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3 hours ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

more  poor  design at the construction stage as usual, they could  have easily  implemented and area to pull into for taxis etc and people being dropped  off

Where?

6 hours ago, Cult of the Sun said:

I took my radiation meter to a woman's tesla in a parking lot here in the US.  Let's just say EV drivers won't be having a lot of children..  ;and that is putting it mildly.

 

Of course you did.

 

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I do have 3 electric scooters and the solar system to keep them on the road for pretty much free; but the difference in radiation between an electric car and riding on an electric scooter (which I stand on 95% of the time) is huge.

https://www.wavewallcases.com/the-electric-vehicle-revolution-a-deep-dive-into-the-emf-radiation-concerns/

(And wavewallcases.com is a website that sells "EMF protection" products, but even they reference studies and tests that clearly show there is no risk and the difference in EMF radiation between an EV and an ICE is negligible. All linked to in the above article)

I saw an Ora Lightning Cat on the road yesterday. Verdict: ugly as Hell. Very frumpy, and looked as though someone had been rummaging in the Porsche/VW parts bin, joined a few bits together and then stuck some Bentley rear lights on.

BYDs, Deepals, generally look bespoke and very very nicely designed. This just looks like a hodgepodge of copied bits of other cars, not impressed.

2 hours ago, In the jungle said:

 

How right you are.

 

The Isuzu D max gets through a lot of spark plugs.

Ok fair point. Ignore the spark plug comment, brain not engaged when writing my list.

5 hours ago, lavender19 said:

I read an article recently that Volvo only expect their EV a life of about 8 years. So probably half of that

Great insight! I think you forgot to share the link to this statement from Volvo, as it does not match with anything I have heard senior Volvo people say either privately or publicly.  Please update us, thanks.

Or did you make it up? Link link link.

4 hours ago, bigt3116 said:

 

If applying for an in country non-o the money does not need to be seasoned

 

Is that definitely true? My company called and checked with immigration and they specifically mention two months.

Changing Visa Type.pdf

33 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

The only neanderthal is he who does NOT know the full story, and draws conclusions from the Thai press, who do NOT investigate whether the story is true or false, have we even seen a photo, of the alledged victim... I haven't, and who's to say she din't fall over... assumptions... lol

What bad luck to fall over like that.

1 hour ago, bob smith said:

 

ive had enough of the racism, xenophobia 

 

Yeah. we've had enough of this too, seeya. Oh, you mean the Thais??

23 minutes ago, stix40 said:

Switzerland taking front stage at the moment.

Maybe their toblerone have been spiked ? 

Well done for being the 27th person in this thread to make a similar Toblerone "joke".

On 3/6/2024 at 3:47 PM, khunPer said:

You should check if you can get a 60-days extension for being married to a Thai, which will be enough to mature your 400k deposit.

 

It's not you visa you transfer from non-B to non-O – your visa has expired – it's the reason for extension of stay, which you change from business/work to retirement.

Thank you, I will check on this. And yes, it's not a visa, it's an extension of stay, my fingers just automatically type "visa" and my brain sometimes forgets to override them.

On 3/5/2024 at 8:37 PM, Liquorice said:

As already posted you'll have to leave Thailand and obtain a Non Imm O visa first, before proceeded to apply for a 1-year extension based on Thai spouse.

 

You have a number of options:

1. Re-enter visa exempt will grant a stay of 30 days, which you can extend for a further 30 days and an additional extension of 60 days to visit Thai spouse.
You can then apply for the Non O status at local Immigration but have at least 15 days permission of stay remaining (21 days at certain IO's).

For the Non O based on Thai spouse application, the 400K funds are only required to be in the bank on the day of application.
Procedure here: VE-TV to Non O Spouse.pdf 

The 400K THB is only required to be on deposit in a Thai bank account, your sole name, for 2 months prior to submitting the 1 year extension application.

 

2. Perhaps simpler, apply for the single entry Non Imm O visa from the Thai Consulate in Savannahket.
No proof of funds required for the single entry.
On entry, you will be granted a stay of 90 days, which can be further extended by 60 days to visit Thai wife.
You can then directly apply for the 1-year extension based on Thai spouse as soon as your 400K funds have seasoned for 2 months.

 

It may assist if you post at which IO you use in case of abnormalities due to being a rogue office.

Ths is great information, thank you. So I can leave, get a 90 day non O with no proof of funds, re-enter, and when my money is seasoned for two months I can apply for the one year extension of stay at CW. This sounds ideal. Is Savannahket the only option for this or is it the same at any consulate/embassy? It would be preferable to go somewhere easier to get to that I can fly directly, but if it is only Savannahket then so be it.

Thanks again.

On 3/5/2024 at 8:05 PM, ABCDBKK said:

Before you leave the country to reenter on the visa exempt, you should cancel your visa and work permit first with immigration and return your work permit to the labor department. To do that I think you need to get a letter from your employer stating your employment end date. Maybe your employer can do that for your. And then I think Immigration will give you a short period of time to leave the country after that.

Yes thanks, that's all in hand. I will go with my emplyer to cancel visa and work permit (it's a digital WP so nothing to hand back) on 9th April then I will get a 21 day extension to leave the country.

On 3/5/2024 at 6:47 PM, TylerBKK said:

I just found the information below posted by JackThompson on the second page in the topic I linked above. This confirms my point about needing to apply for the 90 day visa within 2 weeks after arrival back in Thailand on the 30 day exempt visa because they wont give the 90 day extension for some reason if you have less than 15 days left on your 30 day exempt visa apparently. I don't know if this has changed though or not since when this post was made in 2017. Also, if you are not in Bangkok you might even have less time to apply. I don't know how this is all going to fit in with your need to wait another 30 days first.

 

 

Thanks. If I leave on 30th April, come back with 30 days, then get a 30 day extension, I should be able to apply when I have 15 days left on my extension as my money will have just about have been seasoned for the necessary time by then.......but it will be close.

On 3/5/2024 at 6:20 PM, TylerBKK said:

I think the best thing to do (from memory) is to go to immigration within the first 2 weeks after entering Thailand on the 30 day visa exempt and then apply for the 90 day visa extension on the basis of an O visa. I think maybe there was an issue (with waiting longer than 2 weeks into the 30 day period after you arrive on the visa exempt to apply) but I can't remember exactly what it was. But the sooner you apply for the 90 day O visa extension after arrival the better I think. I am not sure about extending the 30 day visa exempt though for another 30 days before applying for the 90 day O visa extension. Ubonjoe was really the best person for all of these fine details, but unfortunately he is no longer with us. I was also on various B visas in the past, but I think the last one I was on before I switched to the O visa was for about 5-6 years. After some digging through some old Ubonjoe posts, I found an old 3 page discussion from 2017 which may cover some of the details you are wondering about. I would suggest reading Ubonjoe's replies in the discussion linked below and maybe it can answer some more of your questions:

 

 

 

Thank you. I will read through that thread and yes, UbonJoe is sorely missed - a truly wonderful, knowledgable and helpful man. RIP.

5 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Making allegations like that is criminal defamation in Thailand and a violation of the Computer Crimes Act.

Whislt you come across as a bit pompous / officious for posting something like that it's actually true. And the Swiss guy has shown he is not afraid to abuse the defamation law and computer crimes act as he pressed charges on the ambulance drive under both of them after he posted the video of him.