Hello all

I urgently need some standard computer screws: 

Located in central pattaya, but all shops are closed.

Do you know a shop owner or have 20-30 to spare?

Fan

Sorry but anyone going to an immigration office to do a 90 day report, is a fool. All you need to do is fill in the form and mail it to them. Everyone can manage to do that.

Here: https://thailand.prd.go.th/ewt_news.php?nid=9201&filename=index

1 hour ago, Vascoda said:

Assuming it is THai bank credit card. Why not use a card from your home country. Problem solved. If you don't have a card from your home country. Think about it deeply why you don'nt have. Intelligent people have cards from their home country to use in sitatuions like this.

"Intelligent people" ?

1 minute ago, SteveK said:

Dealing with Thai banks is a complete and utter nightmare. I dread having to go in to do anything. The amount of paperwork is ludicrous, I wonder where there store it all?

That puzzles me too.

On a related (and positive) note; I had a situation recently where they still had my old passport on my credit card and I needed to update it to the new one so I could manage it via the mobile app. Went to the branch to do the paperwork and all, and at some point they asked for my old passport. I said all I had was the number (it expired years ago). I fully expected them to say "sorry no can do, need old passport". But nope, turns out that girl actually went the extra mile to get the copy from the branch where I originally got the card (80km away), and had them send a copy to her. Got there in 4 days, signed it as a copy, and done. Was impressed. No idea where they dug it out from, but they did indeed find it.

I guess if you get lucky and get someone who cares and is interested, stuff magically works. On the other hand .....

36 minutes ago, jonwilly said:

My bank assure me that if I can show I brought money in then I can send money out to that value.

I get 2 UK pensions sent in each month and the bank give me a letter to show value imported each month.

 

john

This gets me. It's my bloody money. None of their f'n business what I do with it or where I send it.

@Sheryl  , a huge thank you from my neighbor as well!!

He did in fact meet with the recommended specialist in Bangkok, and had a total of three visits.

Turns out, he did NOT have Alzheimer's, but a Vitamin B12 deficiency plus another minor issue that led to his symptoms.

I am both glad that it turned out this way, and flabbergasted at the carelessness of the "top class" private hospital here in Pattaya.

Thank you once more ????

Faan

On 1/29/2020 at 12:00 PM, bluweyze said:

Just a word of warning.

I am sure this will not happen to you but the day you divorce your marriage visa ends, not the day of the visa stamp!

 

Once you have changed to a marriage visa returning to the business visa starts the process all over again. It is as difficult as it was the first time.

 

And that, ladies and gentlemen is PRECISELY why I do not want to change to a non-O based on marriage. I don't want to be dependent like that.

If I can retain my non-B, my assets, my stay here, and my 2 cats, are a lot safer regardless of what the future may hold in store.
 

On 1/20/2020 at 6:51 PM, ubonjoe said:

You can change the reason for your extension of stay based upon working to one based upon marriage to a Thai.

Number 1 is false but many offices will say you would have get a single entry non-o visa and then apply for a new extension of stay.

2. Nothing

You can still have a work permit and work with a non-o visa or extension of stay based upon marriage. You can also use your income from working to meet the 40k baht income requirement for the extension.

3. No insurance would be needed to apply for the extension.

@ubonjoe

Sorry for the resurrect of an old thread - but is there anything in writing for Number 1 there being false?

Thank you Ubonjoe!

Hello all

Lived here 8.5 years, worked 7.5 of that. Always with simple extensions of the original non-B.

Now that we got married in January, and I wanted to reduce the number of Thai staff (since you only need 2 "if married to a Thai wife"), I'm being told I need to change to a marriage visa, as opposed to the business visa I have.

First time I've heard this, and I wanted to check on a few things:

1) Is this true? Or is this again something the local office has just made up on a not-so-sunny day?

2) If this should happen, what are the implications? E.g. what are the differences between the two visa types (not technicalities, but stuff that would really have an impact on someone living here).

3) Would this also mean that private insurance then becomes mandatory ?

Thanks for your time!

Na Fan

Thank you @Sheryl !!

My neighbor suspects he might have Alzheimer and had himself checked out in a very large private hospital here in Pattaya. He doesn't seem to entirely trust their way of work (they just keep feeding him pills without a proper diagnosis).

Any recommendations for a  trustworthy place, anywhere in Chonburi province, or Bangkok?

I was thinking some sort of university hospital may have a stronger interest in the patient's health vs the finances.

Faan

It is Amazon - that's what bedazzles me.

Hence I can't choose the carrier.

So we've ordered a little package, containing something like $30 worth of baby products. Toothbrushes, finger brushes, things like that. From Amazon. Like we've done dozens of times here in the past.

Then, we get this email from UP*:

""

Dear The customer,

Please see in the attached files for import shipment

and follow up the process clearance instruction from below.

   As the shipment hold in the customs to process the customs entry. To do the clearance process for the shipment , the importer need to contact the customs directly to do the Importer Paperless Registration. The importer must bring the Original passport or company’s documents as the customs require and then fill in the Paperless Registration form pass to the customs to submit and add your information into the customs Database. Most of importer come to the customs office near their location or if the customer can give the original passport to UP* for adding Paperless registration (collect the original passport by UP* messenger only in Bangkok), Please feedback to UP* for the process customs clearance.

  The Customs clearance process can’t be start until the importer do the above process. Once the Paperless Registration done, Please .inform UP* back again then we can run to the next process until the customs release the package. The shipment need also assess the duty and tax, the customs clearance charges, warehouse fee, terminal charges, document fee which UP* will inform back once the process finished. For more information all charge from below.

#In case clear under the personal’s name : MR.xxx  .** the customs require to put  the name title necessary for Manifest system**

Please support to run the process clearance.

1.                  if you cannot process by yourself,we can service for you but please give us the original passport ,T.M 6 immigration , immigration over 90 day (im case stay in thailand over 90 days ) .you can wait and we’ll return passport to you once process completed (take time 2 –3 DAY ) ,

2.                  after that we can submit import entry via customs system,once we got the reply from system then we can process customs clearance.for this process,take time around 2-3 day.we'll also inform the delivery date and total expenses to you in the meantime

3.                  Thai description of goods following in the invoice detail and  If you have.( Name, Brand, Picture of goods , Origine country, Quantity, Cataog, … etc. /Need complete product detail for find out the tax rate)

Thanks

""

So apart from the horrible, horrible email both in terms of language and formatting which is not really what I'd expect from UP*, they are seriously considering that I would go down to Bangkok, or hand over my original passport to a stranger. For a package with a bunch of cheap baby products?!

I'd understand if I'm importing a car or something else valuable, potentially dangerous, or whatnot. But blimmin' toothbrushes and stuff?

I've seen silly things in the years I've stayed here, but man, this is beyond ridiculous.

Oh yeah and note that THEY are asking ME to provide THEM pictures of the goods - yet THEY. HAVE. THE. GOODS!? What in the world are they thinking?

Rant over.

We kill 4 or 5 of them every day. Those nasty & dangerous buggers - gf panics every time she sees one. 

Both of our bathrooms have them and they re-appear every day. We kill a bunch, next day there's more. Mostly small ones, but occasionally a larger one.

We have a toddler now and this is becoming worrying.

They appear to be nested somewhere in the piping? Or inside the walls or floor? 

The house isn't that old, and we're somewhat central, e.g. not out in the sticks. 

Are exterminators a thing that works around here? Or is it just another Baht-sink and nothing happens?

Struggling to find anything online for Thai books. I'm talking about novels, such as Harry Potter or something along those lines, in Thai. 

Having googled around for a bit I'm pretty confused. For example:

I have heard the exact same thing from a friend of mine as well.

But my accountant insists that the local SSO office will not accept it. Even for herself she can't register herself even if she wanted to. 

I would love to hear an official clarification on this myself as well. It appears to be a case of "up to the officer in power".

Hi all

Having been told by the social security office that if you have the position of "director" in a company, you can not sign up for the social security fund and get coverage. This is total nonsense to me, but apparently it's the law.

Yet my "position" as director is merely a formal case - I spend 99% of my time doing normal work, just like every other employee does. I never act as a director. The company isn't large enough to even provide room for such a position.

How do I have to set this up so that I can get coverage from SSO?

Can I work two jobs and register one of them?

It is also my understanding that certain tasks (attending meetings as a member of the board of directors for example) do not even require a work permit. Is there anything preventing me from removing "director" from my work permit and thus be eligible for SSO? All the official corporate documentation still lists me as the "owner" - 

You mean they could detain her for longer than her booked return flight?

Only had time for a brief call. They claimed she had the intention to go to work there illegally and because they couldn't communicate with her she was put in detention.

No, nothing illegal or anything of the sort, no.