masterchief

[size=14 IF RUDE IS CAPS, EITHER TAKE ME OFF THIS SITE OR LIVE WITH IT.........................

OK UNDERSTAND PASSPORT/ID, BUT WHERE DO YOU GO TOO GET THIS DONE???????

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Did anyone ever tell you that it is impolite to type in caps ? If not, consider yourself told.

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THANKS TO ALL FOR THE LOCATIN INFO. AND FOR PAT IT MAY BE IMPOLITE BUT UNTIL YOU TYPE WITH MY FINGERS PLEASE KEEP YOUR BOREDOM TO YOURSELF

OK UNDERSTAND PASSPORT/ID, BUT WHERE DO YOU GO TOO GET THIS DONE???????

I HAVE ONLY BEEN LIVING IN LOS FOR 2YEARS NOW BUT EVERYTIME SOMETHING LOOKS GOOD A BUNCH OF CRY BABY'S WANT TO TEAR IT APART

S--- PEOPLE THIS IS GREAT LIVING IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LAW'S MOVE DOWN THE ROAD////RETIRED MASTERCHIEF

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN!!!!!!!!!I LEFT MY POUCH WITH PASSPORT ECT. IN A TUK-TUK IN ARAN AND THE DRIVER CAME TO THE HOUSE WITH ALL IN PLACE. NOT ALL DRIVERS ARE BAD........HAVE A GREAT THAI DAY

RETIRED USN ARAN.............

THERE IS ANOTHER OPTION,,FOR 7900BT YOU CAN BUY A GPRS MODEM FROM TELEWIS CALLED SOLOMON WHICH REQUIRES NO LAND LINE AND WORKS VERY WELL THE GREAT PART IS YOU CAN TAKE IT WITH YOU ANYWHERE. I HAVE USED THE SOLOMON FOR APPROX. 6 MONTHS NOW MAINLY DUE TO THE LOCATION WHERE I LIVE GETTING A PHONE IS OUT OF THE QUESTION AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH INTERNET. THE AIS INTERNET CARD RUNS APPROX. 900BT A MONTH FOR 450 HOURS OF TIME

I LIVE IN ARANYAPRATHET AND THIS TIME OF YEAR IS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOTHING ELSE. LET THEM ENJOY IF YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT LOOK ON LIFE MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE.

THE WIFE AND I ARE BOTH ON "OA" RETIREMENT VISA'S WITH NO MONEY IN ANY THAI BANK. ALL I SHOW IS MY US TAX FORM FROM THE US MILITARY SHOWING I HAVE OVER 65000BT PER MONTH INCOME AND THAT IS ALL THAT IS NEEDED ...WE ARE NOW GOING ON OUR THIRD EXTENSION WITH NO PROBLEMS . ALSO SOMEONE MENTIONED A AUTO ONE YEAR EXTENSION IF YOU LEAVE THE COUNTRY AND RETURN!!!THIS IS TRUE. MY WIFE LEFT FOR THE U.S. AND RETURNED AND WAS GIVEN A AUTO ONE YEAR EXTENSION ON THE RETIREMENT VISA.

NOT SURE IF THIS WILL HELP YOU OUT FOR THE VA PAY BUT TRY "www.dfas.mil/money/milpay" or 175fincom.korea.army.mil hope this helps out i am also retired military and understand the money problem.

I LIVE IN NONG SUNG ABOUT 10K FROM ARANYAPRATHET AND LOVE IT THE COUNTRY FOLKS ARE GREAT NO PROBLEMS WITH BAD AIR ECT. THE RENT ON A WESTERN STYLE HOME ,,(COMPOUND, PATIO, FRONT PORCH ECT ECT IS ONLY 5000BT A MONTH AND ONCE AGAIN IT IS COUNTRY LIVING AT ITS BEST.

I was told by the Thai Consulate in Portland Oregon that they could issue me the Retirement Visa based upon meeting all of the requirements, and that I would need to only report my address every 90 days for the first year..  Upon applying for the 1 year extension, I would need to show the sums deposited within Thailand and from outside of the country to obtain the extention...  Thus avoiding tying up the 800,000 until the end of the first year...

Any comments???

Pianoman

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I JUST RETURNED FROM BANGKOK IMM. , I ARRIVED AT 9:10AM MONDAY WITH A MEDICAL CERTIF. (50B), PASSPORT, APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF MY RETIREMENT (OA) VISA, 1099 (MILITARY RETIRED) TAX FORM AND LETTER FROM U.S. EMBASSEY (30US) STATING MONIES EARNED. I WAS OUT OF THERE AT 9:45AM WITH ALL EXTENSIONS AND MULTIPLE ENTRE THEY REQUIRED NO THAI BANK ACCOUNT DUE TO THE CONTINUED RETIREMENT PAY FROM THE MILITARY. THE FOLKS THERE WERE VERY HELPFUL AND GREAT TOO WORK WITH.

[THANKS GEORGE, NEVER KNOW. ARAN

WILL THE OLD TM CARD WHICH IS INSERTED IN THE PASSPORT STILL BE GOOD OR DO YOU HAVE TOO FILL OUT ANOTHER ONE SOMEWHERE THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE OUT THERE LIKE MYSELF WHO HAVE NOT LEFT THE COUNTRY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

Dear kind moderators,

I think poll feature in this forum is acting in very stupid manner.

If you click veiw result first , then you won't be able to vote?

That is why we have very few votes

Why the hellll is it like that 

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That's the way the software works, not much we can do about it.. Note that it does say "Null Vote" on the button when you click to view results. The poll creator also has the option not to allow people to do this without voting.

Anyway, in the larger scheme of things, compared to one particular poll on the other side of the world last week I'd say you have a good chance of getting over this one a lot faster/easier.

(I voted for Chiang Mai by the way, but then again I live there. Not sure many tourist-only islands are that suitable long term, though I very much enjoy holidaying there. )

Cheers,

Chanchao

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ALL I HEAR IN THE ADVICE SECTION'S IS MOSTLY HEAR-SAY WHY NOT JUST GET THE PROPER VISA PIOR TO ARRIVAL. THE WIFE AND I APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED A RETIREMENT (O) VISA WITH LITTLE OR NO PROBLEMS I HAVE MET FOLKS HERE IN THAILAND THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS AND STILL BITCHING ABOUT HAVING TO RUN THE BORDER, JUST DO IT RIGHT THE FRIST TIME...........HAVE A GREAT THAI DAY

I UNDERSTAND THE NEED BUT IS THIS RULING FOR ALL VISA'S? THE WIFE AND I ARE ON A RETIREMENT (O) VISA IF WE WANT TO GO JUST FOR THE DAY IS THE REQUIREMENT THE SAME AS FAR AS CASH OR TRAVELER CHECKS THANK YA RETIRED MASTERCHIEF USN (ARAN)

DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW ANYTHING ABUT THE MILITARY FLIGHTS AND OR WHEN THE FLY AND APPROX. HOW MANY SEATS THEY HAVE???

THANKS SHCM JIM FOELKL, RETIRED IN ARUN

Another question about pension:

2) In the US you do not get a pension until you are about 65 years old. If I am still 50 years old - without a goverment pension, how can I show proof of income - what will THai immigraiton accept - for the purpose of the Thai retirement visa?

I HAVE JUST RECENTLY ARRIVED IN THAILAND WITH A OA RETIREMENT VISA AND IT WAS VERY EASY IN THE US TO GET ALL I HAD TO SHOW WAS TWO TAX FORMS SHOWING YEARLY INCOME VICE MONEY IN THE BANK. FOR EXTRA I INCLUDED TWO ATM RECEIPTS WHICH SHOW AVAIL BAL. THE VISA FOR BOTH THE WIFE AND I WERE ISSUED WITHIN 4 WORKING DAYS........EVEN THE POLICE REPORTS ONLY HAD TO SAY THAT THE LOCAL POLICE WOULD NOT RUN THE REPORT.

I MET MY WIFE IN A BAR SHE WAS SHOOTING POOL AND BENT OVER THE TABLE ALL I COULD THINK OF WAS WHAT A GREAT (A) ANYWAY THE LONG OF THE STORY IS I MARRIED HER AND WE HAVE BEEN TOGATHER 26YEARS :: OH, BY THE WAY SHE IS AMERICAN SO WHAT THE ###### IS THE DIFF.

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Ok folks, the wife and i both have OA multiple journey (s) visa issued from the states the only financial paper work required was a 1099 tax form showing what was earned in 2003 and a ATM print-out showing a bank account here in the US. if anyone would like to use the same firm we did just email us

GOOD EVENING OVER THERE FROM PARKER, AZ. HELP,, I HAVE TRIED TO THINK OF EVERYTHING TO BE DONE AND NOW I NEED HELP. I AM COMING OVER TO RETIRE AND HAVE A MULTI 0A VISA WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP IF ANY PRIOR TO ARRIVAL THE 18TH OF FEB

OK FOLKS I HAVE READ WITH INTEREST ALL OF THE TALK ON RETIREMENT VISA'S AND AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE WIFE AND I HAVE RECEIVED OUR "OA" MULTIPLE JOURNEY VISA'S ... WE HAVE ONLY BEEN TO THAILAND ONCE IN NOV. AND FELL IN LOVE WITH IT WE JUMPED THROUGH SEVERAL HOOPES HERE IN THE STATES BUT AS SOMEONE THERE SAID "KEEP SMILING AND BE POLITE" IT WORKS WE WILL BE ARRIVING FOR RETIREMENT MID FEB04. HAVE A GREAT DAY.

THANK YOU I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF GREAT ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS AND HAVE A MUCH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT TO EXPECT WITH THE "OA" MULTIPLE JOURNEY VISA. THANK YOU JIM

GOOD EVENING OVER THERE FROM PARKER, AZ. HELP,, I HAVE TRIED TO THINK OF EVERYTHING TO BE DONE AND NOW I NEED HELP. I AM COMING OVER TO RETIRE AND HAVE A MULTI 0A VISA WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP IF ANY PRIOR TO ARRIVAL THE 18TH OF FEB