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Speaking Thai - is it necessary these days for an expat ?
Stocky replied to The Cobra's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I don't give a damn -
Immigration officials gear up for Songkran rush at Thai border
Stocky replied to webfact's topic in Southern Thailand News
Indeed, there'll be a fair few people escaping in the other direction too. -
Immigration officials gear up for Songkran rush at Thai border
Stocky replied to webfact's topic in Southern Thailand News
Waste of time explaining, seems most of the posters to the Southern Thailand section have never been south of Pattaya. -
Immigration officials gear up for Songkran rush at Thai border
Stocky replied to webfact's topic in Southern Thailand News
No doubt, but if you've ever visited Hat Yai you'd know that it's a popular holiday destination for families, Malay, Chinese and Indian Malaysians - it's not just Malaysian sexpats. -
Immigration officials gear up for Songkran rush at Thai border
Stocky replied to webfact's topic in Southern Thailand News
No you'll hear the sound of hoards of Malaysians complaining about standing in line for two hours. With the Hari Raya Idul Fitri holiday coinciding with Songkran this year it's also a long holiday in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia too - so Hat Yai is full. -
Wigan put a pie into Space! https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/16/pie-in-space-falling-shortcrust-wigan-mission-pie-in-the-sky
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The new British passport is pretty robust, the ID page is fully hard laminated, there was no harm in asking immigration.
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I thought you meant these two.
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Worth trying immigration first if the passport looks ok, new passport is plan B.
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Go and have a chat with the immigration office, explain the situation and show them the pre washed photos. Hopefully they'll do the equivalent of transferring stamps from an old passport, but in this case a pre-washed passport to a freshly laundered one.
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Thailand emerges as billionaire hotspot, ranked 12th in rich list
Stocky replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Shouldn't that read billionaire if they're on the billionaire rich list? -
Yes you can, and I do keep my extension money in a term deposit account. That said the IO officer can be twitchy about the lack of 'movement', they ask you to have your passbook updated on the day of application, at least Hat Yai do, but with term deposit I can't make a transaction on the day to show a total for that day in the passbook. Some officers seem to understand this, others are a little less bright shall we say. Bringing the balance up on the banking app to show the money is there has helped, as does doing the bank letter the same day as the application. So be aware it can be problematic depending on the IO reviewing your application, and no doubt the immigration office you use.
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38°C here in Hat Yai this afternoon, but a pleasant 26°C here in my office
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Indeed, I was going to say there's little point planting more until you convince people to stop cutting them down and burning them.
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Russian couple’s dine and dash attempt exposed in Phuket restaurant
Stocky replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
Interesting comments reported in the article, which possibly explains why a few days ago a Maxim driver was asking me about 'free visas' and if I had one, when I explained I didn't and needed to pay every year for my extension he seemed pleased. -
They're both Sam Stilton sock puppets
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Hat Yai Bht50-80 depending on topping
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K-Plus not working from USA?
Stocky replied to DrDave's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
Yes K-Bank seems a lot slower and I've had the same 'busy traffic' pop up. But if I switch to my SIM for internet from home wifi it works. Are you connecting roaming or from a local wifi connection? . -
Agreed it's a free service, but when I transferred my stamps to a new passport (Hat Yai IO) I was required to complete Form 22 and supply the documents specified on the form, namely a photocopy of the photo page of old and new passports, plus my extension, original visa, and last arrival stamp. All easy enough and completed whilst I waited.