ozfarang

Left Thailand a month ago with my Thai AIS mobile. Did nothing except turn cellular data off and roaming on have credit of ฿200 credit that expires in February 2024. I receive OTP's from bank and an email address that require 2FA and have no problems receiving on wi-fi. I can top up credit, if required on my K Plus app any time.

All the bad publicity for Jetstar will not deter the punters who are always attracted to cheap fares like bees around a honey pot

Big assumption there KH. My wife, Australian citizen, worked in Australia for 28 years and did in fact pay tax for all those years. Now she receives the pension. Is there a problem with this?

Sent today(this morning) and arrived in my account in 30 seconds. Wow, seconds, just as they advertised ????

Mainly to AVOID any personal dealings with Immigration

NO. Why you asking? Agents in Thailand smooth the way through the bureaucratic nightmare that is common to many government departments in LOS

You obviously don't pass the assets test so the OAP is not available to you as you are a self funded retiree.

Yeah, but I'm prepared to pay for convenience and only deal with Immigration at the border on exit and entry

I use an agent to avoid all this.

My wife (Thai) arrived in Australia on the 14 February after living in Thailand for the last 7 years and applied for the OAP on the day of our arrival and it has been approved today, 1 March. She will receive the full OAP, married rate, and needs to stay in Australia for 2 years to gain portability. Very impressed with Centrelink for a speedy approval

'The Russian flight (believed to be Alaska Airlines) also had to land at an alternative airport.' Don't believe everything you read, Alaska Airlines, Russian. Really, or did it get lost in translation? ????????

And usually attributed to pilot error. Some here are indicating minimal damage, impossible to tell until a thorough engineering inspection.

14K

I use an agent for my extensions

Not my experience, 3 RTP turned up in their new BMW and talked exclusively to my 2 neighbours, checked their ID's and the took a couple of pics of myself and wife, inside and at the front gate. Gone in less than 20 minutes. I've changed to retirement extension to hopefully avoid any more house visits

Yeah, my 2011 MacBook Pro is still going with no problems. Only memory upgraded, hard drive changed to SSD and two new batteries. Never been back to the Apple store for any problems that I couldn't sort out

Don't buy then if that's the way you feel

I filled mine up in one year. Answer the question, not some irrelevant opinion

Overrated and overpriced

So cute, anything else to add? Perhaps you could let the AN readers, again, when the AUD will collapse?

Good to see the AN detectives are onto this case. Should go to 2 or 3 pages ????

Remember OMF the Thai citizens do the voting, farangs don't. What you think and post on AN is immaterial to the political debate here in Thailand But keep going, your opinions are just that, a non voting farang opinion

You're no expert on all things Immigration. Your opinions don't count for much, just like my opinions

Me too ????

You do a lot guessing how the immigration system works here in Thailand. You really wouldn't have a clue, like the rest of the forum posters. All a lot presumptions and no real idea how the actual immigration operates. Continue on................