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30 minutes ago, Liquorice said:

That would depend on your return date, before or after your current extension expiry date.

Your dates suggest you'd be returning after your current permission of stay expires on 1st May.

No, I specifically said my return date would be within the period of my current permission to stay which runs to May 22nd. I was told by the immigration officer that I would need a new re-entry permit. 

12 minutes ago, drh1010 said:

Thanks for the info - good to know that the under consideration stamp doesn't invalidate any previously granted permission to stay. 

I would check with immigration rather than take anything said here as gospel.

My experience this week says the opposite. As my current extension ends mid May I went to Hat Yai immigration on Tuesday for a new extension. With a new under consideration stamp in my passport I asked this same question, as I wasn't sure if my current multi re-entry permit was still valid, the immigration officer said, no, as I was now under consideration I would need a new re-entry permit.

On 4/18/2024 at 11:41 PM, Jaymatheson said:

Is that correct or is a SWIFT transfer favourable?

Depends on what currency you're starting with. If USD then SWIFT is better, most other currencies the margin is wide enough that Wise is the better option.

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I thought this was a reserve occupation for Indians and Arabs, now we have Europeans muscling in on the action.

I've renewed my passport since my last 1 year extension, and had all my stamps transferred by immigration. Today I went to Songkhla Immigration (Hat Yai) to renew my extension, as I was assembling my documents this morning I thought, will they want the old passport? I put it in just in case, lucky I did as they requested it, and copied all the pages from the last entry on my original visa.

Is this normal and will it be a continued requirement going forward? 

23 minutes ago, Goat said:

As usual the negative clowns about all things thailand are dribbling. 

 

Thais can build tall buildings well. 

Ever been to Bangkok? 

Even Khon Kaen has some tall buildings.

As maybe but why, does Thailand need the tallest building, plenty of other priorities I think.

Why FFS?

Did my 1 year extension (marriage) today, appointment made via Line for 1pm, got there on time. We were the only customers, all documents as per the latest check list; everything done, signed, and the under consideration stamp given in record time - 50 minutes start to finish.

Thank you Hat Yai immigration.

1 hour ago, wood78 said:

I suspect, I think, I presume..... Your experiences only....

I reiterate, the OP was to alert those without experience, for the likelihood of having to expect further complications, that "may" need to be considered....

Whatever, as said this would be better in the banking section rather than visas, as it has absolutely nothing to do with your extension which was granted, your issue is with the bank not immigration.

1 hour ago, wood78 said:

Only making reference to this single occasion, who knows what the future holds, I don't, do you ?

Yours is rather an unusual case I suspect, if it was solely to highlight the potential pitfalls in repatriating money then perhaps the topic title needn't have references your visa.

I think the vast majority of those on a non O marriage extension bring the money over and either leave it on deposit, or spend it through the year. Unless you're very lucky with favourable fluctuations in exchange rate you'll simple lose money coming in and lose money going out.

As for knowing the future I would presume, seeing as your original post stated an intention to make Thailand your home, you're going to have to go through this rigmarole again in 12 months which strikes me, personally, as plain bonkers. But each to their own, I would suggest you try Dee Money to repatriate your money.

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There's a good article about Chuwit in Nikkei Asia, dated 6th April 2024, which says "Chuwit, 62, left Thailand late last year for chemotherapy treatment for liver cancer at a hospital in the UK" 

https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Life/The-fast-life-and-slow-exit-of-Thai-showman-Chuwit

He's in the UK receiving chemotherapy

32 minutes ago, farangkinok said:

 

Nikki does speak very good English apparently.

I think my granddaughter's only had one Brit as her foreign English teacher. Previous teachers have been, in no particular order, Australian, South African, Moroccan, Canadian and British. The Moroccan guy Mr Habibi, was excellent.

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26-year-old transgender person, allegedly threw a glass bottle at a foreign visitor...

...the victim suffered a busted lip...

...the suspect reportedly confessed to the police officers that they committed the crimes as they were infuriated after they allegedly slept with the foreign victim for a fee and did not get paid

Good shot!

Try Tops, most have a bakery section and the quality/selection is far better than either Big-C or Lotus'ssssss

Sadly it'll have been demolished and replaced with yet another luxury block of condos within ten years.

1 hour ago, proton said:

Islam continually asks for tolerance while being totally intolerant itself.

Says Mr Tolerance