Drumbuie

The short answer is : make a will in Thailand dealing with the disposal of all your assets in Thailand. Regarding the wording and legality of that will, anyone living in Thailand can get free legal advice on this and any other subject from the Office of International Peoples' Rights Protection,  www.humanrights.ago.go.th   Tel:0-2142-1532 E-mail:humanrightsa[at]go.go.th

They can also give you advice on drawing up a Power of Attorney (which everyone ought to do) in case of incapacitation.

For your assets in another country, make a separate will according to the rules that apply in that country, although it doesn't have to be made in that country.

Incidentally, for your Thai estate, a handwritten*, signed and dated will without witnesses is valid, unlike most other countries.

* by the testator, the person whose will it is, not by another person.

Low blood sugar levels can lead to tiredness and/or irritability. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/low-blood-sugar-hypoglycaemia/

16 hours ago, brianthainess said:

I'm not embarrassed at all, so tell me what percentage of Russians have a M/C as you seem to know. I never saw one when I was there in September  years ago, I saw the military/police in Mongolia with them (sidecar) but never personal ones in either Russia of Mongolia. 

Did you see a bear or a Bactrian camel while you were in Russia or Mongolia? Does that mean there are no bears or Bactrian camels in Russia or Mongolia?  Always beware of generalising from personal experience.

There are over 2.3 million motorcycles in Russia so that's about 1.6% of the population. But it's still over two million motorcyclists, in a country which makes its own motorcycles as well as importing them

https://siberianlight.org/russian-motorcycles/

...and it's a country which has a lot of motorcycle clubs, some of which are like Hell's Angels with international chapters, eg the Night Wolves who have featured in the news  fighting in Ukraine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Wolves

I knew absolutely nothing about Russian motorcycles before you made that sweeping generalisation and it's been fascinating spending a few minutes finding out. You should try it sometime.

22 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

How many Russians would have a M/C license, it's freezing, and icy there.    

In the winter much of Russia is usually cold and icy. In the spring it thaws, in summer much of Russia is warm ( by European standards: 20C +)  and dry. The autumn can be frosty at night but real winter doesn't usually start till November. 

You know you can find this sort of stuff out on the internet and save yourself embarrassment? 

1 hour ago, fredwiggy said:

Part of that problem is children seeing their parents drink to excess. Another is absent parenting. Also, children look to their peers for guidance, not understanding it should be their parents (if available) instead of other clueless children. They experiment, not knowing that many of them will become addicted to things like alcohol and or drugs, because their brains, not yet developed, take in these drugs and addiction can start in many. People like to drink to escape life, at least for awhile. It lowers their inhibitions, makes them more sociable, but also creates problems, the least of which is driving after drinking, which of course kills thousands every year. The education starts at home, and if it's not there, it occurs on the streets.

A scholarly analysis of "EastEnders" [a long running soap opera in the UK, for those lucky enough never to have seen it] showed that on average characters were shown having an alcoholic drink every 30 seconds. 

That, combined with the last few decades of Radio 1 shows in which presenters gloried in the previous night's excesses, has helped to normalise the over-consumption of alcohol in the UK. 

Before then, being visibly drunk was a source of shame.  And rightly so. 

22 hours ago, freeworld said:

erm....

There are separate totals for the UK and England - which rather undermines the reliability of this chart. 

If the putative farang has a bank account or any personal possessions in Thailand, he has, in legal terms, an estate in Thailand and if he dies without making a will he is going to cause a lot of problems for people including the Consul of his own country. Far better to get free legal counselling on this and any other legal matters ( now)  from the Office of Human Rights. 

www.humanrights.ago.go.th

Yes, it's free for all those living on Thailand, whether Thai or foreigner.  A humane and considerate policy which other countries would do well to copy. 

Call me naive but even I was surprised by the level of anti-Scots prejudice on here.

Can I just quote Mike Small in "Bella Caledonia" today - "Embarrassingly for the narrative that’s been built-up, age, disability and transgender identity have been added along with religious grounds and sexual orientation, bringing Scotland into line with *checks notes* England which have had religion and sexual orientation as crimes down south since 2006 and 2008 respectively".

So wheesht, you lot. Just wheesht.

 

There are many things you could do and there'll be plenty of facetious suggestions on here but if this is a serious question, sign up for a language course and learn to speak Thai properly. 

(And good luck in your recovery - it's a hard road, but it's worth it)

 

I would usually take Dr Jack's advice on all immigration matters but in this case, I humbly beg to differ.

if it is not too late to get an extension, apply.  It appears that Immigration are not only now operating digitally but are in the process of digitising all their records. It is very easy to write code that will pull up all overstays and flag the individuals for further investigation; if I were Immigration, I'd be doing that already and I've noticed a flurry of news reports that could indicate they are.

So I'd go for the extension, smartly dressed. Explain that you've miscalculated the dates, only just realised your mistake,  can't change your ticket and please can you have the extension? Quite apart from anything else, it's the truth.

With a respectful, apologetic attitude , they might   give you the extension  - but at any rate you've shown you're an upright citizen trying to do the right thing,  not another cheapskate farang trying to dodge paying an extra 800 baht.

6 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

They have clue.. They see all foreigners as tourists for a few weeks to spend their money here and leave. Long term expats and retirees are allowed here to sit at their home travel around the country and drink coffee, and the latest pay tax.. But they are not allowed to do even some volunteer work which on a retiring visa is impossible because you can't get a workpermit for free work on it.  So sit at home watch TV and go drink coffee and sometimes travel around ... That is retirement in Thailand and they are wondering why there are no people coming.

You need a work permit for everything that a Thai can't do, so no jobs left for long term expats

The clue is in the word "retirement". 
If you've worked your whole life, the chance to get up without an alarm going off, to read without interruptions, to write (I thoroughly recommend getting your life story down 'on paper' as part of your spiritual 'death-cleaning'), to go to the cinema/theatre/concerts/art galleries, to make and meet up with friends, to learn new skills (have you tried an art class?), to explore at leisure, to wander occasionally with no purpose other than looking around at life, to sit down and appreciate a beautiful view without looking at one's phone/watch to check the time.... it's wonderful.

Seriously, perhaps if you didn't want to stop working,   you shouldn't have applied for a retirement visa?
 

I'm a woman, and a mother,  so perhaps I pay more attention to the statistics regarding attacks on women by men than some.

Taking the UK as an example, there are over 40,000 sexual assaults of women recorded every year. That's the ones that are reported. The vast majority of women don't report them because the process of reporting them is almost worse than the assault and the chances of prosecution are only 1.3% - the chances of a conviction are even smaller. "She was asking for it" being a very common reaction - and one I'm sure a lot of you are already saying. [Trust me, guys, no women is EVER asking to be assaulted, despite what films might show you - films made, in many cases, by men who've assaulted a lot of women in the course of their careers].

Nearly a million women in the UK reported domestic violence every year. Again, the percentage of women who report this is tiny. Then there's stalking and harassment (some of which leads on to murder, though most women are murdered by their partner - and most children are murdered by someone known to them). I can't be bothered to check the US stats but because guns are involved it's not hard to imagine the stats per head of population are even worse.

Now, imagine you're in the UK/USA and read about an immigrant assaulting a British/American woman - how would you feel? And how would you feel towards all "immigrants"? Think about it.






 

15 hours ago, pj123 said:

Its never been this expensive

 

It's been creeping up since COVID and Ukraine. Cost me £1100 basic ( I paid more on top of that for extra legroom) return to UK last May/June (KLM via Schiphol to avoid the hell of LHR,). 

Some of my family are flying over in July, going back August and it's around £1200 each return (Qatar Airways). Student friends  flew out last month on Air China via Beijing (don't ever do this, folks)  to get the cost below £1,000 each. 

No more cheap longhaul flights, I fear. 

For future reference, you might find Indigo Car Hire useful. I didn't think they covered Oz, but apparently they do

https://indigocarhire.co.uk/faq/car-hire-with-a-debit-card-in-australia/

On 3/2/2024 at 7:24 PM, TylerBKK said:

 

I realize you are applying in Korat, but here are the document requirements at CW in case there is some overlap which may be useful:

 

1 - Form TM.7 Completed and Signed - 2 Pages - Front & Back

2 - One recent 4X6CM Photo Of Yourself – Attach to back side of form TM.7

3 - A letter from your bank certifying your current account balance. Letter to be issued and dated the same date as the day when applying for the extension of stay. 

4 – Update passbook at the bank on the same day as applying for the extension of stay and create a photocopy of the updated account balance to give to Immigration. Also, photocopy the front page of passbook showing your name and account number and any photocopy all pages in between containing any deposits and withdrawals for the past 12 months.

5 – A certified (signed and stamped) bank statement issued by the bank for the 12 month period starting from the date that the last 1 year extension was applied for until present date.

6 – Photocopy of the first page of the passport and photocopies of all passport pages containing visas stamps and passport entry and exit stamps pertaining to the current visa.

7 - Copy of the current receipt from immigration for form TM.47 (90 day notification of residence address in Thailand).

8 – Hand drawn map showing directions to your residence.

9 - A single page form that only says "Statement" at the top (provided to you at immigration). 

10 - A single page form entitled "ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERMIT OF TEMPORARY STAY IN THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND". (provided to you at immigration). 

11 - A two page form entitled "The Acknowledgement of Penalties for A Visa Overstay" (provided to you at immigration). 

12 - Copy of House Registration (if you have one). 

13 – Copy of Pink Government ID Card (if you have one). 
 

*All of the above photocopied documents you submit need to also have your hand written signature somewhere on the photocopy (preferably in blue ink). 

I didn't submit a hand drawn map; I searched my address in Google maps, printed out a page with that pin centred and hand drew a line to it, entering the address on the margin. I labelled the nearest main road and major khlong, too. I also printed out a map on a larger scale showing more of Bangkok with the same pin in. CW were perfectly happy with that. 

I signed all the documents I submitted, and the additional personal guarantee and acknowledgement of terms & conditions forms they give you, in front of the officer. 

4 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Maybe a 21st century computer system connected with all immigration checkpoints and offices could be a start. How is it possible to enter with a false passport? They take their time to check at arrivals as we see the queues so where did it go wrong? And all the other offenders.....Thais are not better than these foreigners

In the last year or so, that seems to be exactly what the IB has been working towards, digitising past records and integrating them into their new databases. Anyone relying on the fact that old paper records of entries into and exits from Thailand through different border crossing points are difficult to crosscheck should, perhaps,  be worried. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thais_in_the_United_Kingdom

So of course the first thing I wondered was how many Thais in UK? Seems to be a bit of znan asymmetric relationship, for some reason...😊