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I talked to them about 6 weeks ago and they wanted to know if  I was going to Krungsri or not . They said that in the first week of April the term deposit would end and I could decide where to put the money.  I thought they meant that they would prorate the term deposit .  Since then I found a place with a much higher interest rate, 100% insured up to 250,000 AUD, and only 10% tax withholding. I've decided to not go to the Krungsri group and sent them an email to this effect.
What I really want to know is (I don't necessarily think they'll give me a straight answer - their incentive is to get customers to hang with Krungsri):

1. Are they treating me worse than others because I'm not going to Krungsri ? And if so is this legal?
2. If I don't voluntarily end the term deposit nor transfer it to Krungsri, what will happen and when will it happen ? If they end the term deposit will they have to pay me the full term interest rate?

Thanks.

lopburi3, on 2011-10-25 08:52:47, said:

Got a 90 day report due tomorrow - going to Chang Wattana from Rama 9 Rd - should I take the highway north from the MRT HQ area, go over Ram Intra to Lak-Si and Chang Wattana (from the East) or

should I take the highway from Rama 9 to the west and then turn north to Chang Wattana, heading East to the government complex?

In short, coming from downtown Bangkok should I approach the Government Complex and Immigration office from the East or from the West to avoid the traffic/road blockage/flooding ?

Thanks

lopburi3, on 2011-09-22 09:39:53, said:

So, I went to the US embassy and filled out and swore an affidavit that I was legally married to my Thai wife in the US on such and such a date etc., then had it translated to Thai, and took it to the MoFA to get it legalized. Now when I take this down to the Amphur/District office to record it, does my wife have to go with me?  Or can I just take a copy of her ID and housing registration papers?

CharlieH, on 2011-09-13 06:19:05, said:

Apparently I misunderstood the process on a fundamantal level. I went to the translator to get my US marriage certificate translated and she said that I need to get the embassy affidavit and then translate that. Pretty sure no original US marriage certificate is required.
But I have obtained the marriage affidavit in pdf form from the US embassy bangkok website (see attached) -- note that you must swear that you are not already married and do not have any children to support already. This is quite interesting, since I am married with children.

Only thing that makes sense  to me is that Thailand does not recognize marriages from outside this country and swearing only applies to Thai marriage and children thereof. I thought that I was just going to have my US legal marriage recognized here, but no, I was wrong. I'm getting married here legally.  But the affidavit provided by the embassy is self  contradicting.

Maybe I should just go to the Amphur and do it all in the Thai language, if possible.

This is going to be a hassle.

Thanks for your help though.

Thanks in advance for all knowledgeable advice:

I've been here for 5 years,living in Bangkok, on a Non-Imm O visa, no work permit and am buying a new vehicle and want to
register it under my name. I need to renew my Non-Imm O based onTthai marriage, which this time requires that I register my
marriage in Thailand. I'm also need to renew my five year Thai drivers license soon.

For these things I need to prove/certify address.

These seem to be the only options:

  a. Go to Immigration Department for a certification of resident address (about 100 baht)
  b. Go to US embassy and get a certification of residency letter by swearing under oath (about 1500 baht)
  c. Using Work Permit as proof of address (doesn't apply to me)
  d. Using Permanent Residency Status as proof of address (doesn't apply to me)

Only a and b apply to me. Since item b is expensive I would prefer to go with choice a.

(In the immigration forum they indicate that resident address for registration of marriage can be proved through letter from
the immigration department certifying address based on 90 day report)

I assume that I can use this address certification from immigration for marriage registration, driver's license renewal, and vehicle registration. Is this correct?

Have I got all this right or am I missing something?

Thanks