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On 12/22/2020 at 11:22 AM, tonray said:

Rent depends a lot on size and location. 15K gets you a failry small place in most of Bangkok and a tiny closet in prime areas

15k will get a brand new fully furnished 50sqm, 2 bed, 1 bath, livingroom, kitchen, balcony condo with pool and gym right beside an MRT/BTS perhaps 20 mins ride from Silom/Sukhumvit.

My mum was diagnosed by a UK GP after she simply said, "I can't even drink tea now without getting heartburn"

Doctor, "It's helicobacter!"

So, what is the best way to cash out at the moment in Thailand?

1 hour ago, Mops59 said:

Normal tourist visa is available also. Look up website embassy Thailand in UK. 

Really, I didn't know that.

I suppose just the normal docs need to be submitted? Or do you also need to submit Fit to Fly Certificate?

And I assume the normal one can still be made at all the other consulates, not just London.

So, how to apply for special tourist visa in UK (if you don't live near London)?

Post? Online?

Cheers

On 12/15/2020 at 10:50 AM, Hanuman2547 said:

Can we only choose one?

I prefer Soi's 5, 7, 11, 13, 4, 8, 20, & 22.

Then I go home.

Interesting, soi 5 and 8 are two that in all my time here, I haven't drank on.

Which watering holes do you recommend?

Soi 4 and 22 has always been good. I would often frequent 22.

So, I went to Bumrungrad today. 675 baht for WP certificate, no blood test.

Doctor said LOADS of people get it done there.

She said it is not a requirement to get blood tested but some companies/employers require it, so some people get blood tests cos they are told by employer to do so.

5 hours ago, statman78 said:

It's on Sukhumvit Road between Soi 11 and 13.  Reasonably priced beer.  It's a good place to sit and watch people go by.

I enjoy The Game for people watching.

I was in Lek's the other night at like 3am, can't remember anything

10 hours ago, joecoolfrog said:

From Buddy's on Soi 22 , walk 50 metres down the sub soi and you find Too Easy bar , very friendly , largely expat bar.

Used to drink there a long time ago. How much they charging for a beer these days?

2 hours ago, ricklev said:

Medconsult Clinic.  British doctor with Thai license. Everybody I know goes there   Never rejected by labor department.  180 baht and no blood test needed. The belief that Bangkok labor officr requires a blood test for syphilis and a lab test receipt is simply wrong. 

Has this worked this year too?

Yeah, all I heard was that in Bangkok they changed from "clinics accepted" to "it's gotta be a hospital"

I didn't hear that the blood work is required.

However, up north for the last 10 years my old labor office insisted on blood test and original lab-slip submitted with the application otherwise no work permit.

10 hours ago, timendres said:

Seven years in a row at Bum Run Grad. Never a blood test, never any lab work. Five minute once over by the doctor, several questions about my general health, signature, 900THB, done and dusted. Never once questioned at WP renewal.

I am starting to think Bumrungrad is the way to go.

When is the last time you submitted a WP using the med cert from there?

On 5/18/2020 at 2:49 PM, guru said:

Bumrungrad it is then. Thanks so much. 

Any update?

Did you need to get the test? Was the certificate accepted by Labor Office?

7 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Blez Clinic give you the doctor's certificate and the lab report for the syphilis blood test (500 baht).

Right, I see.

And the Bangkok labor office wants the original lap report too? Not just the doctor's certificate. Right?

That's the way it is up north.

Or is the Bangkok labor office happy with just the doctor's certificate?

2 minutes ago, DavisH said:

I've never had a syph test. I just get a signed med cert from the local clinic. About 200 baht for the last one. But my work permit goes back to 2007. I think the rules changed at one stage in the past to include the syphilis test. 

When is the last time you renewed/extended WP using just the medical certificate?

16 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Yes.  They do a finger-blood test for syphilis.  It takes 2 minutes.

I am surprised they don't scrutinize the lab-slip (at labor office) about the test.

Or in Bangkok do you just submit the health certificate (not the lab slip too)?

Up north, my old labor office would play the doctor trying to quiz the type of test and interpret the result, rather than just accepting the health certificate, lol

16 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Yes.  They do a finger-blood test for syphilis.  It takes 2 minutes.

Interesting

I have been getting jabbed in the arm for the past 10 years up north. ????

Anyone know if traffic offences show? i.e. parking, speeding, red/amber light, causing accident?

3 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

All out foreign staff use Blez Clinic right by BTS Asok.  

 

https://blez-clinic.com/en/

Thanks

Is this still being accepted this year?

And do the Bangkok requirements differ from the provinces?

1. Certificate signed by doc (original)

2. Lab slip results (original)

2 hours ago, tonray said:

Just look for a clinic in your neighborhood....Green Cross Sign and usually Green Sign that signifies clinic. Bring a sample form ....so they know what you need...the front staff likely speaks zero English. Doctor's almost always speak English well. Usually 300 to 500 baht.

But there needs to be a blood test, right?

So, I am new to this and I am located in Bangkok.

Where is the best and most straightforward place for your work permit medical health check up? Also cost and time effective? Easy location?

Thank you