OJAS

12 hours ago, Jack1988 said:

the last time he had a normal 30 days exempt with some border runs was years ago, after he married but he got divorced but now he would like to come back as a tourist after he left thailand since 6 months 

Probably best for him to obtain a tourist visa if he's planning to stay in Thailand for more than 30 days IMHO.

3 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

Farewell AS toxic trolls

But hello the TT ones, though

On 4/14/2024 at 12:27 AM, Mike Lister said:

Can everyone say what are their three biggest/top three issues in the don't know/unclear category, please?

Top one for me (and, I suspect, a fair few other Brits as well) is whether we shall be required to file RD returns in respect of State Pension remittances, especially where these are the sole sources of our assessable income and bearing in mind the existence of various exemptions and allowances totaliing up to 500k pa, which could therefore, in practice, reduce the RD tax bill to zero (my perpetually frozen State Pension, for example, works out at around 300k pa which is, however, still well in excess of the 120k annual assessable income threshold above which tax returns are supposedly required).

On 4/12/2024 at 9:11 AM, Etaoin Shrdlu said:

It can take a while for registered post to clear customs at JFK and get sent to the USPS intake facility.

Yes, I strongly suspect that Customs back in our home countries (as well as their Thai counterparts in the case of mail going in the opposite direction) are the true villains of the peace here rather than individual mailing services.

5 hours ago, Nowaythatsreal said:

we can all follow them correctly 🤷‍♂️

Not just us but also immigration officers! 😁

So does this mean that there will be a date after which all banknotes bearing the late Queen's image will cease to be legal tender, as was the case when paper notes were replaced by polymer versions not so long ago?

On 4/15/2024 at 9:59 AM, OJAS said:

 

Indeed, contrast the ease and grace with which our American cousins, for example, are faced with at passport renewal time, when compared to the cumbersome nonsense which HMPO have, in their infinite wisdom, inflicted on us Brits:

 

https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/passports/adult-passport-renew/

 

And when it comes to our Irish cousins, it would appear that the only way in which they can renew their passports from Thailand is by doing do online!

https://www.ireland.ie/en/thailand/bangkok/passports/how-to-apply-for-a-passports/

1 hour ago, Nowaythatsreal said:

a definitive list of what you take to immigration when it’s time to renew your Non-O retirement visa

Assuming that the office you'll be dealing with is Chaengwattana as stated in your OP, @TylerBKK's 4 March post in the following thread provides a comprehensive list of all relevant requirements in their case:

2 hours ago, soisanuk said:

If using the 65k per month method, a letter from your Embassy is required. Thus, those from USA, UK, and Australia cannot meet this requirement as those Embassies no longer issue such letters. 

100% correct in the case of non-O visa conversions for retirement. For the benefit of the individual(s) who appear(s) to be suffering from a bout of confusion in reaction to your post, this is IMHO perfectly clear from the official guidance which has been issued by the Immigration Bureau:

https://www.immigration.go.th/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/9.FOR-RETIREMENT-PURPOSES-50-YEARS-OLD-NON-O.pdf

14 hours ago, Kinnock said:

The only service that most of us would value from 'our' embassy in Thailand is passport renewal .... and they don't do it.

Indeed, contrast the ease and grace with which our American cousins, for example, are faced with at passport renewal time, when compared to the cumbersome nonsense which HMPO have, in their infinite wisdom, inflicted on us Brits:

https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/passports/adult-passport-renew/

11 hours ago, billd766 said:

IMHO unless you actually live in Bangkok or Chiang Mai, why would go to the trouble, hassle and expense of doing it the hard way.

It should not be forgotten, though, that agents' fees (typically in the order of 5,000 THB) represent a significant additional cost in themselves - which is the point I was making.

On 4/11/2024 at 7:48 AM, CharlieH said:

Online and paper applications made from overseas are even more expensive.

Of particular interest to those of us renewing from Thailand is that the cost of a standard paper application when applying from overseas will increase to £112.50 for adults and £77.00 for children. Added to which are, of course, the costs of the 2 enforced route marches to VFS offices in Bangkok or Chiang Mai.

Yet a standard online application when applying from overseas will only rise to £101.00 for adults and £65.50 for children! All the more totally inexcusable for those incompetent clowns in HMPO to steadfastly refuse to make this faciity available to those of us renewing from Thailand for some ridiculous reason or other. I think!!🤬

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/update-on-passport-application-fees

14 minutes ago, george said:

The TM 6 form suspension will be implemented at eight immigration checkpoints for those entering by land: Aranyaprathet in Sa Kaeo, Mueang district in Mukdahan, Mueang district in Nong Khai, Chiang Saen in Chiang Rai, Padang Besar and Sadao in Songkhla, Sungai Kolok in Narathiwat, and Betong in Yala.

This appears to imply, however, that there may be other land immigration checkpoints in addition to these 8 at which the TM6 requirement will not be relaxed!

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

Don't know where you got that info from, but the version of the TM47 form currently downloadable from the Immigration Bureau website includes the following statement at the very end:

(The fine of Overdue Notification is not exceeding 5,000 Baht)

https://www.immigration.go.th/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/18.Form-TM-47.pdf

1 hour ago, proton said:

Despicable event, I'm staying in as usual for the duration

Surely no worse than the annual ritualistic 31 December / 1 January nonsense, though, from which there, sadly, appears to be no escape anywhere on this great planet of ours. Even if you try and avoid it by staying in as I always do these days, there's still no getting away from the pyromaniac lunatics who take great delight in terrorising their (and your) neighbourhoods by setting off volleys of loud fireworks just after midnight.😡

So he'll only be banned from entering Thailand again for 5 years. Had he been nabbed 15+ days later (allowing for the fact that 2024 is a leap year), he would have received a 10-year ban!

https://www.tratimmigration.com/thailand-visa-overstay-regulations/

6 hours ago, Soapy 100 said:

“they have chosen to go through Evertons record with a fine tooth comb,so surely they  should examine the books of ALL the PL teams with the same eagerness they picked Everton out of the hat, i did hear MONTHS ago that Man City, Chelsea were being investigated and so far no news of any wrongdoing from these teams

And not just Everton's record but also those of Nottingham Forest and Leicester City. As you say, contrast the zeal and glee with which the EPL are going after the small fry in the form of those 3 clubs with their foot-dragging in the case of the big fish like Manchester City and Chelsea. Might a steady supply of well-stuffed brown envelopes from certain quarters be influencing the EPL's priorities in this whole matter, I wonder??

I have come to the conclusion that the only surefire way of dealing with this totally unsatisfactory state of affairs in my case is through filing tax returns with HMRC. Even though I no longer, in theory, need to file tax returns following the sale of my UK property in late 2021, I have opted to continue doing so precisely because of the problematical issues referred to this thread. In completing a tax return I always instruct HMRC not to collect any tax due in respect of my State Pension through my tax code by checking the 2 appropriate boxes in the SA100 form. Instead I make direct on-account and balancing payments to them based on the actual State Pension payments total for the tax year in question as reported in that form.

18 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

So how do you obtain extensions. 

If you dont have dealings with immigration then you don't need to consider TM30

Wonder whether @Nayet uses an agent for all his dealings with IMM? If he does, then it is surely still a good idea for him to provide said agent with printed proof of his current TM30 status, as recommended by @Caldera.

1 hour ago, quake said:

You can send your passport to uk embassy in Bangkok via EMS.

So much, then, for HMPO's apparent justification for the bureaucratic nonsense we Brits locally have been required to endure these past 10 years or so at passport renewal time (necessitating 2 physical trips an office building in Bangkok or Chiang Mai where VFS are currently hanging out in), on the grounds that we're supposed to have our passports on us at all times! 🤣

On 1/11/2024 at 12:07 PM, jaywalker2 said:

At least Bangkok Bank customers still have Internet banking, unlike the rest of us

And long may that happy state of affairs remain as far as I am concerned. The Bangkok Bank mobile app always proved hit and miss in firing up on my smartphone and over time proved increasingly more miss than hit. So I then jacked it in disgust - and this thread exemplifies very well why I have no intention of returning to it any time soon. Long live internet banking, say I!

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Mr Anutin called for revoking the visa of any foreigner who harasses locals to make a living. His comments came a day after an Austrian tourist, 58-year-old Gernot Kuhberger, attacked his limousine driver after being told he could not smoke.

Likely no visa to revoke in this case, though, if this particular self-opiniated, egotistical, moronic Austrian was, unfortunately, admitted into Thailand on the basis of a 30-day visa exemption.

On 3/30/2024 at 7:06 AM, ArmandoWalter said:

Before making a decision to move, you should familiarize yourself with the visa requirements of Laos, as well as the possible consequences of violating Thai immigration laws, including an entry ban.

And a further key point which IMHO the OP needs to check is whether his home country has a diplomatic presence in Laos, in the form of an embassy or consulate. It it doesn't and consular-related issues arise in his case which need to be dealt with, he might find himself obliged to make physical trips to his home country's embassy in, guess where, Bangkok! 

OP - this thread might also be of interest to your daughter: