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Thanks, my enlightenment has been already, that ten years rendering this service to the Koratexpat community to this full extent should be enough. That date is approaching soon. The first post I had made on February 07, 2009, 06:35:56 PM. Then it will go on with limitations only!

Everybody's got a right to retire!

Maybe some good ideas can be given than just demands or "ridicule". 

are you on self destruct or is the content not up to your liking.

You're right, I should take off that "Thank You"-mod, if I can't use it much! Now would I get a "Thank You" for that? It's asked a bit much to have me read every post, play every video and think about it being worth to thank for. I'm in need of reducing my workload! Lots of other things keep coming up, that need my attention. Gotta keep balancing!

 

Hi roger in answer to your question, income letters, its so untidy and more work for them, imo i think they will revert back. there was a meeting 2 days ago the subject of 90 days and 10 yr visas was mentioned, could be some changes there.

anything comes up, i will let you know one way or other.

Keep in touch Thaiga 

EDITED 14:18 time  from LawrenceN t/v Posted Tuesday at 05:55 PM

I promised I would report after extending my retirement visa (yes, we all know it's not really called that). I successfully extended my visa today at Chiang Mai.

I arrived about 9am. I was in for a re-entry permit a couple of weeks ago and was told by that friendly male supervisor that it was no longer necessary to queue before dawn. I got a queue number and waited maybe an hour.

My visa expires every Jan 30. I didn't bother with the letter from the US Consulate, because there were numerous announcements saying those letters are obsolete. I had a year's worth of Bangkok Bank statements (two six-month statements) showing foreign transfers into my account every month. When I went for the most recent statement, I asked for a letter confirming regular monthly deposits from my pension funds. The bank said they are only able to give me confirmation of the current balance. I don't keep 800,000 baht in my account, never have, so declined that letter, thinking it was pointless as I planned to use the monthly income method. That was a minor mistake; more below.

I had my TM7 filled out (photo attached), all necessary copies of passport pages, the bank statements with each monthly deposit highlighted in yellow, quarterly statements from one pension source, and an annual letter from the second source stating the monthly amount of my pension. When my number was called, the IO went through my paperwork. The only thing missing, he said, was the confirmation letter from the bank. I told him my bank didn't know anything about confirming monthly income, only current balance. He said that's what he needs, the rules require it. It's just bureaucratic pointlessness when using the monthly income method, but I wasn't gonna argue. I strolled over to Bangkok Bank at the Airport Mall and was back in half an hour with the letter. By then, it was about 11:30. I went straight back to the IO I had talked to before and gave him the letter. He added it to my papers. I got my photo taken and sat down to wait while the ladies pored over my papers some more. I got my passport back about 12:30.

So not much drama, all very cordial. No letter from our consulate was necessary or even mentioned. Statements from your bank are enough to verify income, as promised.

I was clearing out a dusty old corner of my library the other day and came across a long forgotten book.  Ensconced in my favourite chair with a bottle of claret, I started to turn the pages.  I was suddenly struck by a surprising similarity between Donald Trump and Winston Churchill.  It is not that they both have American mothers.
There are no prizes for the answer but you might just have MI5 and the CIA knocking on your door.
Just one clue, it would be useful to include “Burgess” in any Google search.

CCTV in a temple? Whatever next? You cannot do any honest thieving anywhere these days without being picked up on CCTV.  I am sure the lady will be a cockroach in the next life.