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Two significant developments since you opened the thread in May: 1) Existing Elite packages have been discontinued and cost is now between 50% (5 year) and 500% (20 year) higher than before if you applied after 15th September. 2) The government has announced that from 1st January 2024 it will tax monies brought into the country for all tax residents, meaning anyone here over 180 days per year.

Problem is the Asian hip to waist ratio is different. If you're used to medium in the west (33-35" waist, comfortable to sit down in), the equivalent correct waist size on a pair of local boxers from Big C or Lotus will be way too tight around the hips and buttocks. Same true of trousers here.

This respect and goodwill comes almost by default - it'd require some quite trashy behaviour to lose it.

There's no reciprocal agreement with Thailand. These treaties sometimes go back decades, the Philippines one was sought back in the 1980's by the Philippine government. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reciprocal-agreements/reciprocal-agreements

Of course it's not discrimination. It's a reciprocal agreement - look it up.

Got one a couple of months ago through VFS. They quoted 11 weeks but it arrived in less than 4.

As far as Southeast Asia is concerned, Philippines is the only country.

2004 was when it was 75, but still high 60s in 2006. The exchange rate went south a year or so later with the global financial crash.

This was the go to treatment for anyone under clinical care with a mild or moderate case under the Thailand MoPH guidelines back in 2020-21.

It's times like this I really miss @ubonjoe

Good question. When registering for the old Section 38 app it was possible to do so as possessor and not involve the landlord at all.

This equates to around 100 baht per month based on the pitiful savings rates.

To visit Count Dragcula?

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Unfortunately they seem to follow their own rules of logic. The 200k quadrupled to 800k in 2003. A few years later extension fees quadrupled, overstay daily rate nearly trebled. Mandatory insurance on Non O-A octupled after the first couple of years, and despite early assurances there was no grandfathering. Oh and the 20 year Elite just quintupled.

The raise was in 2003, the grandfathering was for those who'd been on extensions at least 5 years prior.

A curriculum vitae for a visa that doesn't allow you to work!!?

Yes, I was told about it at last extension and when I went in to do the transfers the bank book was one of the first things I was asked for. No bank letter needed, but a same day deposit and the book updated. This is my concern, as there'd be a period of time without the deposit between the Elite payment and affixing the sticker and cancelling the extension. Although I agree with @BritTim that the only thing that should be a problem is the next extension becomes invalidated, I fear they're becoming so pedantic about this that they might view the unfunded period as an overstay.

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What did they ask for when you went? I have to go to CW and do an in person 90 day report for new passport soon.

Apps are becoming the only online option available, SCB and Krungthai are just two banks who've done away with their online banking in recent months. The apps do work over Wi-Fi and an OTP is only required for certain functions (eg. cardless withdrawals which needs the sim there in the phone), but for many things it's not needed. You'll need to visit the bank with passport and bank book to set up the app in the first instance. If you do use a spare phone make sure it's not too old - on Android some of the bank apps only run on the more recent versions.

Yes, I'm talking about cancelling the extension based on a Non O. I've never heard of anyone penalised, but I was also surprised that the Non O extension needed to be formally cancelled at all. If approval is required to cancel it, then don't immigration need to check the conditions of stay have been complied with (that the monies have been deposited throughout)? There's a thread on a private Elite Facebook group that's discussing this right now which states that showing up to cancel the Non O extension requires bringing the up to date bank information, and the same is true of the two links I've attached. For certain there won't be problems with the bank regarding moving the money out, but will there be a problem showing up later with an unfunded period of time on the extension at immigration?

Forget Soi Nana, it's a clip joint. You want Soi NaNa, down in Chinatown. Don't forget Phil Lynott's warning though... "Down in Chinatown What goes up it must come down"

From my recent experience transferring Non O stamps to a new passport mid year, they were highly pedantic about seeing the 800k in the bank book on the day of getting this done, which goes against the idea that it's only something required to qualify for the next extension. Reading threads regarding transferring out monies after switch to an LTR visa (as well as agent advice on the subject) the general view is that the 800k cannot be moved until after the visa is cancelled. Is immigration going to make a problem if showing up to cancel the Non O when the monies were already transferred out some days earlier? https://www.thailandelite-direct.com/en/blog/post/cancellation-of-non-immigrant-o-visa https://aseannow.com/topic/1293700-ltr-and-the-800000-baht-bank-account/

Never have sex with a miner in the workplace. It's the pits.