paddypower

I have tracked my EMS at Thailand Post. IT was delivered March 23 and there is a receipt signature. IO says I must speak with 'the postman'. which I will do. After that, I'll send a print of the screen capture to IO and let them do their thing. In summary: I do not need any help with this. Thanks ................

Have a bit of a problem here. some years ago, i could not register my wife online, for the 90 day report, as she had not been outside of Thailand fore many years. So, we used Thailand Post, by EMS, with a SAE. Worked a charm, until this year. What are the requirements, where IO says they have not received our 2 forms, posted March 23 and due April 10. ? I have the EMS receipt. IO wants me to drive a round trip of 250 km. could I ask him to grant us a favour, where by we post new forms, together with a copy of proof of the original EMS ? I do have copies of the previous notification slips.

agree,, absolutely. All my other insurance is with an independent broker, from back when I lived on Phuket. and there has never been a conflict between my interests and those of the ins company. It just slipped my mind, in this instance, when I moved to NST, I changed Ins cos. for my car.

Thanks for the details of how the 'system' works. I know my thinking was rather simplistic. Part of my questing the new premium is that my agent is a body shop. The owner recommended that i not claim for damages caused by a 3rd party (who rode off before I could identify his licence plate). so I didn't, assuming I would get a no claim discount. That has not happened. My opinion is, the 'agent' is not looking out for my interests.

I've been insuring with Viriyai for a number of years. Never submitted a claim, i pay for repairs, eg in 2021, when a motor bike hit the car. I bought my 2014 Ford Escape for 550,000 baht, in 2017. The company has the insured value at 400,000 baht, for 2020, 2021 and 2022;. This valuation is now overvalued, according to the market (and the Red book, if I could access it). Ins. is Comp. type 1. Premium was 16,900 in 2020 and 14,450 in 2021. This year's renewal will cost 14,250. My question is - can I insist that they reduce the value of the car to say 300,000 baht?. The agent simply cannot understand why I want to do that. He says Viriyai has given me all the discounts they can give (whatever that means). Surely I can insure the car for what it is worth?

Very useful information thanks. for me, i cant go to Roojai, because i am 76. (that's their age upper limit).

I wonder if he's seen ''Knives Out'' ?

Kudos and thanks for being alive to the world at large - a rarity on Aseannow, which seems to have its own village mentality. My Phuket rental villa is earning 50% less, due to 2 years of Covid restrictions. I think you'll find that this war has and will continue to affect the Phuket tourist market - and your next petrol top-up bill, even if you live on a farm.

It must be the greatest of ironies for Putin to read reports which suggest that it is the ''neo-Nazi'' element (the elite Azov Special Ops Battalion) of the Ukrainian Military which is responsible for targeting the top Russian commanders - with deadly success. 'Eliminating' this element is his stated reason for the invasion. Independent sources (e.g. Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies - CEES) say that whereas in 2014 this battalion had indeed a far-right background, these were far-right racists that founded the battalion, which was founded to fight Russian backed separatists in the Donbas region. The CEES reports that it has since become "de-ideologised" and a regular fighting unit. Its recruits now join not because of ideology but because "it has the reputation of being a particularly tough fighting unit.

Its me who is slow ???? . last time I did it in person. The paper work to be submitted will include tenants passport, visa extension, housemasters ID, house registration and lease. are you describing uploading those documents and, if so can I ask for the website? thanks ????

That sounds very useful info. When you uploaded the TM30, did you attach your passport visa extension, housemasters ID, lease?

postscript - to answer one question: I qualify on the 800k in the bank and my (expat) wife ''piggy-backs'' on my retirement extension.

Many thanks for all the responses, advise & good will - and the other guys.... Result: no problem wth IO. Brought a basket of fruit, as I arrived mind afternoon, since I had to get the bank cert and certified 12 month statement first. The officer was incredibly helpful, as we've been going there for 17 years and over those years, he's watched the side effects of how tsunami damaged my wife's back, I got my extension and of course, new 90 day slip. he asked that my wife come as soon as she can, preferably the day after. No med cert needed. I could add that during the past week, I needed to track down the landlady and get a copy of the new lease & receipt for the rent paid, having mislaid my signed copies, plus her up to date ID card. Wishing goodwill & a happy new year to all at these forums.

the unfortunate thing is, I did not get a desk top calendar for 2022. the retirement visa extension (and 90 day) expire today. Bottom line - for the first time ever, I forgot. My wife is unable to travel 200-300 km today. is the majority advice that I go alone today and take her tomorrow, when she will be able. ? I dont mid the fine. I just dont want to lose our retirement status.

wife and I are retired. her back went into spazm today, unabale to be driven to NST IO. do not have a med. cert in simple Thai/english. we'll go tomorrow.

555 don't take me back to the horrors of trig.

thanks, bad Santa ????

this relates to my friend's mum; she has her 3 shots, while in UK. was quarantined for one day, on arrival. Needs to know, if she flies from Suratthani to Bangkok, does she need any thing (eg a sinus test) other than her original vax cert from the UK.? flying out tomorrow, so she' pretty worried, as the airline call centre is busy. tia

Take 5 stars. thanks for reminding me - why the ....dickens....was I reading this thread ????

my god! he could be Raymond Redington. Can't wait for Season 10...

well - i did not do that, as I didn't have enough in my accounts to worry about. However, any time I get a decent sized transfer in to my savings account, I use the broker account I have at Maybank KE. MKE have a function where you can transfer the money from bank to your account the same day. Not only do I feel my funds are safe - they pay slightly better interest rate than the banks. If I need funds, I can make a transfer request and I have those funds back in my bank within 24 hours. I'm not suggesting this is practical to most - but I am posting, as an anecdote.

whats the story on insurance? Aren't bank deposits insured, up to a fairly decent amount, but definitely in excess of 500k.?

Good info. Thanks . this is probably off-topic, but I will try anyway. Wife and I are in our late 70's. We are non-residents for tax purposes and file the necessary forms.. We get quite a few messages from Revenue Canada, along these lines: (quote) Dear Paddy O' Furniture: The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) sent you new mail online called: Notice of Assessment letter/NR5 etc. If you have My Account, sign in and click on "Mail" to read your mail. If you signed up to receive mail online but don't have My Account, go to the CRA web page to register. I have forgotten if we have My Accounts. The CRA says that we can register. But, we need to do a 2 level verification. That requires a text message. But, they say that they do not issue text messages to mobiles outside of North America. What should we do? I am thinking of writing a hard copy letter asking them to change our wish, from online to receiving hard copy notices and letters by mail. This is a bit stressful, at times. e.g. we filed our NR5 forms on timerecently. But now we each have a letter referring to the NR5 - and we do not know what they are asking for. thanks in advance.

I see we are watery neighbours. We live in Khanom Beach, on the mainland.

Great info and detailed explanation, Thanks!!