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Bump

90 days coming.

Any news, updates, changes at jomtien?

I simply do not know all the ins and outs, so most of us are in the same boat.

As far as I can tell the diff bet o and oa is you only get 90 days on the o but can extend to a year.

This begs more questions: when will they require the o extension to have insurance, why don't they already, will they ever, what other differences are there between o and oa? 

...and yet another query:

What if you simply can not provide it, how much time do they give you to pack up?

An O visa is if you are married to a Thai or have proof of income?

What is an O visa please?

Another possibility is go back to the Thai consulate in the USA. Will the insurance still be a requirement?  Or only on renewal?  Will medicare do the trick? Is an OA retirement visa from a Thai consulate still good for two years if you leave the country the last day or so of visa and return?

Thanks again. 

Sign at retirement desk says after Oct 30th Insurance needed (TIT.)

I am covered under the Thai social security system and have been paying into it for over a decade.  Immigration at jomtien will not accept this though it covers most everything.  Lady says no it doesn't.  End of story.  

I understand why they are imposing this rule but it clearly is not relevant for everyone and all I can think of doing is calling visa agents at this point because 50K plus more a year simply is not necessary or affordable for some of us. 

Why wouldn't they accept Thai SS coverage?  To make money for insurers in Thailand me thinks or more under the counter money.  Is there an immigration office that would?  Someone mentioned Bangkok but that presents other issues. I think this may be a make or break issue for some or a work around will be in order.  What are other people doing about this?

Once again I am covered under the Thai SS program and have medicare back home in the states for emergencies or to fly back and use.  I can not buy more insurance to stay here after a very long run.  This is not the only policy change that affects me as a renter.   :0( 

This is a thread for those who don't fit into the cheat sheet thread or other threads popping up so please allow a conversation to ensue, thank you.

TYVM ALL

We shall see.

I have a couple of work arounds and back up plans.

Never once had visa issue.

Ideally zero fine for me; i've been a good boy (sometimes.)

Maximun fine for landlord not reporting tenant please?

How much trouble can they get into if their lease does not allow sublease?  Im not sure about this it gets complicated.

I heard it was only another 1900 baht for thai not reporting.  I am a renter with all the proper documents for retirement extension.  No time to read endless threads to search for simple answer.

I know things have changed.  What can i and my landlord expect this year?  Previous years no problem.

Feel free to point me in the right direction.

Thank you.

Mods please move to visa forum.

20 hours ago, EricTh said:

Yes, the TM30  reporting is a pain in the ass.

 

But if you tell the landlord that you will report yourself and you will be responsible for any fines for not reporting, I am sure the landlord will rent out their property to you.

Pain the ass? How?

You hit the nail on the head.

 This is the major obsticle and major change that is the NUMBER ONE ISSUE.

We got to that point, I got a contract, rental receipts, and all the paper work required previous years.  

Has anyone done all this by themselves including tm28 and tm30?

If the landlord have never reported me years ago what can i expect?  

What would be the max fine and other new hassles?

5-Are we now required to report  the bank balance 90  days after?

(Site very difficult to navigate on old smart phone)

Mods please move to visa forum.

The questions now are:

1-What is the maximum fine for landlords not reporting be it months or years?

2-Is there a fine for late report of change of address?

3-How to get a medical exception and report early; will documents from hospital do?

4-Other NEW issues renters are dealing with, being refused extensions, etc.

I know of one work around or bypass but can't post it here.

Thank you.

I think you are correct even with a Thai contract.

I also think jomtien is only 30 days prior not 45.  

Anyone have experience with a medical exception?

I this a new requirement to show funds 90 days after retirement extension?

Jomtien renters retire. exten. changes update late 2019.

From USA over 50 never had a visa problem or had to go back and fetch more paperwork for well over 10 years.

Please forgive me if this has been covered.
I did my homework and due diligence: google, three pages of both pattaya and thai visa forums here. Some threads were simply too long to tackel.

I am hoping tv pattaya comes to the rescue.

I asked more than one thai landlord and they are reluctant or refuse to sign a lease or contract with me unlike previous years.

Some unanswered questions from my research:

1-Are rental agreements still requried at immg. and are other renters having this issue and what can be done?

1.5 - One LL said its illegal to sublet which was refuted by a noweigian who went to imm. with his tgf  who 'vouched' for him staying with her and he spoke of tm30 and tm28 forms.  One i must submit the other the landlord MUST submit?

2-It must be legal to sublet, yes?  One landlord said her lease says she can not.  This can not yet be confirmed or denied but i dont buy it cause the story is constantly changing.

3-Is this all about the thais not wanting the hassel of reporting farang staying there and/or a maximum 1900 fine for the thai for not previously reporting?  

5-Is 1900 the max fine for the landlord not reporting farang lodger?  Is it ever more?

4-I did read some immg. offices give you 45 days prior to renewal.  Is jomtien only 30 or now 45?

5-Are we now required to report 90 days after the extension that the 800k is still in the bank?

6-Other renters similar experiences, work arounds and helpful info?  Otherwise kindly move on to your next task.

Please also note they are now not legally allowed to charge more than the govt rate for utilities.  Yet maybe another reason they don't want to sign a contract.

Cheers and thanks.

Free callback? No local charges?  Etc?

Please ignore repost at bottom.

Difficult website from phone.

Questions please:
How long did you stay?
Total cost?  Im expecting high.
Anything else that might be useful.
Thank you for posting.

Bump june 2019 google seaŪrch rutin.

Someone mentioned finding the doc from rutin at a cheaper govt hosp simply by google search.  Any other suggestions?

I might pick dr rutin simply by name, must be founder.

I need the best retina specialist still practicing.  I was told by the best there were dr sompat mon and we

Bump june 2019 google search rutin.

Someone mentioned finding the doc from rutin at a cheaper govt hosp simply by google search.  Any other suggestions?

I might pick dr rutin simply by name, must be founder.

I need the best retina specialist still practicing.  I was told by operator the best there were dr sompat mon and wed and dr sumpa m-f.

Chime in asap.
Thank you.

Hats off to well wishes and informaive posts.

Thank you very much.

I tried to call my doc today.

To my surprise she called me right back, did her best to answer my qs, but pressed for time.

I need her in my corner and she was pleasant (long weekend coming monday closed.)

All in all they run a pretty tight ship-pun intended.

Contributing factors, unanswered questions, and young Thai doctors.

Please excuse spelling, grammar, and errors in perception, character, over generalities or opinion.
I am far below perfect.

Most research agrees with sherly's excellent reference post.

After extensive research some little known factors also may contribute:

Besides the dangers of severe myopia (over +5 in left eye,) and age, these probably contributed in hindsight:

-previous severe eye infection
-a drastic increase in floaters 
-(despite docs opinion) over exposure to sun
-untreated dry eyes, dehydration, medications, previous alchohol abuse leading to malnutrition (doc said after first procedure retina very thin)
-over exertion

-avoiding medical attention

Number one advice:  keep extremely well hydrated, so your pee is clear (unless you include supplements.)  Use saline and/or lubricating eye drops liberaly to dry eyes.  Air con and fans exasperate them.

Eat well and stay well nourished and fit.

Avoid alchol, drugs, smoking, and medications if possible.

Keep it simple.

Some unanswered questions:
1-Why is the incision still irritated after one month?
2-Who is the best practicing retinal specialist(s) in the country?
3-Is there a good specialist in si racha?
4-how to (ALWAYS) get thai price as farang.
5-Best retina specialists at govt hospitals?
6!!!!!!BEST ENGLISH RETINA FORUM(s.)

7-Why a thin retina or did i answer this myself?
8-Is there a pattaya eye clinic?havnt researched.
9-Is continuing face down a waste of time or advisable?
10-What each of the four eye drops target? ( can research or list later.)

I now have a decent amount of experience navigating queen sirikit with many young docs and very young students.
My advice, if possible, avoid after hours emercency entrance unless necessary.
Go extremely early or later if you have an appt window.  
If possible dont go on monday or tuesday.  Friday might be great but might have less physicians, maybe no if you might be admitted.

I found two great docs/seurgeons, two difficult ones, some bad and medocre ones.
Even the great ones make errors.  
What is usually treated has negative side or after effects.
They can usually only focus on one thing, problem or issue.  
The symtom is treated and not the cause which may be universal.  
They are afraid of asparin in general not just this case.  My origin of culture swears by it.

The most shocking occurences despite the fact i was never rude or impolite, is two young surgeons being rude, impolite and openly angry with me.  
A Thailand very different than the one I originally arrived at many years ago when this was an absolute no-no.

Contributing factors, unanswered questions, and young Thai doctors.

Please excuse spelling, grammar, and errors in perception, character, over generalities or opinion.
I am far below perfect.

Most research agrees with sherly's excellent reference post.

After extensive research some little known factors also may contribute:

Besides the dangers of severe myopia (over +5 in left eye,) and age, these probably contributed in hindsight:

-previous severe eye infection
-a drastic increase in floaters 
-(despite docs opinion) over exposure to sun
-untreated dry eyes, dehydration, medications, previous alchohol abuse leading to malnutrition (doc said after first procedure retina very thin)
-over exertion

-avoiding medical attention

Number one advice:  keep extremely well hydrated, so your pee is clear (unless you include supplements.)  Use saline and/or lubricating eye drops liberaly to dry eyes.  Air con and fans exasperate them.

Eat well and stay well nourished and fit.

Avoid alchol, drugs, smoking, and medications if possible.

Keep it simple.

Some unanswered questions:
1-Why is the incision still irritated after one month?
2-Who is the best practicing retinal specialist(s) in the country?
3-Is there a good specialist in si racha?
4-how to (ALWAYS) get thai price as farang.
5-Best retina specialists at govt hospitals?
6!!!!!!BEST ENGLISH RETINA FORUM(s.)

7-Why a thin retina or did i answer this myself?
8-Is there a pattaya eye clinic?havnt researched.
9-Is continuing face down a waste of time or advisable?
10-What each of the four eye drops target? ( can research or list later.)

I now have a decent amount of experience navigating queen sirikit with many young docs and very young students.
My advice, if possible, avoid after hours emercency entrance unless necessary.
Go extremely early or later if you have an appt window.  
If possible dont go on monday or tuesday.  Friday might be great but might have less physicians, maybe no if you might be admitted.

I found two great docs/seurgeons, two difficult ones, some bad and medocre ones.
Even the great ones make errors.  
What is usually treated has negative side or after effects.
They can usually only focus on one thing, problem or issue.  
The symtom is treated and not the cause which may be universal.  
They are afraid of asparin in general not just this case.  My origin of culture swears by it.

The most shocking occurences despite the fact i was never rude or impolite, is two young surgeons being rude, impolite and openly angry with me.  
A Thailand very different than the one I originally arrived at many years ago when this was an absolute no-no.

Rutin it is.  Thanks.  Oddly prior to reading this i called them today and they were the only people who could answer the q: who is the best with the most retina experience! Decision made. Vision not better or worse but i wonder if at some point its too late.  Lens removal silcon oil (toxic?) Scheduled for wed.  Rutin before.  Surgery: Set PE(no IOL)+PPV+FAX+EDL+ heavy SO LE/RBB

mostly greek to me. Translation?

I now know what a medical emergency is.

Got a gas bubble apparantly caustic to lens creating a cateract and complications not being able to adhere strictly to 12 hours for a month face down.  She wants to remove the lens put in silcone oil with 6 month 90% chance of site return. She told me prior the gas bubble only 50%.  There must be a reason they dont use a non caustic agent. So many unanswered questions so i am thinking this is so important and go out of pocket to private hospital. She originally said oil not covered pay 10k then later 15k plus. She only has five years experience and little time or patience for all my farang questions.  Its a mixed bag who you get. Some great docs some not. Long story and would like to share my insights but still focusing on time consuming face down as it couldnt hurt to keep up a while longer.

Good news is light is getting to a good deal of retina and macula though she said retina is pulling away.  I read the gas will disapate but not sure outcome if left alone. The bubble size has not significantly decreased over one month.

 Will research options mentioned here and open to gentle suggestions and advice.

I might try (somchai at) bkk pattaya.  I was also told pat city hosp has great docs.  However most all research points to outside pattaya.

Thanks to most all here once again.

No worries and thanks.

What i really am looking for is a free call back service that deedial had. Preferably one independant on a smart phone once set up.

Feel free to elaborate on cat and 00 numbers and the things i not know of.

Mytello looks good but no free callback.

Thanks to all again.

4 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

 

How many minutes per month?  CAN VARY

4 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

PLEASE SEE ANSWERS IN CAPS BELOW:

 

Countries called? MOSTLY USA, SOME OTHERS

 

Budget? LOW

 

Why is call-back so vital? Local access minutes can be had for satang. THEY ADD UP FOR LONG CALLS

 

Some countries have high termination charges so IDD/long haul over VoIP is not the biggest per min factor.  NOT UNDERSTAND

 

 

http://www.deecall.com/wp/ CANCELLED SEE TOPIC

https://callmuangthai.com/international-calls/United States

http://www.thookdee.com/home/2en.php

http://bolocallingcard.com/

I think there's still a CAT calling card?

Suspect you know about prefixes like 007, 008, 009, 00600, 00500, 00400?

Skype, and other VoIP, prepaid? NOPE JUST LEARNING.  USED DEE DIAL FOR YEARS.  CHEERS!

Thanks.

There are a lot of apps and options for smart phones.

I need something like a mobile calling card with a call back number. Looking into the global option mentioned here, something like mytello, then all the other threads (time consuming.)

Thanks.

There are a lot of apps and options for smart phones.

I need something like a mobile calling card with a call back number. Looking into the global option mentioned here, something like mytello, then all the other threads (time consuming.)