Dart12

was a GF involved or not?

Or was it just his initial cover story until said video arrived, and no GF ever attacked him?

Somebody’s not so good at math.

Somebody’s not so good at math or someone else took home 2/3 or three-quarter of the product he had.

Because doing math here is 424 are now worth 12,500 baht each.

and before I hear anyone say, he cuts it.

That would be a 5 to 1 cut with almost no drug in it making it just a supplement lol

And 11,000 said , “what? I feel great what are you talking about?”

I came in because I stubbed my toe doc

I dare anyone to let their visa expire here, then openly destroy the infrastructure, throw rocks at innocent citizens and firebomb cars...and then waive the flag of the country you supposedly don't want to be in...

see how that works out for you and what media and government will say.

Goodluck getting to a jail cell by the way.

Huge fine increases in the past 5 years.  

Seems they are learning from the west that there is easy money in targeting vehicles.  

Helmet fine was like 250? or 500 total then?

I'm reading this as a Grab Taxi driver with passenger that had no helmet.

I've never been offered a helmet when riding a motorbike taxi.

 

1 hour ago, Puccini said:

 

Does that include ordinary tourists?

 

I am asking because the post to which you replied was about "ordinary tourists"

Yes.  You do not even need to be in US  to get an account (on a bank to bank basis).

4 hours ago, TigerandDog said:

ttb (formerly TMB) Bank REFUSE to open accounts for Americans. No link to this, it's THEIR policy because THEY don't want to do all the paperwork involved in the mandatory reporting the IRS demands for Americans outside the USA.

We were talking about Bangkok Bank. And I had no problems getting an account as a US citizen

8 hours ago, sandyf said:

May come as a surprise but foreigners and tourists are not the same thing.

Correct. 

Not all foreigners are tourists, but all tourists are foreigners....

And foreigners can open accounts without even being in these  countries (bank per bank basis).

And yes, tourists can open accounts in these countries as well.

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Ordinary tourists do not need a bank account.  Can tourists open bank accounts in other countries? I'm sure they couldn't in the UK.

yes, foreigners can open bank accounts in both USA and UK .  Not an issue to do.

1 hour ago, TigerandDog said:

 That exception being they will not open accounts for Americans because of the mandatory reporting back to the IRS.

Please share a reputable link that this is occurring.

Googling it says this is not the case.

I read this article and it could be the exact screen play / synopsis for the Thai movie Dangerous Boys 2 that was at the theater this year.

like they reenacted a scene based on the same premise even.

I enjoy the bars having to be closed for a day here and there.  
 

And am happy for service industry people to get some days off.

as others have said.  The daily hours is the more annoying law

23 hours ago, BrandonJT said:

You are making way more out of it than necessary.  There are people that NEVER do 90-day reports and just pay 2000 baht fine every year at the time of their extension.  

Well, yeah. You never know what's going to be simple here and what's going to be a massive obstacle..

Anyways...


I went to my agent and gave him my passport.

Total cost 1000 baht and zero time at immigration.

But I do appreciate your reply and @DrJack54 help. 

ah, the ole' "inclusivity" card being played.  

What other flags are being included to be flied that they are not getting to join with?

No it's not difficult to get to but the lines can be horrendous and so can the attitudes.

My landlord once forgot to fill out tm30 for me after I did visa run and when I went in for extension they held me hostage and treated me like I was overstaying for 2 months and refused to grant it.  Took a lot of effort and time.

I want to avoid that treatment (and the loss of an entire day at immigration) if possible. 

Ok. thank you for your help. I'll inform my agent and meet them there if that's the only way.  

I appreciate your wisdom being shared.

3 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

You will (most likely) be fined 2000b.

You will not be fined more by leaving it till later. 

Must be done in person. 

Depends somewhat on how, difficult it is to attend immigration. 

If immigration is handy just attend and do the TM47

I cannot just hand it off to agent to handle?

or is that not an option?

I know I get zero respect in Jomtien immigration even when I've done nothing wrong.  Feel like I can/will have worse result.

as for "can leave for later" eventually that would lead to me being like 200 days without report etc...doesn't that just look worse?

On 1/12/2025 at 9:34 AM, DrJack54 said:

The rejection from online reporting has the standard statement of "report in person..." 

I believe if someone makes the report via mail there won't be a rejection. 

 

EDIT: One time I did the online 15 days prior to due date and also did a TM47 via mail.

Sure enough that time the online was approved.

Some time later I received the return mail with hand written "report already approved" 

This was prior to immigration trying to sync TM30 with online reporting.

Disaster springs to mind. 

I am 5 weeks late.  Never been late on anything before, I thought I had until June for some reason in my head. (this would be my 2nd reporting actually).

What is best method to rectify?  

Mail or go to my agent?  or other?

I defintely to not want a "red stamp" as well in my passport.

there any information on why he was attacking dentists?

Besides the burnings which is a whole cultural issue they'd have to overcome... One of the simplest would be overall motor vehicle exhaust regulation.

Seems like every Thai vehicle has been modified for 3 extra hp from bike to truck that just bellow out black smoke

3 hours ago, CallumWK said:

 

It are the banks.

I am here more than 30 years, and on a retirement extension.

I have had a savings account at TTB for decades. A few months ago I tried to open a fixed term account.

Sorry, people on retirement visa can not open bank accounts anymore.

Been to multiple branches, and everywhere the same answer.

I started a topic about this, where others confirmed the same situation.

You think nothing has changed?

you can’t open a bank account if you have a long-term retirement visa now?

 You have link to your other thread you can share please.?

17 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

Applied fairly or not, it is STILL the law. "Hey, that guy is getting away with it" is a poor argument.  Now, if the police were fining foreigners for things that are not illegal, different story. But there is no indication that that is happening.

It's true, but you know this when you get here and I accept it.

Hell, I won't even move to Jomtien area because I get pulled over at the police stop every drive by it to go into town.   I don't get a ticket.  It's annoying.

It is what it is .  I'd still rather live here than the what's happened to USA since 2021.

he should demand a forensic labs test results.

 Pretty sure he’d get off on zero counts of cocaine possession then..

 Probably come back half Drano half Yabba lol