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In fact it opens at 08.00. And we sometimes call in after dropping our son off at school. Easy for parking and not too busy. We are certainly not the old lady brigade or maids. In fact there are many others there outside your parameters!

In fact Lotus’s opens at 08.00 in Market Village and Big C also opens at 08.00 in Bluport in Hua Hin.

This scam has been around on Facebook under different guises for at least 2 years if not longer! And they have only just realised!!

I am with AIA, aged 70, and my plan has not increased in the last 3 years! Same for my wife and son.

Correct. If you hold the 800k in a separate account to the daily living account then there are no problems.

Not necessarily correct. I renewed the end of Nov last year. I got my letter to confirm account and the 2 required statements without any freezing of my account. No mention of it at all.

Best move I ever made for getting health insurance here for myself and the family. My son and I have had more back in claims than the premium every year! Just last year alone my claims were in excess of 600kTHB for cancer treatment. The year previous also had some big claims especially after spending 11 days in hospital on one occasion! My son had also had a couple of stays in hospital for illnesses. Only my wife has been the fully healthy one! 🙂

Having done this last November, all you need is your new passport with the stamps having been transferred from your old passport. Just photocopy the new stamps and the first page. Job done!!

Because it is the same bank, you can transfer funds from one account to the other with no problems. I have done this with Bangkok Bank. Just get statements from each account for the next extension of stay. If you were changing banks then there would be a problem.

Just put of interest, not that it affects me, does this then open up tax implications if staying over 180 days? May be applicable to other new people looking to retire/ live here.

Bangkok Bank may have a poor reputation at the moment. But from what I can gather from the Manageress at my branch, other banks are going to come under scrutiny in the new year. Interesting times ahead.

If he already has an account with Bangkok Bank then why attempt to open another account in a different bank?? Seems a bit crazy to me.

Simple answer to the OP is, no.

My Mitsubishi Expander is every 10,000 kms or 6 months, whichever comes first.

Went to Immigration this morning to renew my Extension of Stay based on Retirement and money in the bank. Sterling service that took 30 minutes to complete. New Extension, Re-Entry Permit and new 90 day report. Documents presented were: TM7 Photocopies of first page and last Extension and original Non-O in Passport. Photocopies of updated day before Bank Pass Book showing transactions from last application. 12 month and 6 month statement from Bangkok Bank and the proof of account letter collected day before. Photocopy of Yellow Book. TM8 Photocopies of first page and last extension in Passport. Not required was the map showing location of our house.

Very simple solution. Get rid of the time restrictions!! Ah! TIT

They are supposed to be as in UK. Give way when entering a roundabout. But even when signs in English and Thai stipulate this, then Thais go to French rules because they want to be in front regardless of the law. 2 new roundabouts in Hua Hin are absolutely crazy when nobody understands or bothers to read the signs!

It is for me. Had accounts at Bangkok Bank for ten years since retiring here. Absolutely no problems whatsoever.

How can a Government Minister set specific figures for tourists?? He has no say whatsoever into how many will come, if they do with all the tourism traps here!

I have written this before in a thread similar to this a couple of years ago. I had a stoma hernia repair at Prachuap Khiri Khan hospital. Not private! The op plus 4 nights came to less than a Thai, from our village who had the same op and stayed for 3 nights! Work that one out! Have had sterling service from the two private hospitals in Chumphon over the years and now the same at Bangkok Hospital, Hua Hin. No sign of different price tiers.

You must be joking!! Have a look in Bangkok! Absolutely rife with graffiti. All over shutters and walls. Noticed it all on Sunday whilst in a taxi from Bang Khae to Bangkok Hospital. Hua Hin, where I live, also has its fair share as well with “The Eye” everywhere, thanks to Jo, amongst other graffiti.

Yes. I have a joint account with my wife at Bangkok Bank. I also have a separate account in my name only for Immigration.

This is exactly what I did when I bought a new phone even though I kept my number. Much easier this way.

Been there and done this. Accidentally paid a house deposit from my 810k THB immigration account instead of day to day expenses account of 50kTHB within the 3 month period from extension of stay. Righted the error within an hour or so. Went the next year to renew my extension with the yearly statements of my immigration account and pass book. Nothing was said! This was at Hia Hin Immigration Office.

In fact in an accident I was involved in, the opposite was true! 2 lads on a bike tearing down the wrong side of the road did not see me indicating to turn right. Piled into my offside front wing and one flew over the bonnet. Luckily no injuries. Police and my insurance assessor attended and then off to the local police station. The lad driving the bike was 14, unlicensed, no insurance, no helmet, took the bike without permission! Police judged him at fault, I was exonerated of any blame. The assessor went with the lads to their house where the parents were no faced with around a 90kTHB bill! I have no idea how this bill was settled.