PhuketRon

8 minutes ago, metice said:

The POA form just needs to be completed by the landlord and a 10 baht stamp attached? Just wondering if there's any others surprises or officialdom on my next visit.

Yes. Don't attach the stamps. Just give them to the immigration dude and let him attach them.

This is what was required of me for the residence certificate:

Copies of passport: Main Page. Last TM7 entry card. Current visa extension.

Completed TM30 form

Completed POA with stamps.

House book or blue book: Copies of the address of the residence and owner's name. Make sure the owner's name in the blue book matches the name of the landlord signing the POA.

Copy of the owner's identification card.

Copy of your current rental agreement.

Make sure the owner signs all copies of their blue book and identification card.

3 minutes ago, metice said:

What's a T30? I don't see that on any of the forms I have

http://www.immigrationbangkok.com/files/visa_forms/tm30.pdf

Just now, Tanoshi said:

But under the law the tenant can complete and file a TM30.

Is this just a Phuket office thing?

 

I don't know if it's just a Phuket thing or not. When I went in last week the immigration guy looked at my residence certificate in my passport and said I needed a new one and directed me to the office where I could grab the forms, including the POA. I made my landlord complete all of the forms since I was saving her the hassle of going to immigration to register me.

I did notice that there is now a huge placard on the wall at immigration with regarding the TM30 form and how foreigners have to have their residence certified.

Just now, Get Real said:

As usual different everywhere. I could just go into immigration and say that I want to register, and they took the information together with a copy of passport and contract.

That was the norm here in Phuket. The only reason I needed to register my address before was so that I could register my car and motorcycle. All that was required then was passport copies and rental agreement.

But once I registered my address for the motor vehicles the immigration officers didn't ask for my rental agreement when renewing my  visa extensions. That lasted about 5 years until a couple of weeks ago when I went in for my annual extension renewal.

Just now, metice said:

Is it just a stamp that goes on the form? meaning I could buy a few more for the next time I have to register my address?

Yes. My understanding is that all powers of attorney forms must have these stamps If you feel you need extra then go for it.

1 minute ago, Tanoshi said:

I assume you need to file a new TM30.

 

Power of attorney for who, to sign what, exactly.

The power of attorney is for the landlord to complete. This allows the tenant to register their address instead of having the landlord make the trip to immigration.

I got mine at a Seng Ho bookstore in Phuket Town. They are kept behind the counter. My girlfriend told me that you can also get them at the post office.

Wow... 500,000 Baht for a laceration on his leg? I've never heard of a laceration that required surgery unless an artery was damaged.

I had an experience with the Thai hospital system here last year over a case of gangrene. The first thing they did was to run x-rays, two CT scans and a variety of different tests that had absolutely nothing to do with the affected area. After all was said and done, surgery, 3 weeks in hospital and all of the tests the bill was 140,000 Baht. In examining the hospital bill I saw that the surgery and hospital stay amounted to only 40,000 Baht.

When I returned for skin grafts 2 weeks later the same international patient representative ordered up the same tests. I refused. After the skin grafts and a 10 day stay in hospital my bill was only 40,000 Baht.

It's a scam the hospitals run by ordering up tests that have nothing to do with what is wrong with you. My son had a similar situation 5 years ago. This cost me 90,000 Baht.

10 hours ago, jaywalker said:

Some pistols have a protruding hammer that rests against the firing pin.

 

If something strikes the back of the hammer (such as when dropped) it can cause a round to fire.

Yeah. If it's an old cheap one. Most have a bar that rests between the hammer and firing pin that slides down when the trigger is depressed. I did have a cheap single shot 6 round .22 that did not have one and had to have an empty chamber under the hammer when hiking.

An act of negligence that will go unpunished. I have seen loaded Glock pistols dropped onto asphalt from a helicopter at a height of 100 feet and not one discharge. The Glock has a firing pin safety that fits between the firing pin and the firing pin channel. The Glock will only fire when the trigger is depressed. Depressing the trigger lifts the firing pin safety out of the way allowing the firing pin to moved forward to strike the cartridge primer.

I'd bet he was practicing his quick draw in front of the bathroom mirror. I wonder if there is a bullet hole in the mirror?

I did my extension in May at Phuket Immigration. About 10 minutes with the immigration officer and a return trip to pick up my passport the following day. I spent more time going back and forth than with Immigration.

For the first time since this online reporting started I was finally able to get the website to accept my application. I received notice today that it was rejected so off to Immigration tomorrow.

I use to use the mail service here in Phuket. The firs couple of times they respond quickly. Then they would be delayed. Finally one never came. I went to immigration and they tried to fine me until I showed them my EMS receipt along with screenshots of the tracking pages showing that it was delivered and who had signed for it. The immigration officer chuckled, showed his partner who did a comical eye roll. He printed out a new slip and I was on my way.

Mine was pretty straight forward. I applied for the 6 month multiple entry tourist visa through the Portland, OR consulate. During that time I did two extensions through the local immigration office and a couple of visa runs into Myanmar. When I was ready to obtain the retirement Visa I went to the US Embassy in Bangkok and got my notarized statement of monthly income and applied for the visa through the Ayutthaya immigration office. All that was required was the application, the notarized statement, a copy of the rental agreement where I was staying along with the homeowner's information, copies of your recent entry stamps from your passport and your entry/departure form and 1,900 Baht. The application process was swift but getting my passport back to a few days as the guy who signs off on the process was at a conference in Bangkok.

I have since moved to Phuket. The renewal process takes about 20 minutes. All that is required is the notarized financial statement, the application, copies of your recent entry stamps from your passport and your entry/departure form and 1,900 Baht  Since I received a certificate of residency form for the purchase of a motorcycle they have not required any residential rental agreements from me.