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Recently KK IO did my extension up until my passport date (less than 12 months).

The IO pre-covid made a point of 12 months. At least IO saw the difficulty of obtaining a new passport.

Usual mountain of paperwork, but all done & dusted. Good 1 Kohn Kaen IO. TY

I am 2 months shy of completing my 1 year lease. 24 000 security deposit is being threatened by the property owner. Apparently, she (the owner) wants me out by the end-of-the-month! This is via the agent at ReMax Kohn Kaen. The same agent I requested to do a post-house-inspection: re cleanliness & serviceability. None forthcoming. I suspect the agent is not being a biased advocate from one side of the lease agreement.

The owner refuses to answer my emails (with nice colour pics) of maint required. The house was advertised a 3 bed full furnished. I only have acess to 2 rooms. A room is kept locked with her property inside. She refused to negotiate on lessening the monthly lease price. items have been removed from the house: no longer fully furnished (functioning). Still failed negotiation on lease price!

I still have not received a written/signed eviction notice. I am paid-up until 8 Sept...... 

From my perspective the lease was invalid re rooms. The owner has not addressed any maint issues. 

So, now it is a waiting game. Any ideas who can provide advice of renters-rights in a situation, such as this? 

TYIA

Possibly, very possibly, I could have had a free, long-time visit. I had a few drinks at Chaweng Market (Mr Tipsy, iirc). Paid my bill. Got up to leave. A Thai, stops & and asks me: " is this yours, you may have dropped it?" A little deal-bag of green! Waved him off............ methinks a set-up> Cynical?

They used a similar technique in Au. But they pulse the water to ensure no path & likely for impact against the dust/silt.

Single, 65 000+ per moth, 1/2 a tree of 12 months of bank statements....... KK Immi: "

 show overseas oncome!"

5 hours ago, JustinCredible said:

This is just what I did at Khon Kaen 2 days ago. When we telephoned them last week to say that I could not enter passpost number they said to wait until 1st July and then try again and get a queue number. I still could not access the site so we went to the DLT offices. They just put me through the reaction and colour tests, sat me in a room to watch the video (alone) and then took me back to the main area after about 20 minutes of the video (instead of the full hour). Got called to the main desk, paid the 555Bt. and had phot taken. Two minutes later license was handed to me (6 years as my last one expired on my birthday in May).

Total time from arrival to departure - 1 hour 25 minutes.

And where is DLT in KK? Damn DLT site is all in Thai. 

Did you have Residency Cert?  Tried to get 1 at KK Immi and they told me to go and get a form to request a Res Cert/ Talk about convoluted process???

Did you have Med Cert?

Justin Credible, did you have Med Cert? Residency Cert? I am in the same boat: KK and need to renew 5 year

I have just done, what you are proposing. Monday morning, did it in Kohn Kaen. Went to KTB (smaller branch), and they did not know of Immi requirements. Just printed-out 12 months of transactions.

I was still shy of the Magic Letter. Sure enough, rejected by Immi , back to a larger branch: The letter I received had nothing about 65 000 per month. Just a statement/letter of my balance!!!

Also required docs of where my income comes from. (It was in English, but it kept Immi happy ???? )

Then, it was a fine-tooth comb, going through the tree which just been sacrificed (printed 12 months of transaction.

And the mountain of paper had, TM6, TM7, all pages of passport, passbook pages, lease agreement........

That's my story & I am sticking to it.

Please enlighten me. The booze-buying restrictions: 11AM-2PM, and afternoon garbage........ There was much smut : it was 'for schools'............... 

Why on earth, is this draconian garbage going on???

Spat it big time a few days ago: Tesco POS (point of sales) have a clock. Not quite as accurate as smart-phone! Trying to abide by anal-law, then (almost) defeated by Tesco Express Nth KK!

I find the air quality in Kohn Kaen to be very poor. As you drive around the ring-road the vision is hampered by the SMOG.

Drive East to Kalasin, pretty much the same. 

Too much localised burning. Uncontrolled burns of garbage & associated plastic, makes it almost toxic!

But it is a KK problem, and authorities do not give a rats rectum.

Rule of thumb: after 100 days /3 months beer deteriorates.

Tesco & BigC sell a 40% lime juice Nice in a beer. Steer clear of the chemical varieties 

Avail in 750 & 1000 mL

Had a fire near KK about 2 months ago. I heard the fire, before I saw it. The fire jumped the fence (from a wat), then burned west away from our group of 20+ houses.

Then it swung around, and started towards the houses.............. 

I monitored the fire for 2 hours..................then removed some fuel (plastic bags + palm fronds) from the front of a house. A housekeeper said: "no, no, no" I gave him the necessary affront!

Fortunately, the fire stayed on the verge, and the dirt-road was a good fire-break. 

By the time the fire-truck got there, I had all but finished the prorgess of the fire.

Lessons learnt My neighbours do not know how to fight fires. Neever interfere with someone who does!

I wonder if Dept of Transport will do a clean-out of parking areas. I wonder how many cars have been abandonded at airports around Thailand. I have tried to contact MoT, but they never respond. Kohn Kaen would be a great start.

For weeks, my GF intimated that farmers were to be paid, first. Then, the info (truth) started unravelling. Smoke, strings & mirrors & lots of rejections. 

So many have lost their income streams. Factories sealed-up, nothing moving. Little shops boarded-up. Very little money moving around. BECAUSE THE THAIS HAVE NOT GOT IT TO SPEND!

In case you are living in a vacuum, look at any large Tesco, Big C, etc. Only the well-heeled doing any grocery shopping.

And, the locals just follow along..................

Good to see our 'visiting class' helping-out the needy. I have supplied food and money to 2 caddies & family near Yang Talat.

Well, that's my 2 cents worth.

I think Songkran will see a likely spread, as social mingling & parties take-up. Cynical, but logical from what I perceive.

Family basically in lock-down & quiet all 'round. Except for the hundreds of dogs around Sila East (KK)

I wonder, was this in KK?????

1 hour ago, Wiggy said:

Then ask your god to get rid of all us whiners. If your prayers work, we’ll all leave you alone and you can continue living your smoke-filled, happy, (but shorter) life. 

A little smoke. Bangkok is gagging again, Kohn Kaen has a smoke & smog haze. Not too much sugar in locale, but stubble burning and waste burning is resulting in above considered safe levels. Only a little smoke...………….ye jest!

Why just the country-side? I live within the ring-road in Kohn Kaen. People who occupy houses during the weekend, appear to close-up there houses during the week. Their dogs, and there are many, either roam the streets, or are left within property boundary, with little water & likely less food! 

Did my 90 day at Kohn Kaen on Monday AM. All good, easy with Laughing Boy.

Then I produced a spreadsheet, indicating multiple deposits. My visa is 'til late June, and I thought I'd do some groundwork. FAIL

Notably Feb 19  & Mar 19 complying with the new 65k rule.

But alas, on 2 months (Oct & Dec) I had 'insufficient' transfers.

The yearly total exceeded 800 000.

But Laughing Boy was adamant it was no good!

Hoops & hurdles. 

Pineapple inserted, thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep, traffic was heavier &  added to the haste was stupidity............. I estimate 600+ deaths this Songkran

Saw the same myself about the proof-of-income and stat dec .Which raised the question in a group discussion at the 19th hole: If they require proof, why don't the AU Embassy provide the same service as the UK Embassy/?? Which is, you send your proof & passport to the embassy. They look at the figures AND the UK Embassy provides the Letter-of-Income. 

But no, Issan dwellers, like myself

1. drive to the airpport (which now charges for parking)

2. return flights to BKK

3. return taxi fares (as I am totally non-familiar with public transport) note: If the driver understands your written request. You may also, see Austrian Embassy in your travels!

4.And the current fee for stamping 'said' stat dec is $70!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5. Then front up to the KK Immigration for their stamp of approval.

As you can see from the attachment, I have had talks with the Au Ambassy................. with dismal results. 

So, pretty please:

1. Everyone who lives near-ish Khon Kaen (Chum Pae, Udon Thani, Mukdahan, Chaiyaphum, et al) contact the AU Embassy and plead for a Outreach Visit (the same they provide every 2 months to CM). I am sick of the arduous journey and associated costs!

2. All Ozzies should be sending emails to get the same service as the UK Embassy. Ie. Letter-of-Income

The email address: [email protected]  

au emb sux.pdf

Trolling thru the one-year extension ad found that the Australian Embassy now requires an onus-of-proof to be shown, before 'they' sign & stamp the Stat Dec (as required my Immigration)

I pinged the Embassy an email, and they verified this new 'requirement' of proof.

At the same time I asked about the possibility/likelihood of getting the Embassy to do Outreach Visits to Khon Kaen. Embassy response was basically, if enough people contact them, they will consider this option. Please, oh please, I implore all Aussies living around KK to ping the Embassy!

I never look forward to the 1 hour drive to KK airport, the flights, taxi to Embassy and return trip for a lousy 'Signature & Stamp'. Onerous & expensive trip!