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1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

If it's that important for you use an agent, some offices (Pattaya) make it difficult for farang, amongst other things they want you to drag 2 thai people up there who are on a blue book, they will always have better things to do

My wife accompanied me. We are legfally married and she is the legal owner of the house. We were simply turned away before we even started the process. They were "too busy at the moment."

I went about a month ago to confirm the documents needed and I didn't have an original translation of the certied passport. I used the original at the same office to get married. They would not accept a copy. Another 6 week wait for an appointment at the embassy.

5 hours ago, Hokeus said:

The certified translation of your passport is a standard requirement for obtaining the yellow book and will need to be done by a Thai government office. If you're in Bangkok I think that it can be done at one of the government offices in the complex out in CW. Fee is around 1,000 Baht I recall, plus a small extra processing fee if you want to have it done for you while you wait. 
 

Birth certificate don't know about. Never heard of that as a requirement for anything in Thailand. Passport already certifies your date and place of birth. 

" Passport already certifies your date and place of birth. ' I agree entirely, but it often seems that Thai government officers like to have proof of proof. 

You can't marry without an affidavit with freedom to marry, yet when you apply for a visa they need your original marriage certificate and the affadavit.

When I renewed my driving license I had to shoow my passport to get in and start the process and again at every stage. 

1 hour ago, novacova said:

I’m a US citizen collecting SSI, never been asked for the pink id. 

It's a new requirement.

My friend retired 2 years ago and din't need it.

I retired 4 months ago and it was the first thing they asked for. I have 2 months to get one or I lose the social security.

1 minute ago, VocalNeal said:

They gave me a yellow book and a pink card and I didn't even ask. "Please sit here for a photo"

To be honest I think they should do this with all foreigners who actually live ere more than 3 months. 

They could then integrate the pink card ID number into their stupid IT payment systems, so that foreigners are not always barred from using some applications and payment gateways.

What he probably means is that the herbs soothe the symtoms caused by PM 2.5. It is impossible for them to block the dust from enetering the lungs.

The best solution for any illness is prevention., not treatment. They need to tackle PM 2.5 from the source

On 1/7/2024 at 2:39 PM, oxo1947 said:

I don't know if anyone is interested in Football / Soccer --but "Torrent Day"  seems to get "Match of the Day" etc...... a lot earlier then any other download site I have seen........

Tried to join, but it's invite only.

2 hours ago, sungod said:

Dont think a day goes by when I dont see a taxi driver having a slash on the side of the road.....oh the outrage!

Really???

I thought they peed in bottles and then threw the bottles away.

Why don't they leave the poor man alone? He must be on his death bed to be in a special ward for so long.

This is terrible if true, but it isn't so uncommon as people believe.

When I was teaching oral English classes at the university, there were several stories from the students of Thai men meeting single mothers and then sexually assaulting their daughters. The mothers were either so blindly in love with the guys or desperate for their money that they nearly always refused to believe the daughters.

This case may well be different and I am keeping an open mind.

Interesting subject. 

I speak Thai quite well and many Thais appreciate that, especially government offices which I have used a lot of recently Taxi drivers usually come with remarks such as "Oh how many girlfriends do you have?". I tell them that I am married but but only speak English with my wife.

I learnt Thai so as to be able to join in converstions with my wife's family and friends, plus to be able to get around outside Bangkok and other big cities.

I was just talking 30 minutes ago to my friend who is looking for a Thai girlfriend. He also speaks Thai and he told me that many single girls are simply not interested in him because he can speak Thai. The reason being "He must have had many Thai girlfriends." So I guess different people have different opinions about foreigners speaking Thai.

Anyway, I believe anyone living in another country should make an effort to learn the basics of the local language.

3 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

There is no link on this either way

 

Suggest you call the head office

talking to them now

10 minutes ago, scorecard said:

 

Call the SSF Hotline number on 1506 for expert advice. They have an English language option and the officers who take these calls are experts and the discussion is always pleasant.

 

Sometimes the English language option doesn't work and your call falls back to a Thai language officer. If this happens it means there no advanced level English language officer available for such calls at that time.

 

Call back later or the next working day and get an English speaking officer. You will get expert advice and suggestions of what next step to take. Worth the wait.

 

From my experience it's true that many of the SSF officers don't have full knowledge of how to process foreigner applications etc. 

 

The SSF officers here in Chiang Mai initially insisted that a yellow Tabien Baan was compulsory, and nobody in the office had ever heard of PR - in fact they insisted I had a visa and they insisted on knowing the expiry date. They were adamant there's no such thing as PR and I must be thinking about another country.

 

I called 1506 and spoke to a very pleasant SSF officer (I think she's an SSF lawyer).  She called the CM office and explained to them that the dark blue Tabien Baan book is acceptable for PR holders and explained that PR is real and it's issued for lifetime - there's no expiry date. 

Ah but I don't have PR and I am not registered in the blue book.

On 10/13/2022 at 10:39 AM, Sheryl said:

The information he eas given was wrong. Pink ID card is not required. 

 

The problem is that many SS offices do not know how to process the paperwork for non Thai nationals.

 

He nay get further problems once he has the pink card since the numbering system differs from that gor Thais and there is no scannable chip.

 

Best to call the SS main office when given tun around like this from local offices.

 

Note that he must bomplete the conversion within 6 months of leaving employment. 

 

I have just been to the local Social Security office and they absolutely insist that the yellow book and pink ID card is required.

Do you have a link or something definite that I can use as proof that it isn't required?

I hope Apple of stocked up on iPhones.

On 10/30/2023 at 7:27 AM, BritTim said:

Be sure you understand the big difference between two approaches:

1. At the time your extension of stay based on working is cancelled, you apply for a new extension (either 60-day to visit your Thai spouse, or a one-year extension based on marriage to a Thai).
2. When you employment ends, you leave Thailand, and return either with a Non O visa based on Thai spouse or a visa exemption. In the latter case, you will apply for a Non O visa at Immigration.

You cannot apply for a new visa at Immigration when already in Thailand on a Non Immigrant entry.

 

A 60-day extension is easy. The main condition is that you have not had one since the last time you entered Thailand with a new visa. Entering with a re-entry permit does not entitle you to an extra 60-day extension.

 

To apply for a one-year extension based on marriage, you must have 400k baht in a Thai bank account for at least two months on the day you apply. This minimum seasoning duration is fixed, although the senior official does have discretion to waive it. The financial seasoning is virtually never relaxed unless you go through an agent.

 

An application for a Non O visa at Immigration requires 400k baht in your account on the day you apply.

It is correct that you cannot apply for a new visa while in Thailand, but.....

I retired in September and was on Non-B visa.  

The day after my contract terminated my employer went o cancel my work permit and gave me the letter of proof of cancellation. I also had a letter from my employer confirming my retirement.

CW gave me a 60 day extension based on marriage. I had all the necessary documents, bank statement and photos. Today, I am going to do a 1 year extension.

There is absolutely no need to leave the country.

It took me 4 trips and something like 30 hours at Chaeng Wattana to find out about all this.

PS. During those 4 trips I found out for sure that different officers have different requirements. On my last trip I got all 3 of the officers talking together about the different requirements.

On 10/19/2023 at 5:12 AM, hotchilli said:

Staged fiasco.

Everyone knows that. Wait until February when he will have a miraculous recovery and go home.

Why don't they just stop the charade and waste of tax payers money and let him go home now?

On 6/10/2023 at 4:12 AM, HuskerDo2 said:

Yes, a burner phone. People these days are too easy when it comes to giving up their personal info. Then, after giving their phone number out they complain about all the spam calls they are receiving all of a sudden. I suspect you are young to question why someone would want to keep their phone number private. Young people just don't "get it" and that's part of the reason identity theft is so high.

But you still have to register the sim with your passport. Right?

Most people have good roaming deals nowadays, so it isn't necesary to buy a local sim.

Would they have to show passport and register the passport number to the sim? 

Maybe this is the "tracking device" that they once wanted all foreigners to have. For their own safety of course!

I have the same problem

My condolences to the victims.

ONE Chinese lady is killed and security is beefed up all over Bangkok and other parts of the country.

300+ people (including foreigners) are killed on the roads every day. What is done about that? No need to answer. We all know.

1 hour ago, sandyf said:

In the recent high profile case, the tennis player was detained in a hotel for a few days until the decision was enforced. The rules are international and it appears regularly on the TV programe "Nothing to Declare". Those denied entry are detained by immigration at the airport and  put on the first available flight out. Under the Standard Conditions of Carriage airlines have the right to recover all expenses incurred.

Nothing is ever set in stone and if funds available probably some room for negotiation on where you go.

You are correct.

Depending on the reason for denied entry of course.

The airline is at check-in will check your visa, passport expiry date and maybe other stamps regarding denied entry. If you are stopped at immigration and denied entry for any of these reasons, the airline is required to pay for your flight home. That is why they are strict at check-in. Also if there are too many breaches by the airline, then they will be blacklisted.

Of course the airline will try to get you to pay, but by law they have to pay under these circumstances.

25 minutes ago, freeworld said:

Little spies are everywhere, even monitoring how many day one parks.

I have noticed at nearly all car parks the security guards walk around writing down the registration numbers of cars. I though it was just to give them something to do.