:

Sadly, I expect the Bangkok Post to folow suit. In my area of Bangkok there used to be 5-6 outlets to buy the paper, now there are none.

I haven’t seen either of the English language papers on sale for a long time. 

6 hours ago, chingmai331 said:

I do think the Thai Immig does not want farang sleeping along the road side, even if in a car. 

I have read/heard that such campers are not seen in T'land is due to govt regulations.  

My suggestion: check with local land transport office before any $$ investments. 

Well I have seen them sold at the motor shows so they must be legal. In fact they nearly all had a “sold” sign on them when I visited the shows. I have seen a couple on the road. I guess you could always overnight at a service station, but there are no caravan parks as such, just campsites at national parks.

7 minutes ago, redwhiteandblue said:

What is the source of these figures.  They are not in the original article.

They were in the original article, the Nation has edited their version but if you go to thaivisanews https://news.thaivisa.com/article/35306/mandatory-health-insurance-for-retirement-visa-holders-likely-to-take-effect-in-july it was still there as I write this.

 The Nation has obviously been told the numbers are bogus, but I bet they don’t have the intestinal fortitude to tell the government that.

2 hours ago, donnacha said:

Terrific idea. Do you have his phone number?

Try twitter ..... isn’t that his preferred form of communication?

Why not just get something like a smallish Isuzu truck and a custom built body shell ? Then just fit it out as you fancy.

We decided to get the translations done while in BKK, they will get them certified and then EMS them to us in Ubon.

 According to a big notice in the Australian embassy consular section and on their website, the Legalization Office at the Ubon Governor’s office ( and also Chiang Mai + Songkla) does certify the translated documents but maybe that means they just send them off to Bangkok. It was easier to just get the agency in BKK, just around the corner from the Aus. embassy, to do the legwork anyway.

 I’ve bookmarked Santisuk’s link for future reference though.

 Thanks.

Anybody know of a reputable translation service in Ubon ? Will have to get some documents translated into Thai, and time constraints mean it would be better if we can get it done in Ubon.

 And for bonus points ..... has anybody used the legalization service for documents at the governor’s office in Ubon ?

6 hours ago, joebrown said:

Don't make the assumption I did that Morchit Bus Station and Morchit BTS are on the same site. I was nearly late for an important appointment at UK Embassy by thinking I could hop off the bus and quickly step into a train. Morchit BTS is mis-named as the bus station was built first.

Actually, the bus station was originally right where the BTS depot is now, adjacent to the station and the plan was to combine that building with a new bus station, which is probably why they left all that rebar sticking out and slowly rusting away on the roof. The existing Morchit 2 is supposed to be a temporary terminal, so if anything that should have been renamed.

 Last I read was that the bus station should be moving back by 2023 as it is on SRT land which they want to reclaim ...... but I doubt it will happen by then, or at all.

OP, while you own a home in Australia, if you are not working here  and earn all your income in Australia then you have a tangible and continuing attachment to Australia so you will not necessarily be a non resident for tax purposes unless you start the process. If you do become a non resident by choice for some strange reason you will be taxed from the very first dollar you earn, no threshold exemption.

 My advice would be to go back to Oz regularly, preferably around August so you can do your tax return using an Australian residential address even if it is just the street address of a hotel, the ATO will be none the wiser. Or even better, use a tax agent so that they know you are physically in the country. Believe me, the cost of hotel and airfares will be less than what you save by continuing to be a tax resident.

16 hours ago, CharlieH said:

 

From Santander.....

"Earn more interest by keeping a higher balance in your account.Monthly interest of 1.50% AER/1.49% gross (variable) paid gross on your entire balance up to £20,000."

That is interest paid monthly, at 1.5% per annum. Which is equivalent to 0.125% per month, but getting the benefit of compound interest.

Completely different to 1.5% per month !

  With all due respect, perhaps you should not be giving financial advice !