DogNo1

Yesterday I received the envelope that I had included with my 90-day report on July 10th.  It was postmarked September 29th.  It contained the documents that I had sent plus a blank TM 47.   I went to CW to retrieve my 90-day receipt about a month ago so it wasn't in the envelope.  I wonder what the implications are beyond personnel at CW just not processing my TM 47 on time.  The 15 baht in stamps on the envelope obviously were sufficient postage.  I like to mail my report since, so long as I have my EMS receipt and tracking of delivery, I will not be fined.  Perhaps not returning my 90-day receipt was just a one-time glitch.   What is the experience of other mailers?

For single elderly farang who lose the ability to care for themselves moving into a retirement enter in the home country is a good option but very expensive.  It’s good to save your money to pay for the horrendous full-time care expenses near the end of life.  I had farang friends in Japan and here who died suddenly.  I think that a quick death is preferable to years of being an invalid.   

Great idea, thanks.  In October I'll do both an online and a mail-in.  I'm still not sure what the postage on the return envelope should be.

The sidewalks in Bangkok are in poor shape.   The ones along Wireless Road haven't had any maintenance work done on them for several years.  Apparently Thailand wants to drastically increase the number of tourists, especially from China.  The infrastructure seems destined to deteriorate more.

If your online report is not accepted because of not getting the details exactly right or missing the report time window, you must go to immigration in person.   I have reported successfully by mail for several years and have a stock of envelopes for doing it.   I'll try mailing it in one more time.  As my age advances I become increasingly averse to change.  I have read the experience of some posters whose online reports have failed for minor reasons.  I will review the online reporting procedure and the experience of recent reporters as my Oct 24 report date approaches.

Good conversation fodder!  I use an electric toothbrush and a machine with two leads that I attach to my earlobes to generate alpha waves.  I also use all of the machines mentioned so far.

Question:  if the post office has you put 37 Baht in stamps on the return envelope how does immigration know that it is to be sent by EMS?  The IO showed me a label with bar codes on it that apparently is to be affixed to the return envelope.   I'm confused about what to put on the return envelope.  Is the new postage required perhaps 37 Baht?  It would be nice if immigration updated their instructions.  Of course immigration is unbelievably busy.  I've never seen it so crowded.

EMS STAMP?   An IO told me yesterday that an EMS stamp would be necessary on my return envelope in the future, not a regular Thai postage stamp.  Does anyone know the details regarding this new requirement?

 I received a copy of my next 90-day report date at CW today.  I scheduled an appointment online and only had to wait 25 minutes to receive it.  I asked the IO why it hadn't been mailed to me.  He said that the stamp on the envelope had been incorrect.  I told him that I had put a ten baht stamp on it as required.  "Not any more," he said.  Apparently what is now required is an EMS stamp but he didn't know what the value should be.  Does anyone have any information about this new requirement?  It is a pain to go out to CW.

Thanks Dr Jack54. I'm happy to know that there is no significant penalty and that residence requirements are not a worry.

I must now go on Aug 31.  Delayed due to medical problems.  Since I filed by mail earlier, will I get a fine and a stamp in my passport? I am not in good health and can’t afford to be kicked out of Thailand.  I have been residing on a non-O for retirement for more than ten years with no health insurance and worry that the new government will toughen residence requirements.  More money in the bank would not be a problem but a health-insurance requirement would be.

gMech:  thanks for the good suggestion.   The alternative route suggested for me won’t work because I need to get to the Krungsri Bank corner.  I could take the walkway from Ploenchit to Krungsri Bank and take the escalator down inside the bank but it isn’t always open

It is now one month since my report date on July 25 and I haven’t received a reply.  I mailed the report on July 10.   I now assume that something has gone wrong.  I plan to go to CW on August 29 with my EMS receipt and a copy of my TM-47 and passport copies.  Will I be fined?  Is there any point to waiting longer?  Thanks.

It's not only Thai males. It's a feature of the (cool heart) society.   Nobody is allowed to show irritation or anger.   There seems to be no concept of anger management in Thai culture.   On this site and in the newspaper we often read reports of murders due to outbursts of temper.   I notice that women and girls lose their tempers too.  I have experienced awesomely angry nurses, pedicurists, etc.   I have been shouted at for a continuous five minutes by a nurse.   While dozing during a pedicure, in a normal voice, I erroneously accused a woman at a nail salon of not washing my left foot.  Her explosion of anger was awesome.

More pertinently, a Vietnamese girl student in one of my ESL classes in California was shot in the temple by a young man who was somewhat mentally challenged.   Her family had allowed him to live with the family to be her servant.   One day, the family decided that they didn't want his services any more and told him that he had to move out.  He pretended that he wanted to drive the girl somewhere, took her out to the car and shot her in the head.  Unfortunately, the family wasn't psychologically sophisticated enough to ease his departure from the family.

I think that Thai schools or temples or some cultural agency should teach anger management.  Many lives would probably be saved.   RIP to all of the people who have died as a result of outbursts of anger.

Thanks.  I will wait a week or two more.  You probably saved me an unnecessary trip.  I mentioned Laksi because of a failing memory. I now vaguely remember a post about all 90-day service being moved back to CW. It's frustrating!

I mailed my 90-day report, due on July 25, to immigration on July 10 by EMS and have tracking that it was delivered to Lak Si on the same day but the EMS charge seemed too low at only 30 baht.  Maybe the envelope was misdirected and didn't get to the 90-day section.  I haven't received a new reporting date yet.  Is there any way to set this right without a trip to Chaeng Wattana?  Or should I go to the location for late reporting?  Any advice will be gratefully accepted.

I recommend St. Louis Hospital.  Reasonable price and good service.  Long waiting list though.

It always takes me more than three weeks to get my new slip in the mail.  I keep my EMS receipt to prove that I mailed it.  I track the number and print out the report of delivery too.

Nobody hates Australians, mate.   They’re crocodile killers.

I use ExpressVPN but find that only certain servers offer me access to sites such as Showtime.  The server for showtime is erratic with a slow speed.   So you have to have a certain US server to get the shows that you want.  You can telephone support and they will advise you which server to use.

A paved road filled with cracks and potholes will have a lot of weeds growing up through them unless it is very heavily traveled.

Seven percent return sounds to be very good. Is the amount adjusted for inflation?   I only make 3% net.  My financial advisor takes 1.5% of my total 4.5 % return.  My annuities are returning 3% while the principal invested doesn’t decrease.  It seems that I should have bought annuities.  My portfolio now has a net loss.  ????

Wow!  I wonder how many foreigners have met Japanese girlfriends in front of Hachiko.  They must number in the millions by now.  When I started meeting girls there in 1979, it was a common meeting place.  With the ambiguity inherent in spoken Japanese,  it was a much more reliable place than station entrances, etc.  In the early days, I was amazed that none of the girls stood me up without letting me know that they wouldn’t be coming by a telephone call to someone who came to notify me.