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would go with Index. bought few things from them and really happy. everything right on time too. So far quality is good

IKEA is really stressful. I bought 1 bed from them and to do transportation just because of the paper work and other things it took really 1-2 hours just to order transportation from them. Quality is also not like WOW.. normal.

its a 'friendly' scorpion. Dont kill them but dont let it come into your house too. They do good if they stay in your garden. Eat other small stupid animals which can harm your garden. Dont step on them also.  555555

On 9/13/2022 at 8:46 PM, talahtnut said:

An Ausie mate imported his bike into Thailand,

the bike disappeared like magic, customs said

they couldn't find it. One consolation, no duty was due.

damn..

so they will pay back to him? someone must pay back to him.. thailand or Aus

before covid my bill was around 1800

covid i remember it came 0 at least 2-3 months. (government help)

after covid for a long time it raised to 2800ish

this month 1800 again..

You dont need a DL at all. you have a TR visa which  gives you the rights to drive in thailand for 3 months. You dont need to show anything to the police. just tell them you are on TR and you can drive 3 months. If you get a new TR then again you will have 3 months. 

Hi,

your visa ends the date on the termination letter. And IO will ask you to leave the country in 24 hours. Im not sure if its still possible but you can pay 1900 baht for another 7 days. 

If the date on the letter is before your departure, you may ask the school to help you and change the date on it. Some of them can help if you have really good relationship with them. Or you can pay 1-2 days overstay without a problem. I heard that they dont even bother to charge you if its 1 day overstay. 

For the work permit actually you need to go to the labor office with the letter form the school and again im not sure but with your paid tax documents. BUT most of the times school do the cancellation, if they are not lazy to do so. If no one cancels it, it might cause problems if you want to work again in thailand. I would make it super clear with the school that they will cancel it surely. If you want to play safe just do it yourself. It will take your 10min. 

good luck

well, of course there is a age limit which is around 58 and up. But if your work place writes a letter saying they need you and you are a good teacher blah blah, they let it go. 

19 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

I believe it is the change from marriage to another extension.  I was required to have my wife visit immigration when made the change from marriage to retirement.  Reason given is joint property laws of Thailand they need spouse to know that a change has been made and (partner may be planning an exit?).  As travel made wife ill (main reason changing) they would accept doctors certificate if she unable attend - wife made the trip and don't believe they even spoke to her.  

maybe... thanks for the info

On 9/8/2022 at 5:15 PM, TerraplaneGuy said:

Using the app, do you need to upload copies of the owner’s ID and house-book?  Some Immigration offices require those if you file a TM30 in person. 

yes, and its so easy. just take a photo via your mobile and upload it or put a jpg file of them

37 minutes ago, Autonuaq said:

i just needed the visa application

the marriage certificate if married in Thailand otherwise it needs to be legalized.

ID of both

Blue book

and all singed.

 

easy and strainght forward.

its up to where you are applying from. For example thai embassy in Cambodia asks for this letter, but Savanakhet doesnt want. 

for the letter, she can write that you guys are happily married and you want to come to thailand to be together and you and she would be very grateful if they give this opportunity. 

also dont forget to sign every document belongs to you. She must sign documents belongs to her.

good luck

hi. you can do changes from the settings in the app

not me but 1 of my friend asked to show 20.000 at the Io desk. But this was before covid.

14 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:

Of course they will start checking, smoking weed and using non-medicinal approved products carries up to 25,000 baht fine and/or 3 months jail. Why does nobody seem to be able and read a 2-3 sentence law?

 

The only reason they do not check at populair selling places, is because they make a nice donation already. Otherwise this is the future milk cow where you likely get away with 5K if being smart of 10-15K if a newbie loud tourist.

traffic alcohol check got one of my friends. the new law says 10.000 baht fine and im not fully sure but directly prison. So my friend called his wife and his wife talked with them like 5 min and then the police asked 7000 but they agreed on 5000... and he left the scene in his car. Actually he was lucky because the top ranked police was only sergeant so it was easy for the police to arrange this 'deal' otherwise he had no chance.  

4 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

If someone has a real problem with corruption, why would they choose Thailand as their country of interest?

the topic is not about corruption. but you help me to mention something. why we help it?

6 hours ago, howlee101 said:

While your two points are valid, I'm hopeful you are not naïve to realize corruption is not only rampant in Thailand, it's rampant all over the world.  If there is a way to skirt the process, someone will figure out how to do it.  Just one point to make, the immigration officer at the BKK et al does not ask for a return ticket, the airlines do.  As for the visa agencies, I don't have any first hand knowledge but I would bet my annual income there are many brown envelope being handed out in order to get a visa processed.  Is life fair?  Not even close.  Here's an honest question, if you were arrested in Thailand, or anywhere else, AND if you had the means, would you take your punishment OR try to buy your way out of it.  I personally don't have a problem with the ticket websites or visa agencies.  Blame the inane bureaucratic process we are faced with....the old saying, when in Rome.

well corruption is not the point. Its everywhere and every country. I know corruption in the UK very well. so.. forget about it. and also at some point who is responsible for corruption.. it is you.. because you let it go. and this is the point. thank you. 

about getting arrest.. well you will if you do something wrong, and you deserve it. 

nice point you mentioned. thank you

First of all i was not sure where to start this post, i believe this is the place.. if not please move it to a suitable place.. thanks

secondly, im not starting this post to start any argument, giving names, advertisement, no criticizing, etc. (so please stay on the topic) just seriously  wondering about this and want to know.

that been said.

i was thinking this lately... so this forum is to help people with having some kind of problems. Thats great. And i love this forum. And as you can see people are having a lot of visa problems this or that reasons. And mostly asking about how they can get a visa or solve a likewise problem. So, many people are trying to answer them, help them regarding to their experience or knowledge or both which is great.

but if im not mistaken, suggesting or directing people to illegal things/ways is not allowed in this forum. Then two things comes to mind... 

1) fake plane ticket sites: I have seen many posts about this.. many people suggesting this way to people who thinks or know cannot enter the country if they dont show a return ticket. So, without saying too much, i want to check the reality: to lie an immigration officer is a crime, right? so the person in this case lie two times.. about the ticket and his intentions. question here might be fake ticket seller is legal or not. Well, obviously not (in my opinion) because at the end of the day, there is no ticket. just people found a way to show it like legal or ok. So i was wondering should we or you suggest someone to buy a fake return ticket? Do we do a favor to him or not a favor to the country we are living in? its a deep and detailed question. please think. 

2) Visa agencies: well, obviously this is also a big thing. I, myself used agency too before. And tbh i regret. i hate what i did and used one. and i against agencies. because of many reasons. no need to mention here (not personal reasons). As you know suggesting to use an agency is the most common answer in this forum. then again the question here is are these agencies legal? again my opinion no. Because they get your visa via forged documents or no documents at all, bribing an immigration officer (here its not important IO is ok with this or not, action is important by you) also.. do you think its fair that someone pays some money and gets everything in days, but you really work hard to get it in normal ways? So again, is it ok to suggest people using them? 

so i could write more but i think the main idea is clear. I do believe that 2 act are illegal and its a daily topic in this forum. Are they life saver, yes. But really the correct way, no. so what is the red line in this forum.. what we can suggest what we cannot? is it right to suggest these things?

thanks

5 hours ago, Oyosty said:

Thank you. Everything has been resolved and I’m going back today thankfully. I got a return ticket for September 30, 2022 so I can come back sooner and it will be under 1 month instead of 3 months like before. I also won’t need an agent, anyways I misunderstood what they meant and it’s just somebody waiting on the other side to basically greet me. Lol. They don’t even help with immigration. 

like i said.. that guy would be waiting you at the other side and would do a taxi duty and would get your 1000 baht. Thats another scam. 

thats the thing with agents. actually they cannot do a lot. 

good luck and again i hope your grandfather gets well soon

do it via mobile app. It is so easy. takes 5-10 min to do. no IO funny stuff. There is also a website but i heard it stuck or freeze often. 

i would rather not to know... i dont want to stop drinking water or taking a shower. 

the porn card was in the TV you newly bought?

it might have some virus in it and affected your TV. OR maybe your TV setup off for the adult content? 

need service. I would take it back and ask for a new TV without a porn card in it. 

one of my friends had some serious issues with lotus. not 1 but i think 3-4 times.

he bought something and went to the cashier to pay, then he realized they charge him more than the price tag. So, he mentioned the situation and the cashier was like ohh sorry they forgot to change the price. My friend is really good at law and he know all. So, he asked for the manager. in this case actually the customer MUST pay the price on the price tag with no arguments. So the manager accepted easily and he paid the same as price tag. he also demanded some money because of some reasons, they told him to take this matter to higher position and will let him know. Few days later the exact same thing happened at the same place! and same situation.. and yes i know impossible and 3rd time another day!! in 3rd time he refused to leave the louts and asked for a immediate solution.  And he got some backup from thai consumers there too. because they had the same issue. Well at the end lotus gave him 10.000 baht gift card and asked him to close the case. he got the gift card and lotus seriously checked the price tags and replace them. 

what happened to me is, i found out dated products at MaxValue. well i didnt do anything but warned the stuff. They all suddenly gather around me and tried to stop me taking pictures or talking with other people WHICH i was not going to do because i was in a hurry. but it was a scene how they panicked! 

Well the more reading your answers the more its clear that you are using an agency to keep your staying in thailand as long as you can, and no intensions of studying. Otherwise you wouldnt use an agency. Thats why most likely there will be no letter to prove your excuse for missing many classes. But if you are really studying and just used the agency to avoid all immigration joke.. ok. And if so, i think school can give you a letter explaining the situation. I would also take some photos with your grandfather showing his situation. Dont know will work or not worth the try.

i wouldnt trust that agency which will assist you at the immigration. Thats most likely he will just meet you right after all the immigration process which is no help to you at all. But if the agency knows someone at the immigration when you are getting your stamp, thats another story and might work out. never heard of this though.

first of all i would say immigration most likely will not let you enter the country with the current ED visa. so you better stop spending money on agency and just leave the country normally and forget about your ED visa.

get a tourist visa and come back OR ask your agency to provide you with the papers from the school or whatever they working with and present them to the thai embassy in your country. This might be risky if the agency.. created one school for you. 

and sorry to hear about your grandfather, hope he will get well soon.

also... i know you dont want to hear this.. but really.. you need a proper visa to stay in thailand.. i mean what will you try after your ED visa? martial arts school? for how long it will take you.. 

good luck