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19 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

A work permit is no longer required for those working as volunteers.

Some immigration offices may say it is required but most work permit offices will not issue them.

With all due respect Joe, volunteers for local Thai Foundations and Associations must hold a valid work permit or they can’t extend their visas and legally work. My firm specializes in non profit law in Thailand. See my answer to the op about salary. If you are correct, i guess the hundreds of volunteer work permits my firm has processed at all the MOL branches in bkk over the last 3 years is just a figment of my imagination.  

I’m sorry Ubon Joe. With all due respect, the doc you show is from a law firm and not from MOL. Every volunteer working for a local foundation or Local Association requires a work permit. Simple. If you hold a non O visa based on volunteering for a local Thai foundation or Association, immigration won’t process an extension of stay without a valid work permit. If you hold an old volunteer work permit and renew that every year, there won’t be any salary or condition. However, new volunteer work permits under local Thai foundations and Associations will have a new condition that require the volunteer to be paid expense money. To renew that volunteer work permit the expat needs to show evidence they have filed and paid personal income tax otherwise they won’t be able to renew their work permit. Only in places like Pattaya where immigration and agents are selling the volunteer visas and work permits can they avoid this rule. 
 

To the OP, ask for your friend to contact me as I can easily sort this out. You can PM me if you wish. We specialize in non profit law and have processed  hundreds of volunteer work permits from 2018 till now.

Why wood you not ask a doctor? 

Why is it nonsense? You had 8 years to take the necessary courses. Why didn’t you do it. That’s what the waivers are for. To give teachers time to get the necessary qualifications for the teaching license. Sorry to say but you are wrong!

6 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

You don't know me so please calm down and respect.. yes I am over 60 too and I have 3 appointments in the hospital with the promise i would get AZ, but 3 times no AZ only Sinovac available they told me... And who said ever I don't like it here? I am happy but I am concerned about the Thai people who can NOT get any vaccine as my partner and many people living in my neighbourhood.. Easy talking if you live in Bangkok.

I don’t live in Bangkok by the way. Also my colleague in Surin just got his first shot of AZ just like me. We both stay outside Bangkok. Anything else? 

The way you told the story is you just mentioned you had been there before looking at houses. I doubt that’s all you said. You must have brought up the fact that you lost the deposit and spoke about a lot more specifics. Just mentioning you were in that area before looking at houses would not have created that reaction from her. The fact that you changed the story and posted it here just shows me you don’t respect  her and you post on a forum in a country you don’t even live in now to get moral support for something that was obviously your fault. It was water under the bridge and you should have known it would be a sensitive topic. Sorry but you are the one in the wrong with all due respect. You had forgiven her already right ?

16 hours ago, SilentSal said:

Thanks for your input. I’m sure you like getting stepped all over but I believe in being fair. I was not at fault so I shouldn’t be responsible for the damages as her names on the lease as well. 

I would assume you share all expenses then, so share this expense too.

On 8/10/2021 at 4:02 PM, lopburi3 said:

I am not the one with the issue.  

But you are the one who gave the opinion. 

Well coming onto a foreigner forum asking foreigners about this will get you nowhere except adding fuel to the farang blaming Thai corruption bad wagon. We don’t know and honestly can’t give you anything. She should know what to do as a Thai. 

1 hour ago, Eibot said:

He earns the salary of an international school teacher and he is worth 2.6 Million Euro's.

If this doesn't bring up red flag, than I don't know what doesn't. 

I don’t know any international school teachers making 112,000 Baht  per month. They normally make 60,000 to 80,000 Baht per month. Just sayin

5 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

What unpaid contract?  Bill is unknown AFAIK and collection agency not willing to provide any details.   

So what you do is pick up the phone and call True. Have your wife give them her name and ID card number and True will confirm and send the paperwork evidence. How difficult is that for you to understand? Perhaps you don’t want to get to the real truth that your wife might have a real debt to pay? The call Centre number is 1242. Common sense is amazing sometimes isn’t it? And guess what? If they can’t find the evidence, they will call the collection agency and tell them it’s a mistake. However, I think it’s totally true. 

23 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Billing six years after the fact with no explanation is good customer service?????  

No. But allowing you to use their service when you have have an unpaid contract is.

I will tell you exactly what your wife did. She signed up for true internet and canceled it before 1 year. However she neglected to understand that when she signed up, it was for a one year contract. Ask her. She will tell you. About the collection agent, why is this weird? Back home, this is how big companies collect their debt. Also True move speaks English and Thai, both of you can just call. Ask them to produce the contract she signed and a copy of her ID card. Why on earth would you come here looking for advice. Use your common sense. And about Trie still providing service on a different account, they do it all the time if the old account is not delinquent at the time the new one was set up. Actually this is good customer service and. It bad. You turn it around and make it seem bad but it’s good. So, ask them for the contract and just because the debt is old, does not mean it expires. So, if you default on your credit card 8 years ago, does that mean you shouldn’t pay? 

Just rent a condo that gives you electricity at government rates. End of story. 

On 7/31/2021 at 6:55 PM, cyril sneer said:

so yes, live channels removed like i said

Then you said something about being updated and I tried to show you the official announcement about it being cancelled. If you look in the app, you can find all the info. It’s like magic you know. Next time maybe you can ask the local Thai visa expert. We have them all here. The visa expert, the IT expert, the doctor, and the reps from all the steaming apps. We even have fortune tellers here to that can predict the future. Best of all, it’s free for those who have too much time on their hands. 

On 7/22/2021 at 6:14 PM, cyril sneer said:

It’s updated 

 

they had live 24 hour channels with Cinemax etc. 

wrong 

They discontinued the live tv ar the end of June. However every single live movie on all of those live channels is available to stream on the app. Even the Cinemax movies that were being streamed live are available to choose and steam. Why do you need the love TV when you can just choose a movie and watch it at your liessire?  Other than have someone else choose what you will watch, the live Tv options were a useless feature. 

In Wigan a designated person in each household was allowed to go out 2-3 times per week shopping for essential food and so forth. No one in the Thai government will be supplying you with food. 

2 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Prayut said he would take control. Prayut failed to lockdown after Thong Lor. Prayut said that risks have to be taken for 180 day openning. Prayut signalled foreign workers would be locked into C19 prisons. Gamble failed. Prayut deflects responsibility to his own people instead of accepting responsibity. Prayut is a lying two faced coward who needs to be brought to account. The buck stops at the top.

So no blame to the people ??? They are just innocent stupid Thais and farang people that didn’t know any better? Ah ok. Gotcha. If someone murders another person blame the cops but put no blame on the murderer. Now I understand. Thanks for clearing that up.

6 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Absolutly discraceful and will not wash with the public. Everyone knows where the blame lies. Alcohol in the cross hairs. I'm a bit suprised there hasn't already been a blanket ban. Maybe it's coming.

Really? Do they know? Let’s reflect on this blame game. If I remember correctly, during one of the bar closure lockdowns, Thai girls snuck into Myanmar to work. Then came back and infected people in Thailand. This was the starting point. After that, illegal migrant workers snuck into Thailand using Thai brokers hired by Thai employers and infected everyone. Oh wait, next the rich high so Thais, gathered in Thonglor bars and we find ourselves where we are today!  So as far as I can see, the blame for this current Covid situation is clear. On the other hand, the vaccination program is completely corrupt and this is the only thing wrong with this government, buts it’s a big thing. I blame the Thai people and the Pattaya farang for their greedy money hungry and party lifestyles. The Thais, illegal migrant workers and partying. For the foreigners, illegal villa parties, group gatherings and so forth. Everyone is to blame in many ways. Now we all must come together and turn this around.