canerandagio

6 minutes ago, Goodintentions said:

Hahaha...duly noted mate..thank you Kindly :)

Messaged you privately :)

2 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

I reckon half the people giving the Op a hard time, are wishing they had done a bit of detective work themselves...

Now they are stuck with lying, cheating whores and all their money is gone !!

 

Get in there Op, dark glasses on and just hang back about 70m, you'll be good...

OP, I can do detective work for free for you. Serious... :) It'll be fun.

If someone is cheating then it's fair game, so detective is acceptable.

Can go and shag another afterwards, it's just fun to investigate a la Sherlock :)

IM me if you want me to help :)

Hello OP... I am with  you in a lot of this and I also side with those who say... it's over, and I think you know it too.

I think that when there is no trust there is no relationship, but if I understand correctly your drive here is curiosity... it's trying to understand things, rather than fixing them. In this I am with  you, and it's very entertaining to catch someone who is playing dishonest.

Since you are well versed, you know well that if you catch her with her pants down (literally or figuratively, it doesn't matter), she will say UP TO YOU, and leave you mouth open without anything to say, which is the thing I hate the most of Thai girls.

So, I think you are entitled to understand what is going on and if this means following her so be it, obviously this is on the assumption that she has been playing with your feelings, with your time or with your interests. If on the other hand you are just casual friends (which would justify the oddity of rare sex) then it's not really your business and I am sure you know it well.

I don't think you are a psyco, as someone said, from the way you write you seem curious and quite balanced to me, but everyone is entitled to an opinion.

I was quoted 1,500 from BKK to Chiang Mai for a Scoopy, using a courier. To be honest I can't recall the details of the courier, I just remember it was 1,5k.

If you care about spending a bit less it may be worth asking others, as CM to BKK is a longer way than Sisaket to Pattaya.

On 4/21/2018 at 9:13 AM, Peter Denis said:

Hi, in order to avoid the hassle of bi-monthly visa-runs, canerandagio's post above, seems like the Perfect Solution for me.  But I do have a couple of questions.

I am a 60 year old Belgian (Schengen) citizen and although not yet officially retired, I stopped working as I am financially secure and am now living with my lovely thai girlfriend in Isan.  For social security reasons I kept my residence in Belgium and entered Thailand with a multiple-entry tourist visum, but - of course - I now face the bi-monthly hassle of extending the tourist visum and leaving/re-entering the country.

So what straydog is doing, would also be perfect for me.

Questions:

1. I do have the equivalent of +800.000 Bath on my Belgian bank-account.  Do I need to request my Bank to provide me with a letter with the bank's letterhead confirming the above, or is a bank-terminal overview slip (showing my name, Bank account number and actual amount of Euro on that account) sufficient.  In other words, how 'official' does the income-evidence needs to be.

2. Not 100% sure if I understand the 're-entry permit' correctly.  Does this mean that the Non-immigrant O visa for the purpose of retirement, only stays valid as long as you stay in the country?  As I foresee to visit my home-country at least 2-3 times a year, I would - if that's indeed the case - have to apply for 'unlimited re-entries' during the visa's validity.  Can I do both applications (for the non-immigrant O visa and unlimited re-entries) at same time? 

3. Are there specific documents/requirements to apply for such unlimited re-entries?

Many thanks in advance for clarifying the above!

 

Most of your questions have been answered already, however here is my tokenworth:

1 - I am not informed about having money in a foreign account. I can assure you of what worked for me, that is to have transferred 800k in thai baht from abroad to my bangkok bank account. When applying for the conversion the money did not need to have 'seasoned' for 2 months. It was only when applying for the first extension 90 days later that this applied. No need for regular income or for any official pension. Just 800k in the bank. The Bangkok Bank or other banks' branches will produce the letters for you right at the immigration office.

2 - Yes you can. I didn't, but even if you can't do it all as part of the same application, once you go to collect your visa you can apply there and then and receive your multiple entry re-entry permit (which you can do any time later, or even when  you pass immigration control at the airport the first time you leave the country).

3 - None that I know of, I am quite certain you don't need any.

Glad you found the info useful. Let us know if you have probs.

I came in on a 2 months tourist visa 13 months ago. I converted it into a Non-Immigrant O for the purpose of retirement and I haven't left the country since, not even for the conversion.

The whole process costed me:

1 - 1000 Baht for Tourist visa

2 - 2000 Baht application for conversion

2 - 1900 Baht for the one-year extension after 3 months.

These costs and actions will take me to June 2018, after which I will apply for a one-year extension for 1900 baht.

Had to have 800k Baht in the bank, a few photographs and letters from the bank easily obtained with 100 Baht.

No criminal record, no proof of address, no authenticated or certified letters, no medical certificates. All handled beautifully and without fuss at Chaeng Wattana immigration.

Re-entry permits cost 1000 (single re-entry) or 3800 (unlimited re-entries) and are valid for the duration of the visa.

Cheers,

straydog

1 hour ago, Different said:

1 million % he is an Israeli.

you should be banned from earth for a silly comment like that. 1 million % you can't tell a fly from a donkey.

He has been arrested today: 

I'll give you baht for them, but nowhere close to the Super Rich rate.
 
I'm not going to the UK for 18 months, so the exchange rate could worsen significantly during that time. In addition the whole thing of meeting up, doing the deal, losing a year and a half of interest and visiting a UK bank is just painful.
 
15,000 baht is what they are worth to me.

Hold on to them. At the moment they're worth just B18,000 - After Brexit (2019) they could be worth B28,000, or more.
(or maybe B10,000, or less - who knows?)

Panics and checks cash ...... all 20 pound notes .....phew!

1 minute ago, Briggsy said:

Yes.

 

And, in addition, whilst branches of commercial banks all over the UK are not obliged to accept the paper tenners after March 1, the reality is they will change them for years to come unless you get a recalcitrant teller.

I Love good news :)

1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said:

You can change them directly with the Bank of England in London, no deadline

I am not planning to go back for a long time (maybe years... do you think it will be OK after say 5 years?)

is it not possible for you to go to super rich and exchange ??

Hi,

I know this isn't probably the correct forum for this query but I couldn't think of a better one. Apologies in advance.

I have £410 in old ten pounds notes which I need to spend before they are not legal tender anymore in March 2018.

I am not planning to travel to the UK in the coming days, so if there is anyone who is going and want to exchange them for me, either in baht at the Superrich rate or in other pound notes I would be grateful.

These notes can be spent until March with no issues.

Long shot, I know.

Thanks,

straydog

Just now, Tanoshi said:

Johnnie can't follow the conversion process in Pattaya you advised in your topic.

 

So what's your advice for him now?

Sorry, I don't understand you, why you are asking me directly?

I will ignore this post as I think it's inflammatory and unnecessary. if you have anything to say to me you can use private message.

8 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

How much to rent something in Bangkok for 3 months.

Where would you suggest he open a bank account, Pattaya or Bangkok.

Maybe he could use your address?

I don't think we need to bother, as Johnnie is married and will have other needs. My address is up for grab, best offer wins :) 

2 minutes ago, OJAS said:

See report by Jack Thompson at post #18 on this recent thread:

 

 

I am considering a move to Jomtien from BKK.

When - in 5 months time I will have to extend my stay will I have problems of this kind if I live in Pattaya? I am now on a one year extension of non-O.

2 minutes ago, OJAS said:

All very well if he is planning to settle in Bangkok. But if he is planning to settle in Pattaya he will, in practice, find it next to impossible to do a non-O conversion at the local immigration office there according to various reports on here.

 

If, however, he is in receipt of the State Pension and wishes to avoid the OA hoops to which you refer, he will be eligible for a non-O instead from the London Embassy.

Yes, all you said, including the bottom bit (I think that would require age 65+ perhaps) reflects my understanding too and I was not aware that in Pattaya they make it difficult to go the route I suggested.

2 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

Disregarding all the bickering/pedantic comments over visa/extensions and the terminology involved - please do not correct my terminology in this post - it is meaningless and shows a certain lack of other's knowledge, or need for it.

 

What do you do at the end of this two year "simple" process to avoid a straightforward 1 year (hopefully repeated) extension based on retirement.

 

I just don't get what this post is all about. 

 

I asked the Glasgow Consulate what I needed to do before coming here for "retirement visa" and was issued with the appropriate visa/stamp(s), came to BKK, transferred required money, did a couple of trips to renew "paperwork(visa)" and now have retirement paperwork(visa), which if I keep my nose clean should be OK for renewal each year. 

I also know nothing about police checks etc!  I have not done/paid for any.

Me neither, no police checks, no medical checks. I am legally here and it was cheap and simple. before June I will produce 3 letters from the bank, fill a form, pay 1900 baht and get permission to stay another year in the country (inshallah).

Just now, John V said:

I’m just going through all this now in the Pattaya office. I came in from China on a 30 day tourist stamp. I am told that I need to go to Laos to get a 90 day visa and then come back to Pattaya and start the application for a marriage visa. I asked if there were other way, or choices? She said, no.

If you are not planning to marry... then if you are 50+, can transfer 800k baht in a Thai account and can produce an address in BKK then you will be able to do this at the Chaeng Wattana immigration office in Bangkok.

13 minutes ago, Evilbaz said:

 

I have had two OA Visas now and with pre-planning everything was completed in a morning and mailed to Canberra.

Police report done beforehand online - 3 days and $40.

Medical report done with a prior appointment - $0 at bulk-billing clinic on the spot - only visual exam required.

Notarization of all - $0 by JP.

Mailed forthwith by certified mail and certified return envelope (for tracking).

Received 1 week later in the bush on my mates farm.

 

What's difficult?

Try to do it in London... it will take way longer and cost more.  Only police certificate takes 2 weeks and costs 80 AUD (45GBP) or pay double to get it in three days.  Add notary, medical and the time it takes and I think you would concede that for some people it's better - rather than waiting in Europe - to travel to Thailand on a tourist visa or visa exemption and sort things out from here with a couple of letters from the bank (100 baht) and a total of 4.5 hours at immigration (2000+3800+1900 baht = total 7700 baht) + taxi rides to Chaeng Wattana.

9 minutes ago, Suradit69 said:

 For a variety of reasons many people prefer to get the O-A, which isn't the hassle you seem to think it is. In fact it allows you more freedom to spend doing things in Thailand other than sitting in immigration offices numerous times during the first few months of your stay here or making an appointment at your embassy to get an income affidavit if needed for getting an extension.

 

 

You are making some value judgements here which are as valid as their alternatives, depending on the circumstances.

I prefer to come to BKK and spend a total of 4.5 hours over two months in the immigration office paying 100 GBP rather than staying in London waiting for police reports (takes weeks and costs), medical checks (takes time and costs), paperwork translation and certification (takes time and costs)  and paying 6 times the price. You may prefer the OA visa, but I am sure many don't.

5 minutes ago, Suradit69 said:

It's not a visa which is why you need to re-entry permit. If you had a valid visa (like a non-imm O-A), you wouldn't need a re-entry permit.

I am afraid you need to inform yourself a bit more. Have a look at the photo below and tell me if that's not a visa, it reads 'NON IMMIGRANT VISA', doesn't it?... It is a NON-IMMIGRANT VISA, valid visa, Issued on 29th March, granting stay until June and extended in May for 12 months from June.

Perhaps you are confusing Conversion with Extension. Conversion means you are converting a visa (i.e. Tourist) into another visa (Non-Immigrant O). This is exactly what I have done and I am afraid you will have to reconsider your certainties.

So I am afraid I will return to you the adjective of 'risible' and I will add 'interesting' in the sense of how some people are so attached to their certainties that they refuse to consider that there may be value in alternatives.

As for your the comment in your last post, which I just read:

"Getting a non-imm O to enter Thailand and then applying for an extension of stay based on retirement (without the unnecessary bother of doing a conversion from a tourist visa) is hardly some revolutionary idea that you alone know about. The process has been explained umpteen times in TV forums and elsewhere. "

It seems to confirm that you didn't get my point. I never advocated getting a non-O visa to enter Thailand but if as you said - it is not a revolutionary idea - then I bow to your superior knowledge and I wonder whether we should perhaps stop sharing our views and just rely on a model in which people who do not know ask questions to a panel of experts like you. Just a word of warning though, not all embassies do Non-O visa for retirement (see London) and not everyone may agree with your view on what is best. Good luck...