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Ain't gonna hold my breath for this to happen until I see them locking up every drunk driver stopped...
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7 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:
It is 6 months validity for the income document from you embassy or consulate unless you are using a rogue office that says otherwise.
See this immigration directive issued in 2013. Immigration directive for income letters.pdf
For the 800k baht in the bank it is 3 months not 90 days.
Time before last renewal they refused my letter at Chaeng Wattana at 4 months. Maybe someone had an off day. Usually I have no troubles with them.
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On 2/23/2018 at 8:43 AM, ubonjoe said:
IMO if you can meet the 65k baht income requirement it is better than having the money in the bank.
No need to worry about having the money in the bank 3 months before the date you do the application or the chance of something the balance below 800k baht. Also you can keep the funds in any type of account that may have a higher return.
Even going to the embassy for the income letter is not that big a deal since it can be up to 6 months old on the date you apply for the extension. You can plan a holiday trip during the 6 months to get it if you want to.
Actually its 90 days on the letter now but the 800K in the bank has to be there 90 days prior to renewing the visa (60 days the first time).
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Medicare is worthless outside the US & VA FMP only pays for service connection disabilities. Essentially, there is no VA outside the USA.
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IsaanJohn,
I would suggest you speak with the international Department at Bangkok Hospital Korat. I will check with my contacts here in Bangkok to see if they are indeed participating. The big minus in getting hospitals to participate is getting them past the that the FMP IS NOT insurance. It is a reimbursement program.
You have the handbook, the registration form and a claim form cover sheet. That will get you started. Remember, each date of service or hospitalization must be on a separate claim with the 4 items I noted previously. NOTE: For example your MD is planning a procedure and want to do labs 3-4 days ahead of the procedure - The Labs are a separate claim even though related to the other procedure.
Trust me, you may not get it perfect the first time. Just send me a note and I'll help get you straightened out. MY first time I just sent in a fistful of paperwork with one cover sheet. I got an EOB (Explanation of Benefits) that accompanies all claims with all being denied. I will missing medical certs, itemized breakdowns, etc. On the bright side of that I had another year to figure it out. I had around $6000 in claims and got all but about $300 back. the one I did not get paid for was because I screwed up and missed the deadline. You have two years from date of service to file and I missed it by a week.
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5 hours ago, Issanjohn said:
I'm 100% disabled with multiple combined disabilities so I'm definitely eligible for FMP. According to the VA website FMP will ONLY reimburse you for medical expenses incurred overseas. Is that true? Or will they actually bill FMP directly with no out of pocket expense or some out of pocket expense? Can you clarify that because I'm doing my own research and I'm seriously considering enrolling in fact I think this is something that I better get enrolled in now.
Yes, they will not pay for any US accrued bills. I think best you send me a message so I can discuss your situation with you privately.
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The VA FMP is not like back in the USA. IF you have paid bills already, sign up and send them all in at the same time. If you are submitting bills for SC issues, they will pay that and anything related to it. Turn time is around 45-60 days currently. They will mail you a US Treasury check. (God I wish they'd go direct deposit.)
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You would be wise to enroll in the FMP. Registration is easy. I have attached a registration form. You can fill it out on line, then dowload, sign, scan and email to the FMP at [email protected]. If you are a military retiree, length of service or medically separated, or if you are 100% DAV. you are also eligible for a APO Box at the Consulate in Chiang Mai or the JUSMAGTHAI Mailroom in Bangkok. I recommend this as it keeps all your correspondence within the USPS mail system. If you are not eligible, I'm sorry, you must use your Thai address.
It takes 4-6 weeks to get you in the system and get your FMP Benefits Authorization Letter to you. It will have all your service connected disabilities listed on it. I would suggest that you take that benefits letter along with your passport and Thai DL if you have one and copy of your lease, yellow book, etc. The participating facilities will vet your information. It will decide if they will directly bill the FMP.
You have 2 years from date of service or discharge on a service connected issue to submit for reimbursement.
You need four items for every claim. You need an FMP cover sheet [ https://www.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/10-7959f-2-fill_012317.pdf ],
A copy of your paid bill, an itemized breakdown of charges and a medical certificate or discharge summary for EACH DATE OF SERVICE. It matters not you were seen for the same thing 4 times, you need 4 sets of paperwork.
The FMP will reimburse for the following:
1. Treatment of a service connected condition (even if rated 0%).
2. Treatment for something that aggravates a service connected condition
3. Treatment for something that mitigates a service connected condition
It is the facility that decides if it will bill the FMP, so be prepared to pay up front.
I hope this helps.
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13 hours ago, Pib said:
I hope above is true....but below is a snapshot form the Joint U.S. Military Assistance-Thailand RAO website talking FMP in Thailand. Seems to conflict somewhat with above. I'm now confused on which is correct....your info or the RAO. What is the source of your info? Thanks.
Considering I work directly with these hospitals, I would say mine is the more accurate. As for item 2, the Veteran is ultimately responsible for all medical treatment and medical facility participation is at its discretion. I helped set up this network, not the RAO. I am one of the two independent but unoffical FMP advisors in Thailand. To Item 4, The following is a cut and paste from an email with an FMP Processing Unit.
All claims with a service date from October 1, 2017 from the Philippines belong to the FMP; so the full shift has already happened.
Thanks,
Rick
Richard M
Supervisory Program Analyst
Foreign Claims (FMP & CVAF)
Any more questions I might assist with? I am not versed on Tricare but I do know that the facilities I named will accept Military length of service or medically retitred for service. They need to contact the SOS office in Singapore for coverage. The nurses in JUSMAG are there for the benefit of the active duty personnel and not authorized to approve or deny coverage on Tricare matters for anyone else.
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There are several hospitals that accept the FMP in Thailand. That list is as follows:
Samitivej Sri Racha
Praram 9
Chiang Mai Ram
And the following Bangkok Hospital Group Facilities:
Bangkok - In-patient only
Bangkok-Pattaya
Bangkok-Hua Hin
Bangkok-Udon Thani
Bangkok-Korat
Bangkok-Chiang Mai
All these facilities have a 5000 - 10,000 baht threshold. Your bill must meet that threshold for the facility to directly submit to the FMP. You must present your Passport, and FMP Authorization letter to be eligible for the direct payment program. If you missed that, Those hospitals, all 9 of them, will treat your service-connected conditions for no out of pocket if your bill is over the threshold. It will vary from facility to facility but you must be prepared to pay first and submit for reimbursement.
The FMP pays ONLY for those items for which you have a rated (even 0%) disability. As of last October 1, the VA for all intent and purpose ceased to exist in the Philippines. It is phasing out operations and expected to cease completely within the next year.
There is an even larger list of facilities that accept Tricare but I do not have that. Just a few that I am aware of are the listed hospitals plus Bumrungrad, BNH, Mission Hospital and many others throughout the Kingdom.
Manipha Clinics in Bangkok and Pattaya provides prescription services for both FMP and Tricare.
As far as withdrawal from Medicare, should you need it in the future again, You can be assessed a 10% penalty for every year of eligibility that you were not enrolled.
If anyone has FMP questions, send me a message and I will try to answer it for you. It was 2 friends and I that helped get this network of hospitals on board with the program. We started with 2, Samitivej Sri Racha and Chiang Mai Ram. That was nine years ago.
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Maximum of 60 days ahead of expiration. I had to renew mine just ahead of a trip back to the US as it would have expired while I was there. I tried to do 90 days but no go.
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You need to get the affadavit from your embassy, then have it translated to Thai, taken to the ministry of foreign affairs in Chaeng Wattana for their stamp of OK. Then you can go to the Amphur with the rest of your documents. You will also need 2 witnesses, one for your finace' and one for you. Unless you are fluent in Thai, your witness MUST be a native Thai speaker.
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I see it eventually bleeding off all the Pattaya traffic from BKK but that will be years away at this point.
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4 hours ago, Fish Head Soup said:
Idiots.
More morons heading their ugly rears...
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13 hours ago, Nasrullah said:
Witnesses could be of great value......but this is thailand!
The pathologist knows where his check is written too.
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Just what downtown needs, another bloody damned mall.
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That triple the value can be triple the value of the price the vehicle sold for originally...not the second hand price.
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1 hour ago, laocowboy2 said:
What could possibly go wrong ......
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3 hours ago, BTB1977 said:
And there it is. The go fund me page set up. What a suprise!!!!!!. What a baby. Drugs, Thailand and jail. Dumbass. Hope he has a nice long stay in the monkey house. He came to thailand for drugs and sex. Here comes the sex part. 55555
You asked for it, you got it, bend over...
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19 hours ago, worgeordie said:
" social service punishment" Not good enough,all this talk about been tough
on DUI drivers means nothing,just goes to show the Government is afraid to
implement measures to could put a stop driving under the influence of alcohol
and drugs.
regards worgeordie
The typical governmental response will be that punishment fits as they are poor and have no money.
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Given the cost of a private education in Thailand, it would be less expensive to educate them stateside. Additionally, your Thai degrees are not worth the paper its printed on except in Thailand.
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The more I see stupid crap like this the more I believe that they can actually blow smoke up their own @$$.
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If you have a US bank and a smart phone, no problem. Most banks an credit unions have apps that will allow you to deposit checks with photos of the front and back. I do it all the time as I do not have need or desire to wait 45-60 days for the check to clear and lose a percentage to the Thai bank for the privilege.
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My OPINION is that there are some good EMS people out there. They care but level of training is sorely lacking. The biggest impediment is the matter of face. No MD in Thailand is going to lose face over an EMT / Paramedic saving a patient. This would be considered an intrusion into their inner sanctum and a faux pas here.
Another issue of contention is the abject refusal by Thai drivers to get out of the way and yield to an ambulance with lights and sirens blaring...or any other emergency vehicle. You have to change the thinking before you can make any changes worthwhile.
Question for Canadians with Retirement visas
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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The U.S. Embassy is only notarizing our signatures to the letter. IF we get checked and is proven to be an incorrect statement we can be prosecuted for perjury, lying on official documents, have our visa revoked, deported and blacklisted. And that's just from the Thai government.