BB1955

This isnt a joking matter to airlines and airline employees . Should send a good message out , when u get on a plane to travel its best to be on your best behavior .

When our house was finished my wife went to immigration and filled out the form making the change . Now if we travel I do nothing . If it gets to the point I have to report evetytime I sleep or stay somewhere 24 hours , I think its time to find another place to live .

If you can do it help them by all means ....

Yes u can as I did , but signed the paper at the land office which stated the funds did not come from overseas. The bank we used was also well aware where the money came from. It is against the law for you to own land , you can own the house on the land. She can will u the house if she dies you can pettion to live in the house as long as you live. Or you can sell it.. But as I have seen and have said before. Dont invest what you are not willing to walk away from in Thailand .

I looked into this a while back and got comfirmation from Manila office . If your wife lived with you in the USA for 5 years . When you die and she turns 60 she can collect as long as she does not re marry before turning 60 . What percentage she would get I did not get a straight answer . Also I am unclear if she can collect before you die and she reaches retirment age . My understanding is if she worked 40 quarters in the usa she can collect but must reside in the USA if not an amrican citizen ... when she reaches retirment age . Please correct me if im wrong ...

Partly right and partly wrong.

As I explained above, if she lived with the husband in the US legally for at least five years after marriage then she is fully qualified to receive both spousal (while the husband is alive) and widow's benefits just the same as a wife who is a US citizen. So she can collect spousal benefits based on the husband's earning beginng at 62 or wait and earn Delayed Retirement Credits up until as old as 70.

Just as with a citizen wife, an eligible foreign wife does not have to have worked a day in her life, much less 40 quarters, to receive benefits based on her husbands SS covered earnings. She does not have to reside in the US. Indeed, if her green card has lapsed because she has been out of the US for more than a year she would likely be denied entry once her husband has passed away.

If the foreign wife did work in the US and pay payroll taxes, she is eligible for SS benefits on her own record. When she applied for benefits she would generally receive the larger of her own benefits or the benefits (spousal or widow's) based on her husband's record. Just the same as a citizen wife. The portion of the husband's SS benefits that she would receive depends on her age at the time she files.

Wow thats something I had not been told .

We stayed at Red Ginger very nice

I looked into this a while back and got comfirmation from Manila office . If your wife lived with you in the USA for 5 years . When you die and she turns 60 she can collect as long as she does not re marry before turning 60 . What percentage she would get I did not get a straight answer . Also I am unclear if she can collect before you die and she reaches retirment age . My understanding is if she worked 40 quarters in the usa she can collect but must reside in the USA if not an amrican citizen ... when she reaches retirment age . Please correct me if im wrong ...

I had the same problem , although I didnt try going to the Branch here in Hang dong . My guess is I could happen anywhere , but I think back in our home countries we could get money at the bank ... Oh well good to have a sock full anyway at home .. if you have a wife , theres probaly two socks full ..

Last year I went back to the US after being gome for 5 years . The first few days were a little stressful .brought back so good and bad memories . But after that all was good and I just counted the days to come baxk home ..... Nothing there interests me anymore saw it and that was all I needed..

I truly doubt there is any truth to this . He may have hired a high dollar snake attorney that will tie it up in federal court for a while , but my guess is he will at some point be brought back to Thailand in shackles ...

Thats good I wish I had know it was working , I thought it was down ,,,,,

I got there at about 10 15 am handed the girls my papers she looked at them handed me a number said must come back 1 oclock . So I go into the mall nothing opened , walk back down to immigration and my numbers being called 11 am . Go in give them the number get my stamp , I tell the officer the girls out front are telling people to come back at 1 not sure she quite understood . But I guess one hand has no clue what other hand is doing . I was out the door in 45 minutes .

I have two Mitsubichi inverted units one 9000 btu other 19000 btu with heat . The keep the place cool and my electric bill is much less than most of my friends that run non inverted untits . Plus they are very quiet ......

Feel for ya , but I would never ever leave my home country without a perminent sourse of uninterupted income .

I read a news article that said over 80 police officers have been killed in the line of duty during 2015 . I am so glad I got out when I didmfor more reasoms then just the thought of being a target .

I would go out of respect for your friend . Leave a donation what ever u feel comfortable with , stay as long as u feel comfortable ...

Im not sayimg this is wrong but I know back in The states someone would be going to jail and it wouldnt be the crooks .....

They finally called dhl should see it tomorrow

Was there yesterday lots of Chinese lots

Stayed at red ginger chic last week .left my tablet in room . noticed it too late . had to catch flight . they are holding it but giving me trouble sending it to Hang dong. Wait until I fill out my review..

No just shows you have been here too long

Hope he gets one soon

"Westerners like to think that Thai women are good at cooking and doing chores."

Not this westerner. I find it depends largely on the individual. I had one Thai gf that would be aghast if I tried to wash a dish or sweep the floor. I tried to explain the concept of equality in a relationship, whoosh over her head. On the other end of the spectrum my wife is quite happy to see me drudging away with house chores and of course, being the handyman.

Wing Wang Wong Baht , confused read it three time Wang

When I go back to USA/Florida, as I will following Songkran next year, other than the various visitings, the highlight of my trip is going to the springs in 2 state parks -- no other place like them that I know of in the world. The one pictured is 400 million liters per day output.