dannyh2000uk

HI thanks for answers.

Yes aware of extension, but I want to be out somewhere remote having holiday with son, nothing kills a buzz like having to trek to Town to do official  stuff right in the middle of trying to relax.

Finally got its sorted , but remains one of the most infuriating  sessions of my life.

Paid into a kasikorn bank in Thailand, now  have to traipse  into London for personal meeting.

ho hum.

And it carries on and on, tried three different browsers, but always end up on this page at some point.

HI Denim, thanks for reply, unfortunately ticket already bought,  and if it wasn't  the site requires the ticket, so almost have to get ticket before you apply.

I really don't want to have to do a run to Cambodia, to cover the overstay, I also don't want me to be logged  on some computer as an " overstayer" because these days, that sort of info  ( now computers are making the decisions more ) can mess things up in the future.

A Kafkaesque nightmare

Thank you everyone for your answers, much appreciated.

Thanks for your Answers, Elviajero

Best DH

First off forgive me if this is the wrong forum, or if this subject has been covered a million times.

After six years away from Thailand, I am going back for visit.

I will state that for the last six years I have worked hard in the UK just trying to support everyone that has been involved in me,

I mention this,  to counter the obvious questions relating to why have I been away from my Children for so long,  I originally got back to the UK from Asia  pretty broke, homeless,   ( well you know the situation), and have started from scratch to build up a life.

Anyway a break from the relentless work has appeared, and I on the spur of the moment,  thought, " It's about time I saw the kids I do support, ( they are aged 8 and 11 ) even if they will not be sure who I am ".

I haven't seen the mother in six years, and she will always remain close to my heart, but I am a realist and realise time has moved on.

So I planned my trip as to visit the kids,  stay out of people's way,  have a nice visit,  meet the kids, and leave.
This trip was all booked last minute ( Court case  finished early, I work in the courts, and next one not starting till May).
I contacted the Kid's mother first, just to check the lay of the land, all was well, so I booked.

NOW,  the subject of organising  a Brit passport for the kids has reared it's head ( I leave in two weeks),  I have been on line frantically searching for info, and it doesn't seem easy.
My one question  I ask is this : Do I need  to have a British professional person countersign the kids photographs ?

For obvious reasons that is impossible,  my UK friends have only seen video /Skype  calls or whatever, and they do not live anywhere near Thailand

so is it possible to get a Thai professional ( who speaks English)  to countersign these photographs ?, while out In Issaan ?

I do have a friends in BKK  who are English, but not doctors/lawyers  etc.

Anyway thanks for taking the time to read
 

A quick simple question.

For many reasons I haven't the time to get back to Thailand just yet.

I have promised I would always get the kids dual Passport.

I am wondering has anybody ever done this from England?

I know all about going out to Bangkok, with translated docs etc.

I am wondering if anybody has ever had the kids docs sent to U|K and done it from there.

Haven't seen this answered before, but if it has, sorry for your time.

Best Dan

Since the fine old days of 2006 when it seemed to be 75 baht to the £ and the living was good for expats on some brit income, I have since seen a good friend collapse and die from the stress of trying to keep up and stay out in Thailand, fearing return to the UK , due to burned bridges.

I love it East but please do not gamble, think shrewd, think logically.

Also as someone mentioned you really must budget for the expenses your wifes' family will require, it is just the way it is

If you hold back amazing how suddenly you'll feel alone

good luck,

danny

Thanks for the tips guys

chrisinth was London and the purchase was lead soldiers

best danny

Hi am back in UK at the moment, so impossible for me to do, anyway.

Yesterday a good friend called me ( knows I spend a good deal of time out there) to say that prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand came to his stall on Portobello road, purchased some items and had many pictures taken with the stock , his entourage and my pal.

Anyway friend was told some shots might well end up in the Thai press in the next few days.

I kindly ask if they do appear It would be great if somebody could do a scan and post

Thanks for this odd request

Best Danny

tragic , the constant speedy tailgating always gets me on the expressways.

But this really is horrific

RIP

haven't read whole thread but I do rememeber 3 years ago i had a bad accident in Cambodia and ended up for months in trat hospital and post b&B recovering

and the immigration people down there could not have been more helpful, no back handers nothing.

ended up with about 5 months overstay all signed by them.

so my view is just come clean as early as you can, there is no excuse for just lazily overstaying,USA/UK would not tolerate

maybe thailand was just easier in the old days.

but ladies and gentleman since the 3 only land visa and then the 15 day down from 30 days I guess it is obvious which way it is going.

in the future computers will make everything more difficulat to try and bend slightly

sorry lecture over

love to all

dan

I have listened to many/many conversations from lost europeans over in thailand, and the normal blurb is " she took me for everything boo hoo" at least the guy in the video is trying to make light of it.

And from what I can see it doesn't slate issan girls it just says " these are things you may well recognise, when you have gambled it all and find yourself on this rollercoaster".

for good or bad that is a ride many find themselves on.

Foolish-yes,

but i can think of worse things to do than make light of what can be a depressing situation for many

thank you very much for the info

best

dan

Hi knowledgeable people, I used to have a link to a website that instantly showed all current rates that the various thai banks were giving to all major currencies.

Does anybody know what this site was ? ( unfortunately can't remember the name was link in old laptop)

thanks

dan

dam_n these digests that come to my email, and wake me from my slumber-lol

Here I am back in the UK celebrating that my son was born this morning in Bua yai, Khorat.

best to you all, hopefully it will fade down

dan

thanks for the reply 2008 bkk much appreciated

danny

Hi I have returned to thailand to see daughter at first birthday.

I have bought with me my Original birth cert.

I am named on babies birth cert.

Baby is a little ill and I cannot bring her with me to embassy in bangkok.

Has anybody on here experience at getting their kid a brit passport.?

I am wondering if photos and birth certs are enough.

Thanks

Dan

thanks boo, very concise, cheers

dan

admin can you please move this to a suitable forum , thanks, danny

hi, you might have seen my previous post : " is this another buffalo story" anyway now I have a job in uk i want to earn a pile over the next few years and then retire to los.

I wish it could be different but wages here seem to be 40 times more than girlfriend earns in bkk, anyway: what is the most direct way to get my gf and Daughter to uk.

I understand that this might have been dealt with before, but It is nice to have all the info in one place.

thanks

danny

I have been coming to/living in Thailand since 1993 which makes me a sort of old timer but not necessarily any wiser than a lot of people.

I have followed this thread from the beginning and I was not going to reply to the post at all.

However for what it is worth, in my personal opinion Danny and his lady are very lucky to have each other, he more so as she helped and took care of him after the accident without having to do so. She could at that stage have just walked away and found another farang with less problems if she wanted to.

The fact that she didn't indicates to me that both cared more for each other than a casual wham, bam, thank you maam relationship.

She has a responsibility towards her parents that most westerners never have and while the reasons for the debt of her mothers is immaterial she still feels obligated to help as much as she can.

I am making an assumption that DAnny has explained his current circumstances to her as best that he can and that she understands a fair amount of it.

He is still finding work hard to get which I understand only too well especially as he is self employed, in his 40's and with a specialised skill set which pays well but has a limited number of jobs.

He also has an existing family and cares a lot about his children and also his child here in Thailand. His family in the UK are able to get limited support from the government through the socila welfare schemes and are unlikely to starve.

I suspect that in the future his relationship with his UK wife will be terminated and a divorce settlement will come along where his UK wife and family will be awarded an amount but given a good solicitor he will also be able to live his own life and possibly be able to provide for his child in Thailand.

What needs to happen is that he needs to get a reasonable job to get back on his feet again and reshape his life in the way he wants to. After that he can plan for the future.

Once you get financially better off then help X and her family as she helped you and if you afre as lucky as me it will be repaid in many different ways.

I think that it will be unlikely at least in the short term that he will be able to get his Thai lady and child into the UK because the powers that be over there will need evidence that he will be able to support them financially and provide a home for them and should that no be forthcoming they will in all probability not get a visa.

As an aside I was married and seperated in the UK and tried to get a tourist visa for my wife to visit me and it was rejected on the grounds that

"the address that she will be staying is not the same as yours" (I suspect my UK wife would not have been too happy if it was)

"She does not seem to have enough attachments to return to Thailand at the end of the visit" IE she may well become an illegal immigrant.

My feeling is that Danny has found a very nice lady who he now has a child with, accidental or not, and they wish to be together. The fact that he met her in a disco in Pattaya, a bar in Bangkok, a coffee shop in Phuket or anywhere esle in Thailand matters nothing to them and equally should mean nothing to anybody else on this forum.

Good luck to them both and I hope that it all works out well for them.

For the doom merchants and the naysayers, it is not your problem. They are consenting adults and presumeably old enough to make up their own minds.

Danny do the best that you can for her and the family with what you can.

My best wishes to you abd your Thai family.

Thanks a lot billd, much appreciated

OP says he has sent already 30K baht for his daughter's support.

So I wd say, fine just sent 70K more for the daughter's support, makes 100 K, not too much all considered.

Not to much, but at the moment a fortune-lol

But I expect to change that, but it takes time.

The 30,000 was from the goodness of my friends loaning me here in London.