Geordieabroad

A reasonable salary for her position, can't understand why some people are getting their knickers in a twist

On 5/8/2023 at 1:47 PM, smedly said:

maybe I'm missing something - doesn't everyone pay tax when you buy a ticket

Yes, 700 baht

How can they propose charging us foreigners living in Thailand ANOTHER 1,000 baht to leave the country.

We ALREADY pay 1,000 for a re entry permit to get back in.

Just another proposed government scam

On 5/4/2023 at 4:49 PM, dingdongrb said:

Have you done both to know?

 

Maybe things have changed or are different but the last tie I did the marriage extension was in 2015. My daughter and my wife had to also go to the IO as my wife had to be interviewed each time. I tried going one year without them and I was sent away and was told that my wife, at a minimum, had to join me.

 

I also  had to go twice each time. The first to go through the application and interview process, then about 30 days later to get my passport stamped after Bangkok approved the extension.

 

Yes, 2 copies of everything for marriage and only 1 for retirement, (Writer's cramp signing 2 copies of all the dead trees.) Here's the list of what was required for marriage and has never been needed for retirement. (Maybe things are different now or are different at other IOs):

 

- Marriage cert

- Divorce decree

- Wife's Thai ID

- Wife's house book

- Daughter's birth certificate

- An affidavit from the US Consulate stating that I was previously divorced, currently married to my Thai wife, and when/where my daughter was born. (NOTE: This affidavit came at a cost. If memory serves me correctly it was $50 USD).

- Pictures of me and the family at our rental home

 

 

 

Totally agree with everything you listed, plus we had to take a guest to IO who had been at our wedding reception to act as witness, ludicrous, that was in 2018.

I changed to retirement extension straight after that

Forget about extension based on marriage, i did it for the 1st 2 years, too invasive and too much hassle. 5 years ago i changed to retirement based extension, much simpler and easier

On 4/20/2023 at 5:46 AM, skatewash said:

What a bizarre article! The legal requirement for 90-Day Reporting of your address to immigration has absolutely no connection to "keeping your retirement extension alive."  No one in history has lost their retirement extension by failing to do a 90-Day Report.  The consequence for not doing a 90-Day report is limited to the following: a 2,000 baht fine and a notation made in your passport that you were late In filing your 90-Day Report. 

 

The only thing that keeps your retirementra extension alive Is a re-entry permit obtained from immigration for 1,900 baht (single) or 3,800 baht (multiple)..  Whether youn file a 90-Day Report or not has no bearing at all on this issue.

 

The article mistakenly considers them to be intertwined.  They are not.

The cost of a single re entry permit is 1,000, not 1,900

I reckon this is why the Thai government are going for submarines

Too stupid to comment on so ....

I don't know how much an android box "should" cost but i bought a one for 2,000 baht 3 years ago, fully loaded with apps and i've added a couple myself. Money very well spent

Never seen any Russians here wearing anti Ukraine t shirts so why do you want to get involved and create more bad feelings. Unless you're from Ukraine then mind your own business and enjoy Pattaya

1 hour ago, stoner said:

and the scourge of alcohol continues. 

You sound like a vegan of the alcohol world

Nothing wrong with Wise. Only upload passport as ID.

I have a £ account with them, transfer £ as and when i see decent exchange rate, low fees (£6 in £1,000) and the money is in my Thai account within seconds

I have renewed my driving license twice at Pattaya (the transport office just off route 36) and have never seen a form

On 1/13/2023 at 12:46 PM, BritTim said:

There is nothing in the rules that stipulates that you must apply for a re-entry permit yourself. That said, individual immigration offices may not like you having someone else do it for you. An agent would be able to get it done, at another office if necessary, for around 1,000 baht I would think.

I've never read anything in the rules either but....last November i was going to Laos for a few days holiday, the wife said she was passing Jomtien immigration so she would get my re entry permit, next thing i know she phoned me from immigration and said the IO said i have to be there for it to be issued, so who knows

On 1/9/2023 at 10:37 AM, chuang said:

A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing.????

If i was ever in court i'd hate to see you on the jury, guilty until proven innocent

On 12/23/2022 at 10:17 AM, VocalNeal said:

Liquid sugar is quite common even in big coffee chains.

Honey or maple syrup?

On 12/7/2022 at 8:37 PM, Moonlover said:

Was the car still parked there after sunset? It's an offence to park the 'wrong way round' after dark in some countries. It could be the same here.

That is the case in the UK in a built up area

You can get done for drink driving 3 times in a year before you get a 90 day ban and then get your points back on January 1st, then start all over again, what a joke

6 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

Were their home country criminal records checked before they were let into Thailand?

So you want people to have to submit a police report in order to travel to Thailand on top of all the other ribbish

3 hours ago, Orinoco said:

You can usually spot them, they are doing 20mph on the hard shoulder. 

A few people on here had a go at me a while ago when i suggested mixing dope with drink driving wasn't the greatest idea....oh well, we'll see

5 hours ago, Elkski said:

So 1.6 billion baht or 43 million USD so 10% of 70 million can watch soccer?  So like 6$ per viewer or 200 baht or 1/4 days wage per viewer.     I'm glad im not a sports fan 

Obvious you're not a sports fan judging from your comment

My HP laptop was driving me crazy (it was 6 years old), turn on and it was 25 - 30 minutes before i could do anything with it. hit the shut down and it took 5 - 6 minutes to shut down, tried everything after getting advice from  everyone in the world.  Then i found the answer, invest in  a new one. Now start up and shut down are instant