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aaoaahq

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In Topic: The New Skytrain

2012-02-07 13:58:43

Lakegeneve, on 2012-02-03 15:23:11, said:

dantilley, on 2011-12-07 09:02:59, said:

Lakegeneve, on 2011-11-10 14:33:59, said:

I'll update once the floods recede but if anyone has any specific queries on a particular line I'll do my best.

I know the floods haven't completely receded yet, but are things any clearer as to the recommencement of any delayed work? Also (and I know this is a long shot), has there been any update on the tendering of the extension north of Mo Chit?

Apols that I missed your query. No update that I am aware of as still sorting out the issue of finding a suitable depot. I post any significant news if and when it happens.

All very silly as mentioned previously, the smart thing to do would be to divide the ext up and get the section from Mo Chit up to Major built as a start now (or 4 yrs ago!!) which would add 3-4 stations to the line which could thus be serviced by existing rolling stock (esp as by the time it opened all 35 Suk line trains would be 4 cars by then).

I would be grateful for any news on whether the red line will be extended from Taling Chan to Salaya as has been mentioned in earlier posts.
Many thanks!

In Topic: Camerata'S Guide To The Permanent Residence Process

2011-09-09 17:41:28

skyaslimit, on 2011-09-09 15:14:47, said:

MikeyIdea, on 2011-09-09 09:52:42, said:

skippybangkok, on 2011-09-08 22:59:20, said:

Congrats - it seems teh Yingluk govt is more foreigner friendly than Abhisit..

The outgoing Interior Minister signing before he left is more likely actually - period before being replaced = less to do, new guy new position = very much to do, OK?

Signing PR applications for foreigners is very low down on the priority list. Unfortunately

I was at immigration this morning around 11:00 a.m for my 6 month extension and the officer told me that we may get approvals within 2-3 months because the new minister has already taken the charge of his ministry, tell me where they dispatched your approval letter your work address or home?

Many thanks to skippybangkok and aidenai for the congratulations! It has been a long haul and I expect that other approvals will be coming soon.

In answer to skyaslimit, immigration sent the approval letter to both my work and home addresses.

One thing that might need to be amended in Camerata's excellent guide to PR, is that when you request to be put on the blue tabien baan you take a letter from the district office back to the police station where you received your alien registration document and not to immigration. The police office will then issue you another letter to take back to the district office. By far the most time consuming part of finalizing the procedure since receiving my approval letter has been the district office. It takes about 3 visits to get put on the blue tabien baan. At least that has been my experience.

The best of luck to everyone else!

In Topic: Camerata'S Guide To The Permanent Residence Process

2011-09-08 20:30:41

KamnanT, on 2011-09-08 19:53:05, said:

aaoaahq, on 2011-09-08 19:04:31, said:

The best of luck to all of you who are still waiting. It seems the logjam has been freed and your letter will be coming soon too!

Interesting. May I ask in which year you applied?

I applied in 2006, but due to being short of 1 day on my full 3 year extensions (4th year extension landed on a Saturday and I applied on the Friday) I had to reapply in December 2007. They let me know that I was short of 1 day, 6 months after my application had been accepted.

In Topic: Camerata'S Guide To The Permanent Residence Process

2011-09-08 19:04:31

JayB, on 2011-09-08 16:42:34, said:

Arkady, on 2011-09-08 16:37:08, said:

JayB, on 2011-09-08 10:29:01, said:

I applied for PR in 2007 with the assistance of our local company lawyer who handles all our visa applications, renewals etc.

They called yesterday to say that my PR would be approved within the next month (or two) and I should prepare the fee and tabien baan.

To be clear, the fee is the official fee. There's no 'additional fee' or agency / broker fee.

I hope others who have been waiting all these years are receiving similar good news. Perhaps the new administration has decided to clear the backlog.

For anyone offered a chance to get one of a small quota of PR approvals for an additional fee, I'd suggest you wait a little longer and see if the backlog is indeed being cleared.

I'm not popping any champagne corks yet until I see the approval letter but it's the first positive news I've heard since I submitted my application.

Anyone else?

I hope that congratulations will be in order.

Thanks but as I said, I'll believe it when I see it.

Hopefully others are getting the same indications and we see the long wait come to an end

I received my PR letter from immigration last week and have been rushing around getting the resident permit, alien registration document and trying to get put on the blue 'tabien baan". The latter being the most hassle as they initially refused to register me as they said I was not a Thai national. Anyway, after some firm but polite direction, they are now proceeding and hopefully tomorrow I will have finished the process. I did not pay anything other than the normal fees for the residence permit and alien registration document, but then I did the application by myself so there wasn't any law firm/broker involved.

Unfortunately, it looks like I am going to be rotated out of Thailand in the coming months, so won't be able to use the PR to its full potential. However, it will be there for a rainy day as long as I return to Thailand each year.

The best of luck to all of you who are still waiting. It seems the logjam has been freed and your letter will be coming soon too!

In Topic: Friend'S Pr Has Been Approved

2011-05-11 12:41:20

I haven't received anything either. I wonder whether your friend had any high level contacts in the MoI?

Best of luck to all those waiting!

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