Randy99

12 hours ago, Dazkkk said:

Rubbish advice!

There are several people on here that have more knowledge on the Thai immigration rules than most of the immigration officials have.  
Several have already given him exactly what is required. 

Wasn't offering advice, just stating a fact.  Throughout the world documents are certified as "true copies" daily.  Who can do the certifying is solely a call that the requester makes, without exception.  I worked internationally in this field for 30 years.

On 2/6/2023 at 1:44 PM, Siddharta said:

Thank you for your prompt replay, I better explain: at immigration they asked me to fill up the TM30 and the (CERTIFIED TRUE COPY) of ID card of my girllfriend that own the house where I live and certified true copy of the House registration of her. The question is how can I certify true copy of these two documents?

The only folks that can answer your question work for Thai Immigration.  It's up to the requesting authority to tell you what is acceptable.

23 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

They might be but they are a bitch to get off unless workshop has a powered tire changer. 

I've changed and balanced tubless tires on my bikes for at least 20 years.  It's not difficult using tire irons and rim protectors.

Try Cheap Charlie's in Pattaya.  Full english bfast on offer including the pudding for a very reasonable price.  Delicious.

2 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

It's the Thai way. Everyone jumps on the bandwagon and then many of the businesses fail because sales are spread too thin. You see it all the time along the highways, with a dozen stalls within a kilometre all selling exactly the same stuff. It happened in my area too with sugar cane. Everyone grew it but the price plummeted because of over-supply. Exactly the same thing happened with growing rubber trees. Thais have absolutely no idea about business methods, supply and demand and so on. They just follow what others do, like sheep, and then get burned.

Nonsense.  This is how new industries begin across the planet.  Survival of the fittest.  The innovative and competetive shops will survive.  This effect is amplified in Thailand because margins tend to be very tight.  Overheads here are much lower than in the countries most tourists come from.

15 minutes ago, OJAS said:

I thought that immigration offices were able to check the genuineness of insurance certificates online - and, indeed, were insistent on these certificates being available for such online checking before being prepared to sanction retirement extension applications, no matter how many paper copies of this and that you showered them with.

 

More generally it seems to me that you were probably the victim of blatant roguery on the part of the Sri Racha office, of which I can also recall a couple of recent reports on here. And, given your comment that you never plan to set foot in that particular office again, does this mean that, out of sheer desperation, you are planning to move solely to escape their clutches? If so, then I can definitely recommend a move to somewhere within the catchment area of the neighbouring Rayong office in view of the latest of my generally positive experiences with them regarding retirement extension applications yesterday!????

 

Thank you for the reply.  Come to think of it I recall reading somewhere that the database of certificates is searchable by IO.  Yes, I will probably move and it will likely be to a beach near Rayong, Rumphueng or something like that.  A nice place to hang out.  Thanks again!

Cheers, Randall.

5 hours ago, JimGant said:

How so? Were the IOs unclear about whether or not the old insurance requirement was still in effect? If so, suspect someone higher up had to referee.....

Sorry, my post was a bit misleading.  The difficulty I had was with the IOs accepting the insurance certificate itself.  I guess they thought that I just cooked it up at home.  Said it was a photocopy and not the original.  My insurance agent was a bit dumbfounded.  Then they went on about my bankbook or rather the two bankbooks I had.  They claimed that the very last entry in my old bankbook must appear as the first line in the new bank book.  My bank assured me that that is never done.  Took 4 trips to get my extension so that's 8 hours of driving.  I'll never set foot in that office again.  They were very prickly.

Yes, I extended last week for another year under the old rules at Sri Racha.  It was not easy.

Sadly, GB is going down.

Well, this thread lines up nicely with Tland's desire to appeal to the monied class.  NOT!!!!!

Hi French Mate.  I welcome your views.

Before retirement, I was  Civil Aviation Safety Inspector.  In effect I was an aircraft maintenance cop making sure, on the Canadian Governments behalf, that Airlines, flight schools and private owners maintained their aircraft in accordance with regulation.  The fact is that you can show me any aircraft and I will find half a dozen defects that need addressing.  Therefore, given that I had the authority to park aircraft that were loaded with 300 people waiting to take off, the inspectorate were required to use good judgement and recognize that there are defects that don't compromise flight safety and can safely be deferred.

Aviation would come to a standstill were it otherwise.

What in my opinion is thugish behavior at the immigration dep't, isn't doing anybody any favors.  It's just wrong and should be weeded out.  These Immigration employees should be taught to use some judgement and to exercise discretion.  Believe me, everyone would be better off.

Well that brings up two points.  Firstly, last year that same office accepted photocopies of my bank book.  Secondly, if they now only accept bank statements, why didn't they tell me that on my first visit on June 24???   I presented the full package in the 24th.  No bank statement, just photocopies of BB.  It appears to me that in my case a predetermined amount of gas money, car wear and tear, patience and perhaps a bit of humiliation must be expended on my part to be deserving of cosideration for a visa extention.  

Hey Treetops.  Thanks for your reply.  Just went through the last 13 months of entries.  No entries were omitted.  Continuity is letter perfect.

Ubonjoe.  I forgot to mention that her specific issue with the bank books was that the very last entry in my old bank book must appear as line one in my new bank book.  Nonsense!  I just went through my old bank books.  None of them carry forward with the last entry from old bank book.

Cheers

Hi Grain.  Your comments are heartfelt and shared.  I didn't want to come off as being an ungrateful cad but I of course do my 90 day reports there and am always treated with determined indifference or worse.  This supervisor that I am dealing with takes the cake though.  From her I get mild hostility at best.  She just waves off my questions with a sneer and goes back to her desk in the back row.  Pathetic behaviour.  

Hi Ubonjoe.  Yes, with all the bank machines with BB update I'd say about every six weeks.

I wrote last week to warn readers that attempting to secure a one yr. extension for Non Imm O-A visa my application was rejected because the supervisor of the section that processes these applications rejected my Insurance Certificate from LMG.  That was on June 24.  My ins. agent coughed up a new certificate that was accepted today, June 28.  However, she found a new angle to reject my application for a second time.  The problem today was that I didn't bring along a bank statement for the last year.  I've done 4 previous extensions with no bank statement, but rather I just photocopied my bank book, signed each page and they were accepted.  My bank balance has never dipped below 1,000,000B for the 5 years I've been in Thailand.  There were two bank books this time but the continuity was perfect, seamless.  

So, I had to get a second letter from the bank today, confirmimg my balance and now a third letter will be required at 100B a pop.  I live in Phan Thong  so throw in 6 hours of driving back and forth.  

Also, there was another farang doing the same as I, visa extension.  I noted that he submitted copies of his bank book which were accepted without question.

What is going on here is a supervisor doesn't like me for some reason and is going to make sure I understand that she's the boss.  If my third attempt is rebuffed I will ask to see the big boss, after which I'll go home and pack my bags for Vietnam, then write a long detailed letter to the King, the Prime Minister the head of Thai Immigration and anyone else that comes to mind.

I would have thought that a country just coming out of a tourist drought would be especially welcoming to foreigners, but apparently that's not the case in Sri Racha.  Thailand as a whole will not miss the 800,000B that I spend annually but the guesthouses and hotels, restaurants, bars, food stores et al, they certainly will.

Living in Phan Thong, I use the Sri Racha Immigration office.  Went there yesterday for annual extension for Non Immigrant OA.  The IO choked on the insurance certificate that LMG sent via snail mail, so what I rec'd was the original certificate.  The IO claimed that it was a copy and therefore unacceptable.  I was able to reach the agent who sold the policy to me.  His assurance to her, that the certificate was an original wasn't sufficient to sway her.  According to the agent, thousands of certificates identical to mine have gone out without a single rejection by Immigration.  Lucky me.   Uggg

Not so long ago, I was stopped at a red light.  A lady driving a lexus stopped behind me began advancing and pushing my bike out into the intersection with a series of little bumps by her bumper on my back wheel.  I locked up my brakes to no avail.  I turned around and gave her the finger.  She returned the favor.  Stunnung display of me, me, me syndrome.

How do I dial a 1-800 number to Canada from Thailand, please.

Tried every combo of numbers I can think of.  No luck so far.  Called AIS, they couldn't understand the problem and didn't care.   Pffffft!  You all are my last hope.  I'm begging.  Haha.

Will buy you a beer!

Price for blood pressure pills in Pattaya, 700B.  Price outside Pattaya, 400B.  

Thai price for banana pancake, 20B.  Foreigner price 40B.

Thai price for street fruit, 10B.  Foreigner price, 20B

I can afford it but am sick of dual pricing.  Cost of health ins. getting to absurd levels with eye watering deductables.

Gettin ready to leave Tland.  Hope others are too.

15 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

The $100,000 insurance does not start until September 1st.

If your extension is due before September 1st you will only need 40/400 baht insurance.

Thank you sir.  You are a champ!

Visa extension, Non Imm O-A due in July.  Does anybody know exactly what the health ins. requirement is these days.  Heard it increased to 3mil from 400k.  Is that true?

As others have said, it's overinflated tires.  I've had exactly this problem in the past after a local Thai shop worked on my bike.  I found both tires at 50+ and the bike a CRF250L was extremely squirrely to ride.  Reduced tire press to mfg. specs and presto, problem solved.

Stay away from those offering low price.  Speaking from experience, you get what you pay for.