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Re: Residency letter from Immigration

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Just to round this off as it happened to me yesterday:

The first thing that the copy lady asked for was the "book house"!

As it turned out what she really wanted was my address to enter into the pro-forma document.
That document is NOT what you end up with, but is only used to gather the reqiuired information, which is then used to type up a letter in Thai with a (TRANSFER OF RIGHTS FOR CAR), in English at the end of it.

The girl in the small office processing it was very obliging, and when ready brought the document outside to where I was waiting. Fee: 500 baht.

To answer my own question; the document is valid for 1 month.

I will also add that it will be a sad day for Hua Hin Immigration when that copy lady retires!
I have not been there that many times, but each time that I have been as soon as she spots me hobbling outside on my walking stick, she immediately insists that I go inside and sit down. :thumb:
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Re: Residency letter from Immigration

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Absolutely agree. I'd respect the copy lady's knowledge above the rest. She's never steered me wrong.
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A couple of Expats are posting on FB that as from a few days ago the back office processing the residency letter is no more, it's now done at the main immigration entrance. No fee now but you have to wait a few days to collect it, not good for people from out of town.
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Re: Residency letter from Immigration

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Pagey wrote: Sun Jul 02, 2023 3:55 pm A couple of Expats are posting on FB that as from a few days ago the back office processing the residency letter is no more, it's now done at the main immigration entrance. No fee now but you have to wait a few days to collect it, not good for people from out of town.
Actually never been a fee for a Certificate of residency letter. Pocket money for the back office and one VIP at "upper floor"
I came there one year with Certificate of Residency from revenue office which I receive every year and all data about me is printed, include address in Thailand and the big answer was NO NO Why......I have the answer but dont want to publish that here. :|
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I renewed my one-year retirement extension and a reentry permit today. In door upstairs 0857 and out again 0930. Very efficient today :) (Note main Immigration)
However, when downstairs thing is another story and in my opinion :banghead: :naughty: Because I also made a certificate of residence, thinking of buying a new or secondhand car but why on earth is it necessary to tick off either new or used to purchase a car and if you tick off both new and used you must have two certificates at an under-the-table price of Th.B. 500 each :shock: shows that the anti-corruption organization has a long way to walk. No no, Im knowledgeable about the no recipe payment, not the first vehicle I buy, but two certificates for either new or second hand car that's a bit over the top. Rant over.
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Re: 'How To' - Requirements for visa extensions etc

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Hahuahin wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 12:06 pm
However, when downstairs thing is another story and in my opinion :banghead: :naughty: Because I also made a certificate of residence, thinking of buying a new or secondhand car but why on earth is it necessary to tick off either new or used to purchase a car and if you tick off both new and used you must have two certificates at an under-the-table price of Th.B. 500 each :shock:
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Have they started charging again for residence cert? I thought it was now free but had to wait a couple of days.
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Re: 'How To' - Requirements for visa extensions etc

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Pagey wrote: Thu Jul 25, 2024 7:51 am
Hahuahin wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 12:06 pm
However, when downstairs thing is another story and in my opinion :banghead: :naughty: Because I also made a certificate of residence, thinking of buying a new or secondhand car but why on earth is it necessary to tick off either new or used to purchase a car and if you tick off both new and used you must have two certificates at an under-the-table price of Th.B. 500 each :shock:
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Have they started charging again for residence cert? I thought it was now free but had to wait a couple of days.
Hmm..are you saying that if I had said I could wait a few days it had been no under the table fee? Anyway, I got the certificate, and the cost is not the issue but its feel total absurd to have to pay corruption money, especially more or less under the roof of Immigration, i.e. Royal Thai Police :shock:
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Residency letter from Immigration

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The address letters were always free when they could be obtained from the police station - the fee came in when immigration took it over. (A yellow book negates the requirement completely). Seems like immigration doesn't want to do them, so they're nice little earners for the 'takers' downstairs.
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