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On 12/18/2019 at 7:45 PM, Gdaymate said:

Firstly I must say the OPs article is mostly utter rubbish and very misleading to the reader. This venue is NOT targeting the Indian market

The OP doesn't say that so your rant is misplaced.

On 12/19/2019 at 1:40 AM, pomchop said:

people who travel with big luggage , probably pay excess luggage fees and then struggle to get baht buses to save a few bucks etc...i don't get it.  Of course as they say "up to you" but might be worth considering how to make travel easier by bringing less stuff

I'd rather bring something and not need it than be here thinking I wish I'd brought "x" with me but it's in the cupboard at home.  It doesn't cost me any more and I can spend less time doing laundry or shopping.

It's the numpties that loudly proclaim "I did a month in SEA with only hand luggage" that need a slap and told to get on with a real life.

On 12/16/2019 at 10:40 AM, sitanonchai said:

He asked the police officer right away why he was fined and showed his valid int. driver license incl.  motor stamp, tax was paid and the motorcycle was 100 % ok.

The police officer didn't respond to his question and at the police office there was only an older officer on duty with no English skills.

So you don't know why he was fined and that's the basis for your rant?  You should find that out if you want any credibility.

Maybe he actually was breaking the law (and certainly he was dumb) so it may well be a fair outcome.

Still unclear (to me anyway) but was the sticker and glass holder on display?

Still waiting to find out what the funny thing was.

Etihad say Bangkok accepts mobile boarding passes but:

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Depending on where you are travelling to, you may still be required to carry your physical boarding pass.

and we don't know that. My experience is that paper boarding passes have always been given when my destination has been the UK, but I always check in luggage so I'm present at the counter anyway.

https://www.etihad.com/en/manage/check-in

7 minutes ago, Leaver said:

In view of the thread running in the news section about the Indian Nana Plaza for The Avenue, does anyone know if the Robin Hood will stay or go?

One of the Baku guys has said elsewhere that several of the existing businesses will remain.  He gave a list and although I can't remember them all, it included The Robin Hood.

2 minutes ago, Langkawee said:

Only if it is not a LCC, I was told. This is how Thailand may get an extra 10 million ghost tourists which would explain the empty hotels. 

Apart from a few exceptions, LCCs don't sell connecting flights so that situation doesn't really arise.

The tenant can register as the possessor but may need a copy of the owner's housebook and ID card to do so.  I think I've read of it being done with just a copy of the lease but not 100% sure of this.

2 hours ago, Martyp said:

Most regular working people don't get more than 2-3 weeks of vacation each year, if that.

That sounds a bit backwards and I'm guessing covers the USA.  I think I started on 5 weeks, could earn another week and could buy a week, plus 8 public days, and I think these UK figures are more typical than yours.  Shift work also gave me a 1 week break every 8 weeks without using any annual leave so easy to rack up the visits and fall foul of immigration despite being a genuine tourist here on his legitimate time off from gainful employment.

I suspect I'm not the only one.

22 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

That's a little misleading.  The key word is entry. Most airports have an 'airside' where you are not considered to have entered the country. For example, I fly to Thailand through Abu Dhabi. As I stay 'airside' waiting for my onward flight, I do not pass through UAE immigration because technically, I have not entered the UAE.

 

As some have suggested, it appears to depend on whether your next flight is connecting and/or whether the final destination has immigration.

My understanding is BKK has domestic airside and international airside. To go from one to another you go through an immigration check, which used to be next to the transit counter so handy if you had to pick up boarding passes.  You can only go this route if you're going to Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Hat Yai, Krabi, Phuket and Koh Samui (maybe one or two more but they're clearly signed) as these airports have customs facilities.  All others must collect their bags and clear customs at BKK which of couse entails immigration first.

Create a bootable memory stick and boot from there.  Your hard drive should appear in a file manager.  Can you access the "important files" from there, even if it's just to copy for use elsewhere?

2 hours ago, geisha said:

Ok, Problem solved, just got hold of my bank in France.

thank you all. 

Letting us know what the problem was may help other forum users.

11 hours ago, Max69xl said:

The fee using other banks ATM's is 10 baht. 

First 4 transactions per month are free.  10 baht per transaction after that.

https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Personal/Digital-Banking/Self-Services/Bualuang-ATM/ATM-Fees

7 hours ago, Max69xl said:

I know when sending THB via Bangkok Banks London Branch to a Bangkok Bank account in Thailand it's free . . . .

No charges at the Thailand end but a £15 fee from BBL London and their (worse) exchange rate.

https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Personal/Other-Services/Transfers/Transferring-Into-Thailand/Transfer-money-from-UK-to-Thailand-via-London-Branch

Open up "Fees and conversion options" for details.

6 hours ago, nchuckle said:

I know that’s what’s trotted out but what is the manifestation of this reciprocity? As far as I’m aware there is NO contribution to either my pension nor other benefits from the Philippines or any other of those countries.Its wholly funded by UK DWP.

Yes, that's what happens as I understand it.   And Philippinos in the UK continue to get their benefits from the equivalent to the DWP there.

4 hours ago, nchuckle said:

The cheating is from the government,otherwise can you explain why your pension is arbitrarily frozen in thailand,Australia, Canada but not in Philippines,USA or Israel?

No reciprocal agreements with the former countries.

10 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

They are going to start x-ray of all incoming baggage in the near future so if in operation would make some inspectors day. 

That appears to be hold luggage while the OP has said the goods will be in hand luggage.  Nevertheless there is still the chance they are X-Rayed going through the green channel which means they still risk being detected and treated as an import with all that entails.

23 hours ago, fgmr said:

I am also advised that a 90 day OA retirement, single entry visa is available for UK pensioners who can provide evidence of receiving a State Pension. There is no minimum payment amount needed.

Can anyone advise if the above stated requirements are factual.

It seems from above posts (and I agree) that this should have read O Visa, not OA. If that's correct then you're right there is no minimum amount needed and in fact, it doesn't even have to be a state pension.

9 minutes ago, scoutman360 said:

When I am at the airport, I take extra copies of the T.M.6 and keep them in my bag already filled out. No need for crazy apps, government bureaucracy, and spending more time printing it out that it took me to fill it out with a pen. 

I've got one too, already completed for my next trip, but I'd be glad to scan my passport, type in a few bits of info and push a print button rather than fill in the form manually.

Tried this out again today.  App appears to work OK, generates and saves both forms but still no print function as far as I can tell.  Took a screenshot and printed from there but quality is too poor to be  presentable.  If anyone has a solution to printing from the pdf it would help.  It doesn't launch in Acrobat, only the app's internal viewer or something similar.  Searching the phone memory from my laptop fails to find the files.

Using the website gave an improved output, but not without issues.  No facility to import data from your passport any longer, some seemingly random errors with departure date said to be incorrect and odd days being added to my date of birth.  Forms are generated on screen at completion and can be printed with good enough quality output IMO.

The two systems must be linked to the same database as when I went from app to website it used arrival data entered on the app.

Verdict.  A first attempt on the website may just result in success, but neither it or the app is truly fit for purpose yet.

You're not giving enough information for anyone to be definitive.  Despite what you say either of the previously suggested circumstances may still be the case.  These are:

Many machines have a hardware limit of 20,000 baht (or 20 of the highest denomination bank note they hold).  You  may have some across that.

You also may have come across the fact that 30,220 baht has fluctuated from above $1,000 USD to below.  When it's above it you will be refused.

Next time you're refused 30,000 baht at a machine you have previously drawn this amount from, try for 29,000 baht instead.

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Your record doesn't appear to bear any resemblance to those who may be thought of as "at risk".