TXTony

I can relate to this. I have friends that are unemployed or make about 8000 baht per month. I also have a range of friends including many millionaires and at least one billionaire. I treat everyone with respect until they prove that I cannot.

I took a Thai friend to Khao Lak Beach, Phang Nga, a few months ago. She insisted on standing on a very large rock at the edge of the water for some cool photos. I pointed out that the rock was already wet and the waves were too rough to swim at the beach. I got some cool photos of her being engulfed in a huge wave and then disappearing into the whitewater. I managed to save her quickly. I don’t know how she survived with just a minor scratch and bruise. People do stupid things.

Nobody seems to know exactly what happened but I would guess that there is a high likelihood that someone was pissed that the stray dogs caused a financial loss when the truck got damaged. They then went back to get revenge.

The crazy thing is that they make more work for themselves by being difficult and inefficient. I had all my paperwork in order when I went to get my Non-O. Ten f@!$&@!ing visits later and I received my stamp. I dressed well. I was polite. I became increasingly frustrated and voiced my opinions (against Thai cultural norms, I know) on each visit. On the ninth visit, I was asked what’s wrong with my paperwork when I was sitting down to speak with them. I told them there’s NOTHING wrong with my paperwork but then they come up with a new form and promise me that it will be the last one one each previous visit. Then she asked for one more redundant form and i nearly blew a gasket. I got a little loud and they finally took my money and asked that I just bring this final document back within 48 hours. Now all they have to do is spend a couple minutes providing a form that is required by some other government entity to register a car. The DLT should just accept a driver license (That requires this same exact form) or a passport. I love this country but things like thriving on inefficiencies and absurdities can wear you down. It’s part of why so many folks on forums like this one seem to be so miserable. I’ll be able to enjoy myself again once I figure out how to satisfy their requirements.

I’ll try sending copies of my passport, TM47, and TM30 as suggested by Nonthaburi immigration and will report back here. I suspect it will take a couple weeks at least.

Yes. I told them it was for a car. I even brought a Thai friend this time. They are insisting that I can just give the DLT a copy of my passport, TM30, and TM47. I’ll soon find out if they are lying again. As a side note request; those of you claiming to have received a residency certificate from Nonthaburi this year, could you please submit a copy here with all your personal information blacked out?

I need a residency certificate for a new car in Nonthaburi. They have told me several times in the past, and now recently, that they don’t do them. I tried going to Pathum Thani this morning but dealing with them is worse than Nonthaburi. From the Bangkok US Embassy website: “Residency verification to apply for a drivers license or buy/sell a vehicle: In Bangkok, please contact the Thai Immigration Bureau’s Chaeng Wattana Office (Counter B, 1st Floor) in Bangkok or the nearest regional immigration office in other provinces (except the Nonthaburi office, which does not issue them) to obtain a certificate of residence from Thai Immigration Bureau.”

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I wonder if they would see the humor in my clips of the RTP breaking traffic laws. Driving the wrong way, turning right from the far left, running red lights, driving on the sidewalk, etc…

This is not accurate now. You can convert to a non-Ed visa while in Thailand.

I received the same email. I went to the site to enter my information then received the approval about four hours later.

I arrived from the USA in July on a visa exemption and am currently on a Covid extension. My extension of stay expires on 11 April. I turn 50 on 02 August 2022 and will convert to a retirement visa at that time. My Thai language skills aren’t progressing as quickly as I would like so I can fill the gap with an education visa. My question is about timing for classes required for an education visa. Do I have to begin taking classes from the first day of my education visa (12 April), or can I begin classes three weeks later?