thelovedone

So 3000 more cases in just over 2 weeks, meaning Covid cases almost doubled in that period.

Real question is how many tests were done to identify those new cases?

Case numbers are fudged and meaningless without the testing numbers for the corresponding period

Crikey......after reading all that OP rambling on Section 86, i still feel pretty comfortable  saying foreigners cannot own land in Thailand.

On 7/20/2020 at 8:57 PM, giddyup said:

How old could the kids be if they've been married for 25 years?

14 and 12 years

My besty is married to a Japanese woman for over 25 years.They are financialy well off.2 young kids.He let her get away with all this "my culture is different " <deleted> in the early days ,to explain her weird behaviour.And at the beginning it was kinda cute.Over the years she became more controlling and unreasonable. Now she has transformed into a real life Godzilla who doesnt stop nagging and  making his life an unbelievable  misery from dawn till dusk.He has zero sex life as they havent even slept together in years. He cannot get out of the relationship coz he will lose most of his assets and he is terrified of coming home to find she has taken the kids to Japan to live.

I worry for his mental health at times.

Hope you have a better outcome.

23 hours ago, thelovedone said:

There must be hundreds of long term Retirees like me  stranded abroad. We contribute a large amount of money to the Thai economy.

Does anyone know when the Thai border will be open for  Retirement Visa holders who are stranded overseas to return to Thailand?

 

In my case my Thai Retirement Visa will expire within a month and i cannot return but hoping long term Visa holders can return soon.

 

Interested to hear how many  others are  in the same situation.

Can I request Ubon Joe to give me your take on the status of Retirement Visa holders trying to return  to Thailand.

I dont see any reference to this group in any government announcements.

There must be hundreds of long term Retirees like me  stranded abroad. We contribute a large amount of money to the Thai economy.

Does anyone know when the Thai border will be open for  Retirement Visa holders who are stranded overseas to return to Thailand?

In my case my Thai Retirement Visa will expire within a month and i cannot return but hoping long term Visa holders can return soon.

Interested to hear how many  others are  in the same situation.

Does anyone know when the Thai border will be open for  Retirement Visa holders who are stranded overseas to return to Thailand?

In my case my Thai Retirement Visa will expire within a month and i cannot return but hoping long term Visa holders can return soon.

Interested to hear from others in the same situation.

9 minutes ago, hereforgood said:

Here it gets a little tricky we have Pattaya City Hospital which is a pretty new hospital but to be honest it's more like a clinic most procedures other than very common stuff cannot be done there they send you to another place. Banglamung Hospital can do things most things but it's the hospital that all the Thais go to and anyone that doesn't have any kind of insurance or money goes and the wait's are horrific. I registered with Queen Savang Vadhana this was chosen by our HR lady where I was working it's 20 km outside of Pattaya but it's excellent. I had my hips replaced here and they did an outstanding job very organized.

 

 

 

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Ok hereforgood,

Awesome ...thanks so much for the advice.I will post the results of my sorte to Rayong office 

1 hour ago, hereforgood said:

I don't think you'll have any trouble in rayong I have friends that live here in Pattaya that I have recommended go to that office and they have not rejected them. As a matter of fact they've been far more helpful to them then the other office in Sriracha who insisted they couldn't get the benefits any longer because they were foreigners which was totally untrue.

Yes in 1 QuikTrip you'll be able to apply for reimbursement of your Social Security that you paid into the system and from the same bank account which you want them to pay that money into you can have them take out your voluntary payments that will continue your medical. I think you will find this to be very fast and easy in rayong.

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Pick your brains further hereforgood....i am a newbie  to Pattaya having relocated from BKK.....so I have to register with Social Security for a local hospital  ..any recommendations?

1 hour ago, hereforgood said:

I don't think you'll have any trouble in rayong I have friends that live here in Pattaya that I have recommended go to that office and they have not rejected them. As a matter of fact they've been far more helpful to them then the other office in Sriracha who insisted they couldn't get the benefits any longer because they were foreigners which was totally untrue.

Yes in 1 QuikTrip you'll be able to apply for reimbursement of your Social Security that you paid into the system and from the same bank account which you want them to pay that money into you can have them take out your voluntary payments that will continue your medical. I think you will find this to be very fast and easy in rayong.

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Awesome...thanks for the prompt reply and update.....Rayong it is...just a note that when I made the same inquiry at Silom office in BKK I got fed the same BS response that falang cannot have medical cover.I started to debate the point with the staff member  but gave up in frustration 

On 1/12/2019 at 2:25 PM, hereforgood said:

I went through this just a short time ago. I finished working cancelled my work permit went down to Social Security in Lam chabang to collect my Social Security payout that I have paid in as well as set up paying my contribution to continue my medical insurance. Getting them to approve my money to be sent to my bank account was no problem but they then told me I could not continue my medical without having a yellow book with my name in it. I had never heard of this before and was told by a friend this was not the case. He told me to go to the rayong Social Security office. I did and was in and out within 15 minutes having set up my voluntary deductions to continue my medical insurance at the government Hospital. I have since Been Told that in Lam chabang they are very uncooperative which I found to be very true. I wonder how many people give up not knowing that the information they're getting from them as false. In any event it was a matter of filling out three forms which were all in Thai I had a friend with me that filled them out. You submit them to staff and then the following 15th of the month they started to deduct the 432 Baht from my bank account. 

Good info...hereforgood......I am in exactly the same situation.....i am planning on going to the Rayong office (to do the voluntary payments registration) as it sounds much easier to deal with.....only concern I have is the fact that as I now reside in Pattaya they may not process my application there and refer me back to Lam Chabang office.

Also note you say you were able to refund your previous payments and keep medical cover on a voluntary payments basis?.......I thought you had to cancel your fund membership to access  the lump sum payments 

1 month ago I relocated from a rented condo in Bangkok to a new address in a rented condo in Pattaya.I filed a new TM30 after arriving at Pattaya.No problem.....

However no mention was made of any requirement to lodge a TM 28 change of address form. So , should I have and do I now need to lodge the TM 28?

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

Nothing has been confirmed about it being required for extensions of stay based upon retirement. At this time it is only for those applying for a OA long stay visa at a embassy.

I don't think you have anything to worry about.

Until the requirements come out officially it is not possible to answer that question.

Thanks ubonjoe.... my understanding was that the  medical cover was required for Non Immigrant O -Retirement visa.

So just to confirm what you say,......that medical cover is not a requirement?

22 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

You can apply up to 45 days early. So that is about June 6th.

Thanks ubonjoe.

Can you advise on the medical insurance requirement.

Given my  Non O retirement visa was issued on 23rd April ,Is medical insurance a requirement when applying for the extension?

I have a Thai Social Security Office heath care card  , but im not sure if that is acceptable in voiding the need for medical insurance.

I have my 90 day Non-O-Retirement which was issued on 23rd April 2019 and admitted until 21 July 2019.

Can anyone confirm what is the EARIEST date i can apply for the 1 year extention?

I intend to apply at Chiang Wattanna.

Thanks

5 minutes ago, ThaiBunny said:

With a foreign Will, no. Foreign Wills cannot cover assets in Thailand. With a Thai Will the nationality of the beneficiary is irrelevant as the Executor can distribute cash assets as soon as probate is granted and the banks distribute the cash to the Executor

So, as a foreigner a Thai Will is required for my overseas benificiaries to access the funds in my Thai bank upon my death?

Thanks for the advice and you are quite likely correct. However, is there a formal  reference that would verify that?

I am curious to know if most expats actually have a Thai Will?

What happens to a foreigners assets without a Thai Will?

I have never considered  making one, but perhaps i need to do so.

I have directed this question around the holding of cash assets ( not property /land or business dealings).

Many foreigners (self included) have substantial cash assets deposited for various amounts of time in Thai banks, for visa requirements and other purposes.

In my case , i have a legal Will in which all my assets are passed to my beneficiaries who reside in my home country. I have no Thai wife or girlfriend.

In the event of a foreigners death ( with no Thai benificaries) what happens to the cash assets held in a Thai bank?

I cannot imagine that it would be easy for a foreign benificary to walk into a Thai bank and make a claim on these assets. Even with a legal foreign Will in hand.

I know this is a long shot ,but im interested to know if the banks actually have a process or pro forma, where a foreigners cash assets apon death, can be transferred to a pre determined nominated benificary residing outside Thailand ? 

What is the legal process required for a foreign benificary to claim cash held in Thailand. Is a Thai Will required to bequeath ,cash assets held in Thailand , to a foreign benificiary?

Also i think the overseas transfering of any funds would also be very problematic for any benificary. How would they ,could they ,do this?

2 hours ago, Mike Teavee said:

The 90-Day Non-IMM O is your "Retirement Visa" about 60 days into it, you should apply for an Extension to Stay which extend you permission to stay by 1 year 

 

Do note this is not a 1 year Visa, you must get a re-entry permit (Single 1,000, Multi 3,500) if you leave the country & want to come back during the year 

 

Edit to add: the 90-Day is a Single entry visa which will already have been marked as used, so again if you want to leave & re-enter Thailand before it's extended, you must get a Re-Entry permit - This will only last for the remainder of the 90 days, when you get your extension, you need another re-entry permit which will last for the lifetime of the permission to stay (Multi Re-Entry) or Single use...

Yes..... thanks .....as you have described is also my understanding . 

21 hours ago, jacko45k said:

In this case I believe the OP is not applying for a retirement extension, but converting an entry to a non-Imm-O, 90 day entry. 

Thats correct jacko45k.....For clarrity..........I applied for the Non Immigrant 90 day visa on a TM 87 form.  I was changing from a permitted 30 day stay (obtained at the airport on arrival/entry ) to a Non Immigrant 90 day visa.

The reason i gave on my Non Immigrant visa  application was for "retirement" purposes. So i will apply for the Retirement visa once i am issued with the 90 day Non Immigrant , at the required submission timeframe.

17 minutes ago, Rally123 said:

About 2-3 years ago in Surin/Buriram province we were all, registered, subjected to a home visit. Irrespective of what extension one had. We were also to provide two witnesses to provide proof of us living there and being of good character.

The OP isn't being picked on personally. Only fault I find in his story is that he paid the fine for the landlord not providing the TM 30. Not his problem and should have refused. Did the OP get a receipt for the fine?

Thats not a typo...yes i was fined.....

This was my second day long visit to apply for a visa. After the previous visits application  not being processed. That was  due to required documentaion NOT being on the checklist ( a TM 30 and a map).

It was just easier to bite my tongue, apologize for the landlords error ,pay the fine and get on with the application there and then.

The alternative was another visa run out of Thailand and then start the process all over again

19 minutes ago, Yeahbutwhytho said:

All I can say is, wow. Have to have a thai person there? For retirement? 

They're either not thinking, or don't want you here.

Maybe the comment  "dont want any falang here" is more appropriate