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The Immigration Bureau is a division of the Royal Thai Police.  Can't they easily run a police check on any one of us at any time ?  And, it would be up to the minute too.

Bangkok Airways built, and to my knowledge, still owns the Samui airport. They have allowed Thai Airways to serve it, but are charging them so much that the latter can not offer any bargains either. Bangkok-Phuket is farther than Bangkok-Samui, but you can fly to Phuket for much less.

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If your country has a tax treaty with Thailand, there should be no tax payable in Thailand on your home country pension.

Before you go to Bangkok, you might try the Immigration Call Centre; dial 1178. I have never used it myself. However it has been reported on this forum that they will possibly intercede if you are confronted with a halfwit on the other side of the counter.  If the Call Centre agrees with your position, go back to Nonthaburi Imm., dial them on your mobile phone, and hand the phone to the guy behind the counter.

Can you clarify what Immigration office you were in ? A google search of "Bang Rat Patana" turned up nothing relevant.

Very hard to believe, especially now that Thai tourists are becoming a significant force on the international scene. I saw recently that Thailand was the 4th largest source of foreign tourists in Japan for whatever period was being reported (I think it was 2017).  I don't think Thailand would even have made the list ten years ago.

I think that what you are asking about is obtaining a cash advance on your credit card ?

Presumably, the limit is the credit limit that the bank has given you. This should be shown on your monthly statement. I don't think the bank cares whether you withdraw cash up to your limit in one transaction, or in a series of withdrawals as you need the money.

You can buy a ticket at the Jomtien bus terminal up to 3 days in advance.  Note that you can board the bus only at the Jomtien terminal.  Unlike the bus arriving from Bangkok, it does not stop on Sukhumwit Road.

It just came to my attention that there will be no bus service to or from the Jomtien Bus Station on April 19, due to the Pattaya Songkran holiday.  I have no knowledge re the North Pattaya Bus Station.  If anyone does, could you post a thread under that title ?  It would be more visible than if you add the information here.

You will only need to show your bank account history for the 3 months prior to your application date.

Surin, same as Phuket.

I retired from a teaching position in Bangkok in March 2010, without having been caught up in any of it, with one exception - I think it was in early 2009 that we were told on short notice that we had to attend a three-day Thai Culture Course. I know that I renewed my Visa and Work Permit in March 2009, with no mention of anything pertaining to the need for a Teacher's Licence, professional development or a waiver.

Aidenai, when was the requirement for a Teaching Licence first introduced ?

The 12th is a holiday this yr., so, big traffic jam out of Bangkok on the night of the 11th and the 12th, then a big traffic jam returning on the 15th and 16th.  Otherwise O.K.

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While this a guess, I am thinking along the same line as LennyW. It is probably analogous to the tour bus industry for minority languages such as Korean or Russian"

   - a Thai is hired as a "tour guide", he speaks little or none of the minority language

  -  a foreign speaker of the minority language is hired as a "co-ordinator". This person does the work.

Is it strictly legal ?   No.  Does everyone go home happy ?    Yes.

Ubon Joe, I too respectively beg to differ. Relying on your previous advice I walked into Kap Cheung (Surin) Immigration last wek to change my Reason for Stay from "Working" to "Retirement". The first thing that they did was tell me to go and cancel my Work Permit.

You don't even need a letter from your employer, but you do need your passport.(They want to confirm that you are you.)

The cancelled permit is not returned to you, but you are given a receipt which you might need. You can do it yourself, with no requirement for anything from the employer.  I cancelled mine a few days ago.

A caveat if you are in Bangkok: A few months back there was a guy on here from Bangkok who said that the Labour Dept. there would not let him do it himself. Allow an extra day if that turns out to be true.  In the months leading upto my own cancellation I kept a close eye on this forum, and only saw this single reference on this point.

As a matter of policy I don't use Air Asia.  That said, there was a thread on here a couple of weeks ago; some of the replies indicated that the "pay at 7-11 option" is not available for flights within the very near future, e.g. 1 or 2 days; if this pertains to you, pretend you are booking a flight farther in the future as a test.

To the OP; Please refer to the topic: "Would I Have To Cancel My Visa..." If the moderators don't provide a link, click on my name, it is currently running on page 2 of my content.

Ubon Joe has referred to some trouble at the Savannaket and Nong Khai crossings into Lao for people in your circumstance. Take your contract with you, and if possible, get a letter from the employer that the contract is finished.  That should be self-evident, but better to be over=prepared, I suppose.

From Brit Tim's post, flying out might avoid any problem at the land borders.

Re: Visa - if you leave Thailand without having obtained a Re-entry Permit, your Visa will be cancelled.

Re: Work Permit - as it sounds as though you plan to work in Thailand again, you should cancel it. You can do it yourself, at whatever Labour Dept. office you obtained it from. There is no charge. If you do not cancel it, you might face a fine of B 500 when you apply for your next W.P.

So, will you be working for the same employer, from May onward ? If you  will be, your employer should take care of all extensions (Visa & Work Permit), and they should be doing that now, before March 31.

Convert here, you will do much better. You should be able to get a home-country quotation online.