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16 minutes ago, anrcaccount said:

Don't worry!

 

For the same forms for KBank, spoke to several people ( Non-US Citizens, not working in Thailand,)  who have had exactly the same experience: 

• Go into the branch, ask for help with completing form.
• "Do you have work permit" - answered no.
• OK then, fill basic details, copy/sign your passport, bank book if you have it, done.
• No need to provide any tax ID, Thai or foreign.

Certainly hope this is the case. Seems a lot simpler than the bunch of PDFs and forms I first turned up. Worth a try as the first step I guess.

4 minutes ago, Mutt Daeng said:

LP 10.1 is the form used when applying for a TIN at the revenue department.

Which may be required depending on some conditions stated on the CRS form. Also, may not be required 🙂

28 minutes ago, RayC said:

Tried ringing KrungThai about this message but no reply. Before I troop off to my branch, can anyone confirm if there is any documentation other than the usual passport, bank book and bank card that I need to bring with me? Many thanks.

Been looking at this as I'm in the same boat with the same SMS. Looks like they're insisting that all foreigner-owned accounts are FACTA and CRS compliant, and if they're not, you get the SMS. Getting FACTA and CRS compliant seems to involve filling in a couple of forms. FACTA requires declaring your status as a US tax-payer, and CRS form might require a tax number (TIN) so it looks like a visit to the tax office may be needed. This PDF also states they can terminate your account if it are not complaint.

https://media.krungthaixspring.com/docs/en/services/FatcaForm_EN.pdf

Getting a TIN seems to need a lp10.1 form completed according to this, and a visit to the tax department first as pointed out by Mutt Daeng below [edited for clarification]:

https://www.rd.go.th/english/21987.html

And the form (Thai only):

https://www.expattaxthailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/lp10.1_110355.pdf

7 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Hunger pangs are rarely caused by a medical condition.

Unexpectedly (to me anyway) the presence of a parasitic infection can cause stomach pains that can be mistaken for hunger pangs, and parasites apparently are more active at night. Eating often relieves the symptoms which can lead to the idea of just being hungry.

On 9/23/2024 at 9:02 PM, MarkBR said:

Buy one that is edible then after 3-4 years start cutting up to 1 quarter of new shoots to prepare & eat.

We already do this both to keep it restricted in place and for some home-grown food. The main issue here is that the leaves from grown shoots still drop and smothers the grass, and the OP likes his lawn.

9 hours ago, rockyysdt said:

The difference between a Monk and anyone else, is that Monks have devoted their life towards practice, and that the community freely offers resource in order for the Monks to focus on their journey

Admirable when that is the case, though I've had to accept the difference between a monk and anyone else is they have taken vows and wear an orange robe. They are still people who screw up in any usual way that people screw up. Taking the vows can be a threshold to a life focussed on practice, but sadly it can also be an escape for the criminally accused and those who have no intention of living a life of practice.

I wish the Sangha would self-police in a way that resulted in there being no place for those who are not truly committed. Sadly, it doesn't and Thai Buddhism has suffered as a result.

On 10/17/2024 at 4:23 PM, rockyysdt said:

Achieving a long regular, relaxed breath without feeling winded or strained.

You seem to be referring to Anapanasati?

If a long relaxed breath happens, it's because conditions are right for it to happen. "Achieving" suggests setting a goal, which leads to a result of either success or failure, which is "my success" or "my failure" which feeds the ego. Usual guidance is to observe and let go, not to "achieve".

(semantics aside)

8 hours ago, degrub said:

Try giant bamboo. It’s a grass. Just add water and fertilizer.

Dunno about giant bamboo, but whatever variety we've planted in our garden drops a lot of leaves, which hasn't been good for the grass that grows around them. Definitely fast growing, and spreading though easy to pull shoots to keep them trained in a smaller space, but OP should be aware of the effect of the leaves if he wants to keep his lawn looking nice.

Same as you in that I resisted the need to move to a "phone for everything" as opposed to using a PC where I could control the environment the software ran in. But after Krung Thai removed their web front-end to online banking and went app only, I've installed and activated the app. And notwithstanding any insecurities which are not immediately obvious from casual use, it is useful. Booked some plane tickets in person on Sunday and scanning a QR code on the counter-top device and checking the transaction was right before hitting "Confirm" was a lot easier than making 4 withdrawals from the ATM and giving them cash. Same with household bills. I'm reluctantly seeing the benefits...

Anyway (for Krung Thai app)

1) It'll work over wifi or mobile data, so if you're only using wifi you should be fine (don't remember if it was mobile data only for install as suggested by OneMoreFarang)

2) Wifi only is fine.

There is no OTP. On install it requires a Thai ID card number, and should accept the NDID thing that farang can't get, so I did have to visit the bank branch to get it activated. The cashier knew what she was doing and it was painless. By default she set it to a fingerprint check for each transaction, though I changed that to use a PIN instead. So no OTP, but other secondary permissions are needed (though possibly could be disabled completely).

We like this:

https://shop.doitung.com/en/product/ground-coffee-classic-roast/

5 hours ago, it is what it is said:

strange so many boats should be at sea in such conditions. was the weather reporting accurate?

It went from being a bit overcast to sudden, very strong winds in the space of about 10 minutes yesterday morning. There may have been some forecast warnings based on what was coming in from the east, but on the ground this was a sudden, sharp squall. All over in about an hour.

As said, it depends where he's borrowed money from. If it is from a bank or other reputable organisation, they do not tend to be in the business of deliberately taking possession of secured property just for the sake of it. It is a very last resort, and usually one that is taken when all other options have absolutely and irretrievably failed. There is more money to be made from keeping a borrower in their house and milking them for interest for the next 20 years than taking possession and selling the property. IME there are two categories of deliquent borrowers: those who won't pay and those who can't pay. You get the "won't payers" out as quick as you can, but you give every chance to the "can't payers" until they prove repeatedly  that they are not capable of keeping to any payment agreement in the long term. So possibly your neighbour has just burned too many chances and the bank no longer believe him.

Source: 15 years in retail banking in the UK, but admittedly all experience in the past in a different country may not be relevant to how things work here. Though I suspect the principles are somewhat similar.

On a beach on one of the islands, walking back to my room, drunk, during a power cut, with no torch. I couldn't see my hand in front of my face it was so dark, so I was feeling my way (badly) with my feet. And didn't account for an  unexpected drop from broken concrete on to the beach itself. So I went face first into the sand. No real harm done, so got up and went on my way.

Next day, I went back and looked where I fell, and it was just full of jagged rocks and other broken bits of concrete. My face had landed in just about the only place where it was safe to land. Missed a bad injury, and probably death, by inches.

4x90 days is usually a bit less than the one year visa renewal date, especially when a 90 day report falls due on a weekend or public holiday so it gets pulled forward by a few days. I find this comes up every year, and I just did a 90 day report at the end of April, then a full renewal a couple of days ago.

If you want to pay the fine (or whatever penalty) for missing the 90 day report it might make no difference, but if you're not wanting to do anything that might cause problems with your visa renewal, just accept you'll be making two trips to immigration in quick succession* and get it done.

*or online reporting, though I have no experience of this.

44 minutes ago, steevjee said:

Ok so I watched the 1 hour video and passed the test, downloaded my certificate, what’s next? Do I need to get another medical etc or do I just show up at any Land Transport Office and show my current licences?

Firstly, book an appointment at the local transport office. Ours was shut for 7 months and we got one for 1 month hence as soon as they starting accepting appointments. Very quickly they were fully booked for 6 months. They confirmed the existing 2 year license was still valid even though it had long expired by then.

When your appointment is nearly due:

Get the certificates from your local doctor - one for each form of transport (one for car and one for motorbike for example)

Get the proof of residence from your local immigration office (I got just one certificate that covers both forms of transport). Take a copy and self-certify the copy.

Take a copy of your passport photo page and current visa page and self-certify them (one for each form of transport)

The video/test is valid for a certain amount of time which I don't remember. If you've done this without an appointment, you might need to redo it closer to the appointment time.

Attend the transport office for your appointment. Complete one form for each form of transport, each with a doctor's note, an immigration letter, and a copy of the passport.

Wait for the physical tests (brake reaction test, colored circles test)

Pay your fee, have your photo taken, collect your new 5 year license.

Our 2 year licences expired in Apr but the testing centre was shut due to COVID, so Mrs has repeatedly phoned to find out when they would open again. End result is we got an appointment for later this month with a grace period after expiry so we will still get the 5 year licence on renewal. No practical driving test required.

I need proof of residence from the Immigration Office, and letter of competency from the local doctor, and one of these for each licence (car and motorbike). We both need to take the test here instead of taking this at the testing centre on the touchscreen kiosk things. I've not done it yet, but Mrs says it's essentially the same with a printout at the end to confirm the final score and to take to the appointment:

https://www.dlt-elearning.com/Home?fbclid=IwAR0JeNU0npZHTmWWhxGMojUeiowjxBaXby0hfOs0qSgye7D_-vTKYxTxwdk

This is Nakhon Si Thammarat. YMMV for your location.

I've been renewing non-imm type O visas at NST as a "marriage visa" for about 7 years, then as a "retirement visa" for the last 3 years. In all those times, if the paperwork has been in order they've been handled quickly and easily. Overall my experiences with them have been very straightforward compared to some reports from other offices being unusually picky.

For retirement:

TM7 form

2 x photos 4cm by 6cm

Copy of every page of passport

Copy of wife's tabien bahn

Copy of wife's ID card

Printed screenshot of Google Map showing lat/long of a marker placed on the house

Photo of me and family outside the house showing the house number, photo of me and family inside the house

Make a small deposit into the bank before obtaining the next 3

Printed bank statements showing 800k continuous balance over 3 full months (eg: today I would do Jun, Jul, Aug as full months and Sep as partial month)

Letter from bank confirming balance as at today's date

Copies of updated bank book showing the same

When I turn up with the above in all prepared correctly, it's about 10 mins to get the visa renewed, and this was last done in August. I can't help with how they view proof of income as I've always shown sufficient overall balance without issue.

7 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Drive South to Songkla and join up with Songkla Hash House Harriers, every Saturday

It's a kind invitation, thank you, and it is nice to be asked. But I won't pretend I'm likely to follow it up.