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"So not first time visiting thialand but my first time whilst covid measures are in place, in the past I never bothered with insurance (yes yes I know.. kinda dumb but luckily I've never needed it). "

Only if you don't have sufficient savings in the the bank to self insure. Some of us don't like throwing loads of money away every year in the knowledge that if we ever do make a claim, the company will find an excuse to refuse a full payout, or make any payment at all. That's assuming you can get anyone to insure you at all (old age, existing condition etc).

13 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

List the changes.

Skip the change to money in bank requirement. Not huge hurdle.

And the others are? 

I did annual extension this week.

Keep 800k in Thai bank all year.

Bank letter. 

Few photocopies of passport pages.

Pretty much all I needed to provide. Walk in the park.

You're a good little boy scout. A lot depends on how much money you have in the bank, I get the feeling you're rolling in it.

13 hours ago, CHEYENNE5668 said:

I've heard good things about Panama's expat friendly Pensionado visa. A friend recently relocated there. I'll let him be my canary in the coal mine so to speak before I make any rash decisions. Good luck to you... 

Saw a recent documentary about Panama and the incessant blaring of car horns would put me off living in the place. I thought the same when I visited Greece. I'm not sure where I'd move to if they brought in compulsory medical insurance for O visa people, certainly not back to UK, but I'd be forced to move elsewhere. If it wasn't for my missus and stepdaughter I'd do like the OP is doing and make a move now.

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

The confused, muddled, inconsistent and highly selective, idiotic policies continue to bring Thailand to its knees. The country would benefit hugely, if only there were some adults making decisions, and not fearful children, with a puritanical bent. 

 

Beer does not cause Covid!

 

With policies like these in place, expect tourism to continue to fail. 

Well said as always spider.

7 hours ago, BumGun said:

Part time ? No, it makes you an alcoholic (only replying because you asked the question).  Someone uses Cocaine 4 days a week ? or Heroine 4 days a week ? or Meth 4 days a week ? not addicts either ?  doesn't mean you can't be functional, just means you're not self aware.

I drink every day of the years and love doing so. If that makes me an alcoholic, so be it. I'm 77 yoa and as well as drinking quite a bit, manage to exercise daily, do all my own gardening and odd jobs and am sharp mentally. I buy my whisky in bulk in case some bright spark thinks of imposing an outright ban. I very rarely go to restaurants anyway, but I fail to see the difference in having a meal with a glass of wine to sitting there supping water or pop.

9 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Which part of my post is an untruth ?

In view of the recent raids by the fuzz on people partying in their own homes, I'd say that you were mighty lucky to have gotten away with it.

16 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

Yeah, doesn't make sense.  The super spreader events are when you have to visit immigration and be jammed in line with a few hundred others.  Insane.

Or when half the population of the capitol descends on Pattaya every weekend and public holiday, alcohol or no alcohol.

17 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Difference between 1920's prohibition and current day Thailand/Pattaya.

 

you can legally buy alcohol in Thailand/Pattaya !!

Maybe he doesn't want to sit drinking in his hotel room. If I was a tourist here, neither would I. I gather that was his meaning. 

14 hours ago, fauxie said:

Thanks. That's very useful. I'll sound out Kasikorn, but sounds like I may have to opt for Bangkok Bank. I guess I need to get my skates on getting the Residence Cert. then. Yikes! First time I've heard of it tbh, and what I'm seeing searching online makes me fear it'll leave me too little time to get the bank account and season the money in it before the extension on my current visa expires early Feb! ????

 

Does this sound right?
 

Bangkok

If you’re a resident of Bangkok, you’ll need to get your Residence Certificate at the Division 1 Immigration Office on Chaengwathtana Road. The certificate will cost you 200 baht in Bangkok. On the first floor of the immigration office, you’ll find photo and copy centers if you need them.

If you apply for a Residence Certificate at Division 1, keep in mind you can’t get the certificate the same day. They’ll give you a slip with a number on it and mail you the certificate within two weeks. And if you don’t receive the certificate within two weeks, you can go back and pick it up with number on the slip that they give you.

Also, Division 1 only issues Resident Certificates to visa holders who have to report to immigration every 90 days. If you have a 30-day visa exempt stamp or a 60-day tourist visa, you must go to your embassy to get the Resident Certificate.

I'm seeing different lists of required docs in various places online. Nightmare.

A couple of years back at Jomtien, they wouldn't issue a residence cert for opening a bank account. Told me I needed a letter from embassy, that they'd only issue RC for driving license application.

I ended up agreeing to buy a year's accident insurance for Bangkok Bank to open an account for me.

13 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

70 years? 

 

Do you recall Pol Potty? 

 

Christmas Bombing? 

 

Carpet bombing? 

 

Apocalypse Now? 

 

Martin Sheen? 

I must've dreamed that year I spent on active duty in the jungles of Borneo in the early sixties.

I've just read my emails and discovered that my verification has been approved at last. It took many many attempts and a forest of documents, but I got there in the end. If i hadn't desperately wanted access to their alts I'd have given up long ago.

2 hours ago, charliechoc said:

Can one fund to and from a thai bank account using bitmex? Where is bitmex based?

My wife has deposited funds from her bank, but I've yet to. I've been using Bitcoin which I transferred from Coins Co th. 

7 hours ago, calbts2 said:

Try Satang Corp. I have been with them since January and even though they don't have as many coins as Bitkub, they do have many positives - support for promptpay direct from Thai bank accounts for funding being one of them.

I also tried to get verified many times with Bitkub and they kept delaying and rejecting me.

I also tried coins.co.th but their fees and bitcoin price spreads are a total ripoff.

I've started using Bitmex who the wife is with. They have a fair few alts and seem to have a bit of "get up and go about them". I noticed when I visited Bangkok yesterday a lot of Bitmex advertising boards. You can also gain interest from their Z wallets.

7 hours ago, mvdf said:

I use Binance only. Verified all the way to "Verified Plus" level. Smooth sailing all the way with crypto purchases, withdrawals, trades etc. Never been hassled. I also use Wirex and Cryptopay with full KYC verification. I have their debit cards.

 

Locked assets can cause unhealthy levels of stress and can be very debilitating financially. 

I've used Binance for a while now and Bitstamp, but I'd like to be with a good exchange in Thailand which has a large selection of alts. 

Actually, I use Binance quite seldom since my UK bank and visa credit card stopped me depositing cash to them. If there's an alt I particularly want, I have to use my Bitcoin and then top up my BTC at Bitstamp if I choose to.

I'm still trying to be approved for level 1. I've sent them every document known to man and still been refused verification. I buy Bitcoin from Coins Co TH, but I want a Thai exchange with a good selection of altcoins, which Bitkub has. Every year I use my docs to have my visa extension approved and I had no problem becoming a client of my local banks. I think the problem is that Bitkub's verification team aren't qualified to scrutinise documents printed in English, don't realise that the UK doesn't issue national ID cards and can't understand Thai Immigration visa stamps.

I'm still trying and will continue to badger them until I'm accepted, but the process is taking a lot of time and effort. 

Never had a hole in one in 60+ years of playing. Never been close. Always swore that if I got one I'd walk away from the game forever. Go out on a high so to speak. Would've save me years of misery, lost sleep, money and agro from my ex wives.

7 hours ago, smedly said:

a few words that sum it up perfectly - and this man is running a country 

PM's in trouble when a huge fan posts this sort of thing.

People have a right to moan wherever they are, personally I'd rather moan here than anywhere else. I think those who imply that they don't complain are hypocrites, especially the "If you don't like it here why don't you leave" crowd.

22 hours ago, Swiss1960 said:

What a stupid, thoughtless post from @Guderian... you really think two days on the weekend can make up for the previous 7-day-busy week? 

Miserable goit.

6 hours ago, RafPinto said:

Would be nice to see a survey on farang "home ownership in girlfriends name"

A lot I should imagine. Not so much the Chinese, they tend to marry their own kind.

Can't speak for the kids, but the stress level of my missus who was a teacher went up exponentially. So much so that she quit and is now quite happy in her new job.

38 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

We all know where this ones going.

File 13?