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Just now, AgMech Cowboy said:

It would be nice to know what "nice lady"s job is or title is at the amphur. I'm sure you didn't walk up to the first lady you saw there and asked her for an affidavit.

I don't know her job or title.  My girlf.....oops!.....my wife handled that.

The nice lady at the amphur is responsible for registering marriages and divorces.  The deed she did was to take the legalized documents we gave her, and provide us with a marriage certificate, returning the original legalized documents to us.

But that's not important.  This thread is about non-standard uses for the notarized and legalized "certificate of singleness" marriage affidavit  obtained from an embassy.

If anyone is interested, here are my findings.  I used two of the sites recommended here to study. 

The first one gives a good overview of the laws, although the English is questionable, and some of the answers are incorrect.  Scroll to the bottom to read comments.

https://move2thailand.com/driving-license-exam-in-thailand-2020/

This second one offers 50-question practice exams.  The questions are close to what I found on the actual test, although a few were translated differently.

https://thaidriveexam.com/

Test day was too easy.  Three hours of boring videos, lunch break, then half an hour to review the DLT signs and questions handbook followed by computerized testing.  I did both tests in about fifteen minutes each, plus another five minutes to review my answers.  Scored 50 and 50.

@tonray  Sorry for the confusement.  I'll try to explain.

Lots of people report having trouble opening bank accounts, even with valid long term visas.  Some banks/offices will only open an account if you have a work permit, others require a letter from your embassy confirming your identity. 

DLT requires either a residence permit from immigration or a residence affidavit from your embassy to apply for a license or renewal.

Embassy letters cost $50 (US embassy) after waiting weeks for an appointment.  Immigration (Chang Wattana) won't accept an application for a residence certificate until you've done your first 90-day report (the first non-O annual extension counts as a 90-day report at CW), and then you still have several weeks wait for the certificate to arrive in the mail.

I found it possible (YMMV) to open bank accounts at Bangkok Bank Silom, and to apply for a drivers license at Mochit using my leftover, unneeded, single affidavit from the US embassy.

No extra fees, no weeks-long wait for appointments, and no waiting for certificates to arrive in the mail.  I don't recall anyone mentioning this as a possibility, so thought I'd pass along some useful information.

6 hours ago, sallecc said:

As two Dr's above said already - rent a ticket on Onwardticket.com ($14 valid 2 days, $31 valid 14 days) - it works, I used it few times for my gf's visa and check-in, they actually checked it, and it's valid & legit.

I used that website in July, 48-hour validity for $16.

An onward ticket was required to obtain a boarding pass in Hong Kong.

The agent did log onto the reservation system to confirm the booking.

Just a note letting members know I found new uses for the US Embassy notarized marriage affidavit.

Seemed like such a waste - $50 for an embassy notary stamp when my county clerk back home will notarize for $5, and translation and legalization only came to $20.  And then the nice lady at the amphur did the deed for us in under 45 minutes, walk-in, no waiting, no witnesses required and no translator, and gave us two lovely certificates suitable for framing for just 20 baht.

Anyway, about those uses.  The paper has your name, your passport number and your residence, with an embassy seal.

Bangkok Bank Silom accepted the single affidavit, made a copy, returned the original to open multiple bank accounts.

The amphur lady scanned the legalized affidavit into the system, and returned the original.

DLT at Mochit accepted the single affidavit in lieu of a residence certificate and/or embassy residence affidavit.  They retained the orginal (+copy for motorcycle), so drivers licenses were applied for after the hitching.

YMMV

2 hours ago, DrJoy said:

I have successfully done several times, the app works like a charm.

And the app does not require a TM6 or an ending date.  We left both blanks blank and were successful.

I read somewhere the online version still needs the TM6 but can't say from personal experience.

Could OP try registering the apartment in the Section 38 app using his ID, the lease, and the owner's ID?

If he gets through the system he can file his own TM30 with the app.

If it doesn't register, he's only wasted ten minutes.

I booked a $16 onward ticket the day before my flight departed.  Within ten minutes was able to log into the airline website using the reservation code to confirm the booking.

Flew into Thailand in July via Hong Kong.  The ticketing agent wanted to see an onward flight to issue boarding passes.  The agent logged onto the airline reservation system to confirm the flight was legitimate.

Immigration was not interested in an onward flight, just stamped a 30-day visa waiver in my passport.

23 hours ago, daveAustin said:

Where WISE will typically win out is on the exchange rate. They'll almost certainly beat Swift. 

The WISE main page has a widget that lets you enter how you will fund your transfer, and will tell you exactly how many baht you'll receive for your western money using the right now rate.

You can compare that to Bangkok Bank daily forex rates:

https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Personal/Other-Services/View-Rates/Foreign-Exchange-Rates

On 6/15/2022 at 9:25 PM, PoorSucker said:

Saw them selling plants at the food market on Noen Plubwan for 100 baht each. 

Last month on the highway outside the Tesco for fifty baht.

I'm going to apply for a license next month and will be required to take the exam.  I do not have a valid foreign license.  Can anyone provide a link to websites with sample driving test exam questions?

I've done a search and looked through some of them, but I'm having trouble understanding the English.  I'm not sure if these are bits of Thai driving regulations that have been run through google translate by the websites or they actually appear on the exam.

I'm looking for actual question sets that have appeared on prior exams, or perhaps a full study guide with 1000 Q&A's to memorize.

Hello IT Experts!

About six months ago, the HDD in my laptop carped out, the C drive was getting corrupted, and windows was losing functionality.

I replaced it with a same-capacity SDD, and had the drive seller install windows 10 pro.

Now that six months has passed, I'm getting "Your Windows License Will Expire Soon" at startup.  It seems the seller used the "organization activation service" and that needs to be re-validated every six months.

I ran "wmic path blahblah" to find my activation key, and tried changing the product key, but the old key was not valid.

I then ran "slmgr/xpr" to find my expiration date next month.

I assume now I need to buy a new key and enter that using "Change Product Key" in Settings/Activation.

How about the product keys sold on Lazada?

Will these keys require replacement every six months as well?

With a Lazada key, will windows update need to be suspended?

(I tried forum search and google search, but the most recent Thaivisa thread I found on this was from 2017)

1 hour ago, KIngsofisaan said:

Where in Isaan?

Near Phimai.

1 hour ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Leave it to her so she can put some  work  the way of her friend  or relatives in Issan

We tried that, but her nephews are...........unreliable at best, and would want more than the shippers mentioned by sanook.

I'd prefer a professional service with a large covered truck, fixed quote, and cargo insurance.

1 hour ago, sanook 1 said:

Download and book though deliveree app. Fixed price, reliable, english customer service, cheap, used them and will use again. 

Thanks!

GF will contact both LalaMove and Deliveree via app.

Lala looks good, would go with the 6W truck with cargo insurance.

We tried to contact Daeng on Facebook but no response.

I am confused, both by the question,

Quote

14. What is the behavior of the driver that is behaviorless and may cause an accident?

and the "correct" answer.

Quote

B. Drive the hijack at the front of the car that drives slowly Along with honk the horn

https://move2thailand.com/driving-license-exam-in-thailand-2020/16/

My girlfriend and I will be moving from Bangkok to Isaan soon.  We're looking for a reliable mover preferably with a covered/enclosed van to haul the contents of her 28m apartment to the new house.

Any recommendations?

Check with the bank to confirm the minimum amount to avoid finance charges.

Have enough in the account to cover annual debit card fees.

If you have two accounts with online access, you don't need to use an app.  You can move cash between the accounts to show activity.  You won't need an OPC text code for this.

Otherwise, have transferwise set up so you can occasionally send $50 or so to show activity.

12 hours ago, ESLTeacher1989 said:

Ok so let say instead of Makro ......selling sliced chicken breast for a higher price, they allowed Makro workers during Non-peak hours to provide a cutting service for just 5-10B added on as a Tip for the work

 

If a Makro worker works a 10 hour shift and provides this service 5 times per hour or every 15 minutes or do =

 

50 times x 10 baht = 500 baht extra for the worker per day

x 10 days 5k baht extra a month for workers

 

and then rotate staff. Considering most Makro staff are probably on 15k-20k baht, 5k extra baht could make a lot of difference

The fatal flaw in your cunning plan is that cheap charlies don't tip.

2 minutes ago, mnomad said:

Okay, yep thats my scenario I think, 90 day non-imm O,  but my first annual extension is under consideration technically rather than a stamp to 2023, other difference I havent applied for a re-entry permit as not required with my plans.  I will go back and try for a residence certificate next week then

Are you sure about that?

I thought it was only the initial O-visa, valid for 90 days, where you get "under consideration" time and return in a couple weeks for the visa stamp.

Isn't the annual extension stamped in your passport while you wait?

1 minute ago, mnomad said:

Thanks, just to clarify when you say first extension - do you mean the under consideration stamp or the one we have to go back for in a month?

Neither.

I mean the first annual extension, 90 days after getting the NON-O stamp.

In the final 30 days of NON-O visa validity, apply for annual extension and get a re-entry permit.  On the same day can apply for the residence certificate.

I was at CW this week getting a NON-O visa.

Checked in with the B-desk IO doing residence certificates.

She told me when i get my first extension, i can use the receipt giving first 90-day report date to apply for a residence certificate.

Thanks, but what is all this for?

Is it required for the appointment, or an optional time saver?

Does this replace the requirement to sit in a room playing with cellphone for an hour or so while videos are screened?