StevieAus

Where I live in the North the police are booking Thais, I am never asked to show my licence or asked to undertake any form of test always waved through.

Since when has a health insurance plan been a requirement for a Retirement Extension, not in the fifteen years I have held mine or my expat friends either

I think they do in the agricultural sector as many Thais don’t want to work in the fields. I don’t blame them either working all day in hot and humid conditions. I live in the North and most of that work seems to be carried out by Burmese people. I think the other issue is that in recent years younger people have become more educated and gone to university we know a few who came from low income families and went to university, there is no way they will undertake menial work

Does that constitute a cover up? Perhaps they don’t know or don’t have enough evidence yet to charge the individuals. Not uncommon procedure with two Western Police forces I have been associated with

Along with many other countries around the world he US included.

How are they covering up ?

The article makes comments about the increasing costs and complexities of the Thai visa system and difficulties in obtaining such. In the fifteen years I have been obtaining my Retirement Extension the cost hasn’t increased, the requirements haven’t changed and it certainly isn’t difficult.

I have to say that your post makes little sense to me can you explain why you want to home school a child.

It’s not only in Thailand that banks are tightening up, my Thai wife and I both have accounts in Australia that we have held for close to twenty years. Each year we now have to provide a certified copy of the front page of our passports to prove we are the same persons the fact that we are at the same address for fifteen years doesn’t count. Early this year I visited a friend in the UK and transferred money to their account for use during my stay. On my return she sought to transfer two thousand pounds that was remaining to my Thai bank account. The transfer was blocked as a suspicious transaction and her account frozen.

The only problem with the income method is to ensure that the funds come directly to your Thai bank account and not through a third party bank which then shows as a domestic transfer and resultant problems with Immigration.lockquote widget

I have an Expat friend whose wife has passed away suddenly. He had a marriage visa which we understand expires on the death of his wife. He can obtain the funds to increase the amount in the bank to 800, 000 baht but will need the two months for it to ‘ season’. We understand his only option is to leave the country immediately, return tourist exempt then obtain a Non Immigration O visa to allow time for the money to stay in the bank before obtaining a Retirement exemption. If he has to leave the country is Chiang Kong an option as we live in the North and can anyone recommend one of the companies that will assist in taking him there as his Thai is limited.

Buy your wine in advance I have always have a dozen at home for years could not be bothered driving out every time I want a drink.

I wonder who is behind the Thai Alcohol Network in their opposition to relaxing alcohol laws to assist craft brewers? Alcohol including home brewed alcohol is freely available everywhere at a very cheap price.

The problem seems to occur when the funds go through a third party bank in Thailand before reaching your account which results in it being shown as a domestic transfer not an international transfer. I reverted to the 800,000 baht in the bank method much simpler for me.