[Phuket Governor Addresses Rumors in Swiss Expat Alleged Assault Case]

17 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

But for the right price.......

Expats like him should get kicked out , to many thugs in the already…

[Visa nearly expired while marriage visa under consideration]

19 hours ago, Aionss888 said:

Hi,

My visa is due to expire on Sunday 14th, I have an under consideration stamp for a marriage visa that has been pending for 1 month, what will happen if my visa runs out before its approved?

Don't worry you just need to go to immigration when it's stated , the chan you should be refused is very slim , if approved after your visit your passport  will be stamped (Permitted to stay until January 13 2025) and you also got a receipt for 90 days reporting taped in your passport there you can see when next report ids due. Hope this helps

[Kor Ror 2 for Non-O Marriage Extension]

On 1/4/2024 at 11:20 AM, EdwardM said:

I'm preparing for my first Non-O marriage extension.

Wondering if anyone's done this recently and could confirm for me if I'll need to go get an updated Kor Ror 2? Or can I just use the one from last year when I registered my marriage here?

 

No you need a new one ... In my case depending on province (Surin) Same day...

 

[Concert in Kelantan with sexy Thai dancers stirs controversy]

On 11/30/2023 at 9:06 AM, OneMoreFarang said:

What's the problem? Was anybody harmed?

If people don't like to see sexy girls, then don't go there and don't watch! 

We need a lot more of that...

[No Need for 90 day's reporting ?]

4 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Frequently wrong on these matters.....but I always understood nothing affected 90 day reporting other than leaving the country.

Neither did I ...

[No Need for 90 day's reporting ?]

1 hour ago, OJAS said:

 

Looks like from the OP's user profile that it's the dreaded Jomtien office in his case!

 

My immigration office (Rayong) reset my 90-day reporting clock when I last sought a retirement extension there, but kindly omitted to tell me that they had done this. I only found out after an online report based on the previous due date was rejected.

 

Thanks for letting me know , we just moved to Surin, and I have forgotten to change Location. Meant Surin it was...

[No Need for 90 day's reporting ?]

4 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Which immigration office.

Some offices do the 90 day report when someone does an extension. 

 

In reality 90 day reports have nothing to do with extensions. 

Mueang Surin (Surin City)

[No Need for 90 day's reporting ?]

Find out yesterday, October 24 when I was going to do my 90 day's reporting to Immigration, I was told by the officer that there was no need for that , due to I'm under consideration for extension of my marriage visa. So that went very smooth but also little confusing, has anyone else experienced that ? I did the application September 29 and current extension expire November 2 and I was asked to come back December 2 

[Thai government’s 5% GDP growth aim deemed optimistic amidst challenges]

7 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I think the world bank knows more about Thailands outlook and finances than Thailand !

The new pm doesn’t seem to know anything thing about economics, 560bn in handouts to 56 million people next year, where is the money coming from? Taksin , Seretta , don’t think so , either from the Thai government or from overseas loans. This will kickstart a higher inflation with higher prices, and who is paying for it , the Thai people. The 10000 bath is just a loan and nothing else. This is political stunt from Pheu Thai to be able to keep the power in the country until the next election and they weren’t  even elected, I never seen so much financial incompetents wannabe Politician’s , Maybe Trump can help out if not in prison the one stop shop for a quick solution 

[400k in the bank for two months - cutting it fine!]

16 hours ago, Melpomene said:

Hello all - I posted a few weeks back about having to pop to HCMC to get another non-imm O visa based upon marriage to give myself time to allow the 400k to season for two months.  However, I've managed to get my ducks in a row a bit quicker than I thought and with doing the 60 day extension I think I will just about be able to apply for the one year extension based upon marriage before the extension stamp expires.

 

My time line is as follows :

 

25/09 - 400k deposited in my account

28/11 - my current permission to stay ends

 

It's going to be pretty tight and annoyingly the two month seasoning date is a Saturday (25/11), so potentially the earliest I could apply is 27/11 which is the day before my permission to stay expires - is this cutting it too fine given it'll be my first experience applying for this extension and there's a chance I'll have some document missing/incorrect ?  Would it be worth applying on 24/11 (I'd say 25/09 - 24/11 is two full months ????), or is this likely to be futile and risk irritating the immigration officer ?

 

Many thanks...

Just did it, one hour ago, make sure you have document ready and that applies for your wife as well , she need if she have change her last name change documents from Amphoe, Thai ID ,  Tabien ban everything copied and your bank letter and Ko Ror 22 needs be issued where I live at the same day as you apply at immigration. Good Luck...

[Snake in the garden. location Surin]

Hi everyone I got a visit last night of a little snake about  two feet long , anyone know what kind of snake this is , the darker section was brown.

[Pitbull Attack in Chonburi Ends Tragically]

Very good , this race should not been allowed at all , Pitbull's are a killer bread ...

[Current financial requirement for marriage extension]

I have planned to move away from from monthly deposits from overseas and to use money in the bank instead. I need to know what the amount is now and how long the funds have to be in the bank prior to the extension, and does it matter where the funds are coming from ? Sorry to ask this question , probably cited many times before.

[Visa Agents in Pattaya.]

Why use a Visa agent when you can do it yourself , I been here for 9 years and never had a problem , as long you can read and write English it should't bee any problems and use the the hard earned cash for something fun instead...

[Foreign land ownership proposal can be canceled if Thai people don’t agree says the Minister of the Interior]

The stupidity is beyond, human thoughts , keep Thailand as it was centuries ago. This is 2022 not 1932 , This country can try to do anything but believe me it will be a failure to 100% . Where are the intelligent Thai people that can make a difference ? I assume the the elite here in Thailand won't let them and  I have an Idea but it might be best to keep it for my self. Good luck rouling parties to to something if there is any consideration to normal people here in the land of smiles...

[Extension of Stay based upon Marriage]

I just want to inform that it seems to be new rules to get a one year extension of stay based upon marriage and monthly inflow of funds from overseas.

I got an income affidavit from my consulate here in Pattaya as I have done for 7 years before , and no questions asked at Jomtien Immigration, this year not good enough , I had to go to MFA in Bangkok to get the Affidavit document legalized. Bank Letter and Statements from Two different bank's was also a requirement from immigration. The reason in my case is that my bank in Sweden send the funds through Bangkok bank which immediately forward the fund's to Siam Commercial Bank. This was before a 1-2 days effort , now it is a week, I will in the future keep funds in My thai Bank account covering one year. I hope this helps for those that is in a similar situation. Please Note Ministry of Foreign Affairs , dept Consular services located at Cheang Wattana Complex , Bkk. The process is not a one day process and you need to be there very early , if you are lucky they will send the document to you EMS fro an extra fee.

[Switching Extension Types]

3 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Normally immigration will not cancel your extension in order to change the reason for your extension from retirement to

marriage.

You may have to leave the country without a re-entry permit and get a new non-o visa to start all over again.

 

I change extension from Retirement that originally was based on a O-A visa three years ago to a extension based on marriage here in Pattaya , with no insurance requirements. The change was done at the annual extension, without any problem.

[Are go-go girls and bar girls still beautiful?]

On 6/26/2022 at 1:41 AM, dj230 said:

Just use tinder, tons of girls on there, many of them looking like super models in Bangkok 

There is always a lid for every pot 

[Used Honda PCX - What's it worth?]

I got 65K for mine a year ago it was a 2015, 7000 km on the clock, I had it since it was brand new...

[Thai Tourism and Sports Minister and Ministry of Public Health to propose “Test&Go” to resume possibly in February]

Good that it seem to be some thoughts to open up the country , the test and go plan is somewhat ok , but the second PCR test should be scraped , and the reason is the there is an incubation time for Omicron could be as short as only 4 days , so those who attract the virus might have got it here in Thailand, and that along with requirements of quarantine is not fair to them. As they started to do in Europe, consider Omicron as regular cold , mass testing don't make any sense any more for this variant... 

[Restaurants are being targeted unfairly for a big jump in Covid Cases in Pattaya]

The blame game is on and it will never stop. Authorities will never take any responsibility because if the do, they "loosing face". The responsibility of the current situation is00% the authorities , with the inability to have a strategy that entails to the current situation. We just have to learn to live with the virus for maybe several years and it looks like the latest strain of Covid 19, Omicron, will find us regardless of measurements are place, it will spread all over the globe and closing borders won't help. It will be better slowly, people will get a boosted immune system that can fight the new strain of the virus. That said all people around the globe need to be vaccinated, no place for anti-vaxers, and as long authorities/and or countries prioritize them selves prior to regular people the virus will continue to mutate. "Catch 22", Don't authorities and leaders do any cost benefit analysis anymore ?  1

[Thailand’s Minister of Public Health officially proposes to Covid-Center to postpone resuming “Test and Go” until at least the end of January]

He is so stupid so it is incredible, and the reason is that this man don't have to think of his fellows Thai , whatever he says it won't hurt him personally just the country, just forget about the Thai turist industry, Westerners will go elsewhere in south east Asia...

[Thailand may cancel Test & Go due to Omicron: Anutin]

7 minutes ago, 2 is 1 said:

And your experience was? You should tell that to British who die on it!

And how many do you think die of influenza every year ? , Thousands...

[Thailand may cancel Test & Go due to Omicron: Anutin]

Why cancel Test&GO T-Pass.  Omicron is already here, If it spread as in UK no chance this will not help , the virus will find you regardless , accept the situation and live with it. 

[KrungThai Max deposit 50k]

12 hours ago, chang50 said:

This will wreak havoc on those who use the 65k income method for their retirement extensions.

 

Wrong make two transfers from abroad