chilly07

Try Fascino-they have many branches in Pattaya including  their main store on N Pattaya Rd plus outlets next to  BPH 

On 10/11/2022 at 11:09 AM, ubonjoe said:

The mobile app for 90 day reports is known to have problems with it.

Perhaps try the new online reporting site. https://tm47.immigration.go.th/tm47/#/login  It will work on mobile browsers.

Yes app never worked for me and UJ link always does.  Did my latest 90 day last Saturday and  it was approved  last Sunday (Jomtien) 

Worth knowing you  cannot  use HMRC on line submission directly from overseas. I use abcsa.co.uk to do my annual return. 

Need to check that airline allows less than 6mths validity otherwise entry to Thailand  on expired ID and Passport is OK

Finally after a 6 mths wait my son gets his appointment at the London Embassy to renew his passport and ID card. Long wait due to 1m Thais in the UK many of which are students renewing their passports. Needed my Thai Vaccination ID nos to put on his application form? Don't know how that works? Then we get phone call from embassy saying the names on his birth cert old ID and passport are not the same. Oh yes they certainly are! Also what is his blood type for his ID card? No idea! His brother renewed his iD and passport 6 mths ago without any of this nonsense. Seems the London Embassy likes making up rules just like Immigration in Thailand!

Why can't Thai government officials see that reducing unnecessary paperwork and computerising what remains makes their job easier and infinitely more efficient!

Chevrolet and Isuzu pretty well identical so buy an Isuzu. 

On 8/28/2022 at 10:24 PM, fdsa said:

Send by DHL, they are the customs broker themselves so there will not be any issues with import, especially if you clearly state that the equipment is second hand - something like "used computer equipment (hard drives)".

But you will have to pay the import tax - 7% VAT and possibly 10% extra for the "computer equipment", plus 220 baht DHL fee.

 

DHL fee will be closer to 2000 bht as they act as your agent!

Letting DHL act as a customs agent gives them a license to print money!

 

Probably held at Customs/Courier whilst they work out how much they can sting you for!

Best of luck with this.

You must have plenty of evidence of supporting your FIL and the natural justice of passing this onto his son who provided support and care. Unfortunately this behavior is common in Thai families and those that care are often trampled on by those that envy.

Again best of luck. The least you can achieve is to show the rest of the family up for their bad behaviour and await karma. They were expecting you to react to their land grab hence smuggling your FIL of to make a will. He probably thought he was spreading the benefit around not favouring anyone? Arithai12s response would really wind the family up and give you the last laugh but you have invested time and money into land you wanted to go to his Son.

1 hour ago, Delight said:

 That is correct -monthly money

Surprised Jomtien ever let you get away with this? Quite clear they expect monthly FTTs into an account in your name only. If you subsequently transfer regularly to another joint account they don't seem to mind. Or make an arrangement with your bank for your wife to make withdrawals from your sole account which wouldn't appear on your bank book either. Just don't withdraw the value of the FTT immediately after the deposit. That might look a bit suspicious. They like to see your bank declaring an inward Foreign Telegraphic Transfer into your account on roughly the same day each month.

The exception being of course that annually your Embassy provides an income letter based on evidence you provide. Easy for Immigration and their customer s. Most can do this but a v few seem unable to perform this simple service.

6 hours ago, Badrabbit said:

Thanks for all your replies, I have already started printing out the deposits that go into my Thai Bank(Statement) to be safe I will also print out the statements from the Bank of America and  Citi Bank, I have one other deposit which is from Tesco(not sure what Bank yet) all deposits are from the UK.

You need the bank to print these out-credit advices- Immigration don't normally accept anything you print out- plus a one year statement certified by the bank when you apply. You have the USA Australian and UK Embassies to thank for this! Everyone else gets an income letter. Those embassies should revert to income letters to stop this nonsense.

Forget it. Customs and courier will screw you. Thais are very good at copying things to a high spec so just bring the specification. Probably save overall if you sell yours back home.

No!

Property is the biggest difference.

Thailand 2 bed 2 bathroom bungalow 3.5m BHT rent 13k pm

UK closer to 10.5m BHT if you can find one rent 100k pm.

5 hours ago, JimmyJ said:

Went in person for my 1st 90 Day Report, no problems.

 

Yesterday used their website for my 2nd report.

 

Wasted about 30 minutes till I found the spelling they would accept of my  Amphur and Tambon (using an "e" in both, not seen it spelled that way previously nor did most of my searches find their uncommon spelling but so be it, now I know).

 

Other than that, easy peasy.

No documents to upload, etc.

 

Once it accepted the spellings, received an email almost immediately:

"We have received your information successfully, you can find your information below."

 

4 minutes later received a 2nd email:

 

"Your application for "STAYING LONGER THAN 90 DAYS" has been approved."

 

Need to use the drop down menus

There must be a Superich AirBnB operating for stinking rich oligarchs fleeing accountability. Just because you have to flee your asset stripped country doesn't mean the luxury stops there. All quite reciprocal of course.

2 hours ago, Kenny202 said:

That's not correct. I have lots of mates on Marriage extensions using an agent method with no problems at all....and the parent visa is nearly identical to marriage. (An agent without spelling it out doesn't necesarilly have to be a third party farang run visa company or person).

Little point using an agent on a marriage/family extension as you still have to collect all the copies and certificates bank the required funds and obtain their certificates attend Immigration 2 or 3 times with your wife/children and risk further finance restrictions during the year. You do all the work and the agent gets a sizeable fee. Agent enabled retirement extensions however are relatively painless and a farang principal can explain it to you better.

After 10 yrs of doing my own marriage extensions and due to ill health I have finally succumbed to an agent enabled retirement extension! I think I have earned my retirement!

Outbreak of belts and or second hand seats screwed to load platforms on pickups?

I used Pattaya Klang driving school who have test track next to DLT office. They queued for me on the day at the DLT and I was 5th in the queue

3 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

Give us your tired ex-dictators, yearning to escape...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e6EwdmxUi8

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1259670-getting-up-close-to-this-old-plane-at-dmk-how-to-get-there/

 

But don't forget your manners

And bring all funds you make.

Anon!

No mention of pension?

I have a will that names my younger brother as executor and I have asked him to sort this out for my wife. Everything else is in her name. 

True drumming up business again. I watch 3 games on Saturdays and 2 on Sundays all live on  Thipmanee cable Pattaya. Don't have to pay extra!

Ditto ALL multiple occupied buildings eg condos offices schools hotels hospitals etc etc etc. Monthly should do the trick. Set off the alarm and count the escapees in their designated assembly zones. Sprinkler/ Misting retrofits also help as does regular inspections and certification by fire safety engineers. Simply setting fire to building materials will check flammability including poisonous gasses.

Sounds like good advice generally. Should include Thai on Thai as well as Thai on foreigner and then everyone is safe