gamini

It said that the vaccination centres are in Bangkok and later on in Pattaya. So what about the rest of the country?
I had no problem in registering and it said it would send me an email to confirm the place and time.  I live a long way from Bangkok so I hope they don't expect it to go there to get a vaccine. I'm far too old to travel their website did mention to bring evidence of existing medical problems and lifted them. Will you tip to see what happens

This is the first sensible solution that the TAT has proposed. Certainly the third item regarding retirees. Let us hope that it is implemented since  thousands of present retirees would be able to get a 10 year extension. I know that most of my friends would qualify too.  The requirements are very reasonable for genuine retirees.

On 5/22/2021 at 2:54 PM, gamini said:

Thanks very much. Incidently they fined me BT2000 because my90 day report was a few days latew, but no receipt

Grace quoted BT35000,  in spite of the fact that we have the reqired amount in our 

On 5/20/2021 at 11:40 PM, BritTim said:

I am sorry to hear of your problems. A sympathetic immigration office would find a way of giving you a marriage extension without your wife attending the office. They certainly have discretion to do so.

 

Most likely, if you do not extend, immigration will leave you alone, as you suspect. However, there are no guarantees. Rarely, there have been some real horror stories, and your local officials seem unsympathetic.

 

A good agent could make the problem go away for about 15000 baht. Maybe worth considering.

Thai Visa quoted Bt 35,000

On 5/20/2021 at 11:52 PM, ThaiVisaCentre said:

@gamini Please contact my team, and say that Grace told you do so.

We can help in extreme cases like this, and we will do it at the best price we can (much lower than the price Tim has mentioned).

LINE: @ThaiVisaCentre

Or email: [email protected]
 

Thanks very much. Incidently they fined me BT2000 because my90 day report was a few days latew, but no receipt

My marriage visa extension is due at the end of this month. I am completely disabled and my wife bedridden. Since neither of us can go to immigration we can't get a visa extension due to marriage. A retirement extension is no problem I don't need to have a go to immigration. I only have 400 K in the bank. So I contacted immigration they asked me to get a medical certificate for my hospital and they would give me an extension of two months. They added this would enable me to put in another 400 K into my bank account so that I would have 800 K for two months in my bank account. I got the medical certificate and there was no problem, they gave me an extra two months and did not require any evidence of money in the bank. But I was quite shocked that they  gave me two separate extensions at 1900 bt each,  total 3800 bt, I guess I can borrow the extra 400 K and get a retirement visa. But once I get it I will have to give that money back. So I can't keep it in my bank account after obtaining the visa. But that will give me 14 months until I have to renew the  visa. I am 90 years old and in 14 months time I very much doubt whether I'll still be alive. I am wondering what would happen if I didn't extend the visa in two months time.
I never go out of the house and if the immigration came to investigate me overstaying. Would they disconnect my oxygen and remove the ventilator which I have to use now and again and physically remove me to a detention center. I am almost completely paralyzed, deaf in my eyesight is poor. Otherwise I'm okay. Any comments would be appreciated

so why do you want to jump the queue when you are not even elegible

On 3/19/2021 at 12:19 PM, bdenner said:

At 71 I'm virtually uninsurable now but in saying that I have been self insured (when it comes to health) all my life.

Had a domestic accident 2 months ago, splintered a section of my knee cap and tissue damage to my lower leg and foot. In short 6 days in the BKK Hospital Udon which included surgery.

Thus far 140K Baht (AUD $6000) = absolutely no problem. I'm so far in front of the game just looking at the ridiculous premiums I would have paid over the years.

same with me. 

On 4/21/2021 at 5:31 PM, connda said:

This country pretty much pisses on anyone who isn't considered a Hi-so - Foreigner, Thai, or otherwise.

Hi So in Thailand means a person who pretends to be high class when they are clearly

not. Hated by everyone!!! So what do you mean?

On 4/22/2021 at 2:28 PM, forrwhat said:

Will this also be a valid driving license inside Thailand?

NO. These permit are not valid in the country of issue

On 4/22/2021 at 2:55 PM, Jingthing said:

What kind of extension are you on? Do you intend to come back? My understanding is that there are big issues coming back but I have a hard time keeping up with the specifics of that.

5 hours ago, Henryford said:

You are a lot safer here in Thailand than in the Uk (if you believe their figures). 130,000 dead in the UK, 100 here.

Agree. A bit of an overreaction. Brazil has  3..5 times the population of Thailand and  infection rate is 30 times higher!

1 hour ago, Pedrogaz said:

There e is a great deal of over legislating in Thailand. Think about this dow America change its immigration policies every year, or the EU? Thailand seems to want to change everything every year....but that is not the way to make things better.

nothing has changed in tke  last 20 years still 800k retirement and 400k marriage. What has changed is the tightning of the financial rules due to people using others to put up  the funds!

4 hours ago, keith101 said:

LOL,LOL,LOL they really dream big don't they delusions of grandeur . 1 million they would be very lucky to get 1 thousand and what exactly do the expect them to spend 100,000  on every single month , cmon time for a reality check .

I think that you should make a reality check. I spend more than a hundred thousand every month and so do most of my friends. 

Just now, Wiggy said:

Slightly off topic, but when I applied for permanent residency last year they wanted all my old passports since first coming to Thailand, plus my current one. For me this was four passports in total. Apparently I couldn't have applied without them, so it was lucky I kept them as there is nothing anywhere to say that you should, as far as I know. 

Very reasonable request from immigration, since you would have to been at least three years on a retirement Visa before you can apply for permanent residence. So naturally they would want to see your old passports.

8 hours ago, YetAnother said:

right inline with this governments overall performance, they order more of the one vaccine we least prefer

But  so very much better than most other countries. only 89 deaths!!

7 hours ago, jaiyen said:

And the PM still keeps telling us that the Covid situation is under control !

So how controlled is the virus in your own country with nearly a thousand times as many daily cases as Thailand?

Argentina. Where polo is near en par with football. I met, played, and made friends with wonderful Argentine polo players. I would like to spend my last days watching them play this wonderful sport. 

On 3/11/2021 at 11:41 AM, Crossy said:

As a follow on the my last thread on the subject, here :- https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189797-registering-a-uk-marriage-in-thailand-the-madness-continues/

My friend has reported the latest (lack of) progress.

A couple of weeks back he went to the ampur office with his (not cheap) stack of documents to get a Yellow Book (list in the previous thread).

As usual the office wasn't particularly busy and they were in and out in an hour and a half.

Highlights;- No real issues other than having to point out his parents names on his (translated) birth certificate (labelled as Mother's Name and Father's Name) and confusion over the "No Trace" on his criminal record check (which they seemed to interpret as "this person doesn't exist").

Anyway. At the end of the session he was sent away with "Big Boss not here, we will call when we want you to come in again".

 

Day before yesterday they got the call and attended yesterday accompanied by another witness (not the same person as last time was the instruction).

They were there for 2.5 hours, most of which was spent watching a LOT of typing into the computer interspersed with signing papers in Thai, and confirming where he worked and their earlier address in Thailand. 

End result - We need to talk to puyai-baan, he will come tomorrow, and we have to send these papers somewhere (it was unclear where the "somewhere" is).

He's now in "I'll get this document if it kills me" mode!!

why on earth do you bother?I can't think of a single thing that makes it worthwhile. However if you get the pink ID card. that is really useful and almost essential if you are using government hospitals

One of the many reasons I live in Thailand is because of the racism in England. When I married my Thai wife nearly 50 years ago I came in for a bit of criticism from some of the distant aristocratic members of my family. Previously I was engaged to the daughter of a very well-known aristocrat and there was a bit of a scandal when I broke it off. My  previous wife, whom I wasn't married to very long is now married into a Royal European family. She had the cheek to write and ask me not to tell anybody that I was married to her. I'm glad I left  that all behind, living happily in Thailand for the last 35 years. 

7 hours ago, Dante99 said:

The owners of those books have to do it and should know where.  

If you are not Thai, how did you get your name into a Blue Book?

 

You are wrong. all permanent residents get their name in the blue book

A ridiculous survey. For a start who would want to eat two Western meals a day when Thai food is one of the best in the world. In fact it is one of the attractions of living in Thailand. I could go on and on.

There are a lot of statues of far worse people than Franco all over the world. I wonder if they will pull these down too.