Swimman

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Not having to traipse back and forth to Bangkok may be another reason. There is also a statement that they obtain the receipt needed by immigration to transfer any extensions to the new passport that would otherwise need a vist to the consul, 

A letter requesting immigration to transfer stamps to a new passport is routinely issued by VFS at the time a new passport is collected. For those who renew their passport in the UK, the letter can be requested by email and it will be sent by EMS by the Embassy staff.

5 hours ago, chakki said:

I have a non-o visa entry with an extension of stay based on my wife's work permit.

 

Employers called me and mentioned that they dont process work permit even though wife's got a valid work permit and I have dependent visa.

 

My wife will stay in Thailand for at least one year and I do not want to site idle at home. I have even read in some forums that I am not supposed to work as a freelancer without work permit in Thailand.

 

I had a handsome job back in India and decided to move with my wife and find a job to support family. 

 

Is there any possibility I could legally work in Thailand?

Thanks,
Chakradhar

Better advice might be provided if you were able to say what qualification(s) you hold, what experience you have and what type of job you are seeking..............

1 minute ago, Johnniey said:

The second-rate ones are in China. Many are in the US, who have a tax treaty with Thailand. No WP required. I've done it all legally.

Did you confirm with the Labour office that no WP was required? 

7 minutes ago, steelepulse said:

Don't these tours require snorkelers to wear life jackets?  

They might but that does not prevent someone(a non or poor swimmer) inhaling water from a snorkel they don't know how to use

2 minutes ago, Whitson said:

I used the passport service too

Depending on where one lives there could be an advantage in this both in terms of money and time.

30 minutes ago, lungjoe said:

I have a  1 year extension based on Marriage from Chaengwattana.

 

 

Unless you return in time to renew the extension you will need to start again with an O visa entry 

17 minutes ago, Whitson said:

What does not make sense is the amount they charge compared to other countries! Hugely inflated price for a simple service.

Even more so if one uses a well-known local visa agent...ahem!

Why would anyone use an agent to obtain a letter that is easily requested online or via the mail? 

3 minutes ago, Grouse said:

My Thai daughter has a UK passport and will receive all U.K. University benefits meagre though they are.

 I wish her well 

1 minute ago, Kieran00001 said:

 

We know that there are more places this year than last year, we know that from the government and from UCAS.  We also know that 3% less people enrolled on nursing courses in England this year than last.  Do you really need more evidence?  Perhaps you could give us a scenario where there are more places but less enrollments that does not result in available places, but I bet you can't!  By the way, did you study maths at primary level?

I have chosen to ignore your rudeness but would point out that you have failed to answer the question asked. Is it a reading or comprehension problem?

2 minutes ago, tebee said:

https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/education/hundreds-of-nurse-training-places-likely-to-be-unfilled/7009741.article

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-nurse-bursary-england-number-first-year-support-fees-ucas-jeremy-hunt-rcn-a8091131.html

1st Link is rabid speculation 

2nd Link "The UCAS 2017 End of Cycle report shows the numbers accepted are still the second highest on record, 22,575 compared to 23,385 in 2016 - across the UK 28,000 prospective nurses were accepted to study." 

An insignificant "drop" of 810 

Just now, Kieran00001 said:

 

 

There was 3% less enrollment than last year, there were also more placements available this year than last, do the maths.

You say that but provide no evidence -- Which universities were reporting they had failed to fill the available places on their undergraduate nursing courses?

I wonder what will happen when the OP attempts to secure an extension of stay? -- Perhaps he intends to continue paying exorbitant sums of money for something that costs 1900Bht if applied for in person at an immigration office.

24 minutes ago, Kieran00001 said:

 

More applicants than places, yes, but 3% less enrollments than last year.   Oh dear!

Please name the universities who failed to fill all their available nursing degree course places 

4 minutes ago, RotMahKid said:

This is no big news, just a small dealer at the corner of the street, there must be thousands of them.

 

Would you rather they be left on the streets? 

42 minutes ago, billd766 said:

 

I am not blaming ALL Thais but with a business comes responsibility and if you don't take the responsibility, only the money, then you shouldn't be in business.

So what are you suggesting? All those wanting to go on these tours sign to state they are competent swimmers with those refusing to sign being denied the trip? Or ..... ??

18 minutes ago, Kieran00001 said:

 

Nursing applicants were always oversubscribed, right up until two years ago when then scrapped the bursary, since then we have seen a drop in applicants of 33% and a drop in enrolment of 3%.  Some good universities remain oversubscribed, but not all of them anymore.

Oh dear --- There are still more applicants than available places and if you check carefully there has been a fall in the number of applicants for most(all) types of course, not just nursing! 

1 minute ago, cornishcarlos said:

My flight this month from Perth to BKK, return, was 1500 AUD...

That's quite expensive when, for less than that, I could fly with Emirates from BKK to London return.. Twice the distance for 60% of the cost !!!

I have recently returned from Perth and TA was the most expensive of the full-service carriers - we chose not to fly with them.

When I complete that form I put my own phone number in that space. There has never been a query or problem

43 minutes ago, 7by7 said:

Oded Yinon Plan

Mmm - Many would regard that as extremism! 

I knew an interesting old gent, a Palestinian who had spent most of his life in Aqaba, Jorden. During the course of a conversation, I once asked if he would like to return home. His response was instant and angry(not toward me) and he railed against what he described as those with the Jinn inside them -- He was speaking about the leaders/members of Hamas and other extremist groups. 

3 minutes ago, nontabury said:

So now I’m left wondering how these none E,u citizens manage to enter the country, especially when many Brits find it impossible to bring their own wives here.

Without knowing the facts it is impossible to know. I am, of course, aware of the many difficulties Brits have to overcome if they are to bring a  nonEU wife to the UK 

12 minutes ago, nontabury said:

Many of those same nurses,are now joining agencies. Resulting in the tax payers paying more. One solution would be to persuade people to take up a career in nursing,rather than a Univetsity course in media studies etc, which results in many of them finishing up with debts of tens of thousand, and no hope of viable employment.

  This course of action would have certainly been an advantage to a 24yr old women, who I spoke to a Tesco store in Bedfordshire last year. She’d received a PHD in English literature from a Russel group university. Now she’s a shelf stacker in that same store, burdened with a debt that she will probably never repay. So much for the wrong type of education.

 

There is no lack of applicants as nursing/midwifery courses have always been oversubscribed. Increasing the number of university places might be doable but providing the mandatory clinical placements would be a challenge for the NHS as each student must be actively supervised by an RN/RM which time-consuming and effectively reduces the number of available RN hours per patient.   A catchup game is being played out and unless the number of EU/non EU nurses can be increased the present staffing crisis will worsen 

I am intrigued by your story about the PhD shelf stacker!  That young woman probably has personal reason(s) for taking that job because she would surely be employable in the academic world either in the UK or abroad. Of course, her debt would be largely self-inflicted because she would have self-funded all but her first degree.