Hi Tea

On 8/31/2020 at 5:57 PM, Moonlover said:

Setting aside these rather petty and childish arguments for the moment, is Thailand Post accepting mail to the UK yet?

Yes, it is, has been for some time.

1 hour ago, Trujillo said:

What part of the word "retired" does the Thai government not understand? We have settled here to live.  We have adopted this place as our new (and last) home. 

"What part of the word "retired" does the Thai government not understand?"

Strange question.  What part of a Non-Immigrant O visa do you not understand? 

The "retirement visa" is not a settlement visa for life, whether or not you have decided to claim that you have settled here without authority.  The first time that you got your visa did it not state the equivalent of you have permission to stay for 12 months?   Is that hard to understand? 

The fact that you may have "adopted this place as our new (and last) home" is irrelevant, the visa (and subsequent extensions) that you applied for never gave you that option.  It is you who is misunderstanding what kind of visa you have.

If you like the considerations that have been granted to categories other than the one that you voluntarily chose then all you have to do is move into that category!

35 minutes ago, Pravda said:

Again, what did you expect moving into a country that will never make you a citizen?

Unless he applies for it, of course, when that will be considered!  No country invites foreigners to become citizens.

5 hours ago, worgeordie said:

I thought BB guns were also illegal here ,although readily available

along with the real thing, only illegal if police can be bothered.

The guy with the BB gun would have gotten a shock if the people

who he had gone to intimidate had real guns .

regards worgeordie

"I thought BB guns were also illegal here..."

Possession of BB guns is legal, they are not considered to be firearms according to some sources and do not have to be registered although there are conditions that the owner has to comply with.  The owner in this thread is breaking at least one of the conditions making, theoretically, his gun illegal. 

You used the words "also illegal" suggesting that other types of gun are illegal also, that's not necessarily the case, licenced firearms are legal in Thailand. 

7 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Touchy touchy, you want yours signed..... Come on down, my wife can/ will sign it, she has done it for another UK citizen.

I'm not being touchy, just answering your comment, rationally.

"Come on down, my wife can/ will sign it..."  

Only if she's the school director, or has some other acceptable qualification, "some bloke's wife" may not cut it with DWP.  How come you have to get her cousin to sign yours, why doesn't she do it?   If she's suitable I'll just post it to you with a SAE.

36 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

What !!!! It's a female thing, my wife does it to me all the time, she says it's her way of knowing if they are empty or full.

Physiology's not your wife's strong point, then!

10 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

4 hours ago, Hi Tea said:

No, it isn't and no, you haven't.

How would you know, you’ve not been a member long enough to know what other members were saying last month.

What has how long I've been a member, or what other members were commenting last month got to do with your incorrect assertion of "grossly negative stereotyping of immigrants being racist" ?  

Reading Thaivisa members' comments is not restricted to members!

1 hour ago, Tanlic said:

On 8/30/2020 at 2:26 PM, Hi Tea said:

Recipients of the Life Cert have four months to send it back, they're not asking anything unreasonable.  And which are the areas of Thailand that are, or have been, locked down so strictly that essential journeys have been prohibited?

 

"...these forms should be suspended until it is safe for all old people to wander outside"

You're using the alleged dangers of Covid-19 as a valid reason for the DWP not to request the form. In view of the age-related vulnerability of pensioners it would be logical to allow the DWP to consider Covid also.  They send the form to ensure that they should still be paying the pension so, surely, it is just as reasonable for the DWP to ask for confirmation that those particularly susceptible people have not been affected by the virus?

So it's not easy for old people in places like Pattaya to feel safe...

Do British pensioners in Pattaya never go outside, then?  What about shopping or going to the bank/ATM, for example, how do they cope with that? 

To prove their continued entitlement to the pension, how much more difficult (or "unsafe" as you put it) is it for that person to visit a lawyers office, for example, to have the form notarised than to go shopping every few days?

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

OP you can get your life cert signed by a doctor/ chemist/ policeman/school director etc.

I just received mine in the mail today, my wifes cousin will sign it, hes done it for me twice before, he is a school director.

I cannot understand why anybody pays 1000 baht to get it signed.

"I cannot understand why anybody pays 1000 baht to get it signed".

Really? How about because not many people have close enough relationships with (or connections to) doctors/chemists/police officers/school directors?  I've got mine here to do, would your wife's cousin witness mine please?

19 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Ah, so grossly negative stereotyping of immigrants is not an example of racism.

 

Gotcha!

No, it isn't and no, you haven't.

On 8/28/2020 at 10:21 PM, pauleddy said:

I had the DWP call me last year at a prearranged date. The lady was very nice and told me that my pension would be 144 gbp per week. I got the feeling that she was simply reciting the standard single person rate.

 

I'm a bit worried because a friend told me I would have to complete a huge form detailing every job since age 18. Is this true?

 

Do they require my birth certificate?

 

Is it true that overseas people are "frozen"? Is it illegal to give my UK permanent address?

 

What about timing? Do I ask them to send me any paperwork now, or will the whole thing be automatic?

"I had the DWP call me last year at a prearranged date. The lady was very nice and told me that my pension would be 144 gbp per week".

Until they receive a pension claim form from I believe that figure is an estimate.  A completed claim form will enable them to calculate the exact pension and that will be confirmed to you in writing stating the amount and the start date.

"...a friend told me I would have to complete a huge form detailing every job since age 18. Is this true?"

That is correct, it's a multiple-page claim form.  Whether they really need all the information requested is debatable. Part of it may be a way to identify the applicant positively to ensure that they are going to be paying the pension to the correct person. 

Three years ago I was in the similar position of not being able to recall all my 47 years employment dates accurately so I gave estimates.   I was not queried on any errors or omissions.

"Do they require my birth certificate?"

Yes, or a notarised copy of it.

"Is it true that overseas people are "frozen"? Is it illegal to give my UK permanent address?"

Pensioners living in Thailand have their pensions frozen, yes. 

It is illegal to give the DWP false information on the claim form and it's not hard for them to work out what you're doing if you're having a pension paid into a Thai bank account.  They may ask why your "permanent address" is allegedly in the UK if they are corresponding with you in Thailand.

"What about timing? Do I ask them to send me any paperwork now, or will the whole thing be automatic?"

You have to request the claim form, it's not sent automatically.  If you call them they will tell you when you should request it.

3 hours ago, englishoak said:

Its human trafficking, pure and simple

 

Boat should be impounded for illegal use, unseaworthy and destroyed.

No, the action of the boat and its crew is not human trafficking, pure and simple.   The boat and its crew are doing nothing illegal and there is no indication that it is unseaworthy.

6 hours ago, TopDeadSenter said:

No idea why he is not being charged with people smuggling?

Probably because the boat is not trafficking anyone.  

By the way, he's not in charge of the boat and it's actions in the Med, he just financed its purchase.

16 hours ago, Tanlic said:

The question should be why are they asking pensioners in foreign countries to venture out when they may be in lock down areas.......these forms should be suspended until it is safe for all old people to wander outside

Recipients of the Life Cert have four months to send it back, they're not asking anything unreasonable.  And which are the areas of Thailand that are, or have been, locked down so strictly that essential journeys have been prohibited?

"...these forms should be suspended until it is safe for all old people to wander outside"

You're using the alleged dangers of Covid-19 as a valid reason for the DWP not to request the form. In view of the age-related vulnerability of pensioners it would be logical to allow the DWP to consider Covid also.  They send the form to ensure that they should still be paying the pension so, surely, it is just as reasonable for the DWP to ask for confirmation that those particularly susceptible people have not been affected by the virus?

17 hours ago, pacovl46 said:

Same goes for you! 

What?  I wasn't issuing instructions to other posters and never have, I was asking him a question.

On 8/24/2020 at 2:04 PM, jwest10 said:

Has anyone received on for this year and wondering about the panademic 

Coincidentally, I received one yesterday dated 3rd August, so yes, they are still being sent.

1 hour ago, Is this real said:

20 hours ago, Hi Tea said:

Because it falls into the category of news.  What difference would it make if the bank (where he doesn't work) was identified?

The bank that employed him is part of the story. 

The bank that employed him in the past (he didn't work for the bank when he was arrested) is part of the investigation, obviously, but identifying it makes no difference whatsoever to the story, to the outcome or to anyone asking for that information here.

On 8/28/2020 at 11:57 AM, 2long said:

Who's going to pay the fine, if the cars have been abandoned?!

"Fifteen day notices are put on them. If they are not moved they are towed away. 

If the owners come to claim them they are fined 5,000 baht".

4 minutes ago, 2long said:

Usual TVF bickering.

Someone picks up on something or reacts, and then like dominoes, it just continues.

#1 He's dead.

#2 He may or may not have been a pro boxer, and ex pro boxer, an aspiring pro boxer or anything else.

#3 Here in Thailand many men smoke, even boxers and gym instructors. It's not ideal, but they do it.

Can we move on now?

Since when have you been in charge?

16 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

The report states that he was looking for a boxing job , which would make him a professional 

No, it would just make him an unemployed foreigner looking for a job!

1 hour ago, Puchaiyank said:

Oh lord, here we go again!

"Here we go again" with what?

Any law firm/notary will do it, usually for B1,000 plus VAT.

2 hours ago, Venom said:

17 hours ago, Hi Tea said:

He wasn't gambling.  Next.

 

On 8/26/2020 at 10:45 AM, webfact said:

steals B100k for online games

 

He was playing online games, he wasn't gambling, there's a dfference.