Stick on. Go with gold. Impress em.
Stick on. Go with gold. Impress em.
I thought it was obvious through the gestures what number you live at...
^Epic montage Dilli!
That is a suspiciously phallic cheesy wotsit you have dug out of the bag in that first shot!
He did. He showed me the pics he submitted to immigration with the house number in the background. Knowing my luck something else will be incorrect.
Just a little side thing. This is how petty they are. Had my monies for a retirement extension in a 'Credit Union' fixed term account. No probs for a couple of years and the money was tied up in a fixed term account giving me 6% interest. Then one day I went to immigration to do my extension and the officer says 'money not in a bank'. But I've renewed my extension for the last couple of years using the same finances. 'Money not in a bank'. Officers before made a mistake even though they weren't the same officers. I was refused my extension based on that. They gave me a few days grace to go put 800,000 into my bank account and they said they would ignore the seasoning requirement if I would comply.
All I can say is that they are a bunch of fcuking cnuts. Make the rules up as they go along. Whereby for the last couple of years the 'Credit Union' was okay but then...............
TBF though the account must be instant access i think - so they are just enforcing the correct rules. Its the inconsistency that gets problematic for me in Thailand at times. Still fingers crossed it all goes smoothly now.
Before we opened up a 'Credit Union' account we had a fixed term account at the Bangkok Bank. It was acceptable if I could show movement of monies in an 'ordinary account' with an updated pass book. And before I opened a 'Credit Union' account we went to the IO and asked if it was acceptable. We were told 'yes' and as I said they accepted it for the first couple of years and then changed their minds on the day of my 3rd renewal. Twats.
Last edited by Pragmatic; 10-08-2019 at 03:20 PM.
Is it still not less hassle just to obtain a years non O outside the country good for 15 months and drive to the border every 3 months.
btw, another comment, when I first got mine set up, the immigration officer did not believe my SCB financial information. They seem to have had this belief that foreigners could only acquire BKK bank accts. My wife and I laughed. We showed them my work permit and the company direct deposit and we actually educated the IO lady. She wasn't rude about it, her checklist said "show funds in BKK bank acct". No other financial institution seemed to be an option. That said, my current company I work for wires my salary directly to my BKK bank acct because that's the only one they can use easily from the states. So my plan was to keep 400K baht in the SCB and live out of the BKK but the first time we got the certified copy of the bank info from SCB, there was no activity and only showed interest. Oddly enough I guess they want to see usage and activity like you are "Living here". Now I just show the BKK acct and its a no brainer.
Odd stuff sometimes but all good. Now my wife has a checklist and has all forms set up as templates and we just sign and date, stop by the bank on the way in, update the passbook, get the certified balance letter and drop the packet off. Takes about 10 minutes for them to review. They set up a follow on visit as they send all the info to CM where someone reviews it and approves. Then I drop in, they add the stamp to my passport, sign and date and all done for a year. Its actually quite painless and does not bother us at all. I still have not figured out how my wife can go do the 90 check-in's for me but hey, whatever works.
I raised 2 and its a helluva lot of work, sacrifice and commitment. I have to say, when they finally finished college and moved on with their lives I got to finally take a damn break. . I mean you never stop being their father but you can finally relax a bit.
Its funny, When I talked to my dad before I was planning on having our first one, My dad said "While I enjoyed being you and your brothers father I would NEVER EVER do it again. Now that mine are grown I feel the same way. Incredible experience but I would never drop another seed.
Why do you need a visa based on marriage if have a work permit?
JPPR
You said this in an earlier post.
"That said, my current company I work for wires my salary directly to myBKKbank acct because that's the only one they can use easily from the states."
I believe that the Kasikorn bank also has a branch in the US, San Francisco I think but not sure. I found it when I was looking for a way to get money from my 401K paid to where I didn't need to send it to Australia. In the end I never used it as I was able to get the money into Australia without paying tax on it for a second time.
I never looked to be honest but good to know ootai. Seems BKK in NY is widely used. I referred the company to BKK and all has been smooth. I sustain my B of A to keep my money and can transfer any amount to my BKK acct for $3. This is how I will move my IRA and SS money later.
Right, now got the plaques and have screwed them to the wall. One at the front gate and another at the back. What a load of bollix as the number means nothing as house numbers don't run numerically. IO still will have to phone to get directions before a visit.
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