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Being Thailand, I think one can safely assume that there is no “high speed pursuit training” for the Police. The same as there is no “high speed driver awareness” courses for ambulance or fire brigade drivers. 

I had a reminder for the 90 day reporting yesterday as it was due 8th May. Today at 09.26 I did the online application. At 18.19 this evening I had the approval!

No complaints from me with the system. I report to Hua Hin Immigration for the record.  

We don’t use A/C during the day, just normal fans. Then the lad has his on when he goes to bed at 20.00 all night. Then we have ours on from 22.00 running all night. Used to be for about 6 hours but this heat………wow!!
Bill still only came to just over 1500THB.

If you are sending documents to HMRC via DHL the address is HMRC, Benton Park View, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE98 1ZZ.

This is the only address you can use for courier service. And DHL is the quickest way to get the documents there.

Just as a footnote, documents I sent by Thailand Post EMS were somewhere in the air for 8 days!!! Never use them again!

11 hours ago, Sigmund said:

What about all those house developpers in Hin Lek Fai- Hua Hin who are totally irresponsable and encourage over watering of private lawns or do not attend to leaks in the underground water pipes within their developpments that have leaks and waste ?

 

Authorities must impose sanctions and fines to such developpers who are openly neglecting their duties and wasting precious water.

The water for Hin Lek Fai comes from Pranburi Dam and is separate to the main town of Hua Hin.

I am shortly going to do the same. I have been told that you have to go to a hospital appointed by the Amphur to be checked mainly for mental reasons. Are you of sound mind etc. Then you can go back and get a Will drawn up and left with them.

If anyone else knows more then please enlighten us.

I have two savings account with Bangkok Bank in the same branch. One account for every day living which is joint with the wife and the other holds just over 800k for Immigration in just my name. That is the way to get round having two accounts.  

https://www.simpsons-uk.com/ 
 

I used this company back in 2015 when I moved out here. They are extremely professional and took care of everything. Packed and wrapped everything then took to their depot and placed in a container and shipped here. They have a company here who then took the goods out of the container and deliver. Could not fault them or the service. 

55 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:

Or, the Immigration people will require you to prove taxes were paid and any Revenue needs were satisfied, before you can extend your visa

I find this scenario highly unlikely. You have 2 totally different departments for a start. Immigration have enough paperwork to sift through and to impose this onto them would make extensions extremely hard work. Especially when quite a few, like myself I suspect, do not need to register for tax. And no, I have not got an LTR or anything. Just have enough money over here for us to live comfortably.

1 hour ago, xeniv23 said:

I don't think that anyone will come knocking on your door.  It's possible that you will just be doing the routine paperwork for an extension and suddenly the IO will ask "Where are your Thai Tax Documents.....?  No Documents No Extension?"  Just a guess.  It could be official policy or an IO just jerking your chain.  The way things work around here you just never know.  

That would be an interesting scenario for me. I stopped remitting money to Thailand in Dec 2023. I am due a sizeable inheritance which is not liable for taxation here and we can live off that easily. Therefore no TIN or any other tax documents! Only papers from my solicitors to state this is inheritance money, which are submitted to my bank here.

There may be many other people who are in similar situations who do not need to remit money here for whatever reason.
This is why I really do not reckon tax documents etc will ever be part of obtaining an extension of stay. To much hassle for them to sort this all out.

5 hours ago, Paul3456 said:

Nana Clinic for sure. Good dentists and fair prices.

Many thanks.

16 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

You're wrong. The two lowest fare business class tickets - Business Lite and Business Classic both charge for seat selection. Only Business Comfort and Business Elite give it you for free.

If someone comes here and says they flew Qatar business recently and paid £62 per leg for seat selection why would anything think they would be lying? It beggars belief, and now you look silly.

 

I stand corrected. The page did not display the cheapest options so they must have sold them. I was using the Thai pages so was quoted in THB.
I was going to apologise for my error until you said that now I look silly! 

4 hours ago, bbi1 said:

Anyone here tried Air India?

Had a friend of mine fly with them once and swore never again. Dirty planes and lousy food.

Mind you I did book with them once and then they changed a timing from India to Heathrow which made it impossible to make the connection. Got my money back from the agent within a couple of months!

1 hour ago, Letseng said:

Seems you havent flown QR for a while. Yes, they now charge for seat selection since June last year. Not just in business lite.

Just to disprove your argument I have just looked at Business Class (Q Suite) for July BKK-LHR!! 82515 THB

Benefits and fees per adult passenger

 

Flexibility to make 2 changes 

 

Cancellation within 24hrs of booking without fees 

 

Checked baggage: 40 kg 

 

Hand baggage: 2 pieces, 15 kg total

 

Seat selection included

 

Lounge access included

I have heard some stupid things in my life but this really does take the biscuit!! The PM must be influenced either by these supposed "high net worth individuals" or a good dose of yabba!!

Last time I looked, Hua Hin already had an airport which has been totally ignored over the years! I know This Is Thailand but surely anyone with half an ounce of common sense would spend the money upgrading the facilities at half the cost of a mid sea monstrosity. And it could even be transformed to allow international flights as well as the high fliers jets. But that would be too easy.  

Just had a look at prices regarding direct flights picking dates in November 2024, Business Class and BA came in at 143k THB. Thai Airways was 124k THB and Eva was 135k THB. That is certainly the cheapest I have seen with Thai Airways!! Normally they are the most expensive so something has been going on with their pricing.

20 hours ago, freeworld said:

Try this as they suggested.

 

"Please contact the nearest Immigration Office in person immediately."

 

Is it your first report after renewing your 1 year extension?

 

Usually I have to  report in person for the first one.

 

 

I did not have to report in person for first one after a renewal of extension. Did it online. (I use Immigration Office Hua Hin.)

19 hours ago, stoner said:

 

you lost the plot here. in what world does a starbucks coffee cost 100b ? 

Iced latte in Starbucks next to Ocean Mall Chumphon costs 115THB as of a month ago. My wife wanted to see what all the rage about Starbucks coffee was. Overpriced dish water was my opinion!  So he has not lost the plot at all!! 

Try Carl Turner at

https://www.carlturnerfinancial.com/
 

6 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Foreigners sure are permitted to drive pickups, regardless of what is being carried, as long as they are not working.

Yes, I agree but you find me a foreigner that would be driving a pickup with the loads like this and NOT be working.

7 minutes ago, Enoon said:

 

 

Not transport owned and driven by you.

 

Had it happened to you, or anyone else of the AN "community", it would have been a very different "story".

 

Thai netizen "outrage" would have been very much in evidence.

 

 

 

That is a fairly obvious comment to make. Farangs are not allowed to drive pickups for that kind of business, trucks or buses! And western transport is properly policed across the board. Here in Thailand…………..????????
There is plenty of Thai netizen outrage over this incident anyway.

7 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

That's why they have warnings and rules as to how much a vehicle can carry....

Which can be blatantly flaunted by all forms of transport as This Is Thailand!!