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5 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Yes they do. https://www.thailandelite.com/privilege?locate=en

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Does this have lounge access at Departure airside? (I know they have an Arrival lounge... but what about departures?)

Hi guys! Any experience/update on Penang visa situation for 1-Year Multiple Entry B visa?

Work permit valid 10 months
I'm listed as a director on the Dept. of Business Devt. (DBD) document

Own 48% of the company

Regards

Hi, do you guys know of any type of polish (Old English perhaps?) that I can buy (and where) for the tiny dining table in my condo?

I'm not sure if it's varnished or brown-painted (it's brown but you can see the wood grains if you look close enough), and now I noticed after lifting the cheap food place mat (which was mildly stuck to the wood when I lifted the place mat off of it) that there are some white streaks. These are not normal "water white spots or circles" which can be wiped off, but some sort of white damage/discoloration to the ultra-thin outer layer of varnish/paint (I think).

So,

1) What chemical/brand can I try (if any)?

2) Where to find it in Bangkok?

Thanks!

Beside the Snake Farm, yes.

No queue when I went. Its entrance is near Chamchuri Square (mall). Queen Saovabha building. You can Google Queen Saovabha Travel Clinic

UPDATE: This year Red Cross DOES have the updated quadrivalent, got it today, 550 baht. Get it before flu strikes... (suddenly lotsa people coughing and sneezing in the BTS and everywhere)

Looks like the flu shot has come early!

I usually get it every year cheaply at Red Cross on Rama 4, but:

1) They usually only offer the "trivalent" (protection against only 3 flu strains) instead of the "quadrivalent" (against 4 flu strains), and 
2) Last year they got their new updated batch by around October, I dunno if going there now will give me the updated shot.

What hospital (preferably the less expensive ones) do you recommend for the latest updated quadrivalent shot?

...And not last year's shot (which I already got)? 

WHO website says the recommended strains, but not the brands; and I dunno how to explain this to Thai hospital staff, especially over the phone

Hi!  Tried searching the site and Googling but all I could find was how to extend a B visa which was expiring. 

Mine is expiring a full year from now but I'm required to exit every 90 days with my Non-B multiple entry.

Unfortunately, my next available time to travel is exactly 7 days after that.

1) Can I extend this easily and/or cheaply at a Bangkok immigration office? Perhaps with a 7 day extension if it's available for this? (Cheaper than flying to nearby country on low-cost airline for a day? I don't want to do a border run).

2) Stamp says "Admitted until August 21." So... ONLY IF I am able to get a 7 day extension... by what date exactly must I stamp-out at the airport? August 27, 28, or 29?

Thanks! 

Because someone may have already experienced it, with an experience different from what the bank said.

And yes, that "mismatch" has happened in my experience.

And no, I would not "insist that the bank does what a poster here tells" me.

Hi!

I know that for many foreigners, it's a requirement to have a fixed deposit with Bangkok Bank before getting a credit card with limit equal to the fixed deposit.

I was able to get a credit card with Bangkok Bank this way.

However, my fixed deposit is maturing on July 23; and I was never informed by the bank or credit card management that I must re-deposit it or roll it over.

1) From your experience (if you've experienced something similar), will my credit limit suddenly drop to zero on July 24th?

2) Do I have to go to the branch ASAP and roll over the fixed deposit, in order to keep my credit card active?

3) Or, do I now have a legit credit card without need for fixed deposit anymore because I already had the card for 1 year.

(I have no outstanding balance from the previous bills, by the way; if that makes a difference)

Some might say I should go and "ask the branch" (whose officer will no doubt "suggest" I rollover) but if I can keep the credit card without re-depositing, then it would be better for me.

Thanks!

If not having had pre-exposure vaccination you should also have human rabies immune globulin (HRIG) to be absolutely safe. If having had the pre-exposure vaccinations this is not needed. I believe the HRIG is more expensive and not as widely available as the normal vaccines.

I paid 40 Baht per vaccination when I had them at the local health centre in Bangkok in 2011.

Sophon

In my case I can well-afford vaccines and am never far from a hospital (I'm a city person). I wonder if it's still worth getting a pre-exposure vaccine..?

Thanks for the info.

But makes me wonder even more on whether it's worth getting a pre-exposure vaccine (I've been on a vaccine binge lately, taking advantage of cheap shots at Red Cross).

I've lived here 10 years and never been bitten.

Vaguely remember being "kinda" bitten as a child by my aunt's dogs (no rabies for sure), long time ago.

I don't see how much benefit rabies pre-exposure vaccine is... 3 vaccines pre exposure and if you get bitten you still have to get another 2 .

Whereas if you don't have a pre-exposure vaccine you must get 4-5 vaccines if bitten (can choose the 2-1-1 regimen instead of 1 x 5 separate days).

So it's kinda the same, right? What am I missing?

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350 baht at Saovabha Travel Clinic at Red Cross (Henry Dunant road, bkk)

As an update in case anyone is interested, Red Cross' Saovabha Travel Clinic (near MRT Samyan) is doing the flu vac for 350 baht

Thanks for the ideas Fletch; yes I checked which option is best for me and it seems that it's best if I do the (7,000 x yrs) x 0.5 instead of treating it as usual net income (I'm on a high tax bracket coz of my varied sources of income).

No severance for me as I left on my own, and I'm too far away from a pension

@Misty extremely helpful, thanks!

Exactly what I was lookin for. Im not 55+ and I resigned after 5 yrs and 1 day so I fall into case 2 of your page.

Also, now I understand why my nice boss prevented me from resigning earlier and said I should resign a few months later to complete a 5 yr period "because of social fund" (I was puzzled coz 'social' didn't seem like the right word) but now I guess she meant provident fund.

Cheers!

Cheers!

Yea, I looked at Emirates too, but it was 41 or 42K... so I just got Korean based on the feedback on this thread as well as Yelp.

Sorry guys, I thought I had enabled notifications for this thread but I apparently didn't.

Thai company, Thai work permit holder, for work done in Thailand (my apologies I thought this would've been assumed on a Thailand forum).

When I left the company, they gave me a withholding tax certificate with salary income for the year and how much was deducted for that, and it also included the retirement fund amount but zero tax deducted for that and payroll officer just told me "it's different" (hardly spoke English).

In my monthly pay slips, there is nothing indicating a deduction for this "retirement fund," only deduction for tax, so I would think that it was completely a company contribution or employee benefit equal to 40% of salary x number of years (dunno if that matters). They said that for employees who have stayed for 20+ years, it will be 75% x number of years. So it seems to be a company benefit of some sort and not a government required benefit.

I'm wondering if I should treat it as regular salary income.

Thanks for all the replies, guys. I ended up getting Korean Air, only 33,850 round trip.

Just booked flight for Dec. 2 nighttime, so I should be okay after the 7-day extension.

Tempted to just do a 1-day airplane run though; Thai Airways has good promos now (Bkk Phom Penh for 870 one-way); might be better than paying 1,900 to the government

if you leave before the "Enter Before Date" and come back before that date you will get another 90 days.

The "Enter Before" date is 1 year away; I'm aware of this rule and this is not related to my opening post. Thanks.

Bangkok Bank Siam Paragon branch, get credit card with limit equal to fixed deposit... was easy peasy (no proof of income docs were required).

Then build good credit rating and perhaps get another one from other bank in one year with no need for fixed deposit.

Btw, Bangkok Bank "Rabbit" Visa credit card is super ultra convenient if you go into Bangkok city a lot.

Hi, I normally go to St. Louis or more pricey Samitivej but all I need now is a flu shot which is the same everywhere, so I'm looking for a cheaper option.

Last time I went to St Louis (supposedly a "non-profit" Catholic hospital) flu vaccine was 3X the price of Red Cross; but Red Cross is a long, hot walk from the BTS.

Any other suggestions?