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world air quality...you can right click and choose the location..I am now using Chulalonghorn hospital..but there are many others...displays in real time..and a right click gives me the different readings...

yep, John, showing 122 on my chrome extension...As far as the purifiers..I think 

hatari might be a good choice, and as you made us aware, it is al;l about the replacement filters..Hatari fans are one of the best thai brands i have experienced.  Some of the others think they are Hewlett Packard or something..we'll give you a great deal on the machine, if not free, and then you'll buy the filters from us with a 1800% mark-up.  Something to be said for living near the river though, seems to be some good movement of air, we'll see.

4 minutes ago, HHTel said:

I take it back regarding the Japanese but they are a little different to the retirees being discussed.

 

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/05/22/national/social-issues/thailand-popular-japanese-retirees-many-end-dying-alone/#.W900KdUzZEY

One difference is that Immigration catered to them for years, offering special visa sessions on Saturdays to the Japanese Club or whatever it is called in CM.  The article just about describes exactly how the Japanese guy was I met in line one morning at 4 am in CM.  Complete nice guy, but definitely on the reclusive side, lived in a semi remote area if CM Province.

I should have stated it worked fine.  All I had to do was answer Thai or English when prompted, which is a function of Translate.  I did say no to adding it to my screen, which may have been required to set it with Android.  

Many Japanese retirees here, many were here much before farang.  

I just tried shopee, using Android and chrome...asked me at the bottom if I wanted English...but no Thai or US flag thing to choose language.

I bought a safe from Lazada and the lock was on crooked.  I made them come and carry the 53 kg beast away...the guy didn't even have a hand truck or dolley...so you really do have to watch them on the defective stuff...but Amazon will pull a fast one here and there, too.  Any thing listed as one size for the ladies is meant for a lady 140 cm tall.

2 minutes ago, nick said:

The "locally" thing never happened to me regardless of being a "routine". BTW what? Are you supposed to keep every single purchase slip from a cashier?? Is your name on a slip??

 

agreed, and it is often better to pay with CC if the rate is better than what you got on your recent transfer,,and have a good card.

And in fact, consumer protection is way better for us cards....I simply tell them who has screwed me...And that sure did get their attention at Gnome Throw, when the drill I bought failed on the second use...went from a 45 day refund to 7 days..in about 10 seconds.

24 month fixed deposit....2.5% at CIMB.....50K-1 million.....interest paid monthly.....good for November...I was in the branch today...not 1000% certain, just saw the sign, and the boss told me she would do it...only getting 3.05% in the US on a 24 month...

Amazon will tell you upfront if they ship the item in question to Thailand...it looks like they collect the customs fees up front....a 14 USD package of fruit of the loom will run about 1400 THB...never seen anything tempting..although I think they are getting in on the direct from china routine for low priced items.

I bought my Sony TV from a leading electronics retailer, who also sells through Lazada,,,,great price.  A decent place for some sexy stuff for the housekeeper, too.  Unlike PowerBuy, they take US credit cards, too.

Banggood is fine for some inexpensive electronic items...like those new corn led lights.

1 hour ago, sqwakvfr said:

Integrity Legal in Bangkok just posted a YouTube video where the attorney(the pudgy guy) recommends Americans who encounter difficulty with extending their Retirement Visa go back to the US and obtain a Non-immigrant O-A.  I thought about this because I obtained the O-A in the past.  But I suspect the requirement for the O-A would change to stay in line with the changes coming for extensions in Thailand.  The Thai Consulate I went to accepted a letter from my pension board with no questions asked.  Also, the 800K Baht requirement can be in a American bank.  Would a newly arrived American who arrives in Thailand on the O-A then be required to open a Thai Bank Account.  

not until a few months before you get an extension.

8 minutes ago, JonBreadMan said:

Nope was 29 days having fun in Pattaay.... was one day before to make sure no problems, had a bad foot and could not walk, or would have looked at going to the boarder and back, done it many many times in the past.

My landlord in Udon gave me the original slip to keep in my pp....She had given me a copy, and the officer told me I needed the original at extension time.  And she correctly noted that was odd because she reported two foreigners on the same form..tough break for you...I always came with at least a 60, as that was well worth it compared to an extension.  5000?  Ouch!

If you left the country and came back, you must report again...new departure card number....

15 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

I think she is giving you the runaround. I think you need to talk to a supervisor.

There is nothing that states that it has to be retirement income which what she is implying.

Here what the police order 138/2557 for the documents required states.

The tax return would apply if you were working here.

No surprise that a government worker believes that the only way to get money is from the government...certainly would be the case for them.  I look young for a retirement extendor...but they constantly ask where I work, and about my WP, which I dont have or need.  Work and save...actually a lot to that..but they just dont get it.

stamp, signature, and date...which has to be same date as application in some offices,,,Nonthaburi, for one....which is good because if people had to line up at zero-dark-thirty like in CM, it would be impossible.  Also, they can be ------ about an update that day, which can be hard to do on a fixed deposit.  I would even add an extra 50K FD on that date, if it would make them happy.  Apparently BBL can force an update in your FD book, but CIMB could not, but also gave me a signed stamped copy of the page with the FD.  Other accounts, it is good to add a small amount for the fresh entry..I would even take an ATM slip for extra support.

1 minute ago, JackThompson said:

The required funds are 800K for a retirement-based extension.  But the solution is to have the 800K in one-spouse's acct, get the retirement-extension for them, then have the other "piggy-back" with a Non-O extension as the spouse / family-member of the other.  No financials are required for the 2nd applicant.

correct, and I have read reports of joint accounts requiring 1.6, which many have...but the way things have been going, a joint account still might not work.  Always keep it simple....especially here, yet many just cant get a hold of that concept.

14 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Prachinburi

 

But my point in posting this was  how I do it, in answer to people wanting to know how one would demonstrate where funds came from.

 

Doers not solve the problem of those living off funds obtained through investment in Thailand or property rental in Thailand, but will work for those whose funds come from abroad.

The entry in your passbook indicates if it is from abroad. 

3 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Every single one. 11 years straight now.

I was also required to show this in Bangkok Imm office onI think my3nd or 3rd extrnsion but that is more than 20 tears ago.

Sent from my SM-J701F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

might have been worth mentioning which obscure office you use.

5 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

That almost fits into being being considered a conspiracy theory to me. Utter nonsense IMO.

damn right...ever wonder how many visa agencies are backed by farang?  Farang that constantly use scare tactics and lies to push people to agents?

4 hours ago, Sheryl said:

When money is transferred from oversees there is something called a "credit advice" that comes in. Your bank HQ will have it.

 

Even though I use the 800K method my Imm office requires proof the money came from overseas, I get that in a bank letter and for that I have to show the bank the various credit advices. They then include the details in their letter, describing briefly each transfer.

 

You can arrange with most banks to have these Credit Advices sent to you routinely. Then when extension time comes around you bring them to the bank and have them include this info in a letter, i.e. Mr X bank account number X has received X transfers from abroad into his account as follows:  (amounts, dates, where from)"

 

This is what a Credit Advice from Kasikorn bank looks like:

 

I say BS on this...maybe your first one, if done within the country..not subsequent.  Never heard of anyone having to do this, and few could.

57 minutes ago, elviajero said:

10K is for visa exempt entries.

20K is for visa holders.

The old sign was 20 for families and 10 for individuals.

Just now, MARK74 said:

That signs not much good to tourists that have just got to the airport

Doesn't help people on the wrong side of the bridge in Myanmar,can't it is posted there, too.  Even saw some missionaries pass the money back through the fence.

1 minute ago, MekkOne said:

avoid ladies at the checkpoint...

I still got a crush on the IO at Maesai....damn near perfect...but I always had my ducks in a row..and I'll bet she is more like an SS Officer to some of the trash Packers.  And that place was just about ground zero for the visa runner crackdown.