Scouse123

He's down there looking if the land is suitable for the mass production of cannabis.

You mean like Bras and soiled knickers?

That would be a bit extreme for a drink driving charge.

I wouldn't let it go, no way. His backside will fall out when confronted by the Police and he'll pay up, otherwise, he'll think you are weak.

I would go to the police station armed with as much evidence as possible, as in witnesses, CCTV, etc and make a report. They'll find him if they want to.

This depends on what level of Thai or Filipina you have become involved with. If you met in a bar or similar, it goes with the territory. You have to be one step ahead and just as mercenary. I agree with most of your post, but I find neither Thais nor Filipinos peaceful if they don't get their own way, and there is always something bubbling just under the surface. Both usually have hanger on, greedy parents, lazy brothers and sisters or similar baggage. I wouldn't give warning of personal finances, bank money, or let either Filipina or Thai know what I really think, just like they do to us.

Hi, Yeah, I understand you. Fortunately from my point of view, because I would be moving from Non Imm-O extension, I have all that stuff in place. I've had Non Imm-O for many years, got DL, yellow book, Pink ID, bank account, I can't think of much else it would be required. Even my bank, when doing transactions that require ID, accept pink ID.

That's a bit of an urban myth or an old wives tale. Wealthy people are usually very much on the ball with pricing and are very price conscious.

She forgot to send the money home.

You see this it exactly right. And when posters start saying there is no deterrent and people should be fined etc, the above statement is exactly where all the............ ' fines ' end up. There isn't a massive clean-up and everyone starts obeying the law, it's just the Police find another cash stream.

A lot more than urine. And there are bowels full of it down there. On the ball then !

What? And cheat the world out of a global family resort?

I have Health insurance but do not believe it is a requirement for DTV.

If a person wishes to move from retirement to DTV, can they operate them simultaneously, is there a way of doing this? Has anybody done this?? There seems to be no way of cancelling a retirement extension as I cannot leave and come back again without a re-entry permit, (thus voiding a retirement extension), because I already have a multi re-entry permit. My retirement extension will not finish until July 2025. My concern would be if they start to tighten up on DTV requirements or changing the requirements, then missing out. It seems a low threshold of requirements and documents required to qualify at this moment in time. It's a long time in Thailand to July 2025, with all the flip-flopping that can occur. Furthermore, it only needs to be a slightly successful project, and then my fear is, the powers-that-be will interfere and turn the requirements upside down and inside out.

The six-month rule would be of no issue to me as I like to get out of here every six months for a few days. For those that don't, they can apply for a further 180 days at their local immigration office. A Thai driving license is of no consequence to me either, I've just renewed for five years. I love the no locking funds, why should we keep 800K permanently (more or less) in the bank when a DTV allows you to use outside funds with no such restriction AND a far lower limit of 500K. ICING ON THE CAKE, NO YEARLY REPORTING FOR NEW RETIREMENT EXTENSION NOR APPLYING FOR RE-ENTRY PERMITS.

You seem bitter and very quick to trash ideas when there is an overwhelming amount of information pointing to the opposite of what you are saying. That includes people on retirement extensions who have already switched, so where is your proof that it is wishful thinking? Or is it just sour grapes? Recently, a woman got one for a week-long intensive cookery course!!!!

A big question I have for any of you guys that have switched from retirement extensions to DTV, did you wait until your retirement extension had fully expired, or did you apply successfully before the expiry date of your extension?????? Lastly, did you apply in home country or over this way, in a neighbouring country, such as Laos or Cambodia? @DrJack54 I think this could possibly have relevance to us. Incidentally, as well as qualifying for the soft power visa on the grounds of catering or live music, I go every few months to get a voice prosthesis changed by a doctor in Khonkaen hospital. I have regular appointments and proof of this. This is a medical procedure which requires an experienced ENT doctor to do it, and will be necessary for life, I suppose I could request a visa on these terms?

Soft power visa for either catering/cooking or music/live venue promotions. I have skills, experience and resume in both. Long time ago now I agree, but kept relevant documents.

Yep, Flog them, then hang draw and quarter them and deport the remains. Problem solved.

Thank whoever the election is over. Next year there will be ample time for Trump supporters to crow and squawk, knowing Trump's penchant to be ridiculously controversial and be in the news daily,

Yeah, Bugger going native, I'll stick to the meats I know and trust.

I've been on Non-O with yearly extensions for many years now. And the same as @DrJack54 the pluses seem to definitely outweigh the negatives with DTV hence my thread last week. As it happens my new extension isn't due until July 2025, so I have ample opportunity to see if they change the DTV entry rules or the system of granting the visa. It has all the benefits, No Re-entry payment fees, no turning up at Immigration every year with handfuls of documents. And of course, once you have shown evidence of 500K in any currency, you get the visa fairly easily, without any rules governing any monies have to be retained in the bank, unlike us, where we keep 800K for 2 months before, and three months after, and then it can never fall below 400K blah, blah, blah.

Looking past your facetious post, you are then saying, reading between the lines, that we should legalize Heroin, Ketamine, etc. What a great idea. Without some semblance of rules and order, we have Anarchy, but if that is what will make you feel like an adult, carry on! You made a silly post and completely took out of context what I was meaning, but if it makes you feel adequate........

Incoherent sentences, well your orange man takes the biscuit for that. As stated before 350 million in the USA, and he is the best you can muster? A proven liar, felon, misogynist ,racist, tax cheat, and draft dodger! Good grief Charlie Brown. At the moment she is mustering the troops for an attack on Capitol Hill, because that's what happens in the USA when you lose an election, isn't it? China and Russia will now go from strength to strength.

We definitely in the UK wouldn't call them Rats and all the negativity that conjures up. We would call what you are talking about, Field Mice. Hell of a difference.