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I've been looking for a comfortable Lazy Boy type of reclining  arm chair in Buriram but have not been able to locate one. Anyone know where I can get one. Thanks.

Thanks for your info. I don't think that I made myself clear. I have been living at my present Thai  residence for about a year and have done two 90 day notices so far. But I am planning to move to a new location. If and when I move to a new apt./condo, I am wondering if a need any evidence that I really have been living at my present address. It would seem that Immigration wouldn't require any evidence that I have been living at my present address when moving to a new address because they already have that information.  But I want to be fully prepared in any event. I know what documentation is needed for the new address. Thanks again.

When one moves to a new house/apartment/condo does one have present immigration with the appropriate documents/paperwork on the same day one moves into the new dwelling? And does one need to show immigration any evidence that he had been living in his previous dwelling or that he has moved out?Thanks

Ubonjoe, thanks for your excellent advice. 

Thanks for your reply. I have a  Non-B in my passport( for work), not a Non-O. Sorry about the confusion.

Immigration will not be verifying my degree. They want proof that the degree is real so I have to go the the US Embassy and the Embassy will, apparently, attest to its authenticity. For a fee of course. My employer has just warned me that Sri Racha Immigration is now requiring this verification befor they will renew a work visa/extention.

My contract finishes September 30th of this year but I will be resigning on June 31st. Actually, I will have competed one year of work on June 31st, 2017 having started on July 1st, 2016 but the company I work for stipulates that all new contracts must begin on October 1st. So when I started working last year on July 1st,  I signed a contract for three months. I then had to sign a new one-year contract the last week of September, This contract was obviously for Oct.1st 2016 to Sept.30th. 2017. Since I am going to resign on June 30th, 2017 I am wondering what my visa extension options are. Can I apply for a retirment visa and how much time do I have. My colleagues told me my employer always returns the work permit to the Labor Department on the day someone resigns. I think I can get a one -week extension. Since I am married to a Thai, registered marriage, and she has a house with a proper house registration I will be moving to live with her on a permanent basis in Buriram.  So I will  probably apply for the retirement extension  in Buriram and submit my proof of address at the same time. But I am afraid of all the rushing around and bot getting everything ready for Buriram Immigration is such  short period of time.I am also wondering if it would be easier to apply for the retirment extension in Sir Ratcha as soon as my work permit is returned. But  I will no longer be living in Chonburi  and Sri Racha Immigration will require a one-year rental agreement. 

I am also wondering if I can get a 6-month extention for wife support. I don't know much about this extention but it has appeared on this forum. 

If I do a border crossing into Laos for a possible tourist visa or Non-O based on marriage, will Thai Immigation question me as to why I an cancelling my Non-O work visa/extention before it is completed.

One more question. When  my work permit is returned on June 30th, and I don't leave the country, I will be here illegally. But I have read on this forum that if you fly out of Thailand instead of making a border crossing,  Immigration will not question you as long as you are out before October 1st since my Non-O in my passport is good until September 30th, 2017.

So apparently I can stay here for threemore months but not legally. 

Thanks for reading.

My employer told me that Immigration will need degree verification for my next one-year extention. This is a new requirment at Sri Racha Immigration for our university. My guess is that I take my dgree to the US Embassy and get a document that verifies its  authenicity. I am wondering if the US Embassy will  require the actual degree of whether a copy is sufficient. And will Immigration accept a copy along with the verification document. For my last one-year extention a copy of my dgree was accepted. Any info/advice would be appreciated. Thanks

Can the 400K in the bank requirement be in a joint account with one's legally married  Thai wife?

I had True install W-Fi internet at our house in Buriram about a year ago and it has been excellent but last week we got no signal. Called and talked to True people who assured us the problem was being attended to. But it is now over a week that we have not been able to get a signal. We called yesterday and the same response,"we are trying to solve the problem". Anyone have similar problems with their TRUE internet service or know anything about why there hasn't been any service for over a week? Thanks

I am wondering if I can change a toursist visa to a 12 month retirment extension in country. I have more than 800,000 in a Thai bank but it is in a joint account with my Thai wife. I can get a letter from the US embassy ensuring tht I have more that 65K a month coming in. Would I need to leave the country to apply or could I apply locally. Thanks.

4 hours ago, transam said:

WoW, your bearings held up...? 

I use 91 gasohol, usually PTT.

What kind of fuel should I be using then. My Honda say 91 or 95.

I use 91 gasohol, usually PTT.

I am the original OP and to answer 'Anythinleft's question about what kind of oil I have been using. Well, the last time I had an oil change was at a Honda dealer in Jomthien, August 8th and they put in 'SN OW20 1000Lit Honda'. That was the oil type written on my receipt. Last week, October 4th, I went to the mechanic that often changes my oil. The oil left in my car was down to a very low level. He is aware of the problem but doesn't do that l kind of repair work. He put 2 liters of Sunoco Ultra 3 semi 10w40 in my car  (this was the oil type written on the receipt) and that filled it up. This was last Monday. Since then, the oil level has remained steady at a full level. But I haven't driven it much since last Monday, only  a few hundred Kilometers. Normally I drive about 1,100 kilomters a week, on average. Prior to my last oil change at the Honda dealer, I had the oil changed at the mechanic's place (July 12th)' It was a Sunoco oil but I don't know what the oil type or number was because it was not on the receipt. I will ask them what number oil they normally put in my car when they change the oil next time I go upcountry (the mechanic works in a very large Goodyear tire shop  in Buriram). Actually, I can call them and ask them what kind of oil they normally use when I get my oil changed at their place. They keep a history of the car's service on their computer so they should have the oil type and number. Today is Sunday and they are closed so will have to wait until tomorrow.

Kartman, where can you get Vavoline motor oil in Thailand? Is it readily available. I googled 'Vavoline availability in Thailand' and nothing came up. It got a good write up and was recommened for the kind of problem I have been having. Thanks.

Could you recommend a heavier weight of oil? I mean a number or a brand? Thanks.

I use the oil that the Honda dealer uses when I go in for the oil change. I do not really know if it is thin. By the way, thanks for your replies and advice!

The car has 230,000 kilos and it is 6 and a half years old. It seems to run perfectly. Very smooth. No noticeable odd noises or vibrations. No leakage at all under the car. I have serviced the car religiously since I bought it new i.e.  changed the oil and filter every 10,000 k's. Often drive very fast when upcountry on 4 lane highways, 140 kilometers per hour. The Honda dealer mechanics seemed clueless when I told them about the unusual oil usage. 

My Honda City is using lots of motor oil lately. It doesn't leak oil and there doesn't appear to be any dark  exhaust which  indicates oil is being burnt. 4000 kilometers after my last oil change it needed 2 liters. After about 2500 kilometers it needed another liter. I took it to the Honda dealer and they changed the oil and filter and told me to come back if the problem continues. They told me they saw nothing wrong with the engine. Another 4500 kilometers it needed 2 more liters of oil. Any solutions or suggestions or recommended mechanics in the Chonburi -  Rayong area who might be able

to locate the problem and fix it.  Thanks,

Thanks Ubonjoe. Actually, I am presently working in Thailand but was just curious as my contact will be up before long. Buriram is where I'll be retireing and living with my Thai wife. We are legally married, haave a house and could apply for a marriage visa but the retiremnt visa seems easier. I have enough U.S. social security and money in the bank for a retirement visa.  I had a reitement visa last year but after one year I was offered a job a took it. Thanks again.

I am wondering if one can get a retirement extension while on a tourist visa. If not, what kind of visa would you need to have? Thanks.

I went to Sriracha Immigation for my Non-B one year extension. The company secretary came with me along with a pile of company documents. I then went to the 90-day reporting section with my rental agreement and a signed copy of the owner's condo registration and his ID card. ( this was my first 90 day report since I moved to this new location three months ago with a three-month Non-B visa)They told me it was not enough and asked me to telephone the condo-apartment  manager and have her come to immigration with aTM 30. I went to get her and brought her back to immigration. They scolded her for not having reported me with the TM 30 when I first moved in. They then fined her 800 Baht. 

I recently got a 3-month Non-B visa from Laos to work at a university in Thailand I will be going to immigration with a pile of documents from the university to extend the visa for one year. The administration at work told me to be sure to take proof of residence when I go to immigration but did not elaborate as to what forms I need. There seems to be many conflicting stories as to what I have to show the immigration officials. I have been in country for five weeks with my Non-B and have been staying with friends and at hotels and at my wife's house (which is far from where I am working and I will not be living there while I am working). I have just moved into a condominium where I plan to live for the duration of my contract at work. Exactly what documents do I need to take to immigration? A rental agreement? In Thai or English? The condo owner's house registration or deed for the condo signed by him? The condo staff said they are unable to locate the owner. Can the condo administration provide proof of residence? If so, would I need to download forms from immigration for the condo staff to fill out and sign? Thanks.

I had a retirement extension which was going to expire on June 30th. My 90-day notice was due on June 27th. I exited Thailand on the 27th to go to Suwannakhet to apply for a Non-B Visa. Got the visa, no problem. When I came back to Thailand the next day I went to Jomthien immigration( where I have been doing my 90-day reporting for the last 15 years) and asked the avuncular Thai immigration official who sits at the far right of the 90-day reporting table if I needed to report my 90-day thing now or should I wait 90 days since I have a new visa and I had left the country which cancelled my retirement extension. He said there is no need to do the 90-day report now since you left the country and have a new visa. He told me wait 90 days and then report. He then pointed to my new Non-B visa in my passport and told me I should report 90 days from the entrance date of my new visa.

I am posting this because numerous expats that I consulted told me the opposite is the case and contradicted what the immigration official had said. I hope the immigration official is right.

I am driving to Mukdahan from either Nang Rong or Lahansai (both quite near each other) within a few days. I was thinking of taking Highway 24 towards Ubon, go around Ubon and then take the 212 to Mukdahan. It has been nine years since I drove to Mukdahan using this route. The maps show a somewhat shorter route from Surin to Mukdahan but the roads all appear to be two lane which I think will slow things up a bit. I think the 24 is now four lanes all the way to Ubon. I am guessing it will be a about a 4-hour trip if driving at about 110-120 kilometers per hour. Anyone familiar with this journey or have alternative routes?