Martin71

Tibetan Screaming Toad.. 100%

Hello All,

 Did my tm30 on my PC on the 4th of May..

Can someone give a 'guide for dummies' step by step, on how I can check the status of my notification as for the life of me I cannot find how to do it anywhere..

Thanks in advance....

Many thanks for all the replies.. much appreciated.

OK Mods I have my answer, if you want to close topic...

Hello All,

 Just want to ask advice.. I got an 90 day non o multiple entry visa based on marriage from Savannakhet , I need to do a border run as my 90 days are nearly up..

I am just checking that if I went to Pattaya and did a mini van run from there to Cambodia, would I have any problems getting back in.. I have forgotten the rules on this as for the last 8 years I have been on a NON O extension based on marriage. I am from the UK.

Many thanks in advance..

Martin71

21 minutes ago, it is what it is said:

 

if only more threads could be as pleasantly amusing as this one.

No ..no.. nearly a whole page of decent comments.... let's get some bickering, pedantic, know it all <deleted> on here....

2 minutes ago, simon43 said:

 

I left the UK about 20 years ago, but I was sensible enough to continue paying my NI via voluntary contributions.  I was/am self-employed, so pay Class 2 NI which is about 3.50 quid a week....  When I reach retirement age (66) next year I will have paid in for 29 years (I missed a few!).  But that will give me about $1,000 USD a month in pension which is quite enough to live in Luang Prabang (Laos), where I have currently settled.

 

Brexit removed the right for British citizens to reside in EU countries without proof of income, and now most of those countries require that you have an income of at least $2,000 USD per month.

 

I did research moving to other countries that do have the UK pension increase, and I lived in those countries for a few months just after Covid. One country is Mauritius -hot, safe, beautiful, but requires a monthly income of $1,500 USD.  The other country that I stayed in was Turkey, which seems the perfect choice if you are retired and living on a UK pension.  There are no income requirements to get your one-year (renewable) residency visa - I was issued with mine after 3 weeks of living in the country and I had to show no proof of income or any other documents in order to get the visa. The cost of living is low and I stayed in the coastal resort of Fethiye, renting a small house just outside the town for about $250 per month.

 

Although I'm very happy in Laos, there is the question of what happens if I live a long time!  A frozen UK pension will have a reducing value every year.  If I retire to Turkey, then my pension will increase and medical facilities in Turkey are quite adequate 🙂

You can also pay more and build your qualifying contributions up to the 37 years, I had about 32 years and paid the outstanding amount on what 5 years class 2 voluntary contributions would be ( a few hundred quid but the amount it bumps your pension up is quite considerable and well worth shelling out for).. and now I will receive the full state pension when I come to 67 years old...

1 minute ago, mfd101 said:

Very beautiful. Huge ears (or am I just imagining that?)

 

Would love to have them but we're too far away (Surin province).

2long could post them to you....

There is a news article now on a Thai news website now (yellow page header also has a forum... not sure about posting the name) with some bloke praising the air con set at 27 deg and a small fan to distribute the air around.. maybe one of you air con gurus can have a look (it's in Thai language, I got my wife to translate)... and see if it makes sense.. he claims to cut his bill almost in half...

I would like to deal with them with excessive and gratuitous violence... but I can never catch the little wretches.. 

Fake watches in Thailand... calling BS on this story....🤪

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

I'm sorry.

Off topic but what the heck does he have stuffed down the back of his trousers?

Toxin's tongue...

If you have a Thai wife, next time you see the neighbours get her to ask what the roof is... you know hows Thai's love to talk....

Pair of headcase's....

1 minute ago, Mark Nothing said:

One of my asian lady contacts stabbed a german during an altercation. He survived and pressed charges.  No jail time.  Just court hassles and fees.

 

I asked her if she learned her lesson.  She said yes, next time I will wait for him to fall asleep before stabbing him so he doesn't survive to sue me in court.

She sounds like a keeper...