RubbaJohnny

On advice of a monk so no discussion allowed on merits she who must be obeyed is minded for her 4th name.
I have no objection as fmily name the same

Will this however be a married visa hassle for me when her ID card is differenct from wedding certificate.?

Be interested to hear from anyone with experice of this.
She assures me the ID card and a letter in Thai will be free
All seems headache.

We will also need to change
Chanote
All bank Accounts
Blue Book
Her ID card
Translations of wedding certificate
These may need apostille or translation certified by MOFA and embassy
Car and bike ownership papers,insurances etc
Her passport

Thanks in antipation
lplease add any other items I may have overlooked

Just been looking at this from Savannaket Casino who can do your Thai visa(odf course you need stay in their all too tempting Casno)

But it says Lao visa is free fro all ovwr 65s .
Is this true,can any UK citizen over 65 confirm this?

source here
http://www.savanvega...isarun/#laovisa

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Lao Visa on Arrival Information


Exemption

Lao visas are not required for nationals of Japan, Korea, Russia, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Brazil (Diplomatic, official or service passports), most ASEAN member countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), elderly aged over 65 and children under 15 years of age. The citizens of these countries and individuals in the age groups mentioned (with valid passports) can enter Laos visa free. This is a 30-day stay, for longer stay, a visa is required.

Thinking of leaving my car there for 3 days
Is this safe,wise.I assume its a reasonably secure area near the drop off but is the longer term out of sight?

Also Website says after 1 baht a minute its 1o baht a minute or 60 an hour .
What will it cost as I may be better to book a taxi.
Thanks in advance I m happy to pay 1000 if its secure.

MONEYBOX SATURDAY 19 April 2012

SKIP TO *** TO MISS OUT THE CHATTER

NB no pound signs, brackets, apostrophes or percent signs due to technical problems.

Dear Listener

Two years ago, just as new MPs were settling in to their offices, a letter arrived from the International Consortium of British Pensioners asking for their support. They represent more than half a million UK pensioners living in 119 countries around the world whose UK pension is frozen – it never rises with inflation as it does in the UK. The ICBP feels this is unfair and discriminates against these UK ex-pats who have worked and paid taxes here but have chosen to retire abroad – often for family reasons.

The discrimination is made worse because the UK state pension is not frozen in around 50 countries – including of course the EU – where people who retire get their UK pension with the full annual increase each year. So depending whether you choose America – Uprated – or Canada – Frozen, Barbados –U– or Trinidad –F, France –U– or Andorra –F, or, remarkably, American Virgin Islands –U– or British Virgin Islands –F, your pension may be the full 107 pounds 45p or, for some, the 21 pounds 50p first paid in 1985. The record seems to be held by the 100 year old Annie Carr whose pension is just six pounds and twelve pence a week, first paid in 1970 when she emigrated to Australia to be with her daughter. Uprated pensioners slightly outnumber frozens at around 640,000, mainly in the USA and EU.

Most of the 550,000 people in the frozen countries are in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. But 55,000 of them are scattered across more than 100 other separate states around the world.

In March 2010 the Consortium lost its last ditch attempt to use the law to force the UK Government to change its policy when the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights threw out its claim that discrimination between the two groups violated their human rights, by 11 votes to 6.

Undaunted it wrote to all new MPs and now it hopes to secure a parliamentary debate on the issue when Government plans to reform the state pension are debated later this year. Although a full and immediate unfreezing would cost an estimated 655 million in 2012/13 the campaign now says it would be content with a phased change – perhaps starting with those 85 and above who are hit hardest at a cost of 100 million adding other age groups later.

I am sure I will return to the frozen pension campaign when it comes before Parliament (I first wrote about it in 1988!) Meanwhile if you want to hear my interview with the ICBP Parliamentary Officer John Markham in March 2010 – when he still hoped to win the ECHR case – click here http://news.bbc.co.u...box/8562766.stm. It is item 4 on the programme. And find out more about the whole issue on the campaign’s website http://pensionjustice.org.

I know from my own 3 experinces ths year that delays are horrific.
I am meeting a UK passport holder,without Thai wife,so in the big queues.
I am happy to wait but assume 9pm be earliest even if plane on time?
I can check arrivals online I hope and get a cab from Asok or train from Makkasan after arrival and still have time to greet him?

If its any consolation its no better at Heathrow