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I am sure a large proportion who voted to leave Thailand had a 'knee-jerk' reaction to the changes and like to be drama queens.

The amounts of 800K and 400K and quite low compared to some other countries in the world, and if you really cannot manage that amount, how do you manage to live in Thailand?

There has been too many exploiting the loopholes and why should they get away with it when other comply strictly with the regulations.

About time to regulations were enforced to ensure 100% compliance.

Hi,

I am looking for a motor shop in Buri Ram or Nang Rong area who can make a copy of my exhaust system for my Volkswagen beach buggy,

many thanks

Hi,

I am looking for a motor shop in Buri Ram or Nang Rong area who can make a copy of my exhaust system for my Volkswagen beach buggy,

many thanks

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Looking for spare parts for a 1967 VW Beetle, such as wiper arms etc.

Does anyone know of a source of parts in Thailand  ?

Thanks in advance

Thailand is going soft. Death should mean death or it is little deterrent.

13 hours ago, baansgr said:

13 hours ago, Esso49 said:

And if it gets rid of those scammers that are bucking the system, using dodgy agents to fix their extensions or just telling downright lies to facilitate extensions then my view is damn good job too and clear off to PL ASAP. Some of us who have been here years legitimately are sick to the back teeth of being tarred with the same brush as the scammers/system buckers.

I think most people realise the extent of how many people use agents etc. By all means immigration can kill the goose but it will go a lot deeper than that. Lotus, Makro, bars, restaurants etc will be closing due to lack of customers. lots of expats will leave so be mindful of what you wish for.

I very much doubt that Makro and Lotus will be closing any outlets if more farangs leave Thailand. The farang spend is a small amount overall. Only the small bars with 100% farang clientele will be the losers.

About time the loopholes were tightened up and those that cant fully comply with the regulations should be forced to leave.

Closing another loophole to keep the abusers of the system out of the country.

It amused me that each year when I used the pension letter route, that the embassy did not check on the documents being shown for income.

Any unscrupulous person could create an 'official' looking document from a reputable company and pass it off as an income letter,

Now I use funds in the bank for my marriage extension of stay.

I am guessing they really need to see funds transferred to Thailand from outside if a pension, as the code will show in the passbook different from funds deposited inside Thailand.

Just purchased a 1973 beach buggy as a second car and looking to insure for fire and theft. Many insurance companies on line do not go back that far.

Wondering if any member has insured an older vehicle and can suggest insurance companies?

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Went on line last Thursday afternoon and accepted all my info.

Received and email on Friday morning informing me it was approved and the link to print the form for next appointment.

Excellent service for a change

TerryLH

many thanks, just what I am looking for cheers

got visa approved within 24 hour, no issues, so simple really.

Many thanks for the advice given,

cheers

Just getting back into SLR photography after a 25 year hiatus ! I have more time on my hands now.

Bought a decent Nikon DSLR and lenses, nor remembering that I used a range of Cokin Filters on my old Pentax manual SLR.

Does anyone know if Cokin filters can be bought in Thailand ?
If not, maybe I can find in Oz later this year.

Cheers

Applied for my Thai wife for tourist visa on 16th on line, submitted scans of, her ID, her Tabian Bahn, Marriage Certificate and my bank account, photograph and her passport; none were certified copies.

She went to Trendy Building on Wednesday, just took fingerprints and photograph of her, not asked to see any documents, other than her passport.

Visa approved letter in less than 24 hours.

Very simple process

How good is your crystal ball ?
The only possible benefit in getting the marriage visa now, would be to safeguard if they increase the 400K requirement in the next 5 years.

Previously they have "grandfathered" the amount for those with a history of visas before the increase.

Does anyone know if I can lodge the application for my wife at the VFSGlobal office as she will be upcountry for the next week or so ?
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many thanks to you both

I (British Passport) am legally married to my Thai wife and wish to take her to Australia with e for a holiday in May.

On the application for it says to send a certified copy of her passport.

Can anyone please tell me who or what certification is required please.

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did my marriage extension this week and my bank letter was 10 days prior to application no problem.

But they will usually ask to see bank book or an ATM slip dated the day of application to prove that the money is still in the bank when you apply.

I had a similar issues last week in Chang Wattana immigration office, it seems they can add whatever they want to the list of documents etc on their website.

They just want to make it harder and harder each year for the Farangs !

Asiaexpat.

I need to renew using work to show I am earning more than 400K per year.

I would never keep more than a few baht in a Thai bank as they have no guarantee like western banks and could easily fold.

Interestingly the first officer refused to accept that I could renew using my work salary and insisted I show money in Thai bank.

I had to insist on seeing the supervisor who was better acquainted with the requirements.

I am using a cheap Samsung galaxy model. But any mobile phone running android marshmallow or later is OK. Have seen some on Lazada for less than 3K

The app I am using is Motion Detector Pro, free from play store, and it saves the images to your receiving phone, so it is too late if the thieves take the phone in the house with them

Hope this helps.

As said, CCTV is only for surveillance and deterrent.

A reliable and more cost effective solution could be to purchase a cheap android mobile phone and download one of the free motion detection apps.

These will send an alarm to your mobile where ever you are and a picture that triggered the alarm.

You need to know when the intrusion is happening rather than later viewing it on playback.

We have dogs so we set the zone covering the main entrance high enough that the dogs do not trigger but would capture anyone breaking in or walking into the lounge if they came through a window.

Been trialing they system and working well so far.

It does mean you need the phone and your internet connected to a UPS to ensure continuous operation.