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1 hour ago, Guderian said:

As with so much else in the vaccination rollout here, this makes a mockery of what they're doing. I don't know about the mass vacination places like Bang Sue, but all the hospitals seem to insist on taking your BP before they will give you a vaccine. If they regard the reading as being unacceptably high, you're told to sit and wait for a while to relax and allow it to go down to normal. In theory, if it doesn't go down to whatever they regard as an acceptable level, then they will turn you away unvaccinated and tell you to come back. I've heard of this happening to a Thai lady, but not to any expats so far. But why bother if BP is such a major risk, surely it's best for people to get vaccinated against Covid regardless of how high their BP is. You could even argue that people with abnormally high BP should have the waiting period for the second dose reduced (from 12 weeks in the case of AZ) to help give them maximum protection ASAP. Instead, they're refusing to vaccinate the group they now claim are among the most vulnerable. Ting tong, or what?

The COVID-19 vaccine does not appear to directly affect blood pressure. However, a very small number of individuals may experience an increase in their blood pressure if they are extremely anxious or have a strong pain response when they get the vaccine. Hence, the wait to get blood pressure stabilize. If doctors suspect vaccine will do more harm than good to the individual due to his existing medical condition, they have the right to refuse to do the vaccination. 

2 hours ago, brucegoniners said:

Lordy. "to protect exports". Seriously? Don't these people understand how this virus is transmitted.

 

Spoiler alert, it can't be sent UPS or FedEx...

If workers are sick and factory need to stop manufacturing goods, there will be no exports. To protect the exports from being stopped, workers need to be vaccinated. 

1 hour ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

So if I fly to South Korea and vaxxed can I enter without ASQ under this "plan"?

 

Or am i still just a dirty farang?  #FreeSoapies

You can already enter with out ASQ if you are vaccinated by using Phuket sandbox. You don't need any travel bubble agreement.

I think the COD is using Prompt pay QR code instead of Bank QR code. 

Prompt Pay QR is not automatically link to your Bank account.

You will need to register to get Prompt Pay link to your Bank account. 

You can only pay using Prompt Pay QR after you register your bank account. 

You can register for Prompt Pay at your bank ATM as in the example below. 

18 minutes ago, Enoon said:

Oops.

 

 

https://www.gaisma.com/en/dir/th-country.html

 

 

 

So the sun can be at any point in the yellow region which covers both south and northern skies based on the time of the year?

1 hour ago, Misty said:

That's great - I'd like to do something similar if possible.  Which Immigration office gave the two year extension - is it CW, or do you use One Stop Service or work for a BOI privileged company?

I work for BOI privileged company in Ayutthaya so I have to use Ayutthaya Immigration office. 

1 hour ago, Saltire said:

I want to avoid 2 different banks to keep things simple. Not interested in paultry interest payment and taxation.

 

 

From August 11, 2021, deposit protection insurance will become 1 million Baht per depositor per financial institution. Better to put in two difference banks. 

8 minutes ago, akda said:

 But when filing yearly income tax, typically am asked to calculate number of days I stayed in Thailand. And send scanned passport pages of all entry and exit in year. 

Employment income is taxed the same for both tax resident and non-residents. 

However, there are some other incomes that are not taxed if you are non-resident. To decide whether you are resident or non-resident, you will have to declare the number of days stayed in Thailand when filling yearly income tax. 

Source.

https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/2011/12/thailand-income-tax.html

I am working in a Bangkok based company with work permit and currently out of country. I am still working remotely and getting salary monthly. HR is still withholding income tax from my salary as if I am in the country. The way I understand is if I make money in Thailand, I will need to pay income tax even if I work remotely from outside the country for the entire tax year. 

3 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

How many Lao guys have a lazy 20k in hand. Would be lucky to have 2 bob.

Laos guys without any money to pay the overstay fine, ended up in immigration jail. They will then be deported at the border after spending time in immigration jail. 

You can do the immediate withdraw of the cash using ATM card as soon as the money show up in your banking app. Nothing more certain than cash in hand. 

1 hour ago, EricTh said:

I believe Deemoney might be linked to somebody influential in Thailand so they have a monopoly in it. Can somebody confirm?

MoneyGram and Western Union can also do the outbound transfer so DeeMoney does not have monopoly. 

On 5/29/2021 at 10:06 AM, Phuketshrew said:

How can this fool a properly working biometrics system? Did he change his hands as well?

 

Thailand started taking finger print on entry on 2019. He was deported earlier on 2018. So, his finger prints are not in the Immigration database. 

5 hours ago, srowndedbyh2o said:

 

 

I do need to activate international roaming on Physical SIM from Myanmar to receive OTP text messages while roaming in Thailand. 

I would like to use the physical sim from the U.S. provider over wifi only. No international roaming. Not really sure how/if that’s going to work.

If international roaming is disabled, iPhone with US SIM will try to connect to U.S provider using wifi only. You will just need to activate your US SIM for using wifi calling feature before leaving US.

4 hours ago, srowndedbyh2o said:

Thanks for the feedback.

I’ll be setting up my sims just the opposite. I want the eSIM to be a Thailand provider and use as my default, and the physical sim will be a U.S. carrier, mainly used for 2FA messages.

Thanks again.

I am using eSIM from AIS and physical SIM from Myanmar. I use AIS eSIM as my everyday talk, text, and data in Thailand. Physical SIM from Myanmar is use only to receive OTP text messages. I do need to activate international roaming on Physical SIM from Myanmar to receive OTP text messages while roaming in Thailand. 

Users of Singapore's PayNow and Thailand's PromptPay will be able to send up to S$1,000 or THB25,000 daily across the two countries using just a mobile number, as the two real-time payment systems are linked. 

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-paynow-thailand-promptpay-funds-transfer-14712130

Legal name change process in Thailand. 

6 hours ago, brianthainess said:

I would have thought it to be pretty obvious, return to US embassy and  they can stick it in, once all inquiries have been made, using a copy.

Embassy doesn't want visa applicants making multiple trips. They don't want to do the security screening of each applicants twice, first on the day of interview and then again on the return trip. They allow the visa applicant to enter the embassy one time during the interview. After the interview, applicant has to leave the passport at the embassy. They will send the passport back via post. 

18 hours ago, natway09 said:

Why did they keep the original & just not signed photocopies ?? Most Embassies 

treat the original like a hot potato & give it back.

Is there an extra bit of info you have not told us ? I doubt very much if what you have written can be achieved.

What is your plan of attack for returning or do u not wish to ?

See if can move your departure ticket to a later date, as hardly worth the sffort

 

25 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

The US embassy should not keep your passport. Does one not need  in theory have your passport with you in Thailand anymore showing your current visa ?

 I know my embassy gives it back to you when waiting for new passport bcoz of that reason. Did it change? 

US Visa is a big paper sticker that need to be attached on the original passport.

If US embassy does not keep the passport, how does they put the Visa sticker on the passport?

It is not like the eVisa from other countries that can be sent out by email separately.