blackhorse

They have no choice.
 
I am not British  but have been privately advised that the 'Stat Declaration' is just about finished.
 
Stop blaming any country.

Really?
How are the weeds 'midst the pumpkins?

Isn't this in essence much like the British Embassy does until now (I don't use service so unsure), and now the embassy says Thai Imm needs the embassy to verify the pension is true. With Aussie stat dec how is the Thai Imm requirement for proof of truth of the income letter satisfied (if there is such a requirement and the Brit Embassy isn't just dumping the service for other reasons!)?

Well I assumed the US would follow and others will announce the change as well.
 
No one using that method will sleep tonight & no amount of complaining will force the respective Embassy to do a thing as it's a Thai issue.
 
Oh sigh I do feel for the guys using the monthly income method but I think it's time to seriously consider an exit.

He died doing what he loved

I live in the building and they even have an entry door direct from the lobby. The British 2 story sports bar next door does a roaring trade.

Rents on soi 11 are now astronomical so many are setting up shop in adjoining sois

 
agree, look around. my apartment block is managed by the family who built it. they are hands on, customer focused and expect their staff to be the same. any tenant, thai or foreign, who breaks the rules, usually noise, is given one warning then asked to leave. if it is a big breach they leave immediately;  recently the thai gf of a foreigner had a complete meltdown that ended up in the corridor and therefore on cctv and they were asked to leave the next day.
 
if building work is going on nearby the management negotiate reasonable working/noise hours to lessen the disturbance.
 
good apartment blocks are out there.

Hello,
Yes, there are the joys of renting, but also those of the purchase.
Ask the 50 future / ex buyers of TROPICAL OCEAN at HUA HIN what they think.
They have been robbed by crooked promoters who for some have disappeared, and no one is responsible.
Soaring savings of a lifetime.

7 Signatures so far: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/230120/sponsors/new?token=DK30K4e4lQKtLa3JO0h8
 
 

Nobody has any idea what the other Embassy's are doing yet. No Embassy can or will guarantee what you tell them. This enquiry as such, has been going on a while and this I suspect, is the start of it. The UK is simply the first to say that they just cannot comply with what Thailand is asking for in the way of guarantees of financial information.
Lets see what transpires over the next month or so. I suspect the UK won't be the one and only that say they cannot comply. I posted a link above which may help to understand where they are with it.

Why is everyone blaming the British Embassy for this.
This has come direct from the UK Govt.
Look on gov.uk website.
I dont think its a problem. The only people that should be concerned is the ones who live in Thailand with hardly any money.
I dont live in Thailand. I spent almost 1 year in Bkk and returned home in June.
Thailand is expensive.
Housing and transport is cheap and cost of hotels are cheap when i wanted to travel to the beach.
But honestly...street food from filthy road side sellers at 50bht does not appeal to me.
Cheaper to eat and drink in UK.
I never went to Thailand to go girlie bars or such (never appealed to me) as i was living with my gf (not thai).
Can all you ex pats tell me what the appeal is of living in Thailand on 15,000bht a month after taking off housing costs?
I was spending 25000bht after paying my half share of condo cost a month.
My idea of going to live somewhere other than at home in the UK watching where i spend my money and keeping tabs on how many times i go out in a month just does not do it for me.
Maybe with all that is happening in Thailand with immigration time you went back home instead of moaning.
Maybe its Thailand just had enough of people living there and not spending much money that is not helping the economy. 
Tourists are what they are wanting...not people living there and not really contributing apart from buying a 80bht Chang or Leo.
 
 
 

 
If I recall right regarding that unit, the four filters you're mentioning are ONE set, meaning they all get used at the same time...
 
As opposed to, four versions of the same filter that can be used in succession, the first, then the second, then the third, etc etc...

I started this below, is it worth petitioning parliament? https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/230120/sponsors/new?token=DK30K4e4lQKtLa3JO0h8
 
It needs 5 people to sign to go live 'Reinstate Pension/Income Letters at Bangkok British Embassy'
 
Reinstate Pension/Income Letters at Bangkok British Embassy
 
As of the 12th of December 2018 British Citizens can no longer request a proof of income letter required to obtain a Retirement or Extension based on Marriage visa in Thailand
Other Countries Embassy's have an option to sign an affidavit that your income is true.   
 
The British Embassy has stated that this is because the Thai Immigration require proof that they cannot provide yet the current income letter already covers the embassy legally.  
 
The British Embassy has left us to resolve this with Thai immigration
The Thai immigration has not made any announcement and still requests the letter. Failing this retired or married Brits may be forced to transfer between £9-18,000 to a Thai bank as proof
 
 

It's being remodeled.  Meanwhile, they just opened a new on on Soi 13

Grunluft air purifier on lazada highly recommended with a built-in counter. If I put a drop of oil in the frying pan the counter goes From 5 to 300 and the unit kicks in to highest fan speef

3600 baht with 4 filters

Do you look nice...?

For me, clean and tidy is nice, to answer your question.
I have nothing personal against you of course, but there are many decent people living in condos, and it's not fair to call them pigs or other words.

3 places.

1. Directly underneath Asoke bts is a resteraunt that looks a bit like a delicatessen. Great western food and pizzas but it's always packed

2.corner of soi 13 is Margarita Storm, good Mexican and burgers

3. The old German beer house has relocated to the trendy condo about 3 minute walk from Margarita Storm soi 13

You can check out all 3 in a 10 minute walk

Good for you if you can afford a castle, but to diminish people who can't afford better says something about your class.

How do you make it look nice?

No need to be sarcastic

I didn't go after you personally

I see police riding on the Beach Road pavement throughout the day in Pattaya

Sorry, but even in cities you can rent a room with bathroom for that price, and make it look nice.
Of course, if there are more than 2 people living in a small room, that's another story.

I dont know why its not taken up by more people, I have a mate who has spent probably 1m baht over the last 5 years, going to neighbouring counties for visas, airfares, hotels etc.