lingyaiyai

Still waiting, as of 20th June:

space1999, 5th April = 10weeks and 6days,

thaiscouse, 7th April = 10weeks and 4days,

brynpugh, 7th April = 10weeks and 4days,

lingyaiyai, 11th April = 10weeks and 0days,

storeman, 12th April = 9weeks and 6days,

leafmould, 11th May = 5weeks and 2days,

farrangkeenok, 17th May = 4weeks and 6days,

jasonr3255, 20th May = 4weeks and 3days,

stabbo-lad, 25th May = 3weeks and 5days,

aland2012, 26th May = 3weeks and 4days,

all4one, 27th May = 3weeks and 3days,

chronos, 27th May = 3weeks and 3days,

brumdave, 9th June = 1week and 4days,

For those who have been told of a decision the average waiting time has been 56.5 days:

shadyacres29, 7th March - 1st April = 3 weeks and 5days, successful

tigerjohn 15th March - 26th May = 10weeks and 3days, successful

englishinsiam, 28th March - 12th May = 6weeks and 4days, successful (expedited on compassionate grounds)

contractor, 31st March - 1st June = 8weeks and 6days, successful

neilo, 5th April - 9th June = 9weeks and 2days, successful

samcled, 5th April - 14th June = 10weeks and 0days, successful

Congratulations samcled on your excelllent news!

For those who have been told of a decision the average waiting time has been 56.5 days:

shadyacres29, 7th March - 1st April = 3 weeks and 5days, successful

tigerjohn 15th March - 26th May = 10weeks and 3days, successful

englishinsiam, 28th March - 12th May = 6weeks and 4days, successful (expedited on compassionate grounds)

contractor, 31st March - 1st June = 8weeks and 6days, successful

neilo, 5th April - 9th June = 9weeks and 2days, successful

samcled, 5th April - 14th June = 10weeks and 0days, successful

Still waiting, as of 15th June:

space1999, 5th April = 10weeks and 1day,

thaiscouse, 7th April = 9weeks and 6days,

brynpugh, 7th April = 9weeks and 6days,

lingyaiyai, 11th April = 9weeks and 2days,

storeman, 12th April = 9weeks and 1day,

leafmould, 11th May = 4weeks and 4days,

farrangkeenok, 17th May = 4weeks and 1day,

jasonr3255, 20th May = 3weeks and 5days,

stabbo-lad, 25th May = 3weeks and 0days,

aland2012, 26th May = 2weeks and 6days,

all4one, 27th May = 2weeks and 5days,

chronos, 27th May = 2weeks and 5days,

brumdave, 9th June = 0weeks and 6days,

Waiting list updated on 13th June:

shadyacres29, 7th March - 1st April = 3 weeks and 5days, successful

tigerjohn 15th March - 26th May = 10weeks and 3days, successful

englishinsiam, 28th March - 12th May = 6weeks and 4days, successful (expedited on compassionate grounds)

contractor, 31st March - 1st June = 8weeks and 6days, successful

neilo, 5th April - 9th June = 9weeks and 2days, successful

samcled, 5th April = 9weeks and 6days,

space1999, 5th April = 9weeks and 6days,

thaiscouse, 7th April = 9weeks and 4days,

brynpugh, 7th April = 9weeks and 4days,

lingyaiyai, 11th April = 9weeks and 0days,

storeman, 12th April = 8weeks and 6days,

leafmould, 11th May = 4weeks and 2day,

farrangkeenok, 17th May = 3weeks and 6days,

jasonr3255, 20th May = 3weeks and 3days,

stabbo-lad, 25th May = 2weeks and 5days,

aland2012, 26th May = 2weeks and 4days,

all4one, 27th May = 2weeks and 3days,

brumdave, 9th June = 0weeks and 4days,

<br />Lingyai<br /><br />you haven't updated the ones that have received their Visa such as Neilo. You still have them as waiting :-)<br />

Ooops - oversight on my part, I will repost soon.

Waiting list updated on 12th June:

shadyacres29, 7th March - 1st April = 3 weeks and 5days, successful

tigerjohn 15th March - 26th May = 10weeks and 3days, successful

englishinsiam, 28th March - 12th May = 6weeks and 4days, successful (expedited on compassionate grounds)

contractor, 31st March - 1st June = 8weeks and 6days, successful

samcled, 5th April = 9weeks and 5days,

neilo, 5th April = 9weeks and 5days,

space1999, 5th April = 9weeks and 5days,

thaiscouse, 7th April = 9weeks and 3days,

brynpugh, 7th April = 9weeks and 3days,

lingyaiyai, 11th April = 8weeks and 6days,

storeman, 12th April = 8weeks and 5days,

leafmould, 11th May = 4weeks and 1day,

farrangkeenok, 17th May = 3weeks and 5days,

jasonr3255, 20th May = 3weeks and 2days,

stabbo-lad, 25th May = 2weeks and 4day,

aland2012, 26th May = 2weeks and 3days,

all4one, 27th May = 2weeks and 2days,

brumdave, 9th June = 0weeks and 3days,

I will try to update this list as often as possible, but will 'hand over the baton' when Mrs lingyaiyai (hopefully) gets her visa.

My children had British passports issued (Dec '08 and April '11) on the strength of the original Thai birth certificate supported by a professional translation, which had not been 'legalised' by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs in either case.  

Both applications were made in person at the British Embassy in Bangkok, although everything will be sent to the British Consulate General in Hong Kong who are responsible for issuing passports in the region.

I didn't produce my wife's Thai birth certificate, but you will need to show the mother's passport (neither she nor the child need to be present).  

You will need the full version of your British birth certificate, original Thai marriage certificate supported by a translation, your passport and, of course the fee (something in the region of THB 5000), which can be paid by debit card.

The documents will be copied at the embassy and returned to you immediately, the passport should arrive 3-4 weeks later.

Good luck!

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Hi everyone.  Our application was submitted on May 5th. Happy to say we checked online today and saw passport was ready.  Collected it immediately.  Our application was successful!!  Thanks for all the help I've had from this site.

Fantastic news neilo, but please would you clarify the submission date?

We submitted our application on April 5th.  Still waiting.  You can add me to that list too.

Waiting list updated on 9th June:

shadyacres29, 07 march - 01 april = 3weeks and 5days, successful

tigerjohn 15th march - 26th may = 10weeks and 3days, successful

englishinsiam, 28th march - 12th may = 6weeks and 4days, successful (expedited on compassionate grounds)

contractor, 31st march - 1st june = 8weeks and 6days, successful

samcled, 5th april = 9weeks and 2days,

neilo, 5th april = 9weeks and 2days,

space1999, 5th april = 9weeks and 2days,

thaiscouse, 7th april = 9weeks and 0days,

brynpugh, 7th april = 9weeks and 0days,

lingyaiyai, 11th april = 8weeks and 3days

leafmould, 11th may = 4weeks and 1day,

farrangkeenok, 17th may = 3weeks and 2 days

jasonr3255, 20th may = 2weeks and 6days,

stabbo-lad, 25th may = 2weeks and 1day,

aland2012, 26th may = 2weeks and 0days,

all4one, 30th may ( ? saturday) = 1week and 5days,

brumdave, 9th June = 0weeks and 0days,

Please would you add Mrs lingyaiyai to the list of frustrated applicants, she applied 11th April.

...... I love the life I have I don't need a new hobby because it is enough just to be who I am.

Looks like you've got a new hobby with this thread which seems to be a frenetic attempt to justify 20 years of navel gazing.

Never lie on an insurance application. When an insured event occurs, the company will dig deep, will discover the lie, and will refuse payment.

I agree that any false declaration could render a policy void.

However, there are a few interesting scenarios e.g.

Mr A has a Thai g/f and regularly visits Thailand, spending one month at a time, 4 times a year.

On one of his return trips to the UK he decides he wants to take out life cover and completes a proposal form. On the form he answers "No" to the following question:-

Have you in the last five years lived or worked abroad, are you currently doing

so or do you intend to in the future?

Yesterday he take out £50,000 insurance, tomorrow he moves to Thailand. Later he dies in Thailand. What will the insurance company do ?

Refuse payment - Mr A clearly intended to live abroad when he completed the proposal and, as it takes some time to issue policies, would have been living abroad by the time the cover came into force anyway. He would also have some difficulties if they asked for a medical examination, which they would expect to be conducted in the UK. In any event, insurance companies will almost certainly refuse payment if they have issued a policy at a lower premium than they would have charged had they been told the truth!

We have joint cover with Friends Provident's Isle of Man office, the (fixed) premium was based on my wife being 7 years older than she really is because she is Thai. We were living in Thailand when we made the application. The premium is nearly 3 times as much as like for like would have been at UK rates, but I wanted to be able to understand (and comply with) the small print, which I would never have been able to do out with a locally issued contract even though that may have been cheaper.

Having a eu visa is not the same as being a eu resident.

You can travel with here true the non-eu booth. Other way around is normally not possible.

Rubbish (the 2nd sentence).

We have entered and left the UK through Heathrow 3 times (the 1st time was before we had children) and have always used the EU passport holder's channel. On each occasion my (Thai) wife was treated with more charm and courtesy than I have ever been when going through UK passport control on my own - although that may be because she is rather easier on the eye than is her husband!

1,000

1,200

really

what's the difference ?

To many people principles are more important than money - that's the difference.

From the OP: .... She also asked for a licence plate with the number 44 or 88.......

wow, a quick pay off, even the educated can be bought to make sure they don't sue afterwards.

Have you considered that this educated person perhaps have come to the conclusion that what she was offered is a better deal than what she should get if she had gone the court way?

Note the should get, not would get

Properly educated people don't believe in "lucky" numbers.

Reason for edit: Needed quotes from earlier posts to put my comment into context.

ALL THAIS !!!-- rich and poor / educated and uneducated even the hiso brigade believe in lucky numbers it is part of Asian culture.

She obviously does not want bad luck again, and hopes a lucky number will protect her

I don't dispute what you say, but you have overlooked my use of the word "properly".

From the OP: .... She also asked for a licence plate with the number 44 or 88.......

wow, a quick pay off, even the educated can be bought to make sure they don't sue afterwards.

Have you considered that this educated person perhaps have come to the conclusion that what she was offered is a better deal than what she should get if she had gone the court way?

Note the should get, not would get

Properly educated people don't believe in "lucky" numbers.

Reason for edit: Needed quotes from earlier posts to put my comment into context.

HMMM, pretty easy to find western G7 educated people that don't /won't believe in science including evolution.

Quite; my case rests.

From the OP: .... She also asked for a licence plate with the number 44 or 88.......

wow, a quick pay off, even the educated can be bought to make sure they don't sue afterwards.

Have you considered that this educated person perhaps have come to the conclusion that what she was offered is a better deal than what she should get if she had gone the court way?

Note the should get, not would get

Properly educated people don't believe in "lucky" numbers.

Reason for edit: Needed quotes from earlier posts to put my comment into context.

If they focused on the problem of young people drinking, they would likely solve more societal problems than warning the elderly that they might die.

I think the elderly already know they might die, which, in fact, may be WHY they are drinking

I think even here most people know that they WILL die.

"Paijit said most accidents resulted from drunk driving - 45.1 per cent - and not wearing a helmet - 32.7 per cent."

Not wearing a helmet (whilst riding a motorcycle) is the greatest of follies, but I wonder what makes K Paijit think that it can cause accidents?

I am always surprised by the fact that water from the cold tap really is cold (in the UK).

after living here for 8 years I will be going to the UK to live in about 2 weeks time. should be fun

I will not bother with telling anybody about my life here as I doubt very much that they will believe me anyway.

Some of us might!

From the OP (my italics): "...the Programme for International Student Assessment 2009 found that Thai students' average scores in every testing subject were lower than international averages."

Tragic.

No wonder I've seen a calculator being used to add 7 Baht to 100 Baht (in a Seven Eleven store, of course).

OP obviously a slob.

End of story.

They have these spats - and that's all they are - every few years. I don't think either side has the heart - or capacity - for anything more serious.

Let's hope you're right.

What you need to seriously doubt is the efficacy of those yellow dixie cups that drop in the back..

Be assured the pilots have something a bit more substantial than a yellow dixie cup, and who really cares if the passengers and the hosties pass out as long as the pilots are awake.......you will wake up when the pilots DESCEND to 10,000 ft again.

A few years ago there has been a plane crash (in Greece) because not only the passengers but also the pilots

got unconscious.

Pilot was probly on his mobile.

Grow up

..... I don't understand why people still fly on Qantas coffins.

The fact that Qantas has not had a fatal accident since 16th July 1951 may be a contributory factor.

They may not have killed anyone since 1951 bit their service record is subject to it being only a matter of time! They used to run maintenance here in Thailand but closed this down. But perhaps the main issue for many not flying the 'jing-jo" is due to shitty service, poor food and certainly a lower standard than most airlines. But the issue of this article - trying to stay a little more on topic - is the fact the aircraft turned back 2 hours out. They did it in the interest of safety of passengers and possibly because there are more Qantas aircraft in BKK than Singapore which was much closer. But the choice to dump fuel would indicate the problem was more than simple so the pilots would have been right in their decision and safety to passengers..

If you had read the OP you would know that the problem was identified shortly after take off, not 2 hours into the flight; the aircraft was airborne for 2 hours.

I imagine it takes some time to dump a full fuel load, which was undoubtedly done to reduce the weight of the aircraft to a safe level for landing, rather than because "the problem was more than simple".