CMBob

Construction is finished. 

Edit:  Would note that the auto bays for the building open to the west (toward the mountain) so I'm doubtful business noise will bother residents of Nakornping Condo.  And banana/vegetable ladies are still working the west side of your street as usual.

Also had a rather comprehensive health check up at RAM Hospital this past October, all except one procedure being at the Health Center.  Cost for me was 7,012 baht (like above poster, rather good value in my opinion given how thorough they do things).

23 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Dumb question came to my mind (could not find a clear answer).

I read that for the Non O application you need at least 15 (or 21) days remaining permission to stay.

Does this imply that the Non O application will be "under consideration" and a second visit to immigration office is necessary or is it approved on the spot/same day?

Not a dumb question.  In Chiangmai, it's 21 days, other places may be 14 days.  On your first trip to Immigration, they will tell you when to show up for the second trip which basically is a time for them to stamp the Non-O in your passport and send you on your way.

2 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

If you use their mobile banking app you can request a one year bank statement they send by email.

Go to accounts and select the account you want the statement for and click the 3 dots at the top of the page and you will see request a statement.

Thanks for that info. I've only tried it with the computer app.

On 7/8/2022 at 1:00 PM, KannikaP said:

How far from home to Bkk Bank?

You can get a 12 month statement from their Online banking now.

When you attempt that online with Bangkok Bank, you can't get a statement of anything beyond the last 6 months.

5 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Aren't they currently giving 45 days instead of 30 for the visa exempt stamp?
If so, that helps this situation.

If not, he might consider getting a tourist visa to give more breathing room.

They did give 45 days with visa exempt entry back when there was a 14-day required quarantine but they quit doing that near the end of last year (when I came in visa exempt in September and had to do the 14-day Phuket sandbox routine, I got 45 days).  Only 30 days will be given now.

OP, presuming your stay will be just 60 days, why not just get a Tourist Visa before your trip?  Then there's no need to either visit Immigration for an extension or to buy a separate onward airline ticket. And will save you $30+ in the long run.

I waited until I had 2 pages left and then got a new (US) passport.....and just noticed in my older passport that Immigration (Chiangmai) had used three "Endorsement" pages for stamps.  That being said, as long as you have time, get a new one now as the process is easy from here and you'll get it done in about 2 weeks or less (if applying by mail here in Thailand).  

According to Chiangmai Immigration website, the 13th, 14th, and 15th are "holidays" and the office will be closed all three days.

Perhaps a bit of over-thinking this but I'm presuming you see the merit of switching from an Non-OA to a Non-O if only to get rid of the medical insurance requirement.  If so, I'd simply not obtain a re-entry permit for the October trip, come back in on a 30-day exemption (presuming that's available for you), and then promptly convert to a Non-O (if you do it within a week or so of your return, you won't have to bother obtaining a 30-day extension of your exempt entry to buy more time), and then apply for a one-year extension of that within the last 30 days of your new Non-O.  For future trips out of Thailand, just make sure you have a re-entry permit (either single or multiple depending on how many trips a year).

Under the scenario listed above, I wouldn't bother coming back on a Tourist Visa....just more expense and hassle and you'd be facing the same conversion to a Non-O routine.  Since you've mentioned you keep the 800k baht in a Thai bank, I'd recommend your annual extensions be based on retirement (versus marriage) as that involves slightly less hassle/paperwork; however, if you only want to retain 400k baht in a bank here, then extensions based on marriage would be the only way to go.  

1 hour ago, vinci said:

.... both the law are broken but one is ok and the other is not.

The mother certainly broke the rules by adding anybody besides herself to her bank account.  The daughter is on a Non-O Ed Visa and I'm curious as to why you think any rules were broken in granting her an extension.

6 hours ago, anandra said:

.... I attached the receipt I am talking  about....

 

This is getting strange.  What you just posted is not a 90-day Receipt of Notification but the TM30 Receipt of Notification.  A 90-day Receipt of Notification looks just like this.....

2 hours ago, anandra said:

......90 days report is only for those who are on long 1 year visas.....

Wrong.  A 90-day report is required for any foreigner staying continuously in Thailand for 90 days.  When filed, you also get a Receipt of Notification (either in person, by mail, or via the online process).  Whether Immigration has waived those reports for people on covid extensions is unknown to me. 

38 minutes ago, MrBrad said:

Not knowing whom to make the drafts payable to, I checked online and found one .gov site that instructed renewals to be made payable to the U. S. Department of State. 

That's for renewals of passports within the US.  But, to be fair, they could print on their Checklist (which you're required to include) some very clear language that the payee on the bank drafts can only be American Embassy Bangkok. That bit of information can be found on the website associated with passport renewal (see attached) but you need an eagle eye to catch it.   Anyway, good luck, second time should be the charm.

8 minutes ago, EricTh said:

......Immigration should have chosen KSK instead which is less crowded now.

The topic of the thread is about the closing of all of KSK, effective this Thursday. I presume Immigratiion

might want to place their sattelite office in a place that's open.

As concerns less crowded, it hasn't been for the last many days due to half of Chiangmai attempting to snap up the discounted items. 

32 minutes ago, Robin said:

.....As i am entering with 1-way ticket, it looks as if I will need to book some ticket out.  I did not know of this requirement, nor did THAI think to tell me when I booked the flight.

Any more sneaky rules, like medical insurance?  

I have a "Yellow Book" for my (wife's) house in Phayao, so can I assume that it proof of accommodation?

1.  Air ticket out.....just buy one of the cheap ($15.00 or less) throwaway tickets as mentioned.

2. Insurance.....none required (after this month).

3. You won't need "proof of accommodation" to apply for a Non-O or extension thereof here in Thailand; however, you very well might need to show proof that a TM30 (which, I guess, is a proof of accommodation) has been filed for you. 

30 minutes ago, Bill97 said:

When does it become “the road to Mae Rim”?  Or the 107?

 

What is it called in Faang?

(1)  It's also 107 north of the gate.

(2)  In Fang, it's called tanon jahk Chiangmai (that thar road from Chiangmai).

2 hours ago, Bill97 said:

There is a branch on Chotanaa Rd about 100 meters north of Pratu Chaang Puak which is more likely...

Chotanaa is also called Chaang Puak Road by many....

To avoid confusion,  Chang Phuak Road is the name of the road from Chang Phuak Gate to the super highway.  North of the superhighway it's Chotana Road.  You'll see that the address for the Bangkok Bank branch you reference is:  125 Changphuak Road, etc.

BritTim has likely guessed the true scenario here.  Most of the "confusion" in this thread was caused by the OP's misunderstanding of the terms and perhaps also misunderstanding as to what the immigration people here at Chiangmai told him.

The OP's contention that they told him to come back July 12th and he'd get "45 days, after that I come back and get another 45 days..." is, I believe, a continuation of the OP's misunderstanding of the situation.  On July 12th, he appears he will get his Non-O and, during the last 45 (CM rule) days of the Non-O he can apply for an annual extension based on retirement.  I went through the same process at CM Immigration this past fall and thought it was rather an easy process.

55 minutes ago, deej said:

I have a Account and ATM card, with Bangkok Bank, at  KSK

where my Australian old age pension  are transferred into, with KSK closing, will this service continue as normal.

Mny thks in advance

Would presume that BB would notify you of whatever changes are in store.  My guess is your pension is not paid directly into KSK branch but into some central receiving account or bank in Bangkok.  You could stop by and ask the KSK branch but I'd guess they would not know as yet exactly what will happen....but it'll get sorted out in the next week or two.

Just now, CMBob said:

The US Consulate here held a zoom-type meeting here about November (?) and they explained that, while issuance of passports within the US has at times taken as long as 3-4 months, it's steadily been 3 weeks or less when doing it here in Thailand.  As I noted above, my paperwork went by DHL to the Bangkok embassy on a Monday morning and I received the new passport (and punched old one) back by mail (think it was EMS) along with the standard Immigration letter 11 days later.  Very efficient.

2 hours ago, JimGant said:

.......Oh, this renew by mail (took me 17 days, over a long weekend a year ago) is about as efficient a government program as you can find. 

 

The US Consulate here held a zoom-type meeting here about November (?) and they explained that, while issuance of passports within the US has at times taken as long as 3-4 months, it's steadily been 3 weeks or less when doing it here in Thailand.  As I noted above, my paperwork went by DHL to the Bangkok embassy on a Monday morning and I received the new passport (and punched old one) back by mail (think it was EMS) 11 days later.  Very efficient.

Would presume many people don't use the baht bus to go up there all too often.  I

personally don't have a problem paying 100 baht to get up there on rare occasion.