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by jungle
Thu May 04, 2017 3:52 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Thai bank account on a tourist visa... possible?
Replies: 33
Views: 8001

Re: Thai bank account on a tourist visa... possible?

i have had a Kasikorn account for over 7 years now which i opened with just a tourist visa ( to tell you the truth i am not even sure they looked at what visa i had at the time ). i went to the Kasikorn bank a couple of weeks ago to open an account for the wife so she could have the cash requirement...
by jungle
Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:36 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Immigration letter for buying a car or motorbike
Replies: 33
Views: 6940

Re: Immigration letter for buying a car or motorbike

A thanks again for your help guys
by jungle
Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:00 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Immigration letter for buying a car or motorbike
Replies: 33
Views: 6940

Re: Immigration letter for buying a car or motorbike

So do you need this letter each time you buy a car or a bike or only once ?
by jungle
Wed Apr 05, 2017 2:53 pm
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Air con operating manual
Replies: 4
Views: 3237

Air con operating manual

Any know where I could get a operating manual in English for a saijo Denki SJ-W air con unit. Everything I can get online is in thai.
by jungle
Sun Apr 02, 2017 10:46 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Immigration letter for buying a car or motorbike
Replies: 33
Views: 6940

Re: Immigration letter for buying a car or motorbike

BB I am not sure now, both my name and the wife's name is in the book that's all I know
by jungle
Sun Apr 02, 2017 9:15 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Immigration letter for buying a car or motorbike
Replies: 33
Views: 6940

Re: Immigration letter for buying a car or motorbike

HHTEL I can assure you I am not making this up nor am I stupid enough to to miss understand what she said as I stood in front of her. She did not even ask for the cash in a whisper and in front of her colleagues.
I did not know I would not need a letter with having the blue book, thanks for that info.
by jungle
Sun Apr 02, 2017 4:30 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: How can Thailand curb its appalling road fatality rate?
Replies: 499
Views: 41413

Re: How can Thailand curb its appalling road fatality rate?

Article in the BBC news states " Thailands roads are currently ranked the second most lethal in the world after Libya's" by the world health organisation
by jungle
Sun Apr 02, 2017 4:23 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Immigration letter for buying a car or motorbike
Replies: 33
Views: 6940

Re: Immigration letter for buying a car or motorbike

Yes this was in Hua Hin and no it's not an April fools. What difference will a yellow book make? I have the blue book under my name should that not be enough. I paid the 1000 baht tea money because I thought she could make things difficult if I did not pay.
by jungle
Sat Apr 01, 2017 9:37 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Immigration letter for buying a car or motorbike
Replies: 33
Views: 6940

Immigration letter for buying a car or motorbike

Had to go to immigration last week to get a letter to buy a car and a bike the female officer said that will be 1000 baht for the letters and 1000 baht for me ! Do you have to go through this corrupt practice every time you want to buy a car. The corruption in this country makes me sick
by jungle
Tue Dec 13, 2016 11:28 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Retirement visa help
Replies: 34
Views: 7103

Re: Retirement visa help

Lomuamart, below is the reply i got back from Canberra, if we were to get the 60 day tourist visa and change that to a "O" visa which would that mean the missus would also get the 90 day visa as a dependent and same again when we change to an "O-A" visa Non-Immigrant O visa is fo...
by jungle
Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:23 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Retirement visa help
Replies: 34
Views: 7103

Re: Retirement visa help

thanks Lomuamart, trying to get a Non Imm "O" visa is not easy. i was told by the Thai embassy here in Korea, Singapore and Canberra that i would have to get a 60 tourist visa and change that to a "O" visa while in Hua Hin. From the info on the form for the "O" visa is ...
by jungle
Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:06 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Retirement visa help
Replies: 34
Views: 7103

Re: Retirement visa help

for the 800k savings in a Thai bank, for a married couple will they accept 1.6M i a joint account. I have a Thai bank account my wife does not but i can change to a joint account when we get to Hua Hin and the money would of been in for more than 3 months, would that work ? on the other hand, do you...
by jungle
Wed Nov 23, 2016 5:33 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Android TV Box
Replies: 1
Views: 2492

Re: Android TV Box

yes i use a Android jellybean TV box and it works great here in Korea but will work anywhere with half decent internet.
by jungle
Thu Oct 20, 2016 6:47 am
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Car ownership without visa?
Replies: 9
Views: 2185

Re: Car ownership without visa?

So Jungle, could you advise how it went, were you able to get a license and buy a car? Have not tried yet. i will be in HH full time beginning of march and was trying to figure out if i could take ownership of a car from a friend. it will take a couple of months to get my long stay visa but i would ...
by jungle
Mon Oct 10, 2016 5:00 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Car ownership without visa?
Replies: 9
Views: 2185

Re: car ownership

cheers guys, your help is appreciated as usual.