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In hindsight I suppose you are correct.I probably didn't need to show my gov't income tax file. Only the Kbank book deposits and the Wise monthly deposit slips. Thats all they ask for is proof of 65k deposits monthly.

As a Canuck I only used the embassy confirmation of income once.It cost me 50$ in fees plus car fare Pattaya to Bkk. Last time I only showed immigration my downloaded Income tax file and Wise transfer receipts.Very well accepted. I saved money by not having the "affidavit" paper. Didn't need the embassy paper.As someone else said it will only affect the bogus declarations.

Doctors in LOS are held in "god like" high esteem . I had the audacity to disagree with a Dr here in front of my wife on a symptom I had at the time.during an office visit. After we left the office she wouldn't speak to me for an hour(win) because of my perceived insubordination.555 I just made a joke of it but she's proven her stance a few times over the years. If he told her leap out of his window to cure a cold she would probably open the window herself and thank him. Brainwashed since childhood like many locals. Similar to the SHAMAN at the local temple chasing away any ghosts (for a small fee)

Its run by our old buddy Premchai who is also in deep s--t about the quake building fall down. He just got out of the slammer from shooting the black panther a few years ago. Nice guy.

When they showed him coming out of prison a while back he looked horrible.No pity though. Just how corrupt is the chap? Implicated in this and a slayer of black panthers. Not a likeable uncle.

I put an end to her leaving food out overnight straight away.It immediately caused a rodent/mouse issue.I never had the problem before that. It took a few of the sticky mats to catch them all. I got her to dispose of the mat with the still struggling mickey on it and she was cured. They just don't know any better. Small ants can also be an issue in Thai kitchens. A good fix was a simple peppermint oil mixed with a little water.Spray and wipe down the counters with that.Worked a treat and they disappeared.Available on Lazada/Shopee cheap.

In my opinion its just unburnt fuel.Look at the driver, it will be a younger (under 30) Somchai and he'll probably have his foot to the floor. One eye will be be in the rear view mirror because he thinks its cool for everyone to see the black smoke cloud and people will think he's got a souped up truck. Same thinking for the guys who remove the baffles on their Honda Wave.

We used to go on big bike road trips to Cambodia 10 years ago. I've seen what the ChiComs have done to Sihanookville for example. A deserted oasis on unfinished high rises. Its fooked now. Luang Prabang was a quiet backpacker place before the railway line. They are raping Laos IMHO. They cause nothing but grief wherever they go.

ck,Precisely , It was a sealed deal well before his plane landed. Does anyone think for a minute that he would risk his freedom on his arrival. The police copter and crew were warming up in another area of the airport. These unusually wealthy civil servants will do as they're told and no more.Its all smoke and mirrors for the press so the public can be assured it was all done above board and absolutely no favoritism was involved.555 It took how many years to get a conviction for the 2 Red Bull judges announced the other day?

I share your point of view. I've spent about half of my 20 yrs here on rotational work assignments in O&G. On my time off I didn't prioritize sitting in a classroom studying. The few phrases I did learn usually provoked courious looks or a rapid response in Thai and always ended up in speaking "Tinglish" (my friend you) I can count with the best and don't require a calculator thrust at me by a vendor.I only know a couple farangs who who you could describe as fluent.

GF, correct I did miss some.I'm an old dog and happy I had the pleasure of living in the world without these " Young Global Leaders"

This does not bode well for the Thai population. It's the same fraternity as Trudeau,Macron, Ursula von der Leyen and all the WEF zealots.NWO,DEI,digital ID and currency if they succeed. "You will own nothing" but we are filthy rich.ffs

105,I love your solution to the problem.If they only followed half your suggestions the UK taxpayer would save millions...

Money

2ndhome... best advice yet. Rent in the building of your choice.I'm currently in a building in Jomtien.I researched it as best I could and talked to Jurisdic concerning Air BNB .They came across as serious against it and have signs posted around. They recently installed face recognition technology for the gym/sauna so I think its coming to the lifts also. A few bad apples slipped through (Ruskies) those <deleted> love to slam doors all the time. Pay the extra for only a 6 mon contract,by then you'll know whether or not you want to live there.Also consider resale as pre-owned condos can be difficult to sell in this overbuilt market. All you need is one <deleted>ty neighbour and you are screwed.

Yes and the acting coach was waiting aboard the chopper with the kit required> neck brace,arm sling and eye patch and to round it all off with a wheelchair.

TAK BAI temple murders...aka war on drugs

Correct! My neighbors son's family did exactly that. His number came up for the Army and he was strutting around the moo ban for a couple days in Army fatigues then "presto" back into civvies. He's done quite well for himself. He now struts around the village in an orange vest with his own number. 555

TIT..Yes I'm afraid its a foregone conclusion.This is the place a lot of us call home. smh

Among the 50+ pages of documents I submitted to the IO one of them was our marriage certificate that he noted and kept. My bank provided the 12 monthly deposit/transfers from abroad but only 100k baht in my Kbank account.I'll just repeat this again next year.Its a good feeling to get away from the agent dependency though.But I must say the agents I used were very fair and proffesional.

Exactly. We were going to buy 2nd hand 3 years ago. The 2-3 year old cars were so close to new price we decided to but new. Best decision we made. I bought a 2nd hand car through my BIL and it was real bad.The rad was plugged up with rust and had never seen coolant. A long list of f,d up items. New or nothing from now on.

Since it opened. I believe its a 2 way street.Yes some foreigners are rude and ill prepared. Once I was screamed at by an IO about some insignificant rule he made up and pissed me off and embarresed me in front of the whole room.I then reverted to using an agent to avoid this. Only this year did I try and succeed to use the monthly transfer method . The IO never spoke to me but him and my wife chatted the whole time.He only spoke to me when he said stand up for the pic and asked for the 1900b. I'll contine to do it this way for the future if it goes that easy. The IO that caused me to use the agent is deceased as of about 2 years ago and many people knew this fellow who held court at the front desk.

I've been using The Immigration office on Soi 5 Jomtien

Correct scuba..I've had my extension done with and without agents before and compared the signatures and are exactly the same .. I can even point him out to you(won't) at Jomtien...he now sits at the back and plays on his phone and acts as a supervisor.

I agree about being lucky.I went in giving myself maybe a 50/50 chance. There are some old original Visa stamps in my PP dated back to 2006 that were transferred from my last PP when I got this newer one.That may have something to do with it. I did notice him confer with a senior IO in the corner at one stage so I'm sure they were aware something wasn't 100%. BTW: Thanks for your advice and encouragement.