hullmonkey1

What is my best visa option?

I am too young for a retirement visa. I have been married to my Thai wife for 7 years. I have 2 English sons by my ex-wife who are attending school in Thailand on ed visas. I work overseas and have my salary paid into my Thai bank account so monthly income is not a problem. I don’t want to go back to the UK every year on a set date. I almost certainly wont be available for 90 day reporting.

I only get 2 weeks leave every 3 months at the moment so I have been flying in and out on 30 day stamps for the last 2 years but I am about to change companies and will be home a lot more often.

It was advertised as coming soon while I was at the cineplex at the avenue last week

http://www.dynasat.com/t_support.htm This is there web site but its a very poor service don't bother to e-mail them its does not work may be you can phone them if you can speak Thai or get some one to translate for you.

Regards

Scotsman

Thanks alot. I did go to one of the offices today and found out you have to reprogram the dish TWO TIMES everyday.... One time install and dish and decoder about 30,000bht with no monthly fee. Only about 35 channels (good english channels though) and the reprogramming thing was too much trouble.

dont even think of spending ANY kind of money on a dynasat receiver and dish,

the network with the 35 channels are upgrading their encryption and the dynast

receiver will not be able to decode the new encryption

So what network is it??

I opened one with Kasikorn Bank recently, all I needed was a passport and some money. I have an O visa, but they didn't ask or even look for it.

Could have walked out straight away with a generic debit card, but waited a week for one with my name embossed on. Have internet banking which is very good, and seems secure and a virtual credit card which you can use for on-line purchases, the debit card cannot be used card on-line.

Very impressed with the service and the ease of opening.

Yep I got the same at Royal Garden in Pattaya, didnt ask for WP, have it anyway but the whole thing was open in minutes, have been using their internet banking for some time and the sms security with transfers means they have to have your phone to transfer money out as well as getting into your account. never had an issue with the bank.

same same

took me about 15 mins to open an account at the branch on sukhumvit road. This was 2 months ago. All I needed was my passport and I was a 30 day entry visa at the time.

Hanley, Top Rank Suit, Stoke on Trent.

Once went to a big all nighter in Leeds as well.

Circa late 77.

There's a Ghost in my ?

'House' and we all have them mate. R Dean Taylor

Two songs that i will always remember: I'm in my way: Dean Parish and 'Out on the floor'?

Cheers Rick

I get my kicks out on the floor hey hey hey

Take me in oh tender woman, take me in for heavans sake, take me in tender woman sighed THE SNAKE

Is there any rental shop for thai dvd movies in pattaya.

The rental shop with german dvds I know.

But I look for a shop which has also rental of local dvds in thai language or english with thai subs. No illegal copies, which are many times in low quality (screeners)

Thanx

Plenty of rental shops around and the vast majority of movies offer Thai subtitles in the main menu

Oh, well, OKAY -- I will go looking for young girls (18 or 19 ish) in 'spaghetti tops' that I can subvert into a tryst so as to prove that the virtue of Thai women is a myth. Well then, there's a tough objective! White skinned too - just to p+ss off the local Bangkokians! Then I'll paint on her lovely flat stomach (in powder of course) - 'I want more sex with farang guys who go the distance'. Howz about that?

A commendable and worthy objective

She is quite nice even with her yorkshire/thai accent. Not sure if she knows the reputation of soi 6 but she may well decide to tag along . Has the corner bar got a big screen?

Its actually called the Corner Bar, top end of soi 6, 2nd road end... You can't miss it, Chris is always in there propping up the bar!!

Good crack in there

Sounds as good a place as any to watch the fight. The mrs can drop me and my lads off then go shopping in big c mall.

Is it confirmed that the fight is being shown???

Title says it all

Should be a good fight

well we had hatton fight on, and as far as i can see its 20th over here 8am build up so prob 9/10 fight, was good atmosfere last fight as we even had an in house fight to watch!

soi 6 corner bar

but i will see in our area who else is putting it on and repost

chris

Which corner of soi 6 chris. 2nd rd, beach road, or one of the small soi's halfway down

Title says it all

Should be a good fight

Should be an easy pay day for Calzaghe v a long past his best old man, hes beat the best as of late so deserves an easy fight.

I would love to see joe make short work of hopkins but I dont think it will be an easy fight. Hopkins has been in with the best of the best and as much as I admire joes record it is nothing like hopkin's. I would go for a stoppage victory for joe around round 8-9. Hopkins wont be knocked out but he will have had enough

Title says it all

Should be a good fight

Well Hullmonkey, you do not need an account to put the money into as you can directly withdraw from overseas accounts. So what I was asking, is it a requirement or not and if the poster was by saying 'you need a bank account' he may have been meaning the 400k in a bank account as well as the 40k per month.

I understand marriage for love, in fact I do not even believe in marriage at all. So the point is if forced to do it by the powers to be here, is it worth it or not worth it, what are the advantages and disadvantages.

The point is if you are forced into it, you have few other options because of the 'TIT' factor, what do you do. I despise the point of being forced into it through no other choices available. But I have other considerations which go beyond how I may feel about it.

Eric is right, the view of love is not quite the same here as in the west, so why should I not take that approach as well if it is a means to the ends. I just want to know the disadvantages that are out there first.

Do not forget, This Is Thailand and some very weird rules exist out there and some I know, others I do not and this forum is good for getting a cross view from many varied people in many varied situations.

Cheers

To be honest paddy I have always assumed that you had to show a thai bank account with the cash on deposit unless it was a retirement visa where proof of monthly pension will suffice. Suppose I shouldnt have posted unless I was certain, but a few beers, idle hands and all that

If you are planning to travel back to ireland on a yearly basis fly via manchester and pop down the road to the thai consulate in hull for a non im visa. Easy to get, no proof of any kind of cash involved and will last up to 15 months a time. Have posted a link below, hope it is not against forum rules as its not a comercial enterprise

http://www.thaiconsul-uk.com/

Colino, no you need not say more. Everyone already knows that one, just want to know the others and specifically re debt and responsibility of either partner here. Different to back west.

Mosha, what do you mean 'plus bank account' I am lead to believe it was one or the other ?

Jaysus paddy

you need the account to put the money in

But we are nothing compared to the poms

So true, thats why we call you second division England.

There is a breed of farang that do seem to bellow their amazing Thai at the top of their voices, just so everyone knows theyre no orrid scabbied ridden tourist.

Is there a word for an Asian wigger.

Whats a wigger?

I heard the insult when I worked near london. A white guy with dreadlocks was walking down the street and I heard one of our local carpenter's say "look at the state of that fackin wigger" I didnt ask him but am pretty sure that he meant 'white nigger'

Many thanks for the info guys and gals. I will give friendship,continental, and best a try when I get home in 3 weeks, and post back on the results.

PP The last time I had a stottie was in a little cafe near the bus station in Newcastle. It was a breakfast stottie, about 12 inch's in diameter filled with a full english. Just the thing to sort me out after a night on the federation bitter

I could only ever manage half a stottie for breakfast!

This was a 10.00 am breakfast, after being up at 6.30 and spending 2 hours at work. A full english breckie (in a stottie or otherwise) after just getting up that morning would have ending up coming straight back up

When I paid in they took huge amounts because of my salary and when I needed assistance they chucked me the same amount as someone who earned next to nothing. If it is equitable to charge a % on the way in then you should get a larger slice of the cake when the time comes. Otherwise cheat them for every penny you can.

Couldnt agree more. The UK Taxman has hammered me for years so getting a bit back by telling a few porkies will not give me any sleepless nights

Many thanks for the info guys and gals. I will give friendship,continental, and best a try when I get home in 3 weeks, and post back on the results.

PP The last time I had a stottie was in a little cafe near the bus station in Newcastle. It was a breakfast stottie, about 12 inch's in diameter filled with a full english. Just the thing to sort me out after a night on the federation bitter

In East Yorkshire we call them bread cakes (browned on top) or oven bottom cakes (pretty much white all over). Either kind will do as long as they are not in the slightest bit sweet

im buff and even i wouldnt take me top off in a disco..even if it could get me a freebie

Tosser

This man should feel ashamed, that the wife is bringing home more bacon than him. I would.

I been married for just over 1 year, been with her for 6. She makes more money then me, happy days

Why? we both have good jobs, just she has a better one in a Huge IT company

Hi, yes the wife has a different role and not as the primary breadwinner, but in a nurturing role for the family. This is not just my opinion but a more natural role for husband and wife. My wife is a good cook and mother for my newborn son, god bless her.

Go back to the 12century then, I think your name says it all really doesnt it!

now now not all followers of the prophet's religion want their women chained to the kitchen. Its the beginning of springtime here in muslim dominated Kashmir and all day long I can see wives and daughters walking past the site, balancing baskets of cow dung on their heads to fertilize the fields while hubby sits outside the home drinking sweet tea and chatting with his mates

Thanks for the info folks.

They will be starting at the regents pattaya campus next month cromarty but thanks anyway.

jim

My sons are coming over to live and go to school over here. Should they bring their XBOX's with them. I have no probs with getting them chipped if thats what it takes

my son is bringing His Xbox 360 over from the UK. Will it play OK in thailand

I would say yes if you have your own home. I give the wife 30,000 baht a month housekeeping (to cover all expenses) of which she sends 4000 to her family. we have a son, run a car and have UBC, aircon etc. I work overseas and when I am away she rarely cooks at home. The extra expense of buying imported food stuffs when I am home is offset by cooking at home.It depends on what you are looking for. My idea of a good night is to invite a few friends over for a BBQ and drinks. I would be surprised if someone of UK retirement age needs a monthly fund for go-go bars.

I have nearly 20 years untill my UK gov pension kicks in (if there is owt left by then) but when it does I have no intention of being straight with them. I will simply claim from one of my kids homes (no mention of living in thailand)so no problem with a frozen annual amount