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2 hours ago, phuturatica said:
I know people who have got into exporting goods out of Thailand and selling them on which has supported them financially. Things are much cheaper in Thailand which sell for a lot more in England. Or team up with a Thai person and open a business of some sort. However, have your wits about you and don't be another statistic of those who have lost everything after handing their money over to a Thai wife and their so called 'brother' or whatever - Happens far too often!
The laws have changed since I lived in Thailand I think - Are border runs not allowed now?
Wow, a blast from the past, I remember you.
I hope you have turned your life around, you were a top poster.
Still got your red hair?
The border runners are a thing of the past, and contary to popular beliefs held here, Thailand didnt implode when they left.
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22 minutes ago, elliss said:
do any of you guys remember the good ole days ,
when gbp was 50 bht . those were the days , we lived like kings in LOS
Remember them well, we lived like kings at 36 baht, those indeed were the days, bring them on again, the sooner the better.
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How much is the girl and her family contributring?
Its not uncommon in Thai/Thai weddings for the bride and groom to set up a joint bank account that each contribute to to pay the wedding costs.
To answer you question 150,000 baht tops, whats to happen to the white envelopes, who will be collecting them?
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I've seen European looking guys working in malls like Seacon and Paradise Park on the south side of Bangkok. They look like male models, probably Eastern European, and sell cosmetics and skin care products. I think it's perfectly legal if they're working for a Thai company that has a certain number of Thai employees per foreigner in order to get the work permits. They seem good at what they do, basically targeting bored housewives and flirting hard until they make a sale.
It's almost impossible to get a work permit that allows sales in a retail environment.
My previous work permit was at a location that had retail sales, and the work permit specifically stated that I was prohibited from selling things.
I have seen the same guys, no they are not East European, they are from a country that wont be named, clue, they are selling Dead Sea Salts, skin whitening products etc.
As for the legallity of it, I have no clue, they seem to move from Mall to Mall.
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Hazard a guess, ASEAN or AEC.
Up my way in Bkk they have Burmese petrol pump attendants, Burmese car wash cleaners, Vietnamese dek servs in bars.
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^^^^ I went to 7 today, I bought my usual crap, they asked me to fill in a questionaire, I left the purchases on the counter and headed for Tesco Express, no questions asked.
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For me there are no "drawbacks" and I believe this to be a "troll" topic which will, of course, attract "low class farang" comment.
Having to fill in endless questionaires which ultimaltely make no difference to my stay here.
This is a prime example.
Signed, low class falang.
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My thai gf first application for visit visa (now my wife) several years ago where I was the total sponsor and no supporting funds from her.... was that the current account had to indicate regular monthly income for the past 12 months or you had to have savings of something like £50k-£60k in a savings account for a previous 12 month duration rather then just showing a lump sum recently transferred into an account.
It's not clear from you question whether the 20000 thb your fiance earns is paid directly into her bank account each month and then subsequently taken out, as if she submitted 12 months worth of bank statements it should clearly show 20000 thb going into her account around the same period each month.
With regards to the £2.5k you were contributing, they say there was no proof of where the £2.5k was coming from and sounds like none was submitted, other then your word? I actually purchased the plane tickets and submitted proof of purchase of said tickets as part of visa application and also showed proof of where my gf was staying in the UK when she came to visit.
In terms of the actual application they are looking for:-
1. She can support herself financially whilst in the UK (whether that be by her own means or with your assistance) and require physical proof of that. This is to satisfy the officer reviewing the visa submission that she would be a low or no risk to becoming a burden on the UK benefits system.
2. Proof of where she will be staying for the month whether that be hotel, accommodation, parents place etc....
3. Proof of travel/return ticket with dates
Unclear as to whether you will be staying at your parents home or friends or relatives home, but if you are would suggest you get the people whose place you are staying at to write a letter of invite to your fiancee welcoming her and yourself to stay with them whilst she is in the UK. Obviously if you are staying in paid accommodation Hotel, BnB etc... you will have to show proof of purchase of accommodation for dates within the period of her stay in the UK.
The visit visa application is very much a tick box exercise where the Visa application reviewer looks at the responses to each question and for them it is very black and white no grey areas... it is either Yes or No. Whilst you or I might think we should have got a Yes to a question they can invariably say No with no shades of grey taken into consideration at all. My gf visitor visa she got first time but 2 subsequent Fiancee visas got rejected on what I consider pretty unfair marking, the second time of rejection I sought legal guidance about appealing and it would have taken up to 6 months to go to court, cost loads of money and no guarantee over overturning the result.... so in fact it was cheaper to reapply for a third time with legal help and she passed. In terms of appealing against the result .... not worth it for a visitor visa just reapply and hopefully you will get a tick in all the right boxes next time. Good luck
How could she ever have actually become a 'burden on the UK benefits system' during a one-month period in the UK ?
How could she ever have actually become a 'burden on the UK benefits system' during a one-month period in the UK ?
Look up the term, health toursits to the UK.
Not so long back the UK was the destination of choice for people of other Asian countries to come on holiday and give birth in UK hospitals at the taxpayers expense.
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Also thank you for your responses. I appreciate all advice, input, and constructive criticism. I'm 23 years old by the way if that helps. I have a girlfriend too, who I've been with for around 3-4 months now, so that's another thing I need to consider, she's Thai.
Forget the girlfriend she is just that, a girlfriend,
As the Thais say, not my family not my problem.
Good place to live or good place to work?
What skills do you have?
What do you have to offer?
Coming over here to throw your future in the bin.
I learned along time ago on here not to mention salary, too many haters and jealous types.
Get a proper education and job, and get sent here on a MNC contract.
Seen it way too many times here, guys wasting their time, by the time they wake up its too late.
There is more to life than earning 80k per month as a TEFLr.
If you want to live for today, go for it, if you think about the future, go elsewhere.
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Can't see the benefit of moving from Lop Buri province to any of the places you've stated.
May as well head to one of the bigger cities in Issan Khon Kaen or Udon Thani if you want opportunity.
Concur, persoanally I would rather live in Lop Buri than the 3 places mentioned.
If he wants golf and opportunity, head to Ayyutahya.
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I know the area you talk about very well.
First question, is it about finding jobs for her family?
If so forget it.
Pak Chong and Khao Yai are two of the most more hyped, over priced and over rated places north of Bkk, much loved by property types, in all honesty, nothing special.
In all honesty, Korat is a dump,
What is it you want?
Better going to Bangkok, north of the city, Chiang Mai, or Pattaya area (Bang Saen).
If you must go to Korat, suggest you head for Pak Thong Chai, just south of Korat, Rooks golf course is just up the raod.
Not mentioned, naam teuam korat, that means flooding to you and I, not mentioned lack of water in korat, not mentioned the bloody heat and dust.
Korat, no thanx, much better places in Thailand to live.
Too be honest, I really cant understand why you picked out these 3 places.
Do you live in Thailand full time, or are you a FIFO type of guy?
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Checked the visa today, it is valid from, intended date of travel, NOT date of issue, only mention this because I have seen this question asked before.
It is appropriate for them to question missing documents but not much more.
How would VFS staff know about missing documents?
From what I read on the website, its says submit documents applicable to your application.
The ECO will make the decision based on the ..........
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It may have been a poor choice of language I have read on here of people saying their partners were interviewed, the mrs told me it was more like small talk, not an interview as such.
By everything photocopied I mean, no originals were handed over, photocopies of all paperwork.
As a side note, the passport came in a sealed envelope that contained all the documents submmitted, I am sure the last time we just picked up the passport and the supporting documents came later by post.
All in all a pain free experience.
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If being abandoned in the middle of nowhere is the problem, why not suggest he pulls over somewhere for a nap and a coffee before continuing? Better late than dead.
Where exactly in the middle of nowhere do you suggest he pulls over for a nap and an M roi, or Birdy?
Where exactly in the mdidle of nowhre do you suggest the driver gets a coffee?
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Mrs handed everything in on Thursday 12 May, got an e-mail on Tuesday the 17th, went today to pick up Visa.
No need for photos, its all done inside, no questions asked, no interviews.
Everything straightforward, everything photocopied, no need for translations.
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Bkk to Pattaya, you will have passed at least two toll booths and the mega petrol station, hardly the middle of nowhere.
I would have stopped at any of the above and waited for the next available taxi or bus.
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Related or not?
Watched a documentary on the telly the other night, the Thai girl knew her stuff, very informed.
How many have seen this on the back of a car and dont know what it is?
The documentary traced this from Indonesia, back to Thailand, back to Cambodia and finally back to India.
As mentioned the girl knew her stuff, they pulled out different puppets, she recognised and named them all, in differing countries they had different names.
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Been there done that, lurve it when the Somchais get into it.
Was driving the car taking Somchai home, popped into some mom n pop store upcountry, the prices in Thai were all on display.
Got told rakkka falang, farlang price, no thankx.
I am under no illussuions, brother in law went in and tore them a new ass hole
Nothing to do with double pricing, nothing to do with farang, all to do with he wasnt getting a beer tonight.
Gawd bless the Somchais.
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Had a big breakthrough this morning. She actually sat down and talked to me calmly for 1 hour. What was more important was what she told me. Obviously language and cultural issues but the sht she holds in her craw that at the time was meaningless or she plain misunderstood. The greng jai thing, Thai fear of embarrassment. We were out at the shops a couple of months ago and I mentioned about the way she walked. Not in a demeaning way or anything but she favours one leg when she walks and I told her she needs to get a doctor look at it or she will need a hip replacement in the future. One of her legs looks like it's turned around at the knee. You wouldn't notice it if u didn't know her (like a chain dragging quasimodo). I was super tactful and only told her as I was concerned for her
.Anyway, she told me it had been nagging at her badly for 2 months because she thought I thought she looked like a buffalo and was embarrassed to be with her. Really was a huge issue for her from her sobbing and crying. Anyway, after was all explained etc she said felt like the world was lifted off her shoulders etc. Just goes to show you its all about appearances here.
Funny thing is I told her she needed to go have her head checked for tantrums resulting in foaming at the mouth fits and it was like water off a ducks back.
Anyway, shes still a selfish bitch but she does appear to have learnt something about calm discussion
Anyway, shes still a selfish bitch but she does appear to have learnt something about calm discussion
What she knows about and you dont, is conflict avoidance, she will tell you what you want to hear to make the ploblem go away.
The ploblem aint going nowhere, the ploblem aint her, its you.
Accept the relationship for what it is.
If you kant, do what I and others before have done, walk out the door in the morning and dont look back.
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I wish you could sit down and explain that to my dick :-( I read here somewhere there were 3 or 4 stages of moving to Thailand.More to life than Thai totty......
First stage was enraptured with culture and food. Wanting to be more like a Thai person
2nd stage mild annoyance at the very things that first seemed quirky and exciting
Then finally after a long time of denial "I'm only here for the pussy"
I'm in the final stage
Then finally after a long time of denial "I'm only here for the pussy"
Believe me, after a while that soon gets boring, same old song, done me wrong.
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The OP makes what are actually valid observations only to have the usual suspects jump down his throat and call him a 'Thai Basher' or acuse him of attacking 'Thai Culture'.
Meanwhile the offensive post from Koosdedooes goes without comment from the self proclaimed defenders of anything Thai - perhaps they swallowed Koosdedooes' faux Tinglish.
But faux it is.
A quick search for posts by Koosdedooes reveals he is capable of writing English as his mother tongue.
Why Koosdedooes should wish to adopt fake Timglish, or indeed a Thai alter ego, for this thread is a mystery but that his representation of Tinglish is crude is without question.
It might also be regarded as offensive except it seems the guardians of all things Thai (and perhaps faux Thai) seem to have been taken in Koosdedooes' sad little game play.
We all listen to the same radio, but we aint all on the same frequecny.
Whooooooooooosh.
That the sound of the subtlety (of the post) being lost on many, and flying right over their heads.
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Just had the e-mail saying the mrs visa etc etc, after two days.
Is VFS on Suk open on the 20th or not?
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The trick is to be about an hour away. If you're next door they'll visit all the time. If you're far away then they'll be sleeping over. If they're an hour away, your wife will visit them and you don't even need to go with her.
The trick is to be about an hour away
A lot of truth in what you say.
My trick was to get a Bang Kaew dog, they are all shyt scared of her.
Living in Thailand without a Uni Degree, can it be done ?
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PS, I still laugh about your story about some kaek giving you shoit about your dog up Pra Wet way.
Next time you come here get yourself a Bang Kaew, the locals are shoit scared of them.