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14 hours ago, wisperone said:

I would guess retirement visa

Get there early, >09.00, get your queue ticket first, then fill in the forms, get yr bank letter and have a coffee. Roughly 10 numbers /hr. Interview 6-8 min. New ploy at Chaengwattana is to hold passports over lunch time, so have lunch and you're out at 13.15. Simple.

2 hours ago, Khun Tae said:

24 hr open. a few minutes of processing. no queue at all. BUT there is a 200 Baht administration fee ???? paid to who ?  No need documents.

Last time it took a few minutes, forms and photo inc, receipt for Bt 200. No problems.

9 hours ago, Hayduke said:

 

Renting is better than buying.

 

 

Mia Chao v Phanruya (Mia Luang)

Rental wife v Real wife

The sex is free but the laundry is rather expensive. (Old Vietnam War joke).

19 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

In English? Straight down the bin.

A polite letter in Thai would work. Whenever it's "serious" communicate in Thai. It is after all the national language. Imagine a letter in Thai or Chinese to the UK Immigration asking for help from an oldie! Brits don't even help their own. And those "uneven sidewalks" are hell here. Dubai has perfect sidewalks.

21 hours ago, Bang Bang said:

They probably don't want to leave a large/expensive item unattended without your say-so. Give Lazada a call. They should sort you out.

All the items I've ordered from Lazada had to be signed for, usually after the courier phoned then delivered. Until you sign for receipt of the item it is the courier's responsibility.

10 hours ago, giddyup said:

Yeah, marrying your own kind, ie another falang, is guaranteed success. Not.

Latest numbers 50% divorce rate. What exactly is one's own kind? Man and Man?

On 4/20/2019 at 3:48 PM, Swedenlars said:

Are you sure that was in Thailand ?

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Am I missing something? The last 25 yrs I just fill in the form with copies of passport and Bt 10 SAE and post it off. A week or so later it comes back with a new 90 day report slip. 

On 2/22/2019 at 10:23 AM, Percy P said:

Correct

Much like Express Mail. You pay more to jump the queue. But you get a receipt, so it's legal.

On 2/16/2019 at 2:10 PM, Hellsten said:

I probably need to move out from this madhouse soon  If the bath go more stronger I'm out, don't have the money to stay and I'm married and have lived her for soon 15 years, this IS my Home! I have no place to go! ????

The paper from the embassy show the income Before Tax

the Bank after Tax there is a big difference.

You live here very long time you married a Thai and take care the family

But you have NO RIGHT what so ever and they still make it even more difficult

for us to stay here I probably spend 8-900000 a year here the most time but now when I get older the money is not to great now, and the Bath is too damn strong

I lose about 30000thb/month compare from the first time I come her

Not to nice of you Thailand!

 

Oh dear, you do not understand the game...

On 1/16/2019 at 4:30 AM, DanaDeLuxe said:

It probably saved them from a terrifying and traumatizing experience. And made the rescue less dangerous for the divers.

Why is this news now?

Old news. The kids, non-swimmers and panicky, were sedated and secured to their rescuers. Not drugged & handcuffed. Typical Western anti-Asian bias from a commercial propaganda outlet. 

20 hours ago, Psimbo said:

I carry a credit card size colour photocopy of my details page and latest 90 day report. The local (Phuket) police commander stated a number of years ago that a copy was sufficient in the first instance.

 

Never been asked to produce them in nearly 15 years here. A quick glance at my Thai driving licence seems to satisfy them on vehicle checkpoints.

 

Immigration do check- I was in a hotel in Pattaya last year, checking in with my Thai driving licence. I was called downstairs a couple of days later to face three plain clothes Immigration cops. It turned out there was a minor anomaly on my driving licence with the spelling of my name and they thought it was a fake. From his smart phone the IO accessed the LTO database and was able to see they were at fault (one spelling of my christian name with an 'n' and the other with an 'm').

 

As a follow up he went through my passport page by page, checking every stamp. It was a bit intimidating at first but once they realised I was above board they loosened up a bit and were quite amicable by the end of the process.

 

This was during a crackdown on guesthouses, non-registration of guests and overstayers last November. Things have eased up again since but even guesthouses that did not register guests in  the past are now following the correct procedures.

 

I have since updated my licence! 

 

Edit: I am on a Retirement permit. Immigration has only called around once in the 7 years I have been in my current apartment to check if live in it. They didn't even come upstairs, just asked the receptionist if I lived there. I was passing at the time and asked if they wanted to see my passport but they didn't bother.

30 yrs never asked for passport. I smile at cops speak polite Thai and they smile back.

6 hours ago, jacko45k said:

That is harsh... maybe return another day when the rate is a fraction higher?

Strange people. Won't break the law for a foreigner who can't manage arithmetic.

14 hours ago, Swiss1960 said:

Obviously you don't live in Thailand and had never to deal with any government offices, banks or insurances... Otherwise you would know better than utter such nonsense.

You want a visa / extension / bank account etc? You WILL sign any form they give to you or otherwise say goodbye to Thailand. Simple as that.

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Excellent! Sign anything, deny it later if necessary. Documents here are not binding, they're MoUs, intention of sincerity. Smile, plead drunkenness, or angry wife, and it'll be Ok. new farang can be most irritating for everyone.  

1 hour ago, RocketDog said:

The American embassy answered the phone by a human who promptly transferred me to the robot lady without a word.

They are not here to help Americans apparently. Why they are here is a mystery to me.

Promoting arms sales, plotting regime change. 

15 hours ago, Swiss1960 said:

Not the Swiss consulate.

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And not God's Embassy, the Apostolic Nunciature. Faster if you're Catholic, of course.

20 hours ago, ajnamoon said:

Why  Not do it online  

Or the old snail mail way. Certified mail, Bt18, 15 days before time, plus Bt10 SAE. Been doing it for 15 yrs, never failed. BTW, I used to put in a Bt5 SAE, and this time the Imm Officer kindly added another Bt5 for the increased price. Only in Thailand - they help with your mail.

Hate the traffic, love the people.

4 hours ago, dotpoom said:

I always needed a hammer and chisel to break a Thai steak into mouthfull size portions.

Thai beef is usually retired buffalo or brahmin cow, neither bred for "gourmet consumption". In Thailand, I'd suggest chicken or pork (if Allah's not your current god). Cheap, tasty, good protein. 

5 hours ago, Tchooptip said:

I do not think the Australian beef I buy from Macro is any more dangerous than anywhere else 

Not, just frozen for months, giving the bacteria a holiday, before they attack. Bon Chance...

22 minutes ago, unamazedloso said:

Yep, happens way to often and the rabbies cases of this have happened a few times.

I love beef. My dad died from mad cow disease  25 yrs ago and i still cant stop eating meat. Makro loves me.

First BSE is not a disease, it's a condition, like a fatal bullet wound (in the brain).  Second, excessive consumption of red meat will probably shorten your life. But it's your life not mine, so I don't give a damn. Will Makro pay for your funeral, or does their love not extend that far? 

On 9/26/2018 at 9:58 AM, Jonathan Fairfield said:

 

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30355101

If the meat is well cooked the rabies will be destroyed. No problem. However "yaa kin neua dip" อย่ากินเนื้อดิบ, if your maid's from Isarn.

On 9/23/2018 at 9:00 AM, sanemax said:

Its just a shop rule , to stop people picking up alcohol just before 2 PM and not getting to the check-out on time .

   They probably laughed at you, because you were making a spectacle of yourself and complaining .

I quite often see foreigners who complain about rules and who feel that they should be exempt from rules and deserve special treatment because they are buying something .

   Why not just go back at 5 PM ?

Yep. First, never complain. Allow for staff "personalities". Joke about  ทันไหม ? (Will I make it?) if you are near 14.00,  and look thirsty. Their problem is random checks of receipts, catching a  shop selling alcohol outside hours, so they play it safe. Speak Thai, smile, act a little confused and they'll help. 
Act the White Man and they'll stick exactly to the rules, and then some. HTH

8 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

You haven't lived in Thailand legally, you have used short stay visa's, beyond what they are intended for.

You dont mention your age or martial status so not sure if you qualify for any long stay visa's, maybe look into Thailand elite visa's, or an education visa etc. Like immigration, I would question how you are managing to support yourself without working etc. Showing Thai bank accounts or a Thai property wouldn't strengthen your case for tourist visa's, it would more show that you are not a tourist.

Going to another country/consulate would only be a short term solution as they will stop issuing.

Correct. You don't "live" in a country, unless unless you pay rent or maintenance fees, argue with your neighbors, your wife/woman, buy fruit from the old gal in the soi, chat with the Isarn girls in 7-11 (in Lao), complain about taxes, in the local language, have locals friends who can tolerate your crazy ideas, and enjoy about 85% of what's happening. If  not - you're a tourist, a deaf, mute, voyeur visiting the country. OK? 

17 hours ago, jackdd said:

A condo has a blue book, so if a foreigner owns a condo he also has a blue book. But the foreigner can not be registered as a resident in this blue book (unless he has permanent residency). So most foreigners who own a condo just have a blue book without any registered residents

What is this book? I've have a few condos, never a book, never a problem selling. So obviously it isn't necessary.