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If you do not have a work permit and the money is not from overseas you are most likely not going to receive an extension of stay for one year.  They seem to be trying to give you time to get your act together but not sure how much longer they will be able to continue.  A deposit from overseas or a job with a work permit should be your priorities. 

I understand that a 3 hour trip is a pain; but you are the person not meeting the requirements so I would not be complaining about inconvenience too loudly.

Just noticed you said "had in the bank account".  You must have the money in the account until your extension is processed.  So if it is now below 400k I suggest you top it up.  Perhaps they will let the origin slide if you at least have the money in the bank.

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So for the extention of the marriag visa the money has to come from a foreign account to the Thai Bank account. So if my wife transfers the money from her Thai account to my Dutch account and I put it into my newly opened Thai Bank account everything will be ok?

So when I have my non immigrant O marriage visum I still need I company to hire me to get a work permit so I can work with them? Do I copy correctly?

Check out the details on the type of visas by using this forum's serach function or by checking out the conditions at www.thaivisa.com itself. (40 k a mont or 400.000 a year + marriage certificate for Non Immigrant O marriage Visa)

And can you work with the Non Immigrant O Marriage Visa or do you always need a multiple entry visa plus job offer for that. That is what somebody told me at a Dutch forum..?

I am thinking of setting up a business myself. Tailor made Suits for instance. Furthermore, a friend of mine asked me to set up a diet products selling point. We'll see.... Any tips are always welcome....

I am Dutch myself and I will move to Bangkok to live with my Thai wife in 2006. I decided to move there cause my wife has a nice job and we think I will be more flexible, job wise and otherwise, to live there. To find a job will be very difficult though, but I am willing to take a shot. I will go for it all the way. If it doesn't work out we can always go and live in Holland. I think the decision between Holland and Thailand depends on where you stand in life, where you are on the career ladder and what you both think is the right decision. Paper work comes second..

Well we'll see which system will hold. The IOC's one or the Thai's... (-:

Ok. 400k(= € 8255,93) a year on a Thai bankaccount. At the end of each "term" I will have to make sure it is 400K again.

Every 90 days I have to "report" which can be done in written.

Even though my wife can support me I will have to show I have at least 400K in a Thai bankaccount? Even though www.thaivisa.com says:

" Application Form TM.7.

Copy and original of passport or substitute document.

One 4*6 cm photo

Marriage certificate

1,900 Baht fee

If an alien is the spporter, he must submit financial evidence, proof of employment, work permit and tax receipts " ?

"IF" doesn't mean that the wife can support the husband as well I guess?

I will go and live with my Thai wife in Bangkok in 2006 We will get me a non-immigrant O visa as well. And I thought I had everything figured out until I read the above. I don't need 40k to get the non-immigrant o one unless I want a long term extention? So if I want to stay there for the rest of my life I need to have 40k for three years until I get my permanent residence permit?

Written by someone whose country has for decades been a net beneficiary of EU largesse, meaning it lived off the backs of the donor nations, UK being one of them.

The EU is another soviet union in the making and will suffer the same fate. Meanwhile those foolish enough to believe it to be the utopia the eurocrats tout it to be will be the ones to progressively suffer as more and more regs crush the life out of whatever economic strength is left in the continent. Witness the mess Germany is in, strangled by stupid laws and regs. If the continent's economic powerhouse can be brought low then no one is safe.

Sod giving it a chance, if I had any say in it I'd execute every sodding member of the eu commission, followed by the government, before the metamorphosis from trading block to communist union is complete. Anyone who says that sort of thing couldn't happen now really needs to go and lie down somewhere dark.

We(The Netherlands) have always been a net contributor to the EU. GB on the other hand begged the founding fathers of the EU to let her in and then made sure the would get most of the money to put into the EU back(Thatcher with her "I want my money back" slogan) Why Great Britain ever joined is a mistery to me. Island minded people should stick to themselves. We should have refused the English entry the second time as well. And what is this EU=A Soviet Union in the making idea all about? A point of view that the EU won't last might be feasable, but surely the EU will never turn into a communist state.

The fact that you passed it will already be enough. But if you aren't a native speaker  I would highlight it. Extra proof that you are capable indeed. Even though you aren't a native speaker. I am going for the CELTA or TESl next year as myself and hope to get a high score as well!

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I am a native speaker. However, one of the tutors on my CELTA course said that some non-native English speakers do better on the course than native speakers. This does not surprise me, because they would have had to learn all the grammar rules whereas native speakers don't.

I am learning Thai at the moment. I have a Thai friend who is helping me. She has lived in Ireland for years and speaks fluent English. She is very good at helping me with translation but if I ask her to explain anything about grammar, she just doesn't know.

I would prefer to learn Thai from a native English speaker who had a good grasp of Thai because he would have had to learn all the stuff that I am trying to learn now and would be able to explain difficult areas of the language, having had to learn it himself.

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I have the same problem with my Thai girlfriend. Because she has been speaking Thai since she was young and has learned it in a total different way she doen't always understand my way of approaching the Thai language and grammar. I guess that's because I look at it from the Indo-European view. And as you know Thai isn't a part of it.. This makes mutual understanding difficult sometimes.

No you're going for a CELTA in TESOL/TEFL not TESL

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Okee. Thanks for the correction.

I think that you guys should be a little less pessimistic about a united Europe. Everything has gone well for over 59 years so far. Just a few squirmishes here and there. There will always be cheaters and arrogant countries in the game who will occasionaly try to ruin the status quo or get out of the game. No doubt about it. The But come on guys. Give the EU a chance! If all EU citizens think like you guys it WILL BE A FIASCO indeed. The ever smaller becoming world economy will makes Europe stick together more and more

Written an optimist and true believer of the EU,

Jasper

It might be so that the USA as a world power will not fade away very soon. It has been a world power a lot longer like any other in the past and it is mighty strong. But as the world changes and quite a few potential powers have appeared on the world stage it will become more and more difficult for the US of A to maintain this position. It cannot keep all potential threats in check as 9/11 has proven. Ravisher might be very right when he says that nothing short of a nucleair war will keep countries like China or India from getting their share of the world. Let's hope not. The US would loose a lot of consumers and cheap labour. So they won't go for that solution very quickly anyway

I would not underestimate the power of the EU either. A common foe will surely unite them in the future.... The US or India maybe. Who knows. I certainly hope so. It might speed up the unification process.

Check out http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ :

"U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK

The Outstanding Public Debt as of 19 Dec 2004 at 02:49:21 PM GMT is:

$7,584,131,456,306.22

The estimated population of the United States is 295,096,973

so each citizen's share of this debt is $25,700.47.

The National Debt has continued to increase an average of

$2.56 billion per day since September 30, 2004!

Concerned? Then tell Congress and the White House"

It will take a while for the US to fix that. Certainly when foreign investors keep on taking away their money from the land of the Amercain dream.

But if the wife you married dies...? Then the land will go to the family I guess? But if there is no family on her side?

Google. Until a better one comes along...

She is 4 years older. Never felt better in any relationship before!

$ will be back with a vengeance. I have no doubts about it. However personally sterling is the way to go and lets face it, we wont ever be joining the Euro! 

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I guess the dollar will gain a little again in the future, but I assure you it will never be the same. The euro has taken a part of its strenght away and W Bush will take the rest with his spend, don't save policy. I would go for the Euro if I were you.

The fact that you passed it will already be enough. But if you aren't a native speaker I would highlight it. Extra proof that you are capable indeed. Even though you aren't a native speaker. I am going for the CELTA or TESl next year as myself and hope to get a high score as well!

As far as my Thai wife told me I will never get the land plus the house on top that she bought for us. You might get some money when it is sold though.. We haven't really figured that out yet..

Thanks Chuchok! I will remember this info and will put it to good use. When I get all the necessary info to start the small business and when I have settled down in Bkk I will go for it.

Yes very interesting. Let's wait for some other responses.

Hey one other question for you guys.

Is it true that transportation by air is a better option then by sea if you are transporting garment because it weights very little? And does it cost only a little more?

Greetz,

Jasper

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It's just a matter of doing the maths.Here's a cut and paste job for an example.

Density & Volumetric Conversion

Air Freight – Minimum Density

Airlines operate a charging structure that ensures they receive a minimum return for cargo space used. They do this by applying a minimum volumetric density ratio that is applied to any cargo that is light in density.

IATA member airlines and associates have set a space to weight ratio of 6 cubic metres volume for every tonne.

This converts to a minimum chargeable weight of 167kgs per m3 – which means:

If the goods being shipped weigh less than 167 kgs per m3, the chargeable weight is based on the space used – at a conversion rate of 167 kilos per cubic meter.

If the goods being shipped weight 167 kgs per m3 or more the chargeable weight is based on the actual (gross) weight of the freight.

The way to determine the chargeable weight of your airfreight cargo is to:

(1) Calculate the volume of the cargo, based on the freight dimensions:

L x W x H (in meters) = cubic meters

e.g. freight that measures 1.50 meters x 1 meter x 0.6 meter =

1.5 x 1.0 x 0.6 = 0.9 cubic meters

(2) Calculate the volumetric weight of the freight, based on the minimum density:

Volume in m3 x 167 = Volumetric weight (rounded up to nearest half kilo)

e.g. 0.9m3 x 167 = 150.3, therefore the volumetric weight is 150.5 kilos

(3) Determine if the chargeable weight will be based on the space used or the actual (gross) weight of the cargo:

The greater of the actual weight and the volumetric weight will be used as the chargeable weight

Example:

Your freight measures 1.80m x 1.20m x 1.00 and weights 120 kgs:

The freight volume is 2.16 m3 (1.80m x 1.20m x 1.00)

The volumetric weight is 361 kilos (2.16 x 167)

The chargeable weight is 361 kilos (i.e. 361 > 120)

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Thanks for this explanation Chuchok . This already tells me a lot about how airlines deal with size and weight when dealing with cargo. Very good to know that they deal with volumetric weight here. So sometimes even though your cargo weights less you pay for more because they start with a minimum load per space unit(m3).

What I am stil wondering about is the price differences/pros and cons between air transport and sea transport.......

Hey one other question for you guys.

Is it true that transportation by air is a better option then by sea if you are transporting garment because it weights very little? And does it cost only a little more?

Greetz,

Jasper