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18 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

It only mentions arrival at the residence which is what the immigration act states.

Nothing about leaving and returning to the same residence. requiring it.

The problem is that the immigration act was written 40 years ago. Things have changed a lot since then. It is long past due to be revised.

Another problem is the duplicity of sections 37 and 38. Some offices mix up the requirements of the 2 for address reporting.

What is badly needed is for the Immigration Bureau to write a official order to clarify what the requirements are instead of every office setting their own requirements.

What is badly needed is for theImmigration Bureau to write a official order to clarify what the requirementsare instead of every office setting their own requirements.

Here, here!

I use Chaindrite products. All seem to work fine wether spray, liquid etc.

Available in most stores. 

19 hours ago, Carlosm said:

Totally agree, also on Agoda you can read the personal reviews as well as see what Thaivisa users think.

Avalon is good and a 15 min walk to the consulate. 

On 6/11/2019 at 3:13 PM, Will27 said:

Seems you really need to avoid Mondays and Thursdays due to the visa run companies.

 

I lodged my application the day before and it was quiet.

I did see the huge queue for lodging the next day when I arrived to pick mine up.

 

As for the queue jumpers, I agree.

 

I arrived to pick up my visa at 1220 and there were half a dozens bags

left at the front. I moved in front of the bags. IMO, that's the advantage

you get for queuing up an hour and a half early.

 

Dropping a bag off 2 hours early and then buggering off and expecting

to come back and go the head of the queue is a bit untidy I think.

 

Just as an aside, would it really hurt for the embassy to put a couple of fans up and maybe some bench seats! After queuing for over 90 minutes I was sweating like a rapist.

 

Definitely think appointments will be compulsory if the volume keeps up.

Agree. It's like the <deleted> putting their towels on the sun loungers at 7am and pitching up at 1pm.

But that's uneducated arrogance for you.

1 hour ago, SteveMack said:

Hi, Just for information, in case I ever  lose mine, what is vfs and trendy ? Thanks in advance SteveMc

VFS is the current UK appointed agency dealing with UK visas and passports located in the Trendy building Soi 13 Bangkok.

So far no request for ID at my PEA office and as I pay the water bill to my wifes aunt in the village I expect no ID will ever be required there.

It's upto the applicant to know the rules and any changes to the rules. 

They never inform you of any requirements willing. 

Such is the level of customer service and satisfaction in the establishment. 

21 hours ago, Myran said:

Incorrect, that's for the extension based on marriage, not the initial visa.

Or 40k a month income for 12 months prior to the extn.

Can't stand the heat, 

time to quit the kitchen. 

On 6/2/2019 at 10:01 AM, kralledr said:

So basicly they do a background check on you, i have nothing to hide i just wonder why it takes so long

I have being doing one for 10 years.

They say 30 days but it usually comes in 2 weeks.

My office give me a number to call after 2 weeks to check it is back from Korat in my case.

On 5/31/2019 at 7:31 PM, Saltire said:

I did a Transferwise transfer today around 8 AM before the pound dropped further and the Thai Baht was in my account at 2 PM today, same day. Suits me as I use the 800k method but I can see your problem!

 

Anyone think the pound will ever recover or are we doomed?

 

 

I always do the TransferWise from UK into my Bangkok bank account at around 0615 and I get their SMS, usually just, after 1400 the same day informing me the money is in my account.

GBP today is below 39 for the first time according to XE.com

Grim.

370 for 15kg in Yasothon.

Complete and utter Buffalo shit.

If you live in the bush life goes on there are no bans.

I have been drinking beer all afternoon today.

If you live in a big city then maybe you can't. 

Your choice.

I think for 17 baht for a Sheet of A4 plus envelope sent airmail and arrives in about 10 days I wouldn't bother.

On 5/2/2019 at 11:04 AM, luckyluke said:

This is  big news ! 

 

With a "Letter of Income", one only needed to have the monthly income in your homeland, not to transfer it to Thailand. 

 

Is this a new regulation? 

 

Or again an interpretation of one Immigration officer at one office? 

You have to show proof of the income in  your Thai bank account so you must now transfer the money to Thailand.

Money in a bank outside Thailand is not accepted by Thai IB. 

They normally call ahead especially if they need directions as is the case up here in the Isan bush.

I have my wife's mobile phone number on my account as the drivers don't speak English.

ATM and as most Farang don't speak the lingo the old girl tags along. 

If mine comes, rarely, the bill is always higher.

May the puppies continue their blissful spending, suckers. 

17 hours ago, nursebob said:

 

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Deestones half price on Lazada. 

I buy 265/70R16 from them and pay the local tyre shop a couple of hundred baht to fit them. 

Free delivery. 

9 hours ago, JimmyTheMook said:

Bottom line is you were living in Thailand under the pretense of being a tourist - 

those days are long over.

 

 

 

Correct !

17 hours ago, jackdd said:

This would probably not work. It looks like the Udon Thani immigration just doesn't want a new TM30 because they are too lazy to process it (the 5 minutes could be spent on facebook instead). But they are aware of the laws (threatening my GF to fine her). If Chiang Mai calls Udon Thani they would never confirm that they don't follow the law so the IO in CM would just tell us "you had to submit a TM30, that's the law". If we had a name of a specific IO who told us this, it would be way more diffcult for them.

Where was his badge?

In my IO office they all wear name badges.

Bad form to question his answer as losing face is a major Thai problem.

The retaliation of getting you to run around after that is just him getting his revenge.

Never tell them, oh but before I never had to do this or that because it's irrelevant to them and what they want today could well be different to what they want tomorrow. 

I have been on marriage extns for 10 years based on income.

I have spent the last 6 weeks getting online banking from my UK account up and running.

Mainly because the card reader they require you to use didn't arrive until just this last weekend. 

I hope the 1st year leniency clause holds up for my next extn in mid December....

I too had problems yesterday with a UK transfer from TransferWise to my Thai bank account. 

I have received an apology that the transfer was held up by 'technical problems'.

The money is arriving today 24 hours late but poses me no inconvenience. 

1 hour ago, Rod the Sod said:

dsj if you don't mind what does getting the yellow book involve? I have asked two locals recently who tut for a long time and utter "difficult....." without expanding?

The tutting is all about how much will you grease my palm with for vouching for you at the local Amphur office. 

On 1/26/2019 at 12:20 PM, JackThompson said:

I don't think TW works in that direction (pls correct if this has changed).  He would have to use Dee Money, a crypto-currency exchange, or something else.

 

They used to offer the Visa, then the Union Pay only - finally they are offering a MC (started Dec 18).  I got one, and can pay USA companies with it ok.  I haven't tried it in foreign ATMs, but should work.

TransferWise should work both ways as far as I am aware although I've yet to use it in the Thai to UK direction.

After all you are only making a domestic Thai transfer from your Thai bank account to their Thai bank account. 

13 hours ago, Andrew65 said:

Other than having to wait for 2 or 3 weeks for an appt, the few times I used the B E with the appt system, it worked ok.

Lucky you. 

I applied 2 weeks ago for an appt at the BE and the earliest date available was the 7th March!!!