DonniePeverley

Hello the school in Bangkok my child is looking to start is saying they will start his visa when he arrives and enrolls in the schol. They said my child will get a visa. I am just checking will my child need a visa first before he can study, or as the school is suggesting he commences school and then gets the visa ? I don't want to get in any trouble.

I am at that banging my head against a spiked concrete wall stage still. Hopefully it's just a procedure we all must go through. You clearly have made it out the other end.

I fail to understand how advertising with multiple agents means the agents won't remove expired properties ? I am assuming the agent doesn't get updated if it is sold - but surely they have a duty to check in now and again? It essentially leaves the agents websites pointless.

What in the gutter hell is going on with estate agents here in Bangkok? Total waste of my time most of them. You go through their website, look carefully at properties that are listed. You call them up, and it's not available. Not just the odd one, but it is constant. Just a real headache. Just list what you have available. It's a complete nonsensical minefield dealing with agents here. They literally make no sense.

Are you getting confused between 'education visas' for adults, and the one i am looking at for children? We already have him registered with a junior school and have documents and registration certificates. Are you saying my child is going to have to wait up to two weeks to get the actual education visa ?! And also then he has to wait 2 weeks before he can even apply due to running down his exemption stamp ?!?! That's essentially a month. Will he be able to study in that time at the school ?

How long does it take to get the education visa whilst in Thailand ?

Oh well it was nice knowing you glorious Phuket beaches. We will get wall to wall empty condos now. Bye

Hi all, still contemplating what to do here. Can you clarify what is involved in obtaining an education visa for my child here in Bangkok. We arrived in Bangkok on an exemption visa (from UK). The child's school say it is straightforward getting an education visa for the child once we register with the school. Can you tell me what is involved, and the time frame? I had planned on just applying back in the UK, but the time frame on the website says 5-15 working days, meaning it could take up to 3 weeks which would be unacceptable.

Old Brits in Pattaya bars will love this story. Sigh

The Indians in Pattaya are very passive. Never seen an aggressive one. Seen some Russians, but they seem determined to keep their heads down and not risk being sent back. The Brits though - it's just internal anger.

There's some sort of cultural upbringing that causes certain (well almost all) Brits to want to commit violence and hit someone - after a few drinks. Give me a cheap Indian sharing a Heineken anyday, rather than someone who may break my leg after a Heineken.

They're nothing but tourist traps now. The tourist will be exposed to some extreme pollution and car exhaust fumes. When they stop at a red light, you just better hope they don't stop behind a red bus. Dayam the fumes. They'd rather sit idly doing nothing, and won't accept less than 200 baht for any single journey - as if word might get out that they are doing deals. They're a menace and also loud.

He owns a condo you know.

Proof of the shared Heinekan, or you are just flexing some casual racism and an old racist stereotype. I also sat a bar relaxing. I was just amazed after a few Heinekens how often the British would want to cause violence. It was truly astonishing. Back to the Indians - if they did indeed spend some money on an over priced Heineken, then it's certainly more than many others who simply window shop and walk past. When Pattaya opened last year, it was Indian tourists who kep it going, by arriving in large numbers. Are they on a budget - they sure are. Most are come as work vaccation from their work companies.

So if i am not opening windows, and relying solely on recirculated air conditioned air - then no wonder i could be feeling awful.

So you are just recirculating air ?

I think a Jack Russell would even fear these newer breed of rats in Bangkok.

How do i get a conditioning report? What should i ask my agent in regards to this ?

It's not just their size, but the attitude. The newer younger generation of rats have no respect for humans. They will not move. You have to swerve around them, as they tuck into the 7/11 garbage bag. As you swerve around them sheepishly, you close your eyes and pray they won't attack you or go near you.

So where does the air come from with an air conditioning system? Is it just circulating the same air, and cooling it down? Or is the air coming from outdoors? I ask, because if we aren't opening windows then where on earth is the plentiful of oxygen coming from ?

Is there where we are at with laws in Thailand covering the real estate market - that the Ghostbusters would be the only real people who could come help you? Hmmm ... Talk of going to court and getting your deposit back. How does that all work then ? I am of course thinking of the worst outcome.

Is this accurate? I find it hard to fathom a major agent in Bangkok would then move forward with this knowing it was not rite. Most condos i saw in this bracket were all asking the same. I will def research and ask the agent about putting the deposit in a 'escrow account' dated with conditions of withdrawel.

I always wake up in the UK with a nice warm peace. Windows open with good levels of oxygen i assume helps. With the AC systems they have here in Bangkok - be it a hotel or rented accomodation, i literally feel like i've gone ten rounds with Mike Tyson trying to wake up. What is in these systems? My partner and parents have developed coughs. Granted we will get ones cleaned when we rent longer term. But do they contain gasses? What is the working mechanisms on them? If we aren't opening windows what are the oxygen levels in a room etc? What is causing me to wake up so groggy ?

Of course, but seems an increase of it lately.

Most of the top spec condos have this sort of agreement with them unfortunately.