IsaanAndy

What goes around, comes around.

For years people entering on tourist visa's have overstayed, worked illegally etc.

Unfortunate now for all those who are genuine tourists and are suffering from the transgressors of the the past.

On 6/22/2017 at 10:40 AM, Tanoshi said:

Unusual notice as many Thai addresses only consist of the house number and village (Moo) number.

Only the larger streets (Sois) are named.

I live in a small Isan village and the addressing goes like this,

21 (house number) /6 (village soi number)

followed by the name of the village, tambon, amphur, province and postcode

only in local towns  and cities have I seen sois with names.

Good on yer mate!

Another UXB safely detonated under the rear ends of the so called infoperts on this forum.

Just goes to show when you have the correct paper work what can be achieved.

BTW, I can confirm that Ba Ba has the visa as I saw it in his passport yesterday over a cold beer or 3.

I have been getting a proof of income letter from the UK embassy for the last 9 years for my 1 year extn to my marriage Non O so you should have no problems unless there has been a change of policy since Jan 2017.

The letter only states that the embassy has confirmed your income as stated on the form you filled in and sent them with supporting document(s) e.g annual pension staement, it does not say it is for any particular status you may be applying for e.g  extn of stay, retirement visa as that is a matter for the Thai authorities.

I know of both retirement and marriage applications taking place using an 'agent'  because the farang applying hasn't the income or able to prove income but for alot less than 45k, the people I know are typically paying 20-25k THB

I recommend the Avalon hotel in Savan, about 500 THB per night. 3 minute walk from the bus terminal upon arrival from the bridge and 10 minutes walk to the Thai consulate.

They have small cafe where you can get a decent breakfast.

If you like walking it's only 15 minutes to the riverside or 25 to downtown, there are plenty of samlors parked up by the bus terminal if it's raining or you don' like to walk.

The free open air parking open on the left just before Immigration, I've never had any issues with when staying in Savan for 3 or 4 days.

From BKK I  go Hwy 1 then onto Hwy 2, turn right onto the 207 and then 202 upto Yasothorn, you'll see the signs to Muk' from there, about 8-9 hours depending on conditions ,  number of stops and traffic.

Since my local office went computerized I never download and hand in pre-filled forms as they just take my passport and key in the info and print the form for you to fill in there and then.

I applied for mine in late Dec'16 and got it in Jan'17 with the same paperwork as the previous years application.

The perils of drinking too much never cease to amaze, well done ladies.

And no doubt he jumped into his car, drunk as a skunk when he left the office for the day ...

I have used Key Visa before and haven't encountered any problems with their service.

Thanks J47 for the update, going to SR in May so taxi fare info good.

I have left my car at the Chong Jom crossing before without any problems.

Just park up in the army car park on the right just before the actual border crossing line.

Paid 500THB for 1 week as we did Battambang, PP and SR.

18 hours ago, mcfish said:

Going to do my good deed for the day

In Bangkok lower Sukhumvit in soi 7.5 opposite the ozzy bar there is a bar with pool tables out side. They serve every holiday.

In Pattaya, some of the bars on second Rd are open but expect to drink from a coffee cup

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Ahh, but you run the risk of being caught in the infamous RTP swoop, not so up country.

I remember once in BKK drinking from a coffee mug in one of those small bars at the start of Soi 6 where it joins Soi 4 because a local election was being held. Enjoy

No such thing as an alcohol ban here in the boonies ...

All village shops will be open as normal for the supply of Lao Khao from 6am until around 8pm where I live, along with other assorted alcoholic beverages

Hard luck for the townies ...

If you are a UK citizen go to gov.uk/government/world/thailand

It clearly states on the info pdf page for pension/income letters that you should call them to discuss alternative payment methods.

16 hours ago, jadee said:

Do you mean that people lie to their embassies about their monthly income? What makes you think so many people do this? Do they just forge documents about how much their pensions are?

If you are a UK citizen then you have to send the original yearly statement of your pension from the pension fund trustees, or who ever administers your pension, which is returned to you with the letter from the embassy saying that your have provided them with evidence of your monthly/yearly pension income.

Other countries might employ a more lax approach but if they do I would be surprised if the Thais allow that to continue indefinitely.

On 12/2/2016 at 3:35 PM, steve187 said:

get a fresh non imm 'o' multi entry and bypass the extension process for a while.

 

married extensions are approved by Bangkok

It depends where you live who approves marriage extensions, I live in Roi Et and marriage extns are sent to and approved by Khorat.

I have done this for the last 7 years with the UK Embassy in BKK.

I just send the original of my annual pension statement which I get in April every year and they return it with your covering letter for Immigration.

I normally apply for the letter 3-4 weeks before my visa extension is due.

I use the Thai Post EMS service, I am 500kms from BKK, enclosing the money order and it has always worked seemlessly.

The letter is usually returned within 7 working days.

I have lived in Thailand now for 8 years, I have been back to the UK twice for a total of 24 days in that time.

I have done 7 back to back extensions using marriage in that time.

Won't ever go back to the UK to live as my life here is much better in terms of quality.

The only down side, at the moment, is watching the southward spiral of the exchange rate as I am sure other UK ex-pats would agree.

I wonder if they will include the small places such as exist around my town in Isan, currently about a dozen where they never see a farang.

If they do it will upset a lot of the local Army, Police and Local Government officials who use them, me thinks not.

One rule for the farang and one for the Thai's as usual.

Its obviously depends on your circumstances but doing these applications in person is often much better.

Interesting post, I was in Amnat last Wednesday for a 90 day report and no mention of reporting next time to Roi Et in September was made, in fact it was a case of see you again in September.

Not that I am in any way surprised, as this is after all Thailand in which tomorrow never comes ...

In the past when I have been away on holiday to Pattaya, from Isan where I live, I have been able to do mine at Jomtien Imm' office by showing them the business card of the hotel where I am staying without any problems.

I'm using DM next week for a trip to VN anyone know the latest on long term (1 weeek) car parking charges?

Much appreciated.