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So, are you an American, to be receiving a payment from the U.S. govt. ?

I am a longtime Thai resident, and I too am not clear what you  are talking about.

  - my best guess is that you are going to be receiving a regular social security payment (from The Philippine government) ?

 - what embassy in Manila are you referring to ?  If you will be receiving  payments from the Philippine govt., contact whatever part of the government will be issuing the payments.

- Most, if not all foreigners in Thailand who receive automatic monthly deposits have savings accounts.

   I don't know if direct deposits are permitted into fixed-term accounts or not.  My guess would be not.  Some of these accounts have minimum requirements for deposits, others might require that the bankbook be provided each time. I was once told that I could not make a deposit to my fixed-term account because I was not at my home branch.

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I worked as a teacher in Thailand from 1995 - 2010, and again for a couple of years in the current decade. I had to have my degree authenticated for my first job, but I was never asked to do it again. As with so many other things, the requirements are sometimes overlooked. But, if someone has told you that if you want a certain job, you need to have your degree authenticated, the choice is yours.

You didn't state your country of citizenship. Contact your embassy in Bangkok for advice on how to proceed.

One notable exception: Britons can only have thir degrees authenticated in Britain.

The job advertising websites won't help you. They earn their income from the schools.

It is halfway between 281 and 283.

Larger employers usually have paper copies too.

I did mine from within Thailand; I had been working in Thailand at the time. As I was, you might be asked to document where the B 800,000 came from. In my case it was money I had earned and saved in Thailand. I provided copies of 5 yrs. of income tax returns.  This was enough to convince them that I could have saved that amount of money.

This whole requirement to lock-up money post approval is brand new, so none of us are going to know anything definitive for at least a year. That said, my guess is that it would be acceptable. Keep your deposit book for whatever account the money is presently in, to ensure a complete three month paper trail.

Having the money in more than one account has always been acceptable.

Thailand Post Offices sell high-quality boxes.

Err on the side of caution, especially if this will be your first one. You have to allow for time zone differences and the possibility of a holiday on one end or both ends,  From my experience, the banks have a deadline threshold once every business day. If you miss that deadline by a moment, you lose 24 hrs. right there.

Don't be overly impressed by people coming on here and boasting "My bank's better than yours, because I once received a SWIFT transfer in 18 hours".  Maybe they did, but you shouldn't expect lightning to strike the same place twice.

To clarify my chronology last year:

   - My extension of stay was valid until Apr. 18, 2018

   - I went in on Mar. 19 and renewed my extension to stay.  They put me "Under Consideration"; to return  on Apr. 19.

   - I went back the next day, Mar. 20 and got my Re-entry Permit (I think I didn't do it on the 19th because

      Immigration required me to come back one day sooner than I had anticipated; that meant I had to rebook my international flight, & didn't want to do the R.E. Permit before that had been done.)

    - I returned to Thailand on Apr. 17.  Suwannaphum Immigration were a little bemused that I only had two days remaining on my extension, I told them I would be renewing it two days hence.

     - I reported to my Immigration office on Apr. 19, 2018.

!. You can apply as late as the last day if you wish, though I would not recommend doing that, in case of a last-minute surprise from the Immigration Dept.

2. As long as you have obtained a Re-entry Permit on your current extension of stay, you can leave Thailand during the Under Consideration period.  I did it last year

30 minutes ago, ChouDoufu said:

is this required where you are?  CW only requires the guarantee letter showing current balance along with the passbook.  i use a fixed account, with no transactions, so there are only 2 or 3 updates all with the same balance (unless interest added).  i have a separate savings to show money flow, but so far not asked.

 

i thought the new order directed 2 months prior and 3 months after for all applications.

The developing consensus on here seems to be that it remains as before; 2+3 for first-time applications, 3+3for renewals.

There is nothing to stop you being your own messenger boy, going from pillar to post as directed. But unless your spoken and written Thai is quite good, you might want to have a Thai person with you.

CIMB (Thailand) is a local bank. I have used them in the past.

An alternative for you to consider:  The Post Office will ship items as large as a motorcycle (if you put enough stamps on it????). The division that does it is Logispost. Ask at the counter that sells cardboard boxes.  And the recipient can pick up the shipment at the P.O., anytime they are open.

Brexit means Brexit.  That's not the only thing it means.

As I prepare for my annual Extension of Stay, I have photocopies of the owner's ID card and house registration, containing her photocopied signature (undated). I am presuming that since these were accepted last time, they will be again.  Any recent experiences ? Surin (Kap Cheung) Immigration office.

In reply to Post # 7; like anywhere else, I walk around with a neutral expression on my face. That enables me to use a smile as a greeting. And to be honest, there have probably been times when I substituted a smile for a wai.

- I never return the wai of a complete stranger.

-if I encounter someone I "know" on the street (such as a store clerk I have dealt with many times), I wai them only after they have waied me.

- teachers don't return the wai's of students.

-with respect to young people; 15 is something of a watershed age in Thailand;

  - if he is less than 15, you don't return the wai.  If he is 15 or more, follow the rules I have stated above.

- one more note re the workplace; age trumps rank.  I used to work at a school where the department head position was filled on a rotational basis. When a younger teacher took the chair that had been previously occupied by an older one, I saw the younger one still initiated the wai, even though she was now the department head.