On 11/29/2024 at 1:27 AM, Briggsy said:

Initially the London Thai Embassy will be looking for an account with monthly statements holding the required funds (£13,000, can't remember) so you need a monthly statement from a current account. A Premium bonds bond record will be rejected. The money does not have to season so you can just move it in to the current account a week before the statement date.

 

Application must be made via the online evisa and you need to be outside of Thailand when you apply.

 

Think of the two steps are separate and discrete. The cancellation of the work permit and permission to stay based on the Non-Imm B and then the application for a DTV visa. They will not impact one another.

 

On a wider point, are you sure you want a DTV? As a spouse of a Thai, you have other options which may be better such as a non-Imm O visa with the option of extension based on marriage to a Thai.

Thanks Briggsy.
My Non-Imm B gets renewed every year based on marriage, along with the normal mountain of paperwork.

My main concern is can I wait until the DTV visa is approved before cancelling my Non-Imm B and surrendering my work permit?

I am also concerned re what eyebrows would be raised when I apply for the DTV - stating that I will - going forward - not be working for a Thai company, but will from then on work (remotely) for an overseas company. Should I be expecting an unannounced knock at the door to see what I am up to?

Could any of you legendry learn-ed folk please help with comments on the extremely complicated scenario outlined below, if able:

I've  lived and worked (with work permit) in Thailand for many years, staying on extensions based on marriage, but now may end my employment with my wife's Thai Co. as am only going to be here in LOS for 5 months each year, with the intention of working remotely.

I would like to explore surrendering my WP and changing over from a Non-im B visa to a DTV,  as during the time I spend in Thailand, I will now be working remotely for my small UK company. Benefits seem to be, I could keep 500,000 THB equivalent in a UK account (Gov't Premium Bond savings account?) and still (legally) work remotely for my UK Co. while in Thailand. OK so far?

I'm guessing I'd be pioneering, suspecting there are no reports yet of someone attempting to go from a Non-Im B to a DTV.
I do wonder what mental contortions that would put Thai DTV officials through though?

Any helpful thoughts, anyone?

 

As another example of UK Gov't practice, my (Thai) wife is currently on the five-year route to getting Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK. For the entire 5 yr period we have to supply evidence supporting the case that she is living and "habitually resident" in the UK. They have long since removed any "183 days" or "more than 6 months in a calendar year" criteria and replaced it with the "habitually resident" requirement. They are asking for 6-12 joint/individually addressed utility/bank/gov't correspondences evenly spread over the 5 years. So, we can assume the DWP will be equally fastidious when ascertaining "habitual residency" for re-linking state pension entitlements.

On 3/25/2023 at 6:51 PM, steven100 said:

7-eleven demanding that staff pay back $ for their mistakes ...

 

 

 

OP :    7-11 haven't demanded anything ......  it's a team management thing which is obviously common and agreed in each and every shop and it's probably written up somewhere.

 

The OP headline is misleading imo.  It reads as though 7-11 has released news saying it demands staff pay back $ for their mistakes ...  which is misleading anyway.

 

The headline is wrong :     it should say ....     

I was wondering is it correct that 7-11 staff have to back any cash mistakes they make as a cashier ?

 

 

 

 

O.P. here.... Apologies for my own thoughts and post being "wrong" ????. Thanks for the education and corrections - send me the bill ????.

The story is about my son who works in a 7-11. He is not the sharpest tool in the shed as his brain was damaged, being starved of oxygen for over 2 minutes during birth. He's a lovely lad and although a bit "slow", works hard to the best of his ability and tries to please everyone.

He was given a job managing the stock deliveries and re-stocking the shelves etc, which he has been doing very well at. BUT, the other day I found out that he has been put on the tills, handling banking transactions that 7-11 now does. One day his till was down 4,000 baht due to crediting a depositing customer's account for 17,000 baht instead of 13,000 baht. The customer never queried the 4,000 Baht extra credit.  Subsequent review of the till CCTV showed up his difficulty counting all the cash and his counting error. 4,000 Baht was removed from my son's pay packet at the end of the month.

It's a life lesson that will stand him in good stead, if he is able to learn from it, but I can't for the life of me understand how an employee employed as a "box-mover", with zero qualifications or never having passed internal financial competency tests beyond scanning a barcode, can find themselves working as a bank teller with full personal financial responsibility for sizable banking transactions.

Thanks for everyone's contributions to this thread.
 

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

This has to be up there as one of the strangest questions asked on this forum.      imo 

Not so strange.

A few posters have highlighted the truth that staff get penalised for shortfalls beyond their control. Tills are shared, (unlike with the bank teller example). One member of staff pockets the cash and the rest of the staff have to pay. 

Couldn't agree more that a deterrent to pilfering has to be in place, but with shared tills, I really can't think of a fair solution to the "everybody pays" issue.

I’m just curious.... 

Is it legal for 7-eleven (or any company) to require or demand that their staff pay for shortfalls in till receipts, after takings reconciliation each day?

Thanks Tony M for all of that.
I have now digested just about every word of UK gov't guidance buried deep in their website subpages, and it is now clear that my wife will have to apply from Thailand (10yr UK visit visa being deemed not suitable for a spouse visa application from within the UK). I am currently in the process of gathering and paying for translation of the myriad of Thai paperwork proving our 15yr relationship and our lives together.
There currently is no application processing fast track due to the Ukrainian influx business, so they are quoting a full 12 week processing time.
 

Thanks OG. 
That kind of backs up what I'm reading when digging deep into the GOV website.
What doesn't make sense to me is that I have started filling in the online form (applying from inside the UK) and when it gets to asking what your visa status is, "Visit" visa is an option. I tick this, and the site allows me to proceed with the application!!! How can that be if application from within the UK, holding a Visit visa, prohibits granting of a spouse visa?

Also..... if I may add,
The documents section asks for copies of multiple utility letters sent the co-habited property over the last 2 years, for which they want permission to check with the utility companies. Now we have been living in Thailand for the last 2 years. Would the UK Visa office accept Thai utility bills as proof of living together? I also guess they'd all have to be officially translated and stamped!! This is getting difficult!
I just messaged an online visa company about advice and they offered 30 minutes on the phone for 200 GBP !!!

Can someone please help me out.
My wife has a 10 year UK VISIT visa - valid until 2026 - which theoretically allows stays of up to 6 months in any given year.

Is it possible for her to apply for a UK Spouse (family) visa whilst in the UK on her 10yr Visit visa?
The UK GOV website says:

You’ll usually need to leave the UK to apply for a family visa if either:

• you have permission to be in the UK as a visitor
• your visa is for 6 months or less
  
  However, we're filling in the online form (apply from within the UK), declaring the VISIT category visa, but it is continuing to allow the application to proceed.
  Does anyone have any definitive info or 1st hand experience of my situation?
  Many thanks in advance.

I still have 15 months left on my work permit. Would prefer to not lose that and have to start that from scratch also.

Does expiry of my current extension of stay invalidate my work permit?

Can anyone please advise if it's possible to renew an annual extension of stay based on marriage while outside of Thailand? (Needed, to keep the work permit active).
If possible, I don't want to travel to Thailand with the complications of all this Covid/Quarantine business, just to renew the visa (extension). The Thai wife is in Thailand at the moment.
Thanks in advance.

On 5/27/2021 at 3:29 PM, treetops said:

 

Yes, she will.  The UK will vaccinate anyone there no matter their immigration status.

 

Hopefully this thread smooths the way for others but there's a helpline (119 I think) you can call once you're there that'll get you on the system even if not registered anywhere.  If she's had her first jab here in Thailand it might be another obstacle to overcome, but it should still be do-able.

Thanks Tree, I've since discovered that the UK is not (yet) recognising vaccines administered outside the UK/EU/US. But have also had it confirmed that UK is Vaxxing "all-comers" F.O.C. ????

On 8/6/2021 at 5:27 PM, malibukid said:

Pfizer is recognized worldwide. 

Maybe soon.

"While arrivals from overseas are locked out of using the NHS app for domestic certification to prove they have been vaccinated, the government did change the rules from this week to let in those who have been double-jabbed in Europe and the US – so long as it was with a vaccine approved for use by three regulators: the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency."

1 minute ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Yup, these websites always use a hundred words when 10 will do and cloud the waters !

The answer to this is probably worthy of a thread on its own, plus it is probably subject to change.

Here you go, you need to read this: .....(not included)..... But I suppose I can't post helpful links here. Let's try:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/aug/04/status-of-some-uk-citizens-vaccinated-overseas-still-not-recognised-by-nhs

34 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

So, are you saying the Pfizer from the US or the AZ from the U.K. is eligible for travel purposes i.e. no quarantine needed if travel to the U.K. ??

 

Or “ U.K. recognition vaccination program “ means ANY vaccine administered in Thailand is not eligible ??

That's the big question Andrew. I've read the website 5 times and they definitely could be clearer.  What I read is that either the Pfizer, Astra, Moderna or J&J vaccine has to be administered in the USA, EU or UK to qualify for entry into the UK NHS vaccination registry (read future Covid passport).

On 8/6/2021 at 3:44 PM, Andrew Dwyer said:

Pfizer should be and probably the AZ donated by the U.K. also ?

On 8/6/2021 at 3:55 PM, jvs said:

My understanding is that we are to receive Pfizer,that is why i registered.

UK.gov website states only vaccinations obtained under a "UK recognised vaccination program":  UK, EU & USA.

On 8/7/2021 at 12:26 AM, Jonathan Swift said:

Thailand does not need recklessly self centered individuals risking theirs and the lives of others just because of a slight inconvenience. Deport yourself please, do us all a favor. You don't deserve to live here. 

Sorry Mr Swift, Could you be a little more clear on your position re the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination ????

Anyone able to confirm if Hua Hin Hospital PCR Covid test certificates in English??
Suitable/accepted by all airlines & the UK authorities?
Thanks.

But I get vaxed in Thailand and return to the UK, my vax will not be recognised by the UK.

I think I'll pass thanks.

Does anyone have any first hand experience of what drugs and protocols Thai hospitals are following in the treatment of infection by SARS-COV-2?
For example, if more serious, are you just put on a ventilator? I read that can have serious damaging unhelpful consequences.

1 hour ago, madmen said:

Can anyone translate this. I think it says date pushed back to the 9th? 

 

Roughly.....
Phuket starts to open 1st July. Open to Foreign tourists from 9th July.

Anyone know if the Thai Mrs. will be able to get her 2nd jab (free/NHS) in the UK when we travel back later this year?
I'm registered with a GP, but of course, she isn't.