Big A

In no matter what situation you find yourself in, there will always be people who abuse and cheat the system. It's human nature.

<b>But when you start doing it with Thai Immigration authorities...........</b>

PS I am off to Hull in a few months!!

PHETCHABURI : The provincial Governor yesterday gave police a two-day deadline to arrest the person who threw a rock at a truck, killing a 12-year-old boy inside the vehicle with his father.

Who shall we get, Sarge?

Anyone will do. Save our own asses. Now get moving. I want to retire with my pension.

No stone-throwing event is trivial.

Coming from Belfast, I have seen far more than my fair share of buses being attacked and breeze blocks being thrown from motorway bridges as well. I myself was in a bus near Ardoyne (a famous Belfast flashpoint) many years ago and not a single window of the double decker was intact after the attack. A fuc_king mess.

A sad and pointless death indeed.

Requiescat in pace

Yep. Singers is the best bet if you have more than 400K in a bank. Take all relevant paperwork (and only show if asked) because it's a long way back to Bangkok for that piece of paper in your top drawer!!

Police are now investigating the case in a bid to nail down Anupong's attackers. Anupong's father said the person riding pillion on a motorcycle was the one who made the deadly threw.

-- The Nation 2008-02-10

The one who made the deadly WHAT?!!

The Nation's off to hel_l in a handcart!!

2 more for the Hilton!!

A lovely, lovely lady . Seldom seen without a smile on her face.

GET WELL SOON!

A group of Taxi drivers telling the Airport Management what to do?

The corruption runs so deep that no Thai can handle it.

It's time to hire a group of experienced, foreign managers to take over that Airport.

That's gonna set the cat among the pigeons in the forum!!

The airport currently pays a private company 700,000 baht a month to manage taxi queues.

Jesus Christ!! I'll do it with my missus for B50,000 a month!! Just give us a uniform, a couple of whistles and an electric cattle prod. We'll sort it out!! One hint of corruption or malfeasance will result in a pair of sore bo**ocks!!

Excellent suggestions from dr.Pot and Lomp31 et. al. recommending Brisi, Aus. for a multiple non imm o

First name Pol????

....you need a statement from the amphur that the marriage is still valid.

How the hel_l can the Amphur confirm that a marriage is still valid?

The only shuffle a Thai government is capable of is the five-knuckled one!!

...............massage therapists to respond to the rising demand.

Always a happy ending (finish) with this government!!

Police Crackdown on Entertainment Venues

Police Colonel Rayong Yungyu says the inspection is being conducted according to policies given out by Interior Minister Chalerm Yubamrung and Acting Police Chief Patcharawat Wongsuwan.

Christ, that's rich!!

You try to help someone and look what they do, eh?

..... What's the advantage, I wonder?

Lao wants its share of the farang dollar!!

I.... have a good lump sum of cash (over 100-150k sterling), but no income per say. With the 400k Baht requirement gone and only the 40k/month average remaining, this makes life difficult. I believe the 3m Baht investment category has also gone.

We are exactly in the same boat. I have been here coming up to 11 years now. Get an Non Immigrant 'O 'from Hull, get a good bank with a decent interest rate (although difficult now) and you're laughing. I'm living off the interest alone. The 90 day border runs, I sometimes turn them into a long weekend away somewhere near (Penang, Phnom Penh, KL etc).

Anyway, good luck.

If she has sufficient grounds , I don't see why not!

What do you classify as 'sufficient grounds'?

Just watched on CNN, that when asked if he would ever return to politics, his exact words were

'No way. Never.' Let's wait and see just how big a 2 faced liar he really is.

REMEMBER THESE WORDS...

'NO WAY. NEVER.'

We'll see.

I've heard that if you are a Commonwealth citizen, that helps a bundle when applying in Australia.

If you were born in Belfast, why don't you get yourself an Irish passport and your wife can then apply for a family permit free of charge?

Scouse.

Thanks for the reply, Scouser.

I already have an Irish passport but am NOT eligible for an EEA Family Permit. This was confirmed by the UKVAC at Rajadamri (the new UK visa application place). They said I had to be working in the UK or Europe to be eligible to bring my wife over. I also had to have been born in the Republic of Ireland (not the north) also to qualify.

To answer your other query, I am living on my savings and will submit my bank books.

Thanx for your help.

Big A

My wife and I have been back to the UK twice in the last 6 years with no visa problems at all (not even an interview in BKK). She also received a visitor visa for Australia a few years back as well as entries into HK and Singapore, so I presume that will hold her in good stead with our next UK visa application this June (number 3).

However, since our last trip, I have become unemployed and my wife has never worked. Before, we have included all relevant documentation to support her application, namely

*joint bank books in Thailand

*house registration papers

*marriage certificate

*Thai ID card

*car registration papers

*travel plans

*photocopy of my UK passport

*letters of invitation to UK from my mother

*photo of UK accommodation (my mum's house)

*letter from my boss stating I will return to work in Thailand

*copy of my work permit

As I am not working now, I can't provide the last 2 items, and although I can show some assets in Thailand (car & house), I cannot show employment to come back to.

Has anyone been successful with regards to securing a visa for their wife or g/f without showing employment here?

Any info appreciated. Thanks.

Big A

Do Glaswegians have to take the test?!!!

Are employers not legally obliged to cancel both the WP and visa after 7 days? I don't want to throw a spanner in the works, but that's what I heard (for 1 year extension Non Bs anyway)

Anyone else?

From all the comments I've read about Hull, if you send'em a **** in the post, you'll get a Multi entry visa!!!

Joking apart, they were very friendly and helpful on the phone. I'm off there in the summer to get another Non O multi.