AlbionThailand
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We have 40 dogs and feed 60+ every day. In the morning, it is 3+ kilos of liver that the wife cooks up. In the evening we buy 10 chopped up chicken bodies. We add purple BokDok dry food to each meal for our "falang" dogs (huskies) and rice for the rest.
We have tried all the different types of dry dog food and only BokDok is enjoyed by every dog.
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Not forgetting newly opened "Big Ubon Breakfasts" near the airport. Open 06:00 thru 11:00 daily except Saturdays.
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Just applied for a UK passport renewal for my son requiring an appointment and visit to Trendy Building.
We had to fly in from Ubon to do this.
Unexpected twist is that they now require translated copy of house-book, national ID or drivers license. This is not mentioned as part of the documention to bring but apparently, your address needs to be checked/verified. Lucky we had a copy of housebook on mobile.
Sad part of the story is that, although the payment form offers 2 options with one being to pay extra for the Passport to be sent to you, this option is no longer available. Passports must now be picked up requiring another round-trip from Ubon.
My question is why do they need a translated version of address if they don't use it to send out the passport?????
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The US immigration asks you to fill in a short form before getting fingerprinted. I put my country of birth as UK and when they entered into their system, behold - I was Ukrainian. I tried to correct with Great Britain but that made my country Gibraltar. Neither Wales nor Scotland were valid options so we agreed that for immigration purposes, I would be English.
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Despite only arriving at 11:30; and room being full, was in/out in in just over 1 hour with Extension based on THB 800K and with Re-Entry Visa.
First visited Kaisakorn Bank and got the standard confirmation letter.
Took this letter, photos, passport + set of color copies and bank book to Immigration.
New procedure (to me) was that TM-7/Re-entry Forms no longer necessary; the IO completed them and just had to sign. Also had to sign 2 forms accepting my Extension could be revoked upon certain violations and also acknowledging the penalties for over-stay.
Only issues encountered was that IO needed a 2nd set of copies of my passport for the Re-Entry Visa and a detailed Bank Statement because the Bank Book was missing a bunch of months with no tranactions and therefore not showing balance as at 2-month ago. Brought these back to Immigration, picked up Passport and away.....
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I received this reply a few days ago via email from VFS in Bangkok, hope it helps:
Document that require for First Child Passport :
Child Documents :
- Birth Certificate
- 2 photograph, white or light grey background with countersign (size 3.5x4.5 cm)
- Non-British passport (If have) ( copy every page)
- Certificate of Change Name or Change surname (if have)
Parents Documents :
- Birth Certificate
- Passport (bio-data page)
- Document showing Thai address
- Marriage Certificate(if have)
- Certificate of Change Name or Change surname (if have)
- ID card
What they don't list but also requested upon interview (based on my visit 2 weeks ago) are:
(1) Divorce Papers if previously married (translated and stamped)
(2) Color copies of every page of child's Thai passport
(3) Color copy of Child's ID Card (translated and stamped)
(4) Color copy of the Child's Birth Registration Certificate from the British Embassy (I guess if the brith was recorded by them)
They asked for my Thai wife's Birth Certificate and I said "not available" and moved on.
Said Passport would take 4-6 weeks but advised today, after 2 weeks that Passport ready to be picked up.
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Immigration here in Ubon has not done a certificate of residency for years now to get a drivers license. The DLT gives you a form to be signed and stamped by immigration.
But the trip to immigration is not needed now. You just go to the tourist police office and they stamp and sign it.
UbonJoe: Got my DL in Ubon a few weeks ago: Even more simple now in Ubon - straight to the Tourist Police and they have you fill in a form (super-nice people - they even made color photocopies of my passport as needed by the DLT) [30 minutes] then off to Medical Office in back of DLT for a full comprehensive health check-up [2 minutes] and into DLT where they waived everything except the color-blind test and walked out with my Thai Drivers License. All done and dusted in less than 2 hours.
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They actually showed me paperwork that stated if the THB 800K option was selected, then proof that the funds originated from foreign sources had to be provided - they even showed me an "Bank Credit" or "Incoming Wire Transfer receipt" as an example of what they wanted me to provide as supporting documentation.
As I get no receipts from the bank for incoming funds into my account and, as these funds must be over 90-days old, this could be a big problem unless the banks are able to reproduce receipts going way back.....
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In CW immigration last week I was asked to provide proof that the source of my bank balance containing my seasoned THB 800K++ was from a foreign source. My passbook only covered the last 6-months and had a opening balance of THB 800K+ as monies had been deposited several years ago. I also had a letter from my bank stating the date my account was opened.
Fortunately, I'd recently supplemented the 800K with some additional recent transfers in from overseas and was able to obtain copies of these incoming wire transfer receipts from the bank downstairs and these, although not amounting to THB 800K, seemed to suffice for their needs.
In reading the many posts about seasoned money, I have not come across anybody else being asked to provide evidence of the source of these funds or even that thus was a requirement.
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To clarify: I am an American citizen and my 1-year "O" expires December 08.
I arrive December 10 and so will enter with 30-day visa on arrival as no time to renew by Visa before departure.
I intend to say about 2 months with several business rateled trips during that time outside Thailand.
I'd like to be able to extend either my expired "O" or my Visa-on-Arrival in Thailand - whatever necessary just to be able to obtain a retirement visa.
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I'm leaving for LOS this weekend and just noticed my O-Visa expired a few days ago and, now, no time to renew. Therefore I will enter Thailand on a Tourist Visa.
I intended to apply for a retriement visa on this trip as I meet all requirements (Thai wife/child, over THB 800K in bank, over 50, etc).
I read somewhere that I can get a 90-day extension of stay at Immigration and then make my retirement application. Is this correct?
Thanks in advance for your advice.......
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Sorry - pix now attached..................
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The wife just sent me a pix of a "Tiger Cat" that was shot when raiding the chicken coop.
Can anybody identify what it is - a lynx??
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My 20-year old son is coming to Thailand and wants me to locate a good Mixed Martial Arts gym for him.. Can anybody suggest a good one in the vicinity of Mong Thong Thani/PakKret? Thanks in advance Andy
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My 20-year old son is coming to Thailand and wants me to locate a good Mixed Martial Arts gym for him..
Can anybody suggest a good one in the vicinity of Mong Thong Thani/PakKret?
Thanks in advance
Andy
Passports for dual citizens
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My son just off to university in the USA. I made sure to renew both his Thai and UK passport before he left even though both still had 1 year to run. Just not worth the aggravation to do otherwise.