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Yeah this is what they told me in Sri racha and after a call to Bangkok and a visit to rayong. It was sorted no problem that was the purpose of my posting this to let people know that had been told they can't get it not to give up

No unfortunately you have to be before your 60th birthday to be put into the system you can still get a work permit after 60 but you no longer are eligible for the social security benefits

I went in to have my hips xrayed they read the exrays and told me they needed to be replaced I was in pain bad, I had to wait 1 week so not bad at all

I'm not sure exactly what it doesn't pay but I do know that in one year they paid 1.5 million for medical surgeries and other issues I had. I was also told via the Bangkok office that if there's a medical procedure that the hospital you're registered at cannot do then you will be referred to a private hospital and Social Security will cover that as well.

This may not be of help to many or maybe to anyone but if it helps even 1 person it was worth it. I went to work in 2006 and did so with a business visa and a WP all above board. Decided in 2013 to retire so I went down to the SS office in Sri Ratcha and applied for my SS refund which amounted to about 40K baht. I also registered for the Medical coverage to continue by Auto billing from my Kbank account. This was done with no issues they were very helpful. I was then offered a job which i could not turn down Started 2014 worked till 2018. Then retired again this time for good. Off I went to the same SS office to do the same as i had when i retired from my first job here in Thailand. They pulled up my records and I was told the rules had changed and foreigners were no longer given this after retirement. We went home and contacted the head office in Bangkok to question this so called new rule and they said that it was not the case. They told me to try another office so I traveled up to Rayong SS office and they were super helpful took my Bank book had me sign a paper so they could transfer the SS refund and they could auto bill my 432 baht a month for the on going medical coverage. So should any others get turned down at one office just try at another one. I went back to the Sri Ratcha office after confirming i was eligible with the Bangkok office and they still insisted I was not. I think they just were not interested in doing the paper work.

I am really surprised to hear this especially with true. I live in Pattaya I have had true for 5 years since I've had it there have been a couple of times when it's went down for more than a day but I've been contacted given an appointment given the number of the technician that will service it and they've always came when they said they would. When I call I just press the button for English and within a minute I'm talking to somebody helping me. Maybe it's different in Bangkok but here true has been very good

I keep a fixed deposit account at Bkk Bank for my retirement extention. The last time i renewed it it was .50% I failed to go in to do it following year and it was done as you say automatically but at .80%

The branch of K Bank near Tukcom as well as the Pattaya Klang branch told me when i went in to ask about and they said Thai nationals only. crazy some saying has to be done and others saying not needed who really knows.

And the banks have told me the same thing

I don't disagree I'm only posting what the email said that they sent to him. Later today I'll pop into k bank and ask them to do the photo verification and see what happens

I have a good friend that sent an email to customer service of K Bank asking them about getting this done. Their reply and he showed me their reply to his email was this pertains only to Thai Nationals not foreigners. With that said I know foreigners who've went up to Bangkok Bank and had to get there it's done I have both k bank and Bangkok Bank and I haven't done either. And I have made transfers in excess of the amount which they said would need the verification for and the transfers went through without an issue.

This is a YMMV situation i think I have never been asked for a TM30 from Immigration. I have been down there many times for many things overr the last 10 + years and never once been asked for one this at the Pattaya office in Jomtien

I had a double hip replacement done in Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital Sri Ratcha as i was working here in Pattaya and covered 100 % by the Thai SS. They were fantastic the doctor that did the work told me he does hips Knees replacements all over the area at many different hospitals. had it done almost 15 years ago still in great shape walk 10k daily and pain free still

I was just in Cambodia and Vietnam for an extended period of time and 3 months ago I was in the United States for 3 weeks. I could access my Bangkok Bank online account pay bills transfer money buy airplane tickets and use the ATMs without any issues at all I should add the scanning and paying by QR code is not available in Cambodia I was told it was in Vietnam but it didn't work for me other than that it was brilliant

As each office can make up their own rules everybody's situation will be different. Here in Pattaya they require a copy of the bank book and a letter from the bank on the same day that you go in for the extension at least for me they did. They didn't require a bank statement only the copy of the letter showing the balance as they have always asked for in the past. As I have said this is what they ask for from me The guy behind me they may have wanted something totally different unfortunately because each office is allowed to make up their own rules there will never be a straight line to follow in doing this

Closed on Tuesdays

And they deserve every bit of that discount

I have a Bangkok bank account and Have the app on my phones as well as my PC. I am in the US and while I do not need to access for money I wanted to check the account. When I go to the app it loads to a accept the terms page and asks if i will accept or decline. The accept button is dark and I cannot accept. This happens on my PC as well if i try to log in. But my Kbank account is fine from here in the states. I have a fair amount of cash in the accounts so a bit concerned. Maybe because I am in the US on holiday ? I also tried with a Thailand VPN same result.