[Fake time, real warning: Thai couple’s scam alert - video]

I thought this was a reserve occupation for Indians and Arabs, now we have Europeans muscling in on the action.

[Non-O Marriage Extension - old passport requested]

52 minutes ago, CharlieKo said:

If this is your first 1 year extension stamp in the new passport then yes, it's normal. You shouldn't need to show it for the following years  stamps. However......

Thanks, that was my thinking but accept the caveat; will take the old one again next year, just in case.

[Non-O Marriage Extension - old passport requested]

I've renewed my passport since my last 1 year extension, and had all my stamps transferred by immigration. Today I went to Songkhla Immigration (Hat Yai) to renew my extension, as I was assembling my documents this morning I thought, will they want the old passport? I put it in just in case, lucky I did as they requested it, and copied all the pages from the last entry on my original visa.

 

Is this normal and will it be a continued requirement going forward? 

[GPS coordinates now required.]

Hat Yai has required a Google map with long/lat coordinates for several years, they also request a hand drawn version too.

 

 

Whatever keeps them happy.

 

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[PM unveils plans to build world's tallest building (video)]

23 minutes ago, Goat said:

As usual the negative clowns about all things thailand are dribbling. 

 

Thais can build tall buildings well. 

Ever been to Bangkok? 

Even Khon Kaen has some tall buildings.

As maybe but why, does Thailand need the tallest building, plenty of other priorities I think.

[PM unveils plans to build world's tallest building (video)]

Why FFS?

[Information about Hat Yai immigration]

Did my 1 year extension (marriage) today, appointment made via Line for 1pm, got there on time. We were the only customers, all documents as per the latest check list; everything done, signed, and the under consideration stamp given in record time - 50 minutes start to finish.

 

Thank you Hat Yai immigration.

[Non o immigration visa Thai wife]

1 hour ago, wood78 said:

I suspect, I think, I presume..... Your experiences only....

I reiterate, the OP was to alert those without experience, for the likelihood of having to expect further complications, that "may" need to be considered....

Whatever, as said this would be better in the banking section rather than visas, as it has absolutely nothing to do with your extension which was granted, your issue is with the bank not immigration.

[Non o immigration visa Thai wife]

1 hour ago, wood78 said:

Only making reference to this single occasion, who knows what the future holds, I don't, do you ?

Yours is rather an unusual case I suspect, if it was solely to highlight the potential pitfalls in repatriating money then perhaps the topic title needn't have references your visa.

 

I think the vast majority of those on a non O marriage extension bring the money over and either leave it on deposit, or spend it through the year. Unless you're very lucky with favourable fluctuations in exchange rate you'll simple lose money coming in and lose money going out.

 

As for knowing the future I would presume, seeing as your original post stated an intention to make Thailand your home, you're going to have to go through this rigmarole again in 12 months which strikes me, personally, as plain bonkers. But each to their own, I would suggest you try Dee Money to repatriate your money.

 

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[Phuket hotel boob: Portuguese guest’s topless strut causes chaos]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

The foreign woman previously hit the headlines at the beginning of this month for refusing to pay her taxi fare and threatening to stab the driver with a knife.

And she's still here!

[Non o immigration visa Thai wife]

Why send it back?

If you're now living in Thailand just spend the money on your living costs, then send money again ahead of when you need to renew your extension.

[Still Alive!! Sorrayuth denies Chuwit Kamolvisit rumors]

There's a good article about Chuwit in Nikkei Asia, dated 6th April 2024, which says "Chuwit, 62, left Thailand late last year for chemotherapy treatment for liver cancer at a hospital in the UK" 

 

https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Life/The-fast-life-and-slow-exit-of-Thai-showman-Chuwit

[Still Alive!! Sorrayuth denies Chuwit Kamolvisit rumors]

He's in the UK receiving chemotherapy

[Thailand faces a decline in British tourists and expats: Causes and Consequences]

32 minutes ago, farangkinok said:

 

Nikki does speak very good English apparently.

I think my granddaughter's only had one Brit as her foreign English teacher. Previous teachers have been, in no particular order, Australian, South African, Moroccan, Canadian and British. The Moroccan guy Mr Habibi, was excellent.

[Ladyboy Arrested For Throwing Glass Bottle At Tourist In Pattaya]

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26-year-old transgender person, allegedly threw a glass bottle at a foreign visitor...

...the victim suffered a busted lip...

...the suspect reportedly confessed to the police officers that they committed the crimes as they were infuriated after they allegedly slept with the foreign victim for a fee and did not get paid

 

Good shot!

[Wraps, Crusty Baguettes, Bagels, and Croissants]

Try Tops, most have a bakery section and the quality/selection is far better than either Big-C or Lotus'ssssss

[Thailand faces a decline in British tourists and expats: Causes and Consequences]

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

Sad, who will be English teachers?

My granddaughter's current English teacher is Russian!

[Century-old heritage house on sale for 45 million baht in Bangkok]

Sadly it'll have been demolished and replaced with yet another luxury block of condos within ten years.

[Head teacher wins legal challenge over ban on prayer in school.]

1 hour ago, proton said:

Islam continually asks for tolerance while being totally intolerant itself.

Says Mr Tolerance 

[Chinese man covers bill of fellow citizens who did a runner]

Coughing up for wayward compatriots could become an expensive habit, but good on him.

[Head teacher wins legal challenge over ban on prayer in school.]

30 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said:

You quoted a poster who was insistent the Sydney attacks were terrorism and, as such, must have been carried out by a Muslim.

I'm fully aware the poster has previous, he derails just about any thread with a sniff of Islam down his weird rabbit hole of hatred.

[Head teacher wins legal challenge over ban on prayer in school.]

14 hours ago, proton said:

Good that the court ruled a girl was wrong to join a school knowing the rules then tried to get them changed. First it's prayer rooms, then all halal, then time off class for praying and it ends up with demands for same sex classes. If they want all that apply to an Islamic school.

"They" comprise half the school's 700 pupils, it was just the one Muslim girl who took legal action, and quite rightly, given that she and her parents accepted the school's policy at enrolment, the court ruled against her. Unfortunately cases like this tar everyone with the same brush.

[Did you know this about 7-Eleven (Thailand)?]

9 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

In utilising multisyllabic words one would have assumed you have a better reading comprehension than exhibited....  

 

By saying "outside of the South" there was an implication that those in the south haven't integrated and are seeking to impose their beliefs on everyone, glad you made the clarification.

[Did you know this about 7-Eleven (Thailand)?]

5 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Thats one the things I like about Thailand - the fact that in most areas (outside of the South) the Muslims have are integrated and they don't impose their beliefs on everyone in the immediate vicinity and community within which they reside....   

Booze can still be bought in shops in area's of a higher muslim populations (also the mosques are not disturbingly loud).

 

 

Curious perspective.

Given that in the 3 southern provinces Muslims make up over 80% of the population, then who's the one not integrating?

 

[Did you know this about 7-Eleven (Thailand)?]

24 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

If on a main road they won't sell alcohol either.  Maybe the ones near you are franchises, owned by Muslims.

Actually my nearest on is on the main road at a petrol station, that doesn't serve alcohol, the one round the corner near the mosque does sell alcohol.