The absolute" to do"  on this list is free housing.  Myself an others offered house sitting,fact is small allowance too for maintenance, as most will never sell,and if they do guaranteed another house to sit in for another 10 years or so of free house sitting 

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Must be about the 5th letter he's sent.

...and 500th words of advice

1 hour ago, ASEAN NOW News said:

only 241 votes to go and they will have reached their target...please tell your UK expat friends to log on and vote. It may help!!

"May" is the operative word  Its worth signing tho,not that it will do any good,Better the UK system that can be bodged than the AU/NZ system that is much more restricted

7 hours ago, pj123 said:

I was thinking the same. Maybe thats how the UK system works. 

9green eyed monster   DWP set its stall up years ago  South Lakes/North Somerset county courts,attempting to nail potential frozen pensioners living quite openly in frozen lands...failed,DWP could never mount legal action,could take it to jury trial,would surely lose.

 use UK/EU  that is not frozen,UK best tho,no POL needed

  Have to admit jealousy rules here especially,get some outlandish fake quotes" 1000 quid fines"  lol  avoid taking note of the dreaded Green Eyed Monsters

Do a runner

8 minutes ago, Baht Simpson said:

As long as your'e aware, up to you.

Does state (DWP regulations)  OAP is amongst small list of non-punishable items,it is regarded as a disqualifying benefit,something else that could be touched instead  ,but defiantly not OAP

Would be good if others could read up on DWP regulations,its not endless,nobody has ever been punished for supposedly acting against OAP

  It all comes down to jealousy actually 

1 minute ago, Baht Simpson said:

Filing your tax self-assessment form late is a fine of up to 1000 pounds so I imagine this something similar. 

Well could be

10 minutes ago, Baht Simpson said:

To whom it may concern:

From the State Pension claim form.

 

"Part 11 Declaration I understand that I must promptly tell the Department for Work and Pensions, by phone or in writing, of anything that may affect my entitlement to, or the amount of, my State Pension.

 

I declare that the information I have given on this form is correct and complete as far as I know and believe.

 

I understand that if I knowingly give false information, I may be liable to prosecution or other action.

 

I understand that if I fail to promptly notify the Department of a change in circumstances, I may be liable to prosecution or other action. This is my claim for State Pension."

 

"Other action" will certainly include paying back taxes and a fine. They'll get hotter on this as they get more desperate to claw back more funds. 

 

It's only a matter of time before it's "only fair" that they do away with state pension for expats entirely.

The fact you 'failed " to declare is not punishable in itself,its what it may lead to   .  fortunately?unfortunately  those are written in DWP regulations ,No fines/no punishment/no clawbacks/no suspension( other than Proof of Life) until received   Read regulations   Sort of a catch 22 situation

1 hour ago, transam said:

I know of a couple that got caught, one it cost him a 1000 quid fine.

A friend of mine fiddles it, he said if I get caught I have a house in the UK to sell, the funny thing is, he has a passport full of Thai retirement visa's..????..

 

 

 

Care to elaborate on the "1000 quid fines"?  If I remember it was nothing to do with OAP, if you could confirm  think Ill look it up anyway,.....and so what with  passport full of Thai visas?,lose it  LOL

Id take amoxillian too,virus may go  bacterial , pneumonia

I just want to sleep,especially now in the heat,..one and half rising to two if asleep,got charged once for 3 hours    No rough stuff,just gentle tickle stroke,can put her hand anywhere she likes for bigger tip

15 minutes ago, stereolab said:

I recently, via VFS Chiang Mai, renewed my UK passport, book an appointment, complete the paperwork, via GOV.UK website, take special care on passport size, mine took, 5 weeks from date of submission to receipt of new blue/black passport. My Immigration transferred visas in 20 minutes. No need for Embassy letter. When submitting I would recommend you take your Thai driving license, as it shows your Thai address on the reverse, or A P60 original. Their office is located adjacent to the MAYA shopping centre, with free parking.

Good post,..but it was always like this,but its good to confuse the issues,put something there that is absolutely naff,least it gets bandwidth reduced

ditto

59 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

 

I have been through this before? Actually no I haven't.

 

And you still haven't answered the question about the embassy letter provided via VHS. It is required by immigration in order to transfer your visa and extension details to your new passport.

no its not

30 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

They already know everything. The flight you left on, your seat number etc. Whether you have been out for more than 183 days etc.. 

 

If you haven't been out for more than 183 days all well and good.

not part of passport obligations,could add  Dick Rider was on plane too  for all that matters

11 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

Why on earth would anyone do that? Actually, you can't because when applying for your passport, you have to provide VFS with proof of your address in Thailand.

do not notify anybody,.gov.uk   send to uk address  someone else sends it over far cheaper too    done to death

23 hours ago, pkspeaker said:

  Also, although the cool weather here is gone, its still not that hot out there, especially in the mornings, it's still a cool breeze.

projected temp BKK 13 /4  38 dgrees

2 hours ago, Will27 said:

Why Maxwell didn't move to France or somewhere else still astounds me.

Totally,now rot in jail for most of her life. She must have known what was coming her way,the yanks with their puritanical way of thinking will surely nail the door shut on her

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Letter of intent?

worthless document.

With up to six other airlines flying these routes from BKK   Thai  and Smile are the most expensive

2 hours ago, RandiRona said:

 No Indian is coming here to see Temple, they have million more in India...if it isn't cost efficient for them to fly Thailand for vices cheaper in other places they arent coming. 

Like to point out Thailand its called boom-boom...India its called jiggy-jiggy,  avoid any confusion

Lotus s,.... few days ago in their restaurant,,way out in the sticks,huge wall signs and more than a few all in English,no Thai wording "eat with friends" etc.   Amazed, not one farang observed anywhere in area I was in for week or so    Lotus working on the idea "a little delight every day"

Eldorado - Episode 1 - YouTube                      Truly one of the finest shows the BBC screened,taken off because of popularity,sorry about Scottish weather broadcast   Enjoy

Govt pension...not entirely true.   Im on one  provider states marriage /civil arrangement OK,  need 7 days for both in UK for civil to take place,asking if Thai marriage will be enough ,as yet no answer   citizens advice good start   

known a couple to go to India for hip surgery,one to Chennai,the other know not but wanted EKG here before they would take him.   Cemented/un   imported or Indian  start about 55000 baht,no need to go international or prob raise price

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