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In most cases Grab adds an additional fee to or from airports.  Also, Grab is location dependent.  Fore example, I find Grab much cheaper in Chiang Mai than Pattaya.

Neither one.  They are both approaching the high or even very high maintenance cost time frame.

And you do know that BMW is shorter to type than Beemer?

On 1/24/2020 at 11:39 AM, Jim P said:

Why wouldn`t you want health insurance, who`s going to pay if you need extensive treatment?

Where have you been?  There are probably a hundred posts explaining why.

1 minute ago, SoonOh said:

0.0% Beer is perfect for expats with Thai wife. 

 

Or for Thai wives that like to drink.

Bavaria does (or did) make a non flavored beer that was quite good.  I recently fell for a trick label in the Philippines.  It was San Miguel 0, no 0, 0 just 0.  Turns out it was actually 3% alcohol. 

31 minutes ago, Stocky said:

I understand that, my preference is for iced water with a slice of lemon. Just don't understand the need to buy a faux beer, just drink fruit juice or water.

I like bars but not much alcohol and it is kind of frowned on to drink plain water in bars.

7 hours ago, alanross said:

I would very much like to know what you did to report on-line?

90 Day Report

May not work if you have never done a 90 report before.  Also may require different browsers to find one that works.  Otherwise, simply follow the link above.

Only if filtered. My 3M filters turn disgusting dark gray in a few weeks.

How do mobile phones get sent all over the place without issue?

20 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

as well i presented them with my print outs for 12 months for my bank in Canada.

Maybe I am misunderstanding something but are you saying that you applied using the income method?  Then you say your bank in Canada?  The Embassy letter should have been all you needed but then if you show that the pension money went to a Canadian bank, that won't do it since it has to be in a Thai bank.

Any one of the following would have been OK.  Monthly >65K into a Thai bank, 800K for the proper time in a Thai bank or a valid Embassy letter.

I did an online on 2 August 2019.  I have two overseas travels which makes my due date 25 February 2020.  The only receipt that I have is from August.  Will I still be able to do an online filing?  I hate to bother with either a mailing or in person since I leave for good 5 days after my due date.

What I would do is to:

1.  Make sure all the 65K rules are followed

     Minimum of 65K every single month on roughly similar dates

     Not one month even 1฿ short

     Every deposit is coded to show foreign transfer

     Your bank is willing and able to prove the deposits

2. Get your extension based on income and don't even mention that you have the 800K

3. If successful, do whatever you wish with the 800K

5 hours ago, mirage said:

No it's the same passport I entered on 05/11/19. This is my 1st retirement extension, and 1st 90 day report.

 

I had to do one in person 90 report before I could successfully use the web.

8 hours ago, DogNo1 said:

I installed Edge for Android but find that it does not pick up all of the Google features so I've gone back to Chrome.

Could you please give and example or two?

Had trouble trying to change default search engine to google.  Just enter the following URL

edge://settings/searchengines

2 hours ago, RBOP said:

First released in 2015. Updated frequently since then.  When you say "its final form" is that it? No more updates?

Tried once before but found it useless and not compatible with many sites. 

This one is not at all like the one released in 2015.  I think they kept the name "Edge" just for familiarity.   "Final form" meant that the Chrome based version until now has been available as a beta now it is released in a full version.  I am sure it will get frequent updates.

I left my phone in a Grab and got it back.

Has anyone tried the new Microsoft Edge?  It just became available for download yesterday in its final form, 16-Jan-20.  It is pretty cool and is based on Chrome and looks almost like it too.

No idea yet if it will work with the various immigration online forms.

Who honestly would not go to a place and worry about the visa cost unless it was unusually expensive.  Maybe something to grease the wheels and make the entry easier?

47 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

what exactly would you check at a military base ?

Not much, but maybe asking if anyone deserted recently or suddenly stared flashing money.   

12 hours ago, eyecatcher said:

Vents are pointless because hot air in the roof is the same as the hot air outside, extract one amount and another amount replaces it.Even a jet powered fan system has no effect unless you replace that air with cool air.

Think about it.

 

Soffit vents in the west are there for the purpose of circulating air and allowing humidity not to increase moisture levels of timber roof trusses and ceiling joists.

Airbricks at ground level are doing exactly the same job.

 

In Thailand steel trusses and concrete floors do not need ventilation.

The first part is completely wrong.  

1 hour ago, Partenavia said:

It is not so straight forward as Phuket Immigration are saying. 

 

Yesterday I went to my Immigration Office to renew my retirement visa. Over the past year I have transferred 65,000 baht every month into my Thai account from the UK. Because the exchange rate is always better in Thailand than the UK I always transfer in sterling. In June, because of exchange rates the transfer was 63,990. I therefore increased my sterling transfer to ensure this didn't happen again. In October I transferred 65,000 from my other Thai account. All other 10 months showed payments between 78,000 and 66,000.

 

My visa was refused, because 1 month was less than 65,000 and I hadn't realised you could not transfer from another Thai account. The fact that my total income met their annual requirement was apparently irrelevant.

 

Having returned to the same immigration office for the past seven years with an Embassy letter confirming my salary and getting my visa renewed without any problems, I was disappointed. 

To prevent this from happening, I use Transferwise and specify the receiving amount and Transferwise calculates how much is needed to receive that amount.

I have an O-A with similar dates.  I recently left and returned to Thailand and got a new permission to stay date without issue or insurance questions.  However, when you actually apply for an "extension", when your permission to stay expires, you will most likely have to show insurance although I personally have not gotten to that point myself.  Multiple people have reported that they have been required to get insurance when applying for an extension (TM7).