blackhorse

Looking at the pictures posted, I can't see what hazzard these motorcyclists could do to the nonexistent pedestrians.
 

 

 

Thanks for sharing this here. I have an appointment on the 26th. Since I'm going to be home for 3 months after that, thought prudent to make an appointment just in case current policy changes. Glad I did. This next extension was probably going to be my last one anyway. I'm a bit sad that the U.S. embassy is even "evaluating" but perhaps there will some other type of statement. Hopefully, if there are changes they will give some notice.

 
The BE is saying, understandably, that it cannot verify the sources of income. It never has done in the past, nor has any other embassy. I'm sure more information will be forthcoming. Either other embassies will have to change their policies, or the British Embassy will have to explain why it is the only embassy being required to verify. I think there has been too much of an outcry about this for them to simply ignore it.

Beware zuckerberg’s monster. Nothing it does is for anyone’s benefit but his. 

Oh? I have never seen them in Pattaya. Where are they there?

Facebook is free to use but has given Zuckerberg massive wealth and influence. I would expect he is expanding the property rental service to expand his wealth and influence. More users and charges to the people renting out property through his portal. 
There are many reasons why Thailand may have been chosen to roll this out in Asia. I doubt it being the best place in SE Asia to rent out a property is the main factor.
 
 

I doubt they will offer anything different to the current and numerous online booking sites.
I won't be using it as I think Zuckerberg already has too much money and influence. 

I always tip as I'm a dirty barstard so the room needs extra cleaning. 3 times a week at my hotel so 20 baht per cleaner = 60 baht..

Being a landlord these days just gets better and better in Thailand . I would use them but already booked out on air bnb

I think that it's much safer to assume that it has nothing whatsoever to do with satisfying Thai authorities.
 
The British Embassy does more than most to verify the stated income, so why would only they be targeted?
 
They have publicly lied about other aspects of the situation, safe to assume that they have lied about their motive for withdrawing the letters.

What possible court proceedings involving an expat or embassy could take place with regards to an income letter? Can you name a single case of litigation against an embassy over an income letter? It's just a stupid excuse IMO. If immigration decided not to accept an income letter for whatever reason, they would merely cancel the extension application and give the expat marching orders - case closed. They wouldn't even bother to contact the embassy. Thai immigration has all the power to do as they please.

The legality of the income letter "waver" was just a by product of the discussions here on TV

Try to keep up. Nobody said it was the sole reason

You don't F with the USA law. They will take you down.

Twitter bomb!! Somebody suggested, that we should get together and organize a protest outside of the embassy. We should get together and arrange a period of 3 hours when the ambassador receives a non-stop stream of twitter messages asking him for clarification.

In 20 years I've never seen one happen.  I think you are making it up.  How would you be in a position to gain such information? 

Proof? . A link to bj or even thai immigration announcement or it didn't happen

How do you know they are happening more and more?

Well I'd certainly be happy with that but I don't think that the British Embassy would. It would defeat the object of the exercise.

The embassy include a waiver on liability in the letter.

Lots of companies add waivers to their contracts that mean nothing in court.

Surely best to use prevention and not be liable in the first place eg what that rest have done

I’ve received a lot more responses from them because I’m getting really assertive but polite at the same time with them.  So far it looks like literally every other embassy is business as usual and providing the proof of income affidavits EXCEPT for the British Embassy.  The US Embassy nothing has changed regardless of the BS statement the British Embassy made the German Embassy and every other Embassy is still providing the service except for the British Embassy.  Sounds like the British Embassy is just lazy because they don’t want to full fill the requirement that’s always been in place, the only difference is that immigration is now actually enforcing the rule that embassies must verify our income which I have no problem with because I know that my monthly income requirement is way above the minimum for my marriage visa.  Even for a retirement visa my income is still more than double the minimum monthly requirement.  I go by the monthly income requirement because it’s no ones business how much money I have saved and I prefer to use my United States bank, I don’t want to use a local bank but if I’m forced to I will.  I can put 40 or 50 thousand Baht in a Thai bank just to show the minimum monthly income and then print a bank statement and then just withdraw my money back after I print the bank statement.  It would be a hassle but I could do it.  I have savings in the states and I receive my monthly pension payments.  

As I've already explained, for the BE producing income letters is zero sum. Are your cremations zero sum?
According to an accountant stopping the letters would not make any hole in the income stream.
 
Whether other embassys follow suit is the acid test as to whether the BE were BSing everyone about the meeting with Immigration earlier in the year.

The British Embassy did more than most other embassys to verify income, so why has no other embassy been affected by this? They have publicly lied twice over this issue. I believe that the "verification vs certification" issue is a smokescreen, to hide the real motive which is cost cutting. Move to smaller accommodation, cut down on staff salaries and office accommodation by cutting a net zero service. An accountants dream.