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3 hours ago, helloagain said:

I bet forienger pays more as well

Depends on who stops you. Got caught on camera doing 120kph. 200 baht and told it was dangerous. Not do again

3 hours ago, williamgeorgeallen said:

question. why do people get marriage visas when retirement visas are so much easier to get? (as long as you are over 50 that is) marriage visas seem to be difficult. 

I have an idea, could it be something to do a bank?!

3 hours ago, DrDave said:

The first time I did an extension based upon marriage, a home visit was required. This was in Phuket, about 3 years ago. When submitting the application, the immigration officer made it clear that he expected some sort of "compensation" when he would come for the visit the next day (a Saturday).

He arrived with his wife in a new Fortuner, and never even entered the house. We had our neighbor come over with a copy of her tabien baan, and we all posed for a group picture outside of the house. The officer asked me to print a copy of the picture, and subsequently departed with the picture, tabien baan copy and an envelope.  No questions, no looking around - nothing.

I wonder if the envelope sealed the deal??

1 hour ago, Knocker33 said:

They are not even accepted for payment on the net here

True. My debit card has 'For electronic use only',  but the times I have tried, it is always refused.

Can't have people knowing how their taxes are being wasted!

22 hours ago, rkidlad said:

Well, I hope the foreign press are reporting this also. It seems to be the only reason the authorities are pretending to be doing anything. 

I think it was reported in the UK with the same photo about 2 weeks ago?

6 hours ago, darksidedog said:

The stupidity of their demands pretty much explains why the rules were put there in the first place.

Give credit where it is due. After years of sitting on their hands and watching people die, the powers that be, are at least making an effort, small as it is.

2 hours ago, gandalf12 said:

Excellent post. All Thailand needs now is the will to change.

Give us a call in a few hundred years.

7 hours ago, ukrules said:

The judges pull the numbers out of their collective asses.

Only when they can manage to get their finger out, which is not very often.

4 hours ago, jesimps said:

Safety measures?

Do they mean the tents beside the roads with the sleeping police inside?

Is that the ones with the hump?

3 hours ago, Suradit69 said:

Might be some confusion with the word "change."  You don't want to change your current extension but rather you want an extension based on retirement once the current extension expires.

There have been posts about some immigrations offices encouraging some applicants to opt for a retirement extension rather than continue with the marriage extension (supposedly because the retirement extension is less hassle for them as well as you).

Obviously different offices (and different officers) have different views on how thing can and should be done, but I would think when your marriage extension expires you could change the reason for applying for a new extension from one based on marriage to one based on retirement without needing a new visa entry.

 

 

Can be done. I changed from marriage to retirement about 4 years ago at Khon Kaen. With all the correct paperwork, easy as pie.

3 hours ago, wjhall said:

In England it was always said as a  rule of thumb one hours tuition was needed per year of life ie the older you are the more time you needed

What you are saying is 17 or 18 hours minimum is sufficient. The same may apply to Thailand if those hours were spent on the road. Sitting in a class room watching videos and doing the theory is not driving instruction.

3 hours ago, wjhall said:

In England it was always said as a  rule of thumb one hours tuition was needed per year of life ie the older you are the more time you needed

What you are saying is 17 or 18 hours minimum is sufficient. The same may apply to Thailand if those hours were spent on the road. Sitting in a class room watching videos and doing the theory is not driving instruction.

Branston Pickle would be nice, if I could find a nice pork pie to go with it.

5 hours ago, realenglish1 said:

Another example of Thai justice at work So sad That is why Thais have no faith in the system 

 

And another reason there is corruption in the system 

 

 

But a certain PM has said corruption is being stamped out. Problem, who is waring the boots!?

Late teen or early twenty is the age of the entitled. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme.

6 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

So you're advising people to adopt a diet of eating ma-ma noodles, oil and sugar?

You could do worse!?

4 hours ago, onemorechang said:

Not a good thing.

Yes they have taken the piss for years ,

But street food is part of Thai culture.

Leave it alone 

 

There are a few more bad things,   that are way more pressing,  that Thailand should address,

like what goes on ,  on the roads of Thailand.

 

 

They only know how to deal with static objects, moving objects are beyond their capabilities.

1 hour ago, yellowboat said:

Thailand seems to have a knack for reinventing the wheel.  Perhaps they should hold the summit in Singapore or Vietnam.   They them selves  may in fact learn something. 

They may well learn something, but would they put that learning into practice? Doubtful!

Have to agree with the expense difference. 18 months ago spent some time in Yangon, I stocked up with quite a few items to bring back as I was so surprised at how cheap many things were. With the flight cost, it may be worth going again soon. Cheap as chips.

All those village headmen apposing this, also appose democracy. 12th centuary thinking.

5 hours ago, catman20 said:

cant teach stupid 

It appears you may be wrong?

They said that the problem rests with the fact that speed sells but also that speed kills.

NO, speed does not kill. It's the sudden stop against solid objects which kills.

The added fact that in 99.99% of the time, the rider and pillion passenger are NOT wearing helmets which contributes to the death toll.

Will these people ever learn? Very doubtful.

4 hours ago, fforest1 said:

How about banning all motorbikes in Thailand..That would really reduce

road deaths...If banning all motorbikes saves lives they should be banned

tomorrow...

You may well be right? I was very surprised not to see motorbikes in cities in Myanmar when I visited last year. Only motorbikes allowed were police and the electricity workers. And I will add, I didnt see one accident. 

1 hour ago, just.a.thought said:

Makes you wonder how many lives are being lost every year due to lack of enforcement of the traffic rules and regulations?

I would say 90% of the total each year.