joskeshake

my experience is also always very helpfull and good conversation ,went last week for retirement,first day about 10 min to check all the papers,day after 3 min to have my pasport.Same for the 90 days,always around 5 min in and out.great job from immigration people.

take away al the illigal houses on the waterfront and build a parc there, so you can keep other place for parking,

can the Cambodians not come to soi10 bonkot,can have big

party for few days.

On 28-2-2017 at 10:38 AM, ubonjoe said:

What are showing at immigration before going to the consulate (I think the embassy is in Bangkok).? You have to show a letter from your embassy or consulate to prove your income. 

I don't think there is a problem with immigration doing the conversion since I am certain immigration converts the number shown in euros for others.

the letter the austrian calcullate for me is from the belgium goverment,downloaded by the internet,i dont have to go to BKK,and the Austrian embassy is in Pattaya soi 17 on the corner opposit Yensabai condotel.Next week i have to go again,if something has changed I will let you know.

https://xpat.life/thailand/tabien-baan

23 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

Worst KLM if your bags are one gram overweight u be severly charged and always crappy arogant hot air service based on nothing.Flying emirats have decent standard and in general asian airlines are pleasant to travel with.

i had the same problem with Qatar airways in Brussel (lady at counter),litlle bit overweight and had to pay 86 €.But i must say it depends on the man/lady behind the counter,1 year later no problem for the guy sitting at the desk for litlle overweight

On 28-2-2017 at 7:31 PM, Naam said:

i got my German license in 1962 and it is still valid!

ha ha , yes I had mine also from 1968 but because I was a heavy truck driver,I had every year medical inspection,and so I maybe explained it wrong, sorry.

so whats the problem ? in Belgium i have to go every year

why i have to go every time to the Austrian embassy to calcullate my income from euro to baht ? immigration in Jomtien does not accept my paper from income with euro's.So i must go Austrian embassy in Pattaya and pay 1740 baht to converse .

2 hours ago, sahibji said:

sure beer is cheaper in the convenience stores and no one is forcing people to go to bars for a beer. it is their choice and if so you must pay the bar prices.

but who knows the bar prices ? you when its too late 55

On 3-2-2017 at 10:37 AM, zorro1 said:

I was on one a few days ago and as usual if you are the last person before second Rd they just kick you off and do a U turn
Not all the time but happens a lot.
And if they ban them how are people supposed to get around?

iit happend to me and my family also 3 times, everytime on the same place, just arround the corner coming from beach road to 2 nd road,across the school.

and still it is forbidden to have pepper spray to defend ourselfes,everywhere in the world criminals can do what they want,and we have to take it.

21 hours ago, KarenBravo said:

Use an agent.

I use one every year for my extension based on retirement.

They're not free.

i use every time an agent, BUT he does all the paperwork, and still ik have to go in person to Jomtien, because they must take photo for retirement visa.

On Pattaya thai is a baber shop, also have dual prices, went few times, but then I noticed the thais payd less than me for the same or more action.now I go somewhere else,one price

at home they wash themselfes maybe everytime in same filthy water.I saw one time a docu of the ritual in the Ganges,they wash themselves while boddies of dead people floating around.

4 hours ago, bark said:

If it is a rental house; best to move out. You cannot stop them.

Find home without insects. Next home use chemicals that kill all bugs and insects on property.

 

you are very right, i have tried everything, they keep coming back.Nothing helps to keep them away.

Also fine of 1000 baht for not having my taxs paper with date outside motorbike on lights Suk - Pattaya Tai. when you see 100 motorbikes maybe 10 have this outside, even on the parking soi 9 in front of polite office only a few, but afterall,i told officer I already bought 3 new motorbikes and nobody told me this, he reduced the fine to 400.

for Thailand you can bring as much if you want, its only on departure in youre home country they make it difficult, we in Europe can take out not more than 10.000 euro or you must fill in paper from customs, you can find on the net.

3 hours ago, glegolo said:

You should ALWAYS try to stay away from buying the medicin at the private hospitals. The order of expensive medicin in general, for me here in Chaiyaphum, starting with expensive down to dirt cheap, my list is;

1. private hospitals extremely expensive

2. clinics - somewhat expensive

3. pharmacies - somewhat cheap

4. public hospitals - really cheap..

 

So take the recepy or list from your doctor and do purchase elsewhere when you are in that rivate hospital. That is my recommendation at least.

 

Glegolo

i  understand and told the doktor already, so he gave me peace of paper (not official from hospital) with name of the medicins i need, but then when you go to pharmacy, they only and always have the same but medicine but other name ?I dont understand this.

I'm retired also and just went to Pattaya International Hospital,being registred for many years there, fee doktor 600 baht, nursing charge 100 baht, other professional fee 100 baht,these prices are reasonable, but the medicins are always very expensive, no matter what they give you.20 tablets and one small creme, 1290 baht.

are they allowed to drive in Walking street at 2 AM?

i will go the same as walking Street i think

5 hours ago, poohy said:

15 k at my local "agent"...... worth every baht

yep Pattaya first time 19.5,

second time 11.5

and how they can explain, when go some office soi buakao in Pattaya can have retirement visa without any papers at all, if you pay 19.500 baht

why not go bank the same day you go immigration,and all youre problems will vanished