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    pay 2000 baht at the airport for a visa exemption?

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    10 minutes ago, JDangle said:

    ok, so Thaiembassy is confusing the two schemes? Or am I not able to read correctly (distinct possibility)?

    All my dangle angles are wrong - And damn it, that's the way I like it ????

    Thanks Joe, free is good!

    Am I correct in thinking the requirements are-

    a valid passport w/6mo, an outward ticket, and a 'never asked for' 20k baht. Is that correct?

    It's 20k per family 10k for a single traveller.

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    90 day report online

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    47 minutes ago, Doctor Tom said:

    same thing happened to me.  I could not find a 'request new password', but eventually I saw the icon on the website.  Once I had a new password, or to be exact two new passwords, as it took two attempts, it worked.  Keep requesting a new password until it yields.  

    Thank you I eventually did it hopefully it is ok just need to print it.

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    UK State Pension - How does one get it paid in Thai baht into a Thai bank account ?

    in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments

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    19 hours ago, treetops said:

    Indeed, that's why I said "this year".

     

    Yes, no SERPS or S2P or anything else in this.  It's the basic state pension figure and the full rate of the new state pension.

    That's the only point I was trying to make that there is a big difference between the basic and new state pensions post 2016 regardless of anything else like SERPS or enhanced private pensions etc.

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    UK State Pension - How does one get it paid in Thai baht into a Thai bank account ?

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    6 minutes ago, sandyf said:

    That is not true, you obviously do not understand how the additional pension worked. Do you really think they would have changed the system to pay out more.

    The whole reason for the change was to try and make people fund more of their own pension.

    When I got my my state pension in 2012 I got £192/wk. I wasn't a particularly high earner and suspect there are many out there getting a state pension in excess of £300/wk. Those that contracted out will probably be getting more than that depending on how well their fund performed.

    The new system put a cap on the state pension liability.

    Fair enough I'll look into that,always willing to learn.

    UK State Pension - How does one get it paid in Thai baht into a Thai bank account ?

    in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments

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    3 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

    Curious !! Out of interest what's the difference.

    Everything changed in 2016 when they give a very big increase and remodelled the UK pension system creating 2 distinct rates.Anyone who retired pre 2016 is on a much lower pension than post 2016 all other factors being equal.If anyone is interested in making up N.I. voluntary contributions before retiring the advice is not to make up years pre 2016 as this will not give you any increase.

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    UK State Pension - How does one get it paid in Thai baht into a Thai bank account ?

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    44 minutes ago, bradiston said:

    Somebody else said he has pensions paid directly into a Wise account. Is this possible? I use Wise but I don't think the account I transfer to from my UK bank is available to 3rd parties. I move funds from my UK bank to Wise where they're held until I move them on, to a Thai or Filipino bank or wherever, as I choose.

    It is very possible I have a company pension and a UK state pension paid directly into my Wise account all you need to do is provide your account number and sort code to your providers..Once deposited with Wise it is also possible to auto convert pounds to baht at a rate chosen by you.Earlier today I chose to auto n convert a sterling amount to baht at 44.2.When this figure is reached I can transfer baht direct to my Thai bank.

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