prakhonchai nick

This topic is about  DWP state pension, payable from age 65 onwards in the past and somewhat later these days.

On the claim form one enters the address, and if living in Thailand your state pension is frozen.

Some people will apply with a UK address with payment to a UK bank, and as such no life certificates are sent out. You will also receive annual increases...................BUT that is illegal, and if you are found out, as some are, there are consequences, one of which being that you will have to repay all the extra money received!

10 minutes ago, Disparate Dan said:

I have just come across this topic, having never heard of 'life certificates' before. I presume all of you guys who responded lodged a postal address with the UK authorities, and presume also you keep it up to date?

That amazes me, because in the 30-odd years since I was last in the UK I would never have considered telling them where I was - none of their business, so to speak.

I have had a small pension paid annually into my BBL a/c for some years now - no hint of any trouble.

So should I now tell them where I am, so they can contact me and start this certificate stuff, which seems at least as silly/time-wasting as the stuff we all complain about at Immigration here? Or should I just keep stumm as long as the annual payment is made? Any (polite) info welcome.

 

21 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Not a house, it's a shed

Like so many "houses" in Thailand

I received an email from HMPO yesterday saying it would take 8 weeks to process my passport, which was submitted on 8th february. Is it 8 weeks from yesterday or 8th february??   Notwithstanding their problems with Covid, thay had no problem debiting my credit card within 4 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

21 hours ago, RocketDog said:

They are absolutely correct about that. 

Like many processes in the natural world, it follows a 'square law'. 

Two women are four times the trouble, three are nine times, etc. 

An interesting theory. Worth putting to the test ????

16 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

 

Lock him up in the "Bangkok Hilton" - I am sure he will not live long!

If I were the parent of one of the 13 children, he would not even get as far as the Bangkok Hilton!

Education Minister Nuttaphol Theepsuwan, is I believe the owner of Rugby School in Pattaya. How will the parents of children there view this news I wonder?

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

 

The bank should be liable for every single Baht misappropriated by its own staff.

 

If it's not then there's a serious problem with the law.

 

Not if the staff member was neither on duty at the time nor on bank premises. It was suggested earlier that he collected cash at various locations in Pattaya

Its all about world dominance in the future. Muslims versus the Chinese.

The "Elite" appear to be more budget tourists

So they spend 3,000bt/day. They are elite, so no 400/500baht rooms, but likely 4 star accommodation. After that and a good evening meal and a few beers/Gin & Tonics or whatever, not much left for pay a girl for the night

24 minutes ago, onekoolguy said:

Makes you wonder what happens to the money in bank accounts when expats die without a will?

There are rules for that  The expat farang dies intestate. Half goes to his family in his home country and the other half to his wige (if legally married)  Quite straightforward, but needs a Thai lawyer to obtain probate 30/50,000baht!

4 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

And by the way    3.5% X 12 = 42% interest a year.... 

More if the monthly interested is reinvested.

18 minutes ago, whaleboneman said:

I think the 800k baht should be in an account without debit card access.

Then your wife would have to pay a lawyer to access it, when you die.

And Universities in Bangkok??

I saw it on TV last evening.  What amazed me was that the stupid woman, having smashed through the barrier, repeated the stunt at least 6 more times!????

Just now, prakhonchai nick said:

I have always considered that to be an invasion of privacy. Can see no logical reason for it, and the UK, more than Thailand usually shows some logic.

AND.......its not just showing you have a Thai passport, but they want to see every page. For what?

1 minute ago, Eff1n2ret said:

Dual nationals must declare their other passport when applying for the UK one, and the names must be exactly the same in both. My missis had to supply a full copy of her Thai passport along with the UK one when she renewed via VFS three years ago. I don't know whether UK applicants are supposed to send in both passports when applying online in the UK, but maybe you need to look that up. Obviously if you do have to part temporarily with your Thai passport  it doesn't affect your status in Thailand.

I have always considered that to be an invasion of privacy. Can see no logical reason for it, and the UK, more than Thailand usually shows some logic.

VFS shut down last year due to Covid. Is that likely to happen again?.  Very slow passport service. Still waiting for new passport submitted 4th December and credit card debited 10th December!!!!!!!!