The Fugitive

Shows how even for the same process each office can be different. Phuket may never ask but if you're prepared then you can't be caught out.

Wow! I've never gone prepared for that. Proves just about anything could happen.

Know what you mean. I have a Gateway laptop from 2007. 1.6Ghz/1Gb Ram. Barely runs Windows XP or even lightweight Linux distros. Not worth spending money on to upgrade. But the HD could be used elsewhere. As scubascuba3 advises, I'd format the HD and donate to Father Ray foundation.

Thanks for that. Sounds like CM were already doing things 'correctly'. Can understand wanting a copy of our latest address notification but not previous ones (I was told to obtain photocopies of all). I could see the boss signing off my wad of paperwork and, as you might guess, he never turned any pages over. Taking copies of 90 day report receipts just takes the biscuit! We haven't got any choice, only thing to do is be prepared so that you don't get the runaround on the day.

Brilliant isn't it! In my case, neither the girl on the photocopy machine nor the document check Immigration Officer apparently knew of this extra requirement. I was part way through with the issuing IO before I was told to go get photocopies of these receipts.

This (apparently, it isn't only me) additional requirement might not yet have filtered through to your Immigration Office or your particular Immigration Officer may not be aware (or even care). Up to you whether you make photocopies for next year's extension application or not.

Agreed! The first sentence was; 'For extension of stay (retirement), there is a need to make a copy of your registration of address slip'. This I failed to do myself in October 2022 and was waved away back to the photostat machine outside the IO's office to obtain (and pay for of course), copies of my historical TM28 and TM30 receipts that were stapled inside my passport.

No mistake. Retirement extensions didn't previously require photocopies of the 'Receipt(s) Of Notification of Change of Address'. They do now as I found out in October this year.

Even sadder is that, especially in UK, single retirees can't afford to continue to live there either if receiving State Pension only.

I shower outside using a saucepan.

Baffling! Appears could so easily have been avoided.

Mrs had a speed camera fine (500 baht) by post taken in Khon Kaen. She didn't pay it but it wasn't added onto road tax at next renewal. More recently, she lent her car to her son for a long distance trip because he only has an old pick-up. We received speed camera fines upon a daily basis. I stopped counting at five. So far, only one reminder notice received. I ask her to go to the LTO for safety check, road tax and insurance but it usually takes a police stop and fine to spur her into doing so.

Thanks for posting. Good to keep up-to-date on our options!

There have been similar cases of retirees running out of cash/other problems and keeping their heads down. You wouldn't expect to see news photographs of them being put on flights handcuffed. However, if they hadn't the cash for their homeward flight wouldn't they still be in the Immigration Detention Centre? Or, just maybe, they could have been shown some sympathy and allowed to 'do a deal' of some sort?

Agree. Sometimes it doesn't take much to upset the apple cart. The report says he had already retired so you would assume he would have had a source of income. Feel sorry for the guy whatever, he's got extra problems now.

Many thanks for this perfect explanation. Things have changed and for the better from the security point of view!

Thanks for that. An appreciable increase in performance. Maybe due to updated technology?

I inherited a base Honda Wave 100 from my father-in-law. Used it very occasionally when my Mrs wasn't around to drive me. I thought that was quite fast enough! Went back to UK in the Summer and when I returned the Wave had gone. Mrs explained that a friend had fallen upon hard times and she had ended up with no moto. We've now got a Yahama XMax 300. Apparently, another friend's son was buying it on the drip but couldn't afford to keep up the instalments. She gave him what he had paid to date and took the moto, taking over the monthly instalments (think 8,000 odd). Don't even know how to start it.

Interesting thanks. I have yet to fly with them but may do so soon. Were you offered rerouting at the time?

Although it was new is it possible this farang had it 'race tuned' (or whatever the expression is nowadays?) Seems unlikely that an extra 35cc would make such a difference in performance.

World Standard since 1944.

Hoping for decapitation in a road accident myself. All over in 4 seconds apparently.

Thanks for the information. Makes you scratch your head thinking about it! Should they really have closed your existing account down? Or, out of consideration to an existing good customer (who may or may not return to UK) do they have the discretion to permit your banking relationship with them to continue? That seems to be the case with my Santander and Halifax accounts. From recent reports Santander are conducting enquiries into some customer accounts possibly for this reason.

Well thought out advice, many thanks. I am approaching expiry of pink paper licence valid until 70 years. Haven't driven either in UK or abroad for ten years so need to decide what to do.

For incidental expenses too if you haven't taken out travel insurance.