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Popular Post arick Posted August 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2021 Everybody I know with a New Elite card are flying to Vancouver Canada Sept 1 because the restrictions are gone for double vaccinated arrivals. They can enjoy the Okanagan Valley and going fishing on Vancouver Island. A hell of a lot better then going to an ugly run down closed up rat, wire infested and impoverished Phuket. Some places don't need Elite cards to get attention. Including a swab test in the letter is a real winner. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikebike Posted August 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, arick said: Everybody I know with a New Elite card are flying to Vancouver Canada Sept 1 because the restrictions are gone for double vaccinated arrivals. They can enjoy the Okanagan Valley... You sure about that? 1 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundooman Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 "So, thank you three times". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Ray Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 I think a real opportunity exists for one agent to negotiate with the Immigration Department to offer a full service for long term residents like retirees and those married to Thais. This would entail doing extensions with income statements and 90 day reports, residence notifications etc as usual for say two or three years (with agent’s help) After this qualifying period when the bona fides have been proved, the agent could do all the reporting, no need to prove income or residence to Immigration, just submit bank statements or residence changes to agent who does any notifications to Government including 90 day reports. This would be via a proper functioning website and database, to which the Immigration Dept would have access for monitoring and audit purposes. There would be no need for people to visit Immigration offices routinely with thousands of photocopies which would save the Department and applicants cost. I would be prepared to pay reasonable.fees say 5000 or 10000 baht per year for this service, a portion of which could go to Immigration to help cover their costs. I appreciate that this may not appeal to the Immigration Dept staff who think they would lose jobs, but this could come from natural wastage and cessation of recruitment, or redeployment to enforcement activities. This is fundamentally a privatization of the routine processes of Immigration like companies like VFS have done for passport renewals. As long as it is regularly and randomly audited, I think it could be effective. Current agents would be subsumed into the business. Interested to hear if anyone thinks this could work in Thailand or if it’s just a pipe dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aliflair Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Classic Ray that sounds like what I do, only thing is I do need to prove residence once a year by way of giving my agent my lease agreement, I set foot in immigration once per year for about 2 minutes, I do need to visit the agent to give them my passport every 90 days, perhaps that could be done online, I've never asked, they are only a 5 minute drive away so no drama regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unblocktheplanet Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 3 hours ago, patongphil said: Great English!! My services are available! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unblocktheplanet Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 High time to drop the price for retirees. B800k sounds about right. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 21 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said: My services are available! A new thai marketing slogan??? at least online lately it appears.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbbooboo Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Hmmmm...its too late baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse123 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) This also smacks of a post as if intended to make the elite card holder feel special when they are really offering next to nothing and offering no incentive to come here with that paltry initiative! Back to the drawing board and sack the entire promotional team responsible for putting out this garbage. Ever heard of giving nothing and trying your best to make it look like something substantial? Not an original thought in their insincere heads Edited August 11, 2021 by Scouse123 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fondue zoo Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 5 hours ago, patongphil said: Great English!! It reads like a scam email. Free yacht also included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted August 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2021 Welcome back to amazing paradise. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almer Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Getting, or got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamini Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 4 hours ago, Classic Ray said: I think a real opportunity exists for one agent to negotiate with the Immigration Department to offer a full service for long term residents like retirees and those married to Thais. This would entail doing extensions with income statements and 90 day reports, residence notifications etc as usual for say two or three years (with agent’s help) After this qualifying period when the bona fides have been proved, the agent could do all the reporting, no need to prove income or residence to Immigration, just submit bank statements or residence changes to agent who does any notifications to Government including 90 day reports. This would be via a proper functioning website and database, to which the Immigration Dept would have access for monitoring and audit purposes. There would be no need for people to visit Immigration offices routinely with thousands of photocopies which would save the Department and applicants cost. I would be prepared to pay reasonable.fees say 5000 or 10000 baht per year for this service, a portion of which could go to Immigration to help cover their costs. I appreciate that this may not appeal to the Immigration Dept staff who think they would lose jobs, but this could come from natural wastage and cessation of recruitment, or redeployment to enforcement activities. This is fundamentally a privatization of the routine processes of Immigration like companies like VFS have done for passport renewals. As long as it is regularly and randomly audited, I think it could be effective. Current agents would be subsumed into the business. Interested to hear if anyone thinks this could work in Thailand or if it’s just a pipe dream. Yes it actually does. I used Thai visa immigration service. I didn't have to go to immigration I simply posted my passport and I got my retirement visa extension and they will do the 90 day reporting for me until my next extension due in one years time. Their fees are very reasonable and I can't possibly see any advantages of having an elite card , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 2 hours ago, spidermike007 said: Welcome back to amazing paradise. They got the 'amazing' part right........???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenkins9039 Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 On 8/11/2021 at 10:43 AM, Scouse123 said: This also smacks of a post as if intended to make the elite card holder feel special when they are really offering next to nothing and offering no incentive to come here with that paltry initiative! Commonly referred to a steaming pile of polished turd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenkins9039 Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 On 8/11/2021 at 1:59 PM, PETERTHEEATER said: They got the 'amazing' part right.... You'd have thought they'd have put all those desperate hungry thais to work rebuilding all the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenkins9039 Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 On 8/11/2021 at 1:21 PM, gamini said: Yes it actually does. I used Thai visa immigration service. I didn't have to go to immigration I simply posted my passport and I got my retirement visa extension and they will do the 90 day reporting for me until my next extension due in one years time. Their fees are very reasonable and I can't possibly see any advantages of having an elite card , Advantages include the following. - No paperwork. - No dealing with immigration. - No Waiting - No Smelling Sex-Pats - No mingling with Sex-Pats - Car/Driver at airport (really convenient) -ergo you're not leaving your car there, or having to arrange/wait for transport. - Lounges keeping you away from Sex-Pats, Kids on Gap Year etc - Multiple Golf resorts rounds (more than i'll ever use). - Spa treatments (multiple) - when the neighbours try and brag about their work permits etc (i', here legally etc), its nice to say to them, ah shame, you should have done Elite you'd not have to deal with it every year. I'm sure there's many more, to be frank though its peanuts compared to what i've paid for similar (citizenship, residential etc) elsewhere and serves a purpose, i've done "Investor Visa", " Marriage Visa", "Work Permit Visa", "Tourist Visa, all had their pro's and con's, Investor Visa was pretty good as it allowed freehold ownership with the amount i threw into the country, but I grew bored of the paperwork, and "immigration still treating you as second class", now i just go in (if i need to during the covid closure of the Elite Office who normally do everything for you) and i hand them the passport and that's an end to it, they do it and bring back to you. Though its mainly because you have so many checks carried out, they don't have any suspicion when you are elite compared to others (interpol, europol, criminal, civil, bankruptcy, AML etc). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 On 8/11/2021 at 6:12 AM, arick said: Everybody I know with a New Elite card are flying to Vancouver Canada Sept 1 because the restrictions are gone for double vaccinated arrivals. They can enjoy the Okanagan Valley and going fishing on Vancouver Island. A hell of a lot better then going to an ugly run down closed up rat, wire infested and impoverished Phuket. Some places don't need Elite cards to get attention. Including a swab test in the letter is a real winner. Oh my what a drama queen! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenkins9039 Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 On 8/11/2021 at 10:48 AM, fondue zoo said: Free yacht also included. But whose paying for the maintenance lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arick Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 On 8/11/2021 at 6:16 AM, mikebike said: You sure about that? Still better then Phuket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenkins9039 Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, arick said: Still better then Phuket Phuket and Samui is ok, the roads are empty and there's no waiting around. Even Bangkok is more pleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arick Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 I have been there twice in the last 12 months nothing there. The only thing open was Makro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebike Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 15 minutes ago, arick said: Still better then Phuket Really? Evacuation Orders and/or Alerts have been issued in the following areas. For the most up-to-date information, check with your band office, municipality or local government. Boothroyd Indian Band (Facebook) Bridge River Indian Band (Evacuation Order; for Antoine Creek, Apple Spring & Terry Creek) Bulkley-Nechako Regional District Cariboo Regional District City of Vernon Columbia Shuswap Regional District Coldwater Indian Band (Evacuation Alert) Cook’s Ferry Indian Band (Evacuation Order) (Facebook page) Cowichan Valley Regional District District of Logan Lake Fraser Valley Regional District Nooaitch First Nation (Evacuation Alert) Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Okanagan Indian Band Osoyoos Indian Band (Evacuation Alert) Regional District of Central Kootenay Regional District of East Kootenay Regional District of Fraser-Fort George Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Regional District of North Okanagan Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District of Squamish-Lillooet Shackan Indian Band (Evacuation Order) (Facebook page) Skeetchestn Indian Band (Facebook page) Thompson-Nicola Regional District Village of Chase (Facebook) Village of Lytton Somehow I consider mass evacuations, while enduring all the same covid restrictions as Phuket, make the B.C. interior objectively worse than Phuket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenkins9039 Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 3 hours ago, arick said: I have been there twice in the last 12 months nothing there. The only thing open was Makro Central has been open up until recently (back open), most other things are open except bars etc (i drink/eat in hotels/resorts/clubs mainly) so not really impacted, its been beneficial with the roads being so empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arick Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 14 hours ago, Jenkins9039 said: Phuket and Samui is ok, the roads are empty and there's no waiting around. Even Bangkok is more pleasant. 14 hours ago, mikebike said: Really? Evacuation Orders and/or Alerts have been issued in the following areas. For the most up-to-date information, check with your band office, municipality or local government. Boothroyd Indian Band (Facebook) Bridge River Indian Band (Evacuation Order; for Antoine Creek, Apple Spring & Terry Creek) Bulkley-Nechako Regional District Cariboo Regional District City of Vernon Columbia Shuswap Regional District Coldwater Indian Band (Evacuation Alert) Cook’s Ferry Indian Band (Evacuation Order) (Facebook page) Cowichan Valley Regional District District of Logan Lake Fraser Valley Regional District Nooaitch First Nation (Evacuation Alert) Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Okanagan Indian Band Osoyoos Indian Band (Evacuation Alert) Regional District of Central Kootenay Regional District of East Kootenay Regional District of Fraser-Fort George Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Regional District of North Okanagan Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District of Squamish-Lillooet Shackan Indian Band (Evacuation Order) (Facebook page) Skeetchestn Indian Band (Facebook page) Thompson-Nicola Regional District Village of Chase (Facebook) Village of Lytton Somehow I consider mass evacuations, while enduring all the same covid restrictions as Phuket, make the B.C. interior objectively worse than Phuket. Fresh burning pine and cedar trees smells better then rubbish burning in the street. Remember you can fit 3 Germmanies in the pronvince. I bet you never have been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arick Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 11 hours ago, Jenkins9039 said: Central has been open up until recently (back open), most other things are open except bars etc (i drink/eat in hotels/resorts/clubs mainly) so not really impacted, its been beneficial with the roads being so empty. Still one cop on a bike trying to fine people until he sees a Thai licence.. He still hasn't send me a ticket... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arick Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/11/2021 at 6:16 AM, mikebike said: You sure about that? Really jing jing this is today Bella coola area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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