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ROFL.  Beggars belief!

On 3/26/2021 at 10:23 AM, ICELANDMAN said:

They are the new rules in all emigration centers to verify that you have the money 12 months a year against the visa agents that are currently being eliminated. Expatriates now no longer have any recourse just to change country or return to their country of origin, the Thai government only wants expatriates who are rich or at least have the ability to spend on the example of Malaysia.

Did my Retirement extension on Thursday at Hua Hin.  Income method.  50 minutes because there was a  queue of 5 in front.

Presented an annual statement, one letter from bank, updated bank book that day, but does not even have the full 12 months deposits showing.  Exactly the same format as last year without any new rules!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha......have they started on the vaccines already.  They've become delusional - ???? again!

Sadly the death knell of many estates here in Thailand.  Your story could be my estate.  We tried to sort out the estate with little success.  Mainly because it appears to be only the Farangs that are bothered and the Land Office is only interested in Landowners (Thais).  Before people say anything yes we have Company owned Land but the L.O. would only conduct business in Thai.  The solution appears to be employing a Lawyer and be prepared to tip. Question is then who pays?

Someone please tell me the point of this story?

5 hours ago, darksidedog said:

They really need someone with an ounce of common sense to stop all of these ridiculous ideas before they make fools of themselves every single day.

One of the biggest things I miss about loving in Thailand is the lack of our home grown soaps.  Come on Sir just let them crack on with their ideas......  There is so little other entertainment and merriment left in my life. ????????????

11 hours ago, polpott said:

How would immigration in the UK know that I'd been to Dubai?

Duh cos your planes just landed.  LoL.  

On 8/21/2020 at 4:42 PM, rumak said:

Learn the language,  act in a way that Thais will appreciate,  be confident

I always sit looking at my phone screen whilst they all Witter on about this and that.  They always treat me like a local

I have always been respectful to the Thais because I am in their country.  But ????????????????????????????????.  No!

I hate it when there is a knee jerk reaction to create a policy when the full facts of the matter have not been considered.  There was certainly something going around about Xmas time, a very nasty bug that affected many of my friends and family.  This was prior to any Covid tests being undertaken.  What if the disease had passed through Thailand before any testing for Covid was considered or even possible. What if the Mekong basin residents have some form of natural immunity, what if Vitamin D plays a part or social measures such as the Wai v hugging, even the chemical properties of Som Tam providing some form of natural immunity etc etc etc.  Why not test for antibodies and find out the true infection rate in a sample of the population throughout the country first.  Hats off to the authorities for the measures they did put in place that have undoubtedly stemmed the spread of the disease but had a huge detrimental effect on the economy.  Were they necessary though?  Very many unanswered questions.

On 5/22/2020 at 7:49 AM, MartinL said:

Depends on the requirements of YOUR local Amphur or Tessaban office.

 

Attached is list FOR MY LOCAL TESSABAN, from a few years ago - yours might be entirely different. 

 

Check with them first.

 

 

Docs. for Yellow Book.pdf 313.2 kB · 19 downloads

Much the same required from Hua Hin.  They need a certified translation if your name into Thai.

23 hours ago, Tanoshi said:

According to my IO, when 90 day reports resume, it will be 90 days from when your last report was due, as if you'd continued to do them normally.

I've already crossed out my previous date on my report slip and hand written the next 90 day date on the slip as a reminder.

However as my next extension application is due prior to my next 90 day report, I'm expecting them to manually reset my next 90 day report from the date of my approved extension, which is what they normally do.

That will mean my next 90 day will be due October.

I would agree with that because the original notices translated to say everything would be done automatically. But as TIT I suggest we wait the next announcement as UJ says.

On 4/9/2020 at 6:45 PM, Inn Between said:

It seems to me that this approach could add more to the spread of covid rather than helping. If they are going door to door having some type of close contact with people and their homes, doesn't that create the potential to carry the virus to the next person when they'd make contact with someone who is not showing symptoms but has the virus? If there are 3000 volunteers running around from house to house, I can see the possibility of some problems with this approach. 

Yes!  LOL

On 4/8/2020 at 5:32 AM, ezzra said:

It is a government mandated order to restrict all non essential persons from entering the premisses including workmen to carry out renovations,

and BTW to the OP, being on a committee is considered as work nevermind if you get paid or not, so unless a foreigner has a work permit they're risking having an issues with immigration...

Committee membership is not work!  Telling the staff what to do is work - That is the role of the building or estate Manager.  Much the same as Soi dog  carers, refuse collector clubs, Police volunteers, volunteer rescue personnel, EMS, divers, Blog and Vlog writers and performers, those who answer questions on here...... etc etc etc

On 2/15/2020 at 6:43 PM, RotBenz8888 said:

Sure they're any that wanna come?

News said 7000 already here so a boost of 3000.  So £1.5 added to the fund means the excess funding of £500 per teacher.  So is that per day per month per year?  Not sure it's the increase in English teachers that's needed or more likely math teachers? TIT

2 hours ago, worrab said:

It is not only transfers as I said before. It also includes any transactions done through internet banking. This theoretically means that in the "gap" you could have dropped below the required threshold. That could mean a refusal of extension of stay as you would have no proof otherwise. Hence the reason I got a statement from the bank to show this, for me, 2 month "gap". 

I use the 65k transfer method without lump sum.  I was told updating the book monthly was not an issue as the letter from the bank obtained prior to the extension renewal would confirm the monthly foreign transfers.  Is this true?

5 hours ago, hugh2121 said:

Recommend Bravecto for ticks. Brilliant. Available at reasonable price from Lazada. One tablet every 3 months. I gave one to all my dogs and no further problem after 5 months.

Have you tried antihistamine tablets. Animal hospital in Sri Racha recommend chlorpheniramine for two of my dogs who seem to have developed an allergy to humid, polluted air. One tablet at regular intervals four times a day. 100 tablets at 15 to 25 Baht, depending which pharmacy you buy from.

I would support using Bravecto.  Not cheap but highly effective.  Just googled Frontline and this was the answer;

There are many concerns about possible side effects, the most common being skin reactions like hair loss, itching, and redness, and neurological issues like uncoordinated movement and lethargy.

11 hours ago, See Will said:

Same same last month,

Ambassador approved Income approval, Renting Contract of the house and the usual documents plus photos.

In and out 45 minutes, pick up passport in the afternoon 13:00 - 14:00 

friendly and quick without any hassle.

Much appreciated service.. 

Hua Hin Thursday.  Arrived 1030 no. 113, 109 was at the desk.  Called forward paperwork check (income letter) with pension detail attached, bing map, letter from partner, copy of Tambien Baan and ID card, relevant pages of pp.   No questions, 1 X request add phone number, pay money 1900 leave desk wait 4 mins, passport returned.  Checked it, pocketed it and left at 1120.  Couldn't have asked for better.

On 12/9/2018 at 9:24 AM, attrayant said:

I do laundry only once every two weeks (because I don't do a wash until I have enough to fill the machine), which means the laundry is positively rank by the time it goes to the machine.  Even so, I use very little detergent (maybe a teaspoon or two) because it's a front loader and still never have the OP's problem.

 

You can't use chlorine bleach on most colors or some fabric types.  I would recommend an oxygen bleach (Big C sells it in an orange container) because it's safe for most colors.  Pre-soaking in diluted hydrogen peroxide seems to get good results too.

 

But before doing that I would get a second opinion to see if it's as bad as you think it is.  Maybe it's in your nose?

Similar machine, similar quantities of  detergent and comfort.  The Wife tried short cutting and using 30 minute washes.  Smelt rank.  Back onto proper 1.5 to 2 hour washes now comes out smelling fresh and staying that way for most of the day.  

Oh yes the old imponderable scenario.  If I could predict exchange rates I would be a very rich man.  Lets re-phrase the question.  If I drive on the right hand side of the road towards oncoming traffic how far can I travel before I have a head on collision?  The answer to your question is flux as much as you can afford.