LazySlipper

Here is a question for.. Ubonjoe or anyone who is in the know... but maybe this won't work because it is under the prohibited jobs section... but here goes anywho

I have a work permit and getting a second place for work costs 5000 bht... would it possibly even remotely so to add where I plan to build my house on my work permit and have my wife be my employer?

I already predict a "NO" but who knows... 

How does working on, or building your own house fall in the category of "work".  I looked into the prohibited jobs for foreigners and I can't find anything prohibiting this. This is important for me as I am planning on building my own house. I do hire two Thais to help me do the difficult work.

Any clear cut info that I can take a look at? Hearsay and opinions are fair enough but the written word stands. If anyone knows please let me know... 

http://www.thaiworkpermit.com/prohibited-occupations-in-thailand.html

Found this link... doesn't seem prohibited to do DIY work on your own house or building it... 

Doooooooo...

now if found this link. I take it all back!

http://www.mol.go.th/en/content/page/6347

Thanks! Good to know...

16 hours ago, elviajero said:

• 10K for visa exempt entry.
• 20K for visa entry.

"However, it's a good idea to have at least 10K baht cash, which is an entry requirement "

I thought it was 20 000--

On 9/6/2016 at 4:19 PM, Soul Foam said:

What a great response. Honestly, thanks so much. It seems people here are extremely helpful or a circle jerk of off topic nit picking at my "working" situation in which they have no basis on besides me saying "I make money online", never did I say I was working, and people seem to think they know my situation based on 4 words. Clearly no one has ever made residual income from already created projects. Anyways, I think I will attempt to go this route, I'm definitley extremely close and good friends with a few of these Thai business owners, and as major of a hassle as it is, they would definitley be "compensated" :P. 

 

Oh! Very interesting. Didn't know certain jobs were forbidden, but I definitley would be handling "other things" in the business I'd be working for ;). Again, thanks for a great helpful response. 

 

Thanks! I will take a look through all of these posts and read up.

 

I'm not sure about 3 years, but 2 is for sure do-able (told to me by the owner the school, he seemed very confident and at ease).  But yes I will have to leave the country to get the new 1 year Ed visa. But that's just a small little hassle, once a year, I can live with that. 

As soon as you leave the country you begin the whole process again. It won't work... thought about it myself. That is why they no longer extend ed visas for more than a year. Your school director is misleading you as a bar stool lawyer would. 

If you manage it I will do the same thing. Maybe learning muay thai would help me lose a few pounds...

First, unless you are on a university ed visa I really don't know how you will stay here fore 3 consecutive years back to back. Unless Immi has changed its ways or you have a special visa you will have to go out of the country to get another year ed visa. 

Correct me if I am wrong. 

Otherwise good luck.

Cheers

Ubonjoe is the man. Careful the law firms... they misinformed me and got me in trouble before. I am referring to the one that advertises with a bad David Bowie model on the web page look alike, in particular.

No... no... not combination of salary and money in the bank... you answered that for me a long time ago already.

Combination of 'expat pension' and 'Thai salary' totaling 40.000bht

thanks

Hi Ubonjoe,

This has prolly been answered over and over again, but the renewal procedure requires the money to be in the bank for 3 months, right?

Or is it two months as in the first time?

Moreover, I only have 30.000 bht a month in pension from my home country but I also have a Thai salary that puts me over the 40.000 mark. Can I submit a combined salary that comes from a pension and a Thai salary combined?

Thanks

You have to leave. You are in the same situation I was. I went to Laos with all the right paperwork...

Maybe I am mistaken, but if memory serves me right I don't remember seeing any ATM's the last time I arrived here at suanpooomi.

I just love it when people do not answer the question and keep going on and on about something. Maybe these people should be politicians. If being a poster boy is your gripe then why don't you start a post about laundry soap, toothpaste and shoe shining techniques. Your obsession with not discussing my op indicates that you must never have farted in your life, out of fear of what people would say.

I fart and toot away all day and I have no trouble getting and keeping a job. Whether I pass the evaluations or not is not what I started to discuss...

This is the second secondary school I see do this. Bear in mind, it is only the foreigners that get evaluated.

Horrendous? To say the least. This is taking empowerment to a whole new level. The thing is, it is done without the teachers knowing the criteria on which they are being evaluated and that seems to add a page of unfairness to the already crappy crap book that this <deleted> is.

What did I get myself into!!!

So true. If for some reason a Thai teacher doesn't like you they can easily tell the kids to write about your faults or things they don't like. It is easier to find the negative than the positive.

I always laugh at these sentiments posted online and spoken at school. What do you do that would make a Thai teacher set upon you like this? Lol.

You must not be very familiar with Thai mentality. You could easily shame a Thai teacher simply by correcting your students spoken English as taught to them by a Thai teacher in another class. Loss of face and having a student telling them they are wrong is sufficient to have any teacher set out against you. You could simply ask your in class Thai observer a question she has no idea how to answer and this would give them loss of face which could harbor I'll feelings towards you. Some of the simplest things a foreigner could say or do that causes a student to doubt their Thai teacher is sufficient to get that Thai teacher to have ill feelings towards you.

We seem to live in different worlds. There are some shit things about working at my school, but never once a direct show the of disrespect to me. Most Thai teachers, most former directors are pretty lovely. Hell, many Thai teachers wai me crossing campus before I them. The teachers at the gate and staff in all the offices very pleasant. Hell, some teachers smile brightly when they see me and most address me as Ajarn.

If this is an issue that's following you around, perhaps some introspection is in order. If not, move to BKK sff!

New shoes? Lose the clip on tie? Trip to dentist?

And you must not have any understanding about thais at all. No Thai will directly confront you or frown at you or do anything to lose face in your presence. It is a terrible thing for a Thai to do.

Hmmm, I don't remember talking about whether the Thai teachers were nice or not. What my main concern is about is the timing of the evaluations--right after the examinations. Moreover, I question why the Thai teachers do not get evaluated. I am talking about my school, so if this rings a bell to anyone, good. So instead of taking this to a personal level discuss the issues I mentioned. I fail to see how my breath or my shoes come into account. As far as I am concerned you seem to be a cyberbully... correct me if I am wrong.

This is the second secondary school I see do this. Bear in mind, it is only the foreigners that get evaluated.

Horrendous? To say the least. This is taking empowerment to a whole new level. The thing is, it is done without the teachers knowing the criteria on which they are being evaluated and that seems to add a page of unfairness to the already crappy crap book that this &lt;deleted&gt; is.

What did I get myself into!!!

You just heard of that.

I am still trying to get a grips with the way some places do their teacher evaluations. Normally, in pro-active schools it is done by the heads and the coordinators. In university it is done by students. This is what I would consider normal and a standard back in my country where I am a qualified teacher. I just cannot come to terms that in Thailand, in secondary government schools, it is done by the students and more importantly right after exams. I am blown away by the fact that, just like in the days of the Romans where a thumbs down meant death, that today teachers are subjugated to the whims of teenagers. By having teachers evaluated right after exams doesn't that send out the message to the students that their teachers are at their mercy? Moreover, doesn't that send the message that in order to keep your job you must keep the kids happy and that they must all get good grades? --or else?

In doing so, admins in Thailand are tying the hands of their foreign teachers behind their backs. When I say foreign, I mean that in Thai government schools (correct me if I am wrong) the Thai teachers have tenure and again correct me if I am wrong... they are not evaluated by the students.

Edutainment is the way of the future and puppets on strings are we. I heard that the o-net results are out and they are already looking for ways to solve the poor education here. Maybe if the Thai teachers submitted themselves to the same treatment they submit us to they would start to see why it is impossible to get anything done.

Just my two cents...

Thanks a bunch Ubon Joe.

Thanks Ubon Joe, I know that too but 4 years ago my friend here in Rayong was exactly in the position I am now in here in Rayong and he had to leave the country and return with a non B. So yes, four years ago I did hear it straight from the horse's mouth.

I talked to immigration today and he can't help me... apples oranges thing. I don't think that labor will have changed their policy so I am just trying to find options before I am {most likely} faced with the problem.

Questions:

1. Can labor head office make the regional offices follow the law?

2. (most likely yes) Can regional labor offices make up their own laws?

3. Can this be sorted with the help of a lawyer?

4. What are my options?

Wait and see ... I know ... I know... but being prepared with a wise response is better than not being prepared...

Thanks y'all

I will need to get a work permit soon, and I work in Rayong. I have a non O based on marriage and apparently a person is allowed to work on such a visa. For some reason Rayong has taken it on their own authority to only issue WP's to people with non B's. Anyone know of any workarounds? How a place can be rogue is still beyond me... but there you have it.

Can I get a WP in BKK if I work in Rayong... any help will be appreciated.

Cheers

If you are in the USA right now, you might want to pick up the USD equivalent of 20,000 baht in traveler's checks (say $600, to cover any fluctuations in exchange rate). They cannot be purchased outside of the USA, and I'd rather be carrying those than cash on every visa crossing.

There have been rare cases reported here where a person with a history of stamps was denied entry based on not having that sum - even when they had a valid visa.

Knowing full well that the OP needs to get his 20k before entering Tland just want to point out that I found travelers checks in US currency at an SCB bank close to walking street in Pattaya. It was very difficult to find but it worked out OK.

Thank you ubonjoe.

60 days will be enough.

Merci beaucoup all!

I won't be able to meet the requirements just yet. I was misled by the lawyer firm and I did not do my research very well... Idiot am I!

Still...

1. How many times can I get extensions on my single entry visa?

2. Will I have to exit the country to get extensions?

My darned canuck passport only has 33 pages and I am already at page 20 so I want to limit the number of visas from bordering countries....

Cheers

Thank you all for the help. I hope I am not taxing your patience nor you good will.

I cannot use the quote button effectively so I am copy-pasting member faz's reply,

Yes Faz, you hit the nail on the head. Very misleading!!!

elviajero (or anyone else who knows how) thanks for the info on the extension of 2 months information. However, I was told I could only extend for 1 month. Sorry for my lack of knowledge in these matters, but how do I approach immigration with this? How would I formulate such a request?

Questions:

1. Do I simply ask for a 2 month extension?

2. Do I do nothing and on the 20th of December (deadline for non O) go and ask for extension?

3. Do I specify longevity of requested extension or will it be 2 months automatically?

4. Is the fee the expected 1900 bht?

5. Any details I forgot to ask that might be helpful?

Once again. thanks a lot to everyone!

Thanks for the swift replies. I wish you were all wrong but I guess I should have done my homework better.

Thanks again.