ScotlandtheBrave

I hope you will start to post here again soon, I have really enjoyed your chats for a long time and I miss reading them. Take care.

I have applied for a Thai Tax Identification Number paying for the assistance of a legal firm, and all of my friends are telling me not to be silly as nothing will happen. I live on my pension transferred over every month from my UK bank account, and I have already paid tax on my pension in the UK so I am hopeful that when I can prove that in my tax return in Thailand they will be clear that I do not need to pay more tax here in Thailand. Time will tell.

I suddenly started receiving the annual tax bill on my condo a few years ago, 500 Baht at the most. This year I have not received my bill from Pattaya City Hall. What should I do?

I turn 66 in September this year and I am trying to find out how best to make my application. On the DWP website they say that if you are applying from abroad you must complete their 24 page application form, which requires details of every employer you have worked for in your life, as well as mountains of other pointless stuff. A couple of people I have spoken to have said the best thing is to start six months ahead by phoning them and avoiding all the form filling. I would be grateful for any advice.

Thankfully Fascino now has Tetracycline 500mgs back in stock. It appears to be a new supplier as the box is a different colour, but I am just grateful that I can access supplies again.

I have tried Fascino and many other pharmacies across Pattaya and suddenly no one stocks Tetracycline. I am confused about what is happening.

When I moved to live in Thailand over twelve years ago I had been using Monocycline to prevent sub-dermal folliculitis (nasty pus filled abscesses in my skin), but cannot obtain it in Thailand. I tried Doxycycline but it made my skin subject to sunburn. Then I tried Tetracycline and it has worked well for all these years. No suddenly I can no longer find Tetracycline anywhere in Pattaya, and I have no idea why. Does anyone know what has happened to the Tetracycline supply?

Next year I will start to receive my UK State Pension which on top of my NHS pension will give me the 65,000 a month income and could potentially free up the 800,000 I have kept in the bank for my annual retirement visa renewal. How do I demonstrate to Immigration that this is valid? I usually transfer my pension monthly using Wise.

Here I am again, booked a trip back to the UK for the first time since I moved to live in Thailand twelve years ago, and concerned to read a bout the new covid variant emerging in the UK. I have not been able to find access to a vaccine in Pattaya recently, does anyone know where I could go?

Just wanted to say thank you to all who helped with information about Bang Lamung Hospital. I went yesterday morning and the service was efficient and friendly.

I hear that Pattaya City Hospital no longer provides the vaccine on Friday mornings. Where can I access the vaccine now in Pattaya?

I believe that in the UK they accept my Thai licence without any need for the International Permit from Thaiand

Thank you. How much were Europecar charging for rental?

I have been living in Thailand for almost twelve years now and have booked a trip back in September. My UK driving licence expired years ago. Is it possible to use my Thai licence to rent a car and drive in the UK?

It is tempting to skip it altogether as there appears to be no actual record of the paper requiring me to report. However I am far too scared of Immigration so thank you ubonjoe I shall certainly do it on the Friday.