thoengthaied

Does anyone know where regions 4 and 5 of the Thai Immigration Bureau are?

Thais in general have no conception of consequences for their actions.

Please explain. Are you talking about keeping the Thai Paypal account or what?

I took my old certificate of previous vaccinations and showed them that. The vaccination was done on (I think) the fifth floor. I received my new certificate at the Customer Service desk which is on the ground floor just to the left of the exit. I can't remember any other paperwork.

I enquired at Pattaya City hospital on soi Buakhao/Third Road end of September and was told they have a walk in service on Friday mornings for a free booster. I went in at approx. 10:30 and was vaccinated and walked out with my certificate about 11:30. Pfizer was the vaccine brand.

I had already ordered and paid for 12 months bank statements and certificates of deposit of my monthly pension payments from Bangkok Bank. The previous year Immi had asked for those because my pension was listed as "BAHTNET" because it was directed from UK Pensions via Citibank to Bangkok Bank. Last year Immi accepted the monthly certificates because they showed that the original sender was the UK Pensions department. Same certificates this year with the same information but they now demanded that I get certificates from Citibank as well. I went back to Bangkok Bank, Jomtien 2nd. Road, and queued for the usual 45 minutes to ask for help but they would only give me the telephone number of Citibank in Bangkok. I did phone Citibank and they were helpful enough and said they would email me a form which I should fill in with my requirements of the individual transaction dates. They did email the form to me but there were only 2 lines that I could fill in, not 13. I considered going to Citibank in Bangkok to apply in person but that was the point at which I gave up and went to an agent. Agent cost me 15,000 baht and I wonder how much Immigration received out of that amount. Whatever they received, I considered it worth it because I had been really stressed out and the agent took away all that stress.

My recent experience with Jomtien Immi tells me that they will see an opportunity to deny your extension in order to force you to use an agent, thus getting them a commission from the agent. I had been doing my own extensions for 14 years at Jomtien without a hitch until they started requesting things other than what they had asked for before. The items they required were difficult, but not impossible to obtain, and I had paperwork which was very relevant already, which I showed them . To any sensible person my paperwork should have been sufficient (It was the year before) but they insisted I obtain further paperwork. In the end I used an agent and paid a fee. I resolved to use an agent on all subsequent applications for an extension to save the hassle. The agent actually told me that even if I had obtained the extra paperwork they would ask for even more the next year.

Could anyone recommend where I could get the pressure in my eyes tested in Pattaya avoiding the expensive private hospitals? I have been attending Rutnin Eye hospital in Bangkok where the doctor has prescribed Taflotan eye drops and has been asking me to go back for follow ups at 4 monthly intervals. The pressure has certainly reduced to normality but I think that rather than a trip to Bangkok every 4 months it would be quicker and more cost effective to find somewhere in Pattaya. Regards, thoengthaied.

I bought a good quality mattress with a new bed in January from In Bed on Sukhumvit close to the junction with soi Watbunkanchana. I have been more than satisfied with it. It is firm yet very comfortable. Price of mattress was 12,000 baht. They manufacture them locally themselves. The young man in the store was very helpful in helping me choose the right combination of springs and fabric.

That's the real problem here in Thailand....no enforcement at all. We have to accept that this is their way of life.

Hi all. I have 2 questions re combination method for retirement extension:- 1) Using funds which have been in a foreign currency deposit account for many years along with monthly pension paid into Bangkok Bank for many years. What conversion rate do Immi use when calculating Thai baht amount from funds in a foreign currency deposit account. Do they use a particular bank's foreign exchange rate? 2) If a top up to the bank account is needed because of shortfall to the 800,000 total, does the total amount in the bank account need to be seeded for some months? Regards, thoengthaied.