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by Governor
Fri Oct 06, 2023 2:21 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Retirement Visa Extension and Wise (Transferwise)
Replies: 337
Views: 53241

Re: Retirement Visa Extension and Wise (Transferwise)

Credit Advice not free at Bankgok Bank. They charge B100. I signed up to receive them for every Wise transaction, in the Bangkok Bank BluPort branch, they’re sent by email automatically, and without charge, moments after the deposit is received. I have never been charged a fee for them via this rou...
by Governor
Wed Jun 14, 2023 4:25 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: 'How To' - Requirements for visa extensions etc
Replies: 806
Views: 84614

Re: 'How To' - Requirements for visa extensions etc

Having spent years as a senior manager with the UKBA I found this sort of behaviour by a, albeit relatively small, number of unprofessional Thai Immigration staff particularly difficult to swallow. I also found that the inconsistent interpretation of Thai Police Orders, depending on which member of ...
by Governor
Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:44 am
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Rubbish disposal or dump/tip in Hua Hin
Replies: 0
Views: 1965

Rubbish disposal or dump/tip in Hua Hin

We're moving home shortly and our "declutter" has resulted in a fair amount of rubbish for disposal, previous experience has shown that the rubbish collectors on our estate wouldn't take it. Wifey has suggested pay a man with a van, but I'm concerned they might take the cash and drop it of...
by Governor
Tue Jan 24, 2023 6:41 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: 'How To' - Requirements for visa extensions etc
Replies: 806
Views: 84614

Re: 'How To' - Requirements for visa extensions etc

Thanks guys, I'll go for it, the hold up for me is the week it takes to get statements from Bangkok Bank, but I'll just have time..
by Governor
Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:51 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: 'How To' - Requirements for visa extensions etc
Replies: 806
Views: 84614

Re: 'How To' - Requirements for visa extensions etc

My extension of stay expires on 22 April and for the last fifteen years or so I've always renewed in early April to aviod the Sonkgran breaks. We are visiting the UK on the 12th of March and won't be returning until May, so I'll need to obtain a further extension before our departure, to aviod the n...
by Governor
Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:04 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Renewing a UK passport in Thailand
Replies: 118
Views: 11133

Re: Renewing a UK passport in Thailand

Indeed prices rise all the time, this from the Home Office/HMPO

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prop ... ation-fees
by Governor
Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:05 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Renewing a UK passport in Thailand
Replies: 118
Views: 11133

Re: Renewing a UK passport in Thailand

I’ve just collected my new passport, a little under three weeks since I submitted my application when I was in Bangkok just before Christmas, they advised me that it would take twelve weeks, though it might be a tad quicker. When I transferred my stamps from my previous passport in Bangkok ten years...
by Governor
Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:13 pm
Forum: Flights, Airlines & Airports
Topic: Flights to/from Hua Hin Airport & other domestic locations
Replies: 165
Views: 26643

Re: Flights to/from Hua Hin Airport & other domestic locations

Air Asia did announce that the resumption of the flights from Hua Hin to KL would start in June this year and even sold tickets, a mate of mine brought a return flight, of course they never got off the ground, and the last I heard he was struggling to get a refund. I flew to KL from BKK last week on...
by Governor
Mon Jul 25, 2022 11:07 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: 'How To' - Requirements for visa extensions etc
Replies: 806
Views: 84614

Re: 'How To' - Requirements for visa extensions etc

until i the letter from the bank certifying that i have an account was 9 days old, no more than 7 days permitted off to the bank, Krungsi, most polite helpful and quite quickly back to Immigration it was not too busy but still took 90 minutes from in to out A couple of years ago my bank letter and ...
by Governor
Fri Jul 22, 2022 8:29 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: 'How To' - Requirements for visa extensions etc
Replies: 806
Views: 84614

Re: 'How To' - Requirements for visa extensions etc

Bangkok Bank have recently introduced a free service whereby you can request a twelve month statement via their Bualuang i Banking mobile banking App, a properly formatted statement is delivered by email in less than 30 mins. I do wonder if these statements would be accepted by our friendly Immigrat...
by Governor
Thu Jun 09, 2022 10:04 am
Forum: Flights, Airlines & Airports
Topic: Flights to/from Hua Hin Airport & other domestic locations
Replies: 165
Views: 26643

Re: Domestic Flights from Hua Hin Airport

Big Boy wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:53 am Thank you, I'd missed that. So does that mean they'd be part of package tours including a short break in Hua Hin, and not for Joe Public?
I assume so, but I don't know for sure.
by Governor
Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:37 am
Forum: Flights, Airlines & Airports
Topic: Flights to/from Hua Hin Airport & other domestic locations
Replies: 165
Views: 26643

Re: Domestic Flights from Hua Hin Airport

It was also reported that the proposed Phuket flights are to be charter flights, as opposed to regular scheduled flights.
by Governor
Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:07 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: GBP vs THB
Replies: 1772
Views: 158031

Re: GBP vs THB

People are asking Boris the same.
Maybe with Macron winning on Sunday the EU is more secure and, by default, the UK isn’t.
It’s no more than a guess.
by Governor
Sun Apr 17, 2022 10:41 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Immigration to introduce 90 day reporting online
Replies: 539
Views: 56272

Re: Immigration to introduce 90 day reporting online

Yes, it seems these auto generated emails are being sent out automatically now, I assume to those using the online reporting system. I got one a couple of weeks ago and then did my online report which was confirmed a couple of days later. Not as quick as the old system, but it's certainly better tha...