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Blue Muton

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  1. I'll show this to some of my in-laws, they think my insistence on them belting up is a little eccentric. That said they very quickly learned that until they all had their belts on we would not be going anywhere.

    I can understand locals not routinely wearing belts and helmets, among other things that "we" know better, as they really don't know any better. What I find difficult to understand is the lack of high profile educational campaigns similar to those that I remember from my yoof in Blighty - after all, they manage to delete every mild expletive from English language TV without any difficulty.

  2. Thanks for the replies and advice. They gave me a checklist before, my wife owns "our" house and will accompany me with her papers / book.

    I have been through the Mrs BM attitude adjustment course in relation to dealing with Thai officialdom, so no issues with smiling and keeping patient.

    We've asked them about TM30 on a few occasions but they don't seem at all interested.

    I'll post an update next month after I submit my application.

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  3. I'm going for my first extension of stay early next month. I'll have no problems meeting the criteria (55 years old, from England and have kept over 1m THB in a Thai bank for several months).

    I've seen lots of posts about applying in CM, BKK, Phuket and Pattaya but nothing relating to my (not so) local office.

    I went there for a letter re my address for my driving licence application and found them very helpful and efficient but I appreciate that this is a different process altogether, so, any advice would be appreciated.

  4. it can be cheap if you want or have to live like a poor Thai person but if you want to live like a real human I don't think its cheap, you win a few and lose a few. l don't live here cos its cheap, the money it cost me to live here I could live anywhere in the world.

    Repulsive to suggest that poor Thai people do not live as "real humans". Repulsive.

    Quite. A disgusting comment, clearly from a sick mind.

  5. The only rats I've seen here are the ones that my wife's uncle traps to eat. Being surrounded by rice fields there must be plenty. I was warned to keep away from any fields with red lights at night as it is to warn against the attempts to electrocute the vermin. Sadly one of our nephews was too pissed to heed that advice a while back and was killed.

  6. Wouldn't it make more sense to picture the other side of the dam, where the low level is?

    Could be the other side does not look much different. Or maybe worse.

    The other side is only a field, the picture shows the deep side of the dam

    You really think so? So is that railway line normally under water?

    Yes, it's one of those newfangled open-air tunnels.

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  7. I don't understand what did this guy of Georgian origin do wrong? Did he steal? No! He did an honest job taking care of Russian group of tourists. I've seen many times how Thais try to deal with Russian tourists and they purely fail because of the language and culture barrier. In my opinion this is nonsense persecuting people for doing an honest job. Thai police should better focus on real problems, like real crime!

    You twice used the word "honest" in your post but it seems you don't really understand the concept of honesty. The guy was working illegally, not honestly. I agree that there would appear to be more pressing matters but that does not justify this criminal activity.

  8. This explains why we've been asked to buy ice cream for the local schools. I hold a fund donated by my Mum to help the local kids, we've fed them a few times and bought books, musical instruments etc.

    When we do food for them (about 160 from the small rural school at the nearby temple) the whole extended family get involved in preparing, cooking and serving it. Life can be pretty tough around here and the occasional provision of good food is clearly appreciated. I must say that even for a grumpy old git like me it is very rewarding.

  9. You also need the marriage documents certified by the THAI embassy in your home country.

    That is not required to register a foreign marriage. The MFA certification takes care of that.

    Hi UbonJoe, I had our marriage certificate legalised by the UK FCO, then had certified translations done.

    We were advised at our Amphur to take these to CW for processing before taking them back to the Amphur.

    At CW we were quite rudely told that we had to get them stamped by the British Embassy in Bangkok. This seemed absurd as they had already been legalised by the FCO, so I called the Embassy while I was still in the CW office.

    When the Embassy assured me that we were being wrongly advised by the Thais, I asked them to speak to the officials at CW there and then, which they did.

    The officials at CW then insisted that we have to take the already legalised and translated marriage certificate to the Thai Embassy in London.

    This was around September of last year. Can you confirm that they are wrong and help point me in the right direction please?

    Thanks in advance.

    You did not even have to have your marriage certificate certified by the UK FCO. You can do a statement to do a self certification at the embassy.

    Did you have your certified marriage certificate translated to Thai and then have it certified by the MFA? That step is enough to satisfy the Amphoe.

    We started the process when we were living in the UK. We were told by the Thai embassy that we had to get the FCO to legalise our certificate then get it trAnslated, which we did.

    We originally brought the legalised certificate to Thailand in 2014. The a amphoe told us we had to take it to the MFA, which was locked down at the time.

    We're now living in Thailand. When we went to the MFA they told us we had to take it to the Thai embassy in London first.

    Thanks for your advice. It looks like it will be easiest for us to start again with an affidavit at the British embassy.

    BM

  10. You also need the marriage documents certified by the THAI embassy in your home country.

    That is not required to register a foreign marriage. The MFA certification takes care of that.

    Hi UbonJoe, I had our marriage certificate legalised by the UK FCO, then had certified translations done.

    We were advised at our Amphur to take these to CW for processing before taking them back to the Amphur.

    At CW we were quite rudely told that we had to get them stamped by the British Embassy in Bangkok. This seemed absurd as they had already been legalised by the FCO, so I called the Embassy while I was still in the CW office.

    When the Embassy assured me that we were being wrongly advised by the Thais, I asked them to speak to the officials at CW there and then, which they did.

    The officials at CW then insisted that we have to take the already legalised and translated marriage certificate to the Thai Embassy in London.

    This was around September of last year. Can you confirm that they are wrong and help point me in the right direction please?

    Thanks in advance.

  11. OP were you married in Thailand or Australia as that can make a difference.

    Could you please elaborate. We were married and registered in Australia.

    If you have a foreign marriage you have to bring that foreign marriage certificate to Thailand and go to your embassy in Bangkok and swear an affidavit on the certificate. Then you have this affidavit and certificated translate from your home country language to Thai and then these get registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or MFA for short. Now you can go to any amphur and have your marriage recognize and on fill in Thailand. For proof and you have to submit this to immigration for a marriage extension you need a Kor Ror 22 this you get at any amphur and cost about 20 baht. You normaly need a new one ever year. If you were married in Thailand it is a KR 2.

    You also need the marriage documents certified by the THAI embassy in your home country.

  12. It seems most posters here are pro Barcelona in a Thailand based forum, hmm a bit odd,

    Has it occurred to you that not all of us who live in Thailand live in Bangkok? I love living in Suphanburi but have no desire to live in Bangkok whatsoever. Given the choice between Bangkok and Barcelona I would opt for the latter, but neither would have any chance of tempting me away from here, indeed nowhere else on earth would.

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