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Sattahip, I sent you a PM with some info on barber shop.

There is a pending deposit of $1200 now in my checking account.  Probably will clear tomorrow, Monday.????

2 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

I got stiffed for 2k baht for 2 days over at CW.

Stiffed means that you were cheated, which was not the case. You simply had to pay a fine for being overdue. 555????

I do believe we are talking oranges and apples; not on the same wavelength. ????

3 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

A visas period of validity starts from the date it is issued.

I do agree with you ubonjoe.  The validity of the visa starts the date issued and, I believe, it is valid for 3 months (at least for a Tourist Visa).

But this is what I was questioning and what ChristianBlessing posted:

 "I sent my passport and documentation by post and everything was returned within about 10 days. The LA consulate also has walk-in hours so if you have several days in LA prior to your flight you might use that option. Do keep in mind that the visa is in effect from the time of its stamping, so if you're pushing it to the entire 6 months the walk-in option will buy you a few more days."

I don't understand how a walk in option would buy any extra time?  Not trying to quibble.

4 hours ago, ChristianBlessing said:

. The LA consulate also has walk-in hours so if you have several days in LA prior to your flight you might use that option. Do keep in mind that the visa is in effect from the time of its stamping, so if you're pushing it to the entire 6 months the walk-in option will buy you a few more days.

 

Christian, although I never used a METV, I thought that any visa is in effect up until the expiry date. Thus the METV should be valid from the date you first enter Thailand for the next 6 months, not from the date you received it.  I could be wrong on this.

13 hours ago, pantsonfire said:

Do you know of a way to apply without having to physically visit the embassy as its a 4 hour trip from ithaca to nyc

I have done visas by mail with Thai Consulate NYC.

4 hours ago, travelerjim said:

If you are in Thailand, the UK Thai Embassy will accept a medical certificate from a Thai doctor...for the O-A application

 

Am I wrong, or is an O-A visa only issued by your home country and not in Thailand?

3 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

That doesn't even happen back in home country, nobody is tasked with informing banks of people passing, I dont think they are reading the obituaries.  I was still operating my parents accounts back in Australia 6 months after they passed.

That depends on what home country you live reside in. In USA the banks normally are notified of the passing of someone usually through the Social Security Administration. Not sure of procedures in other countries.

3 hours ago, peterb17 said:

Personally I blame the Americans- pop into the embassy - clutch the flag, hand on heart and declare your income was a million a month. 

No evidence required- just lies.

Eventually - some one caught up with that nonsense.

  

Not really, peter!  Most Americans either declare their actual earnings (which may be in excess of the minimum) or  simply declare the minimum required even though their actual income far exceeds the minimum. If you  must blame someone, then it would be the Thai authorities.

16 minutes ago, Surasak said:

I would suggest an eye test in the UK before leaving and have the prescription made up here in Thailand. I have fallen foul of a few opticians here due to the quality of the eye test. Price for price? It's a case of having the time to look around.

As suggested above, have your eyes tested in your home country and bring prescription with you. The testing here in Thailand is not so good. I had my eyes tested and had new lenses and couldn't even see anything when using them! Had a second test at a hospital and the prescription was nothing like my existing script from home. 

In Pattaya some person asked the chief at Jomtien Immigration what they needed for the extension. Answer was, after 1 January, you will  need 800,000 Baht for three months prior to extension. Nothing else acceptable. Here is the text:

He was told that after January 1, Pattaya immigration will only approve retirement visas for applicants who can prove 800,000 baht in a Thai bank account for at least 3 consecutive months prior to applying, period! 
The chief made it clear - no matter what anyone else has been told or who told them, even if they were told by immigration officers, Pattaya immigration will accept embassy verification letters only until January 1 and even then, the letters will be accepted only if they were issued by the embassy on or before December 12. After January 1 no embassy verification letters will be accepted.

8 hours ago, chicowoodduck said:

Water.....just before it was turned into wine at the local church....lol....?

I can't turn water into wine, but I can turn wine into water.?

27 minutes ago, rchapstick said:

I'm seriously jealous....

Only 4 acre plot, producing the most expensive wine on the world. Probably not worth the 10,000 euros a bottle, but I'd take a glass is someone offered it.

Sent from my SM-G965U using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

A close friend owned a wine shop in USA and the Romanne Conti was from him.

The Heitz Cabernet was a bottle I bought for maybe $10 and kept in my cellar (dirty old basement) for a number of years; maybe the bottle was 10 years old when I drank it.

Also drank an old bottle of  Lafite Rotshchild; first glass was superb, the second glass was terrible as it spoiled upon opening the bottle.

17 minutes ago, jeffandgop said:

I was not able to find the link to the Bangkok Bank webpage detailing their change.  
Could someone please post the link?

 

Like jeffandgop, I cannot find any info on the web concerning this change. Please do provide a link.

3 hours ago, JAZZDOG said:

Not from a US embassy, that's why it's a Lie Letter, nobody verifies the funds. You lie and sign.

You are not correct, JAZZDOG about the lying. Every American expat I know tells the truth, sort of.

They may not specify the exact amount of money they earn but they simply put the minimum required even though their income is much greater.

I thought farang was a term of endearment, white foreign devil ! 

In Pattaya Songkran ends on the 19th; it started on or about the 13th.

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