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23 hours ago, MangoKorat said:

Most people won't have been required to submit a UK tax return so income that is under the tax threshold will automatically not have been assessed.

All UK pension providers will use your personal tax code and submit a P60 at the end of the tax year so all your pension income will have been assessed and tax deducted or not as required.

The onward/return flight within your initial 30-day entry is an official rule for visa-exempt entries but I've never known it applied by immigration by land or air. I've discovered that the airline check-in screen has entry requirements supplied by IATA which is where the airlines get their information. So, whether you are asked to show an onward/return ticket depends on the check-in agent and has nothing to do with airline policy. I've recently returned from Malaysia with my wife and son and they were both denied boarding until they produced their Thai passports (I had a re-entry permit) - we had all been travelling on UK passports from Perth WA. So, whether it's a long or short-haul flight there is always a chance you will be challenged. Now the airlines have a responsibility to return you to your departure airport, at their cost, if you are denied entry at Thai immigration. I always recommend buying a temporary ticket online. The last time I bought one it was just $12 and was a genuine ticket that was valid for 48 hours so I bought it the day before travelling to Thailand but I was never asked for it. 

23 hours ago, nikmar said:

Basic Documents Required for ALL Types of Non-Immigrant VisaPassport or travel document with validity not less than 6 months and at least 2 blank pages. Applicants must fill in online visa application with their given name(s) and surname as appear in their passports.

 

copy and pasted from Google

 

This information is for a Visa application and is now mostly redundant as most visas are eVisas and are stickerless. They email you the evisa and it never goes in your passport. The OP is applying for an extension based on retirement and mine only takes up half a page.

Who'd want to visit that coast as it looks deserted 

15 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

When I was sitting in Phyathai 1 hospital, waiting for doctor, there was a poster in front of me about some steam treatment that deals with this... looked like a tiny metal pipe inserted that delivered steam to the muscle/prostate, which then made it smaller and stopped the problem. At least that's what the poster promised. That's quite a lot less invasive than cutting the thing out. Why not check it out?

Rezum vapor treatment. This was developed in 2015 so not exactly new. There is more info on YouTube

9 hours ago, eisfeld said:

 

 

Can you provide any evidence that the 90 day per 180 days rule is not applied? I quoted directly from the official website of my local german Thai consolute which on the same page has very recent information about new rules so it's not some outdated forgotten page. It was also confirmed to me by the staff two weeks ago.

There are many official and unofficial websites around the globe that give conflicting and inaccurate information. You will quite commonly read that land border visa-exempt entries are only for 15 days but that rule together with the 90-day in 180 days (more commonly written as 3 visa-exempt entries every 6 months) was abandoned many years ago. Don't quote me but I think Ubonjoe said 2008. The reason the staff tell you it is correct is because they don't know any difference - despite where they work they are not experts.

On 11/5/2023 at 6:43 PM, StayinThailand2much said:

If your flight departs after your visa (etc.) runs out, you will be on overstay for one day, no matter what time you pass through Immigration. No overstay charge for this "one day" if leaving via an airport. You will probably be ushered away to the overstay office to get an 'overstay' stamp, so better to plan for a bit more time.

This is not true. Your permission to stay starts the day you are stamped in and ends the day you are stamped out. It has nothing to do with the time of your flight. I had a 2.45 am flight which put me in overstay but I managed to get through immigration before midnight so no overstay stamp. As far as immigration was concerned my exit stamp was on the last day of my permission to stay even though my flight on on the next day.

The retirement extension is easier but requires more finances whereas the marriage or Thai child extension requires more paperwork but less finances. The retirement extension is issued at the office you apply but the marriage Thai child extension is issued by either Bangkok or Chiang Mai which is why you are 'under approval' for 30 or 60 days. That is not a typo as I am currently under approval for 60 days - the first time ever.  

Antibiotics are difficult to get to the sinus so I use this Neti pot to flush and clean my sinus. Available on Lazada or Shopee 

On 11/3/2023 at 11:32 AM, Sheryl said:

It definitely grows here, I have it in my garden. But as to what is used commercially, that could be imported.

 

No idea where the turmeric capsules sold as traditional Thai medicine comes from.

Turmeric root (technically it is a rhizome and not a root) is sold everywhere in Thailand for cooking. I buy mine from Lotus's. I bought some Turmeric powder from Lotus's and it didn't pass the water test so was likely adulterated.

On 11/2/2023 at 1:56 PM, The Cyclist said:

 

Between pump to house I also installed a whole house RO filter. Wasn't cheap tho.

 

Probably went overboard and still wouldn't drink the tap water.

I've done exactly the same and as you say I wouldn't drink it. We have another system for drinking water.

I have town water to 10" paper filter to tank then pump to 20" carbon filter. The paper filter can be cleaned regularly but the carbon filter needs replacing and costs about 2000 baht a time.

On 11/2/2023 at 3:02 PM, PJ71 said:

I'd be able to kill most of you lot with my index finger.

 

Ex SAS - black ops.

I'm a bit old now so I would have to do it with a spoon 🤣

1 hour ago, timendres said:

 

What if I have $1M in my US bank account, and ATM access to that money, and CC's with limits totaling over $100K USD?

Do I still need that much money in a Thai bank account?

You still need the money in a Thai bank account. Foreign bank deposits cannot be used for visa extensions.

20 hours ago, Doctor Tom said:

I have two accounts with SCB.  I am on a Non Imm O visa and had no difficulty opening both.  All they needed to see was my passport and proof of address, which I provided using my Thai Driving Licence. 

Did this happen recently? All banks have tightened up their process for opening accounts.

You and your son are allowed to accompany your Thai wife to the Thai passport section on the right but not the electronic gates. I have done this many times over the last 15 years with my wife and as mentioned anybody over 70 can use the fast track for free.

20 hours ago, Chris Daley said:

You can extend it at Ceang Wattana 6 times.  So about 6 months.  No one said a word to me.  They almost tore my arm off when taking the money.

You can extend what at Chaeng Watthana 6 times? Certainly not a TR Visa

On 10/25/2023 at 8:28 AM, Dionigi said:

Ironic that it was invented by a brit for safety reasons

Yes, so he could drive home drunk in the fog and made him very rich

OK, I'm not going to judge you or tell you what you have done wrong as others have done on here but I will try and give you some practical advice. Your wife doesn't seem remotely maternal and as she had agreed to go back to Thailand and leave the kids with you then that would be best for the kids. I lived in the UK and was in the same situation a number of years ago so I hired a live-in nanny/au pair from an agency. It was very affordable but the first girl was a nightmare and I had to dismiss her but the second girl was a delight and my children are still in touch with her 24 years later. She was from Lithuania. PS Try and pick an unattractive one or you'll end up in the same situation 🤣 Once your wife has returned to Thailand you must seek legal advice to secure your situation as your wife will be getting lots of advice from Bar Girl lawyers back in Thailand and may return in an attempt to fleece you using the children as ammunition. Chok dee

Any computer repair shop will have a guy. You don't need any special skill set as it's not a difficult or technical task but you do need the correct tools and it's not work buying them for a one-off job.

On 10/25/2023 at 7:15 AM, Tom H said:

How many alcoholics are in Thailand?

It's not about alcohol consumption per se but it is about the authorities paying lip service to the national religion. They used to do the same thing in the UK in the last century and still do to a much lesser degree in this century.

On 10/19/2023 at 9:31 AM, charleskerins said:

Food is good and not fattening. My doctor said their diet is the best in the world?

If a high-sugar and high-salt diet is the best in the world then who am I to argue with your doctor 🤣

PS Look for another doctor

14 hours ago, oliverphoenix2 said:

I applied for E-visa London non O ME (retirement) in August. For health insurance I simply uploaded a pic of a piece of paper with "not applicable" written on it - approved in 4 days.

I also showed more than 10,000 GBP bank statement - not sure if that helped negate insurance requirements. I think the requirements for insurance might be remnants from the covid era that are no longer required.

That 10,000 GBP is a typo. I've obtained 3 non-O visas in the last 18 months and never showed more than £1,500 in the bank

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