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Just to complete the loop. extension of stay stamps were successfully transferred yesterday to the new passport and the letter from the Trendy building was sufficient (along with a change stamps form and copies of both old and new passports)

3 hours ago, Toosetinmyways said:

I had exactly the same problem as OP with a Non O visa and new passport, immigration wanted the letter certified. Look very carefully where the signature is on the embassy letter and you will see an embossed seal. It is very hard to see in normal light. My IO wanted to see a usual ink stamp cert. Perhaps your company are missing seeing it. And yes immigration moved nothing and told me to use both passport till visa expires.

Yes, the seal is there in my document, as you say difficult to see in normal light. My HR team only had the scanned copy I sent them to go on so most likely they didn't see it.

I'm going on Monday and will report back the result in case it may be of interest to others in the same situation 

31 minutes ago, OJAS said:

Assuming that you are referring to one of these in your passport (as appears to me to be the case judging from what you have said):

then you will be wasting your time in trying to get it transferred to your new passport at your local immigration office. Instead you will need to carry both passports round with you until September 2020. In which case the query which you have raised is purely academic!

 

 

 

 

Yes, it is a non-immigrant B visa based on employment. Apparently the office at Chamchuri Square is still open

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

Every report I have seen is that immigration offices accepted the one given out by Trendy after it was completed.

Thanks, that's kind of what I thought. 

I just received my new UK passport and will now need to go to the one stop service at Chamchuri Square to have my Thailand visa (non-immigrant B ) from the old passport to the new one. The visa is valid until September 2020

The visa services people at the Trendy building gave me a letter from the British embassy confirming that my passport has been renewed. I understand I need to present this along with a Transfer stamp form and copies and originals of both old and new passports at Chamchuri square

My company is insisting that I need to get the letter from the British embassy certified and stamped by them first, but no-one mentioned this at the Trendy building, nor did I find anything in an online search to support this. I have a relatively short window to get this done due to the Covid-Situation and work commitments and want to avoid wasting time either faffing around at the British embassy or equally, being turned away at the one stop place for not having everything in order

Does anyone know if I really need to get the form stamped and certified ?

Thanks in advance 

Thank you

I'm in the process of renewing my five year old daughter's British passport in Bangkok.

She was born in Thailand, but neither my wife nor I are Thai. Currently she has a 30 day visa exemption stamp from 8th January 2018 which was the last time we entered Thailand as a family. Although technically she is on overstay, I understand that children under 15 are exempt from being fined as long as their parents' visas are in order (I am on a non-immigrant B visa and my wife has permanent residence).

My question is, how do I go about transferring a new stamp into her new passport? Is this even necessary?

Thanks for any advice

I will second Pro Plug in, alternatively Tokai Music stocks a selection of second hand synthesizers, sound modules etc.

I was at Sirocco earlier this week and cocktails are now closer to (an eye-watering) 500 baht each. They were making quite a big play on the recent appearance in the Hangover II, and we speculated as to whether that was a root cause of the price hike.

The drinks were admittedly very well mixed, and the service around the bar and the entrance was excellent - can't comment on the quality of the food as we didn't eat there.

Cocktail prices notwithstanding, I personally prefer Sirocco over Vertigo. The 'wow' factor of the view is hard to beat, and, as another poster commented, the seating area less cramped.

Didn’t see that much evidence of this myself on my recent holiday in Phuket. On any of the beaches I was on I would say fewer than 5% of ladies were topless, including one Thai lady i might add

Hello Ladies,

My question is related specifically to women's garments, and many previous posts seem to relate to men's suits, hence why I'm posting it in your forum

My sister would like to send me a dress to have copied by a tailor. My impression of Bangkok tailors over the five years I've lived here has been overwhelmingly negative, and I'm tempted to tell her not to bother. I have heard rumours, however, that there are some who can do a decent job of copying clothes, and I would appreciate any advice or thoughts, particularly from anyone who has had something similar done and was happy with the workmanship, service and value for money.

To the best of my knowledge the dress is not an unusual design, nor made from any exotic materials.

Thanks

You can actually stay at the Woodstock itself for that kind of budget, or at least above it in the 'mini' hotel. I've never stayed there, but I took a look around the rooms to research for a friend who was looking for somewhere to stay in the area. The rooms were nicely decorated and with flat screen TVs. Wifi is available i believe. Not much in the way of facilities in terms of swimming pool etc., but otherwise not bad value i think. Type Woodstock + thong lor + mini into Google for more info.

I believe original sunglasses to be vastly overpriced in Thailand. If you have the chance to buy them elsewhere then I'd recommend you do so. As an example, I've seen the same range of Ray bans that I paid 108 pounds for at Sunglasses Hut in UK for 10,000 baht in a chain opticians here. I know other people who have had a similar experience.

There's a branch in the Emporium.

If I had to hazard a guess I would say that the owners had an over inflated opinion of their English language skills and didn't feel the need to consult a native speaker, and no-one would have been willing to risk the loss of face involved in pointing the error out.

This is a common occurrence in Thailand, and it's kind of frustrating given the numbers of English teachers and editors who would happily take a thousand baht or so to proof a small segment of text and make sure it made grammatical sense.

The name sounds totally absurd, but I doubt it makes any difference whatsoever to business, and probably only serves to annoy pedants like me.

That being said, their cakes do look very nice.

The Canadian band the Handsome Furs played last September in Club Culture and were supported by two Thai electronic bands, Stylish Nonsense and De…Connextor.

De…Connextor was a girl / boy synth pop act. Stylish Nonsense a bit more avant garde.

It is possible for a farang to get a non-teaching job in Bangkok, but not easy. You have two major hurdles to deal with.

1. You need to offer something that a Thai national cannot do; typically this will be native language skills or knowledge of foreign markets, or a technical skill that isn't common in Thailand. In your case working in I.T., you have a better chance than foreigners working in other industries IMHO, but you'll need to bear in mind that standard positions such as network engineers can be done by Thai nationals and so you have little chance there. You'll need to think about what combination of skills you can offer that they cannot get from a Thai.

2. You'll need to prove that you are reliable. There are stories of 'newbies' starting work for companies in Bangkok only to lose the plot three months later to booze or bar girls and get fired for turning up late and drunk. Employers are aware of this risk and some companies have a policy of not taking on foreigners who have never worked in Bangkok before, so you are faced with a catch 22 situation where you can't get a job without experience and you can't get experience without a job. If you look like you only want a job to prolong a vacation no-one will give you a look in.

But if you are smart and persistent you CAN find a job here. First of all, smarten up your resume – you'd be amazed at the poor standard of some of the resumes some farang send in. Secondly, smarten up yourself – in Thailand appearances are very important. Thirdly, you need to do your research on the companies that are a ) likely to need your skills and b ) will employ foreigners. Fourthly, register yourself on jobs sites such as jobsdb and spend time every day looking for opportunities. Fifthly, go along to Chamber of commerce events and try to meet people from the industries relevant to your experience.

Like I say, it ain't easy, but if you're smart and proactive you have a chance.

Good luck