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4 minutes ago, mpchamp said:

Ah thanks for clarification. So this is still the apartment owner house book. The owner is a bit snobbish ????

When your wife registers on that online site, she needs to upload a picture/scan of her ID card and another one of an "address document" for the property in question. Depending on your immigration office, they might accept the rental contract or a document from condo management with her name on it for the latter.

For example, a friend of mine in Bangkok used the latest monthly water bill from condo management, and that was accepted (no house book required).

The only way for Israel to get rid of their eternal PM "Bibi the Slaughterer" might be to have him finally tried by this international court for his crimes against humanity. Interesting development to say the least!

Legalize it and tax it. Do the same with prostitution and recreational drugs while you're at it.

You're welcome.

Didn't they say next month just yesterday? June isn't anywhere near next month, and come June they might just say October...

I'd say if you liked living in Thailand before, it's a good idea to come back. Personally, I wouldn't wait, nobody knows how long this pandemic will drag on.

I've staid in Thailand throughout Covid and I doubt it would have been a more pleasant time anywhere else - probably a lot less so in most places!

The entry process seems to be pretty streamlined now, and if you plan to stay long-term, the one-off expense and time spent in quarantine doesn't really matter much either.

On 1/29/2021 at 7:40 AM, Chang2 said:

A little off-topic, but when Bitkub/coins.th deposit the funds, does that show up as a FCT (Foreign Currency Transfer)?

No, their transfers are domestic and instant. They don't show up as international.

3 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Do you think even one of the people that got taken by this even bothered to try such a basic attempt at due diligence? 

I think it's fair to say that people who fall for such a 3.5% per month scheme aren't familiar with the concept of due diligence. In fact it is such an outrageous offer that you don't even need to do due diligence and can dismiss it outright, halfway through through the pitch.

Still it's an interesting hypothetical question. I don't think a customer service rep at their call center would flag this. They would probably just assume it has been a misunderstanding. If the same rep has to deal with several similar calls within a short period of time, on the other hand, then who knows!

At my condo, only delivery guys and visitors (those who bother to register with security for a visitor pass anyway) are temperature checked, not residents.

I think that's how it should be. When I return to my condo, I've usually had my temperature taken a good 3-4 times within the last few hours anyway (malls, 7/11s, supermarkets, BTS stations, what not). If I want to check my temperature at home, on the other hand, I have my own thermometer.

From "somewhere in Asia", now that's a statement that instills confidence!

15 minutes ago, ExpatOK said:

For President Trump to be "locked up," he would have to be convicted of a crime and then sentenced.  There is nothing to indicate those two things will happen.

We'll see in due time.

Definitely a winning idea, it would make a real nice and interesting museum for Thais and foreign visitors alike.

If he wants to make money from tourist visas, maybe he should start issuing them again in the first place.

As Thailand does.

Why use a mafia law when domestic terrorism is a much better fit?

Anyway, if Trump goes down as Don Donald or as the Traitor President ultimately doesn't matter to me, as long as he gets locked up for his crimes.

13 hours ago, Somchair said:

What would happen if you secure a volunteering visa and then 3 months into it you decide you want to study Thai language at a language school? Are you then forced to convert it to an ED visa or would the language school let you study there on your volunteering visa?

You can study on any visa or extension, so if you already have a valid one for any other reason, you are not forced to change it.

1 hour ago, Matreusse said:

No details showed when I did a transfer 2 days ago, BBL to Kasikorn.

What I meant is Kasikorn Bank's monthly statement that you can request to be emailed to you on the 1st of each month. I was surprised to find sender and recipient names for my inbound and outbound January transfers in the latest statement. Either that's new or I had never noticed it in the past.

So if you (or anyone else, as per the thread topic) makes a domestic bank transfer to me now, I will get to see your name, so it won't be "anonymous". Although I doubt it ever was, I'd guess that information could always be requested from the bank.

If Thailand with its near total lack of democracy can rank 4th, that is just testament to the sad state of affairs of democracy in Asean.

That surprises me. I thought there was always the option to volunteer, before the draft. Wasn't that the reason why well-heeled guys who didn't want to be drafted "moved" to districts where the quota could be filled with volunteers?

Is that a bloody joke?

Rest in peace, Sir Tom. Sad to see you go, but you had a really good run.

On 1/29/2021 at 4:14 PM, Matreusse said:

He's right, I've just made an online transfer from my BBL account to my Kbank account and the online statement shows no details of the sender.

That might be changing. I just noticed that my most recent monthly KBank statement includes the names of senders, including mine when I sent money from my Bangkok Bank account last month.

On 1/27/2021 at 7:27 PM, david555 said:

at ATM cash deposit machines ?....you forget you need a  card  for it , and forgot the camera ? or do you know such whiteout that needed?

You don't need a card (just the recipient's account number) and you're probably wearing face mask. Could add a hat for even better privacy. ????

2 minutes ago, cubism001 said:

I'm older, so they said a one year retirement visa was better for me than a volunteer visa 

Sounds like good advice. If you're old enough (50+) to qualify for the retirement visa, the volunteer visa is a waste of money.