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Hi 

Despite searches I can't find any relevant feedback on this.

Just seeking bare minimum  cover to get a CoE for return from OZ on a non o marriage extension with reentry visa.

Many thanks for any feedback.

Hi 

Despite searches I can't find any relevant feedback on this.

Just seeking bare minimum  cover to get a CoE for return from OZ on a non o marriage extension with reentry visa.

Many thanks for any feedback.

Hi.  I have never had any problems getting numerous visas fom Chinese Embassy in BKK .. just supply what they want. Re the Z visa. It is possible to get the initial Z visa without returning to your home country given you can show you have been living and working in  Thailand for a while. In the past, admittedly some years ago now I got one from the BKK Chinese Embassy on that basis.  .But right now a colleague is getting one from another country ( not Thailand) without going home and he has only been there less than a year!!, So it is still possible.The invitation letter from China employer must indicate the Embassy location that you will apply . Good luck with it. IF you do have to go back maybe an agent can do it and save you the trip? not sure if that possible but maybe..I suggest you take whatever u can to show that Thailand has been basically your home country for past 8 years along with the invitation letter and see how you go. Cheers

welcome back too.. often wondered what happened to a lot of dudes who suddenly disappeared.

It will probably be like you were never away after a day or two.

Enjoy the holiday to the max!!

Thanks all for the advice. Will act on it. Cheers.

I am hoping someone can give me some advice.

I have been working in China for many years and now returning to Thailand.

I am officially married to a Thai.

I have a container of furniture, paintings etc.. personal effects from apartment there that I want to ship back to Bangkok. It all would be worth a fair bit

My understanding is that it would be tax free as such. Is this correct?

They are owned jointly with wife like some things in a marriage.

I have let my O . marriage visa lapse so will return on a tourist visa and then get a new O.

Is there a "best" way to go about this from the start?

Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Hey Neeranam, can you pls elaborate a little with address where in KK to buy as want several. Many thanks.

Thanks for your experience. Just for information it turns out that the letter advising acceptance of an application for the OAP, and details re the payment amounts etc, is silent on whether a 2 year stay in Australia is required before the OAP can be paid off shore. It only "appears " when the pensioner advises that they intend to leave the country and you are then advised that the pension won't be paid for the absence period.

So, just because it isn't stated on the letter, don't assume it isn't a requirement, and check.

Thanks for this information .I didn't realise it was across the board.

However I am asking if the requirement to stay in Australia for 2 years, or else, is actually mentioned specifically in the letter advising acceptance of an OAP application by an applicant who has, prior to applying, been living out of Australia . Or does one have to check to determine if this condition applies.

Hi,

With regard to the requirement to stay in Australia for 2 years after being approved for the Old age pension for those who have lived outside Australia prior to applying , can anyone tell me if that requirement is actually spelt out specifically in the pension approval advice letter?

Or is it necessary to check with CI to find out if the 2 years applies?

Thanks.

2 hours plus of good rain 20 Kms out of Burirum city last night

Thanks for this account. I had the same experience around the same time. My wife was refused a tourist visa because she had been there twice already!! They insisted I apply for a partner visa. It was same same for me so I went with the flow and she went on to get PR subsequently.But I could never fathom the logic but now have a better understanding. Interesting, though wonder how any personal advantage could be achieved by staff involved..

I note the above members have been conspicuously absent for some time now.

I respect their choice to participate or not but just hoping that all is well with them.

Maybe I missed something.. can anyone enlighten me? Thanks.

Just for the record, my wife got an SMS this morning to advise that XXXX amount has been deposited to her account as the rebate.

Seems the 12 months period may apply from when the permanent number plates issued, not the delivery date and red plate use..

Just FYI.

Thanks for the comments, inane and pertinent. Yep she paid for it, and it's her rebate money and she hasn't got it.

The query was simply to ascertain if the delay is widespread.She can pursue it.

The wife bought a new vehicle, delivered December 2012.

All the necessary papers duly completed.

To date no rebate received.

Could be the govt situation is delaying payments, maybe the money diverted to rice payments, maybe normal time frame.

Are others getting paid or in the same situ?

Thanks.

Same comments as above, I would go for the Honda, unbeatable/unstoppable. Blades no problem. Have had the same situation and transformed jungle into pasture. Stick to what u know and proven is my 2 bob's worth.

Check out www.superrich1965.com A good place to buy ANY foreign currency .

woops, wanted to add I couldn't agree more that more to this than suggested. I too have travelled hundreds of times BKK to Burirum and they always change drivers top of the hill plus another often resting on board.. Plus there is the hostess up front usually who would notice things?

My experiences have been exemplary over the years I have used them .

I won't be changing them as my exclusive mode of transport either. RIP and condolences to the Driver's family.

The chances are pretty high that he'd a medical problem, heart attack, stroke,etc..

NCA is an excellent company and why wouldn't he let the other guy drive when he had the feeling that he needed a nap?-

Thanks for that info as was waiting for CLI to contact me to clarify. Great news for me, assuming that it will only apply to those who apply after the enactment date?

Sorry for those though who will be penalised by it as no way to avoid it.

Thanks for the responses and particularly the clarification about short term holidays taken during the 2 year period when it applied. But can anyone clarify what the present AWLR is.. 25 years or 35 years?

I am waiting for CLI to advise but silence is deafening.

Thanks

I am hoping someone can answer the following 2 questions.

1.Has anyone actually had the "new" 35 year AWLR applied to their OAP application since January 1st as I have been " advised" that this increase, from 25 years, requires legislation which has not yet occurred so for now, the old 25 years still applies.

2.Is there any benefit to be gained by actually returning to OZ and applying for the OAP on one's 65th birthday as opposed to sometime later as again it has been suggested that it may assist re the assessment of being a former resident returning Vs a returning resident.

Many thanks as my 65th approacheth.

A MUST READ article for anyone looking for an accurate and objective explanation for the current situation IMHO.

Hey Seajae,

your final response spot on.. but at least u savvy enough to expect the range of responses..... it's why many don't even ask... or post. But you did get some good advice too which was a win.

Great that it turned out the way it did.

And yes, I have a good one too, like you.

Merry Christmas.