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3 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

 

 

Usually just select the text (I do with the mouse) and click on the "Quote Selection".

 

Thanks khunBENQ! ????

17 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

I have a older entry than you and a new passport and was able to a online 90 day report last October. It changed earlier last year than that from posts I have seen. Try it online here. 

https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn90online/online/tm47/TM47Action.do

You also have the option to do them by mail to Korat immigration.

I owe you an apology, ubonjoe. It CAN be done by mail! ☺

1 hour ago, touch said:

I got my 90 days registration via post back from Korat immigration just the other day. Sent from Pakchong via EMS providing tracking and receipt. Got it back three days later. If you don't succeed with the website do it via post.

Thanks a lot for that message, Touch. I appreciate it. ????

Typical of me....I appear to have concluded wrongly that it wasn't possible to do it by post to Korat imm. 

Very pleased to learn that it can be done.

Quick query if I may: so you send a completed TM47, copies of required stuff + a stamp addressed envelope?

Cheers!

18 minutes ago, rott said:

BTW please name some of these normal people. 

Can I put your name forward? ????

12 minutes ago, rott said:

At the foot of the post it says

Quote

click on that and all will be revealed. 

All was indeed revealed! Thank you so much! 

Very embarrassing, but I thought the 'quote' thing was for something else entirely! (But we know what 'thought' did, eh? ☺)

Why I didn't have the gumption to just click on the damned thing I dunno! 

Thanks friend. Oh for the small joys of life! ????

Hi....don't know what topic to place this under, just (embarrassingly) need help!

Been a member of TV for a few years but haven't until now used it much....and now I do want to use it, I have quickly realised (to my shame!) that for some reason I can't seem to reply/post in the way everybody else appears to do!

How do you reply to a specific poster and include their message, or bits of their message?

I'm on my phone and the only option to reply appears to be a prompt saying 'Reply to this topic', which is ok but I actually want to reply to a specific poster and include their post, or bits of it.

What the hell am I missing? (Apart from some brain cells, obviously!)

Touch....

Wow! Really? I believe you, but am confused why they (korat imm.) put that sign up saying you can't post.

But anyway, thanks for that.

Did you complete the form & submit copies + stamp addessed envelope?

☺????

Thanks ubonjoe..

I will give it a go online.

Sadly, I really don't think you can actually do it by mail in Korat. Big sign outside the office up there saying you can't, in plain English.

Which is a real drag, because I used to mail it in Bangkok to CW every time, costing me 35 baht in stamps!

Now in Korat it's 3hr+ roundtrip and 700 baht....for a new slip that takes 2 minutes. 

But anyway, I will try online. Thanks.

Fellow Korat 90-dayers out there.....

I Live in Pakchong (opposite Farm Chokchai) which as you probably know is close to Saraburi province and a good 1 hour, 20 min or so hot drive from Korat city area near where the immigration office is.

The drive and the approx 700baht gas money every 90 days isn't the end of the world I know...but it is still a pain to have to do. (And Korat Imm isn't a happy place!)

My query is what else might be an option. As far as I know, the online method can work for some but I believe unlikely to work in my case as my departure card thing is ancient (dated 2010)....and I don't have the pink ID thing (?) that others seem to have. I'm not certain I could NOT do it online and tbh have not yet even tried it.....but I am just doubtful it will work.

Any advice or opinions would be welcome. 

I am a 61 year old male foreigner in Thailand, married to a Thai spouse, staying by use of yearly 'marriage visa' extensions.

I would appreciate some info about MAKING A WILL here, in order for my wife to more easily deal with matters here in Thailand when I die.

Does the making of any will HAVE TO involve lawyers? (Pefer not to if not necassary.)

Can I simply type it out in English myself and then my wife makes a directly-translated Thai version?

Or does it have to involve lawyers and legals stamps etc? 

By the way, I am already familiar with the need for witnesses and so on. What I would like to know is the format of the will and what is required for it to be legal.

Hope some of you kind folks can help.

Thanks.

Whoa!!! ????

Before this thread comes to a stop (and it's been an excellent one & very useful)...I have a query about making 'the will' itself.

Would appreciate helpful comments!

So...

 Do I have to involve a lawyer? Can I type it out myself (or handwritten? or both?) and get my Thai wife to translate it into a Thai version? Does it need legally valid stamps on it?

The witnesses and their required docs & signatures etc....I'm clear about all that, no problem.

Just the required format of the will itself is what I'd like to know. 

Thanks...

To Tanoshi and Orchidfan:

Tanoshi....thanks for that. I will ask at Bangkok Bank about 'authorised users'.

Orchidfan: you're right about the 400k being accessible outside the 2 month period. Forgot about that. Thanks

Tanoshi....(or anyone who knows)

Could you confirm that my little summary here is correct? 

So...regarding death of foreign partner of Thai spouse and how he/she can have access to their assets (in my case just money in Bangkok Bank)......

* making a valid will with Thai partner (legally married) as beneficiary is definitely essential (or would at least save a lot of hassle.)

* A savings account (NOT the 400k account) should preferably be a joint account with either signature required for withdrawals.....and.....in the event of foreigners death, the Thai spouse should withdraw/transfer money in that account BEFORE bank is informed of the death.

* The 400k account (in my case a savings account) should be 'modified' to include the Thai spouse as 'existing user', with the name of that person somehow  not appearing in bank book.

(I'm confused about what an 'existing user' is, and how they can be included in the account 'invisibly'.)

Added remark: if the surviving spouse is somehow invisibly included in that 400k account, it would be impossible to 'test' that they COULD access it using the bankbook & signature as no withdrawals are allowed on that account ever, according to my understanding of immigration rules (know what I mean?).

Would really appreciate any helpful comments on my post.

1 hour ago, Tanoshi said:

Not when that person is the automatic heir under law.

What offence have they committed?

 

Banks will often advise to withdraw the funds of the deceased, providing you have means of access, before advising them of the account holders demise. This is exactly how many Thai wife's do it.

 

Probate is only required when there are more than one person who may be entitled to the assets, or a Will is contested by other family members.

8 hours ago, RubbaJohnny said:

For married visa the local Office sends officer to our house (hence teh map and photo of gouse number, I think they have more photos of my exterior unit than I do !)

 

2 witnesses confirm that it really was me applying and sitting next to folks who were at the wedding inc one of the Immi officers. If you think "too mut about the ogic you get a headache"

Of course the BMW , scanner printer all need some justification so having neighbours intervoew each other as te pineapple flows is all part of teh soap Opera.

 

I think the ley is allow locals chat and smile as one might at a puppet theatre and don't get strung up.

The fols anre friendly , in fear of superiors so everything is cheacked again and again, with any clash of gears yielding opportunities for "lubrication' which is why some prefer to pay an agent for the leg work.

 

With the benefit of this site, sobeity and the abiity to read English and Thai expectations I fnd it no harder than obtaining other visas , Driving Licences opening a bank account etc.

 

Of course you can minimize stress if no struggle to season the 400k or income and apply early as there is always some other paper wanted on teh day in the wonderful whilr of sanuks and adders.

 

Your office may not need witnesses or home visits some years they do some they dont, tiz a whim.

Thanks for that RubbaJohnny. You have an interesting way of expressing your insights into the idiosynchrosies (did  I spell that right? Doubt it) of life in the kingdom and the joys of visa applications!!

My first 'home visit' last year was close to how you describe it above.

Regarding 'lubrication' , as you put it.....you may be horrified by this, or just think it crazy and ridiculous, but my Thai wife actually put a brown note in an envelope and handed it discreetly to the guys when they left. That was definitely 'first-time' madness, I think. Very naive and over the top. Way too much. Not gonna do that again. A purple one at the most this time! (But then they did drive 100+ kms and then have to wait outside the house for an hour or so cos we were out shopping and couldn't hear the phone ring.)

Hoping we don't get a home visit thi time but as you say...tiz a whim.

49 minutes ago, RubbaJohnny said:

Not to contradict Joe or the regulation  I warn you having dealt with many offices over the years they seem to interpret the rules as they wish.C Rai K Phet C Wattana etc

My year was granted not from end of my extension but from date of applicationn and despite the website and helpline claiming only 2 months cash seasoning nm office demands 3, as they have a monopoly I have no choice but to comply/ I have discussed with felow expats who agree complaining will not make life easier in the long term for us here .I did point out the extension date but stamp already done and of course changing it loss of face.

I recall a desperate officer in C MAi running out of teh Airport to correct his error once and so it goes.

 

From experience ask the actual office you deal with what they require.Fortunately I can walk to their Office they are my neighbours and there is a friendly 50 satang copy shop adjacent for their 144 annual copies ( each page of passport plus many other items in duplicate).

 

Dull yet  necessary but all over in a few hours a year if well prepared.

Newcomers may be unaware sending you home 100km+ for just one more item /copy/witness etc can be eased, with favours, my Mrs donates a pineapple annualy  , I prefer to stick to 1900 plus receipt and about 72 baht copies 25 fotos so 2000 a year or barely 3 baht a day to live in in Wonderland.

 

I quite foresee compulsary expensive vaccine prroof down thr road too.

That's very interesting and informative, RubbaJohnny.  Thanks for taking the trouble to point all that stuff out. ????

I will now be hopeful that they won't start from application date, but will also be prepared to accept it if they do!

(Like you say, arguing with them is not an option! Even with pineapples!☺)

Unlike you, I am a nearly 2 hour drive from imm office so I get a bit anxious and try to be as ready as I can. 

By the way.....you mentioned a 'witness'. Not sure what you mean. You mean in the house photos? Or the visit?

If you have time to let me know about that, I would appreciate it. 

Thanks.

On 1/25/2021 at 3:49 PM, ubonjoe said:

Contact the Amphoe where your marriage was registered and ask them to enter it in the system. Others have been able to have that done.

Contact info for Amphoes is here. https://www.amphoe.com/dods/front/base/html/center.php

ubonjoe...

Just want to say your advice was perfect and that it pointed me in the right direction!

I really appreciate it. ????

Thank you.

8 hours ago, asiaexpat said:

I was married in Chai NatThailand over 50 years ago and a KR2 is available in the online system. I get a new KR2 as needed at my local Ket in Bangkok. The OP should have no problem getting the marriage put into the database by just contacting the original Ket.

That is good to know, asiaexpat. Presently trying to get that done.

Thanks a lot for posting this! ????

(Wow! 50 years ago!)

7 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

It will start on March 2nd.

Thanks ubonjoe, for that quick response.

It's good to know that if I appy early, before expiry date, I won't 'lose' any of the original extension period.

Thank you.

(PS Thanks for your reply to my query yesterday. Not sure if my reply back to you reached you as I think the way I've actually been replying to people on this site was all wrong. Writing in the wrong boxes! Think I've finally got it!)

ubonjoe...

Thanks a lot, I appreciate your response.

It's good to know that if I apply early, before the expiry date, I won't 'lose' any of the original extension period.

Thank you.

Hi folks

I will apply for another yearly extension to my 'marriage visa' soon.

It expires on March 2. The imm office in Korat said I can apply for a new extension from 30 days before.

If I apply, say, on Feb 4, will my new extension (assuming the extension is granted after the initial consideration period) start from Feb 4 and expire Feb 4 2022? 

So, will it start from date of application?

Or will it run on from March 2?

(I SHOULD already know this, I know, but it's my second application and the first one was kind of complicated by other factors! ????)

Any clarity offered on that would be appreciated.

Thanks Tanoshi,

Yes I will try as ubonjoe suggested....and keep my fingers crossed!

jackdd:

I thank you for your suggestion. ????

Ubonjoe...I shall check out that option you advise.

I am very pleased that you say it can be done and am now feeling very optimistic!!

If this works out, I will be forever in your debt...thank you SO much!!

I stay in TH on a yearly marriage-extension basis and have one very inconvenient & irritating problem:

Need to show recently certified (not more than 2 days old) kor ror 2 doc proving marriage.

The problem is that I live in Korat but got married in Bangkok 30 years ago....before computers came along and before they had a marriage database system. So my marriage is not registered on that database and I have to go all the way to Bangkok to get the kor ror 2!

If marriages are registered on the database, they can be issued in any province. That would be so easy! But I seem out of luck. The marriage office in Bangkok say my marriage can't be registered on that database (original registration too long ago!) so  I just have to go there every time, and they get my dusty 30-year old file off the shelf!

My question is....does anyone know if there is a way I can get round this? PLEASE!!

It is only once a year but it is VERY inconvenient. 

Any solutions? I would SO appreciate someone telling me there IS a way round it!

Appreciate that info and advice Moonlover.

Thanks. I'm now in mood of more informed cautiousness!