smedly

8 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Have contacted them many times with emails and messages. When contacting them live on messages they close the connection when things start getting a little difficult for them. I ask to speak with their supervisors and they all claim that they cannot connect me to one as there is no direct line. Had a big problem with Agent 'Maya' and I wanted to report her. Emailed my complaint but got no reply.

Time to stop shopping at Lazada, it is now looking like a scam with respect to refunds

rather stupid, buyer protection is a fundamental part of online shopping 

22 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

They put my refund in a wallet but upon trying to use it they said farang cannot now have money in a wallet. I've had to send them a photo of my passport and the first page of my bank book. In fact I wanted the refund put into my wife's bank account. To have that done I also had to send them a photo of her ID card.

Been a month now and I've still not got my money refunded. Originally they told me a refund would take 7 days. Customer service on Lazada stinks.

have you contacted them again about the refund ?

sometimes I buy expensive items - TV's (4 over last 8 years) Fridges - washing machines - phones etc etc, had to return some stuff valued at over 80k baht

will not be buying anything expensive again unless they sort this stupidity out

On 6/8/2019 at 1:03 PM, newatthis said:

Can still purchase with money in wallet; but can't top up.

I just tried to top up = NO.

BUT did a purchase with balance in wallet.

you cannot use vouchers

On 8/7/2019 at 9:29 PM, Mikisteel said:

don't think too much

what you thinking now ?

you must be feeling like the village idiot

5 minutes ago, yodsak said:

 

 

I posted the chart to show It didn't start going down in 2016.  It carried on going down. 

It's been going down since 2004.    

the general trend is the baht strengthening not the other was round

It is now severely hurting Thailand and may be too late to do something about it without extreme intervention, it should have been managed over a long period - now it is going to have to be managed very quickly with extreme measures which are risky, we have seen this sort of behavior in other countries - Venezuela is a prime example, they would not be in the situation they are in if their economy had been managed properly over a long period, I am not saying Thailand could end up like Venezuela but perhaps heading for a turbulent time - they took their eye off the ball 

32 minutes ago, moe666 said:

I think you are directing the failing health of the UK toward the wrong people. I am sure if you did the research you will find the fall of the lb. to the baht is related to activity in your on country. The economy of Thailand has also improved since the days of 75 to the dollar anyone who expected the baht to stay this low for ever is lacking a few brain cells. Any one with a problem over the pound failing should talk to their new PM

you clearly don't understand how to work out if a currency has gone up or down

compare just thai baht with one major currency tells you absolutely nothing - which one went up and which one down - not possible to determine, it is a little more complex

compare thai baht with the top 6 currencies over at least 3 years will provide a reasonable accurate trend of what's up and what's down

20 minutes ago, Henryford said:

Over the past year many currencies have fallen. The UK is nearly the worst but only just :-

                   %

Australia  - 14.3

Norway    - 13.0

UK           - 12.9

Sweden    - 11.8

China       - 10.5

India        - 10.1

Euro        -  8.6

The major currencies fluctuate +- a tight range of say 5% normally unless there is an unusual event

Sterling right now is vulnerable to more severe manipulation/fluctuations because of Brexit uncertainty, it is giving speculators and huge hedge funds opportunities to drive it up or down - a dirty game of manipulation and feeding the moves with news stories as they go

The Thai BHAT is just being used like a door step - it is not strong enough to float on its own and yet it is floating, Thailand can do nothing about this by any normal fiscal means - the only way is to either print money or a revaluation - both could cause a sudden downward spiral, they failed to control it over a longer period and now it is out of control

17 minutes ago, Orac said:

If you download the latest app from them, Section 38, for sending 90 day reports on Android it give permission for them to access your location.

exactly why I do not install Gov apps on my phone and advised the same months ago

you can of course block these permissions on the latest versions of Android but then the app may not work

24 minutes ago, rabas said:

No! At Changwattana if you arrive before the queue closes (4pm?) they stay open to process everyone. I sometimes go late in the afternoon.

 

If everyone shows up every Monday, officers will soon be exhausted, some may resign. That's the way to change TM30!  No need to go anywhere, just say you did. Fill out one TM30 except for the date and make 100s of copies.

 

And do it Thai style, show up with a big smile, "Hi, I'm here to file TM30!" Lol. They will change their mind fast.

 

not a bad idea

15 hours ago, treetops said:

It's already been pointed out in other threads that your home bank may use a correspondent bank (either at home or in Thailand) with the end result your deposits are coded as domestic transfers and no good for the 65K monthly route.

correct

Nationwide in UK use HSBC in Thailand for swift transfers

3 hours ago, RoadWarrior371 said:

I bet a lot of Brits wish they would have transferred their 800k over a few years ago.  Seems to be a UK specific issue, not a visa  issue.

no it isn't

against the Thai baht since 2016 % drop

USD - 14% 

EURO - 15%

GBP - 18%

26 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

An IO may have access to the last extension paperwork. A retirement ext done by an agent would not have the bankbook copies I submit confirming the seasoning. 

my bankbook goes back more than 12 months

4 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

No, the agent converted to a Non O and extension in one hit.

no the agent didn't - the IO did which is very normal

you really are blowing it out your ***

I have gone through this process years ago without an agent - it is all normal up until the point you don't have the seasoned funds - that is what you are paying the bribe for - not meeting the financials 

I'm done with this petty nonsense - I am surprised at you, your posts are usually informed and accurate and not this baiting trolling nonsense 

2 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

Read the OP.

He entered on a 30 day VE entry.

yes and he converted to a type O and then it was extended 

Like I said there is no rule that states it must be done in the last 30 days of the 90 - if there is show it to me otherwise stop making stupid arguments - we deal in fact here 

22 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

There would not be bank book copies going back 2 months (previously 3) as I am required to submit.

you lost me with that one

1 hour ago, dayo202 said:

2. when jomtien issued my NON 0 imm visa the date was 19 jun 2018 and the date of my retirement extension was issued the date was 25  jun 2018 with a expiry date 16th Sept 2019 pathum thani immigration wanted to know why only 6 days between my NON 0 imm visa and retirement extension being issued.

it is up to you when you apply for an extension during the validity of a 90 day Visa - you might have wanted to apply early because you were leaving the country 

Provided you had the seasoned funds 2 months prior to the extension application then it matters not a jot, granted most people wait until the last 30 days of the 90 days because they have the seasoned funds by then

The only way an IO will know you used an agent is to check you bank records around the date of your last extension - it would be very obvious you didn't meet the required financials

3 hours ago, sumrit said:

No. he's not. 

 

My mate was offered a back hand extension directly from an IO in Jomtien 3-4 years ago on his first ever visit to Thailand. He refused the offer and did thing 'legally'. But the offer was to change his 30 day exempt to a 90 day non O, then give him a 12 month retirement extension and a multi re-entry permit, all for 15k and completed in about three days.

 

Even without other 'anomalies', He couldn't open a bank account before he arrived here so it was impossible for him to have seasoned the 800K baht for three months. The process he was offered had to be illegal for that reason alone.

The only part of what you describe (that wasn't legal) was not having the funds in the bank, there is no stamp in the passport stating this, I would also assume there is nothing in the system that states it either

The OP's system record and passport are exactly the same as anyone's that didn't use an agent, so unless this information was provided by the OP I don't see how the IO was aware - except ………………….…...

The only way an IO could detect some issue (agent use) would be to look at a banking history around the date of previous extension, it would be pretty obvious that the previous financial requirements were not met

8 hours ago, Mikisteel said:

Anytime, a good Indication of the above is the Maguire deal. If true, Leicester don't want to base any of the payment add-ons in relation to European qualification. 

wow that went right over your head - which is no surprise 

maybe I need to explain...…..……….you were talking out you ass

4 hours ago, Mikisteel said:

Interesting comments on this thread but I see no expectation from United fans so I suspect you all know.

thanks for keeping us all informed with your expert analysis 

if you meet the financials it should not be 14k, more like 4k all included

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

That was because you applied for an extension of stay based upon retirement not one based upon marriage to a Thai.

There is a 30 day under consideration period when doing them. 

so he could apply for one based on retirement - problem solved