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50 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Plonker for eating raw seafood, plonker for not having insurance.  

Aren't tourists required to have travel insurance or medical insurance before they can enter Thailand?  Maybe that rule was never implemented.

Uhm I know a Thai girl who studies at an international school where they have to read a lot of text books and novels in English. The students receive them as PDFs and this particular girl immediately uses Google translate. She never reads the novels , but only downloads summaries from the Internet and somehow manages to pass all her exams.

So I guess her statistics show that she reads 12 - 15 books each semester, where in fact she only skims the downloaded summaries.

To be fair though, I have noticed that 1 or 2 (not more) students at university read books, whereas 20 years ago that number would have been 0.

They probably will never find them as they are Thai. If they had been Russians they would already have been deported and blacklisted. 🙂

2 hours ago, farang51 said:

Sorry, if this is a stupid question. I see many write about QR codes and phones; is it not possible to pay using contact free payment with the chip on a credit card?

 

In Denmark, which I believe was the frontrunner in digital payment, not Sweden, we use contact less payment with a credit card. Very fast and very convenient.

I was in Denmark about a month ago. When ever I paid cash, people were so surprised. Yes, a quick tap of the payment card on the machine and all is well. I lived there 25 years ago and even then we used the DK card for most payments.

The QR code system using the mobile is far too slow. If shops and so on had a small card terminal then it would be ok for a cashless society, but then how would you pay the small street vendors and motorcycle taxis?

I think that the police are only doing crackdowns in Phuket.

I often complained to police about the Chineses Yourguides/mini-van drivers who used to block my entrance. I tried talking to the drivers, but they neither spoke English or Thai. Nothing was ever done about them.

On 2/5/2024 at 9:41 AM, Thingamabob said:

Yes indeed. I did this years ago at my local amphur office in Bangkok. Got my yellow book and, incidentally, a pink ID card at the same time. Both have proven useful.

Agree with you but the Yellow book and pink card are so damned hard to get. I have tried 5 times now and each time was told  that they were too busy. I started the fifth application 3 months ago. It seems I may get it this time...... if I give a 10,000 Baht tip.

On 2/4/2024 at 8:08 AM, Dan O said:

I agree. I don't like it when they pull items out of thin air but its their game and you have to play by their rules. Its always great to know what the real regs say but you can put yourself at a disadvantage when you act entitled and start arguing about a extra  piece of paper. You generally won't get to far and if you do it can come back to you in different ways

I have all my original documents (including my birth certificate. mother's death certificate) in a folder. I take that with me every time I visit a government office as you never know what they will ask for. I have also been asked at some government offices, if I was "interested in giving a tip" so I usually have 2K cash. I hate to pay more.

On an additional note: I did NOT have the 10K cash on me when applying for the yellow house book.

On 2/3/2024 at 8:03 PM, DrJoy said:

@Dan O

 

Police Regulations ,  TM30 in the case where a foreigner returns to the same address were published in the Royal Gazette in June 2020, effective 30 June 2020

 

Summary here -

 

http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2563/E/141/T_0001.PDF

 

 What this means is that having once filed a TM30, if the foreigner temporarily stays elsewhere, but returns to his registered place of residence within the validity of his current permission of stay, or a valid multiple entry visa or a re entry permit and returns to his already registered place of permanent residence, then there is no requirement to file a further TM30.

 

See attached files

 

This is published in the Respected Royal Gazette of Thailand, no Immigration office in the country is above the Royal Gazette.

Peace.

 

TM30 reporting regulation (Eng).pdf 41.16 kB · 0 downloads TM30- 2020 regulation-Thai.PDF 319.84 kB · 0 downloads

This may well be the requirement, but in September when I went to extend my visa they asked for an updated TM 30. I had been to Phuket for 3 days. It wasn't a problem as my wife (house owner) was with me and updated there and then. Went out to print a copy for them.

Everything depends on the mood of the officer processing the extension. I have seen them disagree many times.

Not really a new requirement, but when I renewed my extension 3 months, the first thing they asked for was the TM30. I had all my documents and copies with me in a folder. Sometimes they do ask for something different.

3 hours ago, TDCNINJA said:

This behavior is not limited to a certain nationality.  I'm an American. I take no joy in hearing that the accused is British. The United Kingdom has always been a loyal and steadfast friend to my country. I dont understand the constant nation bashing that goes on here. I wish the moderators/management would put a stop to it.

I have been teaching at a university for over 20 years and I have probably heard of at least 10 cases where Thai male teachers at upcountry secondary schools have asked girls to "help clean their offices" and have raped and abused them. When the girls get too old they choose a new victim.

I have had two students confess that it happened to them, but they never complained "as most people knew about it anyway."

4 hours ago, Deserted said:

He will be doing quite a bit of time for that and he won't like it once he gets inside, I bet. 

Why not?

I am sure the other prisoners will fulfill his sexual desires in the lunch breaks.

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

 

I do not have a pink card.

what do you mean by collecting Thai social security ?

I have SS and it has covered my hospital bills (millions over the years).

Have you retired? When you retire you can continue paying SS yourself, otherwise you lose the medical insurance.

In order to continue paying, you need a pink ID card, It was confirmed once again today at my SS office.

10 hours ago, bigt3116 said:

 

At the SSO office, you don't need a pink card to start SS nor to continue after finishing work (at my local one)

 

When did you finish work?

I called the SSO head office and it is a requirement now

It was inttroduced sometme laSt year.

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

I never had such a card or the YHB when I registered with SSO. 

I used my tax ID no. 

Yes, when registering with SSO a tax ID is sufficient, but when switching from section 33 to 39 they require proof of permanent residence. Yellow house book or pink ID card.

15 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

This from CAAT with the agreed effective date. The pink ID card is described as a Non-Thai ID card, the very same thing we are talking about here.

 

Yes, it seems that the pink ID card is OK. I have sometimes used my driving license even though I always carry my passport when travelling.

There is one little point that is slightly ambiguous and could be misinterpreted.  It says "passengers who have lost or unable to present the documents."  If you carry your passport, then you are able to present it. 

Anyway, lets hope people don't have problems.

5 minutes ago, Enquiry123 said:

Thanks all again for the interesting chats.

I had PR and obtained yellow book long time back, way before launch of pink id card. Now retired. Wanting to apply for BBL new M credit card. Was told new regulations include pink id card in addition to other doc. 

I think this odea of "new regulations" seems to be occurring everywhere. They neeed more control of us foreigners.

14 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

You most certainly do not need a pink ID to continue Thai SS payments. 

They want proof of permanent residency. At first the said Pink ID card and later after I called the head office they siad yellow house book. New requirements.

2 hours ago, CecilM said:

I got it from JJ district office. 
Easy (just showed up).

Quick (30min).

Cheap (60 Baht).

Passport, yellow tabian baan, marriage certificate, and something the wife had to sign in the office. 

 I have just this minute returned from my third trip to the didtrict office. First time to enquire and check that I had the right documents. I needed a new certified translation of passport.

Second time I had all the documents but the girl didn't know how to process the application.

Today, I took 2 witnesses and they told me that I needed my driving license (I had it with me), which is strange because you can use yellow book to renew license and license to get yellow book. Ok never mind.

He then took the documents and said :"come back in a month."  I told him I needed the yellow book urgently, but his response was that Valentines Day is coming up, so they are busy.

They were too busy whe we had the floods, then 4 or 5 months after the coup was told to wait as uncertain times.

Then 6 months before a big funeral they were too busy

Then local elections - too busy

Then general election - too busy

I managed to book a time in the week before Valentines day, but was told "be prepared for cancellation."

TIT

14 hours ago, OJAS said:

 

Link (assuming, of course, that it wasn't the Bangkok Post where you read this)?

 

haha It probably was the Bangkok Post as it is the only Thai newspaper I read.

7 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

Pink ID cards or as the authorities clumsily label them, "non-Thai ID cards", along with the Thai DL, are still on the approved list of acceptable alternative forms of personal ID fopr domestic air travel.

Not from January 16th

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Travel-Leisure/Thailand-starts-checking-foreigners-passports-on-domestic-flights

Edit: yes here it says Thai drivinbg license. In another article I read they stressed passport because of the need to check overstays

4 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

The district office WHERE?

Can I answer that question when I have the yellow house book and pink ID card.

It's in Bangkok and notorious for being difficult to deal with. We gave up trying to get married here and went to another district.

We tried for 18 months to get planning permission to build our house, but they always found little details that needed to be changed. In the end our architect suggeted that we paid the "district architect" 100K to complete the design. A few days later we received planning permission.

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

it being the Pink ID specifically... 

 

It is accepted as an individual document.... 

- When checking in for a domestic flight (passport not available)

- When checking in at a hotel

- When using it for ID at a bank

- Switching SIM (to eSIM).

- Getting Thai Price at some places that use Dual Pricing (but not national parks)

 

 

*Others will argue that a Thai DL can be used for the same purposes but I've had mixed experiences with that - and of course, experience varies from person to person and various locations etc.

Incidentally, I read today that from January 2024 all foreigners on domestic flights MUST now show passports and not other forms of ID. Worth checking up!

1 hour ago, novacova said:

Good grief never heard of such a thing…someone got to be pulling your leg, a pink id is not needed to collect SSI, at least for a US citizen.  

I think we are talking about two different things. My employer and I have been paying to the Thai Social Security for 20 years. Now I have retired I want to continue paying myself to obtain the free medical treatment. I have 2 months in which to do it or I lose my right to Thai social security.