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3 hours ago, JensenZ said:

I never thought that. The cost of setting up solar panels is too high. It's like paying 10 years of electricity in advance and then replacing them in the future for another upfront cost.

We installed solar panels 13 months ago.  I’ve been tracking our power usage and comparing it to our usage to the time before we installed the system.  Based on this info our savings will pay for the system in a little over 6 years.  The warranty on the electronics is 10 years and the panels for 20 years.  The company comes annually to check the system and clean the panels.  Well worth the investment.

1 hour ago, Scott Tracy said:

Don't they already charge tourist tax? What happened to the cash money I had to pay to leave in the 90s, what happened to the tourist tax supposed to come in on 2022? 

The tourist tax upon arrival was approved several years ago but was never implemented.  At first it was to cover unpaid medical bills.  Then part of it was to improve tourism spots.  As I recall the plan was completely dropped last year.  Now I see the idea is being brought back.

I think they are a little late with this forecast.  Here in Chiang Rai we’ve had thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy rain the past 3 nights usually starting around 8

I love all 3 dishes!  

59 minutes ago, Mahseer said:

Each time you renter the first 90 day report has to be filed at immigration.

About a year ago I re-entered Thailand from a trip to Egypt.  I was able to use the online reporting system for my first 90 day report after entering the country.  It may depend on the office.  I do my reporting in Chiang Rai.

I was also able to do my first 90 day report online after arriving back in Thailand last June.

After reading all of these comments I think it’s time to see the doctor.  About 11 days ago I work up in the middle of the night with a fever, sore throat and a racing heart, up to 135 bpm.  A day later the sore throat was gone along with the fever and my heart rate back to near normal but developed a cough and general stuffiness which I still have.  It’s driving my wife crazy.

54 minutes ago, Docno said:

You must mean 'not enough ganja', right? From a 2016 paper: "It is concluded that alcohol facilitates feelings of aggression whereas cannabis diminishes aggressive feelings in heavy alcohol and regular cannabis users, respectively."

Not all of the time.  A woman got probation after stabbing someone over 100 killing him due to a cannabis induced psychosis.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bryn-spejcher-fatally-stabbed-chad-omelia-over-100-times-avoids-prison-time-ventura-county-caifornia/

I’m a little lighter now.  I still keep up with my exercise routine but now I only have 2 meals per day with a healthy snack in between.

Yes, you can get a non-o visa while in Thailand.  I entered Thailand on a tourist visa, applied for and obtained a non-o and then towards the end of the 90 day non-o I applied for and received my first retirement extension.

4 hours ago, steve187 said:

how would that work for a child born in Thailand to a non Thai mom and dad, the child would only have a non Thai passport.

The parents would need to show that both mom and dad are non Thai.  I believe that they would need to show a certificate of birth showing that neither parent is Thai, but I’m not sure.

40 minutes ago, sirineou said:

Perhaps I am not understanding the issue correctly, but why can't the boy simply travel to the US on his US passport? 

When mu wife who holds both US and Thai passports travels to the US she always usses her US passport., and returns on her Thai

Once when my wife's Thai passport was expired and we needed to come to Thailand ASAP and did not have time to renew it, she got an emergency travel document from the Thai embay in the US, it was essay. 

so If when returning to Thailand your son would need to return with his Thai passport  as he should to eliminate overstay and visa issues, and since he does not have one, just get an emergency travel document. 

Apologies if I misunderstood the issue. 

 

If the child was born in Thailand and was never outside of Thailand then he can not leave using his US passport because it does not have a Thai entry stamp.  A friend of mine went through this in October.  He is a US citizen and his wife is Thai.  His son was born in Thailand.  They have a US passport for him but needed a Thai passport to exit Thailand.  A little over a year ago there was a thread discussing this.

Good report!  Very easy when you have the correct paperwork and an appointment.  I did my non-o retirement extension here in Chiang Rai last month.  Just like the op I had an appointment and everything went quickly.  The only difference is that I had to provide copies of my latest 90 day report and TM30.  My original TM 30 from 2018 when I moved to Thailand is still stapled in my passport and that was all I needed even though I have left and reentered the country on numerous occasions and also stayed at various hotels within Thailand.

Did you weight more than1 sample of each product?  It’s been a since I worked with consumer products here in Thailand but I believe the regulation is that a batch of product must average label claim.  This means that some will be above and some below the stated label weight.

This morning I just did my 5th extension based on retirement even though I am married to a Thai.  After my first extension my Thai wife does not accompany me.  I provide the same documents every year.  I am never questioned about having a Thai spouse and the is no indication that I am married in any of the documents I provide.

A little further down by Ekamai is Bourbon Street.  Great buffet

On 12/3/2023 at 7:14 AM, bluejets said:

They won't be around long enough.

Always used them previously but now all gone.

Reason for booking Thai Airways. 

 

You are still able to book tickets on their site.  Thai Smile is being absorbed into Thai but Thai will keep the same domestic schedule for a while.  I have flights booked for January, February and March  and have been told that my tickets will be honored and that the flight schedule should not change.

If you are only booking air travel within Thailand check out the Thai Smile site.  You will most likely be on the same flight but it is usually cheaper.  You won’t earn miles.  I’m not sure if they accept PayPal.

1 hour ago, JeffersLos said:

 

 

What retirement visa and extension do people from most developed countries get that is based on retirement and isn't an 'O-A'? Why would retirees get an 'O-A' that requires insurance if there is another retirement based visa and extension that doesn't? 

I’m originally from the US.  It was possible to get a non-O there then extend my stay here in Thailand based on retirement.  Instead I arrived on a tourist visa, applied and received a non-O in Thailand which was much easier than applying for it back in the US.  The past 4 years I applied for extensions of stay based on retirement based on income.  I bring in 65000 each month.  Never had any trouble.  I am married to a Thai and could do the marriage extension but as others have said, there is more paperwork and the 30 day under consideration period.

Home is here in Chiang Rai. My wife and dogs are here.  I have no plans to go back to my birth country of USA.

I wonder if China is going to purchase an additional 17 billion baht of Thai products.  Wasn’t it earlier this year that the PM proposed that as part of weapons procurement the country selling the weapon should agree to buy an equal amount (or more) of Thai goods.

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/politics/thai-pms-new-weapons-procurement-plan-to-boost-national-economy

I hope all goes well.  I’ll be doing the same when I do my next extension this December here in Chiang Rai.

As a previous poster suggested, I am still bringing in 65k every month this year even though I’ve had the 800k in my account since July.

We sold everything in the US and moved to Thailand for my retirement.  We have no regrets.  We still have accounts in the US so it would not be difficult to go somewhere else.  Definitely not back to the US.  In order for that to happen they would need to drag me out of here.  I love it here and since my wife is Thai she can stay and manage the rental properties we have here.