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38 minutes ago, cusanus said:

This is Chiang Mai. It's always been the same here as general national rules, 

Not from my experience.  I did extensions, both marriage and retirement, and it wasn't the same for me every time and some of those times were with the same officer.

Ex: Sometimes I would need a hand drawn map done right there and other times just a copy of a previously drawn one was good enough....

One time I was required to show my US 1040 tax return for that year..

That request was only once.

Some times they want EVERY SINGLE PAGE of my passport copied and other times just a few pages.

Without going into all the details I can honestly tell you that CM wasn't always EXACTLY the same for me.

I see some of this has been stated before....and yet some folks just don't understand.

.......so let me say this again:

Immigration offices vary, so what is required varies. Get used to it and just do as they request.

Immigration officers may have different requirements. Get used to it and just do as they request.

Lastly, just because it's the same office and even the same officer doesn't mean requirements won't change from one time to the next when wanting to do the exact same thing.

Golden rule:  

TIT

7 hours ago, CallumWK said:

Now I already have the second one asking to contact them on Line. The first one I did, she read the message, then never replied.

Is this a new trick?

Not gonna send a Line message to the second one

Why you selling anything, you're so rich just give it away.

11 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

I had 300K US$ and 320K Euro sitting idle in a Kasikorn FCD for almost a decade, but I considered it chump change. Got it?

I made a wrong investment decision at that time, but even if it went to zero, I wouldn't have to reduce the size of my breakfast or move to Isaan to survive.

 

I obviously don't have the investor knowledge most members on this forum have, but even at only 1.5% on my current savings in Thai banks, I'm sure the money gonna outlast me, and I don't even mention the funds in my home country accounts, so why take any risks

Wow, I didn't know that I was bickering with Elon Musk, sorry.

UNCLE......

54 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

Everyone can cherry-pick something to make his point. Tell us about your losers. Oh wait, you only have winners, of course, that is why you live in Isaan in a rental house and post threads about downsizing.

Perhaps you don't know this so let me help you out. You have to sell to get a loser. The only losers I have are the OTC tickers I play. But I only go after them to satisfy my gambling urge and to hit some nice payoffs. I then invest those OTC winners in big board tickers which are ripe for gains or those that have a good dividend payout.

Sure, I bought some YMAX shares above $20 and if sold them now I would lose on my initial investment. But why sell when I get such nice dividends?

Yes, you are correct I have lost quite a few times playing the penny OTC tickers, but the winners I have made there greatly surpass the losers.

Isaan rental, downsizing....great personal bashing, you got me busting a gut. However you really should focus more on your investment tactics.$100k just sitting idle...hmmmm

37 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

Yeah sure, you would have ~ 3,700,000 Baht sitting in a stock earning you 1 million a year.

 

 

Duhhhh.... I currently have twice that amount invested in about 10 different tickers.  I would say 5 of those are considered high paying dividend stocks.....I spread the risk around....I've been investing for years and wasn't born last night.

Let me see....YMAX

1K shares at a cost of less than $20k USD will get you around $200 USD a WEEK in dividends.... (~6,500 THB).

Can you do the math or do you need any help....and do note, that's just $20k on a single ticker!

49 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

In one word. nothing.

 

I might be lying, I think the 100K earned me about 600 baht a year

So let me see if I understand you correctly. You have $100k USD sitting in an account that gives you practically 0 interest.

Why?

I would be having that chunk of change in a high dividend paying stock earning 80k THB a month, or more (before taxes).

14 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

I'm have a vision .... HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

 

 

Honey ... you going to pass that, or bogart it all night ... 

Seems like a long time ago when I last saw a rate that high...I doubt I will ever see it again....but it sure would put a smile on my face. 

55 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

I still had 100K US$ sitting in my FCD account. On Monday, when I saw it go lower every time I clicked on XE, I cut my losses and exchanged at 32.11 Baht.

At the time of typing this post I would get about 33.20 from Kasikorn.

I'm packing the Lao Dark I bought last week to return to shop, and get Archa instead

What kind of interest rate does your $ earn in that FCD account?

Can't take away my Lao Dark..

Appears to have made a nice increase going into the weekend..... 33.40+

2 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

If people are so attached to "luxuries" like Spam and Vegemite and are willing to pay stupid money for them , then this sort of thing will just continue.  

Joke of the day - 'SPAM is a luxury'.

Fact of the day - 'SPAM is dog chit'.

9 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

Who in their right mind would invest in Thai airways or buy shares in it?

Many have and will continue to......why? Because they like losing money or don't know how to invest.

https://investorshub.advfn.com/Thai-Airways-Intl-TAWNF-39275

2 minutes ago, Liquorice said:

Posted above your last post.

Yeah, I saw that just after I posted.....  I liked your last part...right on...👍

31 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Get all the correct papers together, bank statements, bank letters, bank books, C o R, passport copies, Bht 1900...in and out in 30 minutes, with a re-entry permit if needed, at Phitsanulok.

 

WHO can be confused by what I have written?

Same as in Nan...and Surin.......  CM was a little longer and was pretty long before they opened up the new building.

No need for an agent......easy peasy.....  I've had longer queues at Big C before..... 😁

10 minutes ago, timendres said:

 

There is an actual "exemption" to the 800k rule that can be applied by a high-level officer.

It is 100% legit. Getting that officer to make the exemption is where it becomes questionable.

Ok...tell me then who are these 'high-level officer(s)'  and how would the applicant know that was who authorized the extension?

Can you provide a link to an official Immigration website showing that rule?

10 hours ago, Lorry said:

They only kill the old and weak, this old lady certainly had some preexisting condition,  otherwise she would have just run away.

I agree....  This death should be listed as COVID related.

What do you want, to live in the USA and have the possibility of getting killed in a mass murder shooting.....or to live in Thailand and get killed in an everyday vehicle....errrr....accident?

I think the odds are much higher with getting killed in a vehicle accident and yet here most of us are.