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Just got back from land office in sattahip. Have thai company with farang director and 39/61 common/preferred share structure. Multi voting common shares etc. Purchased property in company name with debt/equity of 4/1. Have Thai shareholders (2) both of which I have known for 5 years and have good jobs. No problems arrive 8:30 am and finished by 11:30 with everything done and in new company name. I have faith in system. If you follow law and are legitimate for business, it can work. No need to pay anybody pocket money and used my friend from Bangkok as lawyer.

Well everything is still going smooth with PR after immigration investigator grilled me for a few hours at my home..... Just wondering from time to time I see posting that link to immigration website showing status of PR applicants from 2005,2006 etc. But when I go to website I cannot find the documents. How does one go about finding status on web??? If not, how does one find out??

Ed,

Thanks for info. Sounds same for me. Kind of surprised they would process under married and get less money when we applied under business with the full knowledge we would pay more....

[Exactly my point. And I tried to explain that to the inspector, but to no avail. And tried to show him in my passport, to no avail...

But 2.5 hours of interviewing, pictures etc. i think was WAY OVER THE TOP!! Especially when feedback from bangkok immigration contact is that my application has no problems and I have met all criteria and am well qualified ....

If by passport not showing where you live meaning 90 day address reports you indeed require that for any extension of stay if you live here more than 90 days in a row.

I have lived here for over 5 years and had my HR manager report to immigration for me within 24 hours of every business trip. I have never had one. Immigration Bangkok reviewed my application/passport details and never asked about it. Sriracha immigration reviewed my passport details and never asked about it.... Learn something new every day.....

I had applied for PR in December of 2007 under the business category. I have all the credentials and documentation and more than enough salary and paid taxes to qualify. I have been thru all the steps upto and including the interview by a panel of 4 immigration officers with no problems. I am married to a Thai, bnut did not apply under Personal category. I applied under business and am willing to pay the higher fee. Now, I have had an immigration investigator come to my work place and grill me for an hour. Then same day he said he wanted to see my house and wife. He came to my house and questioned me and wife for another 2.5 hours. I was totally upset with this guy. All the questions about family etc.. I applied under business to avoid all this. The guy even questioned why I do not have kids.... He questioned neighbours, my maid... and then still argued that since my passort does not have a paper showing that my house is were I stay, I do not stay there. Now, under business application there is no need for this. Anyone else experince this?? Have some thoughts??

German shot dead in Pattaya

Pattaya, Chon Buri - A 63-year-old German man was shot dead late Sunday night police said.

Heinrich Hermann Friedrdch waas shot dead shortly after leaving a convenient store on Soi Suksomboon in Tambon Nong Palai of Chon Buri's Bang Lamung district at 11:27 pm.

He was shot four times by a pillion rider. The bullets hit his left temple, his back, his chest and left leg.

His Thai wife, Nantha Sukdee, 25, said she has been living with the German man for two years without registering their marriage.

She said the man had bought a house worth Bt5 million under the name of his former Thai wife whom she was suing for the return of the house and other assets.

Source: The Nation - 25 June 2007

It is amazing how people want to drag things to the lowest common denominator. Since foreign embassies US,UK, Canada etc. make it a pain to get visas, let's do the same. I wish these foreign embassies would look around and base their visa practices on some SEA countries. I too agree getting a visa is a pain except in Thailand,SIngapore etc. Thai officials do not lower yourselves to these other countries practices.