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Do those arriving by plane have an opportunity to buy a Thai SIM card at the airport before being bundled off to their quarantine hotel ?

At Suwannaphum ?  At Don Meuang ?  If your experience was at one of these,please indicate which.

Make sure you take a proof of your address in Petchabun. It is my understanding that the more serious restrictions are on people leaving the red zone.

7-11 used to offer a prepaid card, and I think they still do.  I never had one myself, and can't recall what they call it.  Look for wall or window stickers near the counter. The logo was yellow stars & maybe a yellow moon on a dark blue background.

It is also possible that they have switched to a smartphone app.

Is the recipient inside or outside of Thailand ?

If you search "Wiki Chonburi province", you will note that Chonburi consists of 11 ampheurs, and Pattaya is not one of them.  If you click on Bang Lameuang, you will note that Pattaya is a sort of overlay of Nongprue, Nongprue is a component of Bang Lameung.  Even if Pattaya is the centre of your universe, to the larger Thai world, it is just one of many communities in the province.  I am a former resident of Nongprue, Bang Lameung.

22 hours ago, mran66 said:

 

The system is perfectly okay for land registry use, but to use it for mail address or general location identification is Just downright stupid. 

 

Not familiar with Japanese addressing, they also use land registry data for mail and location addressing? 

A very simplified explanation of the Japanese system, as used in urban areas. The following example is a ficticious address:   Shinjuku 11-22-33.  Explanation:  Shinjuku Ward, District 11/Block 22/Building 33.

Japanese addresses work from the general to the specific; that part is logical to me.  So if speaking to someone outside of the country, a Japanese speaks or writes:

         Japan

         Tokyo

          Shinjuku 11-22 -33

Addresses are assigned sequentially, in the order in which the lot was created. Addresses are not in geographic order, and there is no reference to the name of the road which the building fronts on. If the building has a name, that is not mentioned either.. There are police boxes located at major intersections, which have detailed maps of their district.  I presume that police stations and post offices have maps too.

Let's say you own a large plot of land; let's call it Lot 99. If you sell a small piece off of one corner tat becomes Lot 99/1.  If you later sell a piece of of the diagonally opposite corner, that piece becomes Lot 99/2.

I can't say with authority that the Thai system comes from Japan, but it is quite similar. Newly subdivided parcels are numbered in the order in which they are created. In some cases, this might mean  that the numbering makes sense when looking at a map, but does not make sense when driving down the roads, which may have been built later

Ask at the Post Office. They have maps.  

Morchit 2 - Surin

Sawatdee Surin is the private bus company you want. I believe they are presently offering two trips daily.  Ticket counter on the 3rd floor at Morchit 2.  Another option:  Get whatever bus you can as far as Khorat.  Then switch to a local bus from there. Two routes are available; numbers 274 and 563.  I can not guarantee you will be allowed to board, so best to choose Sawatdee Surin.  To the best of my knowledge there are no Morchit to Surin van services, as the trip is over four hours in length.

27 minutes ago, Seeall said:

thats a huge difference... wow... I would not like to push that... as they will awaken at any moment....

If you reread my post, you will see that I stated that I am following the rules. Here are the three reasons why:

1. As with most such matters, following the rules makes life easier than trying to evade them.  I have always been amused by guys coming on here and asking "I know what the rule says, but is it really necessary that I comply with it ?", or some variation of that.

2. As I stated, I want to cover myself in case we move to another province which might check to see how much money I kept in my account from 12 months to 9 months prior.

3. If Surin is not following the rule regarding "3 months post renewal date", there is a possibility that they will "awaken" to use your word, or be told by Khon Kaen or Bangkok to get in step with everyone else.

1 hour ago, 5633572526 said:

In Bangkok they check your bank book prior to granting your extension to make sure you have had the 800,000 3 months after your previous extension was granted and maintained 400,000 minimum after that.

if you are not following these rules I am sure we will be seeing a future post from you about how you were screwed by immigration and looking for sympathy which I assure you is not available here.

I am following the rules. Clearly you have not understood my post which you have quoted.

Of course there are buses from Khon Kaen to Phitsanulok. Go to Baw Khaw Saw Sam. (Bus Station 3).

7 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Moving this to General forum as not visa related.

 

There is no law to this effect. May be a policy of that specific bus company.

 

I haven't heard of foreigners being unable to take trains. And as far as I know there is no train station in Rangsit. ?

 

Nor for that matter a bus station in Rangsit. There are intersections where a lot of interprovincial buses stop but not a station with station manager etc. 

 

There is a bus station in "downtown" Rangsit. I've been there.  The train station is called "Khlong Rangsit". It is about 3 km SW of the Rangsit intersection, on Kamphaengphet 6 Road.

10 minutes ago, stevenl said:

I presumed so since you were posting on a Phuket thread about an order from the Phuket governor.

I can't recall now where I saw this post; it may have been in the 'New Topics" bar on the front page. If so, I didn't notice the "Phuket" subtitle. The OP gave no indication of his location, and made no reference to an order from the Phuket governor. Had he done so, I wouldn't have replied.

In 2020, I had complied, out of an abundance of caution, with the 3 month "post approval date" requirement for 2019.  I can't recall now if the officer examined my bankbook to check for that.

I am in a somewhat unique position.  My partner is employed in a professional career. For that reason, I have made a decision to comply with this rule in the event that we ever want to move to another province. I don't want to move to another province only to be told that I needed to comply with the "post renewal 3 month requirement" in Surin in the prior year.

For whatever it may be  worth, Surin gave me no notice (either verbal or written)of any "post renewal 3 month requirement" in 2019 or 2020.

4 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Are you sure about that. Maybe they still want it in the bank for 3 months but the other part I would say is enforced.

Yes, I'm sure I have renewed in March 2019 and March 2020. In March 2019, I went in at the 2 1/2 month point, as we are allowed to renew up to 30 days prior to the expiry date. The boss told me to come back two weeks later. I did, and everything was fine.  In March 2020 I had the money in the bank for three months before I went in,  In neither year was I asked to report back after my renewal date to present my bank book.

Who said I am in Phuket ?

In Surin, where I live, the "old" rules still apply: 3 months before the renewal date, with no requirement to keep the money in the bank after extension.

Location ?  Where I am, they went back yesterday.

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5 minutes ago, KarenBravo said:

 

Not true. You probably didn't notice it. There is also a 0.25% fee for incoming foreign funds.

You can Google it yourself.

ALL Thai banks charge 0.25% either on incoming foreign monies, or, on withdrawal.;

As the transfer leaves Canada, I know the amount I will be receiving (in baht) from the Canadian bank's website. I receive that exact amount a couple of days later in my Bangkok Bank account.

I don't know where you have been getting your information, but I have been transferring inward to Bangkok Bank for about 9 yrs. (as well as occasional transfers before that), and never been charge a fee.

Apologies for going off-topic. I live in Surin. A year or two ago, one of the senior officers there told me face  to face that they had stopped accepting online "90 days" reports due to problems with Cambodians.  Is anyone able to confirm that they are once again accepting online reports ?